Tag Archives: North Queensland

Charters Towers combined agents yarded a total of 2776 cattle on Wednesday, consisting of 1445 prime cattle and 1277 store cattle. The prime cattle consisted of 331 bullocks, 120 heifers, 717 cows and 92 bulls.

Police believe criminals have been taking advantage of pandemic restrictions to target businesses in rural areas.

If you want to grasp the power and might of Mother Nature, the site of the flood marker at the Macrossan Bridge across the Burdekin River is where you'll be confronted with that in spades.

The Queensland Ambulance Service has appointed a north Queensland based Deputy Commissioner for the first time.

The National Museum of Australia purchased over 400 artworks by Far North Queensland artists, for a major exhibition with Indigenous Art Centre Alliance.

A Townsville father is celebrating winning a life-changing $100,000 lottery prize and already knows the novel way he will mark the occasion. The North Queensland man scored $100,000 in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw on Tuesday.

THE increasing threat of shutdowns at abattoirs due to COVID-19 cases among staff is raising concerns about a processing backlog hitting the south right on the cusp of the spring lamb flush. Expert analyst opinion,

Refrigerated shipping containers are in extremely short supply and freight rates have skyrocketed. Further, key international ports and their surrounding freight networks have gone into lockdown following virus outbreaks.

The wool market reacted as expected, given the immediate restrictions placed on textile manufacturers across China, and prices eased by 30 cents a kilogram. It was not an Armageddon move by any stretch,

The Red Meat Advisory Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Davie as the new Beef Sustainability Steering Group chair. Mark Davie will take over from current SSG chair Tess Herbert in November 2021.