30 new Aussies call Central Highlands home
Australian citizenship was conferred on 30 new residents in the Central Highlands to open the Australia Day celebrations at the Emerald Town Hall on...
A night for our CH stars
Ticket sales have been extended until Tuesday 11 February for the Central Highlands Regional Council’s Sport and Active Recreation awards night.
The event is on...
Truckies wait out road closures
Trucks laden with supplies for flood-ravaged far north Queensland were parked up in Emerald as they waited for the all-clear on road repairs to...
Birthday bash done in style
The powerhouse voices of singing superstars Kate Ceberano and Toni Childs filled Emerald's Hops and Vines Tapas Bar as it was transformed into a...
New Central Highlands council CEO in for the long haul
Aaron Johansson has officially commenced his role as the new chief executive officer of Central Highlands Regional Council.
Bringing a wealth of experience in...
Rangers kill rogue roos
State Government rangers have shot and killed four big Eastern Grey kangaroo bucks in the Willows township in the wake of a kangaroo attack...
Conga line of much-hyped hydrogen plans
Two years ago, Anthony Albanese came to North Queensland and claimed that "Renewable hydrogen can be used as a transport fuel, for energy, and...
NFP tax rollout
Charities and not-for-profits in Central Queensland have fed, clothed and housed the local community through Labor’s cost of living crisis with almost no assistance...
Applications open for Glencore Coal’s First Nations Pathways Program
Applications are open for Glencore Coal's 2025 First Nations Pathways Program (FNPP).
Commencing in May, the FNPP is a 26-week education and training program...
Power company fined $9m over explosion and blackout
A power company has been fined $9 million for allowing a "catastrophic" generator explosion that caused widespread blackouts due to a lack of backup...
‘Yes, Yes, Yes’: Jaymon stars in Australian Idol audition
Rockhampton’s Jaymon Bob wowed the judges in the Australian Idol auditions broadcast nationally on Monday night.
The 22-year-old received a clean sweep of yes votes...
You’ll know their names
Most Central Queenslanders are familiar with Carnarvon Gorge, but many aren't aware that the Queensland Government bred horses on the property next door for...
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...
