Outdoors

Bety’s a charmer

QUEENSLAND Rail’s Sunshine Express put on a show on the weekend with heritage carriages being hauled by historic Queensland Built BB181/4 steam engine, affectionately known as Bety, to the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.

Tony Field

02 Oct 2024

Outdoors

Dazzling meteor shower to light up skies

ONE of the most awe-inspiring, annual astronomical events – set to peak on Thursday evening – will be even better this year.

Rob Mellett

13 Dec 2023

PHOTOS

Parrots’ time to get merry

IT is that time of the year again when you may see the odd parrot laying on its back on the ground or running around in circles or just doing things not normally associated with a healthy bird.

Lyle Radford

11 Oct 2023

Outdoors

Spring into school holiday fun

WITH the spring school holidays upon us and the last nip of winter in the rear-view mirror, now is a great time to explore what’s on our doorstep.

Rob Mellett

13 Sep 2023

Outdoors

Endurance on the line at Epic challenge

AUSTRALIA’S original mountain bike marathon started back in 2002 after a bunch of mates challenged themselves to a heart-pumping 117km trail ride.

Rob Mellett

23 Aug 2023

City Life

Star man’s event skyrockets in success

MORE than 200 eager starwatchers scanned the heavens at Colleges Crossing during the weekend at what is fast becoming the most popular astronomy event in the South East region.

Rob Mellett

03 Aug 2023

Outdoors

It’s official: Show biggest, best ever

THE smell of dagwood dogs, hot chips and fairy floss filled the air for the milestone 150th anniversary of the Ipswich Show last weekend.

Rob Mellett

24 May 2023

Outdoors & Travel

Join the dragon for river workout

NATURE’s energy can be felt in some places more than others, and that is certainly true of the Bremer River – a place of allure when calm but a harsh mistress during the wet.

Rob Mellett

12 Apr 2023

Council

Engineers inspect damage to boardwalks

THE footpath at the top of the River Heart Parklands has opened but the boardwalks and facilities are some time away from re-opening.

Brian Bennion

06 Apr 2023

Council

Missing link connecting Brassall bikeway to CBD back on track

A $3.5 million lift on the northern end of the Bradfield Bridge will be put to council next week to progress the missing link in the popular Brassall Bikeway project.

Brian Bennion

15 Mar 2021

Ipswich

St Patrick’s Day fun always a safe bet

THE Ipswich Turf Club turned green last Friday to celebrate all things Irish at the St Patrick’s Day Races.

Rob Mellett

22 Mar 2023

Events

Fields of gold backdrop to night of music, fireworks

TALK of sunflowers and starry nights might have you thinking of Van Gogh’s most famous works, but these are the ingredients for a sunset party set to end with a bang.

Rob Mellett

22 Mar 2023

Outdoors

A-mazed among the sunflowers

FORECASTS of heavy weekend rain failed to deter the 12,000 Kalbar Sunflower Festival ticketholders on Friday through to Sunday.

Wendy Creighton

15 Mar 2023

Nature

Volunteers join bushcare efforts

COMMUNITY-led environmental improvements are stronger than ever with the formation of three new Bushcare groups across Ipswich.

Staff Writers

08 Mar 2023

City Life

Spartan gets teachers to school on time

TEACHERS from flood-bound Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia were airlifted recently from Broome to open the school gates for the new school year

Rob Mellett

01 Mar 2023

Outdoors

Outback Art Series - Muttaburra has more than a dusty dinosaur

PUT aside the weighty debate over whether ninety percent of the population would have known that Muttaburra existed

Wendy Creighton

21 Dec 2022

Fassifern Guardian

Country lakes well stocked with value

WELL-stocked freshwater impoundments are often an under-valued rural asset. Yet the gains from having fish-rich lakes accessible to the public are much more valuable than attracting the tourist dollar. Beautiful waterways like Lake Maroon and Lake...

David Lems

14 Dec 2022

Outdoors

Outback Art Series: Lakeland – a sculpture park with a practical purpose

PARKLAND especially designed to attract passing motorists to stop and view an array of public artworks interspersed with storyboards

Staff Writers

14 Dec 2022

Outdoors

Outback Art Series - Funny dunnies keep toilet humour out of the gutter

AUSSIES like to make fun of the humble toilet block, call it what you will, dunny, loo, outhouse, throne room, thunderbox or restroom.

Staff Writers

07 Dec 2022