Birthing business growth
In the mind of Emerald's Maxine Kirby, birth education is one of the most powerful teaching tools an expectant parent can access on their...
Lilyvale BESS proposed
Atmos Renewables has lodged a development application with the Central Highlands council for a battery energy storage system one kilometre from the Lilyvale substation...
Vote now for your favourite local business
The time has come to back your favourite business in the Central Highlands.
Voting has opened for the People's Choice category in the 2025 Central...
Child Safety submissions open
The Queensland Government's Commission of Inquiry into the Child Safety System officially commenced this week on Tuesday, 1 July.
The Honourable Paul Anastassiou KC, appointed...
Costs rise and growth slows
Under Labor the economy is stalling and households have gone backwards.
Households are in recession, business investment is falling and productivity has flatlined.
The economy only...
Bayton award returns to RMOA
Entries are now open for the seventh edition of The Bayton Award, presented by Rockhampton Museum of Art (RMOA).
The 2025 competition offers $18,200 in...
Ag-Grow here to stay
Someone started a rumour that the 2025 Ag-Grow fields days at Emerald was the last staging of one of Queensland's most successful agricultural events....
Demo day nears for Bridgeman Park clubhouse
The Bridgeman Park clubhouse project in Capella is gathering momentum, with demolition of the existing, aged amenities building scheduled to start.
Following a successful funding...
Chilly week to end in showers
Zero temperatures and frosty mornings visited the region again this week as westerly winds dragged cooler, drier air northwards into the sunshine state.
A ridge...
Morton Park access improved
The Central Highlands Regional Council has completed a new culvert crossing at the end of Egerton Street, near CP Dental, providing safer and easier...
Stolen Emerald vehicle tracked to Rockhampton
Police have charged a 19-year-old man after a stolen vehicle from Emerald was tracked down in Rockhampton on Wednesday, 2 July.
It will be alleged,...
Emerald Lions Club changeover dinner
The annual changeover of office bearers for the Emerald Lions Club was held on the Saturday, 28 June, at the CWA club rooms in...
Canavan wants Joyce to stay
While Barnaby Joyce is leaving the National Party, CQ-based Senator Matt Cavavan says he hopes the outspoken MP can be enticed to come back.
Following...
