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  • 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…

  • March 2025 was rainfall record breaker

    March 2025 was rainfall record breaker

    HISTORIC records indicate that rainfall in March 2025 broke all records across the districts. The month opened with heavy falls influenced by Tropical Cyclone Alfred…

  • Council grants power festival events

    Council grants power festival events

    THE Council has agreed to help fund two of the region’s leading attractions. The Ipswich Cup was handed $20,000 in sponsorship for the 2025 event…

  • History – A shimmering shot of a songbird

    History – A shimmering shot of a songbird

    MANY recounts of bush journeys in early newspapers told tales of the magnificence of the play of light on the male’s plumage and the abundance…

  • Climate smart ag grants open to producers

    Climate smart ag grants open to producers

    LOCAL primary producers have until April 8 to apply for a grant that funds sustainable agriculture projects. The Government opened the first round of Capacity…

  • Cost of 2024 council by-election revealed

    Cost of 2024 council by-election revealed

    THE final cost of last October’s Division 4 by-election has been revealed, and it is almost half the amount of initial reported estimates. Latest Council…

  • Lions Club of Rosewood has reached the half century

    Lions Club of Rosewood has reached the half century

    by BRUCE RICHARDS LIONS Club of Rosewood has been part of our community for the past 50 years and will be celebrating this milestone on…

  • Baxter Oval rated highly as floodwaters subside

    Baxter Oval rated highly as floodwaters subside

    CRICKET Ipswich general manager Simon Emmerson hopes recent fencing damage at the Amberley fields can be fixed as soon as possible in the off-season. However,…

  • Man charged over Marburg Post Office arson

    Man charged over Marburg Post Office arson

    A MAN has been charged in relation to the arson attack on Marburg Post Office. On March 17, police were called after reports of break…

  • Ramblings – 4th April 2025

    Ramblings – 4th April 2025

    CALL me Lead Foot Lara, after migrating to Australia I clocked up so many speeding offences I ran out of points and was put on…

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