News

Central Highlands council CEO resigns

Central Highlands Regional Council Chief Executive Officer Sharon Houlihan has submitted her resignation. Ms Houlihan was appointed as CEO in November, 2021, coming from Wellington...

Carnarvon fire ravages grazier livelihoods

Gregory MP Lachlan Millar has vowed to take the State Government to task over its handling of the Carnarvon National Park complex blaze, labelling...

Indianna shines on national stage

Emerald State High School student Indianna Elliott has been acknowledged as one of the nation's brightest brains after she was named the International Competitions...

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Sport

Eagles on the right flight

Providing a pathway for rural soccer players is a passion of Euro Football Star director Raymond Wood and that’s only benefiting our region. The...

Blackwater retains shield

The Blackwater Golf Club is boasting its third straight victory in the local Pirtex Cup pennants competition. After Emerald Golf Club’s pennants team won the...

Bulls continue title charge

The Clermont Bulls are the sole leaders of the Barton Shield having notched up an impressive win on Saturday. The Bulls dispatched the Springsure Ringers...

Save the date for Emerald race day

On 8 April, save the date for the Emerald Jockey Club hosts its annual Easter Saturday meeting at Pioneer Park. The race meeting coincides with...

Get ready for the Ashes

The Emerald Magpies Cricket Club is organising a two-day test match style cricket game called the ’2023 Emerald Ashes’, for the junior and senior...

No races but a big crowd

The luck of the Irish might not have been with the Springsure St Patrick’s Day Races when they celebrated their 70th anniversary, but it...

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Entertainment

The Lukes of Hazzard are off in Shitbox Rally

They’ve packed the Shitbox Rally survival kit full of duct tape, zip ties and wire, now Emerald father-and-daughter duo Luke and Paige McKenzie are...

Michele opens novel shop for bookworms

Highlands Books has been a passion project burning inside Michele Davis from the moment she first fell in love – with the power of...

Ooh la la, it’s Comet and cocktails on the Highlands Riviera

Mesdames et messieurs will indulge in champagne, canapes, fine food and a little French flight of fancy when Cocktails on the Comet Riviera transports...

Brighten the darkest corner

Have you ever wondered if you can get such a plant that has a striking flower and will grow under the canopy of a...

Veggie garden time

Establishing a veggie garden can be quiet rewarding and relaxing at the same time. So now that Summer is over it is time to...

Emerald musicians shine at SHEP

The best young musicians from across Queensland and Australia have come together for the State Honours Ensemble Program – Queensland and the Australian Honours...

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NRL debut for Emerald’s football journeyman Dan Russell

Homegrown Emerald rugby league product Daniel Russell will make his NRL debut at the ripe age of 27 for St George on Friday...

CHRC adopts $292M budget for 2023-24

The Central Highlands Regional Council adopted a $292 million budget for the 2023-2024 financial year on Wednesday, 28 June. The budget contains an investment of...

Answers for Alby

Baby Alby was the beautiful miracle created by Emerald’s Rebecca and Tim Spreadborough who knew their love would be boundless when they met and...

Investing in farmers can support sustainable livelihoods

Adopting best management practices (BMP) on-farm is key to Australian agriculture maintaining its strong social licence. Farmers need support through research extension to...

Blackwater miner in tragic bus crash

An engineer from BHP’s Blackwater mine was reportedly one of the victims of the tragic bus crash which has claimed the lives of 10...

Damn tasty cook-up at Lake Maraboon

It was a taste of bush tucker at its finest when camp oven cuisine took over the Big4 Lake Maraboon Holiday Village. The Fair DInkum...