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Geordi Offord is a reporter at the NewsMail in Bundaberg focusing on court. She began her job at the NewsMail in 2019 following 12 months at the Rural Weekly where she was based in her home town of Rockhampton.

Geordi Offord

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Gympie

Emergency crews were called to a truck trailer fire on the Bruce Highway at Chatsworth in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Bruce Hwy fire: Delays expected after bread truck bursts into flames

Delays are expected on the Bruce Highway north of Gympie as crews work to retrieve a bread truck trailer which caught fire near a school early Saturday.

Central Queensland

Two injured after car rolls on major highway

Two women were taken to hospital after a single-vehicle rollover on a major highway in Central Queensland.

OpinionRockhampton

Katrina Worboys with her partner Branden Hellyer and their son Alijah, after blowing a tyre in a massive pothole on the Bruce Highway near Bajool. Photo Darryn Nufer.

OPINION: Dear Premier, time to ditch plane, drive Bruce Hwy

It’s hard to see how a Premier who continues to pick planes over cars can ever truly understand – or be forced to fix – the deplorable state of the Bruce Hwy, writes reporter Geordi Offord

Police & Courts

Arlie Lee Fowler have again appeared in court charged with the murder of Anuisha Bone.

Ballistics evidence still outstanding in alleged Anuisha Bone murder

The lawyers for the men accused of murdering a popular Rockhampton footballer have told a court they are waiting on evidence, including a ballistics report. LATEST.

Rockhampton

Road closed due to flooding. Allambie Lane, Rasmussen

FULL LIST: Central Qld roads impacted or closed following downpour

Some roads across Central Queensland remain impacted or closed following significant rainfall. SEE THE FULL LIST

Police & Courts

A 19-year-old man from Gracemere has been charged after an alleged attempted armed robbery.

WATCH: Teen arrested, charged after alleged attempted armed robbery of 70yo

Dramatic footage has shown the moment a teenager was arrested by police after he allegedly tried to steal an elderly woman’s car at knifepoint.

Business

Mandeep Baral is the franchisee and chef at Rockhampton's newest restaurant 8848 Momo House Rockhampton.

New restaurant brings a taste of Nepal to the Beef Capital

A Central Queensland chef has brought a taste of his home country to the Beef Capital offering a new cuisine and food while supporting the local community.

Police & Courts

Tools at Speedi Cash in Rockhampton.Photo Sharyn O'Neill / The Morning Bulletin

Victim hunts down tool thief on Facebook

A serial thief didn’t realise he was making a big mistake when he tried to sell stolen goods to someone on social media. When they asked to meet him, they invited someone else, too.

Rockhampton

Plans have been lodged with Central Highlands Regional Council for a church at Capella to be transformed into a crematorium and funeral chapel.

Plans to transform 100-year-old church into crematorium, chapel

Plans have been lodged to transform a more than 100-year-old church into a crematorium and funeral chapel. See the plans.

UPDATEDRockhampton

The RACQ CapRescue Rescue300 chopper is on its way to a cruise ship off the coast of Central Queensland on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

Man airlifted after being dragged by horse on Central Qld property

A man was assessed by paramedics before being transported to hospital by the CapRescue chopper after he was dragged by a horse on a Central Queensland property.

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