Tag: News
Taste of working life
The logistics of work experience can be a challenge in regional areas, but Blackwater State High School wants to give every student a...
Busy life of OAM
Cooee Bay's John Millroy, OAM, has had his "finger in a lot of pies" over the years, but as he turns 80 he can't...
Search for workers
Local businesses are being forced to look outside the region to find staff thanks to a shortage of skilled workers.
Ray Corrie, who owns Ray...
A taste of the Cap Coast
Capricorn Coast growers and retailers gathered on Monday, 5 July for the launch of Taste Capricorn Coast at High Valley Dawn Permaculture Farm.
An initiative...
Taste of things to come
A celebration of local food, Taste Capricorn Coast is a dream come true for foodies and the region's producers are already seeing the benefit.
Funded...
Farmers claim they’re losing water
“Some of the smaller growers will go broke,” says a member of a water committee in the Dawson Valley.
Farmers and local community...
Fight against sex trade
Destiny Rescue’s undercover agents have witnessed first-hand the horrors of sex trafficking - and that’s what drives them to ensure children around the world...
Branch to celebrate almost a century of service
Mount Larcom’s QCWA branch will be celebrating its 90th birthday with special celebrations to be held on Saturday, July 31.
Kick-starting at 9am with a...
Community service marks its third birthday
The Gladstone Food Centre has marked three years since it first serviced the local community.
After it opened on June 25 in 2018 as a...
Charity appeal for Gladstone families
The Covid-19 pandemic was hard on everyone, but particularly difficult for regional families of seriously ill children requiring treatment away from home.
Last year, despite...
Hook-Up reels in big numbers
It has been revealed this year’s Boyne Tannum Hook-Up saw a large increase in participation numbers from 2019.
There were 3666 people who took part...
Cat puts Mary in hospital
It was a regular Monday on Mary McLellan’s 22,000-acre family property in Central Queensland, until the family’s cat took a strike at her right...
Council responds to traffic concerns with expanded funding push
Livingstone Shire Council is responding to growing community concerns about traffic congestion, endorsing a third priority project, Chandler Road East, for submission under the...
