A second person has died and 16 homes have been destroyed in bushfires in the Tara region of Queensland's Western Downs, as firefighters struggle to bring the blazes under control. A woman died ...

With a population of about 1500 people, Miles is one of the country’s finest regional towns and with your help could soon be ...

A proposed Western Downs wind farm facing an uncertain future has received state government approval with developers now lodging an application to build a 500 megawatt solar farm at the site.

From a rates rise to land revaluations and a multimillion-dollar capital works program to improve roads, these are the highlights from the latest Western Downs Regional Council budget. Western ...

Shocking footage from an RACQ Lifeflight helicopter captured several bushfires burning through the night in Tara, in the Western Downs region. Multiple alerts urging residents to prepare to leave ...

Green energy solutions provider Vena Energy is set to begin construction of the 320MW Wandoan South Solar 2 facility in the Western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Set to be operational by ...

Former deputy mayor Andrew Smith has taken the top job at Western Downs Regional Council while three retiring councillors have been replaced with fresh candidates. See who will lead the region for ...

Shocking footage from an RACQ Lifeflight helicopter captured several bushfires burning through the night in Tara, in the Western Downs region. An aerial view of the bushfires burning in Tara ...

Evacuation centres have been set up at the Western Downs Regional Council Centre. Residents in parts of Queensland’s Western Downs region are being advised to leave immediately due to an ...