Queensland’s youth most at risk in road safety crisis
Between 2019 and 2024, 444 fatalities involved a young driver (16–24 years old) – 223 deaths involved a driver on their P-plates.
That’s compared...
Ag upturn is no bull
The State Government has revealed a year of record growth in the state’s primary industries sector.
Speaking at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange on Monday,...
Encouraging farmers to connect for mental health
Rural Aid is encouraging Queensland farmers and rural families to start a conversation that matters during Mental Health Week, which runs until October 12.
The...
AgForce calls for certainty, clarity and fairness in vegetation laws
Vegetation management remains one of the most defining issues facing agriculture in Queensland.
For two decades or more producers have tried to work with...
Reducing carbon pollution is net positive for Queensland
A woman in Blackwater said to me recently ‘I know we need to phase out coal, but then, why are all these coal mining...
People at the heart of business success
There are a handful of people I’ve come across in my professional life who’ve reminded me that the people I do business with, or...
Climate report raises alarm
Every now and again, a Chicken Little character invades our front pages and newspapers, screaming that the sky is falling in.
Or more accurately, warning...
CS Energy posts $324m loss as calls grow to close Callide B on schedule
Queensland’s state-owned energy corporation CS Energy has recorded a $324 million loss for the last financial year, largely attributed to ongoing issues at the...
Fresh chapter for Bakery
Longreach’s much-loved Merino Bakery has officially entered a new chapter, with new owners taking the reins following the Martyr family’s sale of the business...
107 years of The Royal
The Royal Theatre in Winton is playing its part in the Winton 150 years of European settlement commemorations.
The oldest open air picture theatre in...
Progress not all that grand
I must seem like a technophobe, with all my gripes against gadgets, but I’ve been doing battle with my whacky-do computerised washing machine again...
New water fountain thanks to youth council
Blackall-Tambo Youth Council has officially delivered its first community initiative – a new water fountain in Blackall’s Skate Park.
This is the first of three...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
ON THIS DAY
10 October 1952
In a significant restructuring, the Isisford Shire Council yesterday dismissed almost all of its outside staff, leaving only two grader...
