The Queensland Regional Achievement & Community Awards are now calling for nominations.   The Awards provide an opportunity for community groups, businesses and individuals to...

Tuesday May 15, 2012 WHILE Councillor Sean O’Neill was busy taking the challenge of being sworn in to his third term on Flinders Shire Council on Monday, his son, 21-year-old Melbourne Storm...

Monday May 14, 2012 A NEW access ramp, front entrance location, automatic doors and exterior panelling will continue the Flinders Shire Library’s growth into a popular all-ages...

Friday May 11, 2012   WHILE the next group of Flinders Shire Councillors nervously wait to be sworn in on Monday May 14, they will be comforted by the fact that the Council process is very...

Wednesday May 9, 2012   LEVEL 3 Equestrian Australia Coach and International Level Eventing judge Ron Paterson honed  the talents of 34 local equestrian athletes when he stopped in at...

Friday May 4, 2012   DISTANCE education students usually spend their school days isolated on properties, but when the 40 local children enrolled in Charters Towers Distance Education arrive...

Thursday May 3, 2012   THE year 1928 is recognised as the period Hughenden got a town electricity supply.   But, and surely more significant in the eyes of...

Wednesday May 2, 2012 NORTH Queensland Sportstar Awards prize winner Lloyd Godfrey was so busy praising the great work of the other entrants he had no idea he was even in contention. ...

Monday April 16, 2012   The Hann Highway is the Bruce Highway of central Queensland – a major travel route for freight, cattle and tourists and yet in desperate need of an upgrade. ...

Monday April 16, 2012 THERE may not be many famous authors seen travelling through rural Queensland but Flinders Shire Library is about to get the next best thing. Five of the Book Links...

Friday April 13, 2012 IN the eyes of locals, Willy Singleton is a rugby league superstar. But for the 32-year-old the game is as much about inspiring the next generation as it is about scoring...

Friday April 13, 2012 OUTGOING Mayor Brendan McNamara may not be around in 50 years when Council’s time capsule is opened but that hasn’t stopped him imagining how things might have...

Thursday April 12, 2012   THERE was without a doubt a sparkle in young Charlotte Picker’s eye when she arrived at Flinders Discovery Centre during her school holidays this week. ...

Wednesday April 11, 2012 IF you thought the Flinders Highway in to Hughenden was a little busier this morning you would have been right.   A caravan convoy made a bee-line for...

Wednesday April 11, 2012 THERE is little doubt the Flinders Shire community will see familiar faces when the prospective Councillors take to the platform tonight at the official ``meet and...

Tuesday April 10, 2012 A DECADE of volunteering for one organisation would be a rare accomplishment for most. Multiply this time period by five and it becomes clear why Lloyd Godfrey has been...

Tuesday April 10, 2012 A DVD promoting the region may be a great addition to the Flinders Shire Council time capsule, but whether people can read what’s on it in 50 years is another...

Tuesday April 3, 2012   AT just 12 years of age Lachlan Corrigan has a lot of years left to catch his sporting idol NQ Cowboys Co-Captain Johnathan Thurston. But that doesn’t mean he...

Tuesday April 3, 2012 CHILDREN watched with excitement as their input into creating a living history of the region’s unique environment progressed further along the Flinders River last week,...

Monday April 2, 2012   HUGHENDEN was put on the map for more than 64,000 caravan and camping enthusiasts when Flinders Discovery Centre Manager Sue Takacs headed south to promote...

Saturday March 31, 2012 POTENTIAL irrigators for the Flinders River Ag Precinct met with Government Departments for the first time on Wednesday March 28 to find out how money was being spent...

Tuesday March 27, 2012   AFTER investing its time exploring the Flinders Shire region for coal this year, Blackwood Corporation has now injected $10,000 back in to the community. ...

Thursday March 22, 2012 THERE is little wonder there was such a spectacle on the banks next to Ernest Henry Bridge on Tuesday March 20 – it was almost exactly a decade since the water...

Monday March 19, 2012 FLINDERS Shire Council will have a stronger voice in Queensland during the next four years, with an extra two Councillor seats to be filled in the April 28 Local Government...

