St John’s welcomes next group of school leaders
Student leaders for the next 12 months have been officially inducted at Roma’s St John’s School.
A special leadership ceremony brought together students, staff and...
Warrego faces ‘pressing’ housing shortages, Leahy says
State MP Ann Leahy has said housing remains “one of the most pressing issues” facing her Warrego electorate.
Ms Leahy used her budget day speech...
The Warra Post Office
In December 1911, the Commonwealth purchased an area of 2 roods in the town of Warra as a site for a new post office....
Qld budget: What’s in it for the Darling Downs and south west?
Health, education and roads in the Darling Downs and south west have received targeted spending in the LNP’s first state budget since 2014.
Queensland Treasurer...
Bravery and Betrayal: The True Story of the SAS in Afghanistan set to screen...
A new moving documentary 'Bravery and Betrayal: The True Story of the SAS in Afghanistan' is set to screen at the Roma Cultural Centre...
ACCC digital platforms report signals urgent need to support local journalism
Country Press Australia has welcomed the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s final report from its Digital Platform Services Inquiry, describing it...
McPhie’s
Hector and Vector McPhie were the sons of Alexander McPhie, who founded the highly successful business, McPhie & Co., in 1896.
Following their father's death...
Formerly Roger Ferrier Law, Now Ogg & Co Law – Same Team, Same Business
With their decades of trusted legal service to the Maranoa, the team at Roger Ferrier Law are entering a new era. Effective 1 July...
Gamlins Bakery
From general stores, hotels, and garages to blacksmiths, butter factories and coal mines. The wide variety of businesses and industries in the Western Downs...
Rugby races didn’t disappoint
The highly anticipated Roma Rugby Races attracted spectators from all over last Saturday, uniting fashion lovers, racing fans, and rugby enthusiasts for a thrilling...
Community leader lands major First Nations health role
South west Indigenous leader Sheryl Lawton has been appointed to chair the region's peak First Nations health committee.
Ms Lawton will taken on the role...
Look around, take a deep breath, and be grateful
Coming to a country as vast as Australia, I’m convinced it was fate that brought
me here. It took 29 hours to travel from Brazil,...
Volunteers who help to lift LifeFlight celebrated
LifeFlight is celebrating its hundreds of dedicated volunteers as part of International Volunteers Day.
The passionate community stalwarts are at the heart of the organisation...
