‘Loved up’ koalas get a health check on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day, the day for lovers, is the perfect reminder to get those vital ‘health checks’ done – even if you’re a koala.
Sexually transmitted...
Gladstone to Rocky rail corridor re-opens after derailment
A major rail corridor between Rockhampton and Gladstone has reopened, two weeks after a freight train derailed at Marmor.
Emergency service crews attended the...
Groups celebrate mine decision
CQ environmental groups celebrated Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's decision to reject Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the weekend, with a community...
Cruise ship berths off GKI
Great Keppel Island (GKI) welcomed an unusual economic boost when a 226m-long cruise ship with 500 passengers paid them a visit on Saturday, 12...
Pearl’s back at work
Pearl Butcher never thought she'd be back in the workforce at age 69, but she's loving her new job at Doblo's Farmers Market.
Under changes...
Coast Guard activities
The week started with the possibility of a cyclone off our coast and varying sea conditions.
As a result, boating activities were reduced...
E-scooters keep on rolling
Rockhampton Regional Council endorsed the continued use of E-scooters across the city at a council meeting on Tuesday, 14 February, following a year-long trial.
The...
Driving Range theft low hit
Bondoola Golf Driving Range was targeted by juvenile offenders Wednesday at around 9.30pm leaving owners Sarah and Jesse Hawke disappointed and frustrated.
Sarah said the...
War of words over manufacturing fund
Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has slammed CQ's LNP representatives for failing to get behind a proposed fund to help rebuild Australian manufacturing.
Last week,...
Two injured in Theodore collision
A man in his 60s has been transported to Rockhampton Hospital by air and a second man to Brisbane following a head-on motor vehicle...
Man charged for FoodWorks robbery
A 21-year-old Park Avenue man has been charged with one count of armed robbery following a hold-up at FoodWorks in George St, Rockhampton, on...
Don’t get too comfortable
When an opportunity is presented, and it throws you for a six, the decision of whether to take it or not consumes until the...
Big change as decimal currency rolls in
Some of our readers may recognise the jingle that was used to introduce decimal currency to Australia 60 years ago, on 14 February 1966...
