Staying small to get big results
In 2012, a young Katherine Pryor was determined to do her three-year country teaching stint and head straight back to the city.
After short stays...
It all adds up when Nazim’s in the room
Nahroon Nazim was a city stockbroker who opted for a treechange and the chance to use his maths brain in the classroom.
Nazim came to...
Be alert, not alarmed, it’s only a test
Sunwater will conduct audible or ‘live’ testing of Fairbairn Dam’s emergency sirens in Emerald.
They are scheduled for Thursday 20 October between 10am and noon...
Remembering fallen firefighters
Firefighters and communities across Queensland came together on Monday 10 October to remember the firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The...
A sight for sore eyes
It’s a vision in plain sight when the St John Eye Van rolls in the grounds of the Emerald Hospital.
For decorated ophthalmologist, Gold...
Stuart Smith a life well lived
Stuart Norman Smith
22 August 1922 – 12 September 2022
Dad's story begins even before he was born, in England, where his father – Harry Harold...
More women pursue STEM careers
More than 17,000 women have enrolled in STEM studies over a six-year period, despite a significant pay gap dominating the industry in favour of...
Weed it out before it’s a problem
Spring is definitely here and so is continuing wet weather and so, therefore, are weeds .
The plant out of place of course is...
Sales ring set alight
Bidders were prepared to splash the cash to secure Karragarra Rich List as the young bull set a new Queensland Simmental record when the...
Daylight saving: Confusing the curtains and fading the cows
The long-running joke in southern states is that Queenslanders rejected the move to daylight saving because it confused cows and faded curtains.
It’s long since...
’That’s not a plan’
Local government leaders were blindsided by Premier Anna Palaszczuk’s $62 billion Energy and Jobs Plan bombshell, among them Central Highlands Mayor Kerry Hayes.
“I think...
Highway roadworks already falling to pieces
Newly completed Capricorn Highway roadworks are pitted with potholes, so the contractor awarded the $12 million works will be recalled to fix the job....
The power of prevention
Preventative – adjective; designed to keep something undesirable from occurring. Also known as preventive.
Without much more said, the Oxford Dictionary pretty much sums up...
