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Mill Gallery in Yeppoon will soon be expanded and upgraded after receiving $250,000 in funding through Round 4 of the Palaszczuk Government’s successful $295 million Building our Regions (BoR) program. The development project is also being supported with $250,000 from Livingstone Shire Council, bringing total funding to $500,000. Member for Keppel and...

Pexels  Excitement is building around the region as the countdown to Gladstone Regional Council’s reinvigorated bushfire benefit concert Band Together kicks-off. Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said the concert gives the community a chance to recognise the efforts provided by countless community members, organisations and emergency services during the 2018 CQ bushfires. “This event is also...

Pixabay Queensland’s resource sector is making further inroads into bringing down the State’s unemployment rate by investing in new projects and expanding existing activities, said the Queensland Resources Council (QRC). According to SEEK, there are 92 vacancies for mining, resources and energy in Gladstone and Central Queensland and 84 in Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast. QRC Chief...

Detectives have charged a woman after a five-year-old girl was abducted from Biloela on Wednesday. It will be alleged the girl was taken from Malakoff Street and, as a result, police declared an Amber Alert. The child was found after a member of the public alerted police after seeing the amber alert...

Central Queenslanders are being encouraged to jump on board the next wave of renewable energy to help reduce their energy use and their bills. Speaking in Emerald, Dr Anthony Lynham said CQ householders and small businesses should be applying for the State Government’s loans and grants to install rooftop solar panels...

Pixabay Average call handling times are coming down and more calls are being dealt with thanks to important improvements to the operational capability of Policelink. The changes were made late last year and are already producing results. This service to members of the community deals with non-life-threatening calls. Police Minister Mark Ryan says he...