Real talk on productivity
There are now 70,000 pages that regulate the building of an Australian home.
This is just one example of the explosion in red tape...
Letters to the Editor
IF COAL INDUSTRY CATCHES A COLD, QUEENSLAND SNEEZES
Coal has long been the heartbeat of Queensland’s economy.
From the Bowen Basin to beyond, its reach...
Quality cattle well supported at Emerald
Agents at Emerald yarded 1960 head at the Thursday, 21 August, sale.
The prime sector held firm on last week’s rates, with quality cattle...
Practicing preparations
Rockhampton Regional Council ramped up its disaster preparedness with a major training exercise to install the city’s temporary flood barrier at Water Street, Lakes...
Royalties could cripple Bowen Basin mines: BHP
Business behemoth BHP has taken a thinly veiled swipe at the State Government's coal royalty regime, stating it could consider the future of some...
Zarraffa’s pours into Rockhampton South
Specialty coffee chain Zarraffa’s Coffee has opened its third Central Queensland outlet, just months after launching in Gracemere.
The new Rockhampton South store, located on...
Angels in orange celebrated
The hard work of SES staff and volunteers across Queensland is celebrated during SES Week (18-24 August) with Keppel MP Nigel Hutton is encouraging...
Emerald battery powers up
A local network-connected battery in Emerald has been completed and is ready to store excess electricity produced by local rooftop solar generation.
The newest...
$11.8M social housing project
An $11.8 million social housing project in the heart of Emerald to house the community's most vulnerable has the potential to slash the district's...
State Government brings Community Cabinet to Emerald
Premier David Crisafulli vowed to keep listening to regional voices as Emerald played host to Community Cabinet on Sunday, 17 August.
The LNP cabinet members...
A time to reflect and remember our veterans
Earlier this week, I was honoured to join veterans, their families and members of the community at the commemoration service held at Cockscomb Veterans...
New self-drive boating experience set for GKI
A first-of-its-kind boating experience will soon hit the shores of Great Keppel Island through a partnership of GKI Boat Hire and Portless Boats to...
