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Late Friday afternoon Rockhampton Regional Council were crowned winners of two 2021 Australian Sustainable Communities - Tidy Towns Awards. Rockhampton...

Tragic                      Almost half of all children globally are at Extremely High risk of suffering harmful consequences of climate change and other environmental shocks.

Traditional Owners have not been consulted on the bill to replace the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) and, as Alex Salmon reports, they say the bill is skewed towards the mining industry.

Perched in the treetops of Mt Archer, the Treetop Boardwalk and park revitalization conducted by Rockhampton Regional Council and Design+Architecture has ensured that the picturesque mountain-top doesn’t go astray.

Ancient sites, sacred snake raise risks for Australian resources Mimi Spirits and Rainbow Serpent. Credit: Aboriginal Art Australia Sacred sites, endangered sawfish and mythical rainbow serpents are the latest challenges confronting commodities powerhouse Australia as the nation’s top mining companies meet for their biggest annual conference. Since the destruction last year by Rio Tinto Group of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock shelter at Juukan Gorge, the industry has been scrambling to ...

Ancient sites, rainbow serpents raise risks for Australian miners We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By James Thornhill Normal text size Advertisement Sacred sites, endangered sawfish and Aboriginal rainbow serpents are the latest challenges confronting Australia as the nation’s top mining companies meet for their biggest annual conference. Since the destruction last year by Rio Tinto Group of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock shelter at Juuk...

Aboriginal groups from Perth to the Kimberley are campaigning against an updated Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act which still leaves it up to a government minister as to whether significant sites can be damaged.

A vessel which sits in the Fitzroy River, unable to be propelled by wind or electricity or propellers, is rotting away and a potential risk of breaking up and causing maritime and environmental hazards.

Premium Content Subscriber only Plans for an exciting new ‘canopy walk’ and nature-themed playground at the Botanic Gardens have been revealed as Rockhampton Regional Council cashes in on a $9.46 million State Government funding boost. Rockhampton Regional Council has secured funding for three major projects through the latest round of the Palaszczuk government’s Works for Queensland program. Along with $1.4 million for the Botanic Gardens Playground Renewal project, RRC has be...

Save Share The breaking of the drought in south-eastern Australia has brought a dramatic reduction in the price of water allocations across the region. But the price of water entitlements – the permanent right to receive an allocation of water – dipped only marginally with the rain. If anything, entitlement prices have actually started to rise again. Barbers Creek, a Murray River tributary in the Murray-Darling Basin.  Nick Moir Water trading is a big market. The total value of pri...