Neil Wicks, the 76-year-old grandfather of three of the students at the P-6 school, has been trying to find a workable solution that would enable the family to remain in the community while the eldest son Arthur ideally commutes to the Longreach State High School 120km away, but says it all now rests with Transport […]

Primary producers are calling for a better checkpoint system at the NSW/Queensland border. Click to check the original article.

As the State government storms ahead with its plans to meet WA’s increasing power needs via the addition of renewables, some regional shires have encouraged the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), as well as the State government to support the development of clear guidelines for WA’s renewable energy projects, to assist shires in their […]

Pairing the current alcohol and soapy water washes, sugar shakes and sticky strips with laser beams, cameras, vibration detection and DNA testing, are just some of the options being looked at to help beekeepers to monitor their hives for Varroa mite. Click to check the original article.

‘Religiously motivated terrorist attack’ led to U.S. arrest. Click to check the original article.

Police have provided a significant update as part of a major investigation into a shooting incident in the Western Downs last year. Click to check the original article.

In October the opposition revealed, under a Freedom of Information (FoI) request, Ms Jarvis and her ministerial staff had zero recorded communication with the Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt over Labor’s live sheep by ship export ban from 20 June to 31 July, 2023, a crucial time of ‘consultation’ with communities. Click to check the […]

Before she passed, Pauline Hair’s final wish was for her Santa Gertrudis bullocks to be sold and donated back to the palliative care unit at the Miles Hospital. On Tuesday, her wish was granted. Click to check the original article.

The group said the move flagrantly disregards parliamentary due process, environmental concerns, wider community concerns, the failure to reapply the regulatory investment test for transmission (RIT-T) following significant project changes, and the concerns of electricity consumers who may bear the financial burden of this project. Click to check the original article.

A delegation of growers from northern Queensland travelled to Japan with Agriculture Minister Mark Furner to promote fruit and vegetable export opportunities. Click to check the original article.

Tropical Cyclone Jasper is currently a category one system. Click to check the original article.

“The UOW medical program already has a strong rural focus with at least 56 per cent of its students having a rural background, and 70 per cent of students completing a year-long rural clinical placement, in communities including Milton/Ulladulla, Forbes, Mudgee, Grafton, Lismore, Griffith, Broken Hill, and elsewhere,” Professor McLaughlin said. Click to check the […]