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Winners of the 2025 Darling Downs and West Moreton Queensland Architecture Awards
Residential architecture excellence celebrated at Darling Downs and West Moreton Architecture Awards. Binnum Homestead has won the William Hodgen Award for Building of the Year at the Darling Downs and West Moreton Australian Institute of Architects Regional Awards.
‘We’ll dump tax hike’
The Liberals and Nationals will scrap Labor’s Emergency Services Property Levy (ESVF), Member for Benambra, Bill Tilley, vowed at a rally on the steps of Parliament House ... “Labor’s new levy has doubled or even tripled charges for property owners across the state with primary producers hit hardest and facing rate hikes of up to 150 per cent."
Council relaxes residential caravan laws amid housing crisis
Lockyer Valley Regional Council has made changes to its local laws to assist those struggling to secure housing by allowing short-term residential use of caravans … Council resolved last month to amend its Subordinate Local Law No. 1.3 to allow temporary residential use of caravans, subject to conditions that manage public safety and amenity.
Land sharing, affordable housing and community
Jeni Kendell. Each May, the Nimbin Aquarius Foundation is planning to put on an event to celebrate the original Aquarius Festival in 1973 which helped reawaken and renew our wonderful town of Nimbin and ripple out in so many ways to far corners of this country. This annual event will resemble the ‘Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ that has become a landmark for people thinking outside the square.
New life for Lismore Cinemas
A beloved Lismore institution is set to come back to life, as the town’s cinema has officially been purchased and will re-open as Lismore Cinemas. Under new private ownership, the cinema will undergo a multimillion dollar refurbishment and return as a state-of-the-art venue celebrating shared experiences, local pride and the power of storytelling.
Farmers angry at new levy
Carey Brennan. Angry farmers and CFA members from all over Victoria gathered on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne on Tuesday to protest the proposed new tax by the State Government.
Homeshare model gets spotlight ideas
Members of the Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee came to Dhelkaya Health in the first week of May. They heard from representatives of Homeshare Mount Alexander, including Homesharers and Home providers and the Homeshare peak body, the Homeshare Australia and New Zealand Alliance (HANZA).
When the sheriff comes for your super
The Albanese government, fresh from electoral victory and emboldened by a tighter alliance with the Greens, has wasted no time signalling its intentions: the nation’s nest eggs are in its sights with their plans to tax unrealised gains on super accounts over $3m ... It’s a dangerous shift in the philosophy of taxation, and one that poses deep constitutional and legal questions.
Farmers front renewables inquiry: NSW Farmers Association
Energy developers must fairly engage with the community and properly address the impacts of renewable projects on regions, NSW Farmers has told a state inquiry. On Tuesday the state’s peak farm body appeared at a NSW Government inquiry into renewable energy zones, saying its calls to improve community engagement around the renewable transition were still yet to be answered.
Australian farmland prices expected to return to ‘modest growth’ in year ahead – Rabobank report
Australian farmland prices are expected to return to modest growth in the year ahead, Rabobank says in its newly-released 2025 Australian Farmland Price Outlook. The annual report, by the agribusiness banking specialist’s RaboResearch division, says a positive outlook for key agricultural drivers is expected to see agricultural land prices rebound in the year ahead...
Northern Grampians withdraws from five-council alliance
Northern Grampians Shire Council has withdrawn from a five-council alliance created to collectively advocate to State Government on issues including transmission lines, renewable energy and mining. The alliance, formed in February this year, also includes Buloke, Gannawarra, Yarriambiack and Loddon councils, which are all directly impacted...
Buloke’s clarification
Recent media reporting has incorrectly suggested that Buloke Shire Council, along with neighbouring councils, has entered into a $100 million deal with VicGrid in relation to the VNI West transmission project. This is incorrect.
Prized rural property up for sale
Sean Cunningham. A prized parcel of cropping land in the heart of one of Australia's most productive farming regions remains up for sale after a planned auction was shelved last week. The auction for Grong Grong property, East Midgeon, was originally scheduled to be held at Narrandera Ex-Servicemen's Club last week.
The Empire raises its new curtain
After nearly three decades of quietly setting the scene, the Empire Theatre's iconic red curtain is taking its turn in the spotlight with the unveiling of a premium upgrade. For the first time since The Empire's grand reopening in 1997, the curtain has been replaced...
Property potential
Madison Eastmond. Berri Barmera Council says no local dwelling applications are being refused, while senior Riverland property industry figures say a new major residential development is set to help address a “dire shortage” of housing in the region.
$780 million AFA Riverina property sale collapses
US investor group withdraws from deal to purchase iconic NSW farmland aggregation. Parties are remaining tight-lipped following reports of the $780 million deal to sell some of the Riverina's most well-known properties.
Comrades, it’s time to go after the capitalist class
Anthony Albanese and his hapless Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, are quietly laying the groundwork for an ideological legacy that could do more damage to rural Australia than a decade of drought ... A calculated redistribution of wealth from the asset-rich, income-poor class—i.e., Australia’s farmers—to fund the pet projects of inner-city progressives. The method? Tax reform, veiled under the soft language of “fairness” and “equity.”
Candidate profiles
Ten candidates for the seats of Mallee and Farrer respond to questions on a range of key issues including cost of living, national energy security and affordability, housing, water buyback and human rights violations of the Government's Covid-19 response.
‘You’re asking people to leave their homes’
Leadership during a bushfire is a complicated and multifaceted undertaking, something that CFA Goroke Group Officer Justin Batson came to understand firsthand this fire season. Not only are you preoccupied with ensuring resources are where they need to be, trucks in position, crews supported and plans in place, you're also carrying the weight of decisions that can affect an entire community.
New guide to help landholders navigate the energy transition: Sharpe, Moriarty
The Minns Labor Government and NSW Farmers have teamed up to launch a new guidebook that will help empower landowners and community members to better navigate and understand the transition to renewable energy.
Van owners get a reprieve
The owners of 136 semi-permanent holiday caravans in 4 Council managed caravan parks have won a reprieve from eviction on June 30, after Clarence Valley Councillors passed a rescission motion to halt the process 5 votes to 3 ... At the March 20 ordinary Council meeting, a foreshadowed motion put forward by Cr Peter Johnstone was carried 6 votes to 2... “They’ve been poorly treated, it’s an insult, it’s almost intimidation": Cr Cairns.
Wel.Co breaks ground on $100M Gracewood community in Mallala
Wel.Co has officially commenced construction on the $100M Gracewood residential community in Mallala, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of much-needed housing in regional South Australia.
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