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Premium Content Subscriber only Year 8 Indigenous students from across the Gladstone region attended the second annual Yallarm Camp last week. Last Tuesday, students arrived at the Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre and immersed themselves in a range of environmental, science, technology and cultural activities. Students from as far as Miriam Vale and Mount Larcom were welcomed by Uncle Richard Johnson as well as Monadelphous staff David Slacksmith and Cameron Hausler. Uncle Richard Johnson. The camp was developed and implemented by BIEEC in partnership with CQ University and gen...

The next stages of the $12.6 billion Bruce Highway upgrade are underway with targeted works between Gin Gin and Miriam Vale. Close to 80 people will be employed on the $43.45 million safety upgrades including new overtaking lanes, wide centre lines and intersection upgrades carried out from the Charnwood Road intersection all the way to Fairbairn Flats. The Australian and Queensland governments are jointly funding the $24 million Charnwood Road to Palm Creek project and $7.7 million Granite Creek project, while the $11.74 million Palm Creek to Fairbairn Flats project is fully Australian Gover...

Premium Content Subscriber only Several agricultural shows in Central Queensland have been awarded a cash boost from the Australian Government to help them bounce back from COVID-19 cancellations in 2020. More than 100 events across the country were approved for $710,818 in supplementary funding under the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program, which will be delivered to grantees in April-June 2021. Central Queensland shows that were awarded the funding include $70,000 for Ag Grow Emerald, $7734.20 for Alpha Show, $2485.25 for Barcaldine Show, $68,945.51 for Callide Show, $13,98...

Premium Content Subscriber only There is a new police boss in town and he is looking to point Capricornia in the right direction. Superintendent Glen Pointing fills the role of District Officer of the Capricornia Police District, taking over from Ron Van Saane who retired last month. Sitting down with The Morning Bulletin during his first week last week, Superintendent Pointing was finding his feet in the new role. The Capricornia district oversees 33 police divisions across 104,859 sqm including Agnes Water, Anakie, Baralaba, Biloela, Blackwater, Calliope, Capella, Duaringa, Emerald, Emu P...

Premium Content Subscriber only Adrianus Marinus Kist, 42, pleaded guilty to committing a public nuisance. Police prosecutor Carl Spargo read the facts of Kist's case to the court and Magistrate Bevan Manthey. On March 20, around 6.30pm, Calliope police attended Salisbury Street, Mt Larcom in relation to a man yelling obscenities on the street. Police arrived and took up with the informant, who happened to be an off duty police officer. The informant stated he saw Kist walk up the street and approach his front gate. The informant stated Kist was intoxicated and yelling words to the effe...