Price of beer on the rise
The "new normal" for CQ pub-goers could be paying $15 for a pint of beer, thanks to a hike in Australia's "beer tax".
On Monday,...
Man in court over triple shooting killings
A man accused of shooting three family members dead on a remote Queensland cattle property has appeared in court for the first time.
Darryl Valroy...
Mine decision welcomed
Environmental groups have welcomed Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's proposal to reject Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project.
The plan to reject the planned Ogmore...
New Executive Director for Livingstone
Livingstone Shire Council has appointed a new Executive Director Liveability and Wellbeing (soon to be General Manager Communities) with a name that may sound...
Fire destroys Koongal home
A fire that destroyed a single-storey home in Grubb St, Koongal on Saturday, 6 August, is being treated as suspicious by police.
A Queensland Fire...
Grants to protect homes from weather
Applications have now opened for another phase of the Queensland Government’s Household Resilience Program, an initiative that helps North Queenslanders protect their homes from...
High school students get to test potential careers at ‘Try’a Trade’ event
About 40 high school students got to try their hand at brick laying, basic construction, plumbing and electrical skills as part of Construction Skills...
Don’t risk it, wear a jacket
Failure to wear a lifejacket is thought to have contributed to 70 per cent of deaths on Queensland waterways last year.
In 2021 the Gladstone...
Bold ‘house a day’ plan
A Rockhampton manufacturing business has the ambitious plan of producing "a house of day" after receiving a $500,000 Manufacturing Hub Grant grant from the...
‘Void’ of NDIS services in outback Qld
Concerns about a void of National Disability Insurance Scheme providers in regional areas will be raised with the federal minister during a visit to...
Work safety campaign kicks off in Rockhampton
Queensland’s first ever regional Work Well Breakfast Forum kicked off in Rockhampton on Friday, with locals getting the latest tips and advice on how...
Relief at ‘fair’ budget
Well the Council budget for 2022/2023 has been brought down, and it is with a degree of relief that I say that.
My relief...
Gracemere pauses to remember
Approximately 60 people, including veterans, families, community members, schools, emergency service and other local groups joined the Gracemere and District RSL Sub Branch to...
