“Awful remarks” on social media “are on the increase,” according to Zeb Sugden from the Queensland Teachers Union. Maryanne Walsh, Principal of Centenary State High School in Toowoomba, says her school is dealing with the issue of social media abuse after...
Higher education in Australia is set to undergo major changes with the proposed deregulation of fees and changes to HECS after the federal budget. “I think prospective students will become more discerning than they are now about their university choice,” said...
By Isobel Roe Updated May 28, 2014 17:42:23 Map: Townsville 4810 A doctor from southern Queensland’s Darling Downs will today receive an award for bravery, after saving an elderly man from his sinking car in the state’s north. Dr Joe William...
By Chrissy Arthur and Ash Moore Posted May 28, 2014 11:26:52 Map: Thargomindah 4492 A western Queensland beekeeper says the changing climate could be causing the death of bees and the loss of hives. John Ferguson from Thargomindah says weather conditions...
By Fidelis Rego and Belinda Sanders Posted May 27, 2014 10:47:58 Map: Toowoomba 4350 More than 23,000 people have signed a petition asking for a bravery medal to be awarded to a boy who was killed in the January 2011 flood...
Professor Phil Bland from Curtin University in Western Australia says the fireball, which was spotted by residents between Townsville and Cunnamulla on May 15, was most likely a meteorite. He estimates the meteorite to be 4.5 billion years old. “The only...
John Osborne, chief executive of the Tour of Toowoomba, says the event is the cycling equivalent of the V8 Supercars coming to town. “It’s the only national cycling event held in Queensland. There are 17 rounds of the national road series....
By Chrissy Arthur Updated May 23, 2014 10:45:02 Map: Eromanga 4480 Stage one of a dinosaur museum in Queensland’s south-west is to be built after the State Government announced $500,000 in new funding. The Eromanga Natural History Museum has been on...
Fresh from a stint playing the lead in Phantom of the Opera, Brendon Walmsley has picked up his guitar and delivered a brand new song inspired by the plight of farmers. Lawn Mowing Service...
Two years ago Steve Towson decided to open his collection of Australian folk music to the public. The collection has since grown into the Australian Cultural Library, a place where even the most obscure Australian recording or book is celebrated. Lawn...
