Motocross kicking into gear
Blackwater Junior Motocross Club is preparing for another big year ahead having held their training day at the track on Saturday, 1 February.
Twenty-five juniors...
It’s a little big box Bunnings for Emerald
A scaled-back Bunnings Warehouse is in the planning stages for Emerald as the retail behemoth makes a second play to enter the Central Highlands...
Still the queen of hearts at 102
Emerald's Alice Edith Meharry celebrated her 102th birthday on Tuesday 11 February.
Granddaughter Theresa Rummery said her grandmother was hale and hearty and still living...
CHRC workers accept increased pay, super in new agreement
Unionised Central Highlands council workers have voted to accept a pay rise of five per cent a year over three years with guaranteed superannuation...
Emerald seniors expo support call-out
Central Highlands seniors advocate Loretta Gaudron is calling for support and service sharing to stage an aged expo in Emerald.
Mrs Gaudron has booked the...
Receivers hoping for Linemac sale
Receivers for Linemac Motors say they hope to secure a sale as soon as possible after the embattled Biloela dealership shut its doors last...
Isaac council takes back Moranbah planning power
Planning powers will be handed back to Isaac Regional Council tomorrow, marking a pivotal shift in the region’s development landscape.
In a state first, the...
Prices on the up at Emerald
Emerald agents yarded 2200 head of cattle for only the third sale of the year on Thursday 13 February following weather-related cancellations.
Quality was...
Emerald car dealership in the hands of recievers
A car dealership with premises in North and South Rockhampton, Emerald and Biloela has gone into receivership, leaving staff without jobs and customers out...
MP slams Foxtel as a bad sport
A recent Foxtel Group announcement that Kayo Sports and Binge streaming services will be cancelled to “very remote” areas of Australia means people living...
Stop fire ants in their tracks
No bigger than 6mm in size, fire ants may be small, but they pack a mighty punch.
If left unchecked, these invasive pests could...
Hold on a second Mr Boyce: Let’s clear something up
The definition of chutzpah is the guy who spills a drink and then complains that the waiter is taking too long to clean it...
The power of prevention
Preventative – adjective; designed to keep something undesirable from occurring. Also known as preventive.
Without much more said, the Oxford Dictionary pretty much sums up...
