Easter Is looking pretty good right here
How will you spend Easter this year?
For some, it will be about hot cross buns and chocolate eggs. For me, this special time of...
Australia’s energy crisis
Australia has more resources per person than any country in the world except for Saudi Arabia. Yet we are entering the worst energy crisis...
Type O and A blood needed
This Easter, Lifeblood is urgently calling for Queenslanders with type O (- and +) and A (- and +) blood to donate as reserves...
Man charged with assault
Police have charged a man following an assault in Rockhampton on 22 March.
Police allege around 1.15am, an 18-year-old man was walking along Cambridge Street...
CCTV for skate park
The Central Highlands council has applied to install CCTV cameras at the Emerald skate park to curb daylight and after-dark, anti-social behaviour.
The application under,...
Environmental groups fear Olympics’ impact on river
Regional Queensland conservation groups have slammed the plan to hold Olympic rowing and canoeing events in Rockhampton, citing concerns over potential environmental damage.
Mackay Conservation...
News in Brief
OPERATION YANKEE EASTER BREAK
Queensland Police Service has launched Operation Yankee Easter Break, increasing police presence and enforcement activities across the state to keep all...
Strelow on hospital board
Former Rockhampton mayor Margaret Strelow is among the new appointees to the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service Board.
As of 1 April, the board...
New Bishop for the Diocese of Rockhampton
The Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton has welcomed the appointment of Bishop Danny Meagher as its 11th Bishop, following an announcement by Pope Leo XIV.
Bishop...
Doing the Time Warp again
When my wife and I took our seats at the Pilbeam Theatre to see Rockhampton’s production of The Rocky Horror Show, we expected a...
PM’s fuel address ‘could have been a social media post’
The prime minister's televised address in which he urged Australians to go about the Easter break as normal "could have been a social media...
Out and about at Festival of the Wind
Today News Group journalist Sophie Mossman was out and about on Sunday, 29 March, snapping photos of people soaking up the festive air at...
Rockhampton product Doggett earns national contract
Rockhampton-born paceman Brendan Doggett has sealed a highly sought-after contract with Cricket Australia.
The Test newcomer, who debuted in last summer's Ashes series, has received...
