Meet Jessica – Emerald’s 2025 Showgirl
Meet Jessica Wilson – The 2025 Emerald Showgirl.
If you’ve been around the Emerald Show over the years, you may have first seen her...
Tomato virus triggers trade disruptions and biosecurity response
The Australian horticulture industry is always on high alert for invasive pests and diseases, however, our vigilance has intensified in the last 10 months...
Callide Unit C3 returns to service
One of Queensland’s key electricity generators is back in action, with Unit C3 at the Callide C Power Station returning to service over the...
Mum begs to know missing daughter’s whereabouts
A mother's spirits have dimmed as she admits her missing daughter may not be found alive, as a police investigation drags into a third...
Man jailed after exotic animal trafficking gang exposed
Noticing a strange smell, officials opened a package from overseas to discover snakes, iguanas, turtles and tarantulas - many of them dead.
Two years later,...
Woman spared jail time over crash that injured MP
A woman will not spend any time behind bars after she sped through a red light while drunk before crashing into a then-Greens MP.
Rani...
An important acknowledgement and win for ag
Last week AgForce stood beside our State Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett at the Far North Queensland Field Days as he announced some of...
Red carpet rolled out for film festival
The inaugural Emerald Film Festival premiered at the Emerald Cinema Complex on Saturday 24 May with a glammed-up sell-out audience.
Ten short films were...
Council says no to new land revaluations
Central Highlands councillors will not support the Valuer-General conducting a revaluation of the local government area in 2026.
In the last round of revaluations in...
Historic bomber plane on CH roads on journey to Townsville
A Douglas A-20 Havoc Bomber will be transported by road from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley to Port of Townsville from Saturday,...
Councillors vote for 2.5 per cent pay rise
They know as elected ratepayer representatives the buck stops with them, but Central Highlands councillors believe they're giving the region value for money.
At the...
Junior Finals herding to Emerald
With one week to go, Emerald is once again set to host the Junior National Rodeo Finals on Saturday, 12 July — and the...
