Tax relief for workers and pain for investors in budget
Young people entering the housing market face such significant difficulties that the government needs to break a major election promise on controversial tax changes,...
Five-year extension approved for Kirkwood precinct
Gladstone Regional Council approved changes to an existing preliminary approval for the Kirkwood Bulky Goods Precinct on Tuesday, 5 May.
Customer Experience general manager Kimberly...
LNP launches petition to save Inland Rail
The Coalition has launched a ‘Rescue our Rail’ petition, to fight for Australia’s critical Inland Rail project.
The project would have taken an estimated 200,000...
Biorefinery feasibility study and port agreement
Jet Zero Australia has completed a feasibility study for Project Mandala, a proposed 400-million litre a year hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids biorefinery for...
Major project to shape city’s future
A $20 billion-plus project is linking a private rail line from the Queensland border to the development of an inland intermodal hub and the...
Regional councils’ $500M windfall in Budget
The Australian Local Government Association has welcomed the Federal Government’s Budget commitment of $2 billion for housing enabling infrastructure, describing it as a significant...
Superb catches showcased
Inshore and Offshore
Unfortunately the weather window that was predicted for early this week did not eventuate, keeping most of the bigger boats on the...
Labor slashes disability spending while the rich get richer
You’ve probably heard a lot of descriptions of Labor’s budget this week: “risky”, “brave”, “ambitious”.
The truth is it’s none of these things.
At...
Dry Weather, rising costs—and why community matters more than ever
The main issues we are grappling with daily in Southern Inland Queensland are on the face of it - very similar to issues agriculturalists...
Women in business, and why economic security matters
Last weekend’s EmpowerHER MarketFest at the Bundaberg Multiplex was busy from the moment the doors opened. I am reliably informed more than 750 people...
Coldest morning of the year
Central Queensland residents were breaking out the winter doonas on the weekend, with Saturday, 9 May, recorded as the coldest morning of 2026 so...
Card surcharge ban looms
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced significant changes to how card payments are regulated, with card surcharges on eftpos, Visa and Mastercard...
Mangrove Jack fingerlings released into Awoonga Dam
Gladstone Area Water Board has produced almost 20,000 Mangrove Jack fingerlings, with a select number released into Lake Awoonga, marking the first successful release...
