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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.

“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.”

A Woodford woman in the midst of her second cancer battle has courageously put aside her own struggles to fundraise for another family fighting the deadly disease.

Premium Content Subscriber only Rockhampton Regional Council has been named a finalist in the 2021 Australian Sustainable Communities Tidy Towns awards. Council welcomed national judge Gail Langley to the region last week and showcased the initiatives that resulted in Rockhampton being crowned Queensland’s most Sustainable Community 2020. Councillor for Water and Supporting a Better Environment, Donna Kirkland, said after taking out the overall state award in December, being recognised in the...

“It’s been extremely gruelling,” his mother Rachael Hepner said. The Mt Archer family spent nine months living in Brisbane alongside Mr Hepner as he underwent a heavy course of chemotherapy. “That was pretty massive,” Mrs Hepner said. Mr Hepner was then told the cancer had returned with nodules found on his lungs. He underwent more surgery before doctors discovered late last year the cancer had spread to both his thigh bones. “He did do two rounds of chemo, lost his hair again and...

"Our common interest was basically helicopters and surfing," he said. Mr McDermott started out in aviation as an aircraft engineer with Ansett Airlines. He took up flying aeroplanes for a hobby in 1976. "I was backpacking through Europe in 1977 and I watched a helicopter spraying grape vines along the Moselle River and I said thats what I wanted to do and thats how it started," he said. Noosa Surf Club has just run the Shirley Strachan Memorial Swim in honour of the Skyhooks legendary lead...

Bangladeshi-Muslim Nibir Khan experiences his first Australian Christmas in Central Queensland FriFriday 25 updated FriFriday 25 DecDecember 2020 at 5:04am Nibir Khan reflects on his first Christmas in Central Queensland after he is invited into the Morrisson family home. ( Print text only In my 24-year life, I have never had an opportunity or reason to celebrate Christmas. I have also never had the opportunity to visit an Australian city that wasnt metropolitan. In a year where a lot has gone ...

Date Time Merry Christmas from Rockhampton Regional Council Everyone at Rockhampton Regional Council would like to wish the community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Although 2020 has been a year like no other, it hasn’t been all bad: check out our Year in Review video on our Facebook page. Most of our offices and services will adjust their opening hours from 3pm on Christmas Eve until Monday 4 January, but the Zoo will be open every day apart from Christmas Day and waste and rec...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE sound of crickets chirping is all Rockhampton Regional Council has heard since it began seeking expressions of interest for a spectacular business opportunity at the summit of Mount Archer. With an influx of tourists expected to flock to the summit over the coming years thanks to the construction of a new amenities block, a resurfaced carpark, the installation of night lighting and a new kids playground, acting-mayor Neil Fisher expected whoever took over the...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE summit of Mount Archer is sporting some shiny new bling to bolster its credentials as one of Central Queensland’s premier tourist attractions. Visitors to the top of Mount Archer will immediately notice the changes greeting them on arrival including a $1.5 million upgrade to the carpark with improved lines, lighting, and walking pathways, a kids playground and a gleaming $600,000 amenity block. Revelling in the summit’s cooler temperature and stunning vi...