Whose Australia Day is it?
Writer, campfire philosopher and octogenarian, Herb Wharton is a dying breed, a bright ember still despite the years which have seen him go from...
Golf buggy goes up in smoke
A Goondiwindi golfer will be looking for a lift around the course for a while.Some maintenance went astray around noon (on Monday) when the...
Turnbull teetering on a deadly threshold
Some time between the postal plebiscite on same-sex marriage and its determination to hang Labor for something akin to Soviet-era sedition by conniving with...
War in North Korea would haunt every one of us
Have no illusions. A resumption of the Korean War - because that’s what it would be - would be a war that made the...
Driverless tractor on the road this weekend
Drivers may spot a driverless tractor on the road this weekend.The concept tractor – launched in the US last year and in Australia for the...
Protecting the bee industry from pests
The Coalition Government is strengthening the surveillance of Australia’s bee population for exotic pests, protecting an industry worth $2.5 billion to horticulture alone.More than...
QLD Beef Expo hosts event with a twist
Queensland Beef Expo at the Toowoomba Royal Showgrounds from August 30 to September 1 will play host to a rodeo event with a twist,...
Southern Qld property turns red hot
THE southern Queensland market has taken off. Toowoomba-based Herron Todd White valuer Doug Knight said while rural property values increases had not been consistent across all...
Lee Kernaghan swaps the hat for the helmet
LEE Kernaghan is swapping his hat for a helmet in his role as Yamaha ambassador.The country music legend and winner of thirty six golden...
Battle lines drawn as single sheep RDC flagged
INVESTIGATING the merge of the wool and sheep research and marketing bodies has been proposed as the rift between Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and...
What makes a $5985 Wagyu carcase?
AT $5985 – $13.34/kg – it was the single most valuable carcase of the Ekka’s inaugural Wagyu Challenge.Exhibited by Richard and Dyan Hughes’ Clermont based Wentworth Cattle...
Investing: the growth conundrum
The financial year 2017 reporting season is now underway and according to the latest IBES consensus earnings estimates, earnings per share growth for the...
Fatal crash at Yelarbon
The Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal single vehicle traffic crash that occurred at Yelarbon, near Goondiwindi on Monday 15 December.
Initial...
