Local language on lesson plan
The students of Saint Mary's Catholic College's Year 5 Wakka Wakka class greet teacher Cherie Clancy with an enthusiastic 'ngara' (hello).
Wakka Wakka has been...
In brief: Easter weekend emergencies
Over the Easter long weekend, Queensland Ambulance Services teams attended to a variety of incidents in the Burnett region.
On Friday, 18 April a...
Monto’s man on the ground
Lance Price is the Gerard Rennick People First Party's candidate for the federal seat of Flynn.
Mr Price was born in Monto, and in his...
Health crisis inspires campaign
A family health crisis has inspired Casey Iddon to campaign as an Independent for the Wide Bay seat in the 2025 Federal election.
Mr...
What’s is the big deal about Easter?
To be honest, it’s a bit of a weird weekend.
Like, when else do we send our kids into the garden to pick...
Finance expert’s Flynn bid
Agnes Water man Peter Zunker is the Trumpet of Patriots party's candidate for the seat of Flynn.
He was born and raised on his family's...
Drug drivers pay the price
The Kingaroy Magistrates Court on 4 April handed out a number of fines and suspensions to people charged with driving under the influence of...
Cattle supreme
At the 116th annual Nanango Show over the weekend, those with an eye for cattle turned their attention to the show ring, as the...
Mungbeans in the news again
Phrases like "not again" and "shades of autumn 2024" are echoing around our state's summer cropping areas, thanks to the constant rain on our...
Chad’s dreams for region
Chad Burgess will be the Wide Bay candidate for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party in the 2025 Federal election.
He lives just outside of...
Who are you becoming?
We live in a world which seems to be full of stress.
Each one of us will feel it at some stage of our...
Growing hardy viburnum
Viburnum tinus (laurustinus) shrubs are definitely my favourite plant for hedging.
My first garden had a beautiful winter-flowering hedge of these plants which the...

















