These boots are made for walking
New Flynn MP Colin Boyce is enjoying a ‘boots on the ground’ approach to getting to know his electorate.
In the four months since...
Police Remembrance Day
Emerald's serving police officers gathered for the annual Police Remembrance Day on 29 September.
A service was held at St Patrick’s parish church with Father...
We All Fit In Together
Cultural diversity was celebrated at the Yumba Bimbi Support Services We All Fit In Together art exhibition.
No tender love for Blackwater
The $11 million upgrade to Emerald Hospital’s emergency department is under way, but there’s no cure for what ails the Blackwater Multipurpose Health Service...
Benefits of deep banding
Central Highlands grain grower and cattle producer Kurt Mayne expanded his approach to deep banding nutrients when on-farm trials showed an “unbelievable response”.
Kurt farms...
Council dives into pool upgrade
After more than five decades of service to the Springsure community, the ageing Bauhinia Memorial swimming pool complex is getting a multi-million dollar upgrade.
Central...
A little patch work and a lot of quilting
When she’s on duty with the Queensland Ambulance Service, Linda Warriner does her fair share of patch work, from band aids to bandages as...
Club eyes off cameras after vandalism
The Emerald Jockey Club is saddling up to buy security cameras after vandals recently destroyed a section of the running rail at Pioneer Park.
Club...
Getting smarter about weed control
It has been very busy with two GRDC Harvester Set-Up Workshops on the Western Downs.
Myself and the many farmers and header operators that attended,...
Let’s go girls
There is a meme doing the rounds on social media at the moment: ‘Man, when Shania Twain says, “Let’s go girls!” I could kick...
Telstra towers ‘only where they can make a profit’
Flynn MP Colin Boyce has accused Telstra of deserting the regions in its quest for the bottom line.
As part of his early listening...
Report reveals injuries
Three coal miners died and 154 were hospitalised because of workplace injuries over the 2021-22 financial year, a Resources Safety and Health Queensland annual...
The business of travelling
Business class - champagne, flat beds and seemly company, right?
I recall one trip, with KLM, that featured none of that.
The hard...
