Reflecting on a year supporting members and the wider industry
Looking back on this past 12 months, it’s clear this has been quite a year both for our members and for AgForce.
We had floods...
Limitless opportunities
Here we are in the few days between Christmas and New Years Eve, and it’s about now that we realise just how much ‘celebrating’...
First woman to helm Qld ballet, replacing Li Cunxin
Queensland Ballet has named The Royal Ballet's longest-serving principal ballerina to replace its outgoing artistic director Li Cunxin.
After a global search, the company settled...
A family affair
A couple of Emerald landlubbers are off on Boxing Day to brave Bass Strait in the adrenaline-charged Rolex Sydney-Hobart yacht race.
Ian Rankine is teaming...
2023: The year that was
New year's hero (05-01)
Two young girls and their father were rescued moments before drowning by a 14-year-old Cadet Lifesaver and a kite surfer at...
End of a chapter
I have some bittersweet news to share with everyone this week.
I am bringing my column-writing chapter to a close.
I recently finished in my...
Christmas light cruise
For about 10 years, the Callide Valley Auto Club has hosted a Christmas light cruise, driving up the community's festive spirit.
In previous years,...
Automation for Small Business
For small businesses, the constant struggle for more efficiency and improved customer satisfaction is a familiar battle. Limited resources, tight budgets, and demanding customers...
Talking life, community and politics with Senator Allman-Payne
GLADSTONE TODAY Editor and Journalist Karen Simmons recently caught up with Gladstone-based Greens Senator for Queensland, Penny Allman-Payne, to talk life, community and why...
New initiatives to target Queensland skin cancer rates
Queensland is working to strip itself of the unwanted title, world skin cancer capital, through introducing a range of new skin cancer prevention initiatives.
Amidst...
Make your lifejacket your best friend
Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) is urging all boaties to make these summer school holidays a time of celebration, not tragedy, by wearing lifejackets when...
The first dam in Gladstone
O’Connell had many water problems in the early settlement, as it was always a distance from the township.
As early as 1854, MacCabe suggested...
Restoring sight, restoring hope
The Gladstone community has once again proven that even in tough times, compassion can drive change.
In 2025, locals contributed $152,000 to The Fred...
