Coast Guard Activities
For the second week, rain and windy conditions kept boater numbers low with only one call received by Coast Guard Yeppoon for assistance.
A Coast...
Waiting list’s rapid rise
The State Opposition says Central Queenslanders are "paying the price" for dysfunction in the health system, with Rockhampton Hospital's Specialist Outpatient Waiting List increasing...
You can poppy-in anytime.
A new florist business has bloomed in Allenstown specialising in weddings, workshops, events, hire and daily deliveries.
Located at 211 upper Dawson Road and offering...
Combating violence against women
In an emotional display of solidarity and resilience, the Zonta Club of Rockhampton recently hosted its inaugural breakfast to mark the beginning of the...
News in Brief
Bouldercombe – single-vehicle crash
Paramedics responded to the intersection of the Burnett Highway and Mount Usher Road at 4.09am Monday for a single-vehicle crash into...
Ban on disposable vapes imports to kick in soon
Australians will soon find it harder to access vapes, as the government attempts to prevent the industry creating a new generation of nicotine addicts.
About...
Gunman to spend decades in jail for boxing match murder
A man who fired a gun outside a Melbourne boxing match, killing a man and injuring another, will spend up to 29 years behind...
Huge support for Indigenous voice despite lost vote
People overwhelmingly believe Indigenous Australians should have a say on matters that affect them despite the failed voice referendum.
An Australian National University (ANU) survey...
Man jailed in South Korea over poem praising North
A man in South Korea has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for writing a poem in 2016 praising authoritarian North Korea and...
Chinese families of MH370 passengers seek compensation
A Beijing court has begun compensation hearings for the Chinese relatives of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which mysteriously disappeared over the...
Israel-Hamas truce extended by two days
A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that was on the verge of expiring has been extended by two days, raising the prospect...
Charity Concert for Cockscomb
The Yeppoon Choral Society Inc held its annual Charity Concert ‘A Musical Miscellany ‘last weekend at Anglican Church, Housden Place Yeppoon and this year,...