Uncontested mayor share highlights and goals
Banana Shire Council Mayor Nev Ferrier will be standing for the March Local Government Election uncontested this year and shares with us what is...
Big leadership means keeping eyes on grassroots work
Natalia Muszkat was first elected to council office in 2018 and has stepped up to run again in March's local government elections.
Natalia migrated to...
Q and A with Studio GIW, Gladstone
This week's Biz In Focus is interior design studio and homeware retailer, Studio GIW in Gladstone. Studio GIW was featured in the January edition...
KMAX Leader bulk carrier banned from Australian ports
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued a ‘refusal of access Direction’ to the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, KMAX Leader, effective 15 February 2024, banning...
Callide MP lifts lid on permit delays
Callide MP Bryson Head has revealed a Biloela crane hire company, currently working on the repairs to generators at the crippled Callide power station,...
Requests for Gladstone social services exceed Covid levels as community says… we’re doing it...
The Senate Select Committee on the Cost of Living heard from Gladstone representatives at a public hearing this week which revealed the extent to...
Bringing 20 years of government to the table
Cr Glenn Churchill will bring over 20 years of experience in local government if re-elected in the up-and-coming March 16 elections.
Glenn has a simple...
Massive catches this week
Inshore
Although we have not had much of a chance to head out with the unfavourable conditions lately the inshore reefs have still been fishing...
Rio signs up for wind in the transition challenge
Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations, agreeing to buy the majority of...
Ditch negative gearing for housing justice
Politicians and journalists are fond of using phrases that most people would be scratching their heads to define, let alone relate to.
What does...
Life on the other side
As an ambassador for End Youth Suicide Week (19-23 February), Kate Hornick stands alongside the Youth Insearch team, highlighting the youth suicide crisis to...
Don’t drive buyers away with carbon tax
A Federal Government proposal to put a carbon tax on new car buyers to subsidise electric vehicle costs has been slammed by Flynn MP...
Tickets on sale for expanded Festival of Summer
Popular youth event Festival of Summer has expanded like an unfurled beach towel and will now span the entire summer school holiday period from...
