Snorkelling best in the world for Lady Elliot Island
Up against some stunning destinations as Fernando de Noronha Brazil, Cebu in The Philippines ad Hanauma Bay in Hawaii, Lady Elliot Island has been...
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Gladstone Boardgames Group
The board games nights are the first and third Friday of every month and Blood on the Clocktower is every Thursday...
Central Queensland – where the coal that India wants is
When the Australian cricket team won their first test series victory over India in a decade, I was over in the subcontinent. I expected...
Boyce honoured to be re-endorsed
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has been unanimously re-endorsed by the LNP as their candidate for the seat of Flynn, which he has...
Smit Lamnalco engineers stop work
Smit Lamnalco has received formal notice from the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) and the Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) of...
Wild week of storms
A series of intense electrical storms hit the region over the weekend unleashing 54,000 lighting strikes, causing multiple power outages and frying the Bureau’s...
Keep your drone away from powerlines
As drones topped Christmas wish lists this past holiday season, Ergon Energy Network is urging people to ensure they never fly them near the...
Big brother controls air-con
Around 8000 Queenslanders got a rude shock a few weeks ago when the State-owned energy company, Energex, turned off their air-conditioning on one of...
The Case for a Digital Detox
For the second year in a row, I have started the year with a digital detox - a deliberate pause from my screens and...
Sexie Coffee hits the ground winning
Up against some tough competition and having only opened six months earlier, it was an exciting win for Bundaberg's Sexie Coffie for Cafe of...
Positive ag outlook
One of the nation’s major agribusinesses, Rural Bank, predicts more favourable conditions for Queensland producers following an increase in the state’s rainfall expectancy at...
The Search for the Puppy Tales Australian Dog of the Year 2025 is on!
For the fifth year running, Puppy Tales is proud to once again lead the search for the 2025 Australian Dog of the Year...
















