Wine and books in Canberra
Author Alex Gerrick invited me and 99 others to his book launch in Canberra. Alex was schooled at Chanel College, Gladstone, Gladstone State High...
Clean sweep for CBD
There is a rising hope among business owners in Yeppoon CBD that footpaths will soon be looking cleaner after Livingstone Shire Council were alerted...
Is closure a smart decision?
Karan ‘KJ’ Joon is one of the small business owners who will be impacted by the potential closure of Rockhampton Regional Council's SmartHub.
Based at...
UpCycle CQ ups its game
UpCycle CQ volunteers are hard at work utilising every component of unwanted goods that would have otherwise been disposed of, in a bid to...
Enter the Dragon Fruit
Have you ever seen this plant or know what it is? The plant in question is known as a Dragon Fruit or Hylocereus undatus...
Call for volunteers
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is looking to expand the Volunteers in Policing (ViP) program in the Rockhampton District.
This community-based policing program developed by...
Fab February
This week for your viewing pleasure are more awarded photos from the February Competition of the Rockhampton Photography Club.
We had no set subject...
Another closure: Michelle Landry slams the big banks
Another bank is closing its doors in Rockhampton next month, prompting concern for older residents having to turn to digital banking.
NAB, which has...
Food waste targeted
Queenslanders are being urged to adopt new strategies to avoid wasting food and to divert unwanted organic material away from landfill to be recycled...
Doing it tough
“Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. It’s for the overcomer” – unknown.
I...
Rocky named Grey Nomad Awards finalist
Rockhampton Regional Council has been named a finalist in the 2021 Grey Nomad Awards.
The awards program shines a light on regional Australia, while providing...
Abusive ex-Christian Brother jailed again
A former Christian Brother already in prison for abusing young children has been handed another sentence for assaulting another 19 former students.
Edward Dowlan, who...
News in Brief
E-SCOOTER BAN IS NEEDED
I witnessed and recorded a stupid incident on Sunday, 30 November at 1.42pm where an e-scooter rider was riding with no...
