Right career ingredients
Life has served up many fruitful experiences for chef Lisa Hopkins but none tastier than a degree in food science at the University of...
Big Country Sale Charters Towers
At the Charters Towers Dalrymple saleyards today and tomorrow, the annual Big Country Sale (BCS) will be “Bringing the Bulls to you.”
The sale...
Respiratory breakthrough
New research is set to improve childhood respiratory treatment and reduce unnecessary medical transfers across 18 rural and remote health centres throughout north and...
Turbulent year ahead
International markets for wool and cotton have seen volatility through the course of 2022 and the year ahead could be equally turbulent, according to...
Being less diesel-reliant
As rural industries turn their focus to reducing emissions and switching to renewables to address climate risks, there is a call to identify transformative...
Aged care turning point
A string of community, government and industry leaders watched as The Nationals leader David Littleproud turned the first sod on a crucial $28.7 million...
Young producer Ed Wade secures future in farming
Secluded among the mulga, Ed Wade, a fifth-generation producer, runs a goat and beef enterprise on his parent’s property, Ravenscourt.
After being forced out of...
Beloved store bounces back
There was little that could be salvaged at Hooper’s Grantham Store when it was hit hard by the February 2022 floods.
But, seven months...
Hannah chooses right path
Third year UQ speech pathology student Hannah Quick returned to familiar territory to complete her six-week block placement.
Born in Toowoomba - and subsequently spending...
Outback to the classroom
Connie Creevey’s first classroom was on the wide, open plains travelling the stock routes between the Northern Territory and Queensland.
To learn maths she counted...
Rabobank backs educators conference
Agricultural educators from across Australia recently converged on Toowoomba for the annual National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) conference.
Throughout the five-day event, discussions about...
Seed box solution
Wenbox Solutions, a Darling Downs farm-based business, is excited to announce the introduction of the GEN250 seed box to Australia.
Beef producers Graham and Wendy...
Buffel or bust
Incredulous and furious Queensland pastoralists have united to oppose a big push to list buffel as a weed.
Beef producers covet the controversial yet critical...
