Police seeking beer bandits on keg stealing benders
Thieves are cashing in on a golden 'hopportunity', stealing empty beer kegs from outside pubs in a crimewave that's costing the industry tens of...
Palace says King has cancer, to undergo treatment
King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and the 75-year-old will postpone his public duties while he undergoes treatment, Buckingham Palace...
Get entries in for top tourist town
Queenslanders are being called on to nominate their favourite hotspots, local treasures, and hidden gems for the 2024 Queensland Top Tourism Town Awards.
Presented by...
Barcy Ball on the horizon
The Barcaldine Ball is less than a month away, with the town set to host their first one in six years on Saturday 2...
Community Billboard
Saturday 10 February
Alpha QCWA General Meeting
Members please bring a plate to share for lunch
Ladies interested in joining our branch to keep it open please...
The Valentine Garden
It’s Valentine’s Day this coming Wednesday, a day us fellows can get ourselves in a ton of trouble if we forget to give a...
Mayors back push for east-west flights
Central-West mayors have backed Rockhampton Airport chair Neil Fisher's call for east-west flights, with one comparing the current situation to being in a Third...
Windorah Health celebrates birthday
Windorah’s new $12.4 million primary health centre is celebrating 12 months of providing quality health care in the remote Queensland community, with a community...
Place-based investment needed for rural healthcare challenges
In its latest 2024 State of Australia’s Regions report, the Government has recognised some major issues experienced by rural Australia and the National Rural...
Thirteen graduate nurses launch careers in CW
The Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services Shannon Fentiman is excited to announce that 13 new graduate nurses have launched their careers...
New editor takes the helm
The Leader has appointed a new editor.
Gregor Mactaggart, 43, started with the newspaper on Monday.
Mr Mactaggart brings 20 years of journalism experience to the...
Fisher’s call to go west
Rockhampton Airport chair Neil Fisher wants to see regular flights from Rockhampton to Longreach by the end of the year.
Cr Fisher, who has gone...
A difficult plant to control
Try as I might, sometimes I just cannot convey my practical experiences to some younger folk.
Last month it was all to do with this...
