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Stuart Smith a life well lived
Stuart Norman Smith
22 August 1922 – 12 September 2022
Dad's story begins even before he was born, in England, where his father – Harry Harold...
More women pursue STEM careers
More than 17,000 women have enrolled in STEM studies over a six-year period, despite a significant pay gap dominating the industry in favour of...
Weed it out before it’s a problem
Spring is definitely here and so is continuing wet weather and so, therefore, are weeds .
The plant out of place of course is...
Sales ring set alight
Bidders were prepared to splash the cash to secure Karragarra Rich List as the young bull set a new Queensland Simmental record when the...
Daylight saving: Confusing the curtains and fading the cows
The long-running joke in southern states is that Queenslanders rejected the move to daylight saving because it confused cows and faded curtains.
It’s long since...
’That’s not a plan’
Local government leaders were blindsided by Premier Anna Palaszczuk’s $62 billion Energy and Jobs Plan bombshell, among them Central Highlands Mayor Kerry Hayes.
“I think...
Highway roadworks already falling to pieces
Newly completed Capricorn Highway roadworks are pitted with potholes, so the contractor awarded the $12 million works will be recalled to fix the job....
New leader at the helm of the Central Highlands’ key regional development agency
The Central Highlands Development Corporation has appointed Peter Dowling as chief executive officer, a role he had been fulfilling in an interim capacity since...
Grim reality of road trauma
Lachlan Millar was once one of those young blokes who thought he was ‘six foot seven and bulletproof’ until a life-changing car accident shrunk...
These boots are made for walking
New Flynn MP Colin Boyce is enjoying a ‘boots on the ground’ approach to getting to know his electorate.
In the four months since...
Police Remembrance Day
Emerald's serving police officers gathered for the annual Police Remembrance Day on 29 September.
A service was held at St Patrick’s parish church with Father...
We All Fit In Together
Cultural diversity was celebrated at the Yumba Bimbi Support Services We All Fit In Together art exhibition.
Dolphins continue tradition
Central Queensland will continue a growing pre-season tradition after the announcement that the Dolphins will return to Gladstone next year.
For a third straight year,...
