Martin Bunyard

A central Queensland irrigation hay farmer has called on government and energy providers to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in rural electricity costs in order to make his business viable.

The federal rural health minister has weighed-in on maternity service issues impacting the Queensland town of Theodore.

The Piggott family’s Aldinga Droughtmaster bull sale attracted a crowd of repeat and new buyers at Springsure on Wednesday.

Murdeduke’s fourth Angus stud bull sale in central Queensland saw strong demand for the draft of 64 two-year-old bulls that were on offer last Tuesday.

Despite a challenging selling season with plain weather conditions across the region, livestock producers during the Central Reds Droughtmaster bull sale at Emerald were willing to open their wallets for quality bulls.

The Santahat Santa Gertrudis bull sale presented a quality line-up of commercially focused sires at this year's Rawbelle on-property sale near Monto.

Janene and Scott McLellan’s oats crop finished bullocks topped the market at Dalby’s cattle sale on Wednesday.

A 24-year-old man has died after falling off the back of a ute near Dirranbandi overnight.

An appeal process to the Planning and Environment Court has the potential to redefine rural land use property rights.

Fire has destroyed historic Mary’s Commercial Hotel in Dalby.