Robbie Katter demands action amid Mount Isa car theft spike
KAP leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter says the North West is engulfed in “car crime chaos” which is spiralling out of control. Click to check the original article.
Six magnificent country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
This week’s look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life includes a Gloucestershire masterpiece and a Gothic wonder in Kent. Bedfordshire — £1,750,000 A beautiful, seven-bedroom home built in the Georgian style, yet dating back to just 1998. For sale with Michael Graham. See more pictures and details for this […]
Comfrey: What you need to know about the plant that ‘looks like borage a couple of gins into a long weekend’
Mark Diacono on the beautiful and untamed joy of comfrey. Comfrey is an upright, clump-forming perennial that looks a little like borage a couple of gins into a long weekend off. Its pointy leaves — somewhat furry and papery to the touch — are carried below drooping clusters of pinky-purple and white flowers that appear […]
How to help a dog who’s scared of going places in the car, by expert trainer Ben Randall
A retired greyhound with an unknown past is the subject of this week’s advice article from our resident dog whisperer Ben Randall. Training a dog, whether it’s a puppy or a rescue dog who’s joined you at a later stage in life, is one thing. Helping a dog with problems from its past which are […]
Faces from the Alpha races
Check out some of the familiar faces from the day. Click to check the original article.
Mapperton House: A Dorset masterpiece, and still the nation’s finest manor house?
Fresh research reveals more about Mapperton House, Dorset, one of our most celebrated manor houses and its magnificent gardens. Timothy Connor explains more about the home of the Viscount and Viscountess Hinchingbrooke. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life. Mapperton House answers the popular ideal of a time-worn English manor house, with its rambling outline […]
Bells N Whistles gets top gong at the Droughtmaster event
2022 Droughtmaster Toogoolawah Feature event dominated by Glenlands. Click to check the original article.
Injune's war veterans honoured
Thanks to the efforts of a number of people from Injune and Roma, the final resting place of another of Australia’s unknown soldiers has now been marked, and was dedicated in Injune during its centenary week. Click to check the original article.
Buyer hesitation evident in 19,076 head online offering
From Chinchilla, Queensland, an offering of 214 Santa PTIC cows, drafted into mobs 2-7 years or 8-10 years, averaging from 551kg to 686kg – EU accredited and joined to Wagyu bulls – made from $2780 to $3160. Buyer hesitation was one of the features of the online commercial cattle sales this week, as clearance rates […]
Talk of the Town: Reggie pages show, history always repeats | North Queensland Register
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 […]
Superstitious farmers never wish rain away
I think we can all agree agriculturalists are a rather superstitious bunch. Click to check the original article.
NASA will launch rocket in East Arnhem land near Nhulunbuy in Northern Territory
A remote part of Australia will be lit up tonight in a historical event as NASA launches a rocket from the red dirt. In a first for Australia, US space agency NASA will launch a rocket from a remote area of the Northern Territory on Sunday night. The rocket will launch from the Arnhem Space […]