A lasting tribute
It’s been almost one year since our dear friend, colleague and community champion Neil Fisher OAM passed away.
He served as a councillor for over...
Raising funds for the RFDS
About 220 people attended the RFDS Rockhampton Volunteer Auxiliary's second morning tea for 2025 on Wednesday, 25 June, with regular attendee Marilyn McPhee celebrating...
Hydrogen dream fades fast
Over the past few years many politicians have promised Central Queenslanders thousands of hydrogen jobs.
Just in April last year, the Prime Minister said...
Fuelled by purpose, powered by support
From a young age, Rockhampton's Kalyna Markwell was drawn to understanding human behaviour and helping others.
That passion – sparked by personal experiences and...
River Fest line-up announced
With just one month to go, preparations are in full swing for the 2025 Rockhampton River Festival, which is set to return from 25–27...
Rate rise on the way across Banana Shire
Banana Shire Council has announced an average
rate increase of 4.42 per cent for the 2025/26
financial year, with most residential ratepayers
facing around a three per...
Popular highway watering hole to close
The Raglan Tavern, a longtime favourite stop for truck drivers along the Bruce Highway, is set to close when its lease expires on 31...
Please don’t end up like me
After a devastating accident in his late teens, Tony Dollard now lives with a head injury and is confined to a mobility scooter.
Witnessing some...
Callide MP: Biloela Hospital’s birthing services will return
Maternity services will return to Biloela Hospital after being closed for more than two years, following a funding commitment in this week's State Budget.
The...
Shoppers enjoy Coffee with a Cop
Volunteer in Policing Tony Baddock says when it comes to crime, "things have changed and people need to be aware that things have changed".
Police...
Letters to the Editor
QUEENSLAND
I’m proudly Queensland born and bred. Each winter it goes through my head,
Though I don’t follow any sport, that this is something that I...
Thiess secures $2.3B deal with Jellinbah Group
Global mining services provider Thiess has been awarded a contract extension worth $2.3 billion over three years at Jellinbah Group’s Lake Vermont coal mine,...
Yeppoon players at Mackay tournament
A contingent of players from Rockhampton and Yeppoon pickleball clubs travelled north recently for the QPT event in Mackay.
All players acquitted themselves well and...
