Brain science could help break Qld’s NAPLAN spiral
CQUniversity expert says neuroscience-backed strategies offer real answers to the State’s learning slump.
Queensland’s 2025 NAPLAN results paint a concerning picture, but the solution may...
Demanding action on illegal tobacco
Our small business owners are already doing it tough, with rising energy and transport costs impacting their ability to run their businesses.
They are also...
The Fall of Yahoo: Lessons for Australian Small Businesses
The story of Yahoo’s downfall and Google’s rise is a modern business parable.
While Yahoo was once a titan of the internet, its inability to...
Collaboration secures grants
A strategic partnership between Grant Writing Academy and Central Queensland’s Bidgerdii Community Health, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing leader, has...
Flying for a cause
Emerald's Wal McDowall and Tom Staines are teaming up once more for a sky-high adventurer in the Red Planet Software Outback Air Race in...
Prime cows drive strong prices at Emerald saleyards
Agents at Emerald yarded 1600 head in what was a consistently heavy yarding of cattle on Thursday, 31 July.
The market recorded strong gains...
Letters to the Editor
RECORD QUEENSLAND ROAD TOLL
Authorities have revealed that there were 16 deaths in the space of just seven days on our roads leading to a...
Share the Dignity this August
Share the Dignity is rallying Australians this month to donate period products for its Dignity Drive, while simultaneously calling on men to step up...
Emerald’s world champion
Maggie McDougall is the toast of the BMX world and her Central Highlands club after claiming the Cruiser 12 and Under Girls at the...
Recycling gets a reboot
The Central Highlands council isn't into trash-talking, but they do intend to take ratepayers on an educational journey about waste.
The Regional Waste Education...
Sapphires and skills to dazzle at Jewel of the Gemfields
Showcasing local artisans and showing off some of some of the finest sapphires found in the region, the Jewel of the Gemfields Festival is...
Gemfest sparkles yet again
Every facet of organising Gemfest - Festival of Gems isn't lost on committee president Rodney Pallentine and his band of determined helpers as they...
In Brief
Temporary road closures - Emerald
Please be advised that traffic management will be in place from tomorrow, Wednesday, 22 October 2025, in Emerald between 7am...
