$1M up for grabs at charity golf event
An Emerald business will celebrate its first year in operation by offering a mammoth $1 million for a hole in one at its inaugural...
Students return to learn industry skills
Boyne Smelters (BLS) welcomed this week the 2024 Business Industry and Tourism Skills (BITS) Program students and all the familiar faces retuning to the...
Changes to the world needed for women
Initially, I was curious about the question of how the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), observed globally on 6...
Listen and learn says department mayor
‘Don’t drop the ball on the fundamentals’ and take your time to grow into the role is the advice from a departing Central Western...
Behind the Smile—Life Lessons in Vulnerability and Empathy
I have been dreading this day but knew that it would eventually come.
Getting my front tooth knocked out playing basketball as a teenager...
Gladstone wins rights to host prestigious pests and weeds symposium
Gladstone Area Water Board has been selected to host the 2025 Pest Animal and Weed Symposium (2025 PAWS), bringing industry and pest and...
Technology Red Tape
I have been helping my Dad (who is over 80 – hope he doesn’t mind me publishing that!) with his home computer and internet...
Police taser man brandishing chainsaw, steel pole
Gladstone police tasered a man who threatened officers with a chainsaw and steel pole in Clinton on 29 January.
At 3.55pm, police were called to...
Cocos palms targeted at flying fox roosts
The Gladstone Regional Council will embark on the removal of invasive Cocos palm trees from four well-established flying fox roost sites across the region.
The...
Clinton FC vs Bluebirds
The first game of the Kappa Cup is kicking off this Saturday in Rockhampton with competition rivals Bluebirds United taking on Clinton FC in...
Roseberry secures more homeless shelters funding
A vital funding boost will enable Gladstone-based charity Roseberry Queensland's Roseberry House and Rockhampton Jack's House to employ a second staffer at the homeless...
Consultation’s commenced with vessel operators on participation in Strategic Fleet
Work towards establishing Australia’s Maritime Strategic Fleet is underway.
An Australian-flagged and crewed strategic fleet is set to improve Australia’s future maritime capability by helping...
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...
