Tag: Opinion
keeping our local community safe
As a local member, and as a resident in Rockhampton myself, nothing is more important to me than keeping our local community safe.
It’s why...
domestic nuclear energy industry?
On 10 December 1998, less than fifteen minutes of debate changed Australia's energy policy for a generation.
In that debate, the then Howard Government...
denied access to their beloved grandkids
Paula Phelan is a Family Lawyer with Specialist Accreditation in this area from the Queensland Law Society.
She has been a lawyer for 27...
Democracy relies on the participation of its citizens
Greetings from Canberra where it is the final sitting of Federal Parliament before the winter break.
Apart from all the day to day duties...
Happy memories in a quilt
For many years as a child, my cousins and I would eagerly await our annual visit to the Rocky Show with our Aunt.
Always...
Battling with mental health struggles
*Mental illness trigger warning.
When we experience a physical illness, we’re encouraged to stay in bed and recover. Society, at times, responds differently to mental...
Invest in Central Queensland
The Western Australian Premier, Mark McGowan, unexpectedly resigned this week. Almost straight afterwards, there were calls that we unwind the "GST deal" that the...
Croc puts urban areas at risk
In the early days of COVID, a young Blackwater man tragically died.
When test results showed a positive coronavirus result, Blackwater was placed into...
Australia’s most dangerous roads to travel
The Rockhampton Ring Road is not the only regional road project in Capricornia to be in doubt under the Albanese Labor Government.
There is...
Palaszczuk delivers energy price relief
Recently the Australian Energy Regulator released its default market offers for 2023-24.
Normalised for consumption rates, Queensland households and small business scored the cheapest electricity...
Government buries good news like a dog with a bone
Sometimes my terrier buries his bones in the backyard so he can feast on them later.
Apparently, dogs will bury anything valuable – not just...
Thirty-eight laps around the sun
“There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born, and the day we discover why”. – William Barclay
Thirty-eight...
Ocean Park Avenue traffic measures
Ocean Park Avenue in Yeppoon is set for permanent traffic changes, with one-lane slow points and load limits introduced in a bid to cut...
