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Ayrshire Downs set to expand experience

Two Western Queensland properties have secured funding to expand their agritourism ventures to meet the growing demand in the region. The Ogg family are third-generation...

Sailing at your fingertips

Discover Sailing with Keppel Bay Sailing Club (KBSC) during this year’s Australia Day celebration on the Capricorn Coast. KBSC Sailing Manager Mike Robinson said this...

Big Brahman will be a tourist bullseye

Aussies love big things. From the Big Pineapple to the Big Guitar, the Big Beer Can to the Big Ned Kelly, these giant novelty...

PM’s visit heralds big year for CQ

Well, 2023 has started with a bang. January is only half over and we’ve already seen visits to Central Queensland from the Prime Minister...

Boobook hunts at night

One evening, our next door neighbour called out to me to say they had an owl sitting on a tree branch just off...

Poor student outcomes despite more funding

The number of students failing literacy and numeracy standards has failed to budge despite extra funding being pumped into schools, the Productivity Commission has...

Murdoch to be deposed in Dominion case

Fox Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is expected to be questioned under oath in a defamation lawsuit over his network's coverage of unfounded vote-rigging claims...

NZ Labour confronts life without Ardern

As New Zealanders reel from Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation as prime minister, her Labour party is moving to replace her. All roads appear to lead...

’Like a cannonball’

“It was like a cannonball,“ one witness said, after a 3.2kg steel ball flew more than 100m through the air to crash into three...

Sand Sculpture Comp for Aussie Day

With excellent weather forecast and more than $1500 in cash and prize vouchers, including a GKI Hideaway Family Holiday to be won, organisers are...

M3GAN, the next iconic horror character

Step aside Chucky and Annabelle, there’s a new killer doll in town. The first horror flick of 2023, M3GAN stars Alison Williams as Gemma, a...

Construction to begin on CQ hospice

Construction of the Fitzroy Community Hospice is set to begin this month. A first for Central Queensland, the 12-bed centre based in Rockhampton will deliver...

Super attraction in the skies

Astronomers everywhere are in for a treat on Wednesday night with a second consecutive supermoon lighting up the night sky. For those who are unaware,...