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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Hannah Walsh
Wool goes flying on stage at the Thargomindah Shearers Shindig as two people race to see who can shear a sheep the fastest. The atmosphere is electric, but behind the thrill of the challenge there's another factor drawing the outback Queensland community together. Two months ago the Thargomindah township, nearly 1,000 kilometres west of Brisbane, was almost entirely inundated by a record-breaking flood.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Hannah Walsh |Grace Nakamura
There are two genres of music people love to hate — opera and country. Under a kaleidoscope of stars in outback Queensland the two styles have merged and found a surprising audience. "Slim Dusty and Puccini, who would have thought," Melbourne opera fanatic Rosey Boyd said. Country songs are said to be made up of "loving, drinking, fighting and cussing" — similarly inspired themes that feature in opera, according to Opera Queensland.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Maddelin McCosker
After a long day on horseback, nine-year-old Mason Prow can access a steady internet connection in the classroom. The distance education student is learning from the "long paddock" while his parents Billy Prow and Amanda Howard guide 1,670 head of cattle from Longreach to Roma. They are the lead drovers for the Great Australian Charity Cattle Drive (GACCD), a charity event to raise awareness of food insecurity and funds for Foodbank Australia.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Maddelin McCosker
When Will Roberts heard about the livestock losses that Queensland graziers were dealing with after devastating flooding, he knew he had to help. He and his family, who were unaffected by flooding earlier this year, donated 400 merino ewes and 14 rams to a primary producer who had lost thousands of sheep. It's one of many examples of communities coming together during the crisis.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Maddelin McCosker
A Queensland grazier has donated 400 ewes and 14 rams to a property heavily affected by flooding. It is one of several acts of generosity initiated by outback residents. Mental health services are urging primary producers to reach out for help if needed. There is an unwritten rule in the outback — when a mate falls, you help them back up. So, when Will Roberts heard about the livestock losses that Queensland graziers were dealing with after devastating flooding, he knew he had to help.
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Mar 30, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Hannah Walsh
Floodwaters are rising through the south-west Queensland towns of Thargomindah and Eulo, with some residents moved to higher ground. There are fears of widespread livestock losses as outback towns further north start a mammoth clean-up. Graziers say more aviation fuel is needed to keep choppers in the air. Graziers across hundreds of thousands of square kilometres in outback Queensland are facing widespread devastation as they watch their homes and livelihoods go underwater.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Meghan Dansie |Grace Nakamura |Georgia Loney
Heavy rainfall is set to continue in outback Queensland and north Queensland, with major flood warnings for rivers in both regions. There is a severe weather warning for the central west which may affect Longreach, Barcaldine, and Winton. Outback graziers are so far feeling comfortable about flood risk, but sandbags are being made available to Townsville residents.. Townsville residents are being urged to be "alert, but not alarmed" as north Queensland once again prepares for flooding.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Abbey Halter
Thermal scopes, wildlife cameras and bioacoustic recorders have been deployed as part of a high-tech project to track feral cats in outback Queensland. A group of pastoralists, state agencies, First Nations rangers, and conservation groups in the state's west have teamed up to protect iconic species from the predator through increased monitoring and control programs.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Abbey Halter
Thermal imaging, wildlife cameras and bioacoustic recorders will be deployed as part of a high-tech project to track feral cats in outback Queensland. A group of pastoralists, councils, First Nations rangers, and conservation groups in the state's west have teamed up to protect iconic species from the predator through increased monitoring and control programs.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Hannah Walsh
Weather conditions are settling across Queensland today and are expected to continue tomorrow. Light showers are expected along much of the east coast. The Bureau of Meteorology is monitoring a potential tropical low off the north coast that could develop today. Queenslanders can expect settled weather conditions across the state today as the Bureau of Meteorology continues to monitor a possible tropical low developing off the north coast.
