One Rockhampton mum is rallying the community to overturn a decision to cancel PCYC after-school care services which will leave long-term staff redundant and parents with nowhere to leave their children.
Two teenagers were swept out to sea and a man in his 30s was stranded on a popular island off the Capricorn Coast making for a busy day for the CapRescue team.
Don’t let the heat get you down — check out these fantastic waterholes near Rockhampton this summer.
If you’re struggling to get proper phone reception in Yeppoon or surrounding areas, you’re not alone.
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.
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 women were taken to hospital after a single-vehicle rollover on a major highway in Central Queensland.
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:
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.
Some roads across Central Queensland remain impacted or closed following significant rainfall. SEE THE FULL LIST
Readers have shared videos and pictures of the Central Qld drenching that broke an 84-year record for August rainfall in Rockhampton and a century-old record in a Capricorn Coast suburb. See the pics and find out which areas had the most.
A Central Queensland chef has brought a taste of his home country to the Beef Capital offering a new cuisine and food while supporting the local community.
Plans have been lodged to transform a more than 100-year-old church into a crematorium and funeral chapel. See the plans.
A colourful Queensland fisherman known to loved ones as “Scruffy” has been remembered as a great mate who was “always taking take of everyone” after he died while trying to retrieve his boat.
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