Bright sparks and new connections
A cohort of agriculture technology pioneers will fly in from the United Kingdom for AGTECH24.
Farmers2Founders (F2F) is bringing the eight start-up and scale-up entrepreneurs,...
Bigger and better than ever
A major event for Queensland's agricultural community is going to be bigger than ever, with all exhibitor spaces at AGTECH24 now booked.
More than 40...
Bringing AgTech down to earth
Less hype and more real-life will be a focus of next week’s AGTECH24, being held in the Central Queensland town of Emerald.
The event, on...
A time to remember
Remembrance Day was marked by the Emerald RSL Sub Branch with a short service at the town Cenotaph attended by Flynn MP Colin Boyce...
Capella veteran finally gets war medals
With all the incidents and accidents that Les Dunn has found himself in over his 77 years, he reckons if a cat only has...
$40M expansion for workers’ accommodation provider
Blackwater's The Village on Blain is planning a 450-room, three-stage expansion of its workers accommodation to meet industry demand and take the pressure off...
Emerald talents dazzle in Rockhampton
The Spring Classic Trampoline Competition on Saturday, 9 November held at Extreme Trampoline Club in Rockhampton saw coach Leesa Lawrence take the club's three...
New CEO for council decided
The Central Highlands Regional Council has found its new Chief Executive Officer in experienced local government executive Aaron Johansson following an intensive recruitment process
Aaron...
Freak storm causes widespread damage in Emerald
Trees fell on a car and caravan and a roof was blown off a home as a violent storm lashed Emerald on the afternoon...
$3.9 million for better infrastructure and services
Central Highlands Regional Council has secured almost $4 million under the state government’s 2024-2027 Works for Queensland (W4Q) funding program, double the amount it...
Council workers strike for better pay, conditions
Members of The Services Union employed by the Central Highlands Regional Council took protected strike action again from noon on Thursday 14 November, to...
Rotary recycling wins top gong
Emerald has two recycling titans - but only one could be the winner at the Containers for Change Queensland Change Maker Awards.
CQ Pet...
Hunt the hero as Broncos win thriller
Central Queenslander Ben Hunt played the role of hero, nailing a game-winning field goal to win one of the greatest NRL finals on Sunday.
Hunt...
