Small school with a big heart invite district to school fete
The Kindon State School is holding a fete on August 4.Nothing unusual there, except there’s only seven students.So they need your support, just by...
There’s not enough water to even have a daily shower, Denyer says
STOCK are starving, the paddocks have turned to dirt, debts are rising, and there’s not even enough water to have a shower or wash the...
Do you have any recycling advice? | Competition
It’s time for a competition! To enter, post a video on Facebook giving your best recycling tip.Then tag Goondiwindi Regional Council for your chance to win...
Who dobbed in Goondiwindi Council? | Take our poll
Who’s the dibber-dobber?Council isn’t laughing after a complaint was made to the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage about a fence fronting the Customs House.And nor...
Marauding dogs kill three stud calves in Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi farmer Ray Christie is counting the cost of a marauding dog or dogs which killed three of his stud calves last week.He has...
Three free tools that could save your farm
It’s the event many landowners fear most. A serious accident resulting in injury or even death on their farm.But aside from the immediate trauma,...
Fighting back against drought
FARMERS would much prefer not to have to contend with drought, but the silver lining of Australia’s harsh climate is that our growers and...
Why ‘she’ll be right’ won’t work for farm safety
Agriculture is the biggest employer in our rural and regional communities. Given this, we need to be leaders in safety - for our farmers, their...
Dry July means August rainfall will be critical
Minimal July rain rainfall means August rainfall is critical for those Darling Downs farmers fortunate enough to get winter crops planted and established. The...
Wild dog problem solved with a donkey and a fence
CORAMBA on the Orara, west of Coffs Harbour, is a narrow corridor of low country that weaves through high timbered mountains east and west.For...
Goondiwindi breast cancer morning tea
Women from Goondiwindi and the surrounding districts gathered for a pink-themed morning tea on Thursday, raising funds for breast screening technology as part of the Bring...
700,000 women with endometriosis no longer have to suffer in silence
The 700,000 Australian women with the "insidious" disease endometriosis will no longer have to "suffer in silence", with the federal government releasing a national...
Capture stories before they disappear
Over the decades I spent living in remote parts of Australia, including western Queensland, I came to know many older people whose lives had...
