Qld

The first tenants have moved into new social homes purchased in a partnership between the Palaszczuk Government and YWCA. Fifteen homes will be acquired in total, with the first eight homes already settled and another due to settle next month.

Spring is the time of year when all gardeners get excited as their gardens come to life after the period of hibernation during Winter. Another reason for gardeners to get excited this Spring is the chance to visit outstanding gardens at Greenmount and Vale View.

The Department of Main Roads and Transport has extended the initial community consultation period for feedback on the proposed Toowoomba North South Transport Corridor. The initial round of community consultation has been extended to the 13th of October.

Toowoomba Regional Council has given its approval to a development application requesting to build a shopping centre on Brisbane Street, Drayton ... The shopping centre is set to include a supermarket, two specialty shops, an alfresco dining area, main entry foyer and 105 car spaces.

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Berat local and Allora Swim Club member, Maeve Moore, recently competed at the School Sport Australia National Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre as part of the Queensland Swim Team. Maeve made the finals in the 50 breastroke and swam a personal best time of 38.88 to finish fourth place in the country.

Allora swimmer Bailey Harm has returned from the School Sport Australia National Championships in Sydney with a 2023 SSA National Champion title in the 50m Freestyle sprint. Bailey competed in seven events at the Championships, bringing home six national medals.

In response to a new bill allowing water purchases being introduced to federal parliament, environment groups from across four states have welcomed progress on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, but warn that delays will be costly to the health of our rivers … “While it’s great to see the Basin Plan moving again, it’s important to remember how far behind the Plan is...": Nature Conservation Council of NSW Water Campaigner Mel Gray.

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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 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!

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NIOA Texas T08 (AI) (P) won his class (Senior Bull - 22-24 months) at the Brisbane Ekka, capturing the judge’s attention with his "great underline", "great tropical coat" and "true to breed character".

Artists from Clifton and nearby towns are taking over the Warwick Art Gallery for their ‘Lost Conversations’ exhibition ... The ‘Lost Conversations’ theme was inspired by Rhonda Jenner, who growing up with hearing loss, has had to face and overcome "lost conversations" in her life.

It’s full steam ahead now that the Southern Downs Regional Council has approved the mural for Allora. Community consultation meetings were held last week at Allora with the attendees given the opportunity to air their views and ideas on what they’d like to see depicted on our mural.

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Work towards establishing a renewable energy industrial precinct in Barcaldine is powering ahead, with discussions under way with several interested companies ... Acting Premier Steven Miles met with leading economist, Professor Ross Garnaut to discuss the BREZ ahead of today’s Economic Thought Leadership Forum on decarbonising supply chains and growing new industries in Queensland.

An endangered native mouse species that nests in forests around the New South Wales Tablelands is showing strong signs of recovery post the Black Summer bushfires. The Hastings River Mouse, Pseudomys oralis, a small native rodent with brownish-grey fur and white feet, was one of NSW’s most severely impacted endangered species following the 2019-2020 fires.

Tenants have moved in to eight new tiny homes in Gympie, delivered to help ease housing pressures in the region. The factory-built homes were installed at GRAP, which was a joint project between the Queensland Government and Gympie Regional Council after floods devastated the town.

Housing, health, education, training and employment pathways, infrastructure, economic diversification, and the Q2032 Procurement Strategy will be part of the conversation for the members of the Darling Downs South West Queensland Regional Community Forum who meet at Charleville ...

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.