Events The big show in the big smoke Like all country shows, the EKKA begins months in advance. Drew Creighton 21 Aug 2024
Rural Life Hard Lessons: Chickens and ducks don’t mix, foxes even less so Late at night the ducks were tormenting the chickens and plucking out their tail feathers. And I can tell you from first-hand experience, no rooster can puff his chest enough to look proud when he is lacking the plumage that covers his rear. Drew Creighton 31 Jul 2024
Rural Life Hard lessons: Never work with children or animals I have always had dreams of running livestock, but I come from a long line of journalists, a profession not exactly known for prowess in the paddocks. Drew Creighton 24 Jul 2024
Outdoors Hunting a lyre BIRDWATCHING is one of those hobbies that can infect you at any point in your life. Drew Creighton 22 May 2024
Police Beaudesert woman charged with 70 fraud offences A BEAUDESERT woman has been arrested following a six month investigation into alleged fraud offences involving a wedding dress business in Cairns. Drew Creighton 04 Jan 2024
Travel Elsewhere - Fishing Villages There are 430 habited Islands in Japan, so there are bound to be a few thousand fishing villages spread among them. Drew Creighton 01 Nov 2023
