“My uncle Bob was the President of the Birdsville Race Club for many years and, one day, I remember he was leaving town and handed me a leather bag with all the Race Club documents in it. He said, “you’d better hold onto this” – and that’s how I got the job,” Mr Brook said. […]
The approval of New Acland Coal’s mining leases has divided opinion in the community. Click to check the original article.
After almost three decades of renovations, Darren and Sue Turner have returned their 111-year-old home to what it once was. For Darren Turner, there are no shortcuts in life. “You lay one brick on top of the other until you get a wall,” he says. And although he may be speaking metaphorically, this pretty much […]
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A picture posted on Twitter by an Australian university professor has revealed the sad reality of post-Covid life. Professor Jan Slapeta from the University of Sydney took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to share an image of what was scheduled to be a face-to-face lecture he was facilitating. The picture shows rows of empty chairs […]
Jason Goodwin tells the sad tale of the cats that walked by themselves, almost up until the end. The previous occupants of our house, it is said, left in rather a hurry, like characters in a Victorian novel. The cellars and garden, not to mention outhouses and paddocks, were strewn with their possessions, mostly office […]
As a staple food in China, this triggers alarm. However, irrigation is widely used and, while available water supplies are falling, farmers still have this option for much of the region. Moreover, China’s rice production is staggered, with some single and some double cropping at different times of the year. Click to check the original […]
PTIC heifers registered the largest rise in numbers on AuctionPlus to offer a total of 816 head. Click to check the original article.
GRANTS of $200,000 to $500,000 will be delivered for projects to help 35 regions across remote, rural and regional Australia prepare for future drought events. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator Murray Watt said the grants are part of a $12.1 million investment under the Federal Government’s Future Drought Fund to help regional communities […]
People passionate about telling the great story of the Australian red meat industry will have the chance to sharpen their communication skills as part of Meat & Livestock Australia’s Ambassadors for the Red Meat Industry program. The program is now taking expressions for interest for the 2022-23 financial year. It is an intensive development opportunity […]
Long distance journey a glowing endorsement for WA boomsprayer manufacturer. Click to check the original article.
Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and […]