Council’s 2023/24 Budget highlights
Following the recent annual release of the Maranoa Regional Council’s 2023/24 annual budget, the Council hopes to restore the region.
A mix of rating...
‘Life on the Tail’ Art Exhibition
A beautiful evening took place at the Injune Creek Art Gallery last Saturday, 1 July, as the official opening of Abby Guthrie's 'Life on...
NAIDOC Week celebrations
Flag raising and an opening ceremony began the 2023 Maranoa NAIDOC week celebrations last Monday morning at 9am, 3 July.
Despite the miserable weather,...
Maranoa Regional Council is giving $100 of cat and dog desexing
In honour of National Desexing Month, each household in the Maranoa region can get themselves a $100 cat or dog desexing voucher.
The Maranoa...
Art therapy’s lesson to let go
Emma White, business owner of The Butterfly Proposal Stride, showed how anyone can use art as a tool to improve their mental health.
At...
What’s happening in Apex Roma
Apex national board members from Beaufort and Kadina came and recently paid Roma’s Apex a visit.
“We talked of things we can do to...
Wildlife visit at the Roma Library
Australian wildlife, kids and families gathered at the Roma Library on Wednesday, 28 June and Tuesday, 13 June for the Maranoa Wildlife Caring Education...
Conversations with Nikki
Sadly, by the time you will be reading this article, Ollie, Andy and Tom will have departed our district.
These three Pommie lads arrived in...
Weeds or Plants out of place
With the many miles driving I do through Queensland and New South Wales, my thoughts are often centred on weed or plants out of...
Remembering the Wallumbilla Train Smash of 1956
On 1 December 1956, The Westlander collided head-on with the Western Mail which was stationary at the Wallumbilla railway station.
The crash killed 5 people and injured 11...
2023 YOLO
The Roma Explorers Inn was decorated with lights and elegant centrepieces awaiting the flow of people yet to come in for the cocktail themed...
Get your poker face on
I took the opportunity on Thursday, 22 June, and dropped in to the Roma Card Club to take some social photos and see what...
Kath Dickson Toy Bus coming back in January
The Kath Dickson Toy Bus visits regional communities regularly, providing access to quality toys for country children. Toys can be borrowed until the bus’s...
