Hungry Australia: why our food security demands attention now
Australia has long been confident in its ability to feed our population and even beyond our borders.
Yet recent pressures have exposed how fragile...
Unwrap a lifetime of love
As the holidays approach, council's are encouraging residents to make adoption their first choice when looking for the perfect gift, a furry friend in...
Aerial fire ant treatment has begun
Aerial fire ant treatment is taking to the skies in Central Queensland as the National Fire Ant Eradication Program tackles several outlier detections in...
Herbicide resistance and winds
Over the decades I have been in a fair few farming paddocks and many the time have I heard a farmer say to me,...
Pulling out the stops on a journey south
I’m driving to Caboolture, towing a trailer.
I’m excited to get this old chassis fixed up, but it’s the fourth such trip in about...
Netball’s Olympic dream
While I can’t say I’m a netballer myself, I know how much it’s loved across the country and the Flynn electorate.
Recently in Federal Parliament,...
Limited number at final Emerald sale for 2025
Emerald Combined Agents yarded 1300 head of cattle for the final sale of 2025 on Thursday, 11 December.
With limited numbers on offer, the...
Standing up for producers amid EPBC uncertainty
This column comes to you in trying times for the agriculture industry and for AgForce as your representative body. Never has advocacy been more...
Lighting up CH
Under starry night skies, the streets of Emerald are glittering as the spirit of Christmas is celebrated.
Take a drive around all of the Central...
Childcare crisis solutions identified
Increasing long day care services, establishing in-region staff training and boosting a recruitment campaign are key recommendations of an early childhood education and care...
Lucky Ridge blows in
A trough over the inland about the Divide caused a few showers and the odd storm Monday and Tuesday.
Top falls (mm) were Lake Brown...
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Sex offences appeal - Blackwater
A Blackwater massage therapist has been hit with a string of further charges following an ongoing investigation by Blackwater...
Hungry Australia: why our food security demands attention now
Australia has long been confident in its ability to feed our population and even beyond our borders.
Yet recent pressures have exposed how fragile...
