Commitment to more medical students
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its election commitment to provide 20 more Commonwealth funded medical places to James Cook University to help address the...
Ignorant on abortion law
Like many high profile people, French President Emmanuel Macron decried this week's US Supreme Court decision on abortion, tweeting "Abortion is a fundamental right...
Business Census highlights
Capricornia Chamber of Commerce President Phil Henry says Census figures showing more business exits than entries for both Rockhampton and Livingstone council areas are...
Be prepared this bushfire season
Central Queenslanders have been urged to prepare themselves for the next bushfire season by Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan while he was in...
Show’s winning photos
There were 338 fabulous photos submitted into this year’s Photography Section at the Rocky Show!
There are four categories – Open (for Photography...
Locals party at nightclub
Social photographer Brendan Kirkman took some photos of the nightlife at the Zodiac.
See whether you were spotted out and about.
Separation or divorce?
A lot of people seem confused with the meaning of the terms ‘separation’ and ‘divorce’. Many believe that they are much the same thing...
Court finds all 20 guilty in Paris attacks
A French court has handed a life sentence to the lone survivor of the Islamist squad that killed 130 people in a night of...
Hong Kong has ‘risen from the ashes’: Xi
Hong Kong has overcome its challenges and "risen from the ashes", China's President Xi Jinping says, arriving in the former British colony to celebrate...
Fees waived for two great groups
The Rockhampton Regional Council has reimbursed more than $166,000 in landing fees for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service.
Rockhampton...
Grateful for RFDS
Jessica Allen-Armstrong says she and her daughter Amanii wouldn't be alive today without the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
RFDS crews have come to Jessica's rescue...
NAIDOC Week celebrations starting Sunday: Get up, stand up, show up
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday) to celebrate and recognise the...
Squatter threatened by habitat loss, feral animals
The Squatter Pigeon is a bird that prefers grassy areas and open forests and spends much of its time foraging on the ground.
It is...
