Explosions, bulldozers clashing and a rifle brandished, with mountains of gems at stake. It may be the backdrop for a 1980s Australian movie, but what really happened in Australia's Gemfields in the ...

In short: The Queensland government has abandoned a proposal to stop people from renewing small-scale mining tenures beyond 15 years. Residents of Queensland's Gemfields fought the proposal, saying ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Central Queensland. Followed categories will be added to My News. Standing over 12 metres tall and adorned with sparkling glass panels, the signature art piece ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Central Queensland. Followed categories will be added to My News. Gemfields residents should not fear if they hear emergency sirens next week, as the Central ...

The 58-year-old man lived near the claim on Goanna Flats Road. Officer in charge Sergeant Paul Cognet said the cause of death was unknown. "He was down there by himself and died," he said. "It doesn't ...

The Zadro family, who own and run Saratoga Holdings, considered the world’s largest macadamia producer, offered the two non-contiguous landholdings, Gemfields (779ha) and Cypress and Bauhinias (3607ha ...

Little is known about the original discovery of sapphires at the Willows. From about 1919 up to 1924 a Joshua Cousins was working in the area, today still referred to by long-term locals as Cousins ...

Mr Foley was the caretaker of a mining claim near Rubyvale, west of Rockhampton, when he went missing in December, 2008. Police believed he had been murdered, but never found his body or the person ...

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is advising residents in the vicinity of Goanna Flat Road, The Gemfields (west of Emerald) to enact their bushfire plan. At 3:45pm a large bushfire was ...