BHP imposes vax mandate
Mining behemoth BHP will impose a Covid vaccination mandate on its workforce from January 2022 onwards, promising to lock out workers from its sites...
CQ still behind as virus looms
Covid vaccination rates across Central Queensland continue to lag behind the state-wide average, making regional Queenslanders particularly vulnerable to a virus outbreak.
As of...
Our plant favs
Welcome to the very first Saturday edition of my Garden Column. With spring finally here after what was our longest winter since 1986 our...
Female banking pioneer passes away aged 88
Central Queensland businesswoman, Enid O'Toole who pioneered the role of women in banking within the region has passed away on Monday, 27 September aged...
Will Glasgow be another Kyoto?
Anyone who’s experienced first-hand the potentially perilous conditions at an overseas wet market realises how lucky we are in this country to enjoy the...
Roar into the ultimate dinosaur adventure
Kids love dinosaurs.
So imagine how excited your children would be about going on a ‘dinosaur trail’ holiday, especially when the trip includes a visit...
Get to know your local mobile prostheses fitter
1. What is the best advice you've ever received?
Recently, someone tole me: "Look up, use what you have and give thanks".
2. What...
Son reflects on lovable dad’s teaching career
Thomas Richard Sims has devoted a large fraction of his life to the education of many young men and women.
Along with his wife,...
Coastal venue to be put on the national map
Nationally-popular television series, My Way has taken refuge among the bush in Ferns Hideaway on the Capricorn Coast.
The Channel Nine program crew recently...
School safety calendar comp attracts record number of entries
School students from all over Queensland have been congratulated for bringing rural health and safety issues to prominence via the 2021 Farm Safety Calendar...
Labor calls for federal action on Biloela jobs
Labor Senator Murray Watt visited the Banana Shire Council for a doorstop in the hub of Biloela on Wednesday to fight for ways to...
Longstanding arts festival to go ahead
Artists from across the Banana Shire region are being encouraged to showcase their artwork for the annual Brigalow Arts Festival which will arrive shortly.
From...
Cobb fires Clinton into finale
It took a second consecutive 120-minute effort and a wonder goal, but Clinton advanced to the Football Queensland Premier League Central Coast men’s grandest...
