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...
Drugs and ammunition seized in Gladstone
Police have charged 29 people with 81 offences in a two-day operation earlier this week in the Gladstone area.
Throughout the multi-agency operation, police executed...
Police plead for road calm
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is urging road users to reconsider their driving behaviours following a tragic start to 2025, with more than 15...
Blackwater man missing in Rockhampton
Police are seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a 44-year-old Blackwater man missing from the Rockhampton area since January 10.
Mark Stafford was last...
Run of bullocks returns $2773 per head
Emerald agents yarded 2000 head in a predominantly mixed-quality yarding, with a limited variation of in-spec prime cattle on offer on Thursday, 27 November....
