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Builders applaud Social Housing Accelerator

The peak body for the building and construction industry has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government to create a new $2 billion Social...

Entries open for 2023 Bayton award

Entries for the much-anticipated 2023 Bayton Award are now open, with many artists from throughout the region already expressing interest in the competition. Organised by...

Fun, Fresh and Exciting

The 150th anniversary of the Rockhampton Agricultural Show has surpassed records. With about 31,000 attendees, vendors and competitors walking through the gates this year, the...

Greek migrant boat death toll rises, suspects detained

The suspected smugglers of scores of migrants who drowned in a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck last week are expected to face manslaughter charges in a...

All details not necessary for referendum vote: advocate

A key figure behind the push for an Indigenous voice says it is common for issues to be put to a referendum without the...

Bundaberg Now highlighted again as an election issue

The use of council-run media sites has again been highlighted as an election issue with locals raising concerns about the frequency in which the...

Residents left in the dust

Year after year, for over two decades, Kingaroy couple Ray and Ingeborg Fechner have campaigned the South Burnett Regional Council to have the access...

Big day for Adopt-A-Beast

Friday, 16 June marked a milestone for Adopt-A-Beast, with the charity making its first livestock purchase to support a Barcaldine farmer suffering drought. Founder Nathalie...

Qld host state partner of World Mining Congress 2023

London, Madrid, Stockholm, Rio de Janeiro. They are not just Olympic cities. They have also hosted one of the world’s biggest resource industry events and...

Going bananas for the chimp troop

The Rockhampton Zoo has begun to welcome Jery, the new 27-year-old chimp from Sydney Zoo. Through the Australasian Species Management Program for Chimpanzees, The Rockhampton...

Police push-up suicide awareness

From gym mats to public parks to snow-covered mountains in New Zealand - nothing can stop this crew from their daily push-ups. QPS Officers from...

Snakes galore at the Zoo

The Rockhampton Zoo is the place to be these school holidays with the launch of yet another animal encounter, and this time it’s in...

Fundraising ride stops them dead

A Harley-Davidson hearse was a highlight on Sunday, 29 March, when more than 50 motorbikes and cars hit the road to raise funds for...