Tag: News
Hearing starts into sinking islands of Torres Strait
For Boigu elder Pabai Pabai the stakes in the Australian climate case could not be higher - he says he is fighting for his...
Absent Prince Harry has no ‘vendetta’, lawyer says
Prince Harry will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for more than a century when he appears in his...
Young Authors Take the Stage
Yeppoon Town Hall was a buzz of activity on Saturday morning 3 June when the Capricorn Coast Writers Festival officially opened with a performance...
Writers Festival success
And that’s a wrap for this years bi-annual Capricorn Coast Writers Festival (CCWF) which saw 308 attendees from far and wide come together to...
Local Plumbing Apprentice is 1 out of 10 recipients of a grant
Rockhampton father Brandon Pershouse has struggled with being away from his kids and family while completing his apprenticeship.
He was in a state of shock...
Shining light for Legacy
More than 30 torchbearers kept the Legacy flame alive when the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay came to Rockhampton on Friday, 2 June.
Legacy Beneficiaries, Legatees...
Road upgrade ‘not safe’
A concerned landholder says the State Government hasn't listened to residents' safety concerns about the Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road upgrade project.
The Yeppoon Road upgrade is jointly...
Hope in a Suitcase
Registered Nurse Jaylene Bailey is offering Hope in a Suitcase (HIASC) for children across the region who are entering foster or out-of-home care to...
In brief
Gracemere – single-vehicle rollover
A man in his 20s in a stable condition was transported to Rockhampton Hospital with back pain following a single-vehicle rollover...
Feedlot receives the green light
One of Australia’s largest privately owned beef cattle lot feeders, Mort and Co, recently received the green light for a state-of-the-art feedlot in Gogango,...
All about EVs
Central Queensland's electric vehicle owners were abuzz about EVs at their gathering at Central Park on Saturday, 3 June.
Organiser Arthur Hunt said the Rockhampton...
Ramping on the rise: LNP
The LNP says ambulance ramping has soared at Rockhampton Hospital, with an increase of 10 per cent over the previous quarter.
Visiting Rockhampton last week,...
Top-of-the-table clash in Rockhampton Cricket
The Glen and Gracemere meet in a top-of-the-table contest in Rockhampton Cricket A Grade action on Saturday.
The competition resumes after a two-week hiatus for...
