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Never too old to join a surf club
Age is no barrier to joining a surf lifesaving club according to Yeppoon’s Jeff Blackburn. Jeff who grew up in Rockhampton and now lives in…
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Keeping in touch with loved ones
Like many travellers to the Central Queensland region, Ipswich visitor Shirley Weatherhead was delighted to join the Rockhampton Regional Library recently and access technology and…
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Carols, carols and more carols
It’s almost time for everyone’s favourite Christmas event, Mayor’s Carols by Candlelight. There are two Carols by Candlelight concerts this year in Rockhampton for the…
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A lifetime of Gabba memories
As the T20 World Cup drew to a close recently my thoughts turned to the first Test at the Gabba, beginning December 17. As a…
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Mount’s Twilight Christmas Back Again
Following on from the success of the 2021 Twilight Christmas Concert, Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc [MMPAD] will again hold its carols concert event…
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New maestro takes up the baton
Be curious! That’s the message from Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s new Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, as he unveiled Season 2023. He said it promised to be…
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Preparing to light up the night
It’s time to dust the decorations, untangle the tinsel and lights and set up the Christmas display for Mount Morgan Promotion and Development’s Inc (MMPAD)…
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New television signals arrive
Good news for residents of the Gemfields with better TV reception coming their way thanks to upgrades at the broadcast huts in Anakie, Sapphire and…
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Mt Morgan businesses spread buy local message
Mount Morgan businesses have rallied behind the 2022 Buy Local promotion organised by Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc [MMPAD], which started on 3 October…
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Summer loving plants
Hello Queensland gardeners- here we are in the beginning of what promises to be another hot and steamy summer. It’s off to a great start…
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Making memories count
Gary Thorpe OAM, General Manager of 4MBS Classic FM and Silver Memories, has been awarded an Australian Mental Health Prize by the University of New…
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Songbird returns to home nest
Mirusia is known to millions around the world as the ‘Angel of Australia’ – the name given to her by the famous Dutch violinist, André…