Murgon Show Ready To Shine

Murgon Show Ready To Shine

Murgon Show Society officials have had a nailbiting week watching the weather but are hopeful they’ll see sunny skies for Saturday’s Murgon Show.

Meeting To Discuss Biosecurity

Meeting To Discuss Biosecurity

A meeting will be held in Kingaroy next week as part of the development of a Regional Biosecurity Strategy for the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils.

Proston Pulls Together For Show

Proston Pulls Together For Show

The 61st annual Proston Show was another celebration of everything that’s good about life in a country town … a community pulling together to make things happen

MP Wants State To Pay Rates

MP Wants State To Pay Rates

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has called on the State Government to pay the rates for family farms and small businesses battling drought.

LNP Criticises Tick Line Delay

LNP Criticises Tick Line Delay

Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has welcomed the formation of an industry group to review the cattle tick line but has criticised the “significant delays” by the State Government.

‘Tough Choices Ahead’ For Agriculture

‘Tough Choices Ahead’ For Agriculture

Making tough choices will be central to Australian agriculture’s continued success, ABARES Executive Director Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodd told the ABARES Outlook Conference in Canberra this week.

Dashing Night For Sashing

Dashing Night For Sashing

Murgon residents gathered on Saturday night for the announcement of the 2019 Miss Showgirl … and to dance the night away.

Women Share Their Strengths

Women Share Their Strengths

It’s Queensland Women’s Week, which was a perfect excuse for BIEDO to hold another one of their popular Women in Agriculture days at the weekend.

Grants Program Targets Drought

Grants Program Targets Drought

The media may be full of reports about floods, but the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal knows the impacts of the drought are still being felt in many parts of Australia.

Groups Call For Planning Law Changes

Groups Call For Planning Law Changes

Community groups from across Queensland have called for changes to regional planning laws to protect the State’s best farmland and community living areas from unwanted mining and gas projects.

Roads Group Lobbies Would-Be MPs

Roads Group Lobbies Would-Be MPs

The Mundubbera to Jandowae Roads Working Group is hoping the upcoming Federal Election will be an incentive to convince candidates to promise to fix a dangerous single-lane bridge on the Mundubbera-Durong Road.

QFF Calls For More Radar

QFF Calls For More Radar

Radar systems which have improved production in Western Australia’s wheatbelt should be rolled out across all agricultural areas, according to the Queensland Farmers Federation.

Bad News: More Dry Times Ahead

Bad News: More Dry Times Ahead

The Bureau of Meteorology released its updated 2019 Autumn Outlook on Thursday, showing drier-than-average conditions are likely for large parts of northern and eastern Australia.

Neville Bows Out At Cooyar

Neville Bows Out At Cooyar

The 70th annual Cooyar Show was opened on Saturday afternoon by long-time campdraft caller and show stalwart Neville McNalty.

FRRR Launches Small Grants Scheme

FRRR Launches Small Grants Scheme

The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) is offering “Small & Vital” grants of up to $10,000 so rural communities can undertake the projects most important to them.

Proston Show Ready To Go!

Proston Show Ready To Go!

The 61st annual Proston Show will fill Proston’s Showgrounds on March 8-9, and the Proston Show Society launched it with a special High Tea on Saturday.

Man Trampled By Cow

Man Trampled By Cow

A man aged in his 60s was airlifted after being trampled by a cow south on a private property south of Gympie on Saturday afternoon.