The growth of grain exports from the port
The Central Highland region became a sorghum growing and fat cattle area. In 1949, the vessel “Paringa” loaded the first shipment of sorghum at...
Improvements made to Council’s SMS alerts to include bushfires
Gladstone Regional Council has made improvements to RegionWatch, its early warning/alert system, to now include bushfire warnings ahead of disaster season.
Subscribers can now select...
Lots of Catch-tastic Moments
Inshore
Our Inshore fishing has been red hot and the good weather has meant even the smaller boats are getting out and stuck into plenty...
Let’s keep mining wealth in Queensland’s hands
The next mining boom is coming.
This time, let's keep the wealth in Queensland's hands.
Local mega-corporations Santos and Shell have paid just 4...
Having a leading edge for 28 years
Carlo and Donna Barletta purchased their first Electronics store in Innisfail in 1990, and in September 1996 sold the business and purchased an electronics...
Sunny Sundays
Gladstone Today photographer DEBBIE BUCKLAND made it OUT AND ABOUT on a beautiful Sunday morning!
Gladstone residents had a lovely day enjoying the sunshine.
See who...
Dementia is not a normal part of aging
New research released this week by Dementia Australia for Dementia Action Week (16-22 September) demonstrates a decade of persistent poor understanding of dementia among...
Giving back, in memory of Joel
The Biloela township has come together, raising a “mindblowing” $65,829 for the local ambulance committee in honour of beloved community member Joel Weeks.
Joel lost...
Wheelchair collaboration gives gift of mobility
Have you heard of the Bike to Wheelchair Program?
Only recently Councillor Leanne Patrick grabbed an opportunity to learn all about this incredible initiative, run...
Community Events Billboard
Weekly events
Gladstone Boardgames Group
The board games nights are the first and third Friday of every month and Blood on the Clocktower is every Thursday...
Secured housing a saving grace for new tenants
The State Government's Big Build in Gladstone has been a saving grace for local mum Kylie and her daughter Lilliana, with dozens of social...
Australia’s cattle industry owes a debt
Australia's cattle industry owes a debt it can never repay to Luke Bowen who saved the live cattle industry after the Gillard Government banned...
Bill reaction causes impacts
Ronald Reagan once quipped that the most terrifying words in the English language were that "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
This...
