Navigation hazard as boat sinks
At around 2am on Thursday, 2 October, a 50ft timber schooner sank downstream of the Hanson Road Bridge in the Calliope River.
The site has...
Female officer charged with stalking
A 46-year-old female senior constable from the Central Region has been charged in relation to alleged stalking behaviour.
The member has been suspended from the...
Review of Queensland’s Charter of Victims’ Rights
The Office of the Victims’ Commissioner is reviewing Queensland’s Charter of Victims Rights.
The Commission is assessing whether the Charter sufficiently protects and supports...
AgForce calls for certainty, clarity and fairness in vegetation laws
Vegetation management remains one of the most defining issues facing agriculture in Queensland.
For two decades or more producers have tried to work with...
Boaties urged to cool their jets
The Queensland Government is urging Gladstone region boaties to take extra care on the water this spring, as additional compliance patrols are rolled out...
From the classroom to the stage
With teacher workloads at record highs and schools across Australia searching for ways to keep kids engaged, former primary school teachers Sarah and Manny...
A million reasons to visit the NT
AS if the scenery and lifestyle weren’t enough, for more than a decade the Northern Territory has been luring a special type of tourist...
Gladstone gains grant to co-resign renewable future
The Queensland Community Alliance has received a $20,000 grant through the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Community Led Climate Solutions (CLCS) program...
Stanwell’s strong success
Despite choppy waters in the state's energy sector, Stanwell Corporation recorded a net profit of $429.2 million in the last financial year, attributing “disciplined...
Callide Dam open day
Central Queensland residents can learn about one of their most important water assets at the Callide Dam Open Day on Saturday, 11 October at...
Lake Awoonga goes greener
To mark World Habitat Day on Monday, 6 October, the Gladstone Area Water Board celebrated the planting of 640 native grass seedlings at Lake...
Letters to the Editor
ROYALTIES PAIN HITS HARD IN CQ
The past few weeks have been shocking for Central Queensland’s coal sector – more than 1000 direct jobs going...
Twiggy top of the world at Clarke Creek
He may be one of Australia's biggest advocates for renewable energy, but billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest doesn't believe in Net Zero.
Speaking at the official...
