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Deal To Keep Pork Exports Flowing

Deal To Keep Pork Exports Flowing

The reality that African Swine Fever could reach Australia has prompted the Federal Government to negotiate a special zoning arrangement with Singapore, the country’s largest export market for pork.

Boarders Win Border Approval

Boarders Win Border Approval

Queensland boarding school students who live in either NSW or the ACT have won the right to go home for the Christmas holidays, but it comes with strict conditions.

Speed Limit Slashed On Range

Speed Limit Slashed On Range

The speed limit on the notorious Cooyar Range stretch of the New England Highway – the site of multiple accidents over the years – will drop from 100km/h to 60km/h this week.

Medical Students Go Bush

Medical Students Go Bush

Record numbers of university students are heading to rural and remote areas to build a career in health, according to a new report.

Blackbutt Bazaar Cancelled

Blackbutt Bazaar Cancelled

COVID-19 smashed plans for the Blackbutt Avocado Festival and has now put an end to the “Top Of The Blackbutt Range Bazaar” which was to have run in its place.

Riders ‘Pedal’ A Message Of Hope

Riders ‘Pedal’ A Message Of Hope

Who would have thought that simply riding a pushbike – admittedly for a gruelling five days – could eventually raise $65,000 for the fight to find a cure for cancer?

Record Sale For Bunya Bulls

Record Sale For Bunya Bulls

Saturday’s Bunya Bull sale at the Coolabunia Saleyards had a 100 per cent clearance rate for the 56 bulls up for sale, a result described by the organising committee as “the best yet”.

Saints Push For Extra Games

Saints Push For Extra Games

Aussie Rules fans enjoyed a preview of what the 2021 Darling Downs competition could look like when Lyle Vidler Oval hosted three games back-to-back in Kingaroy on Saturday.

Three Hurt In Highway Crash

Three Hurt In Highway Crash

Three people were transported to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after a crash involving three vehicles on the D’Aguilar Highway at Kingaroy on Monday afternoon.

One New Case Reported

One New Case Reported

Queensland Health reported one new case of COVID-19 on Saturday, a woman aged in her 60s living on Russell Island.

Qld Jobless ‘Now 16pc’

Qld Jobless ‘Now 16pc’

Average unemployment across Australia rose to 13.8 per cent in August according to market research firm Roy Morgan … but in Queensland, it has hit 16 per cent.

Drivers Head To Court

Drivers Head To Court

Trying to beat the lights has cost a Kingaroy man a trip to court and probably the loss of his licence.

Women Charged With Assault

Women Charged With Assault

Two women will appear in Cherbourg Magistrates Court on September 9 charged with assault occasioning bodily harm after separate incidents.

More Avian Flu Detected

More Avian Flu Detected

Biosecurity Queensland is urging poultry owners to have good biosecurity measures in place after avian influenza was detected on six more farms in Victoria.