Sri Lanka’s Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
Writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, a satirical "afterlife noir" set during Sri...
Coast Guard activities
Fine weather on Saturday and Sunday morning provided favourable conditions for boating with many people taking to the water to embrace the fabulous weather.
Despite...
Union members to strike at CQuni
Staff members from CQUniversity will stop work on Thursday, 20 October as strike action ramps up across Queensland universities.
National Tertiary Education Union members...
New leader for development body
There's a new leader at the helm of the Central Highlands' key regional development agency, the Central Highlands Development Corporation (CHDC).
The CHDC has appointed...
Coal: region’s billion dollar baby
The Central Highlands coal mining industry spends more than $790 million on local goods and services, according to the latest factsheet from the Central...
Canavan: ‘Gay marriage a symptom of wokeness’
When Australia voted in favour of gay marriage just 5 years ago we were reassured that people against the change had nothing to fear.
When...
Miracle surgery for Yeppoon baby
A Capricorn Coast baby diagnosed with spina bifida was still in his mother’s womb when Mater doctors performed complex and life-changing surgery on his...
Students discover the Wonders of Science
Rockhampton State High School students recently competed at the regional Wonder of Science conference held at CQUniversity’s Gladstone campus.
This was the largest Wonder of...
Young artists flourish
Central Queensland regional show for creative generations held during Tropical Pinefest festivities at The Fig Tree Galleries in Yeppoon was a huge winner showcasing...
YSHS students’ excellence in art
Yeppoon State High School Year 10 art students Portia Campton and Dannielle Armstrong have won the prestigious art award for the 2022 Creative Generation...
Oktoberfest comes alive at Emu Park
Emu Park Lions will be facilitating their 37th annual Bavarian celebration, Oktoberfest on Saturday, 22 October at Bell Park, Emu Park where dancing, singing...
Hocus pocus, safety focus
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has conjured up some spook-tacular safety tips for Halloween lovers, big and small.
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon...
Mount’s heritage recognised
Nineteen places in Mount Morgan, including the Leichhardt Hotel, post office and Soldiers Room Hall, have been identified as having local heritage significance in...
