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Boyce Swings Against VAD

State LNP member for Callide Colin Boyce has declared his intention to vote against the bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) introduced into...

Guest list overflows for function

Two hundred guests were seated for a special function at the Frenchville Sports Club during a Royal Flying Doctor Service morning tea on Wednesday,...

Victim welcomes new law

“Sins have been committed and they won’t be able to hide them anymore,“ Gympie victim of institutionalised child abuse, Joe Kiernan said this week. Mr...

Guided by the stars

About a century ago, Isolina V. Millas wrote that Sirius, the brightest star of all the sky, “glows as a mighty diamond of the...

NAIDOC celebration in photos

Rockhampton's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community came together on Friday, 9 July for the annual NAIDOC March and Expo and CQ Today's Matthew...

Wyatt’s parkland honour

Well-known CQ figure Tom Wyatt has been recognised with a namesake parkland at Talbot Estate. Located in Wandal, Talbot Estate has 77 cottages and has...

CH Delivers $222 million Budget

Central Highlands Regional Council adopted a $222.1 million dollar budget last week characterised by an across-the-board increase in rates designed to position the region...

Labor rules out Greens alliance

CFMEU member and Labor candidate for the federal division of Capricornia Russell Robertson has told CQ Today that Labor will not form a coalition...

Massive new mine for CQ

A new $900 million metallurgical coal mine is going ahead near the town of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin. The development signals a bright future...

Taste of working life

The logistics of work experience can be a challenge in regional areas, but Blackwater State High School wants to give every student a...

Busy life of OAM

Cooee Bay's John Millroy, OAM, has had his "finger in a lot of pies" over the years, but as he turns 80 he can't...

Search for workers

Local businesses are being forced to look outside the region to find staff thanks to a shortage of skilled workers. Ray Corrie, who owns Ray...

Going on a road safety Journi

A new free online education program is making road safety fun for kids, but Journi has a serious objective, with alarming statistics showing road...