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Man charged over alleged murder

Rockhampton Police officers are investigating three crime scenes following an alleged murder at Allenstown on Sunday, 21 August. Thirty-five-year-old Frenchville man Portmoresbey Cecil appeared...

One in three mineworkers agree sexual harassment a problem

Around one in three workers agree or strongly agree that sexual harassment is a problem in the Queensland mining industry, according to a survey...

Xi, Putin ‘to attend G20 in Indonesia’

Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has told...

Jobless rate falls to 3.4 per cent

The unemployment rate has dropped to 3.4 per cent, its lowest rate in 48 years. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday...

Pinefest action on its way

This years annual Yeppoon Lions Tropical Pinefest with a 'Back to the 70's' theme, is aiming for a huge festival on 1-8 October with...

Supertees for superkids

Central Queensland family Beau Murphy and Chontelle Svensen’s four-year-old son Patrick has spent weeks in hospital after being diagnosed with brain cancer and undergoing...

Best-selling romance author comes back to Rockhampton for talk session

Best-selling author Alyssa Montgomery is coming back home to Rockhampton to host an author talk at the Rockhampton Regional Library next week. Specialising in...

Highlights from CQLX cattle sale

CQLX Combined Agents saw a slight increase on Wednesday with a yarding of 1,890 head, comprising of 970 Steers, 658 Heifers, 228 Cows, two...

Clothing aficionados recognised by RFDS

Chloe Rowe and Kate Russell have always had a passion for clothing and after a handful of trips to Hong Kong, they developed an...

St Brendan’s reunion after 40 years

St Brendan’s College senior class of 1981 held a reunion 12-13 August spurred on by losing yet another of their former classmates. ‘Old Boy’ Rod...

Muso on a mission

The passionate muso believes more education in communities is needed, as are basic human rights that many of us take for granted. "Employing building...

Not your ’Hollywood’ homeless

Thanks to Hollywood, homeless people are thought of as unemployed substance abusers - dishevelled men and women with unkempt hair and clothes living in...

BOM boss defends bungled $96m website upgrade

The newly-minted boss of Australia's national weather agency has tried to shut down a brewing political storm, defending its $96.5 million website overhaul. Bureau of...

Rising GP costs hit