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Community events

Weekly events Have a Yarn Tuesday - QCWA Tannum Sands - every Tuesday All welcome to bring your craft, a friend and a smile. Time: 9am to...

The case for affordable energy

There remains over 700 million people in the world without access to electricity. Two billion people do not have access to clean cooking methods. Because of...

Teachers strike set to impact region

State school teachers and school leaders in the greater Gladstone and Banana regions will join colleagues statewide and strike for 24 hours on Tuesday,...

Jellinbah offering $14K student scholarships

Annual report hits the highlights

Strengthening the supply chain future

Regional communities need services

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Sport

Gladstone continues undefeated charge in girls’ competition

Gladstone has continued to flex its muscle in the Under-18 girls Central Queensland Junior Basketball Competition with another undefeated carnival. The Power surged past...

Ruby shines for Scorchers

BITS-export Ruby Strange has had an scorching start to her blossoming Women’s Big Bash League career. After making the major shift from Brisbane to...

Mac attack in main event

Another mammoth event saw a mighty crowd run down to the McCosker Gladstone Speedway last Saturday night. Last week saw the speedway host the Modified...

Split results for Power boys

A mixed bag of results has seen Gladstone Blue Under-18 Boys was still enough to keep them second in the Central Queensland Junior Basketball...

The Glen suffer first knock

The Glen's undefeated streak has been snapped in a low-scoring affair against Gracemere last Saturday. After rain threatened to call the entirety of the Rockhampton...

Legends join cowboy clinic

Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (CQLX) hosted a cowboy clinic last weekend with over 60 keen riders learning from some of the sport’s best. The...

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Entertainment

On This Day: National Gingerbread Cookie Day!

Gingerbread cookies have soft and chewy insides with a hint of a crispy outside and often they are decorated with piped frosting. National Gingerbread...

On This Day: World Philosophy Day!

Since the beginning of civilized human activity, philosophy has made an impact on the way that people live their lives, run governments, practice religion,...

On This Day: National Play Monopoly Day!

Have you ever played Monopoly? It’s a classic board game where players buy, trade, and develop properties to win. You roll dice to move...

On This Day: National Pickle Day!

It’s National Pickle Day, everyone! Did you forget? Oh, then you must think you’re in a right pickle, but don’t worry. Be as cool...

On This Day: World Kindness Day!

Kindness Day was born when a collection of humanitarian groups came together and made a “Declaration of Kindness”. Likewise, on Kindness Day, everyone is...

On This Day: National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day!

There are some books that are written to see you through the darkest days, to help shine light through the ponderous, pitch-black clouds that...

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Weekend storms bring Spring drenching

I'm sure more than a few folk were singing Keith Urban's classic, Raining On Sunday last weekend as the region got a good drenching...

Rio Tinto’s Yarwun refinery to reduce production next year by 40 per cent

Some 180 jobs are in limbo after Rio Tinto announced it would slash production at the Yarwun alumina refinery by 40 per cent from...

More choice for renters as quarterly data reveals a rise

Queensland's rental market is being described as a traffic jam as September quarter vacancy rates reveal, but the Gladstone Region is making a comeback. The...

Belmont Station – honouring the past, inspiring the future

This week I had the privilege of visiting Belmont Station, a place that holds a remarkable and enduring legacy in our region. Belmont is...

80 per cent of e-mobility devices found non-compliant

Gladstone Police are patrolling school zones to educate children and parents on the use of non-compliant e-mobility devices as part of Operation Xray Surety. The...

Break and enter appeal, Calliope

Police are appealing for information from the public following a break and enter at Calliope on Monday, 10 November. Around 2.20am, two unknown people (pictured)...

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