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No bailout for Bonza as more than 300 staff stood down

More than 300 employees of budget carrier Bonza have been stood down as the government leaves the financially floundering airline without a life raft. Thousands...

Georgia claims top honours

Toowoomba's Downlands College student Georgia Lynch has kicked off her first Beef Australia experience by taking out top honours in the Nutrien Ag Solutions...

Beefing up industry development in the Pacific

CQUniversity and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) are this week hosting 15 delegates from Pacific island countries with the goal of...

Taking stock of our region

One thing we often take for granted as locals is the sheer amount of things to do and see in our region, many of...

Still time to aid farmers

Can I take the time to once again congratulate all of the men and women involved in the organisation of Beef Australia 2024. As your...

Indigenous ingredients in the spotlight for Beef2024

Australia’s most celebrated indigenous chef will bring the flavours of the outback to Rockhampton as part of the Beef2024 Celebrity Chef Program. Mark Olive, aka...

Dutton: Balanced approach is needed

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton stressed striking the right balance between farming and renewables is required during the first day of his visit to...

War of words on drought funds

A war of words has erupted following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's pledge at Beef2024 this week that $519 million from the Future Drought Fund...

Coast Guard activities

Calm weather at the beginning of the week changed to intense winds and squally conditions over the weekend. While there were no activations this...

Sea of purple

St Brendan’s College students, teachers and caregivers took to the streets of Yeppoon in a sea of the colour purple in their seventh annual...

Beef2024 full of flavour

With Beef Week 2024 now in full swing, People's Day saw ringers, townies and international visitors come in their hordes to the showgrounds for...

Golden weekend at Mount

An array of colourful fairy tale characters filled Mount Morgan's main street on Saturday as part of the Golden Mount Festival’s ‘'Nursery Rhymes and...

No bailout for Bonza as more than 300 staff stood down

More than 300 employees of budget carrier Bonza have been stood down as the government leaves the financially floundering airline without a life raft. Thousands...