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Geoff Egan is a digital news reporter covering northern Brisbane. He has covered crime, courts, politics and was the lead data journalist on the award-winning Ultimate Schools Hub program.

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Thomas Yarrow, Steven Miller and Windston Olive perch precariously on one of the many bales of hay decorating Kalbar town on the weekend.

Hay it was a great day at Kalbar

HUNDREDS of people made their way to the Kalbar Country Day and Hay Festival where the streets were lined with bales of hay, stalls of local produce and games.

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Digby and Bella cool off in a rain puddle during the Woofstock event held at Limestone Park on Sunday. Picture: Rob Williams

Pups put best paws forward

TAILS were wagging when dogs and their owners enjoyed Woofstock.

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Farmer Tim Linnan at Maragi Farm, Lake Clarendon near Gatton, has had success farming broccolini. . Picture: Claudia Baxter

Exotic vegies a growth industry

AUSTRALIA’S newfound love of exotic vegetables is helping the Lockyer Valley get over its addiction to potatoes.

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From flood to waste

AFTER seeing their crops washed out or drowned in January, farmers now say an oversupply of vegetables has meant picking them is no longer worth the cost.

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Disaster warnings prohibited

THE Federal Government’s decision that the Bureau of Meteorology cannot directly contact individual councils means January’s flood disaster could be repeated.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/geoff-egan/page/14