Mayor reflects on key issues facing Western Downs in 2025
After the highs and lows of 2024 which featured opposition to a major project and some fresh faces on council, Western Downs mayor Andrew Smith has looked back on his first year in the role.
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Revealed: Miracle bub crowned Western Downs’ cutest baby 2024
After eight long years trying to fall pregnant, Tiomi Nickolls never gave up hope and in May this year miracle baby Aksel was born. Now, following weeks of voting, the adorable bub has been crowned the Western Downs’ cutest baby.
Grim discovery in freezer of regional Qld ‘house of horrors’
The landlords of a southwest Queensland rental property made the stomach-churning discovery of dead cats in a freezer after a months-long legal battle to evict their ‘horror tenants’. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Words Out West to return for sixth year
Bibliophiles will have something to celebrate with a month-long readers and writers festival returning to the region. Find out more.
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Woman trampled by horse in Western Downs polocrosse match
A 20-year-old woman suffered suspected spinal injuries when she was trampled after falling from a horse during a polocrosse match.
New Chinchilla Aquatic Centre development underway
Members of the Chinchilla Aquatic Precinct Reference Group have been working with Western Downs Regional Council to provide input on the design brief of the new aquatic centre.
Record numbers pay tribute to lost mate at Chinchilla Rodeo
Last weekend’s Chinchilla Rodeo set the record for entry numbers in a National Rodeo Association event as hundreds turned out to pay tribute to a beloved businessman who tragically died in a horror Warrego Highway crash earlier this year.
Chinchilla Show organisers report strong opening morning
The Chinchilla Show continues to go from strength to strength with high attendance numbers and show rides alongside Queensland’s biggest rodeo
Chinchilla race club’s second TAB meet hailed a success
The newly upgraded track and quality canteen offerings have been praised at Monday’s TAB meet, the second of the year. Find out more about the day here.
How to add the Chinchilla News headlines to your mobile devices for free
To keep up to date with all the latest news from around the Western Downs, you can add the Chinchilla News directly to your phone’s home screen. Here’s how.
All hands on deck: Tara Festival organisers prepare for record showing
More than 10,000 people are expected to descend on Tara in August for the annual camel-racing festival. Despite being months away organisers have been hard at work ensuring this year’s event is bigger and better than ever.
‘Un-Australian, appalling’: Veterans slam courts’ Anzac Day snub
Veterans have shared their outrage over learning Queensland courts will open on Anzac Day out of ‘fairness’ to alleged criminals arrested the night before.
Western Downs pilot stars in national flying competition
A Chinchilla pilot who last month set a world record for most take offs and landings in a single day has used the record setting plane he built himself to compete in a national flight competition.
Six people hospitalised in busy weekend for emergency services
From car crashes to rodeo spills, here’s what emergency crews responded to across the Western Downs this weekend.
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