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Wild weather blows Greyhound bus off road
A bus has been blown off the road by a wild storm in western Queensland.[MORE]
Motorcyclist killed after hitting roo
A 28-year-old man has died after his motorbike struck a kangaroo on a property in Queensland's far south-west. [MORE]
Outback towns urged to get healthy
Outback communities are being encouraged to get active as part of a health and fitness campaign underway in south-west Queensland.[MORE]
Bullo Shire struggles to fill jobs
A south-west Queensland council says it may be forced to consider increasing wages for workers because it cannot compete with the region's gas and oil industries.[MORE]
Funds to help revamp outback airstrips
Seven remote Queensland councils have received almost $900,000 in Federal Government funding to upgrade local airstrips.[MORE]
Council excited to reclaim historic jail
The Mayor of Bulloo Shire Council says it is exciting to get back a piece of Thargomindah's history, an old three-cell timber jail.[MORE]
Small town gem festival draws masses
Opal buyers from Europe are in south-west Queensland this weekend to inspect the region's unique gemstones.[MORE]
Indigenous family 'excluded from native title claim'
A Queensland Indigenous leader is seeking legal advice in a row over family ties to native land in the state's south-west. [MORE]
'Tractor' beats 'Fridge' in mayoral tussle
The mayoral race in the Bulloo Shire has been won by the man known as 'Tractor' Ferguson.[MORE]
'Fridge' and 'Tractor' make for outback mayoral contest with a difference
There is an unusual mayoral contest shaping up in Queensland's south-west.[MORE]
Flooding arrives in Windorah
Graziers in western Queensland's Channel Country are seeing the first of the floodwaters arrive, with major flooding now being reported at Windorah.[MORE]
Food supplies to be airlifted to Thargomindah, Quilpie
Three tonnes of food supplies will be airlifted to two small towns in south-west Queensland today, with floodwaters cutting road access.[MORE]
Graziers to swap red dust for red carpet
A group of organic beef producers from outback Queensland is about to swap the red dust for Hollywood's red carpet.[MORE]
High hopes for Asian organic beef sales
A group of outback women say they are confident a 10-day trade mission to Asia will result in more sales of organic beef from Queensland's Channel Country.[MORE]
Flooding cuts off Thargomindah
Residents of Thargomindah, in south-west Queensland, are isolated by flooding. [MORE]
Phone services cut in south-west Qld
Telstra CountryWide says all phone services have been lost to 1800 customers in south-west Queensland.[MORE]
Budjiti leader highlights long road to native title
The leader of an Indigenous group in south-west Queensland says gaining native title recognition has been a difficult and complicated process.[MORE]
Variety Bash heads for southern Qld
More than 100 old cars carrying more than 400 people will cross the border into southern Queensland today as part of the 2007 New South Wales Variety Bash.[MORE]
Joyce urges action over council amalgamations
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce is finishing his tour of western Queensland today by meeting with council representatives in Longreach.[MORE]
Car confiscation laws on trial
New car confiscation laws are being trialled in Queensland's north coast and southern police regions ahead of a state-wide rollout. [MORE]
Stockman's challenge kicks off in Thargomindah
Hundreds of horse competitors from across New South Wales and Queensland are in Thargomindah today for the annual Channel Country Stockman's Challenge. [MORE]
Historic Qld power plant to become tourist attraction
An historic hydro-power plant in south-western Queensland is soon to be upgraded into a tourist attraction. [MORE]
Council looks to cash in on camel demand
A south-west Queensland council says it is hoping to build a multi-million dollar camel abattoir at Thargomindah.[MORE]
Thargomindah braces for floodwaters
Floodwaters are expected to hit the community of Thargomindah in the south-west within days.[MORE]
Outback flooding isolates Birdsville
Floodwaters are continuing to spreading out in parts of south-west Queensland's Channel Country, with Birdsville now cut off by rising river levels.[MORE]
