Feather Club flying high with new funding
Central Highlands Regional Council has approved more than $120,000 in funding to support seven local community organisations in the latest round of its Community...
Super attraction in the skies
Astronomers everywhere are in for a treat on Wednesday night with a second consecutive supermoon lighting up the night sky.
For those who are unaware,...
Mine workers to park up during lightning storms
A court outcome in favour of the state's resources regulator will help ensure the safety of workers at Queensland open cut mines during severe...
Nationals ditch Net Zero
The Nationals have set up a possible showdown with their political ally the Liberals after unanimously agreeing to scrap their commitment to Net Zero...
Calling broadacre farmers
Central Queensland's leading natural resource management organisation, Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA), is calling for expressions of interest from broadacre farmers wanting to improve their...
Farmers can’t be forgotten in the rush for environmental reform
Farmers cannot be forgotten in the rush for environmental laws.
We need clarity and consistency in government regulation. It's not anti-environment, it's pro-farm.
Queensland agricultural...
Nominations open for Liz Alexander Bursary for Leadership in AgTech and Innovation
AgTech leaders across Queensland are invited to apply for the Liz Alexander Bursary for Leadership in AgTech and Innovation, a $3,000 opportunity to attend...
Blackdown Tableland NP closed while rangers fight fires
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service is asking people to stay out of Blackdown Tableland National Park while rangers work to contain two bushfires.
Blackdown...
Room for improvement
The Central Highlands Regional Council has been dealt a bitter blow in a community satisfaction survey benchmarking its performance.
The 2024 survey found community sentiment...
Biological agent initiative to suppress invasive weeds
The Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS) will lead a five-year, $5.9m project known as the ‘Nation-wide Weed Biocontrol Mass-Rearing and Release Network for...
250 dead on Queensland roads as severe weather ramps up
Queensland has hit a tragic milestone, with 250 people losing their lives on our roads already this year, just as the severe weather season...
Letters to the Editor
CONCERNING TREND
The RACQ has raised road safety concerns highlighting the increasing road fatality trend where we have 250 people losing their lives so far...
Council focus on local spend
The Central Highlands council has consciously upped its local spend to put money in the pockets of regional businesses.
In her finance report to the...
