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Rodney Stevens is the senior reporter at The Observer covering local, state and federal politics, general news and motorsport. He began his career in newspapers in 2005 at the Grafton Daily Examiner, going on to cover council, politics, police, emergency services and court rounds. He has worked at The Observer since April 2020, and enjoys making his still and drone photos complement his stories.

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Federal Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt, Member for Flynn Ken O'Dowd, Gladstone Ports Corporation Chair Peter Corones and acting CEO Craig Walker discuss the port's 50 year plan.

Gladstone could be resources and industry epicentre

‘Their competitors are international, and they are exporting from Gladstone.’

The Rotary Charity Markets held at Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone.

Bigger and better: Gladstone market event you can’t miss

The markets are back every third Sunday of the month and are here to stay.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk discusses the current COVID-19 situation at Gladstone Hospital.

Where Gladstone residents think COVID originated

There are some wild conspiracy theories out there so we asked what you think.

Central Queensland University head of Property, Dr Steven Boyd.

Covid-19 impacts Central QLD property market

Impacts include “valuation uncertainty” and “unsustainable price trends,” Dr Steven Boyd.

Boyne Island's James 'Jimmy' Canhan with the withered remains of a brown snake that repeatedly stuck at him while doing 100km/h on the Dawson Highway. He plans to keep the head and make it into a gear knob as a momento. Picture: Rodney Stevens

Cruel twist to Jimmy’s life and death brown snake incident

The man who went viral after police shared a video of his terrifying encounter with a snake in his ute has lost his job.

Gladstone's Tayla Kelly, 15, has been drag racing since she was only 10 at Benaraby Dragway.

Tayla has been hitting the drag strip since she was 10

Drag racing is in the blood of the Kelly family, with Tayla’s father Brett a regular competitor.

Monte Olsen of Kin Kora Village Caravan and Residential Home Park is frustrated by border closures preventing the usual influx of travellers from Victoria and NSW. Photo Luka Kauzlaric / The Observer

Slow trickle increase for CQ accommodation

“In July we are usually 100 per-cent full with travellers from NSW and Victoria,” Monte Olsen.

Gladstone Police senior sergeant Jane Healy spoke to media after an overnight seige saw a 46-year-old man allegedly armed with a knife tasered by police in South Gladstone.

Man forgets handbrake, caught four times over the limit

The Central Queensland man in his late 20s spent time in the watch house after a drink driving incident.

A small portion of the free campers at Calliope on Friday, July 10.

Free CQ camp sites are new COVID-19 hot spots

“If council aren’t applying the state government rules…it should be shut down,” Monty Olsen.

The NAIDOC week march paused outside Gladstone Council Chambers for a celebration of indigenous culture.

Gladstone’s Naidoc week postponed

Celebrations for Naidoc week in the region have been postponed until November.

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