Central Queensland tobacconist fined nearly $1.5m
A Central Queensland tobacconist has been fined $1,492,500 and $6,462.94 in costs for charges relating to the sale of illegal tobacco and related products....
Half a million dollars’ worth of cannabis seized in vehicle intercept, Winton
Two men in a white campervan driving along the Landsborough Highway outside of Winton have been charged, after a police intercept found almost half...
Dredging to boost safety and access at Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbour
Dredging works will begin next week at Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbour to improve safety and navigation for recreational boaties and tourism operators who rely...
Reef fate bleak, not fatal under coral-centric models
The famed corals of the Great Barrier Reef face a bleak future under the current path of global warming but could have time to...
Dodds appointed Balranald Shire CEO
Former Livingstone Shire chief executive officer Terry Dodds has a new job.
Mr Dodds recently started as chief executive officer of Balranald Shire Council in...
One-of-a-kind gifts at Walter Reid
The holiday season just got a little brighter with the reopening of Reid’s Gallery and Gift at the Walter Reid Cultural Centre.
This festive...
Clocking up reading miles
Across the state in bus shelters, on park benches, at the base of slides, in hidden nooks, in classrooms and under trees, young Queenslanders...
Rocky’s photographic champions
Last Friday night saw the judging of the champion images of the Rockhampton Camera Club marking yet another year of the club members presenting...
70kph regional roads speed limit farcical
Flynn MP Colin Boyce has called on the Federal Government to immediately abandon its plan to lower regional speed limits down to 70 kilometres...
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...
Queensland procurement overhaul aims to put local business front and centre
The State Government has launched the biggest overhaul of government procurement in decades, aiming to make it simpler, fairer, and easier for businesses to...
Park pines to honour WWI nurses
A stand of pine trees at Emerald's Morton Park with their own link to history will soon tell the stories of 12 Central Queensland...
Coach Kingston funds Olympic dream
Rocky City Swimming Club head coach and Splash Aquatics Group owner Shane Kingston is pouring $350,000 of his own money to help Rockhampton reach...
