Time for Grandparents Scheme
Grandparents who care for their grandchildren on a regular basis are getting an extra boost of support with the announcement of the "Time for...
Council committed to work with community regarding kayaks and watercraft
Council will be commencing their clean-up operation to remove illegally dumped items and abandoned
watercraft from the beach, dunes and mangroves around the Round Hill...
Paint The Town
Banana Shire audiences will be treated to an award-winning selection of regional Queensland talent with the showing of 'Paint the Town' at the Regional...
Rotary rallies for Relay
This year for the first time, eight Rotary Clubs from Gladstone and the Rotaract Club joined together
as “The Combined Rotary Club" team for relay...
Swooping Season Ahead
It's that time of year when walking home from school, riding your bike and delivering mail can give you heart palpitations.
Magpie Swooping Season has...
Scholarship apps open
Rio Tinto has formed a new partnership to fund scholarships for outstanding individuals with
leadership capabilities, and encourage indigenous scholars to apply.
The General Sir...
Solar panels for schools
More than 4,000 solar panels have been installed at state schools across the Gladstone region to help slash electricity costs and cut carbon emissions.
The...
Don’t risk it, wear a jacket
Failure to wear a lifejacket is thought to have contributed to 70 per cent of deaths on Queensland waterways last year.
In 2021 the Gladstone...
Careers open up for Gladstone mob
A comprehensive first nations careers day, 'Dorrie Day' will open up opportunities for Indigenous jobseekers on Thursday, 4 August.
Following a successful first Dorrie...
Hazard burn care
Ergon Energy Network and firies are encouraging extra caution when hazard reduction burning near power assets.
With a very wet first half of 2022, many...
Boyce Maiden Speech
Colin Boyce was sworn in as the Federal Member for Flynn in Parliament recently and reminisced of the days of fly-paper, kerosene lanterns and...
Missing bus on hydrogen
A politician’s first speech to Parliament is a huge opportunity for them to set out what they stand for and whose side they’re on.
So...
Get Your Hands Dirty at the 1770 Festival
Everyone’s invited to roll up their sleeves and get creative at this year’s 1770 Festival, with the return of the much-loved “Play with Clay”...
