Explore your backyard these holidays
KROOMBIT TOPS NATIONAL PARK
Off-road adventures begin right in your backyard at Kroombit Tops, near Biloela.
This is the domain of the hardened all-terrain traveller...
Pope Francis leads Benedict’s funeral
Pope Francis has presided at the funeral of former Pope Benedict, delivering a homily comparing his predecessor to Jesus before tens of thousands of...
Coal sector confidence up on China news
Australia-China relations appear on the mend amid reports Beijing will allow coal imports to resume for the first time since 2020.
It's the latest positive...
Parkes says thank you very much to Elvis
They have the wigs, the flares, the gold glasses and the bejewelled suits, but Scott McAleer and Darren Hinge don't consider themselves professional Elvis...
Sydney-Hobart yacht washes up on island
A yacht abandoned at sea after suffering damage in the Sydney to Hobart race has washed up on a remote Tasmanian island, where authorities...
NSW Labor sues over Aldi bag donation
NSW Labor wants to recoup over $1.6 million in costs after facing a corruption inquiry over a donation delivered in an Aldi bag, claiming...
Furry friends looking for forever homes
Capricorn Animal Aid will be hoping their adoption day this Sunday, 8 January will be a howling success for both the creatures in their...
In Brief
Bluff – single-vehicle crash
Paramedics attended a single-vehicle crash with a subsequent vehicle fire reported on the Capricorn Highway at 8.02pm on Wednesday 4 January....
A strange monsoon
A Monsoon Gulf Low (MGL) has been sitting in the Gulf the last two weeks. It has been consistently dumping heavy rain...
‘Topsy turvy’ weather in CQ
Weather forecaster Mike Griffin says Central Queensland should expect more "topsy turvy" weather next week.
Following weeks of cooler weather, temperatures spiked this week, with...
Letters to the Editor
Wind farm woes
The new wind farm sound good except for one thing.
The paper states...we are aggregating renewable energy,packaging it and selling it to our...
Don’t be a ‘vigilante’
Rockhampton Police have warned people not to take the law into their own hands following a spike in car thefts over the Christmas and...
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Weekly Events
Archer Park Rail Museum
The Archer Park Rail Museum in Denison Street, Rockhampton is open Monday to Thursday 10am-3pm and Sunday 9am-1pm.
Bring the family...
