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Premium Content Subscriber only Queensland’s top tourism towns have been revealed out of a pool of 13 finalists, including two major Central Queensland locations. And out of 22 small towns in the running, one beloved Central Queensland location made took home the prize. Queensland Tourism Industry Council’s Top Tourism Town Awards was held in Brisbane on Thursday, May 20 with a panel of three expert judges and public votes determining the winners. Renowned for it’s botanical gardens, the spectacular views of Mount Archer, historical architecture and sitting on the mighty Fitzro...

Music Penny Hoffmann Premium Content Subscriber only In the words of Plato, “Music … It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything”. This atmosphere is what Rockhampton Regional Council’s Economic Development, Tourism, Events and Marketing unit, Advance Rockhampton, aims to bring to the community through Saturday Sounds. Saturday Sounds is a weekly live music event held outside Kern Arcade and launches this Saturday. One musician’s sounds will be heard all...

Date Time Rockhampton region a renewable energy hot spot Rockhampton has emerged as one of the nation’s leading renewable energy generation points, with the region named as the possible home to four wind farms, a solar farm, and a battery storage complex. The proposed wind farms will be located north of Kalapa, between Westwood and Mount Morgan, and in the vicinity of the Mount Hopeful television transmitter station. Rockhampton Region Mayor Tony Williams said the building of these new facilities will give the Rockhampton region the opportunity to play an important part in the generation of...

Premium Content An approved Rockhampton riverfront development has been granted a reduction in council infrastructure charges. Griffin Builders’ Loft on The Lane, a 10-storey building with 31 residential units and a food and drink outlet, was first approved by Rockhampton Regional Council in 2016. The development plans have eight storeys of housing with 15 one-bedroom units, eight-two bedroom units and eight three-bedroom units. Floor plans of the units at Loft On The Lane. There would be two levels for parking, along with a coffee shop and a private rooftop terrace. The development is o...

Premium Content Subscriber only Advance Rockhampton and the Capricornia Chamber of Commerce have officially joined forces this week in a bid to grow local business precincts. Speaking about the partnership at the picturesque Rockhampton riverbank, Advance Rockhampton executive Greg Bowden said both groups had a pro-business and pro-region agenda and it just made sense to combine forces. "We are all about the region, the region is buzzing right now, we need to make sure we capitalise on that and get the region moving, work with stakeholders and get things moving," he said. A survey has bee...