New CEO appointed
After an almost four-month probation period, Acting Longreach Regional Council Chief Executive Officer Brett Walsh will be calling the western town home permanently.
Mayor...
Driving the fight against juvenile crime
Thanks to everyone who has expressed their concerns about the rate of crime in the area recently.
I can’t tell you how troubling this spate...
CQ’s oppressive heat
In the unofficial MG scale for very uncomfortable humid sticky conditions from 1-10; these last three days rate a 10.
The dewpoint which is a...
Repeat juvenile crime sickens victims
Cedar Park Shopping complex and Cooee Bay businesses were struck with more break-ins, theft and vandalism in the early hours of Friday morning leaving...
All loved up for February ‘The Month of Love’
Upon your next visit to the Rocky Sports Club, there is no mistaking February has taken a romantic turn. Deemed ‘The Month of Lurrrrrve’,...
Letters to the editor
Australia Day hijacked
I get sick of our cultural beliefs and special celebration days being hijacked by dim witted anarchists and self centered activists.
Australia Day celebrations...
In brief
Moranbah – single-vehicle crash
Two male patients, both aged in their 20s, were transported to Moranbah Hospital in stable conditions after a single-vehicle crash on...
Daughters of miner back union campaign for justice
The daughters of an underground mineworker fatally crushed under a collapsed roof are backing a Mining and Energy Union campaign pushing for coal companies...
Rail corridor still closed
With recovery work still underway, Aurizon says a major rail corridor could be closed until Thursday, 9 February after a freight train derailed at...
Release the Barras
The region may be small, but is the home to mighty things, such as our famous cattle and the barramundi in the Fitzroy River....
Still no funds for flood victims
The Salvation Army is currently in Ipswich continuing to help victims of the 2022 floods, but there’s still no update from the Ipswich Community...
New recruits ready as 10 join the region
Rockhampton is set to receive five new police officers after 89 recruits graduated from the Queensland Police Academy in Oxley on Thursday, 2 February....
Boyce’s spill motion fails, Littleproud remains Nats’ leader
Flynn MP Colin Boyce has issued a statement after his bid for a leadership spill motion against incumbent David Littleproud failed on Monday.
"The leadership...
