Queensland Features

    Police and Fire and Rescue Service divers at the scene of a fatal accident at Laidley Creek.

    Flash flooding wreaks havoc in South East Queensland

    Lockyer Valley mayor Steve Jones says the Lockyer Creek in Queensland is higher than he's seen it in more than a decade.


    Flavio Racanello from Fodder Solutions with some hydroponically sprouted barley.

    Automatic fodder plant opens doors

    The world's largest automatic barley sprouting system is located in an industrial area in Toowoomba, Queensland but could have applications all over the world.


    Wool clips were weighed

    Shearing time for the Longreach DPI

    Lambs have been bred by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries to see how suitable their traits are to northern pasture regions.


    Harvesting wheat at sunset at 'The Ranch' inbetween Westmar and Meandarra in Southern Queensland.

    Harvest time for world record wheat

    It's harvest time for the Coggan family, but this year it's different. They're taking off the crop that earned them the world record for the most wheat planted in a 24-hour period and it's the best season they've had for 30 years.


    Shearing is backbreaking work for a person of any age

    Shearing - a backbreaking job for any age

    Even though they may be young, the Longreach Agricultural College students say shearing sheep is a job a lot harder than they thought.


    Des in flight over paddocks at Fabian Gallo's property.

    Eagle eyes protection

    A far north Queensland farmer has recruited bird trainer Mark Culleton and his tame wedge-tailed eagle called Des to keep unwanted cockatoos and magpie geese off his crops.


    A spotted gum on a property at Gundiah north of Gympie

    Private forestry potential in Queensland

    Demand for hardwood timber from private land in southeast Queensland is on the rise as crown allocations are locked up.


    Queensland Rail engine

    Anger at cattle train cancellations in Queensland

    Queensland Rail's decision to cut livestock services has angered one of Australia's largest beef processors.


    Mt Rawdon gold mine manager Kalman Salgo

    Good times for Queensland gold mine

    A south east Queensland gold mine has set a new production record, increased exploration and it's confident it can make the most of a steady gold price.


    Greenvale seniors program

    Case Study - Keeping active whilst ageing

    The funding was for the purchase and installation of a gymnasium to keep seniors active, and at the same time make it available to other people in the community for the purpose of fitness and exercise...