Christmas with a difference
Bookings are certainly heating up for the back end of the year, with many local businesses, community groups and social clubs locking in their...
Construction price rises smash records
Building costs are accelerating at record rates due to the high price of workers, fuel and materials.
Ongoing inflationary pressures are leading to thinner margins...
Higgins to be quizzed on secret recordings
Brittany Higgins will be quizzed about secret recordings she took of conversations with a senior Liberal minister and her chief of staff.
The former Liberal...
NCA bomber Perre jailed for life
National Crime Authority bomber Domenic Perre has been jailed for life and will be in his 90s before becoming eligible for parole after being...
UN body rejects China rights debate motion
The United Nations rights council has voted down a motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses by China against Uighurs and...
Judge halts Twitter lawsuit against Musk
A Delaware judge has ordered a halt to Twitter Inc's lawsuits against Elon Musk on the eve of trial to give the billionaire time...
Mayor takes banks to task
With large numbers of major bank branches closing in regional Queensland in the last decade, Blackall-Tambo Shire Mayor Andrew Martin feels residents are treated...
Council tries to make in-roads on roads at The Caves
Livingstone Shire Council tried to make some in-roads about roads among The Caves community at a well-attended forum this week.
About 60 people made their...
Beach access concerns
Farnborough Beach access 9 could soon be a temporary home for sailors while the major reconstruction of Keppel Bay Sailing Club clubhouse is underway.
Livingstone...
Landforces 2022
This week I travelled to Brisbane to represent our region at Landforces 2022, Australia’s largest defence industry exhibition.
From when I first walked through the...
2023 Aussie Day Award nominations open
If you know a dedicated person or community group that deserves to be recognised for the work they do, help them gain the recognition...
Council backs Black Dog Ball
Rockhampton Regional Council has once again thrown their support behind the Smyth Financial Black Dog Ball through its Community Assistance Program (CAP).
Acting Mayor Neil...
Man on the run found after Canoona crash
Police have located a man in relation to a traffic crash north of Rockhampton on Tuesday, and an incident in Far North Queensland earlier...
