The story Australia’s first international cricket team
Over 150 years ago, 13 brave Aboriginal men in Western Victoria picked up their cricket bats and embarked on a treacherous voyage to England...
Print Photo Competition
In March, the Rockhampton Photography Club once again held their monthly competition night in their clubroom in the Walter Reid Cultural Centre, rather than...
Friar is a common sight
In our region, we have around twenty-five members of the Honeyeater family. They are spread out so it would be unusual for anyone to...
Musical Jersey journey
The music of Jersey Boys will have you dancing in your seats thanks to some showstopper performances from CQ's local talent.
Rockhampton Regional Council’s 2022...
Black Kite and chick
I was very pleased when friends whose property backs on to the river, rang to tell me that a Black Kite was nesting high...
Flying Fruit Fly Circus returns to CQ
The world-famous Flying Fruit Fly Circus returns to the Pilbeam Theatre in April with their brand-new show, Girls with Altitude.
The superheroes of tomorrow are...
Pair of Painted Finches
One text I read lists 24 different types of Finches that we have in Australia.
The majority have the basic word 'Finch' as their family...
Warbler with a new name
I was looking through a bird text book that I had found amongst a large group of other books that I had packed away.
The...
Panthers flog Manly in opener
Penrith's premiership party has extended to March as they celebrated their return home after nine months on the road with a 28-6 flogging of...
Extra show for Jersey Boys
Rockhampton Regional Council has announced an extra show for its upcoming musical, Jersey Boys, making a total of six performances.
Tickets are now on sale...
These boys are a Jersey sure thing
“Oh what a night“ it will be at the Pilbeam Theatre when Rockhampton Regional Council’s 2022 musical Jersey Boys hits the stage.
Director Joy Philippi...
Kookaburra makes a nest
Quite a few different birds actually prefer the mud-based old ant nests on the side of a tree for their nest. Some collect mud...
Two men charged over Peter St shootings
Police believe two shootings in the same suburban street, less than two weeks apart, were both sparked by the same "falling out" among people...
