Vox pops
Do you agree healthcare workers should be fired if they choose not to be vaccinated?
Tim, 68
I don’t think they should get fired...
Lynchy’s Joke of the Week
There is a good friend of mine I play tennis with, his name is Merv.
He has a pet duck called Derek.
He was telling me...
Cheers for Oktoberfest
Gladstone residents enjoyed a taste of Germany at Oktoberfest at the Lord Street Parklands on Saturday, 16 October.
It was the first time Events Queensland...
Gigs, events in the region
Here’s our list of most exciting events coming to your region.
Are you ready to check these entertainment offerings out with your family and friends?
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Family fun on the water
Last weekend, plenty of visitors attended the 2021 Theodore River Festival on the mighty Dawson River.
It was a great opportunity for families to spend...
Babblers love socialising
The grey-crowned babbler, common in the local area, are most often seen in groups of up to 15 birds foraging around on the ground...
BIRDS OF BOYNE AND TANNUM: Beautiful bee-eater
The beautiful Rainbow Bee-eater is very colourful with green, blue, chestnut and yellow plumage. It lives on insects which it cleverly catches in its...
BIRDS OF BOYNE AND TANNUM: Female Leaden Flycatcher
This week we have an image of the female Leaden Flycatcher.
My view is that the female is the more attractive of the two because...
BIRDS OF BOYNE AND TANNUM: Male Leaden Flycatcher
People may find the Leaden Flycatcher difficult to identify. This is partly because the male and female have two forms.
The male, seen in...
Gigs, events in the region
Here’s our list of most exciting events coming to your region.
Are you ready to check these entertainment offerings out with your family and friends?
-...
BIRDS OF BOYNE AND TANNUM: Heard but seldom seen
There is a small bird often heard but seldom seen by most people, the Striated Pardalote.
It mostly stays out of sight, foraging for insects...
BIRDS OF BOYNE & TANNUM: Our beautiful ‘Bluey’
Known to some as a ‘Bluey’, this beautiful parrot is a Pale-headed Rosella.
It is a medium sized parrot that has a very attractive range...
The region’s golf results
GLADSTONE GOLF CLUB
Men’s Ambrose Pairs 13-11
Winners: Steve and Corey Boyer 59.5
Second: Brian Bettridge and Gregory Dunseath 59.75
Third: Jeff Jones and Garry Crosby 63.25
Ladies’ Ambrose...
