What happened to one of Australia's best bronc riders
Seven times Australian saddlebronc champion and three times international champion Ray Hermann tells his story. Click to check the original article.
Opportunities emerging for goat meat exports, as prices remain low
Western Meat Exporters managing director Campbell McPhee says a significant expansion of the Charleville abattoir is expected to be completed by the end of May. WHILE goat prices have dropped more than $6/kg since the middle of last year, a Queensland processor says more markets are opening up for the commodity. Charleville-based Western Meat Exporters […]
Man allegedly caught with 4.5kg of cannabis at Mount Isa airport
A 29-year-old man has been charged with multiple drug and weapon offences after he was allegedly caught with illicit substances at Mount Isa airport following an afternoon flight from Brisbane. Click to check the original article.
Connecting with rural men in battle against suicide | Queensland Country Life
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data, based on 2021 figures but released in October 2022, shows males are around three times more likely to die by suicide than females, men accounted for 75 per cent of deaths by suicide (2358 deaths), while women accounted for deaths (786 deaths). Click to check the original article.
Record breaking cow for Sprys Shorthorns
History making auction for the Gerald, Lynden and Matt Spry Click to check the original article.
Motorists urged to drive with caution through Sarina, due to smoke hazard | 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 […]
Celebrity cook-off competition added to inaugural Hughenden festival
A celebrity cook-off competition has been added to the program for the Festival of Outback Skies as excitement builds for the three day event set to take over Hughenden for the first time this coming weekend. Click to check the original article.
Gallery: Mount Isa gathers for 2023 Anzac Day
Check out photos from yesterday’s Anzac Day services in Mount Isa. Click to check the original article.
Don't underestimate the power of a trucker cap
Forget flashy big road side billboards, trucker caps are the best form of promotion, and not just sun protection, these days. Click to check the original article.
Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 26 Apr 2023
A COLD front crossed the south-east states at the beginning of the week bringing gusty winds and showers that impacted mostly Tasmania and southern Victoria. A low pressure trough across northern Queensland combined with south-easterly airflow resulting in locally heavy falls in parts of the North Tropical Coast and Gulf Country in the first part […]
Autumn break buoys outlook amid lower agricultural commodity prices
Australian agricultural commodity prices took another downward turn last month with the NAB Rural Commodities Index* now 19.7% below year-ago levels. NAB Agribusiness economist Phin Ziebell Lower beef, lamb, canola, dairy and wool prices saw the Index fall 3.6% month-on-month, according to the bank’s April Rural Commodities Wrap released today. On the upside, much of […]
Charolais store cows make $1233 at Silverdale
Agents noted that the market for export and slaughter cattle remained similar to last week . Click to check the original article.