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‘Shed down the Murray’ first stop: Goondiwindi

The men from the Pittsworth Men’s Shed who are embarking on their adventure down the Murray River will be in Goondiwindi on Wednesday, August...

No rentals in Goondiwindi confirmed

Despite consecutive lifts in the state’s quarterly residential vacancy rate, Goondiwindi remains the tightest rental market in Queensland with virtually no vacancies, at 0.1...

St Mary’s holds successful sleepout to experience hardship

In an extraordinary display of solidarity and compassion, secondary students from St Mary’s School participated in a St Vincent de Paul sleepout on Friday,...

‘I Got Hooked’ reeling them in

Balonne Shire Council launched an Outback experience like no other in May, with its St George Region: You’ll be Hooked tourism hook that involves...

Casting call for Aussie Farmers

Do you have what it takes to make the big time and represent your community on the biggest stage. Eureka Productions, who have previously case...

20 years on: ‘The system has failed us and Theresa B’

Theresa Binge was a happy-go-lucky person, a mother, a grandmother, an aunty to her family and her people in Boggabilla and Toomelah and more...

Drought times: We need to look after the people as well

The ‘people side of drought’ is front and centre for a Rural Aid-supported initiative helping farming families reboot not just their businesses, but themselves. Rural...

Gundy leading the way in cotton sustainability

The next stage in identifying a scalable, long-term solution to the issue of textile waste in landfill is now underway with cotton farmers launching...

Navigating the grain market

A recent grain marketing workshop held in Goondiwindi provided keen grain growers and associated industries with a better understanding of the current state of...

Buybacks success rests on voluntary tender, not QLD Govt support

Despite worrying concerns from local landholders on the Federal Government’s Murray Darling Basin (MDB) Buyback scheme, the QLD Government Department for Regional Development, Manufacturing...

NAIDOC Week celebrations

Schools and child-care centres in Goondiwindi celebrated NAIDOC Week in fashion with some preferring to spend the whole of July celebrating Aboriginal culture in...

What a weekend at Weengallon

It is one of the biggest weekends on the Weengallon social calendar and this year was no different with Weengallon Junior Campdraft and Rodeo...

New midwifery graduates join the Darling Downs

Darling Downs Health will welcome 39 new midwifery graduates this year, helping boost support provided to women and families across the region. Health Service Chief...