Costs scupper Mildura Rise appeal bid
Neighbouring residents have dropped their appeal against the approval of a major housing estate planned north of Rockhampton on the Bruce Highway.
Livingstone Shire Council...
Bethany’s LifeFlight career takes flight
LifeFlight apprentice Bethany Heintze knows a thing or two about engineering a new career in a timely fashion.
Some call it luck, but we all...
Welcome back for another year
Local industry professionals and business enthusiasts gathered for the first 2025 Rockhampton Industry Breakfast.
Held on Friday, 28 February, at CocoBrew Rockhampton, the monthly event...
Mark’s memories of cyclone
In the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred's descent on southeast Queensland this week, Yeppoon man Mark Edmistone has shared his experiences of another cyclone,...
Check out what’s on at Walter Reid
Get to know the groups that make Walter Reid Cultural Centre home on Saturday, 15 March from 10am.
There will be beautiful art in the...
Clever colouring disguises Dotterel’s eggs
The Black-fronted Dotterel is a small wader that scurries around the edges of lakes and lagoons looking for tidbits of food.
It is very handsome...
Looking back at the old fire station
The Yeppoon Fire Brigade station was opened on 24 January, 1948, as a substation of the Rockhampton Fire Brigade Board and many of the...
More government assistance needed in Ingham and surrounds
After a few days representing AgForce in the some of Queensland’s worst flood affected regions, it’s clear to me that the sheer scale of...
New name for community event
Rockhampton Regional Council’s annual homeless connect event may have a new name but the heart behind the initiative remains the same.
Communities, Culture and Heritage...
Bruce Highway funding fiasco
Labor’s first big election promise of 2025 – extra funding to the Bruce Highway – was shredded recently in evidence provided to Senate estimates.
Just...
Letters to the Editor
GREEN STEEL
It appears that misconceptions about green steel remain.
Green steel is any kind of steel made with low carbon energy sources, whether from iron...
News in Brief
Rockhampton – house fire
Emergency services attended a house fire at Denison St, Rockhampton, on Tuesday, 4 March, with paramedics assessing three patients for possible...
Forgotten hero of 1950 Emerald flood
As the 75th anniversary of one of the most significant floods to hit Emerald in living memory looms, Rockhampton's Pamela Harris is fighting for...
