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Harper’s Crossing Bridge should be upgraded to two lanes say petitioners
A PETITION calling for the widening of the bridge over Harper’s Crossing at Dugandan will be presented to the Queensland Parliament, later this month. The…
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Horse farm in the lush Christmas Creek valley
OWNERS of a horse property at Tabooba are asking for expressions of interest from potential buyers. The 98 hectare parcel takes in two homes and…
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Letter to editor – A solution to habitat loss
CURRENTLY, there is a great deal of discussion and concern regarding global warming, the ecology and the rapid decline of habitat for our native animals,…
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Cultivation, grazing country, bushland and home on Palen Creek’s Easterly
A farming and grazing property known as ‘Easterly’ at Palen Creek has been placed on the market for offers of more than $1,395,000. The 67.54…
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Fassifern Police: 39 Infringement Notices issued in sting
Police from Fassifern and Beaudesert attended a two-vehicle traffic crash that occurred on Boonah Rathdowney Road, Rathdowney at approximately 12.30pm on Saturday. Initial reports indicate…
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Red Boer bucks national price record selling for $12,000
A GOOD season and commodity markets have driven record cattle prices and has also caused meat prices to hit a three year high. And the…
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Tourist cabins proposed for Kerry Valley
ANDREW and Kerry Wright were managing holiday homes on the Gold Coast when Covid hit. “We re-evaluated what we wanted to do and where we…
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Open plan rural living in large home outside Peak Crossing
A FOUR bedroom contemporary home in a private rural setting off Mt Flinders Road outside Peak Crossing has an asking price of offers over $1.15…
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Crash closes road outside Maroon in the Scenic Rim
FINAL UPDATE: The Boonah Rathdowney Road between Cotswolds Road and Todd’s Bridge has reopened. UPDATE: Rathdowney Road is expected to be closed for several hours between…
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Three country pubs up for sale in the Scenic Rim
THREE choices exist in the Scenic Rim for anyone hankering to become a country publican. There’s the choice of freehold ranging from $550,000 to $1.1…
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It was once a dirty word. Now irrigators are lining up for recycled water
Once upon a time recycled water was a dirty word. Former Toowoomba mayor Di Thorley’s pioneering campaign to pump treated sewage into that city’s drinking…
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Australia’s dairy industry is recovering from ‘perfect storm’. What about Queensland?
After weathering “a perfect storm” over the past decade, Australia’s dairy industry is in the midst of “a remarkable turnaround” and could be set to…











