Here ye, here ye: Christmas Carnival returns to Lockyer Valley
Back by popular demand the Lockyer Valley Christmas Carnival is set to return this December. Take a sleigh back in time to previous event’s through our gallery here.
Community
Lockyer Valley council opens up lots to ease housing shortage
A regional Queensland council has opened up ready-to-build residential lots in the face of an ongoing housing supply crisis gripping the country.
Man flown to Brisbane hospital after fall from ladder
A man was flown to a Brisbane hospital with a critical head injury after falling from a ladder in South East Queensland. UPDATE HERE.
Why Qld gun ownership has soared over last five years
Latest figures reveal there has been an almost 30 per cent increase in the number of registered firearms in Queensland in just under five years.
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‘Long road to recovery’: Dad wakes from coma to learn of son’s death
A man has come out of an induced coma to learn that his wide-eyed and cheeky son died from horrific burns suffered in a fiery Father’s Day tragedy. Here’s how you can help the family in their time of need.
Lockyer grandfather answers call for fireys to fight Canadian inferno
A chance encounter more than a decade ago set a Lockyer Valley man onto a part-time career that would take him to the other side of the Pacific to fight one on the largest fires in recorded history.
Meet the inspiring Indigenous scholarship graduates with big dreams
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across the Darling Downs have opened up on their culture, future aspirations and how a life-changing scholarship helped them graduate high school.
110+ PHOTOS: Family fun at the Gatton Show
Check out every photo taken at the action-packed 2023 Gatton Show, right here:
‘A disgrace’: Small town shocked by closure of Qld aged care facility
In a move that has outraged community leaders, the organisation running a regional aged care facility has decided to shut the doors for good.
Unlucky 13: The Qld suburbs where childcare cost outstrips subsidy
Queensland parents are bracing for childcare cost increases of up to 10 per cent, with centres in at least 13 suburbs charging more than the hourly subsidy rate cap.
Why I choose to get ‘completely nailed’ by 800kg bulls for fun
It’s a quick-footed art not for the faint-hearted but North Qld father of two Harley Schofield says putting his body in the way of 800kg beasts makes him ‘feel on top of the world’.
‘No helicopters’: Bizarre condition in top wedding venue’s new project
One of southern Queensland’s top wedding venues has been approved for its latest venture, with a bizarre condition attached. Read more in our Lockyer Valley council wrap:
‘Mummy’s unwell’: How courageous mum beat health battle
A young mum who was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer has opened up about her shock diagnosis and shared a powerful message for others.
Two childcare centres planned next to each other in fast-growing area
Two childcare centres have been proposed just metres from each other in a fast-growing southern Queensland community east of Toowoomba.
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