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Budget demonstrates Queensland’s key resources role

Queensland’s peak resources body declared the 2026 Federal Budget highlights just how critical the Sunshine State's mining and energy sector remains to Australia’s economy. Queensland...

Cattle Levy Review Committee releases first Discussion Paper

Cattle Australia's first discussion paper about the review of the grass-fed Cattle Transaction Levy (CTL) is the first of several consultation opportunities for the...

The trouble with Johnson grass

Most people in agriculture will have seen and even cursed Johnson grass plants growing in their crops, creeks or gullies. The plant was originally...

NDIS overhaul: $32b in cuts sparks regional concerns

Creative kids help spread safety message

Online care improving life for aphasia patients

Project derailed by Labor

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Sport

A-Grade close competition

Round 4 of the Central Highlands A-Grade Rugby League competition saw Bluff and Middlemount take a bye, but competition remained strong over the weekend,...

Munster to lead Maroons

Queensland coach Billy Slater has backed his skipper, Rockhampton export Cameron Munster, to produce his best in the Origin arena. The Melbourne five-eighth and...

So Outrageous seals the Calliope Gold Cup

Emerald galloper So Outrageous claimed the recent $12,000 Ulton Calliope Gold Cup (1608m). Former Biloela State High School student Jaimee-Lee Devine piloted the five-year-old gelding...

Mann returns for Magic Round

Kurt Mann will return from concussion this weekend as the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs attempt to arrest a worrying slide in form when they open Magic...

Fielder ready for finals

As the second round of the PBR World Bull Riding Finals began on Thursday, 14 May, Brady Fielder has his eye on the prize,...

CH Women dominate at CQ Champs

The annual CQ Championships were hosted in Emerald from 2-4 May, which saw some stiff competition going toe-to-toe at McIndoe Park. With teams from Central...

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On This Day: Respect Your Cat Day!

Feline friends can offer love, companionship and joy to individuals and families who choose to adopt a cat as a pet. Though cats can certainly...

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Food security starts with fuel and fertiliser

It’s federal budget week - a time to look at the figures and see what’s in store for Ag producers like ourselves. On first...

Deadly mosquito virus in CH

Emerald residents have been put on alert to avoid mosquito bites after a case of Japanese Encephalitis Virus was diagnosed in the Central Highlands. The...

Chukkas aplenty at polocrosse carnival

Over the weekend 9-10 May, more than 100 people flocked through the gates to compete in and enjoy the horseback action at the Emerald...

White finches and black kookaburras

A reader sent me a photo of a black kookaburra and asked how it could get like that so this week I will explain...

Boyce denies move to One Nation

Flynn MP Colin Boyce has ruled out turning his back on the National Party and defecting to One Nation. It's the second time in recent...

Salvos High Tea

The Salvation Army held its high tea on Saturday, 9 May, with the theme of Once Upon a Time. In an afternoon filled with scrumptious...

Early voting popular pick

Close to one third of Central Highlands' ratepayers will have already cast their vote in the councillor by-election ahead of the official polling day,...

News in Brief

Renal dialysis unit EOI A tender for expressions of interest from building contractors to construct the LNP election pledge of a renal dialysis unit...

Mayor guilty of misconduct

Central Highlands Mayor Janice Moriarty has fallen foul of the Office of the Independent Assessor for the second time in three years with the...

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