Rockhampton Regional Council offers free plants for your garden
Council’s Native Plant Program is back and residents are welcome to stop by on Wednesday and Thursday at any of our customer service centres...
Juvenile crime sparks community meeting
The spike in juvenile crime across Central Queensland spurred concerned resident Tamara Jensen into facilitating a community meeting held in Yeppoon over the weekend.
Around...
LSC budget under CPI
Livingstone Shire Council have delivered a budget that sits under the consumer price index (CPI) with more consideration for lower income earners after nine...
Residents come together in the fight against cancer
Relay for Life was held at CQUniversity's North Rockhampton on Saturday, 23 July and saw residents coming together to support those affected by cancer.
The...
Pollies battle over FMD
Member for Capricornia Michelle Landry has called on the Prime Minister to take over the government’s response to foot-and-mouth disease from Senator Murray Watt,...
Railyards on the right track
The rejuvenation of the historic Rockhampton railyards will take another step forward later this month when an Expression of Interest (EOI) to shortlist potential...
Safety at sea training for Coastguard
Unfavourable weather during the week reduced boating activity but at about 8.50pm on
Monday 18 July, Coast Guard Yeppoon received a request from the Police...
LSC pothole repairs
Livingstone Shire Council is facing a big job in repairing hundreds of potholes throughout the shire following light rainfall over the past month that...
Crowing about Junior Roosters
A huge thanks to Luke, our NRL development officer, for completing the TackleReady Program with our U8s on Saturday, 23 July.
As you can see...
How things are looking
I am writing this article from Canberra, where Federal Parliament is sitting for the first time since the election.
The new Labor Federal Government...
Albanese promises ambitious government
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a "government of ambition" ahead of the opening of the 47th parliament.
MPs and senators will gather in Canberra...
Yeppoon hospital top marks
Former St Ursula’s student, Liza Bergstrom has enduring post-Covid heart problems since 2020 and when needing medical assistance recently, her reluctance to go to...
On This Day: Wombat Day!
Every year, on 22 October, we celebrate a small, burrowing marsupial native to Australia known as the wombat.
Wombat Day is dedicated to raising awareness...
