THE transformation of Great Keppel Island Resort into the "greenest" upmarket accommodation on the Great Barrier Reef may finally go ahead after years of speculation.

A two-day drive to Rockhampton was swapped for a holiday in Perth; what would have been a 14-hour train trip to Brisbane was made in a fraction of the time at little extra cost; and Christmas came early for a student who snared a half-price air ticket home to..read more

ROCKHAMPTON: An outbreak of looting has sickened the residents of flood-stricken Rockhampton, now looking at an even higher flood peak later this week which will force more evacuations. As the estimated damage bill from the floods mounts to well over $100 million, the Federal Government ha