Phone ban in schools
Queensland state school students will be banned from using mobile phones and smartwatches when classes begin next year.
Education Minister Grace Grace says the move...
Olympian returns home
CQ equestrian Karen Messmer touched down at Rockhampton Airport on Wednesday, 5 July, fresh from the Special Olympics Summer World Games in Berlin with...
El Nino risk to reef and land
Following on from the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization officially declaring an El Niño this year, Central and Western Queensland are being advised to...
News in Brief
House destroyed by fire
Five QFES crews attended the scene of a fire on the corner of Dean and Edington streets in Berserker on Thursday,...
Elders’ efforts are being celebrated during NAIDOC Week
The role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders play as community leaders and advocates is being celebrated across the country.
NAIDOC Week recognises the significance...
NAIDOC on the Coast
NAIDOC week was honoured in style on Friday with one of the biggest parades on the Capricorn Coast to date.
‘Coal over koalas’
A Central Queensland environmental group has accused the State Government of prioritising "coal over koalas" by approving a coal project it says could destroy...
Unity group winter appeal
People who are homeless or doing it tough were giving a helping hand last Sunday when they were invited to help themselves to warm...
Artworks celebrate heritage and family
Emily McBryde's love for her grandfather and her Indigenous heritage shine through in her artwork, which can be seen at Target stores around the...
Paying back fees for two great groups
The Rockhampton Regional Council has reimbursed more than $158,000 in airport landing fees for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue...
Staunch Norths supporter
It was a sad day for the Norths Chargers this week, with the passing of the team's oldest life member, Audrey Cheers, on 4...
CQ ratepayers face rates hike
Rockhampton Regional Council expect to be more than $1 million in the red this financial year, this week announcing a revenue of $256.2 million...
Nineteen new Custodial Correctional Officers in Rockhampton
Capricornia Correctional Centre welcomed another 19 new Custodial Correctional Officers onto the frontline of community safety in a graduation ceremony on Friday, 17 April.
The...
