VOX POP: Dream travel destinations
New airline Bonza is offering direct flights from Rockhampton to Townsville starting this week. What destination would you like to be able to travel...
Keppel unemployment rate outshines Rocky
Keppel is leading the charge in the unemployment rate, outshining Rockhampton and Gladstone, according to local MP Brittany Lauga.
The Keppel MP chalked up the...
The forgotten figures
There is community outrage over the recent spate of youth crime in Queensland.
Two boys were charged with the stabbing murder of North Lakes mother...
My first two years as Mayor
I realised over the weekend that it has been a little over two years since I became Mayor. To be precise, it’s been two...
Keppel Brand boost
Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Glenn Butcher visited Yeppoon business Keppel Brand last week to announce that round three of the Manufacturing Hubs...
Knitters and Knotters celebrate 10 years
Over the past 10 years, Emu Park Knitters and Knotters members have come together to create a range of goods to help others and,...
Dreading it, but still shaving
Michael Namok’s two kids have never seen him without long dreads, but the Rockhampton employment consultant is ready to shave it all off for...
Korean ’Top Guns’ in the beef capital
Plane spotters witnessed a sight straight out of Top Gun this week, with the Rockhampton Airport playing host to fighter jets from South Korea.
The...
Trees poisoned on Lammermoor
As we all take heed of the need to protect our soil and on the beach, our precious sand dunes, in the past week,...
Lobbying for CQ
The House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources has launched an inquiry into advanced manufacturing that will seek to find solutions to support...
BHP dumps lower quality Qld coal, to chase NSW on costs
Mining giant BHP is selling two Queensland coal mines as higher royalties bite and aims to recoup costs in NSW after government intervention in...
Consumer confidence ticks up after rate hike slump
Consumer confidence has recovered some lost ground after the latest cash rate hike triggered a downturn in the weekly index.
ANZ and Roy Morgan's...
Bullying concerns spark rally outside Yeppoon State High School
Growing concerns over bullying at Yeppoon State High School prompted numerous parents, students and community members to rally outside the campus this week.
The rally...
