Grant makes a difference
Capricorn Coast Historical Society was fortunate recently to receive an Australian Government grant which has made a big difference to the work environment for...
Q AND A with Laura Rutherford, QRRRW’s Young Woman of the Year
What is your greatest achievement?
I would like to say receiving Queensland's Rural Regional Remote Women's Network, Young Woman of the Year. But, I've...
BUSINESS PROFILE: Professors’ perfect blend
The Two Professors, located in the heart of the Rockhampton CBD is more than just a coffee shop.
Business owner Letisha Frenken purchased the business...
BUSINESS PROFILE: Putting Rocky on the radar
Formed in 2015 by Rockhampton Regional Council, Advance Rockhampton’s vision is to spread the word nationally and globally that our region is a great...
BUSINESS PROFILE: 6O sparkling years for Peels
This year Phil Peel Jeweller celebrates its 60th anniversary.
A bank loan for 7000 pounds in 1962 enabled Phil Peel, then a commercial traveller, who...
Lyn Dawson set husband up, court told
Lynette Dawson made a deliberate decision to leave home in 1982 without taking any belongings to make it seem like her husband had killed...
Thousands evacuate as Sydney rivers rise
Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as heavy rain continues across NSW, with the state again dealing with a major flood crisis.
Some...
British director Peter Brook dies aged 97
Peter Brook, a British theatre and film director known for an influential and distinguished career which saw him garner worldwide acclaim, has died. He...
Abortion bans blocked in Florida, Kentucky
Judges in Florida and Kentucky have moved to block those states from enforcing bans or restrictions on abortion after the US Supreme Court last...
Seniors want to work
We are currently at an interesting stage in Australia’s economic cycle, and I am not talking about the cost-of-living crisis which this new Labor...
Denmark in shock as gunman kills three
Three people have been killed and several more wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Copenhagen, Danish police say, adding they have...
Big sendoff for Lachy
Cracow Station recently held a send off for Lachy Jones.
Lachy has been in the area for four years and recently took up an offer...
Yeppoon players at Mackay tournament
A contingent of players from Rockhampton and Yeppoon pickleball clubs travelled north recently for the QPT event in Mackay.
All players acquitted themselves well and...
