Charlie’s crowning moment
He was born in the bush at Many Peaks, never saw the inside of a classroom, but Charlie McPhee has passed all his life...
Pat’s waiting for that gem of a buyer
It has been another bumper tourism season on the Gemfields as the interstate tourists flocked north and east to mix it with Central Queenslanders...
Major projects to turbo-charge CH economy
The Central Highlands is at the crossroads as it looks to transition into a diversified economic powerhouse.
Central Highlands Development Corporation chief executive...
Grazier fined for clearing national park land
A 63-year-old man has been fined $6000 in the Emerald Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to clearing more than two hectares of the Carnarvon...
Get ready for the wet season ahead
The Central Highlands Regional Council is urging residents to prepare for rainy months ahead, with the Bureau of Meteorology confirming that a La Niña...
Meet Pablo, the (legal) Emerald Drug Lord
He’s got all the right moves, he’s definitely got what you want and he’s addictive to watch in action.
Pablo, the Emerald drug lord, has...
The cost of living a giving life is free
From guppies to geese and police laughing as they investigated the abundance of ‘bootleg’ lettuce at the height of the supermarket shortages, nothing’s off...
Coal is our $9.4 billion dollar baby
The Central Highlands coal mining industry spends more than $790 million on local goods and services, according to the latest factsheet from the Central...
Sweating on Yamala cash
It's a nervous wait for proponents of the CQ Inland Port at Yamala as the countdown to Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers' 25 October Budget...
New-look guides inspire visitors to explore more of Emerald
Free brochures on the Sunflowers painting, Federation Mosaic Pathway, public art scattered around the CBD, and Lake Maraboon are now available at the Visitor...
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...
Sheer delight for Hunt
Some things are worth the wait.
Just ask Central Queenslander Ben Hunt after winning a fairytale premiership with the Brisbane Broncos in Sydney on Sunday...
