On This Day: International sushi day
International Sushi Day on June 18 is the perfect excuse to tuck into the Japanese specialty.
Sushi has become a global phenomenon over the...
How Businesses Can Win with Strategic Sponsorships
Modern consumers tend to expect more from the businesses that operate in their communities. Providing a good product or service is often not...
A bronze and a silver at Tourism Awards
The state’s best holiday hotspots and local treasures have been revealed at the 2024 Queensland Top Tourism Town Awards Ceremony in Brisbane, with Agnes...
Local apprentices build reputations at WorldSkills bricklaying comp
Central Queensland’s (CQ) best bricklayers battled it out at CQUniversity’s Rockhampton City campus last week with Gladstone local, Lochlan Stowe, from Boyne Smelters, receiving...
On This Day: take your cat to work day
For all you cat lovers out there, it’s time to celebrate your feline friend.
Whoever is responsible for Take Your Cat to Work Day,...
24/25 BUDGET: Veterans, First Nations and the Arts
The 2024-25 State Budget delivers record cost-of-living supports, including $2.3 billion in energy rebates benefiting every household and $20 million over four years to...
Bring on 1 July!
While accountants are usually the only ones excited about the start of a new financial year, this year all of us should be looking...
Q and A with Carpet One Gladstone
Q1. If someone is thinking of selling their rental property, should they replace the carpet? If so, what types are available?
Fresh, clean carpet does...
First home owner concession threshold increased
The REIQ welcomed the announcement this week by the Queensland Government to increase the stamp duty concession threshold for first home buyers to $700,000...
Vote for region’s worst roads
The RACQ is asking Gladstone region drivers to nominate roads in their communities that are in desperate need of an upgrade.
The club has launched...
Electricity, rego, sport and school food all targeted in Budget
An $11.218 billion package of cost-of-living relief and targeted concessions is the centrepiece of the 2024-25 Queensland Budget released this week.
Electricity bills, public...
Volunteers monthly marine adventures
Crew training
As the scouts said, “be prepared!” Our crew are always training, whether it is on land or out on the water. While training...
Premier’s Gladstone oil refinery plans
Gladstone could be home to an oil refinery, if plans announced by Queensland Premier David Crisafulli to ensure the nation's fuel security come to...
