Council workers strike for better pay, conditions
Members of The Services Union employed by the Central Highlands Regional Council took protected strike action again from noon on Thursday 14 November, to...
Rotary recycling wins top gong
Emerald has two recycling titans - but only one could be the winner at the Containers for Change Queensland Change Maker Awards.
CQ Pet...
Getting back to making our own luck
This week I was on the ABC's Q&A program where almost the entire show was taken up by questions on the election of Donald...
Federal Government’s support keeps Rex in the skies
Embattled carrier Rex Airlines has been handed an $80 million lifeline by the Federal Government.
The funds have been delivered to administrator Ernst and Young...
New CHRC CEO named
The Central Highlands Regional Council has named its new Chief Executive Officer as experienced local government executive Aaron Johansson.
Mr Johansson was most recently the...
Blackwater man charged with serious DV offences
Blackwater detectives have charged a man following investigations into a series of serious domestic violence offences on Tuesday 12 November.
Officers attended an address in...
Two people killed in Bruce Highway collision
Two people have died following a multi-vehicle collision, involving a truck, on the Bruce Highway at Raglan.
A woman aged in her 40s and...
Dillon’s assistant minister role
Gregory MP Sean Dillon is ready to roll his sleeves up and get down to business as one of 10 new Assistant Ministers announced...
CHRC workers take more protected industrial action
Members of The Services Union employed by the Central Highlands Regional Council will take further Protected Industrial Action on Thursday 14 November, to...
Dreams finally realised with auction sale
Since she was a young girl proudly leading the Bundaberg Christian College steers around the local showground, Maddie Davidson has dreamt of auctioneering on...
Baby Jasper’s brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer
Two weeks before giving birth, soon-to-be parents Lauren and Jaiger Hill checked in for a routine scan where a 7cm tumour was found between...
‘No stopping’ rail loop as state strikes $1.7b deal
The Victorian government's contentious Suburban Rail Loop "cannot be stopped" as a cloud hangs over the rollout of its new public transport ticket system.
Global...
Flood warning as deluge to hit Queensland central coast
A 200mm deluge is creeping towards Queensland's central coast after drenching inland parts of the state.
Severe thunderstorms struck inland towns on Wednesday night bringing...
