Tag: News
Boyne Smelter apprentices take home gold
Boyne Smelter (BSL) apprentices performed strongly at the 2021 WorldSkills Australia National Championships, winning gold and bronze medals in the same category.
In...
Lake Awoonga still low
Recent rainfall has failed to significantly increase capacity at Lake Awoonga, with local residents asked to remain mindful of the Gladstone region’s ongoing Low...
Three things you can do to be helpful to others
I recently interviewed some young jobseekers for a position I had vacant, and I was surprised that most of them made a comment about...
Inflation on the rise
Anyone that has filled up their car recently can see that prices are going up.
Last week The Economist magazine tweeted that "The sharp increase...
Beautiful but tough
When travelling around Gladstone at the moment it is hard not to miss the floral displays of one of the toughest plants you can...
A little bit about ropes
Ropes (lines if you want to be pedantic) of various types, but generally natural fibre and synthetic, are ubiquitous to recreational boats and are...
Four appear in court after alleged street brawl
Four adults who were allegedly involved in a large street brawl in New Auckland last Tuesday night have all appeared in Gladstone Magistrates Court....
Woman hospitalised after horse kick
A woman in her 30s was taken to hospital after she was kicked by a horse at a Beecher property on Monday night.
Paramedics...
Three men charged after copper theft at BSL
Gladstone detectives have charged three men after a ‘large’ amount of copper was stolen from Boyne Smelters Limited in April and October this year....
Festival gears up for big weekend in Gladstone
The Grass Is Greener is coming to our backyard this weekend.
Festival directors Oli Frost and Johnny Eddings are bringing the Backyard Series to...
Business owners concern over Queensland Health’s new Covid-19 ruling
With Queensland surpassing the 70 per cent vaccination rate, Gladstone businesses have voiced their concern how the new restrictions would affect their establishments.
Last...
Unique Christmas tree launches at Gladstone Airport for second year
The Christmas Tree project at the Gladstone Airport is back.
Entering it’s second year of building cultural community capacity, Art-Port’s Community Christmas Tree project...
Police appeal for help to locate missing Kirkwood boy aged 15
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 15-year-old boy missing from Kirkwood since Sunday, 24 August.
The boy was last seen leaving a...
