Three more shires no longer in drought
After a long and heart-breaking 10-year dry the Blackall-Tambo Shire’s drought declaration has been lifted this week.
The total area of Queensland drought-declared has fallen...
Queensland beef roads budget milestone
The Queensland Beef Corridors (QBC) group of councils have welcomed the federal government’s $400 million commitment to fund upgrades to the beef supply chain...
March in name of child safety
Students, Teachers, and Staff from Our Lady's Catholic School marched down Eagle St in the name of spreading child safety awareness on Day for...
Roma’s haunted houses
Did you hear there were haunted houses in town on Halloween?
Two Roma families dug out their skeletons and pumpkins to deck out their houses...
A weed is still a plant out of place
After nearly seven years in these dual agronomy extension roles for Weedsmart and Pulse Australia , I am now more aware of how...
Convoy to Canberra for Ring Road
Rockhampton industry leaders are heading to Canberra to demand action on the Rockhampton Ring Road.
The Start Rockhampton Ring Road group will hold a rally...
What a weekend of bowls
Last weekend the club held its annual Longreach Invitation Fours event.
With 64 bowlers attending from areas from Innisfail to the Gold Coast and...
Historic trains come to Longreach
Longreach tourist business Outback Aussie Tours will begin to relocate two iconic Queensland Rail heritage 2000 class rail motors from Ipswich to their new...
White Jacaranda
One of my favourite shade trees is the beautiful flowering Jacaranda.
With its delicate, misty lavender flowers and fern-like foliage this deciduous tree has...
New exhibition at QFOM
A new exhibition has hit the Qantas Founders Outback Museum with a theme of Australian during the space age.
Senior Curator at the Qantas...
Rocking the chop for cancer research
Cancer Council Queensland’s Ponytail Project has wrapped up its biggest ever year, with more than 2000 participants from 96 schools rocking the chop to...
