Plea for accommodation
The rapid growth in visitation across the coastal towns of the Capricorn Coast has tourism specialists calling for more accommodation as a priority.
Capricorn Enterprise...
Lorna lives big
At 103 years old, Lorna Craney has lived a long life with six grandchildren and ten great-children.
Fellow residents, staff members and her son celebrated...
Rocky council CEO questions Livingstone’s boundary submission
Rockhampton Regional Council has questioned Livingstone Shire Council’s (LSC) “financial assumptions” in a scathing letter about Livingstone’s boundary review submission to the Local Government...
ALP weak on crime
Last weekend I attended a meeting of over 100 Yeppoon residents concerned about rising crime levels.
I heard stories about people's homes being invaded while...
Tallis joins CQ jobs search
Jobs in CQ announced this week that football legend Gorden Tallis has joined their search for high-calibre skilled workers with an appetite for a...
Still an Australian classic
The tree forever immortalised in May Gibbs' classic of the Gumnut Babes, the Swamp Bloodwood, or Eucalyptus ptychocarpa is still a feature on some...
Mayor in the clear
The Office of the Independent Assessor has dismissed claims of inappropriate conduct against Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding following the 30 June ordinary council meeting...
’Distressed and desperate’
Gympie does not qualify for higher density, more efficient social housing because a unit block would “not be appropriate“ around here, according to the...
Farm waste into biofuel
A state-of-the-art farm plastics recycling facility is set to take up two of the five tenancies occupying the Utilitas site in East Bundaberg which...
Ukraine grain exports being worked out: UN
United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths says he is hopeful that the first shipment of grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port could take...
Xi warns Biden over Taiwan in phone call
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned US President Joe Biden against "playing with fire" over Taiwan in a phone call as concerns mount over...
Male contraceptive pill step closer: study
A male contraceptive pill could be a step closer to becoming a reality, with Melbourne researchers discovering a leaf extract has the potential to...
Rodboro Street refresh to improve motorist and pedestrian safety
Rockhampton Regional Council is improving road safety for motorists and creating greater footpath connectivity for pedestrians in Berserker, thanks to help from the Australian...
