Our state: Jude's story
"I love it that much that I'm definitely staying; I've got my plot booked at the Charleville cemetery; so that's how much I love it."
View ArticleRate rise not needed, Qld business groups say
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Qld says the latest interest rate rise may halt a full scale economic recovery.
View ArticleQld business confidence falls behind rest of Australia
The CCIQ says the latest business conditions survey results show Queensland is still lagging behind the rest of Australia.
View ArticleBuilding industry confidence drops in Qld
A survey of Qld's building and construction industry finds business confidence has dropped.
View ArticleInnovative western sheep grazier awarded
Pat Hegarty from 'Colanya', west of Longreach, has won the Queensland section of the national 'Raising the Baa' competition, a prestigious award aimed at showcasing innovation in the sheep and wool...
View ArticleShopkeepers and consumers alike 'face tough Christmas'
The United Retail Federation (URF) says poor retail figures indicate a tough Christmas for traders.
View ArticleBusinesses registering to help others hurt by floods
Queensland business owners should be able to register details from today about how they can help other businesses affected by floods.
View ArticleQueensland business confidence slumps after disasters: survey
A new survey taken during the summer of natural disasters shows Queensland businesses are the least confident in Australia.
View ArticleTraders urged to embrace digital economy
An information technology industry group says many regional businesses in Queensland are not prepared for the digital economy because they are mistakenly waiting for the National Broadband Network...
View ArticleMany takeaway owners shortchange employees
The Fair Work Ombudsman says one-in-four takeaway businesses in Queensland are not paying the correct wages.
View ArticleYour stories: Rain and floods
As the rain continues to drench river and creek catchments across western Queensland, its a mixed blessing. Graziers and towns need the rain to refresh pastures, water supplies and dampen the fire...
View ArticleQueensland floods
Each summer as the monsoon builds in northern Australia, Queensland braces for the wet season, as cyclones, tropical lows, troughs and storms brew. It's these weather events that generate the rain that...
View ArticleQueensland records weakest sales
Queensland has reported Australia's weakest sales for the March quarter in a report out today.
View ArticleQueensland Farm Finance Strategy under review
The way banks recover debt from the agriculture sector is under the microscope.
View ArticleRural and Resources Report for North West and Western Queensland, Thursday...
Indonesia increases live cattle permits, Chemical free products sold at new Longreach butcher, Dalby cattle sale
View ArticleBudget 'bad for business' in Qld
Two leading Queensland organisations say the Federal Budget has neglected the struggling business sector.
View ArticleRural Report for Queensland, Monday, October 1, 2012
New research drives push to lift NZ tomato ban; Aussies prevail in close working dog trans tasman test and Whitbreads Cordial tradition continues in Charters Towers.
View ArticleUnions oppose Qld move to abandon federal awards
The Queensland Government has proposed moving about 380,000 small business workers covered by federal awards back to the state.
View ArticleCharleville flood protection nearly complete
A south-west Queensland Mayor says a $14 million flood diversion project in Charleville has helped restore confidence among business owners and residents.
View ArticleRed tape delays drought destocking
A Queensland trucking company says its taking too long for the state government to approve special drought trucking permits.
View ArticleHistoric outback building gets million dollar makeover
The Solleys building has been a part of the fabric of Longreach's main street for more than 100 years. The next stage of the building's life is about to begin.
View ArticleSewerage revamp leaves butcher out of pocket
A Mount Isa businessman says his shop has taken a hit from council works along Camooweal Street.
View ArticleCouncil gets tough on unregistered traders
The Mount Isa council is cracking down on unregistered businesses operating in the city.
View ArticleCharleville considers cooperative store following Target closure
Momentum is gathering for a cooperative department store in the south-west Queensland town of Charleville following the closure of Target and Crazy Clarks.
View ArticleMeet Tambo's new chief teddy bear maker
Verna Kruckow has made thousands of teddy bears in the last 11 years - one of them was even given as a gift to Prince George.
View ArticleExplosion ends tourist season for outback town
The tiny town of Wyandra in south-west Queensland relies heavily on passing traffic to boost business during the winter tourist season. But since a fertiliser truck exploded on the Mitchell Highway...
