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Queensland Country are celebrating 40 years of servicing the Burdekin community’s banking and health insurance needs, with Board Members travelling to Ayr today to commemorate the milestone with staff, Members and special guests.

The Thistlewaites were so excited to add to their growing family. Mum Riona, dad Craig, and their children Emmett and Molly couldn’t wait to meet their expected new addition, a baby boy they’d already named Finn.

This year’s scholarship recipient, Kym Lillis, is a Townsville mother of two who plans to make a positive difference in the field of mental health once she completes her psychology degree. Read her full story.

In 2017, Ollie was a newborn when he had to undergo surgery on his perforated bowel. His mum Meg, dad Lucas and Ollie’s brother Levi travelled from their home in Mount Isa to Townsville and stayed at Ronald McDonald House for ten weeks whilst Ollie recovered in the adjacent Townsville Hospital.

A local AFL club is kicking goals with the recent upgrade of change rooms to cater for the growing number of girls in the sport.

Local footy players will soon have access to safer game day equipment with the installation of three new sets of goal posts at Stanthorpe United Redbacks Football Club.