Fires continue; reinforcements on their way
Multiple fires continued to burn around the region this week with emergency service personnel pushing through until reinforcements arrive from interstate.
Residents around Colosseum, Mount...
Overnight search for three fishermen near Curtis Island ends in marine tragedy
The search for a missing man in his 70s has come to a devastating end after emergency crews located a body in the Fitzroy...
360 to tour Gladstone
Australian rapper 360 will stop into Gladstone on 11 November at the Harvey Road Tavern as part of his Back to Life regional tour...
Auckland Hill Stage 1 to be ready for Christmas
LOCALS are in a for a special Christmas treat with Stage 1 of the Auckland Hill project set to open to the public this...
Fresh Indie tunes coming for Blues festival
Fresh indie tunes with catchy pop hooks are the signature style of emerging Brisbane artist Katanak. Known for infectious indie rock/pop groove-inducing earworms...
Unlocking the power of volunteering
How volunteering shapes skill development.
Volunteering has long been recognised as a noble endeavour, benefitting not only the communities and causes it serves but it...
New crisis support space
Bundaberg Base Hospital has opened a new Lighthouse Crisis Support Space and is ready to provide after-hours crisis care to those in need.
Debbie...
Inaugural touch day sets $20k target for youth
The first-ever Gladstone Combined Services Fundraiser Touch Day was on last weekend with thirty teams ready to compete and raise funds for Gladstone youth.
Things...
Fair trade, not just free trade
Queensland’s peak representative body for farmers is warning a too hasty signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the EU could put the agricultural...
Petition against airport plan
Biomedical engineer Craig Marshall says Central Queenslanders can't afford plans by the Greens party to reduce flights from Brisbane Airport and intends to petition...
Impressive new hub for school and community
There has been a lot of sod-turning happening around the traps these past couple weeks - but this one has really got the kids...
Little Grassbird master of camouflage
As their name suggests, the Little Grassbird is a small, unobtrusive dark brown-grey bird. It is said that people are more likely to hear...
750 jobs gone as BMA wields axe
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance has axed 750 jobs across its Queensland coal operation and plans to put the Saraji south pit into care and maintenance...
