What is the GIG economy?
Most of us have probably used the gig economy as a customer or consumer. It is simply the use of digital platforms to connect...
Community grit saves postal service
Shire residents at the Australia Day event in Jambin this year had a special reason to celebrate with the newly constructed Jambin Post Office...
Outback music trail coming
The first headline acts of the $20 million Queensland Music Trails will hit the road in April and May and draw big crowds to...
Alex a finalist in exceptional QMEA student at Resources Awards for Women
A Blackwater State High School student is a finalist in the Queensland Resources Council's 2023 resources awards for women.
Year 12 student Alex Hodgson is...
Australia-inspired student art
The first week back to school ended with excitement for a number of local arty students, who received awards for their entries in this...
Jetlag different depending on travel direction
After a few difficult years of lockdowns and travel restrictions, people are finally winging their way across the globe again; families are being reunited...
Groups encouraged to check details in Community Services Directory
Not-for-profit sporting clubs, organisations and recreation groups in the Gladstone Region are being encouraged to hop online and update their details in Council’s Community...
New COO brings decades of experience
Gladstone Community Linking Agency (GCLA), the only true local not for profit Aged Care and Disability Support organisation in Gladstone, has announced the appointment...
Ceremony highlights region’s best
The Gladstone Regional Council announced the winners of its Australia Day awards last Wednesday, 25 January.
Congratulations to all of those in the region...
Queensland motorists name Bruce Hwy most unroadworthy road
The highway returned to the top of RACQ’s Unroadworthy Roads list in 2022 after being overtaken by Kin Kin Road in 2020.
The Club’s Head...
Speedway lit in regional racing milestone
The lights are bright at the brand-new McCosker Gladstone Speedway after it marked a milestone on Tuesday night, and the beginning of a new...
Calliope’s Bulls, Boots and BBQs
Families and bulls were well watered, fed and entertained at the Calliope Rodeo Bulls Boots and BBQs event on Saturday.
Photographer Mike Richards snapped...
Central Queensland needs a Hub before the next wet season hits
After all of the natural disasters we have endured in central and northern Queensland this year, it’s time we really set in stone firmer...
