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Kerry Hayes remains Central Highlands mayor

News Elected unopposed on Saturday, Mr Hayes said the council’s mandate had suddenly shifted.

Hospital staff across Australia are bracing for an "enormous" surge in coronavirus cases amid warnings that private hospitals could shut down.

'Enormous tsunami' of cases coming

Health Hospital staff across Australia are bracing for an "enormous" surge in coronavirus cases amid warnings that private hospitals could shut down.

Australian hospitals to shut, 100,000 staff under threat

Health Some of Australia’s hospitals are about to be closed and their staff stood down putting 100,000 workers at risk of no work.

Some Queensland teachers have been forced to make their own disinfectants to spray work spaces following a shortage of cleaning supplies.

Soap shortage: Teachers using metho to clean classrooms

Education Some Queensland teachers have been forced to make their own disinfectants to spray work spaces following a shortage of cleaning supplies.

Statewide wreckage with 20-plus crashes in 24 hours

Politics Three women have been flown to hospital, two police officers hurt

70 more coronavirus cases, as Qld total hits 625

Health The number of Queensland COVID-19 cases has jumped by 70 overnight

CQ police bolstered with new constables

News Blackwater and Emerald will each receive a First Year Constable.

Emerald voters ‘trickle’ to polling booths

News There were fewer than 2800 electors for the Central Highlands remaining on...

If you don’t vote, expect $133 fine

Politics If you don’t vote, expect $133 fine, ECQ warns

Virus wall: Push for NQ borders to close

Politics Lockdown demands to stop southerners ‘cross pollinating’ coronavirus in North...

Outback invasion: Grey Nomads told to go home

Health Coronavirus QLD: Interstate grey nomads a threat to Outback towns

Your top 100 coronavirus questions answered

Information The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation and it’s understandable that...

NAMED: Police charge man over Emerald pub fight

Crime The man appeared in Emerald Magistrates Court on several counts of assault.

Your last chance to get to know Isaac candidates

Council News Not sure who to vote for? Get to know the candidates fighting for your vote for...

Network News

What Channel 9 needs to do to cure NRL coronavirus Blues

Sport Oh for the a replay of the Broncos glory days when Alfie was the little maestro.

29th Mar 2020 9:00 AM

ELECTION DAY TWO: Counting to continue as seats up for grabs

Council News Stay tuned throughout today as the official count gets underway

First royal dies from coronavirus

News A princess has become the first royal victim of the deadly bug

‘Very dangerous’: Docs’ dire warning over masks

Health As the federal government stockpiles millions of masks, we run short

Around the Region

MORE than a million people have voted early in Queensland's local governement elections which have been overshadowed by the threat of coronavirus.

750,000 vote in Qld council elections today despite virus

News MORE than a million people have voted early in Queensland's local governement elections which have been overshadowed by the threat of coronavirus.

Invest in CQ’s most beloved holiday destination

Property A unique investment opportunity is up for grabs in one of the region’s tourist...

Theft costs CQ pub $20K

News The Duaringa Hotel suffered its third break-in in as many months this week.

Alleged drug pusher uncovered in roadside bust

Crime ‘These crimes have a detrimental effect on our community and will not be...

CQ woman wins $10K rural business award

News Cattlesales co-founder Elisha Parker says ‘this will take it to a whole new...

Sport

Crowd-less CQ races streamed across state

Sport The Springsure St Pat’s Race Meeting was held in Emerald.

We want to hear about your local sporting heroes

Sport If you have there’s someone special involved in your sporting club, let us know.

Alpha Races to go ahead without patrons

Sport The Alpha Jockey Club is following Racing Queensland’s decision about...

Young athletes stuck at the starting line

Sport The Emerald Athletics Club has postponed its events until the end of May.

Still a passion for racing through expected cancellations

Sport The Moranbah club was more than pleased with its crowd last Saturday.

National Sport

Aussies caught in wild Tokyo Olympics conspiracy

Sport Russian says she knows the real reason the Tokyo Games were postponed.

29th Mar 2020 8:45 AM

Red alert! UEFA chief says season may now be ‘lost’

Soccer The prospect of Liverpool being denied a title that is all but theirs already...

29th Mar 2020 8:25 AM

Boyd prepares for life after footy during shutdown

Rugby League Boyd may have played his last game in the NRL

29th Mar 2020 8:15 AM

‘Take it seriously’: Locked in de Minaur warning

Tennis de Minaur has served up a dire warning

Queensland News

Secret plan to turn Ekka into makeshift hospital

Health Health authorities are actively exploring a plan to convert showgrounds, mining...

