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Sugar industry facing increasing pressures

The hot topic at the moment is the state of the nation, isn't it? I know it's like an echo out of the Swiss Alps...

Screen time is shaping your brain – but you can take control

Every click, scroll and decision is training your brain – and experts say those choices may matter more than you think. However, CQUniversity Adjunct Senior...

Billions in gas exported, but where are the returns?

If you’re a nurse, teacher, retail worker or driller’s offsider, you’re paying more tax than any of Australia’s massive gas corporations. Most of the gas...

Seller disclosure laws improving buyer protection, not driving gazumping

Community to cast vote on 2027 musical

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Sport

Capras round out perfect night at new-look Browne Park

The storyline wrote itself as Central Queensland usurped the defending champions in its return to Browne Park Stadium. The Capras battled Burleigh in front of...

BITS lose a thriller

Brothers hung on grimly to secure a famous one-point win over BITS in an AFL Capricornia senior men’s thriller at Boyne Island last weekend. The...

Davison crowned Country champ

Boyne Island Tannum Sands’ Sandy Davison captured the 2026 Queensland Women’s Country Championship by a single stroke last week. Rockhampton and Yeppoon golf clubs played...

Keeping the HookUp afloat

New Boyne Tannum HookUp president Shelton Hayward couldn’t let his ‘favourite weekend of the year’ whittle away after 30 years of history. With the previous...

Biloela fly to the apex of Rugby Capricornia after Round 2

Biloela are on top of the Rugby Capricornia competition after a dominant display over Blackwater last Saturday. Biloela produced a rugby masterclass in Round 2,...

Capricornia rue missed conversion at 47th Battalion

When chasing championship glory, the smallest one-percenters all add up. And it was a seemingly regulation conversion that came back to haunt Capricornia’s trophy hopes...

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Entertainment

On This Day: National Bubble Tea Day!

Deliciously refreshing tea combined with sweetened milk and tapioca pearls, bubble tea is an incredible Taiwanese treat that has become popular around the world. Sometimes...

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...

On This Day: National Orchid Day!

With more than 28,000 species, the orchid is a unique and fascinating flowering plant found all over the world. More than 200 species grow...

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...

On This Day: National Burrito Day!

The history of the burrito is cloaked in mystery because the concept of meats and cheeses rolled in tortillas is hard to trace! A...

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...

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Tondoon Nature photography competition

Gladstone’s Tondoon Botanic Gardens is inviting the community to take part in a celebration of nature through photography, as entries open for its annual...

Welcome to the HookUp

G’day everyone, After a full year of planning, I’m thrilled to say the Boyne Tannum Hook Up is finally just around the corner, and the...

Planned burns in Curtis Island National Park

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) conducts planned burns on parks and forests to support a healthy environment and reduce the risk and...

Mayor Matt Burnett welcomes all to the 31st HookUp

For more than three decades, the Boyne Tannum HookUp has been reeling people into our region, and it continues to stand as one of...

News in Brief

GEA Supply Chain Expo next week The Gladstone Engineering Alliance (GEA) Supply Chain Expo will be held next week, showcasing Central Queensland’s premier industry event. The...

$450k of prizes up for grabs

To celebrate 31 years of the event, the Boyne Tannum HookUp Association has matched its largest ever prize pool. The BTHU will be delivering...

Duck Derby splashes back in Gladstone

On Saturday, 2 May, bath-time toys will meet river racing as the Gladstone Seafarers Duck Derby splashes back into action at the Boyne Tannum...

Parcel wrapping on offer in Gladstone ahead of Mother’s Day

From Saturday, 2 May to Saturday, 9 May, Gladstone City Centre Plaza will host Cancer Council Queensland’s annual Mother’s Day Parcel Wrap, offering shoppers...

First Responders to be recognised at special night

Gladstone’s first responders will be recognised for their service and dedication at a special gala and awards night later this year. The Gladstone Community First...

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in Gladstone

The Gladstone Branch of Cancer Council Queensland will host its “Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea” event on Friday, 22 May at the Gladstone Ports Corporation...

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