Lillian’s love of community
Lillian Goodwin's zest for life is infectious.
The Central Highlands Regional Council's Central region's Young Citizen of the Year, Lillian graduated from Emerald State...
Shop closure opens door to new focus
Emerald's Outback Exploratorium is shutting its STEAM retail gift shop as the organisation renews it focus for 2025.
Acting chief executive Megan Daniels...
Competitive store bench in Emerald
Emerald agents yarded just shy of 2500 cattle for the second sale of the year on Thursday 30 January.
The slaughter market held stable...
Roo attacks Gemfields man
A reclusive Willows man suffered horrific injuries, including having his neck slashed and arm sliced open to the bone in an unprovoked attack by...
Emerald CIB on trail of fraudster
Investigators from Emerald Criminal Investigation Branch have released images of a man who may be able to assist with their enquiries into a number...
Rockhampton’s newest Aldi has officially opened
The long-awaited opening of Aldi's second Rockhampton store took place on Wednesday, 29 January.
About 40 people waited at the door of Aldi's new supermarket...
A D-awesome day at Dawson
They came from Moura, Theodore, Banana, Biloela, Emerald, Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Townsville - and who knows where else...
Two-year-old bitten in second dingo attack in two days at K’gari
A two-year-old has been bitten by a dingo at a popular tourist destination - the second attack in two days.
The dingo bit the child...
Threat of ‘uncontrollable’ bushfires as mercury soars
Two states are on alert for "uncontrollable" bushfires and heatwave warnings have been issued for most of Australia, with temperatures set to soar into...
Superintendent’s Aus Day award
Capricornia District Superintendent Glen Pointing is among seven Queensland Police Service officers awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM) in this year’s Australia Day Honours.
Announced...
Public Service Medal for RoadTek manager
Rockhampton's Alister Cullen has made this year's Australia Day Honours list, receiving a Public Service Medal (PSM).
The medal is one of 196 Meritorious awards,...
Deputy’s call knocked back
Central Highlands Deputy Mayor Rachael Cruwys has failed in a big to introduce mandatory reporting from councillors attending local government sanctioned conferences, events and...
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...