Wednesday March 14, 2012  FOR anyone who isn’t from the area, finding out `Sheep’ is in charge of the Hughenden Aquatic Centre may seem a bit strange. But for locals,...

Wednesday March 14, 2012   THE final concept design report for a new Main Pavilion at the Hughenden Showgrounds has been completed, putting the local Show Society in a position to...

A Land Management Plan is currently being developed for Lot 2 on Plan SP226408 Reserve for Historical Purposes for use by the Hughenden Regional Development Inc.

Friday March 9, 2012 WATER management experts have assessed a recreational lake in the area of Station Creek as feasible.   It was one of a number of recent positive steps towards making...

Thursday March 8, 2012   FROM fencing to banking to hospitality to plumbing – there aren’t many couples who have had the combined work experience of Jodie and Darryl Coward....

From the desk of Council Director of Engineering Steve Turner. Current projects underway: 1.       BRODIE STREET RECONSTRUCTION (from Gray...

Monday February 27, 2012 THE interior and exterior colour-schemes of the new Finders Shire Council building were agreed last week.   The building has been designed to be model for...

Tuesday February 14, 2012 YOU only need to look at Pauline Schaefer to know why she is known among Flinders Shire locals as Shorty.   But the popular pint-sized bundle of...

Thursday February 9, 2012 NORTH Queensland Cowboys Rugby League players side-stepped in to Flinders Shire on February 6 to give local junior rugby league enthusiasts a taste of the big league. ...

Wednesday February 9, 2012 WITH the great climate in North Queensland, it would be a waste to not take advantage of the great outdoors when it comes to get fit and healthy. For that reason,...

Tuesday February 7, 2012   THE State Government has committed $15,000 to restore significant historical graves in the Hughenden, Torrens Creek and Prairie cemeteries.   ...

Tuesday February 7, 2012 FOR bookworms who have trawled every shelf at the Flinders Shire Library, Thursday February 9 cannot come too soon – this is the day locals will have a...

Tuesday February 7, 2012 JEAN Read may be just 18 but the Hughenden equestrian champion has already been competing on horses for 16 years. It’s little wonder then that the young rider...

Friday February 3, 2012 WITH clearing skies forecast in to the weekend, it’s the perfect chance to test-run the new-look Hughenden Aquatics Centre. Managers Shane and Lynette...

Friday February 3, 2012 IT’S not quite bricks and mortar but with a clear building structure in place, and the roof sheeting to start going on this week, there is little doubt the new...

Friday February 3, 2012 FLINDERS Shire Council Mayor Brendan McNamara has described the State Government decision to hold their election a week before the date set for Local Government...

THE NORTHER MINER February 3, 2012 BY: Anthony Galloway AFTER his father had been in council for more than 20 years, Flinders Shire Mayor Brendan McNamara was always going to give local...

  COUNCIL is still seeking applicants for the 2012 Council University Scholarship.   Council provides a $5,000 per annum University Scholarship for the duration of the...

  AFTER attracting more than 250 competitors to the Flinders Shire, from as far away as the Northern Territory, it was little wonder the Hughenden Campdraft was selected as the Community Event...

TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN ( www.townsvillebulletin.com.au ) January 24, 2012 BY: Jane Armistead RESIDENTS of Hughenden hailed a freak storm on Sunday night as worse than Cyclone Yasi after 20 homes...

TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN ( www.townsvillebulletin.com.au ) January 24, 2012 BY: Jessica Johnston HUGHENDEN is in a weather radar black hole which left residents unaware a savage storm and...

CYCLONIC winds, reaching gusts up to 170kph lashed Hughenden overnight, causing seven houses to lose their roofs and a further eight to lose sheeting. The severe system has been described by...

  Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life , but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to...

THESE ARE THE UPDATED NOMINATION DATES SINCE THE NEW ELECTION DATE Councillor nominations open 10 March 2012 and must be lodged with the...

Flinders Shire Council is about to be put on the world wide map after the library was chosen to take part in privileged training to help them join the seventh most searched website in the world,...