Relief from heatwave
After five days of another heatwave, temperatures were at an uncomfortable 6C above average. Rockhampton was finally able to relax with 32.8C on Tuesday...
Upgrades face delays
Promised upgrades to five intersections in the Rockhampton CBD will be at least six months behind schedule, despite continuing traffic congestion around the city's...
‘Lost generation’ to drugs
Rockhampton business owner Dominic Doblo Sr says Central Queensland has lost a "generation of young people" to drugs - but a CQ rehabilitation facility...
Yeppoon crime highest ever
Tensions have reached boiling point for residents and small business owners in Yeppoon, as the latest police figures reveal 2022 was the worst year...
State Government response to youth crime
In response to shadow minister Brent Mickelberg's comments about the State Government's response to juvenile crime, Minister for Children and Youth Justice. Leanne Linard...
Jobs safe in $100m sale
One of Bundy’s most iconic family-run businesses, Macadamias Australia, has been purchased by Canadian investment group PSP for more than $100 million.
It has been...
FOGO breaks business
A local business may have to take their services to the kerb if Rockhampton Regional Council continues with the Food and Garden Organics (FOGO)...
Rocky third in top 10 regional flight destinations
Regional business flights are 10.5 per cent higher post-pandemic, with Rockhampton named in the top 10 destinations nationwide for small-to-medium enterprise travel.
Queensland...
Alleged car thieves unable to Dodge police
Three people allegedly involved in the theft of a Dodge Ram and a Nissan Navara from a Blackwater home have been unable to dodge...
Third time lucky? Goomeri pumpkin festival cancelled again
The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival is cancelled for the second year in a row this year.
The announcement was made on Australia Day, 26 January via...
Blue blooms of grief gave Mel a poignant clue
A cluster of blue irises was the only clue to the last resting place of a pioneering family’s little daughter who died in the...
Cooee Bay classic hits the market
A rare little piece of Cooee Bay history has hit the property market for the first time after being owned by the same family...
History of Festival of the Wind
Emu Park Lions started the Festival of Wind in 1999.
Emu Park Lions G. Silverthorne, N. Brady, the late R. Coulter and M. Richards together...
