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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > story > 9218047 > queensland-government-historic-funding-secures-livestock-genetics

Emerald push secures genetic lifeline in landmark disaster funding shift

11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (535+ words) An Emerald-based reproductive specialist has successfully lobbied the state and federal governments to overhaul disaster recovery rules, ensuring Queensland producers no longer have to sacrifice decades of breeding when catastrophe strikes. In what is believed to be a first for…...

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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > video > travel > xa4ie3i > reggae-icons-the-wailers-pack-out-regional-pub-after-bluesfest-cancellation

Reggae icons The Wailers pack out regional pub after Bluesfest cancellation

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (24+ words) Queensland Country Life Reggae icons The Wailers pack out regional pub after Bluesfest cancellation...

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3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (12+ words) Local football club's revival provides support for town's young people'queenslandcountrylife. com. au...

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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > story > 9210642 > campbell-costello-patagonias-pass-of-tears-vet-on-wild-race

Flying vet's frontline account of a brutal 400km Patagonian endurance race

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (361+ words) The snow line had crept down overnight and as I reached out of my sleeping bag to find my headtorch - you could tell it was frigid with Patagonian cool. I was manning the fourth veterinary checkpoint for a horse race…...

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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > story > 9212131 > mark-quinlan-army-veterans-surprising-pivot-to-motel-ownership

From Timor to Dalby: how one western Qld veteran found his new mission

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (525+ words) Mark Quinlan was sitting in a pub in Darwin, his knee injured and in a brace, thinking about what was next after a career in the army. Then he picked up the phone. A real estate agent answered his call…...

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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > story > 9212736 > young-auctioneers-crowned-at-sydney-royal-2026

'History made': national 2026 ALPA Young Auctioneers winner crowned in Sydney

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (515+ words) For the newly crowned 2026 Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association National Young Auctioneer champion, the win is more than just a trophy, it is the culmination of a childhood dream. And it was certainly a 'big sigh of relief' following…...

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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > story > 9212679 > outback-queensland-fuel-fears-spark-tourism-cancellations-local-fightback

Outback councils act on fuel fears hurting tourism with cutting edge solution

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (1054+ words) A landmark platform that will list the availability of fuel in six south west Queensland shires in real time was launched on April 2, in part to address the growing concerns of tourism operators in outback Queensland. With event cancellations mounting,…...

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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > story > 9209924 > senior-constable-chris-seng-heroes-recognised-for-flood-recovery

Heroes honoured as country music legend brings hope to flood-ravaged towns

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (296+ words) Country music superstar Lee Kernaghan has played a few concerts he'll never forget, and the two just completed for locals in the small south west Queensland towns of Quilpie and Thargomindah are going to go down as two more of…...

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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > story > 9210946 > ian-burnett-agforce-leader-dies-in-farm-tragedy-with-grandson

'A family's worst nightmare': ag industry leader and grandson's tragic death

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (449+ words) A pall of sadness has pervaded Queensland's agricultural community following the tragic death of an industry leader and his grandson in a farm accident at the weekend. A third-generation cotton, grain and cattle producer, Ian Burnett, 70, and his seven-year-old grandson,…...

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queenslandcountrylife. com. au > story > 9206807 > australias-trade-109m-kangaroo-export-faces-belgian-ban

Australia's kangaroo trade fights for survival amid EU dispute, fuel prices

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (790+ words) Australia's $10. 9 million kangaroo export market is facing a critical crossroads as a regional Belgian government attempts to shut its doors to the trade. Despite the European Commission initially rejecting the ban, the Flanders government is doubling down on claims that…...