Tag: News
20 years of Shalom
Around 180 people took advantage of the spring sunshine on Wednesday, September 27, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Caninity Shalom aged care...
Long-awaited disability report to be publicly released
Many Australians are in for a "massive shock" when the government unveils the long-awaited findings of the disability royal commission.
After more than four years...
Australia risks becoming safe haven for war criminals
Paula Sanchez was jailed and tortured by Augusto Pinochet's notorious secret police in Chile, so when her son told her his friend's father was...
Dumbledore actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82
British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known to global audiences for playing the wise professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movie franchise and whose...
Merriam-Webster Dictionary reveals almost 700 new words
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has announced the addition of 690 new words to its listings, including sports terms beast mode, bracketology and GOATED.
"We're very...
Three astronauts return to earth after a year in space
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has returned to earth with two Russian cosmonauts, setting a record for the longest US spaceflight after the trio was...
Spike in alcohol induced deaths
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals there was a 9.1 per cent increase in the alcohol-induced death rate in 2022...
Boogie Wonderland
Central Queensland’s stage and theatre sensation Rhonda Janes with special guests Claire Janes, Jacob Goves, Brad Villiers, Aleah Dillon, Laura Sinclair, Kelly McCosker and...
Drugs, cash seized in CH police raids
Police seized more than $52,000 worth of drugs following the arrests of 48 people in raids across the Central Highlands region over the past...
Apartments soon to open the doors
Christmas has come early for the new tenants who will be able to move into their new public homes in a few short weeks...
News in Brief
Kawana motorcycle crash
A patient in a stable condition was transported to Rockhampton Hospital following a vehicle and motorcycle crash on Pattemore Street and Duffy...
CQU academic and ex-Rockhampton police sgt remembered
High-profile university academic and former Rockhampton police sergeant, Dr Celeste Lawson who died suddenly this month, has been described as a rainbow who coloured...
Council reduces senior management numbers
The Central Highlands Regional Council has endorsed a significant organisational realignment, trimming its senior management positions from 25 to 20.
The decision, made at council’s...
