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Volunteer keeps pumping life into town 25 years on

News From a burning shed to fire warden for the RFS, Rowan Whip is one of many volunteers who keep our towns going.

Roma shines up for National Motoring Heritage Day

News National Motoring Heritage Day was on Sunday.

Teaming up to build resilience

News Tackling mental health in rural towns.

Father bashed with bar in front of his wife and child

Crime Family witnesses father bashing.

More Local News

Stories of Australia's oldest man to inspire generations

News Currently working on his 13th book, Mr Kruger wrote to the premier, asking her to do him the honour of purchasing his collection.

Council cuts funding for shire's wild dog eradication

News Wild dogs poses serious threats to the sheep and cattle industries across rural Queensland.

Roma's 440km gas pipeline notches up 50th anniversary

News The Roma - Brisbane Pipeline celebrates its 50-year anniversary this month.

Brewer wins 58kg worth of liquid gold

News DAMIAN McAtamney will not let his mates go dry during the three State of Origin games after being named the home brew section grand champion.

NRL legend tackles mental health in the bush

News Clinton Toopi will be at the Roma Saleyards on Tuesday tackling mental health.

PHOTO GALLERY: Roma off-leash dog park officially opens

News More than 40 dogs attend the official Roma off-leash dog park opening.

Littleproud ready to 'refuel the tank' for second term

Politics Incumbent David Littleproud settles in for an 'anxious' night of waiting ahead of the federal election results.

ELECTION DAY: Polls closed, result of the Maranoa awaits

Politics Scrutineers of the Maranoa have given it their all and now it's time to see what the people have decided.

Poultry owners come flocking

News Bird of Show winner crows about crown after winning with old English game pullet.

A way to say thank you to all the volunteers

News National Volunteer Week celebrates the many hours volunteers put in to rural communities.

One Nation truck ‘torching’ claims discredited

‘Brazen scam’: NDIS fraud accused to seek bail

‘My mum’s cancer shouldn’t have been a death sentence’

Mum admits murdering her baby

Around the Region

Man's thumb partially severed at sawmill

News A MAN in his 60s was flown to hospital after his thumb was partially severed by machinery at the sawmill at Killarney.

How Winton has become the Outback Hollywood

Travel Even the town has some attractively derelict buildings

How Game of Thrones finally ends

TV The north becomes a warzone and nobody wins - sound familiar?

Peter Dutton claims victory in key Qld seat

Politics The Home Affairs Minister faced the fight of his political career

Incident at city hotel sparks police hunt, school lockdown

Crime A number of Toowoomba schools are coming out of lockdown

'Very dangerous': Two trucks skip Toowoomba red light

News WATCH: Driver said it was lucky he waited to move on the green

Leaders’ TV spat fires up voters

Politics “Newstart hasn’t raised since I was one year old."

Federal election 2019

Fury over Labor leadership ‘stitch-up’

Politics It was looking like a one-horse race, but a rising star is being asked to run to stop Anthony Albanese breezing into the Labor leadership.

Who is Anthony Albanese?

Politics “We do need to stand up for the environment"

‘I’m confident’: Albo’s pitch for leadership

Offbeat He eye's an uncontested run for the top job

What election really means for house prices

Property What election results really mean for property market

Prime Minister’s housing blunder

News Cracks emerging in Scott Morrison’s first home buyer scheme

Labor mocked over ‘foolish’ team photo

Politics Chris Bowen removes ‘we’re ready’ photo after election loss

'I'm elated': How Clive Palmer's $55m trumped Australia

Politics Palmer breaks silence on election spend, calls out ‘sore losers’

Sport

Buddy set for blockbuster return, De Goey to miss

AFL He hasn’t played over the past month, but the Swans' Lance "Buddy" Franklin is set to run out for the blockbuster Indigenious Round showdown with Collingwood

Juicy odds for Cronk to score a perfect finale

Rugby League It would be the perfect farewell for Cooper Cronk – a premiership and a Clive Churchill medal in his last game. Ladbrokes is offering juicy odds of it happening

