Aust stocks gain after softer jobs report
The local share market recently climbed to a fresh eight-month high after softer-than-expected jobs data showed the domestic economy slowing, raising expectations for less...
Gas cap rules ‘sound and workable’: ACCC
The consumer watchdog is confident gas producers have enough information to start abiding by the government's $12-a-gigajoule price cap designed to keep gas prices...
Sink or swim
All the recent concern about swimming lessons has prompted me to write of my own experiences, or at best my own recollection of those...
Expecting mothers to get 24/7 emergency care at Gladstone maternity ward
Rural Doctors Association of Queensland (RDAQ) president Dr Matt Masel has called for an oversight committee to be re-established to address the Gladstone and...
New signals shine light on safety
The dark days are over for a key intersection in the heart of Rockhampton, with vital traffic signals funded by the Australian Government’s Black...
Owners say goodbye
Reflecting on the last three and a half years as owners of Mumma’s Fish ‘N’ Chips, Tony and Michele Waine said their favourite thing...
Servo owner at break-in point
Running a bustling business that has found itself targeted by young criminals and patrolling rural streets nightly sounds like life in the wild west....
Our feathered friends
One of the subjects that many members of the Rockhampton Photography Club like to photograph is birds.
Fortunately, in CQ we have lots of...
Elderly woman bashed in attempted armed robbery
Disgusted police are appealing for the community’s help to identify two teens behind a botched robbery that led to an elderly woman being hospitalised....
Rocky Rose surprised by OAM
Despite 26 years as a councillor, almost four decades with the Red Cross and serving countless community groups, Rose Swadling was convinced she had...
Celebrating 17 years
As the town of Mount Morgan evolved, so did the newsagents, with the business standing firm for the past 17 years.
Owners Kerrilyn and...
New business surging across CQ
Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast have seen a surge in new businesses according to
recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
Registered businesses grew to...
No $500 million pricetag for rowing, says Bleijie
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie says Olympic rowing and canoeing remain on course in Rockhampton, dismissing claims in the media this week that it would...
