Living with diabetes
Type 2 diabetic Wren Brown used to stay mostly silent about her diabetes diagnosis but now prefers to speak out to help educate others.
The...
Energy opportunities
Mick de Brenni says Central Queensland is at the centre of Australia's "energy eco-system".
The State Energy Minister attended the second Central Queensland 2022...
Q and A with Jaylon Mimi, Rock NAIDOC’s 2022 Mr NAIDOC
What is your greatest achievement?
Graduating from high school because there are not a lot of people in my family who have achieved that....
BUSINESS PROFILE: Locals supporting locals
Richo Road Butchery is passionate about providing the Rockhampton and surrounding community with fresh, premium quality meat at affordable prices.
Located at 305 Richardson Road,...
Good news, bad news
Last week I joined with Deputy Leader of the Opposition David Littleproud and my National Party colleagues like the Member for Flynn Colin Boyce...
Skin-to-skin care good for babies and dads
Skin-to-skin contact between fathers and their premature or critically-ill full-term babies can foster stronger bonds and improve outcomes amid the growing involvement of men...
Relief at jail sentence for dog’s torture
A mobile petting zoo owner who fatally wounded a dog with a pitchfork and mallet has been sentenced to at least two years in...
Cop’s run for epilepsy awareness
Mount Perry's Officer in Charge has been hitting the road this year, exchanging his navy uniform for a purple jersey and running shoes in...
Containers make $500M
Queenslanders have become more plastic savvy and it was shown clearly with the announcement of over $500 million having gone back into our pockets...
Call for more EV charging
Spurred on by a notice of motion from Livingstone Councillor Andrea Friend, the National General Assembly (the Australian Local Government Conference held in Canberra...
Govt asked to review fossil fuel projects
A small environment group is behind a novel legal bid to force the federal government to review almost every pending coal and gas project...
Calming Foot-and-Mouth ‘hysteria’
AgForce Qld deputy general president John Baker says members should be cautious but not get carried away by the "panic and hype" over Foot-and-Mouth...
No federal funding for stadium project
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has confirmed the Rocky Sports Club Stadium project will not be funded by the Federal Government.
The $23 million project, which...
