Joeys reach new high
Yeppoon Joey Scouts Riley Watson and Angus Mitchell have achieved their Joey Challenge Awards after two years of ticking all the boxes required to...
Qld seagrass meadows vanishing
There are fears of increased dugong and sea turtle strandings in Queensland, with research indicating previously mapped areas of seagrass meadows have dwindled leading...
Salty lime on Coast farm
They have been held in high regard by Indigenous peoples for medicinal purposes for centuries, and now, this unique fruit bursting with flavour and...
Mayor hopes to see cash flowing
Rockhampton Mayor Tony Williams is hopeful he will see funding for the $48 million Mount Morgan pipeline in the State Budget when it is...
Many forms of abuse
In my last column, we looked at the definition as to when a person is in a relevant relationship for the purposes of the...
Witness says Dawson asked how to kill wife
On a crowded flight from the Gold Coast in 1975, Christopher Michael Dawson asked one of his fellow rugby league players whether he knew...
BHP plans to shut Mt Arthur mine in 2030
BHP says it plans to shut down its Mt Arthur coalmine in NSW's Hunter Valley in mid-2030 after an attempt to sell the biggest...
‘Gamechanger’ reform to NSW preschools
All NSW children will be able to spend the year before they start school in full-time play-based learning in a "revolutionary" shake-up of the...
Mayor is impressed by PM
Rockhampton Mayor Tony Williams says he's impressed by the "great announcements" coming out of PM Anthony Albanese's regional cabinet meeting in Gladstone.
Cr Williams, who...
Albo hits Central Qld
Gladstone Entertainment and Convention Centre was packed with hundreds of local and regional community members, business owners, workers, politicians and media on Wednesday, 15...
Coal body angered by tax increase
The Queensland mining sector’s peak body has claimed the Palaszczuk Government’s move to increase coal royalties in the upcoming State Budget could jeopardise regional...
Business named as finalist
Local Rockhampton business, Art by Sophia, has been named as a finalist for the Australian Rural Business Awards, with the winner to be announced...
Keeping POWs’ stories alive
With Anzac Day approaching once again, Rockhampton woman Sharon Cowan wants to ensure the stories of her father, and those like him, are never...
