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Get your sunflower fix this Sunday
A property near Clifton is hosting Sunflower Sunday from 10am to 3pm giving visitors the chance for spectacular photographs and to take home their own sunflowers. Sunflower Sunday is a fundraiser for Clifton Community Health Services (CCHS).
Cotton picking underway as another solid season tipped for growers: Cotton Australia
Cotton picking is underway in Central Queensland with growers in the region recording average results despite the slow start to the season and late rain ... Emerald grower Aaron Keily was one of the first to pick this year on January 31, earlier than previous seasons.
Local stud big winners
Allora locals Steve Hayward and Kelly Smith were highly successful exhibitors at the Clifton Show at the weekend ... K5X Angus Stud was awarded the Matthew J. O’Leary Memorial Trophy for the Supreme Champion British Breeds Bull (K5X Uno U71).
Billy, Bobby and Bluey to be bigger and bolder in Beauy!
One of Queensland’s most loved events in the Scenic Rim Clydesdale Spectacular, the richest Clydesdale Show in the Southern Hemisphere will this year be held in Beaudesert, taking over the showground on the weekend of June 14 and 15. The announcement was celebrated today by three magnificent harness horses – Billy, Bobbi and Bluey!
Call for farmers to assist bird conservation
Birdlife Australia is launching the Lockyer-Toowoomba Birds on Farms project and needs the help of local landholders. The project is being coordinated by Toowoomba Ornithologist Scot McPhie, who presented to a recent meeting of Cambooya Landcare.
New strategy combatting battery fires
A $2 million program is supporting councils to expand collection points for problem batteries like those found in vapes and e-scooters. The new LNP Government has announced a three-point plan to tackle battery safety risks sparked by a spike in dangerous fires.
New Tara Hospital welcomes first patients and the beginnings of modern accommodation for staff: Nicholls
The Crisafulli Government has officially opened the new Tara Hospital - and commenced work on new staff accommodation - reinforcing its commitment to delivering easier access to health services in rural and regional Queensland.
Two Queensland turf companies fined for moving soil from fire ant areas into NSW
Two Queensland businesses have been convicted of breaching biosecurity regulations that are in place to protect NSW from red imported fire ants. The businesses were ordered by the NSW Local Court to pay $60,000.
Warwick hosts Indigenous business event
This will be the first Warwick Black Coffee Indigenous Business Network event for 2025. Black Coffee is a grassroots First Nations business networking opportunity held in regions across Australia each month to provide a platform to connect micro and small business owners.
Four generations of the Shooter family
The farm produce section at the Allora Show has been under the watchful eye of Shooter family members for the past 70 years. The 2025 Allora Show was a great opportunity for the family to meet in the Pavilion for a happy snap.
Flyers fill their need for speed
TARMAC (Toowoomba Amateur Model Radio Aero Club) hosted the Queensland Turbine Flyers for a spectacular weekend of high-powered turbine action. The event brought together some of the most skilled jet pilots from across the region, showcasing an impressive array of turbinepowered aircraft and precision flying.
Cressbrook Dam the no. 1 priority
Toowoomba Regional Council has requested support of up to $200 million for the Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project (CDSIP) as its single highest priority in budget submissions to the State and Federal Governments. Toowoomba Region Mayor Geoff McDonald said water security is critical for the Region and a key focus of Council.
North at the mercy of mother nature without Bradfield: KAP
The visionary Bradfield Scheme – which by design diverts excess floodwaters from the upper Tully, Herbert and Burdekin river systems – could have ameliorated the devastating 2025 North Queensland floods had it been built, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
Bendigo Bank Agribusiness Insights: 2025 off to a strong start for Australian agricultural markets
The latest Monthly Commodity Insights report from Bendigo Bank Agribusiness flags a strong start for Australian agricultural markets in 2025.
Legal aid copes with pressure
All Territory Aboriginal persons facing criminal charges since August last year received high quality legal representation unless they chose not to use the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, or it had a conflict of interest. CEO Anthony Beven was responding to allegations made anonymously to the Alice Springs News that “there is more chaos at NAAJA”.
3.36 seconds – Fastest ever goal scored in Australian football (soccer) history
Marlin Coast Rangers FC player-Coach Crios O'Hare scored the fastest goal ever in Australian football (soccer) history with this effort 3.68 secs after kick-off in his side's Australia Cup match against Stratford Dolphins in Cairns on Saturday (8 February 2025).
