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Local Show on agriculture

2023 Wondai Show saw a large range of cattle and poultry on display with the younger generation taking the lead and handling both the...

Weed control still top priority

Somehow over the last 10 to 15 years, weed control got more complex and more difficult. More complex, in the fact that we have...

Fertile ground for change

The farming community is looking anxiously at the rising price and availability of our Australian fertiliser supplies. This particularly concerns the nitrogen products, as they...

No buyers for Aussie produce

A Blackbutt husband-and-wife avocado farm is joining a nationwide outcry over what they claim is a growing rejection of Australian produce at major supermarket...

Solutions to a creeping danger

I have been travelling through Central Queensland this last month, speaking about herbicide resistance levels and the potential of it increasing over time, particularly...

North Burnett farmers get crucial bale-out

Farmers in the North Burnett got a welcome respite from the drought gripping the region, with support agency Rural Aid delivery of dozens of...

Mundubbera nurse becomes pride of Queensland

The title of Queensland's State Showgirl has, for the second year in a row, been awarded to a Burnett contestant, with the honour for...

Harmony in Taabinga

It’s all about coming together and celebrating our differences with this year's Harmony Week. On Thursday, 21 March, Taabinga State School in Kingaroy held...

Wheels on court

Deb champions women