Regional News

News Regional Cabinet meeting moves to the central west as part of a commitment to support the regional tourism industry and small businesses.

Community Central Queenslanders can support Australian servicepeople by purchasing select items from Coles this week.

News 150 stakeholders discussed the clean energy future of Central Queensland at Gladstone summit.

Rugby League One will play with the CQ Capras, the other the Burleigh Bears in the BHP Premiership clash.

Crime A man who attempted to pour petrol on a woman through a window after she woke him up was on probation for drugs.

Offbeat ‘A friend felt someone holding her down in bed, another felt he was being dragged from bed and another felt someone sit on the bed behind him.’

News One-third of Queensland councils are at “high risk” of not being financially sustainable, as they battle low cash flows and extra costs.

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Education Queensland’s best and brightest Year 12 students have been revealed, with one scoring straight As and a single Brisbane school appearing in the list eight times.

News Australia Post has backflipped on its decision to stop posting perishable items and formed a new partnership.

Rugby League ‘Massive achievement’: Team through to semi-finals of Mal Meninga Cup.

News The safety regulator has approved initial re-entry steps at the Anglo mine almost a year after an underground explosion seriously injured five miners

News A 300-metre sloping section between Breslin and Far Streets will be stabilised.

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News A limited number of places are available for the free training programs across the Central Highlands.

News Nominations are now open in 29 categories for the 36th annual Queensland Tourism Awards.

News An teenager is due to face a Rockhampton court in June.

News Initial reports indicate one person was injured during the incident.

News Paramedics were called to the incident near a town in the central west.

Crime **WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT** Man threatens to kill partner and child, turn them inside out and eat them.

News Lorraine Kane saw a Gladstone Observer story on her taxi driver friend of 50 years ago and wants to reunite.

News “A golden opportunity”: Exploration initiative to help drive innovation to make new discoveries and economic growth across the state.