Texas farmer’s drought plea
A Texas farmer has uploaded a video of his thoughts on the “big picture” of our current drought situation.“This video will be too boring...
Goondiwindi woman wins $678,118.79
A Goondiwindi woman in her mid-20s says her life has changed forever, after winning division one in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto.The regional Queensland resident...
Blue Care looking for social seniors
Blue Care hosted an open day last week.There was a morning tea, barbecue lunch, music by Allan Fairbanks and Australia Day celebrations.The main purpose...
Access to specialist health care top notch
Goondiwindi’s Meditrans service has successfully completed its 12-month trial period and is proving to be more popular than ever.Meditrans’ success means that many local...
Water, water everywhere?
Water, water everywhere? But for how much longer?Goondiwindi has long been known by travellers and residents alike for being a emerald oasis among a patchwork quilt of...
Bank elsewhere says MP
“Take your banking elsewhere!”That blunt “war cry” is from Maranoa MP David Littleproud after ANZ announced it was closing services – through its link with Australia Post...
A ‘political stunt’ says MP
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young visited the Border Rivers region last week.She said many Basin farmers and small businesses, up and down the river system, had...
Back to school
It was back to school yesterday in Goondiwindi. About 100 new students started Prep. It was a big dad for the littlies as well as...
Homes burnt to the ground
Two Boggabilla homes have been razed to the ground after a fire raged through them on Monday night.The Boggabilla Fire Brigade was called to the...
Farmer hosts Senator
After making a submission the the South Australian Royal Commission into the Murray Darling Basin, Toobeah farmer, Chris Lamey hosted Senator Sarah Hanson-Young last week...
Eddie the Chief wins Aus Day gong
A man who has had a major impact on Goondiwindi but is ineligible for a Council Australia Day award because he lives in NSW, has been...
Electricity rip-off for border communities
Member for Southern Downs, James Lister, is fighting for a better deal on power prices.“I have been in correspondence with the Minister for Natural...
The great AI content heist
In a recent Australian Financial Review opinion piece, “There is nothing creative about AI not paying for news content”, Rod Sims made a point...
