Mona’s century milestone
Bolton Clark Sunset Ridge resident Mona Milliken celebrated her 100th birthday last week.
Born 22 June, 1924, Mona Shirvington grew up as the third eldest...
Reinstate Beef Corridor funding now: MP
This week I seconded a motion acknowledging that the cattle industry within the Queensland ‘Beef Corridor’ road network consists of a quarter of Australia's...
Robust debate, reservations aired in budget process
Central Highlands councillors have hinted at behind-the-scenes deliberations to shape the council's 2024-25 taking a toll.
Deputy Mayor Rachael Cruwys openly expressed she had...
Training doctors for regions
Proud Darumbal woman Tylin Guthrie will complete the entirety of her medical studies on Country, thanks to a four-way partnership between CQUniversity, University of...
Sayonara to Sister City students
Nine enthusiastic Central Highlands high school students headed to Japan this week on a once-in-a-lifetime cultural experience thanks to the Central Highlands council’s Sister...
Slaughter cattle in short supply
Emerald agents yarded 460 head at the prime and store sale on Thursday 27 June.
The smaller yarding was largely attributed to the rain...
Nuclear stirs up debate
As I drove out to Emerald last week to visit the AG-Grow Field Day, I passed train after train full of coal. The coal...
Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak
Australia's bird-flu outbreak has worsened, stumping experts after another strain of the disease was detected on a NSW egg farm following its discovery on...
House prices set to spike again
Australian home prices are expected to rise once again with record highs for houses and units in most capital cities.
Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane...
Future-proofing the Isaac region for community growth
About 97 per cent of residential ratepayers will see an increase of $5 or less per week in their rates bill after the Isaac...
Central Highlands council releases back-to-basics budget
The Central Highlands Regional Council has adopted a $292 million budget for the 2024-2025 financial year, with a back-to-basics approach focused on affordably delivering...
Jellinbah offering $14K student scholarships
With final exams now over, two Year 12 students from Central Queensland could get a welcome boost with a university scholarship towards studying courses...
