Battle against locusts demands urgent backing
It’s time to voice the concerns of many central and north-west Queensland graziers with regard to the locust plague that is emerging and already...
Can chickpeas beat the heat?
There are a couple of projects underway where researchers are investigating various new pre-breeding germplasms.
They are searching for higher temperature tolerances in chickpeas to...
LJ bags a big one at Lake Awoonga – a one metre Barra and...
Ten-year-old LJ Mittelheuser had the fishing trip dreams are made of, when he hooked an impressive one-metre-long Barramundi and reeled in a cool $1,000...
Connecting City to Country, one story at a time
If there’s one thing I’ve become more certain of over the years even while so much around us is changing - it’s that authentic...
Empowerment takes centre stage
Gladstone is gearing up for a powerful day of connection, empowerment, and community spirit as the Women’s Health and Wellbeing Expo returns on Saturday,...
Royalties could cripple Bowen Basin mines: BHP
Business behemoth BHP has taken a thinly veiled swipe at the State Government's coal royalty regime, stating it could consider the future of some...
New defibs will save lives
Central District ambulance officers say the State Government's delivery of cutting edge new defibrillators will save lives.
The $10 million to deliver 1400 new defibrillators...
Viva La Gladstone
There was some French flair in the air at Gladstone on Monday, 18 August, when the country's ambassador to Australia Pierre-André Imbert dropped by...
Premier adamant no backdown on coal royalties
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has ruled out any royalties regime relief for the state's struggling coal industry.
Queensland Resources Council chief executive Janette Hewson revealed...
Oops, I Drifted Again – A Mindful Reframe Inspired by Tara Brach
It happened during a Monday morning meeting. I was nodding along, half-listening, when I noticed a magpie outside the window hopping along the railing....
Patient returns to thank life-saving hospital team
Boyne Island resident Chris Wells made an emotional return to Gladstone Hospital recently, his first visit since surviving a major heart attack on 7...
Don’t silence local voices MP warns
Gladstone MP Glenn Butcher has called for the urgent return of local representation on the boards of the Gladstone Ports Corporation and Gladstone Area...
PM leads tributes for nation’s ‘Golden Tonsils’
For more than 70 years, John Laws' voice resonated across national airwaves to millions of listeners.
With his voice now silent, tributes are flowing for...
