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...
USQ celebrates rural and regional education
Rural and remote classrooms was where 92 per cent of University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) graduates in the School of Education Alternative Context project...
Cottoning on to tools
Finding and retaining staff is more difficult than ever across a myriad of Australian workforces right now, including the agricultural sector.
The University of Southern...
Connecting Women In Ag
Maddie Morgan, part of the fifth generation to be raised on a Shorthorn stud in Condamine, has co-founded the organisation, Women in Ag, alongside...
Care comes to country
A Queensland-first program is attracting city nurses to the country to ease the healthcare worker crisis in regional towns such as Dalby.
Darling Downs Health...
Open doors to opportunities
For many young Australians, stepping onto a university campus marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter filled with learning, discovery, and independence.
Whether...
