Two men charged with mine fuel theft
Two men have been charged with 16 offences following the alleged theft of 7,500 litres of fuel from a Moranbah mine site.
On November 7,...
Woman rescued after Gemfields mine shaft fall
CENTRAL Highlands emergency services mobilised on Saturday afternoon for a dramatic four-hour rescue of a woman who had fallen 10 metres down a underground...
Man dies in car crash near Comet
A 46-year-old man has died after a collision between two cars at Comet earlier this morning.
Initial investigations indicate that shortly before 7am, a Toyota...
Storms leave trail of damage
ERGON crews were kept busy on Monday night after intense storm cells battered the Gemfields, Capella and Rolleston regions.
Power lines were knocked down, shade...
Dam rises above 35% and it’s not over yet
IT has been five long years since the Fairbairn Dam reached more than 35 per cent.
Inflow from the catchment after the rain event in...
Mining Union condemns attempt to import foreign labour
ATTEMPTS by a Queensland coal mining company to import foreign labour has been condemned by the Mining and Energy Union.
Sojitz Blue has applied to...
Air and land search for missing woman
POLICE have commenced a land and air search for a 19-year-old woman who was last seen in Richmond on October 16.
Tea Wright-Finger was last...
Kids to farms roadshow hits the Highlands
Four walls were left behind for a walk into the Central Highlands classroom of life for some lucky students as part of the Educating...
Storms last Central Highlands
THE Central Highlands was deluged by a rain band on Tuesday into the night that had dumped more than 100ml in Emerald, the Gemfields...
Moranbah woman arrested, charged with fraud
DETECTIVES from the Moranbah Criminal Investigation Branch investigating alleged auction fraud have charged a local woman with 16 counts of fraud.
It will be alleged...
Inquiry targeting regional mobile infrastructure
MOBILE infrastructure services across regional Australia will be the focus of a new parliamentary inquiry.
The House Communications and the Arts Committee will hear...
Manufacturing roadmap to jobs unveiled for Jobs and Energy Plan
THE State Government has released an updated Queensland Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap, to help thousands of manufacturers create good, secure jobs following the release of...
It’s all fun and games
It was a morning of hijinks, brain games and light-hearted banter on Saturday 29 March as participants in the Tell Me Your Story project...
