Rural Queensland Today with Ben Dobbin

Lyndall de Marco, St John Ambulance General Manager Ophthalmic Programs, St John Eye Van (14th August) 14.08.2023 8:13 ↓

Lyndall de Marco, Ophthalmic General Managers, St John Eye Van, chats with Ben about their Indigenous Diabetes and Screening (IDEAS) Van, combating blindness in remote and vulnerable communities

Dobbo chats – sports wrap (14th August) 14.08.2023 6:03 ↓

Ben talks about sport results from the weekend, international and local

FULL SHOW 11th AUGUST 23 11.08.2023 47:05 ↓

Rural Queensland Today, full show, Friday 11th August

Sen Susan McDonald, the Ekka, lithium batteries, land clearing, labelling laws, women’s sport funding (11th August) 11.08.2023 13:45 ↓

Sen Susan McDonald chats with Ben about the Ekka as a reflection of the ag industry, dangers with lithium batteries, possible land clearing laws, labelling laws, and women’s sport funding

Matt Beard, RBV Rural, sales reports, Central Highlands (11th August) 11.08.2023 4:59 ↓

Matt Beard chats with Ben about cattle sales around the Central Highlands

Garry Noller, RNA Beef cattle steward (11th August) 11.08.2023 10:19 ↓

Gary Noller, RNA beef cattle steward, chats with Ben about RNA results, including Paddock to Palate

Trish O’Callaghan, Tourism and Events Qld CEO (11th August) 11.08.2023 10:59 ↓

Trish O’Callaghan, CEO Tourism and Events Queensland, chats with Ben about their plans to maximise Para/Olympic opportunities, and gives a snapshot of tourism in regional Queensland

Tim Horan - rugby chat (11th August) 11.08.2023 5:16 ↓

Tim Horan, former Wallaby and commentator, chats with Ben about Downs rugby, and the Wallabies

FULL SHOW 10th AUGUST 10.08.2023 38:34 ↓

Rural Queensland Today, full show, Thursday 10th August

Perry Cross Spinal Research fundraiser (10th August) 10.08.2023 6:08 ↓

Ben chats about the Perry Cross Spinal Research fundraiser organised by Marcus and Shelly Kerr, and the associated Bullride

Professor Retha Wiesner, University of Southern Qld, founder WiRE – Women in Regional Enterprise (10th August) 10.08.2023 9:14 ↓

Professor Retha Wiesner, University of Southern Qld, founder of WiRE, chats with Ben about Women in Regional Enterprise, a program designed to assist women to create and grow business and community ventures, with several kinds of assistance available

Proposed land clearing laws (10th August) 10.08.2023 7:00 ↓

Ben discusses reports of proposed land clearing laws being considered at the ALP Conference

Cr Stuart Mackenzie, Quilpie Shire Mayor, land boom, gravel pits (10th August) 10.08.2023 8:41 ↓

Cr Stuart Mackenzie, Quilpie Shire Mayor, chats with Ben about the Quilpie land boom, and the access to gravel pits affected by Native Title laws

Rural news – Young Auctioneer’s Competition Winner, tribute to Brady Prow, results from Ekka (10th August) 10.08.2023 5:40 ↓

Ben chats about the Young Auctioneer’s Competition Winner, pays tribute to Brady Prow, and gives some results from the Ekka

FULL SHOW 9th AUGUST 2023 09.08.2023 34:43 ↓

Rural Queensland Today, Wednesday 9th August

Brendan Christou, Brisbane Exhibition CEO, Brisbane Ekka starts today (9th August) 09.08.2023 7:18 ↓

Brendan Christou, Brisbane Exhibition CEO, and Ben preview this year’s Ekka which starts today with a mix of new events and displays, and old favourites

Shona Gawel, Grain Growers CEO, barley trade with China re-opens (9th August) 09.08.2023 10:06 ↓

Shona Gawel, Grain Growers CEO, chats about the reopening of the barley trade with China, and new approaches to the challenges of workforce issues

Cyril Close, TopX Roma – Store sale in Roma (9th August) 09.08.2023 8:03 ↓

Cyril Close from TopX Roma chats with Ben about yesterday’s store sale in Roma

Dominique Doyle, AgSafe general manager -Chem Clear collection (PAID) (9th August) 09.08.2023 7:51 ↓

Dominique Doyle, AgSafe general manager, chats with Ben about the upcoming Chem Clear collection, giving ag-vet chemical users the chance to register unwanted chemicals to be collected (PAID)

FULL SHOW 8th AUGUST 2023 08.08.2023 49:28 ↓

Rural Queensland Today, full show, Tuesday 8th August

Michael Thomson, CQU, Belmont Station Open Day (8th August) 08.08.2023 8:19 ↓

Michael Thomson, Central Queensland University, chats to Ben about the ag tech on display at the Belmont Station Open Day

Edwina Robertson, bush photographer, Loneliness Awareness Week ambassador (8th August) 08.08.2023 15:15 ↓

Edwina Robertson chats to Ben about her photography, her work as ambassador for Loneliness Awareness Week, and her new podcast

Dobbo chats - The Matildas win against Denmark (8th August) 08.08.2023 3:46 ↓

Ben chats about last night’s Matildas win against Denmark

Dave Manchon, Rooftop Express – Ekka events (8th August) 08.08.2023 11:28 ↓

Dave Manchon, Rooftop Express owner, chats to Ben about his Ekka shows including the new Bison Stampede – Battle in the Saddle

Dave Skerman, Skerman Farms Dalby, Cotton Australia’s AgriRisk High Achiever 2023 (8th August) 08.08.2023 8:26 ↓

Dave Skerman, Skerman Farms Dalby, chats to Ben about the work that led to him being named Cotton Australia’s AgriRisk High Achiever 2023