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UPDATE 12.40pm: Ute ditched in the “last 10 or 15 minutes”.

UPDATE 12.40pm: Ute ditched in the “last 10 or 15 minutes”.

Rockhampton Regional Council is reminding residents that new hours at the Gracemere and Mount Morgan Waste Transfer Stations will begin Monday 1...

The Morning Bulletin. Moving to Rocky from Townsville four years ago, I had a sense of trepidation, only knowing the bull statues on the drive through on my way to Brisbane and vague stereotypes of cowboys and bogans. Upon arriving here I was blown away, not only by the warmth of the people and the comparative lack of crime, but the diverse nature on offer from the parched bush through to the rainforest of Byfield and the white sands of Great Keppel Island. It was an amazing privilege to st...

At 32, Christopher Davies is the youngest on Rockhampton’s by-election ballot.

Premium Content Subscriber only It’s the fundraiser born from one woman’s personal loss that has now raised more than $33,000. The Rocky Raiser was initiated by Debbie Dark, who lost her father Tim Busk to lung cancer in June 2016. She was inspired to give back to others after the incredible support that she and her family received during their emotional journey. Debbie is the Rockhampton and District Motocross Club’s race secretary and devised the fundraiser that is held each year at the...

Premium Content Subscriber only A perennial candidate for local government elections over the past decade, Leyland Barnett has joined a crowded field vying to be the Rockhampton region’s next mayor. The prominent road safety campaigner was born in Rockhampton and has happily lived in the region his whole life with his wife of 37 years. He’s worked in a “multitude of industries” including the rural and manufacturing sectors, as well as office administration, property development and se...

Ms Laverty-Young has lived in the Rockhampton area for most of her life. She grew up in Gracemere and is now living in the Alton Downs with her husband and adult children. Her working life began as an apprentice motor mechanic, then as a primary school teacher and she now works as dump truck operator and emergency mines rescuer. Looking to the mayoral race, Ms Laverty would like to further develop and building the region as place to live and visit. “(Rockhampton is) approximately a one hour f...

Premium Content CHRISTIAN Shepherd declared over the weekend that he would compete in the Rockhampton mayoral race. Mr Shepherd said he had it in mind to run for a long time, but “didn’t see any sense in announcing it before it was definitely happening”. He said his focus would be on “financial stimulation” and that Rochampton needed policies to stimulate growth. On Facebook he wrote that this would entail “lowered development fees, lowered rates, less red tape, less green tape, res...