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"Our common interest was basically helicopters and surfing," he said. Mr McDermott started out in aviation as an aircraft engineer with Ansett Airlines. He took up flying aeroplanes for a hobby in 1976. "I was backpacking through Europe in 1977 and I watched a helicopter spraying grape vines along the Moselle River and I said that's what I wanted to do and that's how it started," he said. Noosa Surf Club has just run the Shirley Strachan Memorial Swim in honour of the Skyhooks legendary lead singer. He met Strachan after the late Skyhooks lead singer Strachan moved to Noosa. Strachan ...

Bangladeshi-Muslim Nibir Khan experiences his first Australian Christmas in Central Queensland FriFriday 25 updated FriFriday 25 DecDecember 2020 at 5:04am Nibir Khan reflects on his first Christmas in Central Queensland after he is invited into the Morrisson family home. ( Print text only In my 24-year life, I have never had an opportunity or reason to celebrate Christmas. I have also never had the opportunity to visit an Australian city that wasn't metropolitan. In a year where a lot has gone wrong for the world, the stars aligned for me and I got the chance to spend Christmas in Rockhampto...

Date Time Merry Christmas from Rockhampton Regional Council Everyone at Rockhampton Regional Council would like to wish the community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Although 2020 has been a year like no other, it hasn’t been all bad: check out our Year in Review video on our Facebook page. Most of our offices and services will adjust their opening hours from 3pm on Christmas Eve until Monday 4 January, but the Zoo will be open every day apart from Christmas Day and waste and recycling collections will continue as normal. The full details of opening times are below. If you need...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE sound of crickets chirping is all Rockhampton Regional Council has heard since it began seeking expressions of interest for a spectacular business opportunity at the summit of Mount Archer. With an influx of tourists expected to flock to the summit over the coming years thanks to the construction of a new amenities block, a resurfaced carpark, the installation of night lighting and a new kids playground, acting-mayor Neil Fisher expected whoever took over the coffee shop to cash in. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: Rockhampton Regional Council is still on the hunt f...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE summit of Mount Archer is sporting some shiny new bling to bolster its credentials as one of Central Queensland’s premier tourist attractions. Visitors to the top of Mount Archer will immediately notice the changes greeting them on arrival including a $1.5 million upgrade to the carpark with improved lines, lighting, and walking pathways, a kids playground and a gleaming $600,000 amenity block. Revelling in the summit’s cooler temperature and stunning views, the full complement of Rockhampton Regional Councillors joined Capricornia MP Michelle Landry o...