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Central Queensland footy fans can rub shoulders with some Queensland Maroons greats on Thursday.
Sam Thaiday, Matt Gillett, Michael Morgan and Tallisha Harden will be in Rockhampton as part of the Auswide Bank Regional Tour.
The tour is designed to ignite Origin fever ahead of the highly anticipated 2021 series, which kicks off on Wednesday, June 9.
The league stars will be at Stockland Rockhampton for a meet and greet between 3pm and 4.30pm.
They will have the men’s and women’s Origin shields, both of which were won by Queensland last year, and be happy to pose for photos and sign autographs.
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Rockhampton is âapproaching the top tiersâ of housing price growth, according to analysis by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland.
REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella and chairman Peter Brewer visited the Frenchville Sports Club on Wednesday as part of a trip across the state, updating residents on their local real estate market.
Ms Mercorella said the regional market was performing âin a way that weâve not seen in a really long timeâ.
âItâs certainly a very positive market here in Rockhampton,â she said.
âVacancy rates at the moment are sitting at 0.6 per cent, so itâs a very tight market.
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Tony Moore first got into music at 16 because he had a crush on the red-headed girl in the front row of the choir.
She never so much as looked at him.
But it led to a lifetime of writing and performing live theatre and music around the world.
Now he and his wife Joanna â a âsort of redheadâ â have moved to live in Central Queensland, Mr Moore is keen to meet new people and learn more about the region.
He joined the local University of the Third Age chapter last year and has agreed to be its guest speaker during the May meeting.
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If youâve been to Broome, Darwin, Cairns or CQâs own Koorana Crocodile Farm, then chances are youâve seen De La Faux quality merchandise on display.
Based in Etna Creek, 20km north of Rockhampton, Mary and Brian Faux produce leather goods which are sold in retail outlets all around Australia.
But next week, the pair will have a more local focus when they provide University of the Third Age members a glimpse into their operation.
The University of the Third Age is an organisation dedicated to providing people of retirement age with opportunities to socialise and learn.