Motorcycle fatalities have increased for a sixth consecutive year, making up 28 per cent of Queensland’s road toll, despite accounting for just 7 per cent of vehicles. Now, there are calls for new safety equipment to be made mandatory. HAVE YOUR SAY
A privately held coal company has slipped into administration just two days after Christmas, putting the livelihoods of about 300 people at risk.
A miniature foxy alerted his 90-year-old owner to signs of an unwanted visitor after a huge reptile’s creepy calling card was mistaken for a leftover Christmas decoration. PHOTOS.
From camping to cocktails and a family movie night, the Western Downs has a range of events and activities for everyone to enjoy and round out 2023 with. See our full guide to this weekend’s events here.
Tributes have flooded social media after a beloved Western Downs teen was killed in a nightmare workplace incident, just a week before Christmas.
A teenager is in a critical condition in a Brisbane hospital after being trapped underneath a truck tray in a workplace tragedy on the Western Downs.
Police have addressed widespread speculation the 24-year-old man killed in a motorbike crash at Roma was riding recklessly and was being pursued by officers when the fatal crash occurred. LATEST HERE
A South Burnett farmer awaiting trial for allegedly raping a British backpacker will face trial for separate weapons offences after a magistrate grew tired of constant adjournments.
After a tumultuous year of heartbreak and uncertainty that saw aged care residents moved out of their homes and away from loved ones, a new provider has taken over the region’s vital facilities.
Queenslanders could be left vulnerable to summer disasters as fears grow a looming vaccine mandate will spark SES volunteers to walk away from the already decimated organisation.
These young guns across the Western Downs are set to lead their cohorts through a massive year in 2022. Meet all the region’s new young leaders here:
The Bureau of Meteorology have confirmed that a new weather radar at Taroom is nearing completion, straddling the Banana Shire and Western Darling Downs.
After a rigorous recruitment process, Western Downs Regional Council has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer to head the organisation forward for the next five years.
One person was taken to hospital, after a ute smashed into a power pole in a Western Downs town this afternoon.
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