Stand out to build stronger business relationships
Business professionals with influence or access to power are often surrounded by people competing for their attention.
If you want to form meaningful, strategic...
The 2024 climate change authority sector pathways review misses the mark
Converting productive agricultural land into forestry is not the panacea for reducing emissions that the 2024 climate review proposes.
It is but one example...
Ring Road hits milestone
The Rockhampton Ring Road project has hit a major milestone with the completion of the new Lion Creek Bridge.
Spanning more than 61 metres and...
Gladstone council expands waste zones
Gladstone Regional Council is proposing a significant update to its waste collection boundaries, aiming to enhance service delivery and support environmental sustainability across the...
Biloela hospital buzzing with activity
The Biloela Hospital is one step closer to having maternity services restored after the State Government accelerated construction of the operating theatre and birthing...
Industry leaders outline energy future
Queensland's energy future was in the spotlight last week as more than 150 business and industry professionals gathered at the Connecting Industry Luncheon, featuring...
Halt solar farm approvals and assess against Bill framework
The Gladstone Regional Council has urged the State Government to temporarily call in all undecided solar farm development applications currently before local government planners.
In...
Late councillor’s OAM honour
Beloved Rockhampton councillor and "garden guru" Neil Fisher has been awarded a posthumous OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia), as part of this...
Police investigate as jewellery store robbed and tobacconist firebombed
Police are investigating the break-in and firebombing of a Tannum Sands tobacconist and jewellery store ramraid in Gladstone in the early hours of Friday,...
News in brief
Council to auction properties for overdue rates
The Gladstone council has 15 properties being sold by public auction on Friday, 13 June, to recover overdue...
Self-love paint and sip in Gladstone
What do body positivity, bold brushstrokes, and a glass of bubbly have in common?
They’re all part of a feel-good, art-meets-empowerment experience coming to Gladstone...
Letters to the Editor
OVERDUE SCHOOL RENEWAL
Our schools need to improve their cultures, curricula and teaching methods if they are to arrest declining educational performance and the risk...
Boardwalk renewal works underway at Seventeen Seventy
Renewal works on the popular timber boardwalk at Air Sea Rescue Park, Seventeen Seventy are underway, with completion scheduled for mid-December 2025, weather and...
