The Latest Breaking News from Tara

Queensland Fire Service says the Montrose fire is travelling in multiple directions, and may be a threat to people's lives.

Fears for the welfare of two boys charged over a shooting incident which sent streets of a small town into lockdown have been aired in court.

Police had declared an exclusion zone in the centre of Tara, 40km south of Wieambilla which saw a deadly ambush of police in December

Queensland police have charged two teenage boys with firing weapons at cars in the town of Tara, not far from the Wieambilla police shootings last month.

Residents in Tara, about four hours east of Brisbane, have been urged to stay indoors while others have been evacuated after shots were fired.

The boys — aged 14, 15 and two 16 year olds — are assisting police with their investigations into the incident in the town of Tara after a car was shot at.

Tara's rural blocks have been the site of one of Queensland's worst shootings, but how did "blockies" come to be living in isolation?

As the residents of Tara come to grips with the Train family's calculated killing of three beloved locals, some fear their town may be written-off as a "conspiracy" hub, while others are reeling with anger.

Footage showing Gareth and Stacey Train on the night of their deadly attack on Queensland police has surfaced as funeral details for the officers are settled.

The cult of the “blockies” is partly behind the tragic loss of two young police officers and a neighbour on Western Downs in Queensland.

Residents left reeling after a Western Downs shooting say the tragedy has exposed their region's lack of permanent mental health support in a time of great need.