Crime scene declared: Home in ruins after overnight blaze
A Central Queensland home destroyed in a house fire less than an hour after the end of Australia Day was fortunately empty at the time.
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‘Great to stay, study in Rocky’: One-stop jobs shop keeping kids here
An aspiring chef with big food dreams was among the school leavers checking out the CQU TAFE Careers Expo where all the vocational opportunities the region had to offer were on show.
All of the best Australia Day events in Rockhampton and the Cap Coast
Out of ideas for Australia Day? Don’t stress – from tropical island gigs to waterslides and fireworks, we’ve got you covered.
Keppel Island clean-up: ‘First step’ towards eco-tourism future
The first steps have been taken towards the future of Great Keppel Island.
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‘Mate to many’: Businesses close to remember Rockhampton dad, auto technician
Several businesses in Rockhampton will close their doors temporarily to honour the life of a popular automotive technician who will be remembered as always having ‘a smile on his face’, following his tragic passing on Boxing Day.
‘Broken-hearted’: More than 1400 without power after powerful storms uproot trees
More than 1500 people remain without power across Central Queensland and the Central Highlands after wild storms tore through the region.
How my kids saved me after deadly snake encounter
A Qld mum who survived a suspected eastern brown snake bite has told how her eldest child calmly called triple-0 before she was rushed to hospital where she underwent blood tests every four hours following her ordeal.
Lost at sea: Qld dad and miner mourned after spearfishing tragedy
A man missing for more than a month after he disappeared while spearfishing has been revealed as a Queensland father who has been described as a ‘absolute gentleman of the mining industry.
CQ swimming holes: Best spots to cool off this summer
Don’t let the heat get you down — check out these fantastic waterholes near Rockhampton this summer.
Driver injured at Qld mine site after truck rolled
A truck driver is in hospital after fresh images can now be shown of a heavy vehicle that rolled at a Queensland mine, the latest of a raft of serious incidents across the sector this year.
More details revealed after woman suffers horror arm injuries
A woman who was trapped by her steering wheel had to be cut from her vehicle after crashing into a tree in slippery conditions in an known mobile black spot near Mackay.
Qld mining giant delivers first coal shipment five years after blaze
A global mining giant has waved off its first coal shipment from its Bowen Basin mine, which had been shut for more than five years after a spontaneous underground blaze halted production at the site.
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