Farmers’ water charge skyrockets as replacement costs rise
Water from Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River barrage just got significantly more expensive for irrigators wanting to access it after replacement costs rose to nearly $100m.
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Rockhampton State High School students show up in style at 2024 formal
The class of 2024 embraced every style and colour of the rainbow at the Rockhampton State High School formal. See all the photos here.
Council moves project to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage site
Gladstone council is moving a popular project to a new site after recognising the previous location held significant Aboriginal cultural heritage importance.
Cemeteries in for a cleanup after complaints about grave issue
Dangerous, rusty and broken items to be removed as council responds to worsening problem across all Rockhampton cemeteries.
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‘Our store is a lucky one’: Syndicate’s $2.5 million Gold Lotto win
After being open for only three years, a Capricorn Coast newsagency owner feels her store is a lucky one after the region saw another lottery win at the weekend, with 10 locals sharing a $2.5 million prize.
Eerie quiet as towns await Bruce Highway reopening
The eerie quiet in Bororen and Miriam Vale remains three days after a devastating fatal crash on the Bruce Highway which caused significant damage from a chemical explosion and closed Queensland’s number one road.
See the unique Book Week costume voted most popular by Central Qlders
An incredibly unique Book Week costume has been voted by Central Qlders as the region’s most popular. See the winning costume, those that came close to nabbing the top spot and many others.
IN PHOTOS: Rockhampton Book Week bonanza
Book Week has hit schools around Queensland this week and there has been no shortage of creativity with costumes across the Rockhampton region this year. Check out our gallery of photos from Central Queensland parents.
Growing demand: Eight new child care centres planned for Central Qld
Parents and carers with children on Central Qld child care wait lists will be pleased to know more centres will be opening up around them. See where they are set to be built and those that have recently opened:
Two injured after car rolls on major highway
Two women were taken to hospital after a single-vehicle rollover on a major highway in Central Queensland.
Fashion, environmentally conscious Central Qld students start swap shop
Students at a Central Qld high school learnt second hand doesn’t mean second best while setting up a swap shop in their fight against fast fashion. Read more here:
‘I was born to’: The teen bull rider fulfilling his destiny representing Australia
When Central Queenslander Cooper McConnell first got on a bull at only nine, he knew it was his destiny. Now, his supporters have fundraised $14,000 for him to represent the nation.
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