The Editor

This turtle nesting season, Sunshine Coast TurtleCare volunteers have been gifted with three separate visits from a special tagged (K90712) loggerhead turtle known as Mystify, who has laid her eggs at Buddina beach. Volunteers suspect that she lives close to the Sunshine Coast as she returns frequently to lay eggs – the normal or expected interval is four years, but Mystify returns every one or two years.

The Shire of Broome is seeking community input and feedback on a new strategy that will shape the organisation’s economic development activity for the next five years ... Tying in with the Shire’s long-term visionary strategies such as the Strategic Community Plan and Corporate Business Plan, the new draft economic document provides an overview on successful recent projects and details future potential opportunities.

Flights between Geraldton and Perth are on the rise with the City of Greater Geraldton and Qantas remaining committed to enhancing the flight schedule. Qantas has now increased the number of weekly return services from seven to 12, allowing same day return on weekdays.

With the support of the CEF Gwydir Learning Region, Louisa has recently made the big move to Sydney to study her dream course, a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University.

A recent 10 day stretch on the Southern Yorke Peninsula has been compared to the Mad March of Adelaide, with the amount of bowls being played. Bowls competitions were played across the region on almost every day from Thursday, March 4, to Monday, March 15.

The Downs & District Ladies Bowling Association will be celebrating their 70th year this year. The district recently bestowed the honour of life membership to five members.

The NSW Government has provided another $50 million in relief to the State’s farmers who are still feeling the effects of drought by waiving Local Land Services (LLS) rates for the third year, Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall announced today.

After hosting their largest exhibition on record, the 2020 Archibald Prize Regional Tour, the team at Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is jumping straight into the next big exhibition, Sidney Nolan's iconic Ned Kelly series.

A new creative art exhibition highlighting the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail will be on display at the Somerset Regional Art Gallery – The Condensery in Toogoolawah from Saturday, 20 March. The exhibition, Somerset Country – Canvas and Cloth, by Somerset artists Noela Lowein and Jodie Wade features a diversity of work.