’He buried Simpson at Gallipoli’
Every Anzac Day we come to together to honour the vast accounts of heroism performed by Australian and New Zealander troops throughout wars in...
Swadling sworn in to LSC
Livingstone Shire welcomed its newest Councillor last week, as Clint Swadling was officially sworn in at a declaration of office ceremony held at Council...
News in Brief
Wandal – vehicle and motorcycle incident
A male in his 30s sustained minor injuries and was transported in a stable condition to Rockhampton Hospital after...
Mag 7.3 earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami alert
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra Island, Indonesia's geophysics agency says, triggering a tsunami warning.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) earlier...
Chance for nature on GKI
Environmental groups are calling for the former Great Keppel Island Resort site of around 835ha which will now be unallocated Crown Land to be...
Coast Guard activities
The strong wind warning over the latter half of the week saw boaters sensibly staying off the water however two activations were still needed....
MP nicknames laws after would-be mayor
Would-be Rockhampton mayor Chris Hooper was once nicknamed ‘Pineapple’, and now an LNP MP has dubbed electoral law amendments rushed through parliament in 2020...
Collectors unite
Avid collectors and the collecting-curious came together at St Theresa’s Church on Saturday, 22 April to get a peek inside a collector’s mind.
Presenter of...
Carrying on Anzac tradition
RSL Capricornia Rockhampton Region Sub Branch President Rawdon Dundas-Taylor knows the importance of young people carrying on the tradition of Anzac Day.
Rockhampton Region and...
Schools honour fallen
Community members, veterans and school children gathered at Rockhampton's Stenhouse Park on Monday, April 24, to remember those who have served past and present.
Rockhampton...
ANZAC blunder
As millions of people across the nation came out to ANZAC Day services to commemorate those who served and show those who survived and...
Showing respects for Anzac Day
Don Walters, who served in the 42nd Battalion, was one many veterans who took to the streets for the Rockhampton Anzac Day March on...
Bowlo closes, but plans for a new offering from the Drapers
Capricorn Coast business couple Brent and Shonleigh Draper have announced the closure of their popular six-month-old Asian cuisine café, Bowlo Yeppoon.
Located at 15 James...
