State News

Torimba tells terrific timber tales

9/10/2008 | Exactly what can be achieved with skill and perseverance with timber is on display during the Torimba Festival of the Forest in Ravenshoe.

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Old teamster route recognised

3/10/2008 | Remnants of a teamster route in central western Queensland, including a stone causeway, have been entered into the Queensland Heritage Register.

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Chancellor’s/Commander’s Cups go to JCU

25/09/2008 | James Cook University has toppled the Army in their annual rugby union match in Townsville.

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Farmed barra the best

22/09/2008 | It's official – Australian Farmed Barramundi meets the highest international food safety standards, guaranteeing consumers a great tasting, healthy product from farm to table.

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Winning poem receives mixed reception

18/09/2008 | Not all is “gum leaves and billy tea” in North Queensland bush poetry circles.

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Stef’s quest to record Coolon

21/08/2008 | The truth behind Thomas Coolon’s life is clouded in stories and folklore- but Stef Powell is trying to clear that up. |

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Schmidts celebrate decades of service

14/08/2008 | The iconic red and white trucks have become a well-recognised figure on North Queensland roads over the past 30 years.

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Bush fashions scouts wanted

1/08/2008 | One of North Queensland’s premier fashion competitions is looking for bush scouts.

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Nelia nearly a 100

24/07/2008 | Pat Alloway, unofficial Lady Mayoress of Nelia has kept the mail running through tens of thousands of square kilometres of the Nelia district since 1980.

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Burke Shire going green

'Glimmer of hope' in case of missing Britt

Rudd delivers a low blow on Garnaut ...

Facebook hunt for missing Britt

Sugar cane profitability declines

Trouble times loom for gold miner

6/10/2008 | In journalism there is nothing worse than interviewing someone with TB - True Believerism. But the rapidly changing world is turning traditional ideology upside down, leaving TB sufferers supporting a brand and not a belief.

Reinventing rural

Agri-culture and agri-business