Snakes get busy preparing for winter
A Facebook page created to identify snakes in Central Queensland has slithered past 16,500 members after a hot summer drew many serpentine friends out...
US charges two over NYC ‘secret Chinese police station’
US law enforcement officials have charged two New York residents for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown, part of a...
Pole Boutique Coast bound
Yeppoon will soon have its own dedicated pole dancing and yoga studio operating under the helm of Capricorn Coast resident Courtney Gibbons.
Born and bred...
Rocky snapped by Salties
It was a difficult weekend away for the CQUniversity Cyclones and Schwartz Excavations Rockets in Round 3 of the Coles Express NBL-1 North competition...
Don’t touch mental health
Recent Department of Health data made for distressing reading recently when it revealed that Labor’s cuts to Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions has ripped away critical...
Central Park Fountain upgrade in the works
Rockhampton regional council will be undertaking an upgrade to the central park fountain from next week.
Communities and heritage councillor Drew Wickerson said the...
Rockynats’ success makes us eager for more in 2024
It was another bumper Easter in the Rockhampton region with RockyNats 03 proving to be the biggest and best yet.
This year we saw over...
Shorten pledges to eliminate ‘predatory’ NDIS providers
Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme is here for the long-term, but the minister in charge says serious reform is essential to ensure it meets...
Gillard calls for all three-year-olds to do preschool
A royal commission into early childhood education has recommended universal preschool be extended to all South Australian three-year-olds, in a system requiring a big...
$50m payment to stolen generation families approved
A $50 million class action settlement between the federal government and families of the stolen generation snatched from their homes in the Northern Territory...
Police appeal for information following armed robbery
Police are appealing for public assistance after a woman was threatened with a knife in Yeppoon on Tuesday, 18 April.
Initial investigations indicate at approximately...
WW1 Memorial unveiled
What started as an interest in the history of the Banana Shire has led to the development of a World War One Memorial, which...
Death in roof collapse investigated
Details have emerged following 59-year-old Banya man Jeff Palmer's death in a roof collapse at Coronado's Mammoth Underground Mine on Friday, 2 January.
Mammoth Underground...