Future Olympians scouted in our regions

Rugby League Rugby tour to unearth rugby talent

At least one Folau will make the World Cup

News Israel Folau’s wife Maria makes Netball World Cup squad

Racing identity charged in cocaine ring sting

News Racing identity charged over alleged smuggling cocaine operation

National Sport

Nine clarifies Slater’s World Cup gig

‘Stay home’: AFL star’s tough call to wife

Heartbreak: Dons confirm worst for Daniher

Boomers' training squad for World Cup announced

Joey calls for Titans to axe their $1 million man

Queensland News

Rush awarded $2.9m defamation payout

News The Oscar-winning actor has been awarded a total of $2.9 million after winning his high-profile defamation case.

Clues found in note among fatal plane crash wreckage

News Investigators found the handwritten note in the cockpit

Truck and train collide near Warwick

Breaking Emergency services remain at the scene

SCAM: How retiree lost thousands in clever trick

Crime Whitsunday woman falls victim to sophisticated scam

How food packaging lies to you

Health Mum’s clever campaign to stop food packaging lies

Clive Palmer a no-show in court

Politics Big-spending election loser Clive Palmer was absent from court

SPOILERS: Three better endings to Game of Thrones

TV Instead of lamenting the quick finish to the episode, I got creative

Business News

Struggling Reject Shop to close stores

Business The Reject Shop’s CEO has quit after the troubled retailer announced store closures and flagged a loss of up to $2 million.

Urgent recall on popular chicken

Business Ingham’s forced to issue urgent recall on Sweet Chilli Chicken Kiev

Wesfarmers' $776m Kidman bid to go to vote

News Kidman Resources shareholders will vote on Wesfarmers' takeover offer

Fonterra confirms closure of Victoria factory

Business Fonterra will close its century-old dairy factory in Victoria

What's On

What's on the big screen this week

'I died and saw God': Man's heavenly encounter

NASA lands in Brisbane for museum's largest ever exhibition

Iggy pops for Bluesfest 2019

Who's just been announced on the Bluesfest lineup for 2019?

Lifestyle

Luxury car safety shamed by $25,000 hatch

Motoring Shock crash test result proves $25,000 hatch safer than $100,000 models as ANCAP records a landmark day for car safety in Australia.

Link between ambulance and community

Lifestyle National Volunteer Week celebrates our regions unsung heroes and all they do to give back to the community.

YOUR STORY: The words and violence that nearly destroyed me

News ''Kill it with fire! Kill it with fire before it lays eggs!,'' they shouted from a distance.

How to save $10,000 a year on groceries

Smarter Shopping One savvy shopper says the time you shop at Woolworths or Coles can save you thousands of dollars. Here’s how.

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Entertainment

Newsboys United album tops Billboard charts

Music AUSTRALIA’S biggest Christian rock band, Newsboys, is back on the top of the Billboard charts.

Ben Simmons and Kendall Jenner split

Celebrity Kendall Jenner and NBA star Ben Simmons have split

Quentin Tarantino snaps over Margot Robbie question

Celebrity Quentin Tarantino snaps at reporter

Is Aladdin remake disaster we expected?

Movies Aladdin remake isn’t the disaster we feared

Costly mistake Meghan Markle keeps making

Celebrity Meghan Markle’s fashion faux pas

Latest Photos

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National Motoring Heritage Day

Coastal retreat with amazing views

Off-Leash Dog Park Opening

Historic homestead set for auction 15-05-2019 17.07

Real Estate

‘House prices could fall 85 per cent’

Property A hedge fund boss has forecast a major drop in prices

Australia’s ‘cheapest house’ comes with a catch

Property IT is cheaper than a used car and even a designer handbag.

Secret weapon helping first home buyers

Property Winter offers first home buyers secret weapon to get into market

Inside new Bunnings $86,000 house

Offbeat Inside Bunnings flat pack home

Easy guide to negative gearing and capital gains tax

Politics This is how they work and how changes could affect you