ALP weak on crime
Last weekend I attended a meeting of over 100 Yeppoon residents concerned about rising crime levels.
I heard stories about people's homes being invaded while...
Carbon plan not all hot air
One thing about yard work and a garage clean-out on weekends is the dreaded drive through your local landfill - the aroma can be...
Golden bouquet tree
Over the last few weeks, I have had numerous enquiries about a spectacular large yellow-flowering tree.
Deplanchea tetraphylla or the Golden Bouquet Tree would...
Mayor heaps praise on council
Gladstone Mayor, Matt Burnett praised his team in chambers this week for delivering a surplus budget amidst global uncertainty and always having the community...
Council delivers surplus budget
Gladstone Regional Council (GRC) released its 2022/23 Operational Plan and Budget on Monday, delivering a surplus budget to place the Gladstone Region in a...
The Salvation Army calls on the community to donate their winter goods
The Salvation Army is calling for winter woollies to be donated to their Family Stores as the cold snap continues.
Corps Officer for the Capricorn...
The decisions we make
As you get older the experiences tend to influence the decisions you make, I can recall being rather forward in the way I had...
Donation a priceless gift
The Great Registration Race is on for DonateLife Week, with 100,000 Australians being encouraged to register.
Thomas Gardiner is a strong advocate for organ...
Tallis joins CQ jobs hunt
Jobs in CQ announced this week that football legend Gorden Tallis has joined their search for high-calibre skilled workers with an appetite for a...
Flare triggers cooldown
Santos GLNG’s Curtis Island Plant announced earlier this week that one of its ships had an extended cooldown process, with larger than usual intermittent...
Q & A with Dani Appleby, Coordinator Mindcare
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
While it’s not ‘advice’ as such, my high school motto – In balance we grow – has stayed with...
Busking Championships
Buskers descended upon Gladstone to compete for cash and exposure in the Regional Australian National Busking Championships.
See some of the musicians sing their hearts...
‘Tenacious 10’ challenge solar farm
A group of landholders whose properties neighbour a proposed 1800-hectare solar farm at Smoky Creek are set to challenge the project's 2023 environmental approval,...
