Boyce blasts big banks as Westpac closes Gladstone branch
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has not wasted any time in the first sitting week of 2023, blasting the big banks over branch...
QRC calls for fresh Govt eyes on escalating coal royalties issue
The Queensland Resources Council has called on the State Government to rethink a third controversial state tax hurting Queenslanders.
This follows last week’s decision by...
Idemitsu offloads stake in Ensham coal mine
Idemitsu Kosan has announced the sale of its stake in the Ensham coal mine to Sungela Pty Ltd.
Idemitsu chief executive Officer Steve Kovac said...
Emerald police make multiple arrests over spate of break-ins, property crime
Since December, 2022, detectives from the Emerald Criminal Investigation Branch with the assistance of general duty officers, have investigated a number of property offences...
IOR delivering in CQ
Three new refuelling sites have opened across Central Queensland, bringing the total IOR network to 97 sites nationwide.
IOR Rockhampton officially opened in December,...
Bauhinia toddler airlifted to Rockhampton with suspected snake bite
A toddler from the Bauhinia district has been rushed to Rockhampton Hospital after a suspected snake bite on 30 January.
The RACQ CapRescue aeromedical team...
Hit the phone and dob in a mozzie
THE Central Highlands council has the mozzie foggers ready to go, you just tell them where.
Already, larvicide treatments have been carried out at...
Man injured in cattle truck incident near Springsure
The RACQ CapRescue aeromedical crew was tasked on Thursday, 19 January, to a location west of Springsure where a man in his 60s had...
Bowen Basin mines accused of using rain event to pollute river system with wastewater
THE Queensland Resources Council has reacted angrily to Lock The Gate Alliance Queensland claims that at least 11 Bowen Basin coal mines took advantage...
CH cemeteries closed due to wet weather
THREE Central Highlands cemeteries have been temporarily closed.
The Emerald Lawn and headstone cemetery, as well as the Blackwater and Springsure cemeteries have been inundated...
Council’s big dam plans
The Central Highlands council is taking control of the Fairbairn Dam recreation area with plans to transform it into a family friendly playground on...
Fisheries do fishos out of dinner
A few Fairbairn Dam red claw fishermen went without a feed after Yeppoon Fisheries officers confiscated a number of unmarked pots during a recent...
Brothers sink Sharks as Frenchy triumph over Taipans
Rockhampton Brothers have taken a fine win in their return to the crease, beating Capricorn Coast on their home track.
The Sharks saw something...
