On a futuristic flight path
The future is hovering above the Emerald Airport with key stakeholders ready to identify potential landing sites at Central Highlands towns and tourist destinations...
Central Highlands council CEO resigns
Central Highlands Regional Council Chief Executive Officer Sharon Houlihan has submitted her resignation.
Ms Houlihan was appointed as CEO in November, 2021, coming from Wellington...
Carnarvon fire ravages grazier livelihoods
Gregory MP Lachlan Millar has vowed to take the State Government to task over its handling of the Carnarvon National Park complex blaze, labelling...
Indianna shines on national stage
Emerald State High School student Indianna Elliott has been acknowledged as one of the nation's brightest brains after she was named the International Competitions...
Emerald school gets top marks
Emerald State High School is in elite air as one of the nine top Queensland state schools recognised at the 2023 Showcase – Celebrating...
Gregory MP to quit politics for family
Gregory MP Lachlan Millar has announcing he will not contest the next state election in October, 2024.
In a statement released on Wednesday, 18 October,...
$50k worth of drugs seized
Police have seized more than $52,000 worth of drugs following the arrests of 48 people in raids across the Central Highlands region over the...
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...
Isaiah takes to the court
Emerald and District Lawn Tennis Association’s young talent Isaiah Murree represented Queensland at the inaugural Under-10 Green Ball National Tournament in Adelaide from 29...
