In Brief
Rates notices issued
Central Highlands Regional Council’s second half-yearly rates notices were issued on Monday, 2 February.
Council advises the notice, which covers from January to...
Rising inflation hits
The primary cause of this week's interest rate rise is the massive blowout in government spending.
Over the past two years, the Federal Government's...
Nominations now open for Beef Australia’s 2027 AMPC National Carcase Competition
Nominations are now open for Beef Australia’s 2027 AMPC National Beef Carcase Competition.
The competition is one of Australia’s largest National Carcase competitions with...
Local government pay rises for all
Central Queensland mayors and councillors will see their pay packets swell by 3.25 per cent or more from 1 July.
The 2025 Local Government Renumeration...
Free holistic workshops to help and heal
Emerald's Jess Samuels is on her journey to holistically transform lives across the region.
Through her business Inner Compass Healing, Jess was granted Regional Arts...
Master plan for future growth
There was one comment to rule them all when the Central Highlands council sought community feedback on its Emerald Airport master plan - where...
Weaner steers the stars at Emerald saleyards
Emerald Combined Agents yarded 1850 head of cattle on Thursday, 5 February, with a predominantly fair-quality offering and a large proportion of locally sourced...
John’s in tune with town
John Hallam's the kind of character that keeps Capella townsfolk and the travelling public laughing, fuelled up and full of optimism.
He's worked in...
Glencore, Rio abandon merger talks for third time
Rio Tinto has walked away from takeover talks with Glencore, ending months of negotiations over a tie-up that would have reshaped the global mining...
Applications open for second round of AgriEmpower scholarship
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Woolworths have opened applications for the second round of the AgriEmpower Scholarship Program, aimed at fostering the next...
Big boost for local community projects
The Central Highlands council is inviting local community groups and organisations to apply for a share of up to $210,500 in funding to help...
Rising inflation hits
The primary cause of this week's interest rate rise is the massive blowout in government spending.
Over the past two years, the Federal Government's...
Resilience on show across Central Queensland
What a start to the year we’ve had in Central Queensland.
Flash flooding in January from ex-tropical Cyclone Koji cut off the small community of...