View ArticleA pub, a post office, and a general store: The vital ingredients to keeping a...
The owner of a small general store in outback Queensland says businesses like hers are a vital part of any bush community. Fiona Turnbull says without a pub, a post office and a shop, many remote towns...
View ArticleStep inside outback Queensland's best pub of 2014
The pub in the tiny town of Windorah in remote south-west Queensland has been part of Marilyn Simpson's life since the day she was born. Her great grandparents bought the place in the early 1900s and...
View ArticlePower price rises spark Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland fears for...
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland says power price rises in regional areas are unsustainable.
View ArticleWhy Quilpie is a great place for young business owners
Businesses owned and operated by 20-somethings are booming in the small outback Queensland town of Quilpie where young people say the low overheads and lack of competition make it an appealing place to...
View ArticleSilver lining to downturn for outback boutique owner
Queensland's crippling drought and a surge in online shopping have wreaked havoc on an outback boutique but the owner says there is a silver lining.
View ArticleTraining for Joy
Replacing weights with irrigation pipes, a track and field oval with your driveway and a medicine ball with moon rocks, these are just a few of the items lying around farms that can help farmers in...
View ArticleTraining for Joy
Replacing weights with irrigation pipes, a track and field oval with your driveway and a medicine ball with moon rocks, these are just a few of the items lying around farms that can help farmers in...
View ArticleOutback business Tambo Teddies started by local women has sights set on...
A teddy bear business set up more than 20 years ago puts the outback town of Tambo on the map for tourists travelling through regional Queensland.
View ArticleAugathella hopes 'Big Meat Ant' mascot can save dying town
Coffs Harbour has the Big Banana, Goulburn has the Big Merino, Ballina has the Big Prawn and Augathella has... the Big Meat Ant.
View ArticleTraining for Joy
Replacing weights with irrigation pipes, a track and field oval with your driveway and a medicine ball with moon rocks, these are just a few of the items lying around farms that can help farmers in...
View ArticleDrought but not out in Longreach as new business takes a gamble in tough times
Starting a new business is a gamble at the best of times, but even more so when you open a shop in outback Queensland during a drought.
View ArticleCash boost for small business owners battling drought in outback Queensland
With Queensland's drought still far from over, small business owners in one of the state's worst affected areas are being given pre-paid cash cards to buy essentials in the local community.
View ArticleOutback mayor takes to social media to attract hairdresser to Blackall
An outback Queensland mayor is stunned to learn his town is without a hairdresser, so he is mounting a social media campaign to attract one.
View ArticleTarget closure in Charleville continues to impact outback Queensland town two...
It has been two years since Target announced it would close its Charleville store and the impact of the decision continues to be felt in the outback Queensland town.
View ArticleCunnamulla couple boosts spirits in outback Queensland town by refurbishing...
A young Cunnamulla couple puts their money where their mouth is and invests in their small outback town, with a new bakery.
View ArticleCoffee culture spreads around outback Qld as young women open boutique cafes
Outback Queensland is hundreds of kilometres from Melbourne's famous coffee laneways, but the region is making a mark for itself as a spot to get a top brew.
View ArticleContract cattle kills sought by beef company, with sights set on Chinese...
The demand for cheaper supermarket beef in China prompts a new Australian joint-venture to directly source and process cattle for export.
View ArticleBakers find little delight in rising costs of flour and butter
Bakers across the country are losing out on dough with high prices of flour and butter causing concern for business owners.
View ArticleTambo Teddies celebrate 25 years of a business created for hard times
It has been 25 years since the first Tambo Teddy was sold, kickstarting a business that has held steady through the outback's ups and downs.
View ArticleBirdsville Bakery's famous camel pies and the 1,000km outback supply chain
Despite Australia's Simpson Desert being known for its feral camels, the Birdsville Bakery in outback Queensland has been forced to travel 1,000 kilometres to source meat for its famous camel pies.
View Article'Right to repair' regulation necessary, say small businesses and...
Australian proponents of the 'right to repair' movement say the environment, consumers and small business are suffering without regulation.
View ArticleFlora trigger map prompts backlash from farmers who fear it will lock up...
Queensland landholders are afraid that new government mapping of threatened species could lock up their land and force them to stop farming and grazing.
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