Staff from Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia were surprised with a cheque for $2,760 during Silly Sock Day when they become the first recipients of Queensland Country’s Staff Giving Program.

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.

Mackealie Twidale has spent most of her childhood in and out of hospitals. For years, Mackealie was misdiagnosed with various illnesses, but a mother's instinct knew there was something else not right.

Queensland Country is encouraging the community to do what they can to help the thousands of people affected by the recent flooding across Northern Queensland.

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.