With a name like Rudi Ravetti, you know he has some Italian blood in his veins. In fact, Mr Ravetti claims he was "conceived in Naples in the hill country in the hay". Soon after the conception — ...

Boulder opals from south-west Queensland go on display today as part of Quilpie's annual opal festival. The festival attracts buyers keen to acquire some of the world famous gems, as well as local ...

Occasionally he strikes a big one and the years of toil seem worth it. But mainly he does it because he loves the lifestyle, the freedoms it brings, the people he meets and, most of all, the beauty of ...

Quilpie (including Toompine and Eromanga) Outback township in far western Queensland. Quilpie is located 980 km west of Brisbane and 208 km west of Charleville. It is the administrative centre of a ...