Rural News

“A NEW station and new trucks for Boonah Auxiliary Fire Brigade are the only good things in a State Budget that has ‘precious little’ allocated…

THIS year’s Kalbar Show was its best ever reports Show Society president Neil Goetsch, who said Saturday’s entertainment was so well attended it was ‘standing…

BOONAH Auxiliary Fire Brigade captain David Bland is “rapt” the station has been looked after in the State Budget. “I heard we had secured funding…

TRUST is hard earned and easily lost. It is also the foundation of Klan Brothers Earthmoving. Trust was the impetus behind its inception 50 years…

SOUTHEAST Queensland residents are as tough as they come but mention fire ants and you’ll cause alarm. Invasive Species Council fire ant campaigner Reece Pianta…

TOMMERUP’S Dairy Farm in the Kerry Valley has been named as a finalist for the fourth consecutive year in the National Produce Awards. The Produce…

IF HORSES and cattle are not ‘your thing’ perhaps animals from prehistoric times will get you excited for the Kalbar show. In a first, Dinkum…

THE title of chief steward for the woodwork section at the Kalbar Show belongs to Men’s Shed member Rod Faulkner. Rod said this was only…

EVERYDAY citizens are being asked to help protect koala habitat and populations by reporting sightings to provide accurate location and population data. The State Government…

DIVERSIFYING into agritourism is often driven by the need to add an additional income stream to inconsistent earnings when you’re in the business of farming.…

THE Clydesdale Spectacular galloped into Boonah Showgrounds last weekend, bringing more visitors than locals to what has become a ‘must see’ event for country and…

BEN Weiland is looking forward to the Kalbar Show and presenting beasts from his stud herd of shorthorn cattle to judges. The cattleman and his…