Still here after 150 years
SOME OF the Cunnamulla diaspora has returned to the town for an orgy of reminiscence associated with the 150thanniversary, starting Thursday and winding up on…
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Looking back to 1868
Motelier with full-sleeve tatts and a passion for politics
Social work a paperwork nightmare, says outgoing chief
Newsagent catches out monsters with a trick
Another good day for dance house’s annual extravaganza
Clank goes Maree after 4700km round trip to the Friendly Games
Looking for rain and news in the Big Apple
Tough getting only a million for second place
Joker-draw party a novel excuse for Goannas’ forfeit
ANOTHER WEEKEND of mayhem and recrimination in the district cricket league. Railways pulled off a morale-boosting win against Morven, Commercials bounced back from defeat to…
National rodeo title as easy as lying in bed
CHARLEVILLE roughrider Ross Tilley capped off a solid year with the junior bareback buckle at the national rodeo council of Australia titles. He was unable to…
Bush councils struggling to make cents of bottle refunds
ANYONE IN the far southwest hoping to make some pocket money from the container refund scheme could be sitting on their cans for a while….
Speedy the pig triggers animal law changes
SPEEDY the pig is something of a local celebrity. He is taken to Sunday markets, but he doesn’t go off afterwards with a butcher to…
Quicker take-offs and landings for fly doc ball
IT’S A battle in these apathetic, entertainment-saturated times to pull a crowd. Not the hangar ball in aid of the flying doctor. The first one four…
150 years crammed into one long weekend
PREPARATIONS for the town’s 150th birthday party are getting to the pointy end. The four-day program on 8-11 November runs to a street parade, a…
Drying climate led to marsupial lion’s demise, say scientists
CLIMATE CHANGE has been this way before. Researchers are now suggesting the extinction of Australia’s fiercest predator, the marsupial lion, was due to changing weather…
Christian catering corps diversifies with $1.7m fodder convoy
A CHRISTIAN charity has organised a shipment of 6000 bales of oaten and wheat hay from Western Australia for graziers in southwest Qld. Rapid Relief…
Rare round project piques builder’s interest
THE PLANETARIUM has already captivated the attention of the boss. Greg Lawson likes nothing better than to be on the job, so he wasn’t going…
Now for some wheelie important news
GARBAGE COLLECTION might not be a glamorous job, but it’s not a waste of time, according to Paroo shire CEO Oliver Simon. It falls under…
Poor health a challenge for health service $1.14m in the red
THE HEALTH of southwestern Qlders is worse than most people in the state, southwest health service chairman Jim McGowan said this week, after the service’s…
Fairytales with a dark twist in the kingdom of Babushka
ONE HUSBAND elected to remain at home during the Babushka cabaret performance in the shire hall on Wednesday night this week. Told his wife it…
Big fish down bats for flying doctor’s benefit
THE KILLER Whales dived into the second round of the district cricket league with a big score of 7/313, following their first-round bye. They were…
Free beers and talking footy, as good as a cool change
EVEN FOOTY players are getting into drought relief. It was free beers all round when Cronulla Sharks’ utility back Kurt Capewell did a lap of…
Gold Coast nurse swap a haymaker for Toompine graziers
A WORK SWAP between a nurse from the Gold Coast and a colleague from Quilpie hospital has led to a truckload of hay for the…
Pony club hopes teenagers can spur a revival
THE WORKERS behind the Warrego pony club were gratified by a strong turnout for their gymkhana at the weekend, but it was back to slim…