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Beef Week draws large crowd to weekly cattle sale The cow price reached 339c/kg at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange Prime and Store Cattle Sale last Wednesday. Picture: Contributed Rural Staff writers Premium Content Subscriber only A packed crowd of spectators watched on as the cow price reached 339c/kg at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange Prime and Store Cattle Sale last Wednesday, a 12c/kg surge compared to the previous sale. TopX Gracemere’s Morgan Harris said Beef Australia 2021 had increased onlookers and added a few extra buye...

Premium Content Subscriber only Motorists trying to get into Rockhampton today from Gracemere or southern towns had a long wait in traffic after a B-double was destroyed by fire. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle incident on Gladstone Road, near The Cathedral College and A Man’s Toy Shop, about 3.45am. A B-double was destroyed by fire on Gladstone Rd near A Man's Toy Shop and The Cathedral College, starting about 3.45am on May 6. It is believed the fire was caused by brakes overheating. Reports indicate the fire started due to overheated brakes. The driver managed to es...

Horses Tony McMahon Premium Content Subscriber only The recent passing (April 11) of John Cooney 82, one of Rockhampton's most successful racehorse trainers over the past three decades has evoked countless memories. John Cooney was one of those larger-than-life racecourse characters, a graduate of the old school of horse trainers, horsemen and cattlemen. Mention of his name and immediately a dossier of top-class racehorses that he trained so successfully spring to mind. Such names as the prolific, and I mean prolific, winning sprinters Bay Poet and Go Ga...

Communities and Heritage Councillor, Drew Wickerson, said this year there would be a mixture of ways people could honour Australia’s veterans. “Last year, the community found new ways to honour those who have served, and continue to serve our country, which was fantastic to see,” Mr Wickerson said. “The great news is not only are we able to have in person services again, but those new ways, such as RSL Queensland’s Light Up the Dawn campaign, will be back again this year. “We understand not everyone will be able to attend Anzac events and encourage those who can’t attend to part...

UPDATE 12.40pm: Ute ditched in the “last 10 or 15 minutes”.