Eulogy for Shane Brodie
Going by Shaney, Brodes and Big Fella, Shane was a big part of all of us, on and off the sporting field, at his...
Voice for Gladstone youth
It's been a busy year for Toolooa High School student Brooke Stone, who's juggling her Year 12 studies with her role as Youth Member...
May we unshackle Phar Lap now, please?
My granddad used to own Westwood Pub. He trained a pony to come into the pub to ‘roll out the barrel’. As he pushed...
Beef breathes new life into Rocky
What a busy time of the year! Last week, Beef Australia took our town by storm and then a perfect way to finish a...
Laughter is best medicine
“Laugh my friend, for laughter ignites a fire within the pit of your belly and awakens your being” – Stella McCartney.
One thing I...
Remembering the fallen
“Anzac is not merely about loss. It is about courage, and endurance, and duty, and love of country, and mateship, and good humour, and...
Take control of learning
I officially acknowledge that I have overcomplicated my life and cluttered my mind, something I haven’t fully realised until just recently. I have taken...
Change is tough but worth it
“Change can be scary but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing” – Mandy Hale.
Paving a...
One half of a pigeon pair
No doubt most people would have heard the saying 'Pigeon Pair'.
The White Headed Pigeons are most often found in pairs though groups of up...
This hobby is for the birds
The members of the Rockhampton Racing Pigeon Club are in a flap about their plans for 2021.
Vice President Ashley Hull said the club would...
Sharing Aussie horse stories
Towards the end of Guy McLean’s final show at the Beef Australia 2021 Demo Yards, he read out a poem called ‘Our Australian Stockhorse’...
Getting dapper for a cause
Riders dressed in their finest attire will hit the streets of the Capricorn Coast on Sunday, May 23 for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride.
Founded in...
Moura Aged Care Expansion moves a step closer
Moura residents are being urged to help shape the look of a new $17.2 million aged-care expansion, with colour choices for the facility’s exterior...
