Special occasion as LAWMAC celebrates 30th anniversary in Cooktown
The Local Authority Waste Management Action Committee Inc (LAWMAC) held it's Annual General Meeting and quarterly General Meeting in Cooktown last week, hosted by...
Aus Post welcomes cuddly new mascot
Australia Post has launched its national mascot, Pip the Koala, to help drive environmental awareness.
One Pip the Koala plush toy is made from 10...
Funding cut for ag education in schools
“The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.”
This John F. Kennedy quote often springs to mind whenever I’m...
Death Awards
It almost seems like a previous lifetime but 40 years ago my wife and I had purchased a business publishing a small local newspaper....
Net Zero Authority Welcome
Growing up in a town like Gladstone or Biloela provides a unique appreciation for the role of particular industries in the fabric of a...
Show a hit on GECC stage
Hundreds of residents attended the Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre (GECC) for the Creedence Clearwater Collective show on Saturday, 13 May.
On stage was a...
New album for Hayley Marsten
It will be a big day for singer-songwriter Hayley Marsten as she returns to her hometown of Gladstone to perform and releases her new...
Community Briefs
New GECC Musical director
Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre is excited to announce their 2024 Community Musical 'Director' Hannah Rodda.
For Hannah, Musicals have always been a...
Official opening of pod
Orange Sky Australia, a free mobile laundry service designed for homeless people, launched at the Precinct last week and will operate two days a...
Minister’s Monthly Minutes
May has been a month of milestones.
As a Minister and the local Member for the best electorate in Queensland, I have had the...
Project funding helps build a stronger multicultural Queensland
Over $60,000 has been granted to two Gladstone businesses from the Celebrating Multicultural Queensland fund to help them in their goal towards supporting greater...
Making beaches accessible to all
There is something immensely unique about cool sea water and sand beneath the feet.
But what if you couldn't experience it?
2023 is the Year of...
Rates notices coming in August
Gladstone ratepayers can expect to receive their rates notice in August 2025 as Gladstone Regional Council issues its annual rates and charges notices.
Residents are...
