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...
Considering how to ‘force’ Meta to pay for news
Facebook's parent company Meta could be legally forced to carry Australian news on its platform or face new taxes to support local journalism, under...
Medicare billed by GP for his forbidden sexual affair
A GP had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient and claimed their dalliances as 'treatment' on Medicare, threatened to throw acid on her...
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...
Better prices, quality under mandatory supermarket code
Australian farmers and shoppers could receive fairer prices at the checkout as major supermarkets are forced to abide by a strengthened and mandatory code...
Daniher spirit lives on, Neale loses battle with ‘the beast’
Over the first 52 years of his life, Neale Daniher became well-known and admired as a very good, if injury-prone, VFL footballer who played...
