Not pretty, but pretty effective
This week I dedicated a speech to former Senator Ron Boswell AO.
Ron passed away peacefully in his sleep on 6 January of this year,...
Time is right for housing tax reform
Massive tax breaks for property investors are cooking our housing system.
Negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount let cashed-up investors outbid everyday...
Capricornia’s monsoon burst
The monsoon still hangs on in the north, with massive rainfalls of 300–400mm Friday morning for the Daintree.
The fresh South East Trade Winds...
Protect pristine waterway petition
Miriam Vale and Bororen region anti-renewables campaigner Sean Hordern is fighting to protect the future of the pristine waters of the Baffle Creek catchment...
Fears for missing Tannum Sands man
Grave fears are held for the welfare of Sean Callinan, missing in the greater Gladstone region since mid-February.
Police issued a missing person alert for...
Turbine blade cargo unloaded at port
The first shipment of turbine components for CS Energy's 285 MW Lotus Creek Wind Farm arrived at the Port of Gladstone recently.
The shipment...
ACCC to monitor fuel retailers ‘opportunism or price gouging’
Anyone paying attention to fuel bowser prices this week may be forgiven for thinking - 'Well, here we go again'.
Fuel prices in some Queensland...
Not on struggle street any more
It's a market for millionaires with 50 seven-figure housing sales in the Gladstone region in the last six months of 2025 as the median...
Alpha HPA moves forward despite loss
Alpha HPA has recorded a loss after tax of some $22.5 million to the half-year ended 31 December 31, 2025, but remains a going...
Not in my backyard
Julie West has warned the State Government and renewable energy proponents to work together to site projects in industrial or appropriately zoned land to...
Harbour festival sponsor plea
In the countdown to the signature Easter event, the Yaralla Gladstone Harbour Festival organising committee has appealed to local businesses to sign up for...
Vale Carol, a legend of the Observer and dear friend of so many
Tributes have flowed following the passing of one of the Gladstone Observer’s greats.
Carol Fraser, who spent more than two decades with the Harbour City...
Central Queensland kept scoreless in tough outing against Seagulls
Central Queensland were put to the sword in Round 4 of the Harvey Norman Under-19s.
Wynnum Manly hosted the contest last Saturday at BMD Kougari...
