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Man punched in the face multiple times at Clermont

News Emerald Magistrates Court heard the act was out of character.

Two hospitalised after car crash

News Emergency services are at the scene.

‘CAN’T BELIEVE IT’: CQ couple wins jackpot

News Couple reveals how they’re going to spend their Lotto win.

Young dad repeats drink driving mistake

News The 22-year-old said the reason he blew over the limit because he had not eaten.

More Local News

Emerald bowling for bushfires

News The Emerald Bowls club will use its Australia Day event to raise money for the Red Cross.

Possible history behind skull and bones discovered

News Police are making enquiries today into the origins of bones found along Pioneer River

Rainfall predicted despite coming heatwave

News The Central Highlands could experience storms and a heatwave simultaneously.

Middlemount medical services boosted under $1m mining deal

Health Three other Central Queensland mining communities also to benefit

COURT: 20+ people to face Emerald court

News A number of people will appear on a range of different charges.

Tragic end in search for missing woman

News Over 100 people had been involved in the wide scale search.

FIRST LOOK: Central Highlands Australia Day award nominees

News Communities recognise their true blue Aussie heroes.

Miner death details released as more inspectors deployed

Business The tyre fitter was found trapped underneath a wheel assembly

Medical student inspired by Emerald practitioner

News A hands on regional experience for aspiring medical practitioners.

PHOTOS: School holiday movie night

News Families made their way to Emerald for a free screening of Aladdin.

Around the Region

Difficult decision made in search for missing Dysart man

News Gary Flowers has been missing in the waters around Keppel Islands since January 14.

Business is booming on the Great Barrier Reef

News Data shows South Great Barrier Reef is becoming a tourism hotspot.

The silly energy suckers pushing up our power bills

News Simple changes could save Aussies a small fortune

Water police continue to search for man missing at sea

News Coast Guard Yeppoon and Coast Guard Keppel Sands were heavily involved during the...

Church leader jailed for abuse that went over 15 years

News 'They are broken in a way that can never be repaired'

Young victim groomed with chocolate repulsed by sweet treat

News "I remember it happening. I was little. I was powerless."

Child sex abuse victim’s life broken beyond repair

News ‘I became quite a heavy drinker to try and numb the pain."

Sport

Competition a swimming success

Sport More than 250 athletes competed at the weekend event.

Emerald horse back in the game

Sport Superstar mare Sunlight is back in light training after a paddock accident.

Racing awards night ‘shot in the arm’ for industry

Sport The On the Bit Queensland Country Racing Gala Awards will be held in Emerald next...

Emerald to host CQ swimming competition

Swimming More than 250 swimmers will compete in Emerald for the first time.

Club races into the new year

Sport Some big plans in store for Central Highlands riders in 2020.

National Sport

Billy’s ready for love again

Hollywood star’s ‘perfect’ NFL meme story

Horn-Tszyu ready to rumble in Perth

Classy Federer silences critics in clinical display

Heat doesn’t deserve you, Marnus

Queensland News

Corruption watchdog savages draft of ‘Trad laws’

Politics Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has conceded laws sparked by the Jackie Trad investment house scandal will need to be redrafted.

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Builder goes into liquidation leaving subbies unpaid

Business A builder has gone into liquidation with the debt still unknown.

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Investigation underway after Allora man’s death

News Police are appealing for assistance after a crash in Deuchar.

Woman wakes to find teenager trying to rape her

News Teen rapist wants ‘excessive’ sentence lowered.

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Dark web drug parcel shocks in delivery mix-up

Crime How cops caught Joel James Paul Fogg buying drugs from dark web.

WATCH: Trying Lamington flavoured chips for Aussie Day

Offbeat We tried Lamington chips so you don’t have to.

Christensen ordered to pay for flight and car trip

Politics George Christensen costs they ‘did not meet guidelines’.

Business News

Australia’s most in-demand skills revealed

Business LinkedIn has revealed the 15 most in-demand soft and hard skills that Australian companies are looking for in employees this year.

20th Jan 2020 7:19 PM

How catastrophic fires hurt nation’s major outdoor brands

Business Super Retail Group’s sales slow amid fires and drought.

Coast firefighting gurus strike mega $2m deal

Business The state-of-the-art equipment has caught international attention.

PHOTOS: Aurizon coal train derails in Central Queensland

News Photos reveal damage on a rail line after a train derailed,

What's On

CQ frocks up for mental health awareness

REVIEW: A cabinet of steampunk wonders took me back in time

TAFE EXPO: New year, new career

Your guide to this year’s Woodford Folk Festival

Stars unite to ‘Make it Rain’

Lifestyle

Reality TV toothbrush poo scandal

Offbeat The latest series is yet to premiere and already scandal involving a dirty toilet and a toothbrush has erupted on set of reality show Married At First Sight.

Aid on the way for starving Far North dogs

Crime Generous donors have answered the call to help hungry pooches, with a pallet of emergency dog food on its way to a riot-ravaged Cape community.

Homeless man fined thousands over toilet

News An ill homeless man’s battle over toilet block access has escalated after he was issued a fourth fine - now he says he's looking to move.

Soulmates of 67 years die within four days of each other

Community 'We never had a lot of material things. But they had all the love': After 67 years of marriage, Shirley and Roy McLean were together until the very end.

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Entertainment

Ban the bondage: Festival feels heat over KKK costume

Offbeat More than 1100 people have signed a petition to ban a bondage show because its organiser Shayne Budgen was pictured wearing a Ku Klux Klan-style hood.

Rebel Wilson offloads investment unit

Property 'It was really popular and we had around 60 groups through'

Brad and Jen’s adorable backstage moment

Celebrity Fans are swooning over unexpected display of affection at SAG Awards

Shock upset for top award honour

Movies The big prize at the SAG Awards has gone to an unlikely candidate.

Unlikely song tipped to win Hottest 100

Music Site tips an unlikely winners for annual countdown.

Latest Photos

CQ Sprints in Emerald

In pictures: Gold Coast copes with flooding

READER PICS: Rainfall creates plenty of special moments

Emerald PCYC movie night

T20 Big Bash Cricket

Real Estate

Highset home in the popular Frenchville area

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News Before turning 22, this Gatton apprentice was able to buy his first home. Here's...

Famous Toowoomba CBD pub set to shut doors

Business AFTER more than 100 years and millions of customers, one of Toowoomba’s most famous...

REVEALED: When $85m beachside village set to start

News Developers behind bold new $85 million project reveal start date

Mum wows with reno of ‘horrible’ rental

Property Mum rental renovation cheaper than moving

Luxury Northern Rivers hotel tipped to sell for $20m

News SEE the boutique hotel on market in February with a multimillion-dollar price...

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