Steam on track for 2024
Recent DownsSteam steam engine trials have been successful through Wyreema, likely to be followed by passenger journeys in the region as soon as 2024. A couple of weeks ago, C16 Steam engine 106 went on its maiden trip having departed Drayton station at 10am before a large crowd of train enthusiasts.
Vale View excels in Robocup
Vale View State School students are off to Melbourne for the national Robocup championships after success in Brisbane at the state championships. The Vale View State School community was absolutely thrilled with the amazing achievements of talented Vale View students at the recent Robocup Junior State Championships ... Our small school has again made its mark on the state, dominating the categories entered!
Hotter, dryer summers bad news for farmers
The latest Federal Intergenerational Report suggests crop yields could be up to 4 per cent lower by 2063. Reduced yields are expected due to increased frequency and severity of extreme weather, including droughts, as well as most crops producing less in higher temperatures.
Magpie swoops in to claw first place
The beloved magpie has ruffled the feathers of kookaburras by claiming top position as Australia’s favourite animal sound. The magpie’s warbling has won over the nation, taking out number one in ABC’s search for Australia’s favourite animal sound.
Fungicide resistance detected in Qld barley
Early knowledge could be the key to keeping Queensland’s barley crops thriving according to research by University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) Centre for Crop Health Senior Research Fellow Dr Noel Knight. Dr Knight has been conducting research monitoring for fungicide-resistant diseases in barley plants across southern Queensland, and the results have shown resistance is more common in Queensland than growers might have suspected.
Local artist to be showcased
Top Camp’s Damian McAleer is taking part in the first ever Toowoomba Studio Art Trail, a celebration of local artists that will take place over the four weekends of September. In just five years, Damian has transformed from someone who hadn’t picked up a paint brush since his youth to someone running out of space in his house for all his paintings.
Supreme grand champion
Shaunn Jannusch of Westbrook was awarded Supreme Grand Champion Fowl of the 2023 Royal Brisbane Exhibition Show, out of 1417 entries. He was awarded Grand Champion Waterfowl, Champion Heavy Waterfowl and Champion Pekin with his Pekin Duck.
