ONE YEAR AGO

IN THE Friday, September

14, 2018 edition of The

Western Star, our biggest story was that of a group of Wallumbilla school students who joined a 24-hour race in Maryborough in a show of pedal-powered perseverance.

In the same edition, we also featured news around the region including:

■ That Roma would be the host of the 2019 ALMA annual general meeting, thanks to the hard work of councillor Peter Flynn

■ Roma businesses rallying behind the region’s farmers by launching the Parma for a Farmer initiative