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Premium Content Subscriber only An image of a crude sign warning students about their attendance rate at a Gladstone region primary school has sparked concern in the community. A school noticeboard outside of Mount Larcom State School stated "Every day c---s, attendance is very important." But the image, which was posted on social media on Tuesday and generated a lot of interest, has been confirmed as an image taken about four years ago. One user wrote they were not surprised someone did th...

The truck was carrying furniture on a main road.

Kev and Del Smaldon are pretty excited - and with good reason. Their business, Mount Larcom Tourist Park, has just been named a finalist in the national Grey Nomad Awards. The news further cements the Gladstone regions reputation as a bucket list destination for mature-age tourists. The Mt Larcom Tourist Park has been shortlisted in the 2020 Best Grey Nomad Small Caravan Park category. The winners will be announced on March 2 at a celebratory event on the Sunshine Coast. Conveniently loca...

Premium Content Subscriber only Records were broken at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange Prime and Store Cattle sale on Wednesday with a pen of Charbray cattle reaching 598.2c/kg. The quality cattle were offered from PV Rolfe of ‘Evergreen’, Marmor, and set a new standard for the cents per kilogram record. The No.1 steers weighed 198kg and returned $1184/head. Justin Rohde, from Nutrien Ag Solutions Rockhampton, said the cattle were purchased by a restocker who would put them straig...

Premium Content Subscriber only Frenchville State School’s BLOOM is a nationally-awarded extension and enrichment program and the only one of its kind in Australia. Over recent weeks, 36 Year 4 Literacy BLOOMers have been actively engaged in learning about both the Northern Hairy-nosed and Southern Hairy-nosed wombats. Both are endangered creatures. BLOOM Coordinator and teacher Mrs Wendy Goldston organised a visit from ‘Grub the Wombat’ from Safe Haven AACE, Mt Larcom. Frenchv...