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...
Energy opportunities
Mick de Brenni says Central Queensland is at the centre of Australia's "energy eco-system".
The State Energy Minister attended the second Central Queensland 2022...
Q and A with Jaylon Mimi, Rock NAIDOC’s 2022 Mr NAIDOC
What is your greatest achievement?
Graduating from high school because there are not a lot of people in my family who have achieved that....
BUSINESS PROFILE: Locals supporting locals
Richo Road Butchery is passionate about providing the Rockhampton and surrounding community with fresh, premium quality meat at affordable prices.
Located at 305 Richardson Road,...
Good news, bad news
Last week I joined with Deputy Leader of the Opposition David Littleproud and my National Party colleagues like the Member for Flynn Colin Boyce...
Skin-to-skin care good for babies and dads
Skin-to-skin contact between fathers and their premature or critically-ill full-term babies can foster stronger bonds and improve outcomes amid the growing involvement of men...
Relief at jail sentence for dog’s torture
A mobile petting zoo owner who fatally wounded a dog with a pitchfork and mallet has been sentenced to at least two years in...
Green talk, grey reality
This year marks 20 years since the first major global climate agreement was signed in Kyoto in 2005.
Back then global emissions were at...
