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Vale: Jill Chettoe Toft (nee Perks) 17-07-1932 – 20-07-2025 JILL Toft had a special kinship with animals, especially Arabian horses, but no one cherished her…

THE first rail line in Queensland was officially opened on July 31, 1856 and almost to the day, 160 years later, 350 passengers boarded a…

HAVING played in and watched many championships over the years, Rosewood Bowls Club president Terry Hobden knows what is required to win. “You’ve got to…

KOALAS and other native wildlife on a private property at Purga will be further protected through the first Voluntary Conservation Covenant between Ipswich City Council…

TWO of region’s oldest cemeteries have undergone major upgrades, with more than $3 million invested to preserve heritage and meet future burial needs. At Tallegalla…

FOUR people have been charged over a Rosewood home invasion where a 76-year-old man was restrained and 26 firearms were stolen. A police spokesman said…

TWELVE months into his new role, Andrew Casos is still learning the finer details of being Willowbank Raceway operations manager. However, he is enjoying the…

Black Snake Creek upgrade, endangered species hotspots profiled, cod hotels installed  WATERWAYS and habitats in the greater Ipswich region will gain wide-ranging benefits from the…

Men and women, same same but different MEN and women are different and I’m convinced the hunter-gatherer dynamic exists in modern day human DNA. Men…

ROBYN Mcgrath ‘s catch-up with a couple of friends at a Rosewood cafe was the lure for a surprise reunion. Robyn and her sister-in-law Sue…

WHILE it’s uncommon to see men wearing tunics in 2025, this isn’t the case at the Abbey Medieval Festival. Walloon man Terry Kennedy has many…

FROM high-flying heroes to hard-hitting villains, Queensland’s best wrestlers will storm The Walloon Hotel this Saturday, July 26. Run by second-generation wrestling promoter Anthony Fermanian,…