Tuesday February 14, 2012 YOU only need to look at Pauline Schaefer to know why she is known among Flinders Shire locals as Shorty. But the popular pint-sized bundle of...
Thursday February 9, 2012 NORTH Queensland Cowboys Rugby League players side-stepped in to Flinders Shire on February 6 to give local junior rugby league enthusiasts a taste of the big league. ...
Wednesday February 9, 2012 WITH the great climate in North Queensland, it would be a waste to not take advantage of the great outdoors when it comes to get fit and healthy. For that reason,...
Tuesday February 7, 2012 THE State Government has committed $15,000 to restore significant historical graves in the Hughenden, Torrens Creek and Prairie cemeteries. ...
Tuesday February 7, 2012 FOR bookworms who have trawled every shelf at the Flinders Shire Library, Thursday February 9 cannot come too soon – this is the day locals will have a...
Tuesday February 7, 2012 JEAN Read may be just 18 but the Hughenden equestrian champion has already been competing on horses for 16 years. It’s little wonder then that the young rider...
Friday February 3, 2012 WITH clearing skies forecast in to the weekend, it’s the perfect chance to test-run the new-look Hughenden Aquatics Centre. Managers Shane and Lynette...
Friday February 3, 2012 IT’S not quite bricks and mortar but with a clear building structure in place, and the roof sheeting to start going on this week, there is little doubt the new...
Friday February 3, 2012 FLINDERS Shire Council Mayor Brendan McNamara has described the State Government decision to hold their election a week before the date set for Local Government...
THE NORTHER MINER February 3, 2012 BY: Anthony Galloway AFTER his father had been in council for more than 20 years, Flinders Shire Mayor Brendan McNamara was always going to give local...
COUNCIL is still seeking applicants for the 2012 Council University Scholarship. Council provides a $5,000 per annum University Scholarship for the duration of the...
AFTER attracting more than 250 competitors to the Flinders Shire, from as far away as the Northern Territory, it was little wonder the Hughenden Campdraft was selected as the Community Event...
TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN ( www.townsvillebulletin.com.au ) January 24, 2012 BY: Jane Armistead RESIDENTS of Hughenden hailed a freak storm on Sunday night as worse than Cyclone Yasi after 20 homes...
TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN ( www.townsvillebulletin.com.au ) January 24, 2012 BY: Jessica Johnston HUGHENDEN is in a weather radar black hole which left residents unaware a savage storm and...
CYCLONIC winds, reaching gusts up to 170kph lashed Hughenden overnight, causing seven houses to lose their roofs and a further eight to lose sheeting. The severe system has been described by...
Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life , but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to...
Flinders Shire Council is about to be put on the world wide map after the library was chosen to take part in privileged training to help them join the seventh most searched website in the world,...
