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Showgirl entrants stake claim
Oakey junior and teen showgirl entrants have been doing the rounds across Oakey ahead of judging later this month.
13 February, 2026
General News
Chemical fire put out at Wagners CFT complex
Multiple fire crews were involved with putting out a chemical fire that broke out at a Wagners Composite Fibre...
5 February, 2026
Local News
Community agrees it’s time to act to keep banking services in town
Oakey Chamber of Commerce is moving towards forming a steering committee...
Local News
People First Bank announce closure of Oakey, Pittsworth and Millmerran branches
People First have announced their intention to close their Oakey,...
Local News
QAS Christmas/New Year Round Up
Queensland Ambulance Service personnel were called out to several local...
Community & Business
Local boy diagnosed with rare, aggressive cancer
Thirteen-years-old Oakey-raised Ethan Moore is currently undergoing eight weeks of radiation treatment at the...
2 February, 2026
Local News
Proud to be Australian
The 2026 Oakey Australia Day Citizen of the Year is local pharmacist...
Local News
Woolshed farewells long serving historian
Eighty-nine-years-old John Eggleston who has told the story of Jondaryan...
Local News
Obituary: Kathleen O'Brien 1924-2026
Former nurse Kathleen O’Brien who served as Director of Nursing at the...
Agricultural
North East Downs Landcare wants to get on top of pigs
North East Downs (NED) Landcare Group has recently bought a pig trap for the purpose of cracking down on feral swine...
3 February, 2026
Local News
Fires wipe out hectares of crops
Paddocks across the region have suffered hectares of fire damage, with...
Local News
Oakey Show Society 2025 Dryland Winter Crop Competition Winners announced
The President of the Oakey Show Society, Mrs Judy Byers reports that the...
Local News
Stockyard goes back to back at Beef Battle
Stockyard Beef has been named the Professional Judge’s Choice Winner at...
Sport
Gail Lee remembered as 40-over cricket returns
A combined Kulpi-Bowenville North XI beat a combined Millmerran-Pittsworth side in a 40-over match at Millmerran on...
6 February, 2026
Local News
Mike the penny farthing rider off to national championships
Local penny farthing rider Mike Hawley is off to the National Penny...
Local News
Pelicans and Kulpi neck and neck in race for cricket's top spot
Kulpi and Pittsworth cricket clubs registered wins on the weekend as...
Local News
Parkrunners show heat is no barrier to fitness
Oakey parkrun received a large boost in numbers for the first run of 2026.
