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Tourism CEO retires

Queensland Country Tourism (QCT) CEO Peter Homan has announced his retirement following six years of transformative leadership. Peter has led Queensland Country Tourism through a...

Leo’s a full team enterprise

Gatton's youngest entrepreneur has found himself a new helping hand. Leo Tyers is famous across the nation for running a fruit shop out front...

Esk’s walks for connection

Esk local Julia Austin has expanded her efforts to bring people together, now adding a hiking group to her repertoire of community organisations. The...

Child struck in Gatton road incident

Flinders–Goolman consult

Platypus funding welcomed

PALM change welcomed

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Sport

Encouraging girls’ soccer

A girls' soccer program in Gatton is entering its third year. The club fielded multiple all-girls teams this year and is hoping to see...

$37,000 raised for Fiji Rugby Tour

Lockyer District High School has raised $37,000 to support its first international rugby league trip, thanks to the generosity of families, local businesses, and...

Awards Galore for Laidley High

Laidley State High School recently celebrated its standout student athletes at the 2025 Sports Awards, held in late October. The ceremony recognised students’ dedication,...

Sows and Pigs hit Highfields

The Gatton Black Pigs have capped off an impressive season with another strong showing, this time up the range at the Highfields Sevens over...

Relay qualifiers in Plainland

Little athletes made their way to Faith Lutheran College, Plainland, on Sunday to put their speed, teamwork and spirit to the test. Hosted by...

LDHS shines at volleyball finals

Two Lockyer District State High School teams travelled to Toowoomba for the final Darling Downs Volleyball Competition of the year, impressing with skill, teamwork,...

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Rural

Fight for repair rights

The National Farmers’ Federation, other peak bodies, policymakers, industry and academics have gathered for a summit to promote the right of farmers to repair...

Biotech milestone achieved

Lockyer Valley biotechnology company Metagen has reached a world-leading milestone in developing a DNA-based diagnostic test for Australian onion growers battling crop losses caused...

Get your start in agriculture

Australia’s on-farm, gap-year program, AgCAREERSTART, is telling a powerful story about young people wanting to make their start in agriculture. A program evaluation shows a...

UQ Gold Medal for Julia

The University of Queensland has named Julia Spicer as the recipient of this year’s prestigious Gatton Gold Medal, awarded annually to a UQ Gatton...

Pest vine found

Council has alerted Lockyer Valley locals to an invasive weed that has not been detected in the area for over half a century. A...

Energy roadmap for our farmers

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the release of the Queensland Government’s Energy Roadmap, which provides greater certainty for farmers, landholders and rural...

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Tourism CEO retires

Queensland Country Tourism (QCT) CEO Peter Homan has announced his retirement following six years of transformative leadership. Peter has led Queensland Country Tourism through a...

Leo’s a full team enterprise

Gatton's youngest entrepreneur has found himself a new helping hand. Leo Tyers is famous across the nation for running a fruit shop out front...

Esk’s walks for connection

Esk local Julia Austin has expanded her efforts to bring people together, now adding a hiking group to her repertoire of community organisations. The...

Child struck in Gatton road incident

A toddler remains in hospital after being struck by a car in Gatton on November 6. Emergency services responded to reports of a collision on...

Flinders–Goolman consult

Community input is needed to shape the future of one of Ipswich’s most important conservation areas. Ipswich City Council Environment and Sustainability Committee Chairperson Councillor...

Platypus funding welcomed

West Moreton mayors have welcomed a million-dollar monitoring program of local waterholes that aims to improve the sustainability of native icons like the platypus....

Gatton get the wood over Forest Hill

Gatton held their nerve to edge Forest Hill 175-171 in a thrilling A Grade clash. Hayden Kleiden’s explosive 121 off just 52 balls powered...

Lowood students Broncs program

The Beyond the Broncos Mentoring program celebrated the graduation of three Lowood State High School students, Yindi, Kiera, and Mackenzie, at Cloudland in Fortitude...

Cricket BLASTERS for Lockyer

In an exciting development for the Lockyer Cricket community, a free BLASTERS program for boys and girls aged 5 to 9 is set to...

Barefoot bowling students

Agricultural science students from the University of Queensland swapped work boots for lawn bowls recently as part of the second annual Boots Off Bowls...

Kruger sets eyes on Japan

Laidley footballer Justeen Kruger’s Deaflympics dream is just around the corner as she gears up to join Team Australia in November for the Tokyo 2025...

Lockyer touch preps for Term 4

All four Lockyer District State High School Touch Teams travelled to Laidley Recreational Grounds to compete in a two games series in preparation for...

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