Keppel Brand boost
Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Glenn Butcher visited Yeppoon business Keppel Brand last week to announce that round three of the Manufacturing Hubs...
Knitters and Knotters celebrate 10 years
Over the past 10 years, Emu Park Knitters and Knotters members have come together to create a range of goods to help others and,...
Dreading it, but still shaving
Michael Namok’s two kids have never seen him without long dreads, but the Rockhampton employment consultant is ready to shave it all off for...
Korean ’Top Guns’ in the beef capital
Plane spotters witnessed a sight straight out of Top Gun this week, with the Rockhampton Airport playing host to fighter jets from South Korea.
The...
Trees poisoned on Lammermoor
As we all take heed of the need to protect our soil and on the beach, our precious sand dunes, in the past week,...
Lobbying for CQ
The House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources has launched an inquiry into advanced manufacturing that will seek to find solutions to support...
BHP dumps lower quality Qld coal, to chase NSW on costs
Mining giant BHP is selling two Queensland coal mines as higher royalties bite and aims to recoup costs in NSW after government intervention in...
Consumer confidence ticks up after rate hike slump
Consumer confidence has recovered some lost ground after the latest cash rate hike triggered a downturn in the weekly index.
ANZ and Roy Morgan's...
Body found in river
Emergency services recovered the body of a woman from a car in the Fitzroy River at the weekend.
Another car was also removed from the...
Bright energy future
Central Queensland is a region blessed with incredible natural resources, and while we’ve been making the most of them for over a century, it’s...
Ukraine China If China allies with Russia, it could mean WWIII
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned China against supporting Russia in its war on Ukraine and said doing so would bring on a world...
More deaths, chaos as new quakes shake Turkey and Syria
Several people are dead and hundreds more injured as new earthquakes shake Turkey and Syria, while the region responds to the devastation wrought by...
Lung transplant patient’s great support
Rockhampton truck driver Johnnie Tumai is extremely grateful to have his life back, 12 months after receiving a life-changing lung transplant.
On October 29, 2024,...
