Fraser Coast Chronicle

CQ grandma wins $1 million on Christmas Eve

She was the only division one winner in Australia.

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29th Dec. 2020 9:12 AM

A Central Highlands grandmother has won $1 million in the Gold Lotto. Picture: Contributed

New ‘bold and exciting’ strategy to boost CQ tourism

“It’s going to turbo charge our efforts to elevate the region’s reputation as a tourism destination.”

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17th Nov. 2020 10:11 AM

Blackwater bakery reopens after possible COVID-19 link

The business has been ‘overwhelmed’ with community support.

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01st June 2020 5:06 PM

Fairbairn Bakery, Blackwater is back open for business.

Seasonal workers flock to fruit farms for harvest

Strict guidelines have been put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus to the region.

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07th May 2020 5:05 AM

VITAL: Seasonal workers including people in seasonal worker programs and backpackers are essential to pick, prune and harvest the region's crops.

Qld region remains free from Covid-19

Coronavirus hot spots across the state revealed.

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23rd April 2020 8:04 AM

The Central Highlands region remains 100 per cent free from coronavirus.

Man attacked bartender after being cut off

THERE was no beer on tap and so the Emerald man went for the spirits, which he doesn’t normally drink.

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11th March 2020 11:03 AM

IN COURT: Clinton Micheal Allen, 44, faced Emerald Magistrates Court after attacking a staff member at the Star Hotel. Picture: iStock

Negative impact of spray

Cotton growers around Central Queensland are being urged to take caution when spraying their crops.

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29th Nov. 2018 6:11 PM

SPRAY CAUTION: Emerald cotton grower, Warrick Stent-Smith.

Parents learn from their child every day

Parents said raising a child with special needs is both difficult and extremely rewarding for the family.

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14th Sept. 2018 12:09 PM

BEING a parent can be tough but Rebecca Weller says being a parent of a child with higher needs can be tougher.

Emerald woman shatters stereotypes with huge ag achievement

ALEXANDRIA Galea is bridging the gap and educating students on the industry.

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14th Sept. 2018 12:09 AM

Central Highland's Alexandria Galea has been named as a 2018 Cotton Young Farming Champion.

UPDATE: Home completely gutted in overnight CQ fire

NEW PHOTOS: Investigations begin into Emerald house fire that engulfed single-storey home overnight.

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12th Sept. 2018 7:09 AM

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