Toowoomba News

1. Queensland authorities consider border changes as northern NSW lockdown looms

   Queensland records one new COVID-19 case in hotel quarantine as authorities remain on high alert after the northern New South Wales region recorded a positive case yesterday. NSW authorities have placed the Byron, Kempsey and Tweed local government areas into lockdown.

2. Carbon credits set to boom as Queensland graziers make landmark deal

   Central Queensland will host the first carbon credit project under the state government's Land Restoration Fund, but what's in it for landholders?

3. The gate that helped launch the Lock the Gate movement can now be found on a Tasmanian farm

   Just over 10 years ago, a group of farmers and environmentalists gathered in front of Queensland's Parliament House in Brisbane to campaign against what they saw as the expansion of coal and gas development at the expense of Australian agriculture.

4. Authorities trace traveller who spent time at Brisbane Airport while infectious, eyes on Northern NSW after positive case

   Initial investigations indicate a person had been infectious in the Byron, Ballina and Tweed areas between September 18 and 20.

5. Why is Queensland's vaccine update the slowest in Australia? And how can we fix some misconceptions?

   From fertility concerns to low regional transmission rates, experts answer five key concerns of unvaccinated Queenslanders, as the state retains a firm grip on last place in the race to get COVID jabs in the arms of Australians.   

6. Queensland records no new cases as 'super Pfizer weekend' sees vaccination rates soar

   There are no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases recorded in Queensland as people turn out in large numbers to get vaccinated at walk-in hubs.

7. What happens to cow poo? Farmers zoom in to answer the big questions from city kids

   Primary school pupils around Australia are turning to dial-a-farmer to get answers to some of nature's burning questions.

8. 'Why didn’t we think of it?' Queensland cyclists trial bird deterrent tape to ward off magpies

   A piece of silver tape, costing just a few dollars from the local hardware store, has become the latest accessory for magpie-wary cyclists in south-east Queensland.

9. Carnival blooms as visitors stop, smell and eat the flowers

   Move aside parsley, there's a new garnish in town and it looks and smells a lot prettier — as Toowoomba pastry chef Katy Woods demonstrates.

10. Female racer defying odds in sprintcar world

    Tarlea Apelt will take the wheel in the big league in the Thunder on the Downs Sprintcar classic.

11. Large numbers turn out at vaccination hubs in Queensland in 'great news' for the state

    One new locally acquired case of COVID-19 has been recorded in Queensland, as high numbers of people gathered at vaccination hubs for Saturday's major vaccination drive.

12. The gate that helped launch the Lock the Gate movement is still getting the job done

    Just over 10 years ago, a group of farmers and environmentalists gathered around a rusty gate in front of Queensland's Parliament. What happened to the gate that started it all?  

13. Farming family makes switch to edible flowers

    A Queensland farming family has switched from tomatoes to pansies and violets as demand for edible flowers grows.

14. Delays in truck driver COVID testing 'not acceptable', Queensland border mayor urges action

    A Queensland mayor labels a days-long delay in COVID-19 testing results for interstate truck drivers as "unacceptable" as the Transport Workers Union calls for rapid testing to resolve the "chaos" on the border.

15. Cottage garden named city's best

    Inner city cottage garden named Carnival's best for 2021

16. Queensland records one new COVID case as NSW area of Glen Innes Severn removed from Queensland border bubble

    Queensland has recorded one new locally acquired case of COVID-19 as authorities announce the state will reinstate border restrictions with the New South Wales council area of Glen Innes Severn.

17. How Australian farmers have gone from doom to bloom

    Just when you thought things were getting worse for Australian agriculture, the industry is now predicting a record year of production. How has this happened? 

18. COVID going undetected in NSW border zone because of home septic tanks

    Thousands of residents in the New South Wales border zone are not being monitored via sewage testing for COVID-19 infections due to their use of home septic tank systems.

19. Bird scarer tape in action on the Brisbane Valley Trial

    Bird scarer tape being used to deter magpies from attacking cyclists.

20. Shockwaves felt through South Burnett following sudden death of 'much loved' elder

    Cherbourg elder Uncle Bevan Costello is being remembered as proud Wakka Wakka man and his tireless efforts for positive change in his community.

21. PNG student desperate to finish final year of school 'at home' in Queensland

    The last few months of school should be memorable, but Queensland boarding student Aryan Machiah will probably only experience them through a screen.

22. OJ -tolls MIchael Dutton

23. OJ -tolls MIchael Dutton

24. OJ -tolls MIchael Dutton

25. Could you have a toll debt and not know it? Queenslanders rack up $150m in unpaid charges

    Musician Michael Dutton is still paying off $1,500 in charges after he drove to Brisbane to play gigs three years ago. His debt is among more than 778,000 toll debts the fines registry is trying to claw back.