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Celebrating 25 years of Rocky Swap

The 25th Rocky Swap was a great success, with about 9000 people coming through the gates on Saturday. The event saw more than 1050...

Rosslyn Bay dredging

Dredging works to improve safety and navigation in Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbour have begun. Member for Keppel Brittany Lauga said a $1.5 million contract had...

Price of beer on the rise

The "new normal" for CQ pub-goers could be paying $15 for a pint of beer, thanks to a hike in Australia's "beer tax". On Monday,...

Man in court over triple shooting killings

A man accused of shooting three family members dead on a remote Queensland cattle property has appeared in court for the first time. Darryl Valroy...

Mine decision welcomed

Environmental groups have welcomed Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's proposal to reject Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project. The plan to reject the planned Ogmore...

New Executive Director for Livingstone

Livingstone Shire Council has appointed a new Executive Director Liveability and Wellbeing (soon to be General Manager Communities) with a name that may sound...

Fire destroys Koongal home

A fire that destroyed a single-storey home in Grubb St, Koongal on Saturday, 6 August, is being treated as suspicious by police. A Queensland Fire...

Grants to protect homes from weather

Applications have now opened for another phase of the Queensland Government’s Household Resilience Program, an initiative that helps North Queenslanders protect their homes from...

High school students get to test potential careers at ‘Try’a Trade’ event

About 40 high school students got to try their hand at brick laying, basic construction, plumbing and electrical skills as part of Construction Skills...

Don’t risk it, wear a jacket

Failure to wear a lifejacket is thought to have contributed to 70 per cent of deaths on Queensland waterways last year. In 2021 the Gladstone...

Bold ‘house a day’ plan

A Rockhampton manufacturing business has the ambitious plan of producing "a house of day" after receiving a $500,000 Manufacturing Hub Grant grant from the...

‘Void’ of NDIS services in outback Qld

Concerns about a void of National Disability Insurance Scheme providers in regional areas will be raised with the federal minister during a visit to...

Warning after four cases of melioidosis detected

Central Queensland residents are being reminded to take extra care following four cases of melioidosis in the Livingstone Shire this wet season. The...