Before daybreak, guided by headlamps and surrounded by swarms of insects, Geoff Pike and mate Shane Dare pound the desert plains of south-west Queensland with one goal in mind — to conquer the Kokoda Track. The eight-person Thargo Team includes Mr Pike's 14 and 16-year-old sons, who are training at their boarding school nearly 900 kilometres away in Toowoomba. "They're …
Australians are being urged to embrace "spooky pines" for Halloween to stop tonnes of pineapples from going to waste as farmers emerge from drought with bumper crops. Australian Pineapples chairman Sam Pike says people could help out the industry by buying pineapples to make "spooky pines" for Halloween, smoothies, pina coladas or other pineapple-inspired recipes. Ben Clifton, from Valley Syndicate …
The husband of a woman who died in a skydiving accident in Far North Queensland has launched legal action against the company involved. Key points: Kerri Pike, 54, was one of three killed at Mission Beach, south of Cairns, in 2017 The coroner made several recommendations to improve industry safety but Alister Pike says more needs to be done He …