Half of cancer deaths down to known risks
Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million cancer deaths around the world in 2019, new...
Empowering local women
The newly-formed Rockhampton Women’s Shed is looking at providing skills and social opportunities for women throughout Central Queensland.
The group currently consists of about...
Beach access to close at night
Night-time beach hooning is set to be a thing of the past with the announcement this week that Livingstone Shire Council will close Bangalee...
Postmaster’s historic donation
Former Yeppoon Postmaster Ernie O’Sullivan has donated the Simplex auto morse key used at the former Yeppoon Post Office from the 1950’s until morse...
Dutch court to deliver MH17 ruling in November
The Dutch court handling the murder trial of four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 says it...
Marking 100 years of footy
Rockhampton Regional Council yesterday welcomed Football Rockhampton’s committee and affiliated club members to a special afternoon tea at City Hall, in recognition of their...
Suu Kyi gets more jail in corruption cases
A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison after finding her guilty in four...
Fun times at the nightclub
Locals flocked to the nightclubs in Rockhampton’s CBD to catch up with friends and get down on the dancefloor.
See the social photos taken...
Pregnant mum ’failed’ by Vic healthcare
Hours after losing her baby girl, Annie O’Brien lost her life in a Melbourne private hospital, prompting a years long fight by her family...
Fire recovery ’to cost $16 billion a year’
It will cost $16 billion a year to partially restore the environmental damage done by the Black Summer bushfires, scientists say.
Researchers from the University...
Indigenous treaty path
Indigenous people will be able to give evidence about injustices committed against them in Queensland as part of the state’s plans to sign a treaty...
More shelling near Ukraine nuclear plant
Ukrainian and Russian-installed officials have reported shelling near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, with both sides blaming each other days after the world nuclear...
Donut fundraiser’s sweet success
Triple M breakfast host Pinky Neven has had sweet success with her "last minute" fundraising initiative raising $5000 for the Shelter Collective with the...
