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Premium Content Subscriber only Year 8 Indigenous students from across the Gladstone region attended the second annual Yallarm Camp last week. Last Tuesday, students arrived at the Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre and immersed themselves in a range of environmental, science, technology and cultural activities. Students from as far as Miriam Vale and Mount Larcom were welcomed by Uncle Richard Johnson as well as Monadelphous staff David Slacksmith and Cameron Hausler. Uncle Richard...

The next stages of the $12.6 billion Bruce Highway upgrade are underway with targeted works between Gin Gin and Miriam Vale. Close to 80 people will be employed on the $43.45 million safety upgrades including new overtaking lanes, wide centre lines and intersection upgrades carried out from the Charnwood Road intersection all the way to Fairbairn Flats. The Australian and Queensland governments are jointly funding the $24 million Charnwood Road to Palm Creek project and $7.7 million Granite Cre...

Premium Content Subscriber only Several agricultural shows in Central Queensland have been awarded a cash boost from the Australian Government to help them bounce back from COVID-19 cancellations in 2020. More than 100 events across the country were approved for $710,818 in supplementary funding under the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program, which will be delivered to grantees in April-June 2021. Central Queensland shows that were awarded the funding include $70,000 for Ag Grow...

Premium Content Subscriber only There is a new police boss in town and he is looking to point Capricornia in the right direction. Superintendent Glen Pointing fills the role of District Officer of the Capricornia Police District, taking over from Ron Van Saane who retired last month. Sitting down with The Morning Bulletin during his first week last week, Superintendent Pointing was finding his feet in the new role. The Capricornia district oversees 33 police divisions across 104,859 sqm inclu...

Premium Content Subscriber only Adrianus Marinus Kist, 42, pleaded guilty to committing a public nuisance. Police prosecutor Carl Spargo read the facts of Kists case to the court and Magistrate Bevan Manthey. On March 20, around 6.30pm, Calliope police attended Salisbury Street, Mt Larcom in relation to a man yelling obscenities on the street. Police arrived and took up with the informant, who happened to be an off duty police officer. The informant stated he saw Kist walk up the street an...

Land valuations for the Gladstone region have been issued by the Queensland Valuer General, with a decline in value in most localities attributed to the timing of the assessments. The valuations have been dated October 1, 2020, which was before the Gladstone property market reached its current and significantly higher level. “The Valuer-General released land valuations for 28,429 properties with a total value of $3,536,001,969 in the Gladstone Regional Council area,” the Valuer Genera...

Premium Content Subscriber only A motorist who failed to stop immediately after being directed to by police on the Bruce Highway claimed he feared for police safety after the Melbourne police killings and couldn’t find a safe spot to stop. Paul Bernard Martin, 49, pleaded guilty on March 16 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of failing to stop at the first reasonable instance after being directed by police. Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said police were carrying out speed enforcemen...

Premium Content Subscriber only Leadership was not lacking among the region’s youth when they came together for an educational camp this week. Year Six students from seven schools in the region participated in the first inaugural Leader’s Lead camp hosted by the Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre. Year Six students from seven schools in the region participated in the first inaugural Leaders Lead camp hosted by the Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre. Twenty-four s...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Gladstone man has copped a large fine after he was caught drink driving more than three times the legal limit. Andrianus Marinus Kist, 42, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Tuesday to drink driving, driving unregistered, uninsured and without a licence. Kist was stopped on Mount Larcom Rd, Mount Larcom on November 9, 2020 where he blew 0.166. Defence lawyer Cassandra Ditchfield asked the court to consider he didnt have any like offending sinc...

"I got involved in searches and tarping roofs and fixing houses in storms," Mr Savage said. "Over time I got more interested in training and I got my skill levels up and became a trainer." His pathway led him to be operations manager then deputy controller. Training at the time was on road accident rescues and flood boat operations, with both the SES and the fire brigades. Memorable moments Doug Savage with the crew who helped rescue backpackers of Kroombit Tops. From deployments all aro...