Talking genetics at beef workshop
Beef producers from across Central Queensland came together at CQUniversity’s Central Queensland Innovation Research Precinct (CQIRP) on Monday, 17 November, to explore how data...
Teachers strike set to impact region
State school teachers and school leaders in the greater Central Highlands will join colleagues state- wide and strike for 24 hours on Tuesday, 25...
Give us a break… in the traffic
The Central Highlands council has identified the Opal-Clermont Street intersection in Emerald as a "critical" project for upgrading with the Department of Transport and...
Belmont Station – honouring the past, inspiring the future
This week I had the privilege of visiting Belmont Station, a place that holds a remarkable and enduring legacy in our region.
Belmont is...
Central Queensland tobacconist fined nearly $1.5m
A Central Queensland tobacconist has been fined $1,492,500 and $6,462.94 in costs for charges relating to the sale of illegal tobacco and related products....
Half a million dollars’ worth of cannabis seized in vehicle intercept, Winton
Two men in a white campervan driving along the Landsborough Highway outside of Winton have been charged, after a police intercept found almost half...
Action heats up at Emerald yards
Emerald agents yarded an increased offering of 2250 head of cattle on a hotly contested market that remained fully firm across all categories of...
Families reach out for help with funeral costs
More than a week after the house fire tragedy that claimed the lives of four people in Emerald, the rainbow of colours in floral...
Moonlight AI accusations
A war of words has erupted once again over the Moonlight Range Farm, following accusations that the State Government rejected the project due to...
Coal still needs local workers
While coal is still being mined in the Bowen Basin as part of the energy mix, locals will have jobs in the industry, Jellinbah...
Share the Dignity this Christmas
Bunnings outlets across the nation are calling for help for vulnerable women and girls and are partnering up with Share the Dignity's ‘It’s in...
Golden opportunity
Rockhampton Region Mayor Tony Williams has put forward a proposal that the gold, silver and bronze medals for the 2032 Olympic Games could be...

















