Best in a decade
Central Highlands farmers are reaping the rewards as the harvesters roll across paddocks heavy with wheat, in what is predicted to be the best...
Grazing blocks go for a beefy $11m
Two prize blocks of prime grazing land on Emerald’s outskirts have been snapped up for more than $11 million.
Ray White Emerald principal Mark Muldrew...
Going through the motions at LGAQ
The Central Highlands Regional Council has a healthy 13 motions in play at the Local Government Association of Queensland State Conference – all of...
Charlie’s crowning moment
He was born in the bush at Many Peaks, never saw the inside of a classroom, but Charlie McPhee has passed all his life...
Pat’s waiting for that gem of a buyer
It has been another bumper tourism season on the Gemfields as the interstate tourists flocked north and east to mix it with Central Queenslanders...
Major projects to turbo-charge CH economy
The Central Highlands is at the crossroads as it looks to transition into a diversified economic powerhouse.
Central Highlands Development Corporation chief executive...
Grazier fined for clearing national park land
A 63-year-old man has been fined $6000 in the Emerald Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to clearing more than two hectares of the Carnarvon...
Get ready for the wet season ahead
The Central Highlands Regional Council is urging residents to prepare for rainy months ahead, with the Bureau of Meteorology confirming that a La Niña...
Meet Pablo, the (legal) Emerald Drug Lord
He’s got all the right moves, he’s definitely got what you want and he’s addictive to watch in action.
Pablo, the Emerald drug lord, has...
The cost of living a giving life is free
From guppies to geese and police laughing as they investigated the abundance of ‘bootleg’ lettuce at the height of the supermarket shortages, nothing’s off...
Coal is our $9.4 billion dollar baby
The Central Highlands coal mining industry spends more than $790 million on local goods and services, according to the latest factsheet from the Central...
Sweating on Yamala cash
It's a nervous wait for proponents of the CQ Inland Port at Yamala as the countdown to Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers' 25 October Budget...