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)...
Central Queensland tobacconist fined nearly $1.5m
A Central Queensland tobacconist has been fined $1,492,500 and $6,462.94 in costs for charges relating to the sale of illegal tobacco and related products....
Queensland procurement overhaul aims to put local business front and centre
The State Government has launched the biggest overhaul of government procurement in decades, aiming to make it simpler, fairer, and easier for businesses to...
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Sport Shorts
TANNUM SHINES AT NORTH AUSSIES
Tannum Sands Surf Lifesaving Club finished in second place at the recent North Australian Championships in Mackay.
The club's members brought...
Insights from the World Business Forum,
Last week, we, the Directors of UHY Haines Norton CQ, had the privilege of attending the World Business Forum in New York, hosted by...
Qld councils back funding inquiry – but the clock is ticking for reform
The peak body for Queensland councils has welcomed a re-instated Federal Parliamentary inquiry into local government financial sustainability but has urged the Commonwealth to...
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...
