Isaac’s inspiration shines at Australia Day awards
A rodeo and show society volunteering queen, an inspiring young leader in the making, a bush school’s 150th anniversary, and a small country pub’s...
Lyn’s community legacy earns her CHRC Citizen of the Year
The Central Highlands Regional Council's central region Australia day awards were held at the Emerald Town Hall where a cheer erupted spontaneously when Lyn...
Great focus on CQ jewel
Livingstone Shire Council hosted two public consultation sessions for the Great Keppel Island Boardwalks project earlier this week.
The sessions, which were held at The...
Emerald man shocked by $200,000 lottery success
An Emerald man has confessed he nearly fell off his chair in shock after discovering he’d snagged a first prize win worth $200,000 in...
Councillor pay rises on way
Mayors and councillors across Central Queensland will vote on awarding themselves pay rises of 2.5 per cent as recommended by the Local Government Remuneration...
Burning ambition
Fresh out of the academy, three new rookie firefighter rookies are ready to make a difference in the Emerald community.
Ipswich's Emily Crilly was...
Trickle of water woes for Anakie continues
The Central Highlands council will continue to truck in water to the Gemfields township of Anakie where supply has been interrupted since 13 December.
Residents...
CQ rows in same direction as part of Olympic bid
Central Queensland’s political, sporting, and business leaders have launched an ambitious plan to bring the 2032 Olympic rowing and canoeing events to Rockhampton.
Representatives from...
Police investigation into two-month-old girl’s death at Gracemere
Detectives from Rockhampton Child Protection Investigation Unit and specialist police from Crime and Intelligence Command’s Child Trauma Unit are investigating the death of a...
Police wrap up Lauga investigation; no charges laid
Queensland Police have laid no charges following the end of a nine-month investigation into the alleged sexual assault of former Keppel MP Brittany Lauga.
Ms...
Emerald man’s $200,000 lottery windfall
An Emerald man has confessed he nearly fell off his chair in shock after discovering he’d snagged a first prize win worth $200,000 in...
Prices firm at Emerald’s first sale for 2025
The first sale for the year at Emerald saw just under 3000 head on offer, with a large portion of the yarding consisting of...
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...
