Calendar showcases beautiful birds.
If you would like a special Christmas present for friends or family or just for yourself to enjoy, then the beautiful 'Birds of Australia...
Sick of no answers
I don’t often wade into the complexities of state or national politics, with the understanding that politics is a divisive topic that can be...
Central Highlands shine at training awards
Central Highlands Regional Council took out two categories at the 2022 Queensland Training Awards (QTA) CQ Regional Final hosted in Emerald recently.
CEO Sharon Houlihan...
Fair Play vouchers on offer
Another round of FairPlay vouchers is open to deliver $150 to help eligible families with the cost of sporting club membership, team registration, or...
Gemfields Festival to rock
The Sapphire Gemfields are once again ready to dazzle this August as the quintessentially unique destination, located just a short distance from Emerald, comes...
Missing bus on hydrogen
A politician’s first speech to Parliament is a huge opportunity for them to set out what they stand for and whose side they’re on.
So...
Life on North Keppel
The Capricorn Coast Historical Society supplied this photo of Jack and Martha Skinner on North Keppel Island in 1937.
The Walls family had purchased the...
US flooding kills at least 37 in Kentucky
Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 37 people, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear says while warning that...
DYING TO KNOW: ‘Get dead set’ on dying
Leading not-for-profit, The Groundswell Project Australia, is calling on Australians to ‘get dead set’ around death and dying as part of its annual Dying...
DYING TO KNOW: Arrangements in hand
In some cases, authorities in institutions where a person may not have any known relatives may need to make necessary
arrangements.
This is usually done by...
DYING TO KNOW: A handle on preparations
- What to do when someone dies?
Contact the person’s doctor. A doctor must certify that death has occurred.
Usually, funeral arrangements cannot be completed until...
Labor has ‘abandoned the regions’
In previous columns since the Federal election, I have expressed my genuine concern about how little this new Labor government understand or care about...
Mixed quality offering at Emerald
Agents at Emerald yarded 1000 head in what was a very mixed-quality offering on Thursday, 3 July.
The prime section held firm for second-grade...
