Youth Week adventures
Queensland Youth Week (QYW) runs from April 11 to 17 and is an annual celebration of young people aged 12 to 25 and the...
SOCIAL SCENE – Harbour Festival
Our photographer MIKE RICHARDS was out and about over the Easter Weekend at the Gladstone Harbour Festival.
Were snapped having fun?
WW1 Memorial unveiled
What started as an interest in the history of the Banana Shire has led to the development of a World War One Memorial, which...
Dive into Turtle Tank with a new pool of funds in 2023
‘Turtle Tank’, a tourism innovation fund initially designed to support the region’s COVID-19 recovery, is back in 2023 with a new pool of funds...
Safeguard mechanism: a step towards meaningful climate action
Federal parliament recently passed the safeguard mechanism, which will cut emissions from Australia’s biggest polluters.
It’s an important step, but it still falls short...
Beef Australia announce 2023/2024 Graeme Acton Beef Connections Program cohort
After an overwhelming response from across the nation and a rigorous selection process, Beef Australia has announced the 2023/2024 Graeme Acton Beef Connections Program...
Campout a grand event
Hundreds of visitors flocked to Boyne Valley Community Discover Centre (BVCDC) in Ubobo over the long weekend for the town's annual Country Music Campout.
There...
Gladstone Hospital takes more steps to resumption of birthing
From April 12, Gladstone Hospital will take an additional step toward Phase 3 birthing services; where no risks are identified by the maternity team,...
Winter a time for planting
If there is one thing that can cause good neighbours to fight, it would have something to do with trees.
Whether it is the...
40km limit for Gladstone CBD
Gladstone Regional Council will soon carry out work to implement a 40km per hour speed limit precinct within the Gladstone CBD in an effort...
More cities are needed
Over 60 per cent of Australia's population lives in our top five most populated cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
In the United...
LNP FOI Health emails reveal
Maternity services at two Queensland regional hospitals were under threat last year as the Health Department struggled to find staff amid a COVID-19 wave,...
Results of investigation into elder abuse troubling
Elder Abuse is continuing to be a scourge on our communities, and thankfully the state government is hearing the voices of Queenslanders and taking...
