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Nurim Boardwalk.  Image Supplied  Nurim Circuit, Mount Archer’s elevated boardwalk, has made the shortlist for the Australian National Timber Awards, and voting for the People’s Choice Award is now open. Rockhampton Region Mayor Margaret Strelow said the boardwalk has a great chance of taking out the People’s Choice Award. “Nurim Circuit has quickly...

Qantas plane wing flying.  Image Credit: Michelle Price  QANTAS is offering bigger discounts for last minute fares for residents in 16 regional towns. Maximum fares, approximately $400 per sector to capital cities (approx. $800 return), are on offer.   The national carrier will invest up to $10 million each year in providing flight discounts...

A truck has crashed at Goovigen, leaving the driver with injuries.   The accident happened on the Burnett Highway at 5.10AM on Tuesday.   Paramedics transported a man with hip pain to Biloela Hospital in a stable condition.  

ADVICE 6:30PM | Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises there is a bushfire in Lowmead. You need to keep up to date and decide what actions you will take if the situation changes. Currently as at 6pm Monday 19 August, a bushfire is travelling from Seeds Road towards Mitchell Road, Lowmead. People in...

Queensland’s building industry watchdog, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and ASIC have joined forces in an educational offensive against illegal phoenixing in the building industry, a practice which causes significant harm to industry members. Illegal phoenix activity is the evasion of tax and other responsibilities, such as employee entitlements, through the...

Image By Keith Weller, USDA ARS - This image was released by the Agricultural Research Service.  Public Domain Virbac Australia continues to support clinical research by partnering with The Rockhampton Grammar School to assist year 11 students in determining the impact of internal parasites and how to manage drench resistance in...