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...
Matching wine with beef
On my way to meet with Simon Law, the food and beverage manager for the RNA, I roamed around the Brisbane Showgrounds watching the...
‘Daily anguish’ for Aust army veteran
An army veteran who was medically discharged after serving for 15 years believes a "harden up" culture still permeates Australia's military.
Former combat engineer Gavin...
Joy and education STEM from Boyne Island adventure
WHAT do you get when you throw Seagrass, water bugs, VR clown fish, murky water and shark tales at a group of Year 9...
Performance of a lifetime
Emerald may be a long way from the big stages and audiences of the cities, but Drew Ferguson is not letting that stop him...
Alumni’s space age career
A journey of 16,000km over the past 22 years has landed past student and 2000 College Dux of The Cathedral College, Sarah Wittig (nee...
School kids take it to court
Legal studies students from four Rockhampton high schools gathered to debate criminal law topics at the Rockhampton Courthouse before Judge Jeffrey Clarke, Magistrate...
Regional communities need services
An elderly lady frantically trying to ring triple zero as their neighbour has had a heart attack, but they can’t get through to emergency...
