Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER

Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER
HomeNewsIt's an outback Christmas

It’s an outback Christmas

Emerald’s Outback Exploratorium was filled with the spirit of Christmas as children frolicked on the lawn playing games at a family fun night on Friday, 6 December.

There were friendly, festive elves handing out sweet treats, lucky shopper prizes and family photography sessions to make memories on the day.

The Exploratorium is running a host of children’s holiday activities.

Digital Edition
Subscribe

Get an all ACCESS PASS to the News and your Digital Edition with an online subscription

Paddock-bred performance

Denis and Therese Roberts of AAA Speckle Park have built their breeding program around a clear and disciplined objective — producing structurally sound, commercially...
More News

Queensland farmer helps LifeFlight build resilience

It took only seconds for Queensland farmer Clive Weier to lose his arm in an auger, and a split-second reaction from his neighbour to...

Blaze blazer gesture

​Former Queensland Reds player Peter Fleming last year lost everything in a house fire in Einasleigh, 380km west of Townsville, in North Queensland. Among the...

Eromanga the ‘Kuwait of Australia’

A renewed push to unlock oil reserves in western Queensland is gaining momentum, with the tiny outback town of Eromanga emerging as a potential...

Community, craft, care

​On any given Monday or Friday morning in the Scenic Rim town of Boonah, the kettle is on by 10am at the Boonah Activity...

Upgrade secures future

South Burnett’s Coolabunia Saleyards have been in operation for 44 years, and after four decades of service, have seen some much needed upgrades. On...

Hoofbeats around the world

At one point Pam Karner was lying on the ground, crying to herself in pain. Her horse was above her. That was when she realised...

Sunshine State success

Queensland’s value-adding food and beverage sector has claimed national bragging rights, with a Brisbane brewery and a Sunshine Coast distillery taking top honours at...

Footy field to farm gate

Premiership-winning forward Corey Jensen has spent his professional rugby league career earning a reputation for toughness, consistency and quiet determination on the field. Now, the...

Talking risk management

In 2025, QFF and Biosecurity Queensland launched the Biosecurity in the Boardroom initiative in Brisbane, bringing together corporate, industry and government leaders from sectors...

Woombye rum crowned Australia’s best

A Sunshine Coast distillery has claimed the nation’s top honour at the 2026 Royal Queensland Distilled Spirits and Beer Awards, held at the Brisbane...