29th Mar 2020 9:54 AM

Wage theft a ‘business model’

Business Workers hand in submissions to Senate inquiry into wage theft

29th Mar 2020 9:08 AM

LIVE: Mayoral candidate streaks ahead of the competition

Council News All the latest on the Toowoomba election results

Coast restaurant owner says govt made him virus ‘scapegoat’

Health Guests linked to coronavirus outbreak visited other venues also

Business News

The government has copped criticism for its stimulus measures but a generous package has been revealed for the masses of stood down workers.

Sacked Aussies to be offered huge lifeline

Information The government has copped criticism for its stimulus measures but a generous package has been revealed for the masses of stood down workers.

More than 100,000 Aussies urgently call banks for help

Money Australians rush to get a break on their home loan repayments

‘Next contagion’: US crisis could cripple us

Money How US financial crisis could cripple Australia

DJs makes decision on closing stores

Business But it will keep the doors of its 46 major retail outlets open

The app you desperately need right now

Technology The Houseparty app is entertaining those bunkering down

What's On

The kooky lady who inspired Kingswood’s new single

Music Band shares bittersweet story behind song from new album.

There is hope: How to get tickets to sold-out Splendour

News Festival sold out within an hour, but not all is lost

Bluesfest is ‘low risk’ and tickets are ‘fully insured’

Health Organisers: Bluesfest Byron Bay will be going ahead as planned

FULL LIST: Council to hold impounded vehicles auction

News Eleven vehicles will be up for sale by public auction next week.

Lifestyle

Emergency nurse Michelle Caulfield is just one of the heroes helping to fight the coronavirus. Here she describes what hospital staff are facing each day.

A nurse’s diary from the coronavirus frontline

Health Emergency nurse Michelle Caulfield is just one of the heroes helping to fight the coronavirus. Here she describes what hospital staff are facing each day.

Father, daughter die of virus hours apart

Health Immigration officer and his daughter who worked in hospital

Exclusive: Michelle Bridges breaks her silence

Celebrity Celebrity trainer answers the hard questions her fans want answered.

‘Not being able to touch people you love hurts the most’

Feature “Oh Mum,” I told her down the phone line. “More than anything I wish we could...

COVID-19’s new immune super race

Health The army of the immune should be put to work to save us from COVID19

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Entertainment

Football model begs for quarantine buddy

Celebrity A Russian model who turned heads during the 2018 FIFA World Cup is now searching for a partner to join her during isolation.

OITNB and That 70s Show star Laura Prepon’s new memoir is full of heartbreaking revelations.

Shocking claims from star’s tell-all book

Entertainment Heartbreaking revelations from OITNB star Laura Prepon’s new book

After two weeks locked in quarantine on the Gold Coast with coronavirus, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have made it back to the US

Recovered Hanks escapes Queensland

Celebrity Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson fled Queensland via private jet

Ordinary and famous — we are now all stuck at home and having to find things to do. This is how the celebrities are getting through lockdown.

How to get through a lockdown like a celebrity

Offbeat This is how the celebrities are getting through lockdown.

Although Tarantino’s movies have been watched countless times, there’s a bunch of details you probably didn’t notice.

Weird fetish hidden in these famous movies

Movies Things you’ve missed in Quentin Tarantino’s cult movies

Latest Photos

We asked to see your best cupcake creations. Here they are.

Central Highlands cupcakes

Eleven inspiring women and young women were recognised at Inspiring Women in Isaac events as part of Queensland Women’s Week

The most inspiring women in Isaac

A party of green shared conversation and morning tea at the Emerald Neighbourhood Centre on Tuesday morning.

St Pat’s Morning Tea

Our journalists have been busy gathering photos of the region’s Prep students for this special feature.

Central Highlands Preps

Highlands Hit Out

Real Estate

This beautifully presented home is priced to sell in this fast paced market , it is very handy to Yeppoon or going to Rocky for work and the attractive property has been so well looked after it looks like new inside!
Features Include-
-Great sized block area of 700m
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27 Norfolk Drive, Hidden Valley 4703

House 4 2 2 $349,000

Classifieds This beautifully presented home is priced to sell in this fast paced market , it is very handy to Yeppoon or going to Rocky for work and the attractive property...