From struggle to strength
Coinciding with Men's Mental Health Month and marking its second anniversary milestone, Rockhampton’s local Walk ‘n’ Talk Collective has embarked on a journey across...
Team approach needed to tackle housing squeeze
Earlier this week we announced three projects Rockhampton Regional Council is putting forward for funding under the Queensland Government’s Residential Activation Fund.
The Residential Activation...
Letters to the Editor
QUICK QUESTION
I would like to ask Councillors Latcham and Taylor, Mayor Tony Williams and zone chairman Noel Livingston, are there any plans for new...
The 2024 climate change authority sector pathways review misses the mark
Converting productive agricultural land into forestry is not the panacea for reducing emissions that the 2024 climate review proposes.
It is but one example...
Push is on to split state
Regional Exit (Rexit) Australia president Bill Bates wants to see Queensland split into two to restore power to the regions.
Mr Bates, who lives in...
The lack of productivity
When Australia's latest economic figures came out last week, the Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that "any growth is a decent outcome".
The problem is that...
Bogged! Now what?
It happens when you least expect it—stuck up to your chassis rails, unable to move under your own power. Bogged!
What do you do? How...
Art of the Japanese Garden
St Ursula’s College, Yeppoon will be the venue for the Saturday, 21 June, ArtsNational Rockhampton lecture, featuring Australian speaker, Kathleen Olive.
In her illustrated address:...
Rate rise coming for Livingstone Shire residents
Following Livingstone Shire Council’s adoption of the 2025–26 Annual Budget of $212.7 million, average residential ratepayers across the Shire will see an increase of...
Ministers converge on Keppel
It has been a busy few weeks across Keppel with Ministers including Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security Fiona Simpson, Minister for Health...
Movement in stills
Our meeting in June saw more than 60 images submitted for judging.
There was an amazing range of images.
The images were from novice first-time photographers...
Record Rocky Show
In its 151st year, the annual Rockhampton Show saw another record number of people flock to the Showgrounds from near and far.
With plenty of...
The building blocks for a place to call home
Over the past twelve months, I’ve been working hard alongside my State colleagues, Donna Kirkland and Glen Kelly, and our Federal counterparts, Michelle Landry...
