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Gladstone firefighters' numbers to be bolstered

News Gladstone will receive 10 new recruits to bolster numbers.

Opting out of online health records

News Tips for the elderly and those who aren't tech-savvy.

Business says council's free caravan park is unfair

News Monte Olsen says free rest areas are "killing” his business.

Bill's big plans involve carpark fix

News When the Pacific Eden arrived there wasn't any spare carparks.

Local News

Farmers’ $20m plan to save region

Weather DESPERATE farmers in Queensland’s fruit bowl say they could be drought-proofed for as little as $20 million, in a move that could create hundreds of jobs.

New spin on English too cool for school

Education DJ PLAYLISTS and Facebook posts are just two of the “texts” to be studied in high school under a radical new English subject.

Long-delayed coal mine 'never financially viable'

News 'No rational decision maker would have ever proceeded'

Mini Loco fans to mark 35 years of train passion

News Celebrations happening all weekend at Calliope River Historical Village.

Anglicare team fostering Gladstone's foster carers

News Imagine someone picking you up then driving you to a total strangers place and telling you this is where you'll be living now.

Phenomenal foster children changed carer's perceptions

News Kerry Myers said her preconceived ideas about foster children have changed and recommends becoming a carer

2018 Splendour fashions

‘A chaotic scene’: Teen killed in horror apartment party

What is going on with mothers licking their newborns

Man strips, unleashes chainsaw in Bunnings rant

Sport

Gladstone group aim to score important points in series

Tennis and Racquet Sports The JDS is at its mid-way point of which there are 12 in total

WATCH: Kossy's Sports Shorts

Sport There's rugby league, sport, basketball, Aussie Rules, hockey and tennis - to name just some

It will be a truck'n great offroad event

Motor Sports Buggies and trucks will feature in off-road racing

Tannum team to test best

Water Sports Quality surf life savers to compete

OPINION: Like a Bolt out of the blue, he has nothing to lose

Soccer He's trialled with clubs in England's lower divisions recently

National Sport

‘I’ll put my hand up’: Warner vows to make Test return

McLaughlin wins Saturday Supercars in Ipswich

Titans blow 14-point lead against Knights

Suns down the Swans in upset of the season

Pies confirm finals spot with win over North Melbourne

Community

Labor offer their alternative vision for CQ's infrastructure

Politics CQ has the potential to become an economic powerhouse for Australia

LNP detail their roll out plans for CQ infrastructure

Politics MP Landry is proud to be delivering key projects for Capricornia

Brazen theft changes owner's perspective

News "Ninety-nine per cent of people are really good... it changes your perspective on people.”

Successful day despite cruise delay

News Two-hour delay doesn't dampen spirits of cruise ship visit.

What's On

Coast man's rise from hitting rock bottom

Aussie drag queen gets own TV show on BBC4

New zero-dollar budget web series will have you in hysterics

GOURD LORD: Why 14,000 people are about to hit Goomeri

Music festivals consider ban on single use plastic

Local Business News

Enough to bring hardy farmers to tears

Opinion A GROUP of Queensland farmers who produce up to $100 million worth of produce a year are at breaking point as their livelihood is at risk.

Long-term Beecher housing estate in its final years

Property Just two stages remain for Beecher Estate.

Boost for job seekers with 36 traineeships on offer

News Largest funding round since program was reinstated in 2015.

Campers will leave their jobs if showgrounds close

News There's not many places to park a converted bus in Gladstone.

Brand Insights

How to help 27,000 Queenslanders diagnosed with cancer each...

A LITTLE support goes a long way with Relay For Life.

The Australian city with 1000 jobs waiting to be filled

WEIGHING up her list of pros and cons, there was a clear winner.

500,000 crystals, 337 costumes: this is Aladdin by numbers

EVER wondered how much detail goes into a production like Aladdin?

Why social media has us ordering wild cocktails

COCKTAILS on trend, in all shapes ans sizes.

Lifestyle

‘Why I want to experience my own happy ending’

Dating WHAT happens when you’re a single woman and you’re not ready for a relationship, but your body says differently?

20 vintage baby names for girls

Parenting CLASSY and refined, just like their grandmother.

‘The body image advice I’d give to my younger self’

Lifestyle WHEN Stefanie Jackson looks back on her 21st birthday, she remembers one dress — and one very dramatic evening.

'It was huge': Big cat sighted in Sunshine Coast hinterland

Offbeat A SUNSHINE Coast resident is baffled by the sighting of a big cat on her property.

Latest Videos

Entertainment

The dark, grisly stories behind Disney classics

Movies IF YOU had a happy childhood filled with fond memories of Disney movies, prepare for that to be crushed. We were lied to.

Breaking Bad creator teases return

TV And creator Vince Gilligan dropped some huge news for fans.

Why Charlotte’s worth more than her brothers

Celebrity The princess may only be three but she is worth billions for the UK.

‘Get the f*** out of the building!’

Celebrity Fiery row about Donald Trump on-air.

Roseanne’s bizarre eyebrow-raising interview

Celebrity Roseanne Barr has appeared in an eyebrow-raising interview

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Real Estate

46A Oxley Drive, South Gladstone 4680

House 3 2 2 $219,000

Classifieds Have you been looking for a home with a view? Well this home may well be the ticket with a great deck area at the front of the home with views of the harbour and...

39 Booth Avenue, Tannum Sands 4680

House 3 1 1 $249,000

Classifieds Are you looking for a sea change close to Queensland cleanest beach (winner for 2018)? This Tannum Sands home is a "blank canvass", ready for you to style to your...

IMMACULATE PRESENTATION...LOW MAINTENANCE LIVING ON A 460M2 BLOCK... SERIOUS SELLER WANTS OFFERS

32 Petrel Street, Kirkwood 4680

House 4 2 2 $270,000

Classifieds Be the first to inspect this modern lowset brick home built in 2013 and located in Oasis Estate off Kirkwood and Dawson Highway. The location enjoys the...

46 Hanson Road, Gladstone 4680

Commercial 46 Hansen Road definatley ticks all the boxes with location size and ... Contact Agent For...

Classifieds 46 Hansen Road definatley ticks all the boxes with location size and zoning! andbull; 8262 square metres andbull; Zoned: Mixed Industrial and...

Fashion blogger sells beach house

Property Social Media is creating big players in property

Millionaire evicting ‘single pregnant women’

Property The UK mogul says he is no 'bad guy'

Brady Bunch ‘home’ up for sale

Offbeat THE iconic home The Brady Bunch was filmed in has hit the market

Jawdropping home licensed for 160 parties a year

Travel A RIDICULOUSLY stunning Queensland home to host 160 parties a year.

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Jobs

CONCRETE OWNER DRIVERS

Contract

Classifieds CONCRETE OWNER DRIVERS Hanson is seeking contract concrete carriers for its Gladstone operations. Excellent opportunities exist for self...

Reality check for Queensland jobs

Careers Employment figures sound an ominous warning for Qld’s jobs growth.

Why fun and fit workplaces matter

Careers “Happy, healthy employees generally perform better than those who are tired."

Union blasts JCU over job cuts

Education The NTU has finally responded to James Cook University

The nation’s most in-demand jobs

Careers These are the sectors increasing their share of Australia’s jobs.

Move here to earn big money

Careers Melbourne or Sydney perhaps? Nope, you have to go a lot further

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