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  • OUR HISTORY – The grand experimental banquet

    OUR HISTORY – The grand experimental banquet

    IT WAS advertised as The Grand Experimental Dinner to give prominent colonists a taste of native fare. A unique concept in 1861, but considered a…

  • Developments changing the Walloon landscape

    Developments changing the Walloon landscape

    MORE than 60 new homes were approved at Walloon in the first three months of this year. The number of housing estates which have been…

  • Ramblings – 11th April 2025

    Ramblings – 11th April 2025

    The pain and joys of teenage boys ONE minute you’re threatening to remove the door, the next you’re taking medical advice.   Our eldest son…

  • Terrible timing of Trump tariffs

    Terrible timing of Trump tariffs

    AS GRAZIERS in outback Queensland come to terms with astronomical stock loss, a Trump-led US has announced a 10 percent tariff on Australian beef. American…

  • Buy local honey as mite threat looms

    Buy local honey as mite threat looms

    A LOCAL beekeeper says shoppers can help in simple ways to support the beekeeping industry with news the varroa mite has been identified in the…

  • Risk to pet dogs during wild dog breeding season

    Risk to pet dogs during wild dog breeding season

    IT IS breeding season and pest animal experts say newer residents to the rural areas need to be educated about the risk wild dogs pose…

  • Air Force supports flood-affected Outback communities

    Air Force supports flood-affected Outback communities

    by Flt Lt Imogen Lunny THE Royal Australian Air Force rapidly deployed an aircraft from RAAF Base Amberley, to deliver critical aviation fuel supplies to…

  • Care at Cabanda rewarded with morning tea

    Care at Cabanda rewarded with morning tea

    STAFF at Cabanda Care in Rosewood were treated to a morning tea and presented with certificates as a thank you for ‘going above and beyond’…

  • Crusaders refocus for post-Easter kick-off

    Crusaders refocus for post-Easter kick-off

    ROSEWOOD United Soccer Club president Tammy Crawford shared in the disappointment of 18 Crusaders teams having to wait until after Easter to launch their 2025…

  • Graziers with a different measure of success

    Graziers with a different measure of success

    CIRCUMSTANCE led Ailsa Goldring into a specialist career in information technology. A lingering desire to live and work on the land led her to purchasing…

  • CEO contract renewed

    CEO contract renewed

    COUNCILLORS voted unanimously recently to renew Chief Executive Officer Sonia Cooper’s contract. Mayor Teresa Harding said Ms Cooper (pictured) had been a positive influence in…

  • First race trials held at The Q

    First race trials held at The Q

    THE Q at Purga held its first greyhound races last Friday. The facility hosted a 12-race program with the maiden meeting held on one-turn track…

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