When you have a deep love for both your fiancé and farm machinery, what do you do?
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Precision farming specialist Kingsley Vandersee, from Emerald, borrowed the John Deere combines from locals for his and his now-wife Chloe's big day, which they held at Old Rainworth Fort just outside of Springsure for 120 guests.
There was only one rule - the machines had to be green.
It was not a colour coordination edict, but rather a nod to his grandfather Gordon Vandersee, who founded Vanderfield in 1963.
The plan appeared to be coming together until one week from the wedding, a spanner was thrown in the works.
"We actually had one machine pull out a week before the wedding, so I was in a mad dash to get a sixth machine, but fortunately one of the local fellas really came through there and helped us out," he said.
"We weren't actually sure it was going to work until the day before the wedding, but we got there."
A former boss and two local contractors were able to provide him with four John Deere S770s, one S670, and one S780.
It took the team almost two days to arrange the headers three a side and fasten the custom tarp to the outstretched augers. The tables and chairs were then moved into place the day before the ceremony.
November really was the month of good fortunes with a new house on the cards for a Roma man who won Keno while in Blackall.
The incredible $1.9 million win happened in the central west Queensland town when a man from Roma, working as a contractor on a road-building job in the district, replayed a small prize and hit the jackpot.
His win was confirmed by Keno but the stunned man said he didn't really think he'd believe it until the money was in his bank account.
Off-duty barman said try as hard as it could, the town only drank $2500 of the money the winner had put on the bar.
Back in Roma and the town was alive for a different reason; Roma Cup.
Around 5000 patrons flocked to Bassett Park where Les 'Bubba' Tilley triumphantly greeted the judge first with favourite, Tears of Love, giving trainer Matt Kropp his fifth Roma Cup win in six years.
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Detouring to the air and QCL readers enjoyed browsing the top shots from ag pilot Josh Mackaway.
His role as a third year ag pilot with North Australian Helicopters exposed him to some of the most remote and beautiful locations in Northern Australia.
Based at Anthony Lagoon, an AACO property 440km north-east of Tennant Creek, Josh worked on properties all over the northern half of the NT, mustering mobs of up to 6000 head in size.
His day generally began before daylight, and didn't finish until the last beast is through the gate.
Other top stories included a combined pig kill, a Moonie feedlot set to be the second-largest in the country and Toobeah Hotel Motel enjoying a record day due to rainfall.
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