Now halfway finished, the wind farm will produce enough electricity to power roughly 330,000 homes but its first major customer will be the operator of two Queensland coal-fired power stations.
Voting is officially open for the 2024 Queensland state election. Here’s all the information you need to vote in the Mackay, Whitsunday, Burdekin and Mirani electorates.
A new public shooting gallery catering to unlicensed shooters as young as 11 has opened as firearm sports experience a surge in popularity. See our exclusive list of all gun clubs in Queensland.
An off-highway motel has relaunched its restaurant with a new look and menu, celebrating with free margaritas for a month across its Queensland sites. SEE THE MENU.
A major redevelopment of a Central Queensland motel and van park is set to capitalise on the Rockhampton Ring Road project, with the works given the green light by council. SEE THE PLANS.
The homes of a group of residents in a quiet Queensland beachside caravan park will be torn down within weeks to make way for a development featuring a mini golf course and pool.
A memorial ride has been organised in honour of a popular Gladstone bicycle shop owner described as a talented cyclist and “good old salt of the earth Queenslander”.
With Rockhampton River Festival gearing up for its 10th anniversary, we’ve turned the clock back and dug up a heap of photos from the archives. See if you’re in here.
Residential property owners in the Livingstone shire will see an increase in their rates after council adopted the 2024-25 budget.
A traumatic year of a Central Queensland born and raised man’s life has been adapted into a “harrowing and uplifting” musical, with the show about to hit the stage in his hometown.
Elliot Hilse has worked many different jobs from cleaning restrooms in the Netherlands to working on a vineyard on the outskirts of Vienna, running his own pub and working in deliveries, but he’s never worked an office profession in his life. Now he’s about to take on the new challenge of being on council.
A teaching couple who passed away within a fortnight of one another have been remembered for the impact they had on people’s lives, including how one of them broke a world record with an ex-Rockhampton MP for a good cause.
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