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Bright horizons – Council embarks on literacy initiative for young readers at Hay Library
Hay Shire Council is ending its participation in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Funding and Investment in Community-driven Literacy Programs for children, due to rising costs. Council resolved at a recent meeting to transition from the Imagination Library program to a suite of locally delivered early-literacy initiatives.
Beekeepers – 390+ hours on Varroa protection per year. Is this true for you?: AgriFutures Australia
Australian beekeepers are being urged to share their experiences in the 2025 COLOSS Survey, as the industry faces rising costs and labour demands from Varroa destructor (Varroa) management. The 2024 Australian Colony Loss (COLOSS) Survey revealed that Varroa is costing the honey bee industry more than just dollars, with labour impacts also increasing.
New chapter for Allora Library
The new library is part of the greater Allora Community Precinct project, which has seen the Allora Library move into the old Allora Senior Citizens Centre and the Allora Regional Sports Museum moved into the building where the library used to be ... Member for Southern Downs James Lister said the Allora Precinct would become a hub for the local community and improve the town’s liveability.
“Don’t battle online learning alone” – Hay’s Community Universities Centre appoints local manager
A Country Universities Centre for Hay is now one step closer, with local Jessie Armstrong appointed as the Centre Manager of the eagerly anticipated Rural University Study Hub (RUSH). Jessie comes from a rural background with a passion for agriculture extension and advisory services, and experience in project management, communications and community education.
Winning the race for talent
Regional businesses can win the race for talent by pairing lifestyle advantages with authentic storytelling and people-first workplace cultures that make the move irresistible.
Hon Tanya Plibersek visit to the island
"Thank you for making my recent visit to your very special island such a pleasurable and memorable experience. Beginning with Rachael who greeted us on the tarmac to take us to our accommodation, it was like returning to see old friends, catching up on Island life in the three years since I last visited. After dropping off our luggage, we walked down to Campbell’s bike hire then cycled on to the school ..."
QUT leads Queensland’s push to become Asia-Pacific biomanufacturing hub
QUT has launched an $18 million upgrade to its Mackay-based QUT Pioneer BioPilot, transforming it into Australia’s leading pilot-scale fermentation facility and advancing Queensland’s ambition to become an Asia-Pacific biomanufacturing hub.
Hughenden celebrates official opening of Country Universities Centre and launch of 4821 Learning Lab
Flinders Shire marked a milestone in local education yesterday (24 September) with the official opening of the Country Universities Centre (CUC) Hughenden, which already has 17 students enrolled and studying locally.
Loyalty works two ways
Loyalty isn’t demanded — it’s earned through trust, care, and consistency, and in small business it only thrives when it flows both ways.
A new medical specialty – Rural Generalists formally recognised: RACGP
Rural Generalists (RG) will now be formally recognised as a specialist medical field within general practice in the Australian healthcare system following an announcement by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler MP ... “This is a positive step forward in making the rural generalism career pathway more visible and ensuring that RGs are always appropriately remunerated for the vital work they do in rural and remote communities across Australia,” RACGP President Dr Michael Wright said.
Charlton College tops regional high schools
Charlton College has been listed as the top regional school for Victoria in the “Herald Sun” newspaper’s Top 100 Public High Schools, having ranked eighth in the whole state. Each year, "The Herald Sun" publishes its "Top 100 Public High Schools" list, a ranking that has gained considerable attention among students, parents, and educators in Victoria.
Quiz #33/2025
A belated Father's Day quiz, but of course, we should make much of our dads every day of the year.
1. When...
Quiz #32/2025
This one is a breeze ... Scout's honour ...
1. Greg LeMond was a champion in which sport?2. Where is the Thar Desert?3. What series...
Quiz #31/2025
Have you been practising? Reading up big so you can beat these quizzes? Hope really does spring eternal then.
1. Aspartame is a chemical...
Live4life Macedon Ranges passes important milestone — over 10,000 young people and adults in the community have now been trained in evidence-based mental health...
Innovative youth mental health and suicide prevention program, Live4Life, was first conceived and developed in the Macedon Ranges in 2010 — a groundbreaking response to a reported increase in anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide amongst young people in the rural communities of the shire.
Hundreds converge on BCG’s main field day
More than 500 farmers, advisers and industry representatives converged on BCG’s Main Research Site on the Sunraysia Highway, Birchip, for the 2025 Main Field Day ... Alongside the recognition and reflections, the day showcased hands-on trial tours, expert presentations, and discussions on disease control, herbicide innovation, yield optimisation and soil management.
New test flight facility lets drone operators test tech in extreme conditions: CDU
A new drone test flight facility in the Northern Territory will give manufacturers the chance to test their technology in some of the most diverse terrain and extreme weather conditions in the world. The North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems (NACAS), based out of Charles Darwin University (CDU), has launched its Airspace Integration Research Facility (AIR-F), the only purpose-designed and built Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) test flight facility based in northern Australia.
Why we need to lead our horses off the well-trodden path: AgriFutures Australia
Soil compaction is quietly limiting pasture productivity and affecting horse health. Thanks to the work of 2022 Nuffield Scholar Adam Williamson, the thoroughbred industry now has practical, evidence-based strategies to address it.
Success leaves clues
Success leaves clues everywhere—if small business owners stay curious, borrow smart ideas from inside and outside their industry, and consistently apply the little things, they’ll create the edge that fuels growth.
Integrity requires no rule book
In regional towns, integrity isn’t a slogan or a rule book—it’s the everyday trust that gives small businesses an unbeatable edge over multinationals.
Australia and the mother country race each other to the bottom
After more than a century of Federation and countless social experiments, you'd think Australia would have learned from the mother country how not to wreck an economy or an immigration system. Yet here we are in 2025, shackled to laws and institutions that guarantee only one thing: the slow, grinding slide down the global economic ladder.
Athlete movement signals key to avoid injury setback: QUT
QUT researchers have created a powerful new tool that could predict when an athlete is at risk of suffering another injury when returning to play from a previous injury. It uses data from wearable sensors capturing how the athlete moves in training or gameplay … The system was developed by Associate Professor Paul Wu, Distinguished Professor Kerrie Mengersen (pictured above) and Yu Yi Yu from the QUT…
