Parkhurst school building sod turn
Shiny shovels, lots of smiles and a few grunts signalled the start of work on a $6 million investment at the Parkhurst State School.
Keppel...
Get inspired and have some fun
You won’t buy better than at the Rockhampton Expo, it has great ideas for your home and outdoor living plus sensational deals on Caravans,...
Car ploughs into home
An elderly woman was left trapped after a car ploughed through a fence and into a Kawana home near the corner of Farm and...
Penny pinch on cops
Gympie region police numbers, from the Cooloola Coast to Imbil, have remained static for at least five years, despite an upsurge in calls for...
Street closed after possible fire
Emergency crews responded to a possible fire at a Park Avenue home on Thursday afternoon.
The street was temporarily closed by the Queensland Police Service...
Water projects vital for future
It can be an easy thing to dismiss water and sewerage infrastructure.
Most people don’t even think twice about turning on the kitchen tap or...
Town looks back 100 years
On Saturday, 28 May, the community of Theodore was transported 100 years back to 1922 to celebrate the visit to the district by the...
BUSINESS PROFILE: Gorman Removals, a family affair
Gormans Removals was founded by James and Vivienne Gorman in 1962 with the motto ‘Our family moving yours’ and after 60 years of serving...
BUSINESS PROFILE: Fresh baked at Artizan
Artizan Gluten Free Bakery owner Simone Lawrie has seen her "unique and much loved" East St business grow in leaps and bounds since it...
Learning to swim in 1930s
Ross Creek was the site of Yeppoon’s first swimming pool.
In the 1930s, Claude Press, a teacher at the State School, started to teach swimming....
Lives do matter for new venture
As the name suggests, Noosa’s new upmarket op shop, Making Lives Matter, aims to spread the love to all who enter, delivering practical and...
Living with diabetes
Type 2 diabetic Wren Brown used to stay mostly silent about her diabetes diagnosis but now prefers to speak out to help educate others.
The...
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...
