Grass fire raging near Fairbairn Dam, Selma Rd residents ordered to evacuate
Water bombers and firefighters from around the Central Highlands are currently battling a fierce blaze near the Fairbairn Dam with an evacuation order in...
Two dead in Duaringa crash
Emergency services were met with a "horrific scene" when attending a two-vehicle crash on the Capricorn Highway east of Duaringa on Tuesday, 29 August,...
Fire engulfs two Sullivan St units
Residents were evacuated as a fierce blaze erupted in an Emerald apartment block, destroying two units.
Emergency services responded to the Sullivan Street units around...
NRL debut for Emerald’s football journeyman Dan Russell
Homegrown Emerald rugby league product Daniel Russell will make his NRL debut at the ripe age of 27 for St George on Friday...
CHRC adopts $292M budget for 2023-24
The Central Highlands Regional Council adopted a $292 million budget for the 2023-2024 financial year on Wednesday, 28 June.
The budget contains an investment of...
Answers for Alby
Baby Alby was the beautiful miracle created by Emerald’s Rebecca and Tim Spreadborough who knew their love would be boundless when they met and...
Investing in farmers can support sustainable livelihoods
Adopting best management practices (BMP) on-farm is key to Australian agriculture maintaining its strong social licence.
Farmers need support through research extension to...
Blackwater miner in tragic bus crash
An engineer from BHP’s Blackwater mine was reportedly one of the victims of the tragic bus crash which has claimed the lives of 10...
Damn tasty cook-up at Lake Maraboon
It was a taste of bush tucker at its finest when camp oven cuisine took over the Big4 Lake Maraboon Holiday Village.
The Fair DInkum...
Capella’s bright minds shine at QMEA
Capella and Clermont state high school have unlocked a world of exciting career prospects at a series of innovative, high-tech learning experiences delivered by...
CH council in $30m windfall from resources fund
The Central Highlands has been guaranteed a $30 million slice of the $120m on offer in round three of the Resources Community Infrastructure Fund.
The...
Another crummy budget for the bush: MP
Member for Gregory Lachlan Millar has had a dig at State Treasurer Cameron Dick for draining the royalties rivers of gold into the south-east...
Jumping Ji coming to Emerald
The only Australian to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics, Ji Wallace will bring advanced sports science to the Central Highlands next week as...
