Business

First time on the market for Minto Crag pioneer property

FOR the Surawski family, selling ‘Mountain View’ – the Croftby cattle and cultivation property judged to be one of the best on the Teviot – was an emotionally charged decision.

Wendy Creighton

30 Apr 2025

Automotive

100 years of Aussie Fords

FORD AUSTRALIA was established on March 31, 1925, just as the reign of the Model T was ending.

Staff Writers

16 Apr 2025

Automotive

Drivers ditching Teslas in record numbers

DRIVERS in America traded-in record numbers of Teslas in February.

Staff Writers

02 Apr 2025

Automotive

Six-cylinder Ram coming soon

THE Ram 1500 will launch here with a new twin-turbo inline-six with more power than its V8 antecedent.

Staff Writers

26 Mar 2025

Automotive

‘Car not a phone’ – VW returns hard controls

PHYSICAL controls will return to the cabin of the Volkswagon. The German carmaker said touch-style controls (haptic sliders) were a mistake not to be repeated.

Staff Writers

19 Mar 2025

Rural Review

Local history of a now obscure berry

THE Else family have been commercial producers of cape gooseberries in the rich volcanic soils on the heights of Tallegalla above Rosewood for more than 80 years.

Wendy Creighton

26 Feb 2025

Rural Review

A lifestyle crop or a crop with future potential?

MENTION cape gooseberries in a conversation and it will either evoke childhood memories of grandma making jam or more often, questioning looks.

Wendy Creighton

26 Feb 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Meat and greet, new butcher on High Street

THERE is a new butcher at the Butcher Co in Boonah, while he’s new to the store, he’s been a butcher since 15.

Lara Hart

15 Jan 2025

Automotive

Jaguar to enter EV market

BRITISH luxury and sports car icon Jaguar is rebirthing as an electric-carmaker – one that promises to “copy nothing”.

Staff Writers

18 Dec 2024

Automotive

Warner Bros to build 10 Batmobiles

WARNER Bros studios is building 10 driveable versions of its six-wheeled Batman Tumbler.

Staff Writers

13 Nov 2024

Automotive

Tasman to take on big players

SOUTH KOREAN carmaker Kia has officially unveiled its Aussie-influenced 2025 Tasman ute.

Staff Writers

13 Nov 2024

Automotive

Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs, delays models

NISSAN will cut 9,000 jobs from its global workforce and reduce the number of the cars it makes by 20 percent as financial losses hit home.

Staff Writers

13 Nov 2024

Rural Review

Foragecaster project launched to help producers

AN AGRICULTUREAL forecasting project has been given a $6.5 million grant to find ways farming can be improved using artificial intelligence or AI.

Staff Writers

25 Sep 2024

Rural Review

‘Being stiffed’ NFF brings farmers to Canberra

LAST week more than two thousand farmers gathered on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra to make their collective voice heard.

Lara Hart

25 Sep 2024

Rural Review

Biggest issue, farmers and climate action

THE detrimental effect climate change has on primary producing businesses and the benefits of clean energy were discussed in Queensland parliament recently.

Staff Writers

25 Sep 2024

Rural Review

Premier Droughtmaster genetics on offer at multi-vendor sale

THE line up of quality bulls and females is set to impress at the second annual Droughtmaster Diamond Genetics Sale on Saturday, September 28 at the Silverdale Selling Complex.

Staff Writers

18 Sep 2024

Rural Review

Ag show connection between producer and consumer

ATTENDING agricultural shows is something many Australians have done at least once.

Lara Hart

18 Sep 2024

Rural Review

Claws out, drones out…fighting pest weeds from above

MAPPING invasive weeds like cat’s claw using drones is the subject of a research project undertaken by QUT robotics engineer Dr Fernando Vanegas Alvarez.

Lara Hart

18 Sep 2024

Fassifern Guardian

One stop shop in the shed business

BOONAH born and bred Ben Bamford has a broad range of experience in building sheds that suit the individual needs of his customers.

Lara Hart

31 Jul 2024