Colin and Anne celebrate 60 years
Long-time Gladstone residents Anne and Colin Bray will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, 15 January.
Before meeting in Sydney, Colin worked as a...
MP’s focus on hospital health
Gladstone MP Glenn Butcher has vowed to keep Gladstone Hospital in the spotlight in 2026 and fight for better service delivery and patient outcomes.
In...
Continuing the mission in 2026
As we enter 2026, Pearl Home Care Gladstone extends our best wishes to our clients, families, and community members.
This new year reinforces our...
On This Day: National Bagel Day
15 January is National Bagel Day.
It is a celebration of one of the world’s most beloved baked goods — the humble bagel.
With its...
Letters to the Editor
THE IMPORTANCE OF FEDERATION DAY
125 years ago on 1 January the six colonies of the South Land (Australia) became a nation with their own...
‘An honour’: Rudd quits US ambassadorship early
Kevin Rudd says it has "been an honour" to serve as Australia's ambassador to the United States, after the government announced he would leave...
Stifling speech not the way
In 1950, the Menzies Government introduced laws to ban the Australian Communist Party. Prime Minister Menzies told the Parliament that communists must be banned...
Prime beachside site at Agnes set for auction
Probably everyone who has visited Agnes Water has walked past this site.
I did … and wondered about its ideal location. In the lee of...
Male pedestrian killed in Bajool crash
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Bajool on Tuesday, 13 January.
Around 8.40pm, emergency services were called to the Bruce...
Beachy weekend vibes
The Tannum Sands Hotel was the place to be to relax and take in the cool beachside breeze on a lazy Saturday afternoon. ...
Ex-TC Koji brings Summer drenching
The Gladstone Region received a good drenching earlier this week as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji brought tropical moisture south into Capricornia.
Koji is currently located over...
Rio Tinto in preliminary talks to merge with Glencore
Glencore is in preliminary talks to be acquired by Rio Tinto in what would be a $300 billion mega-merger to create the world's biggest...
Littleproud calls Elon Musk’s X a ’cesspit’
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has strongly criticised Elon Musk’s social media platform X for allowing its AI chatbot Grok to generate non-consensual sexually explicit...
