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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 club’s headquarters, Six Mile Raceway. The first edition in 2016 raised $3322 for Cancer Council ...

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 self-employed running his own driving school for the best part of two decades. Leyland Barnett often ...

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 flight from Brisbane, where going to meetings or for leisure is achievable, not far from great beache...

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, responsible spending and intuitive town planning. “We should be booming with growth,” he said, “w...