Q and A with Slow Lane Cafe Manager, Simon McClintock
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
If you can’t afford a date night you can’t afford a divorce.
What is something you do in...
Hair by Kati: The rural, eco salon
When Kati Pietsch’s dad asked her what she wanted to do for work after graduating high school, her first answer was to study marine...
Local centre showcased up north
CQUniversity’s STEM Central will take centre stage at the International Science and Eco Fest’s 'Illuminate' FNQ event in Cairns this week when its Buraligim...
Snapchat safety for parents
Social media app Snapchat has introduced a new feature designed to give parents clarity on who their teens are talking to online.
Snapchat’s new...
Night Heron’s seafood diet
The Nankeen Night Heron is mostly nocturnal with adult birds being 50 to 65cm in length.
They are often found around shallow river margins, mangroves,...
Capricorn Caves: Through the Looking Glass
A cracking weekend of fun and education for the whole family is coming to the Capricorn Caves, as the Big Science Adventure kicks off...
New Calliope music festival 3 years in the making
The Calliope River Village Music Festival will make history this weekend with a set list of quality local and high-profile talent, arts and crafts,...
Rates reduction for pensioners
Gladstone Region ratepayers who have recently become eligible for the pension have been encouraged to apply for Gladstone Regional Council’s 2022/23 Pensioner Concession.
The...
$1.1m prison riot bill
The Capricornia Correctional Centre riots last year caused about $1.1 million in damage, according to Queensland Corrective Services Commissioner Paul Stewart.
Commissioner Stewart was asked...
Mine safety parliamentary inquiry launched
The Queensland Government has launched a parliamentary inquiry to investigate the coal mining industry’s actions in response to safety recommendations from a Moranbah mine...
Keeping on track this rail safety week
Motorists are urged to be train aware this Rail Safety Week as an estimated 25 per cent of rail fatalities happen from one of...
New councils proposed in submissions
A Rockhampton councillor believes Gladstone, Rockhampton and Yeppoon should be split into three "sub-councils" underneath an overarching council that would be called Capricorn Regional...
End-of-life renewal for octogenarian treated water pipeline
Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) is upgrading its 80-year-old treated water pipeline at Wurdong Heights, with end-of-life replacement works now underway.
GAWB CEO Darren Barlow...
