Steam Railway given $20k to overhaul heritage locomotive
Warwick’s Southern Downs Steam Railway has been handed $20,000 in state grant funding to overhaul a heritage diesel locomotive.
Southern Downs Steam Railway Chairman Kelvin...
New accessible drinking fountain unveiled
A new accessible drinking fountain was unveiled at Lions Park, Boyne Island, on Saturday, 22 November, in a community celebration led by the Gladstone...
Canavan wants Joyce to stay
While Barnaby Joyce is leaving the National Party, CQ-based Senator Matt Cavavan says he hopes the outspoken MP can be enticed to come back.
Following...
Heart aflutter… but not for the right reasons
I remember when I first noticed it... a fluttering sensation in my chest and a not-unpleasant, light-headed giddiness. I looked over at my lovely,...
Medical emergency forces Alice flight diversion to Longreach
Passengers on a flight to Alice Springs from Brisbane on Saturday, November 29 had a longer flight than usual.
After a late departure by almost...
Run of bullocks returns $2773 per head
Emerald agents yarded 2000 head in a predominantly mixed-quality yarding, with a limited variation of in-spec prime cattle on offer on Thursday, 27 November....
Yarrabee’s sets sights on mine expansion
Yancoal Australia's Yarrabee coal mine, 40km north-east of Blackwater, has flagged a possible 15 per cent increase in its workforce as it works through...
Regions hit hard by mining downturn
Miners' royalties rage, depressed coal prices and cutbacks in direct spending with the supply chain were the perfect storm that bled $300 million from...
Vital biosecurity plan adopted
The implementation of the Central Highlands council's newly adopted 2025-28 biosecurity plan hinges on filling five vacant positions in the ranger services and rural...
AGLA welcomes EPBC reforms
Local governments have welcomed national laws which they say properly will protect our environment and balance community needs.
Reforms to the Environment Protection and...
Rising GP costs hit
Department of Health officials have admitted that out-of-pocket costs for patients are almost $50 on average – the highest on record – and will...
CQ family turns loss into legacy
Central Queensland’s beef and transport pioneers, the Hornery family, have continued their legacy of support for families impacted by cancer, donating a specially fitted-out...
Results of investigation into elder abuse troubling
Elder Abuse is continuing to be a scourge on our communities, and thankfully the state government is hearing the voices of Queenslanders and taking...
