Trollz ready to rumble at Bash
There's no denying Emerald's Sean Heit is a colourful bloke, but in amongst the crazy characters that make up the Variety Bash each year,...
Central Queensland Health Awards celebrate star performers
Central Queensland Health has celebrated its star performers with the 2025 Staff Recognition Awards, presented in Gladstone on Tuesday, 29 July.
Chief Executive...
Nationals lead calls for Senate inquiry into beef decision
The Coalition has demanded a Senate inquiry into the Federal Government’s decision to allow US beef born and raised in Canada or Mexico to...
Time to be coal wise and not penny foolish
The penny has finally dropped.
Coal is the cheapest form of electricity generation in Australia.
The CSIRO finally admitted that this week in an...
CQU shines at regional training awards
CQUniversity’s reputation has been bolstered with a teacher and three students recognised at the 2025 Central Queensland Regional Queensland Training Awards.
CQU TAFE was well-represented...
Teachers strike set for Wednesday, 6 August
Preparations are underway for a 24-hour strike at state schools across the region and around Queensland on Wednesday, 6 August, following the State government's...
Write your own future at Storyfest
Storyfest, the annual youth literature festival, is returning on their regional tour to engage students from the Central Highlands with a new, interactive program...
Chef Theo will take Social Hub to next level
The Social Hub in Emerald are taking things to the next level after the team announced their new chef, Leo will help transition the...
Endangered Epping Forest wombats relocated south
An additional 11 northern hairy-nosed wombats have been transported from Epping Forest National Park near Clermont to Powrunna State Forest in the state’s southwest.
This...
Emerald’s opportunity to meet with premier and cabinet
Emerald will welcome the Premier of Queensland, David Crisafulli and Cabinet Ministers on Sunday, 17 August, after the town was announced as the next...
Update your organic certification with council
Do you own an organically certified property in the Central Highlands?
Well, now is the time to let your council know to help keep it...
Fleabane: difficult and painful weed
Over the years, I certainly have learnt it is not always easy to control plants out of place.
The plant is the photo (pictured)...
Damage assessed after flooding
Queensland Fire Department rapid assessment teams were deployed to the Gemfields in the wake of the low pressure system rain event that resulted in...
