Funding boost for careers
Women across Queensland are set to benefit from a new $20 million support package aimed at helping them re-enter the workforce after extended career...
Dredging continues at Rosslyn Bay
Dredging operations in Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbour continue until Friday, 12 December 2025.
Dredging will be undertaken between 6am and 7pm.
UPCOMING COURSE
Saturday, 6 December
Free Safe...
$96 million storm brewing at the BOM
As we enter another wild storm season, regional Australians aren’t just preparing for unpredictable weather, they’re bracing themselves for the consequences of a government...
From fishmonger to nurse: Portia’s path to helping others
Looking at Portia Lanyon, you wouldn’t think she once held a job as a fishmonger.
The 36-year-old is glad to have traded in her old...
Christmas for the whole family
The Rockhampton Dog Obedience Club hosted its final Tuesday night community dog training class last week, with of course, a Christmas theme.
Rockhampton Dog Obedience...
The benefits of life as a Scout
I am surrounded by awards, none of them are mine, and it’s absolutely fabulous.
High achievers are flying at me thick and fast at...
Trees ensure ‘cooler and greener’ precinct
Rockhampton's new sports and recreation precinct will be "cooler and greener", with proponents committed to planting 10 times the number of trees they remove.
Stage...
Dance Star Studio’s spectacular end-of-year performance
Dance Star Studio is set to close out the year with a burst of colour and creativity in its spectacular end-of-year concert, Magic, Dreams...
Congratulations, Wadja Wadja graduates
Wadja Wadja State High School held its inagural formal this year, with six graduates stepping out in style to celebrate the end of schooling.
Wadja...
Students attend Youth Opportunity Day
High school students from across the Rockhampton district were invited to the Robert Schwarten Pavilion on Thursday, 27 November, to gain insight into the...
News in Brief
Fairy Bower - vehicle fire
Emergency services attended a vehicle fire at Fairy Bower on Monday, 1 December, that closed one lane of the Capricorn...
Capricornian stops taking cheques
The Capricornian Bank has said it will no longer accept cheques for deposit from Friday, 28 November.
In an announcement to customers, The Capricornian said...
Special day for servicemen
RSL Central Queensland District president Phillip Luzzi has attended some of the biggest Anzac Day services in the country but says nothing compares to...
