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The Boulder Creek Wind Farm in Queensland has been granted planning consent for the installation of 60 wind turbines and associated infrastructure, The Boulder Creek Wind Farm in Queensland has been granted planning consent, positioning it as the first large scale wind farm development in the region and expected to create up to 350 jobs.

Rockhampton Regional Council and the Queensland AI (Artificial Intelligence) Hub yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to become

Rockhampton’s favourite pop culture convention CapriCon is making a guest appearance at the Bravus Rockhampton River Festival on Sunday 24 October

The Bravus Rockhampton River Festival returns for a 3-day feast of food, culture, arts and music along the beautiful Fitzroy River (Tunuba) from 22-24...

“In 2019 alone, 27 million business trips were taken across Australia with 70 per cent of travellers spending their time in commercial accommodation and $22.7 billion spent during those trips.”

Premium Content Subscriber only Queensland’s top tourism towns have been revealed out of a pool of 13 finalists, including two major Central Queensland locations. And out of 22 small towns in the running, one beloved Central Queensland location made took home the prize. Queensland Tourism Industry Council’s Top Tourism Town Awards was held in Brisbane on Thursday, May 20 with a panel of three expert judges and public votes determining the winners. Renowned for it’s botanical gard...

Music Penny Hoffmann Premium Content Subscriber only In the words of Plato, “Music … It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything”. This atmosphere is what Rockhampton Regional Council’s Economic Development, Tourism, Events and Marketing unit, Advance Rockhampton, aims to bring to the community through Saturday Sounds. Saturday Sounds is a weekly live music even...

Date Time Rockhampton region a renewable energy hot spot Rockhampton has emerged as one of the nation’s leading renewable energy generation points, with the region named as the possible home to four wind farms, a solar farm, and a battery storage complex. The proposed wind farms will be located north of Kalapa, between Westwood and Mount Morgan, and in the vicinity of the Mount Hopeful television transmitter station. Rockhampton Region Mayor Tony Williams said the building of these new facili...

Premium Content An approved Rockhampton riverfront development has been granted a reduction in council infrastructure charges. Griffin Builders’ Loft on The Lane, a 10-storey building with 31 residential units and a food and drink outlet, was first approved by Rockhampton Regional Council in 2016. The development plans have eight storeys of housing with 15 one-bedroom units, eight-two bedroom units and eight three-bedroom units. Floor plans of the units at Loft On The Lane. There would be ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Advance Rockhampton and the Capricornia Chamber of Commerce have officially joined forces this week in a bid to grow local business precincts. Speaking about the partnership at the picturesque Rockhampton riverbank, Advance Rockhampton executive Greg Bowden said both groups had a pro-business and pro-region agenda and it just made sense to combine forces. "We are all about the region, the region is buzzing right now, we need to make sure we capitalise on that ...