Lions hospital donation
The Sunflower Room at the Emerald Hospital got another dose of sunshine with the Emerald Lions Club donating a swag of goods designed to...
Anakie units set to reopen
Six new community housing units are nearing completion in Anakie, delivering much-needed housing for the Sapphire Gemfields.
The homes are being rebuilt on the site...
Honouring those who serve us
This coming Monday, 29 September 2025 is National Police Remembrance Day.
It is an opportunity for family members, the community and colleagues to pause...
Blackwater woman charged with fraud
Detectives from the Crime and Intelligence Command, Financial Crime Unit, have charged five people with 112 fraud related offences, including a 24-year-old Blackwater woman,...
Train and truck collision at Comet
Comet River Road in the Central Highlands was closed to traffic following the collision between a train and truck on Friday, 19 September, which...
If Meta was a miner we’d shut them down
I’m often asked why Meta (owners of Facebook) should be forced to pay compensation to news publishers.
It’s a fair question.
On the surface, Facebook can...
Mateship and storytelling captured in winning images
A Springsure photographer is among the winners of Rural Aid's sixth annual Spirit of the Bush Photography Competition, a celebration of the resilience, beauty...
CSO proposal to secure face-to-face banking in the regions
An alliance of regional banks, including Queensland Country Bank and The Capricornian, as well as community organisations have provided Treasury with a detailed plan...
Regional property prices raise the bar
It's hard to keep up with Queensland’s rising property prices.
Prices continued to rise across the residential property markets in the June 2025 quarter (April...
Tough legislation strengthens the war on vapes
A nation-leading crackdown to stub out the sale of illegal vapes will mean landlords who lease shopfronts to illegal tobacconists and vape vendors face...
Demand for housing continues to outpace supply
The ABS has released its national, state and territory population data for the March quarter 2025, covering births, deaths and migration, revealing Australia is...
Housing woes in Highlands
Housing availability and affordability remains the critical challenge to living in the Central Highlands.
Launching its annual Linking Alms for Christmas Appeal, Emerald Neighbourhood...
Vital biosecurity plan adopted
The implementation of the Central Highlands council's newly adopted 2025-28 biosecurity plan hinges on filling five vacant positions in the ranger services and rural...
