Coast Guard activities
There were more boats out on the water this week due to calmer but hotter weather with not much boat traffic on the weekend...
Anti-transgender event in Hobart despite Nazi outrage
An anti-transgender rally is slated to go ahead outside Tasmania's parliament house, three days after an equivalent event in Melbourne attracted neo-Nazis.
Rights groups and...
Meet our local firies
I don’t know if it’s the case any longer that children at some point in their meandering wonderments about their futures harbour ambitions of...
30 years of RSL service
"Quiet achiever" Lorraine Johnson has been awarded for 30 years of service to the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL).
A veteran of the...
Replacement of Rockhampton Memorial Gardens Leichhardt tree
This week Council will be removing the Leichhardt tree at the Rockhampton Memorial Gardens and replacing it with two young trees which have been...
Youth bike shed ready to roll
A youth Bike Shed by Selectability, a charity for mental health and suicide prevention, had its official opening on William Street on Friday 17...
Council to cut jobs
Up to six jobs are set to be cut from Livingstone Shire Council’s payroll, with redundancies planned within months.
Council CEO Cale Dendle said all...
Business hit by theft
Police have recovered two stolen motorbikes and a car following a ram raid on a Rockhampton business on Friday, 17 March.
It is the...
Armed robbery at service station
Rockhampton detectives are investigating following an armed robbery at an Allenstown service station on Sunday, March 19.
Initial investigations indicate at about 9.30pm, a woman...
Have Your Say on Ski Gardens
On Tuesday, Rockhampton Regional Council adopted a draft Master Plan for the Ski Gardens and residents are invited to have their say on the...
Grants open for seniors celebrations
The 2023 Seniors Month grants, a program that provides grants of up to $2000 from a funding pool of $100,000 to support community events...
Cost of living concern
Queenslanders are working more and cutting back on expenses to combat cost-of-living pressures according to RACQ Bank research.
The data found more than half of...
Chemical clean-up at airport
Airservices Australia will undertake a chemical clean-up at Rockhampton Airport in 2026 to remove PFAS-affected soil and infrastructure at the former fire training ground.
Known...
