News from the West
News and happenings from South West Queensland.
The ‘Tractor Bloke’ heads home
Frank “The Tractor Bloke” Chiverton should hopefully be arriving back in Dalby this Thursday, October 8, at the end of his 5,746km trip around western Queensland to raise funds for Guide Dogs Queensland (GDQ).
Frank was in Charleville last weekend heading home to Dalby after travelling as far as Birdsville, Mt Isa and Camooweal since he first set off on July 15.
Queensland Health marks 50 years of flying specialists
Queensland Health has paid tribute to its unique flying specialist service fifty years after it first took to the skies.
Queensland Health’s Director General Policy Planning and Resourcing Professor Andrew Wilson said so many people’s lives had been touched by the flying specialists.
Dust doesn’t dampen community spirit
While the dust storm on Saturday may have delayed the passenger flight out of Charleville that morning, there was no stopping a busload of golfers leaving town headed to Morven for the Morven Open Golf Day.
Ancient industry gets new lease on life
A new product being manufactured by a Charleville-based charcoal manufacturing business is giving an ancient industry a new lease on life, and as a result, charcoal is winning the hearts and minds of farmers and gardeners across Queensland.
Supported by Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries (QPIF), the new charcoal landscaping product, Deco-Carbon, is being produced by Renewable Carbon Resources Australia (RCRA) on the outskirts of Charleville.
