Heron water woes can’t stop the fun
Heron Island had to cancel guest arrivals for a day as it worked feverishly to get its desalination plant working to capacity.
With no fresh...
Apprentices appointed at BSL
Every year Boyne Smelters appoints a cohort of apprentices across several fields and trades.
This year, Mackenzie Guest was the only female of the...
Long wait for burials
Finlayson & McKenzie Funeral Directors manager Grant Perry has accused Rockhampton Regional Council of forcing grieving families to wait more than two weeks to...
Orange against domestic violence
Family, domestic and sexual violence is a major health and welfare issue in Australia. It occurs across all socioeconomic, demographic and age groups, but...
Hydrogen is here
Queensland Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk announced plans for a multi-million-dollar renewable hydrogen plant that will generate jobs and investment for Gladstone on Friday.
Government owned Stanwell...
Guess who these Australians are
It’s taken 10 years, but Three Well Known Australians has returned to the Rockhampton Regional Library in Bolsover Street.
Artist Martin Shaw’s well-known painting, which...
Paradise in our backyard
Just 75km north west of Gladstone is the aptly named North West Island.
Ask a particular breed of local about it and they’ll raise a...
Venture brings health, justice together
In combining health and a legal service to supply social benefits to Blackwater, a joint venture between the Central Queensland Community Legal Centre and...
Mission inspires Agtech innovators
Eight entrepreneurs from the Central Highlands, Isaac and Woorabinda local government areas have returned from a three-day Agtech mission to Brisbane.
As part of a...
Capricorn Coast’s new agent
A household name in real estate in CQ for over 15 years, Barb Harris, with her husband Graham, has bought a house on the...
Booming year for real estate
Property sales are up 10 per cent on the Capricorn Coast over last year and real agent agents like Rory Wex are reaping the...
Beef is back on
Beef Australia is officially on for May 2021 and organisers couldn’t be happier that Covid-19 won’t hold the event back.
Beef Australia chair Bryce Camm...