Red carpet rolled out for film festival
The inaugural Emerald Film Festival premiered at the Emerald Cinema Complex on Saturday 24 May with a glammed-up sell-out audience.
Ten short films were...
Council says no to new land revaluations
Central Highlands councillors will not support the Valuer-General conducting a revaluation of the local government area in 2026.
In the last round of revaluations in...
Historic bomber plane on CH roads on journey to Townsville
A Douglas A-20 Havoc Bomber will be transported by road from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley to Port of Townsville from Saturday,...
Councillors vote for 2.5 per cent pay rise
They know as elected ratepayer representatives the buck stops with them, but Central Highlands councillors believe they're giving the region value for money.
At the...
RAP renegades fail to halt progress
Three Central Highlands councillors have broken ranks to reject support for the council's draft innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan.
At the Wednesday, 28 May, meeting...
Temporary closure of Blackdown Tableland National Park until 1 August
Blackdown Tableland National Park has been temporarily closed to allow roadworks aimed at improving visitor safety and access to be completed.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife...
Spotlight on the Central Highlands
This year, the Central Highlands continues to attract key visitors, creating more valuable opportunities to shine a light on the region, highlight our priorities,...
Cosmic community connections
The force is strong with the Emerald Neighbourhood Centre's Positive Living program participants.
The line-up of Star Wars-inspired scarecrows standing guard over the centre's...
RSPCA Pets in Crisis helping in domestic and family violence cases
RSPCA Queensland is reporting a rise in complex veterinary cases involving animals from domestic and family violence situations, where coercive control has prevented victim-survivors...
Council will express vaccine concerns to State and Federal Government
In a fiery ordinary meeting, Bundaberg Regional Councillors have resolved by a majority vote to submit letters of concern to the State Premier and...
AgForce welcomes historic disaster funding rule changes
Queensland’s peak representative body for rural producers has thrown its support behind historic changes to Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) that will help more...
Tourism infrastructure funding to draw crowds to the highlands
Central Highlands operators now have access to new funding through the Queensland Government’s $20 million Regional Tourism Infrastructure Fund (RTIF), aimed at strengthening tourism...
