A 12-year-old boy was critically injured on December 22 after he was flung from a vehicle in a horror crash involving a caravan between Mackay and Rockhampton, the second in the same area in barely three weeks.
An application to increase CQ’s largest egg farm to 165,000 chickens has been approved despite objections from some neighbours claiming potential issues with increased noise, dust, odours and traffic.
Irrigators lumped with 53 per cent water charge increases say two of the major users of the $40 million infrastructure are not paying their way. See what council says.
The proposed 500MW project is 10 times bigger than the nearby Genex Power system where a Tesla battery caught fire last year.
On July 19, Kenny Ludwick was walking to the home of his sister after they recently reconnected – but it was a destination he would never reach.
A wild roadside brawl and a man’s stunt-like dive to stop a ute from allegedly being stolen has been caught on camera. Watch the action.
A Yeppoon man has vowed to buy his wife any diamond ring she wants after finding out he had won an “unbelievable” amount in Gold Lotto.
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.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/community/page/7