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The Beauty of Life – The First Day of Spring
There is never any sharp line between one season and the next. The seasons run in one long, slow dissolve. — Paul Gruchow, in his…
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Mater little miracle Moira is an extra special Father’s Day gift
THE smallest and most premature baby born at Mater Mothers’ Hospital at South Brisbane last year celebrated her first birthday and her first Father’s Day…
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Council in Brief
Nation’s best tourism town named on Tuesday Council has voted to send Cr Derek Swanborough to Canberra to represent the region at the event where…
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Bee movement order keeps Queensland safe
VARROA mite continues to concern beekeepers Australia wide with strict conditions placed on Queensland’s honey producers. A new Movement Control Order was released earlier this…
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Toxic weed a mother to millions
THE weed of choice this week is Mother of Millions, another category 3 restricted invasive plant and one that I am willing to bet is…
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Young entrepreneur’s worm wee works wonders
AT THE back of Wyatt Muhling’s garden, just behind the cubby house, stands a large black tub filled with compost and worms. It may seem…
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Funding boost to biosecurity risk detection capabilities
THE Department of Agriculture has promised a multi-million-dollar investment to boost Australia’s biosecurity detection capabilities. Around $5 million will be spent over the coming year…
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Worm juice rocket fuel for gardens
WORM wee, worm juice or worm tea is a liquid concentrate from worm compost. It’s an incredibly rich liquid fertilizer that provides a natural and…
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Soaring costs put pressure on primary producers
RISING costs are placing enormous pressure on farmers as energy prices push up the cost of farm inputs. Ray Taylor of Taylor Family Produce at Kalbar…
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Growing bonds strengthen Fassifern’s family club
WITH Father’s Day on Sunday, supporters of the Fassifern Bombers Rugby League Club have an added reason to celebrate. The proud Harrisville-based club features a…
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Major housing estate proposed for Harrisville
A LARGE scale housing estate is planned for Harrisville by a subsidiary of a leading Queensland developer. The 95-lot rural residential subdivision, if approved, is…
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The Beauty of Life – Genius Loci
The landscape is in me and I am in the landscape. —Australian painter John Olsen ALFRED, Lord Tennyson, in his dramatic monologue Ulysses has the…
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