News in Brief
Bouldercombe car fire
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services crews attended the scene of a Bouldercombe car fire that spread to grass on Thursday, 14 July.
A...
Gracemere docs forced to close their books as country faces GP shortage
The number of general practitioners servicing Gracemere has dropped by about two-thirds in four years according to one local doctor, but the CQ town...
Home is where the book is
Tiny houses packed full of different stories sounds like something from a fantasy novel, but the Little Community Libraries installed by The Rockhampton Fitzroy...
Town’s aged care blow
Mount Morgan residents were left reeling this week, as the news spread that the small town's only aged care facility would close by the...
‘Tragic outcome’ for town
Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce has called the upcoming closure of Carinity Summit Cottages a "tragic outcome for the community".
The LNP has labelled...
KBS construction begins
Keppel Bay Sailing Club clubhouse is on the way up, literally with the announcement of construction beginning for the new clubhouse and conference facility...
Fears for royalty hike impact
Queensland Resources Council chief executive Ian Macfarlane says Queensland's coal royalty tax hike is scaring off potential investors and making Queensland uncompetitive.
Introduced by Treasurer...
Workers call to ‘close to loopholes’
Members of the Mining and Energy Union say labour hire workers are sick of being treated like "second class citizens".
The MEU launched their 'Let's...
LSC Commitment to Reef Guardian Program
Livingstone Shire Council is taking further steps to safeguard the Great Barrier Reef with the introduction of its new Reef Guardian Action Plan 2023-2026....
First XIII Confraternity win
The St Brendan's College first XIII rugby team is basking in the glory of their recent triumph as they proudly lift the Confraternity Shield...
Painting her way through Rocky
Artist Isabel Koger is new to Rockhampton and has already hit the ground running with her new exhibition Silhouettes at the Benevolent Art Gallery.
Originally...
Man jailed for six-and-a-half years for stabbing death
After a bloody brawl at a sharehouse, Darryl Kennedy threatened a neighbour who had scaled the fence to save the life of the man...
Bulls too classy for Suns
It looks like it is going to be a long year for Gladstone.
The Suns fielded a senior men’s side only, forfeiting the reserves ahead...
