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  • 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…

  • 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…

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