Advocacy in the classroom
A high-achieving young lawyer is trading courtrooms for classrooms, in a career change aimed at advocating for Indigenous young people.
Rockhampton mum Lenique Lawson was...
AgCarE: How our farmers are leading the way on climate
Sssh, I have a secret…
No, I’m not Batman (my wife can vouch for that).
But what if I told you I knew of a way...
New app to identify and manage weeds
A weed scanning app is being developed to deliver a single, country-wide system to identify, record and manage priority weeds.
WeedScan is in the...
What happens after split?
I recently wrote about de facto relationships. De facto couples who have separated can apply to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia...
Union condemns labour bid
Attempts by a Queensland coal mining company to import foreign labour has been condemned by the Mining and Energy Union.
Sojitz Blue has applied to...
Acts of faith measured
More than 47,000 people have been helped by faith-based organisations in the Rockhampton Region in the past year, according to NAYBA's online survey.
National director...
Gloves on for Movember
Twenty-six locals are stepping into the ring to fight for men’s mental health and fundraise for Movember.
Organised by Brandt Cogill from The Warrior’s...
New build down while renos flourish
The release of the latest building approvals and lending figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday are showing signs of ongoing...
Christmas at Toyworld
With Christmas just around the corner, CQ Today and Toyworld Rockhampton are teaming up to make the season more jolly.
For the third year in...
No way to treat people, or frogs
A few years ago the Rookwood Weir project got derailed when the cost of building turtle ladders blew out the project's costs. When we...
Time for Deputy Premier to give locals certainty
The good news story this week must be the long-awaited decision of the Change Commission, supporting Livingstone Shire’s defence to retain its three suburbs.
This...
Mayor’s forensic audit halted by council
Councillor Marnie Doyle has slammed Mayor Teresa Harding’s request for a full financial audit of the previous council, saying it was “irresponsible to subject...
New players shine as season wraps up
The last local pickleball tournament of 2025 was a great success story, with the raw talent of new members going head-to-head with more established...
