Saville derailed by protester on tough day for Aussies
Distressed Daria Saville had her Wimbledon dream derailed after a confetti-throwing protester disrupted her match and her concentration, leaving the Australian women's challenge at...
Man dies detonating explosive device inside Kyiv court
A man who detonated a explosive device at a court in the Ukrainian capital died after barricading himself inside part of the building, Interior...
Studio defends Barbie film’s world map as ‘child-like’
Warner Bros studio says a map in its upcoming Barbie movie of the South China Sea is a "child-like" drawing with no intended significance,...
Breaking tourism records
Tourists love the Gladstone region, according to data from Tourism Research Australia, with the area recording the largest growth in visitor numbers across the...
Vision Splendid A Success
Winton’s Vision Splendid has been dubbed a success, as the annual Outback Film Festival closed its curtains last Saturday night, following nine days of...
$2m Gympie koala project
Gympie’s peak regional land use body has announced a $2 million investment in restoring koala habitat in the Gympie region and protecting the locally...
Summoning spiritual outlooks through tarots, readings and crystals
Intuitive readings, tarot cards and reiki might sound shocking and out of the ordinary for some, but this is Rockhampton shop owner Frith Petersen’s...
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...
Special day for servicemen
RSL Central Queensland District president Phillip Luzzi has attended some of the biggest Anzac Day services in the country but says nothing compares to...
