Job seekers encouraged to retrain as pharmacy assistants
Eligible job seekers in and around Rockhampton are asked to consider retraining as pharmacy assistants via the Queensland Government's Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
The...
Australia Day awards in the regions
Citizens and groups from Banana Shire and Central Highlands have been honoured at their respective councils' Australia Day Awards.
The recipients of the 2022 Banana...
Introducing Mzuri
Rockhampton Regional Council recently put the call out for the community to help name the newest member of the chimpanzee troop at The Rockhampton...
Bandits ready to cash in on livestock theft
It’s more than 150 years since bushman Henry 'Harry' Readford (who was in part the inspiration for the 'Captain Starlight' character in the novel...
NAIF boost, but Watt’s not impressed
The Federal Government has announced it will increase the $5 billion Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility to $7 billion, but Labor Senator Murray Watt isn't...
Keeping up with wine trends
The first thing to acknowledge is that the concept of a trend or the idea of change, has been around for a long time...
Time to flip the script
“If you want to change your life, begin by changing your words. Start speaking the words of your dreams, of who you want to...
The good news land management story for Queensland
Farmers farm, and landholders manage their land to ensure our vegetation and landscapes are healthy and regenerative – critical to maintaining grazing lands and...
Aussie Day honour for six
Six outstanding Rockhampton Region citizens and groups were honoured for their achievements at the annual Australia Day Awards ceremony at Kershaw Gardens this week.
Rockhampton...
Sam’s dream career
From driving trucks in a central Queensland coal mine to working as an Oral Health Therapist in the states south, CQUniversity Bachelor of Oral...
Milestone hit as graduates cross stage in Indonesia
CQUniversity's first cohort of Jakarta-based graduates have crossed the stage, in a major milestone for the Australian university's expansion into Indonesia.
Graduates were presented with...
Condition critical for boy in Syrian jail
A Syrian prison from where a 17-year-old Australian boy sent voice messages begging for help has been reclaimed from ISIS.
But Save the Children have raised...
Care cuts hit the elderly
I have received many calls to my office recently from elderly people as well as the children of elderly people, worried about the changes...
