Tech giants get rules on banning kids from social media
Social media companies will have to detect and deactivate underage accounts and prevent children from re-registering under Australia's world-first ban for kids.
Guidelines for social...
New home for hospital’s eye clinic
Rockhampton Hospital has reached a significant milestone in the development of its state-of-the-art Cardiac Hybrid Theatre, with the eye clinic and several allied health...
Sudden death investigation, Taranganba
Police are investigating the sudden death of a woman at Taranganba on Sunday, 14 September.
Around 7.45pm, police and emergency services were called to a...
750 jobs gone as BMA wields axe
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance has axed 750 jobs across its Queensland coal operation and plans to put the Saraji south pit into care and maintenance...
Police appeal: wanted man, armed, Canoona and Manunda
Detectives have released images of a man who they believe can assist investigations into a traffic crash north of Rockhampton, near Canoona yesterday and...
Moura to host Miners Memorial Day Service
After a tragic mining explosion killed Scott McPherson over four decades ago, his father Maurice made the decision to go underground to see the...
EV chargers for Heritage Village
It may have sparked some debate in the council chambers, but Rockhampton Heritage Village will be the site of a new electric vehicle charging...
News in Brief
Rockhampton City - two-vehicle crash
Two patients, both suffering chest injuries, were transported to Rockhampton Hospital in stable conditions following a two-vehicle crash on...
Road to safety: Rockhampton–Yeppoon Road upgrade nears completion
The long-awaited upgrades to the Rockhampton–Yeppoon Road are finally nearing completion, with the second carriageway opening to public use this week.
For locals who...
Honours for Central Queenslanders
Rockhampton and Biloela residents were among dozens of Queenslanders honoured for their service to their respective communities at ceremonies hosted by Queensland Governor Jeanette...
The true value of the coal industry to CQ
If Central Queensland were a person, coal would be the blood that ran through its veins.
Our region relies so heavily on the coal industry.
Too...
Queensland’s councils meet in Rockhampton
Rockhampton has played host to the state’s regional leaders, with representatives of 77 councils gathering in the Beef Capital for the annual Local Government...
Four lives confirmed lost in Emerald duplex fire tragedy
Two people miraculously escaped an Opal Street duplex fire that claimed the lives of two infants, a female teenager and a man in his...
