Carinity celebrates top vocational student
A Carinity Education Gladstone student has been recognised as one of Australia's top vocational learners.
Maddison Walker is one of only eight school...
Devastation as ‘twister’ hits hall
A wedding guest has described the devastation left by a 'supercell' storm that caused the collapse of the Camboon Campdraft Hall on Saturday, 1...
Lake Awoonga Scavenger Hunt gives Melinda Cowburn 3,000 reasons to smile
The third annual Lake Awoonga Scavenger Hunt has wrapped up for 2025, with the $3000 grand prize won by Gladstone local, Melinda Cowburn.
The Lake...
Power bill costs leave Queenslanders nearly $1,000 worse off since 2020
The average Queensland family is spending nearly 50 per cent more on electricity than they were five years ago, according to a new state...
Biloela Hospital Art Gallery showcases early 1920s life in Banana
The Biloela Hospital Art Gallery is delighted to host the Banana Shire Historical Society Inc for its latest exhibition, Images from Early Banana, offering...
Grab a spoonful of pre-sale tickets to 2026 Combined Schools Musical
Get ready for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure with pre-sale tickets to the 2026 Combined Schools Musical, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins on sale...
A pipeline connecting jobs, skills and water security for our region
In Central Queensland, water security is more than an infrastructure challenge – it’s the foundation for jobs, industry, and the future prosperity of our...
Energy information forum coming to Biloela
Locals of Biloela and surrounds are invited to join an energy information forum on 24 November.
The Queensland Community Energy Forum is a free event...
Former MP urges coal royalties rethink
Former Flynn MP Ken O'Dowd doesn't want to see the viability of Central Queensland's coal industry threatened any further without positive steps being taken...
Councils call for shark net removal
Humane World for Animals Australia has applauded a motion passed by the Local Government Association of Queensland state conferencelast week, calling on the Queensland...
Jobs blow with power station closure
Federal Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has confirmed 200 jobs could be lost with the possible closure of the Gladstone NRG Power...
King of the beach clean-ups
It was one of those rare occasions Tannum Sands' Ian Anderson was a volunteer and not the organiser as he joined in collecting 835...
Narelle’s lasting impact
Cyclone Narelle will be long remembered as Cat 4/5, as it hit south of Lockhart River last Friday close to the famed Princess Charlotte...
