Relief at jail sentence for dog’s torture
A mobile petting zoo owner who fatally wounded a dog with a pitchfork and mallet has been sentenced to at least two years in...
Cop’s run for epilepsy awareness
Mount Perry's Officer in Charge has been hitting the road this year, exchanging his navy uniform for a purple jersey and running shoes in...
Containers make $500M
Queenslanders have become more plastic savvy and it was shown clearly with the announcement of over $500 million having gone back into our pockets...
Call for more EV charging
Spurred on by a notice of motion from Livingstone Councillor Andrea Friend, the National General Assembly (the Australian Local Government Conference held in Canberra...
Govt asked to review fossil fuel projects
A small environment group is behind a novel legal bid to force the federal government to review almost every pending coal and gas project...
Calming Foot-and-Mouth ‘hysteria’
AgForce Qld deputy general president John Baker says members should be cautious but not get carried away by the "panic and hype" over Foot-and-Mouth...
Ball a night to remember
The Rock NAIDOC Ball is always a highlight of Rockhampton's NAIDOC Week celebrations with the announcement of this year's NAIDOC winners.
Photographs were taken by...
Arguments over mining tax impact on regional community
The Mining and Energy Union says Queensland’s coal tax hike will benefit regional communities and not impact international mining investment, following negative comments by...
BUSINESS PROFILE: Family first at Battery World
Battery World Rockhampton is a family owned franchise.
Tracy and Tony Wren purchased the local franchise in 2016 after previous owner Skip Wren, who opened...
Extraordinary children
It’s Wednesday night at the time of writing this column, one week before the release of this paper.
With a slower pace, thanks to...
More koala deaths at Vic site amid probe
Sixteen koalas have died at a Victorian tree plantation and investigators don't know why.
Victoria's Conservation Regulator launched a probe after 13 koala bodies were found at a...
Sri Lanka’s president, cabinet to resign
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the entire cabinet will resign to make way for a unity government, the prime minister's office says, after...
Guests say this is the best in the state
Discovery Parks Coolwaters has been crowned as the state winner for the 2025 G'day Parks Travellers' Choice Award, voted entirely by guests who believe...
