An environmental group fighting against gas drilling in the Western Downs has urged the federal government to reject plans to build a gas pipeline and $300m gas fired power plant near Brigalow.
A passenger has been taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in lost control and went off an embankment.
With many families strugging to put food on the table and presents under the tree amid the cost of living crisis, here’s how you can give back to those in need.
Bibliophiles will have something to celebrate with a month-long readers and writers festival returning to the region. Find out more.
We put the call out for the Western Downs’ most inspiring rural women and received dozens of replies. Hear the story of four women contributing to their rural communities.
Despite small populations and relatively low crime rates, business owners from Miles and Jandowae have expressed their support for a $40,000 investment into CCTV on the towns’ main streets. Hear from some of the business owners.
Living in a tin shed and running a word of mouth campaign on little more than a few hundred dollars, independent candidate Duncan Scott is contesting his ninth election, this time for the state seat of Callide. Here’s why he does it.
Queensland Fire Department crews have called in aircraft and heavy machinery to battle a large blaze near Kogan. Find out more here.
A Western Downs pilot who holds an Australian flying record has opened his own flight school, with plans to offer scholarships to local students. Find out more.
A 112-year-old pub in a town of just 300 people has been voted as boasting the best pub meal on the Western Downs, beating out watering holes from Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles and more. Read more here.
In a matter of minutes, the retirement dreams of a Western Downs farmer were decimated when his $250,000, crop was shredded by a massive storm that caused widespread damage across Jandowae.
Find out where, when and how to vote in the Callide electorate ahead of the October 26 Queensland election. FREE STORY.
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