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Major events
Rockhampton Family Carnival
7-18 January
The biggest, brightest, most FUN-filled event of the school holidays is BACK! Gather the kids, call your mates, and get...
Shark sighting off Fisherman’s Beach
The Department of Primary Industries has urged Central Queenslanders to be shark smart following an alleged sighting of a tiger shark at Emu Park.
On...
Beef over Chinese tariffs
Capricornia MP Michelle Landry says China’s imposition of a 55 per cent tariff on Australian beef will deliver a devastating blow to Central Queensland’s...
Ringing in 2026
CQ Today journalist SOPHIE MOSSMAN was in the thick of the action as thousands celebrated New Year in Rockhampton. Two fireworks displays delighted the...
Massive start to the New Year in Rockhampton
Rockhampton locals and visitors gave 2025 a last hurrah at various locations on New Year's Eve before starting 2026 with a bang.
As the final...
Storm season isn’t the only busy time
Ergon Energy Network and Energex had a busy year in 2025 with major flooding in north and north west Queensland and Cyclone Alfred and...
First baby at Rockhampton Hospital for 2026
While baby Déjà Paris Smith wasn't due until 11 January, she obviously had designs on being a New Year baby, making her entrance into...
Marine sting at Great Keppel Island
A man in his 30s was airlifted from Great Keppel Island on New Year's Eve following a suspected marine sting.
The Rescue300 helicopter left CapRescue's...
How a rusty old motorbike is helping rebuild eight Warwick teens
What started as a forgotten 47-year-old motorbike has sparked a lifeline for eight Warwick teens.
The group of year nine boys at Warwick State High...
Disaster assistance for flooded north, as rain forecast for Central West
The federal and state Governments have activated financial assistance in five north Queensland councils following flooding caused by monsoonal rainfall over the Christmas period.
Carpentaria,...
Capturing carbon – nice in theory, but in reality…
Over the last few weeks of the year, I travelled to 10 towns across four states to explain why Australia needs to dump net...
PBS medicine prices to drop 1 January
The cost of of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicine for those without a concession card is reducing to $25 from 1 January, 2026.
It's...
Mine worker’s death being investigated
Authorities are investigating following a 59-year-old Banya man's death in a roof collapse at Coronado's Mammoth Underground Mine on Friday, 2 January.
Mammoth Underground Mine...
