Let the fireworks begin
If the community is willing to come to the party, the Emerald Show Society is ready to fill the night sky with fireworks and...
Soggy start to 2025
It was a wet and wild end to 2024 as lightning-laced storms lit up the landscape across the Central Highlands.
Four straight nights of...
A merry time had by all
Sirens blared to ring in another Merry Christmas across Emerald as Operation Rudolph took to the streets.
Children lined the routes north and southside as...
Gravity-defying home prices finally coming down
Australia's property market has finally come off the boil after a resilient run of growth at a time of high interest rates and inflationary...
Russian drone strike on Kyiv
Russia has launched a new year's day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv that killed two people, wounded at least six others and...
Tesla stuffed with fireworks explodes in Las Vegas
Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters have been found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las...
Leaving a legacy of care in CQ communities
Paying for a pie or a fresh loaf of bread at either of Fairbairn Bakery's Emerald outlets and flicking the loose change into a...
Cait’s a star in the making
Former Bouldercombe resident Cait Jamieson is ready for the next step on her musical journey, after being named a grand finalist in the Toyota...
Big brother controls air-con
Around 8000 Queenslanders got a rude shock a few weeks ago when the State-owned energy company, Energex, turned off their air-conditioning on one of...
Satellites delivering remote education in Emerald
JCU is delivering university education to even more remote parts of Queensland, including Emerald, with the rollout of a new high-speed, satellite internet service.
JCU...
Airline disaster claims 179
The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea has killed 179 people after an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway,...
Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Jimmy Carter, the earnest peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between...
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...
