Mighty midgets fill the gap
In most gardens there are usually gaps that need to be filled and yet it is often difficult to find something pretty and hardy...
Tattlers holiday in Siberia
Photographed and the mouth of the Boyne River, the birds seen in this image are called Grey-tailed Tattlers.
They are a medium-sized, grey wader...
The Night the F111 crashed – Part 2
(This week we continue to read about the fateful night an RAAF F111 crashed several kilometres outside our town and find out whatever happened...
Why do expert predictions often miss the mark?
Predicting the future has been a favourite source of conversation for thousands of years. This is especially the case in investment markets where ‘expert’...
White Paper: let pensioners work
National Seniors Australia is encouraged by the government’s Employment White Paper and what it signals for workforce participation.
Chief Advocate Mr Ian Henschke said...
Welcome to 25 of our newest citizens
27 new citizens from 12 different countries took part in Gladstone Regional Council's Australian Citizenship Ceremony on Sunday 17 September.
The new residents were proud...
Driven out
Gympie's most dangerous fire season in years coincides with a mass exodus of our most experienced volunteers, driven out by paperwork overload and wide...
Services Australia in Gladstone has moved
The Gladstone community can now access Centrelink and Medicare services from a new location in Gladstone Central Shopping Centre.
Services Australia General Manager Hank Jongen...
Plibersek Coal Mine Approvals Under Court Scrutiny
In Melbourne’s Federal Court last week, the Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECoCQ) challenged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to not assess the climate...
Long, hot El Nino summer
CQUniversity Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography Steve Turton says Gladstone residents should be prepared for a long, hot summer.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology formally declared...
Cool burning knowledge passed on
Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) has run a series of workshops to introduce landholders to the principles of traditional cool-burning practices, including the reasons...
First Nation seniors experience campus life
An immersive campus experience was hosted at CQUniversity in Gladstone last week to provide local First Nations senior students with an inside look at...
Biloela woman dies after mobility scooter struck
A 66-year-old Biloela woman has died over the weekend after her mobility scooter was hit by a four-wheel drive.
The Forensic Crash Unit (FCU) are...
