MOTORING: Calm behind the wheel
October is Mental Health Month, a time to check in with ourselves, our mates, and our communities.
While many of us associate mental health...
MP calls on renewable solution to mobile phone coverage
Coming up to 12 months since the 3G network was switched off across Australia, Flynn MP Colin Boyce has challenged renewable energy proponents across...
Letters to the Editor
ROYALTIES PAIN HITS HARD IN CQ
The past few weeks have been shocking for Central Queensland’s coal sector – more than 1000 direct jobs going...
Planting underway for cotton with above average crops expected
Planting has begun across most of Australia’s cotton growing regions with some crops already out of the ground in warmer climates, while some growers...
Trail charts a new course
Queensland’s rugged heartland will become Australia’s grandest stage when QLD Music Trails – The Outback returns for its fourth consecutive year from 24 April...
Brahman bulls shine as $8.2 million in sales takes place
The Southern Hemisphere's largest Brahman sale, Rockhampton Brahman Week (RBWS), was a bidding smash, retaining a total clearance of 96 per cent.
Held from Monday,...
AgForce calls for certainty, clarity and fairness in vegetation laws
Vegetation management remains one of the most defining issues facing agriculture in Queensland.
For two decades or more producers have tried to work with...
WOW Festival hits Gladstone with big voices and bold stories
The countdown is on for the upcoming WOW Festival, heading to Gladstone in 2025 with a lineup you won’t want to miss.
The Women of...
Diwali at the Pilbeam
Hundreds of community members gathered at the Pilbeam Theatre on Saturday, 4 October, to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Light.
For more than 20 years,...
Aussie Bird Count is back
The Aussie Bird Count started on Monday, 20 October and runs until Sunday, 26 October.
It takes place right across Australia and anyone can particpate....
The Ford XC Falcon
Owners of classic Ford Falcons tend to divide them into two groups – chrome bumper and plastic bumper cars.
The XC, which sold...
Nigel’s history of the railways
On Saturday 18 October, Capricorn Coast Historical Society members are looking forward to greeting visitors at 'The Bunker' behind the Yeppoon Town Hall...
Power bill costs leave Queenslanders nearly $1,000 worse off since 2020
The average Queensland family is spending nearly 50 per cent more on electricity than they were five years ago, according to a new state...
