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Premium Content Subscriber only A new educational space has opened in Emerald, offering Central Highlands communities and visitors an inclusive space to learn, support others and express creativity. Central Highlands Science Centre underwent a transformation last year and has reopened as the Outback Exploratorium, moving from the Emerald Showgrounds to Emerald’s town centre. The new space boasts a large retail space, known as the nest, which carries STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math’s) and educational toys, among other items, to help fund the new facility. “The boar...

New site dialog. Will only be shown once. From Monday 29 June 2020, CQ News will become entirely digital and as a result, the digital print edition will no longer be available. We are hopeful of being able to curate our standout stories of the day into a new digital edition very soon. Watch this space! Continue

The Future is not Pretty The world is on a trajectory that will see global warming reach 2.9°C by 2100, far exceeding the 1.5° C increase the world signed on at the Paris Agreement. What does this mean? Research released this week by the Australian Academy of Science explores this scenario in detail and it is not a pretty sight. As the driest inhabited continent, Australia already has a highly variable climate of droughts and flooding rains. This is why of all developed nations, Australia has been identified as one of the most vulnerable to climate change. A scientific projection of Au...

Premium Content Subscriber only While most Easter events were cancelled in 2020 from the COVID pandemic, many groups and clubs are going ahead with community events this year with COVID safe plans in place. Check out some of the family friendly activities and events across the region over Easter. Emerald: Friday, April 2 – Combined church service Start the Easter long weekend with a combined church service at the Emerald Botanic Gardens from 5pm at Windmill Park. Saturday, April 3 – Central Highlands Easter Sunflower Festival Enjoy the 45th annual Sunflower parade along the str...