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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.

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Rockhampton

QWEEKEND USE ONLY, EMBARGO QWEEKEND. Putney Beach and Fisherman Beach, Great Keppel Island. Picture: Liam Kidston

Man’s offshore death at Central Qld island under investigation

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland are investigating the death of a Victorian man offshore at Great Keppel Island, which police have deemed non-suspicious. UPDATES

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A rescue helicopter has been sent to a serious two-vehicle crash which has shut a Queensland highway with emergency crews fighting to free a patient trapped in the wreckage. Picture: CapRescue

Critically injured man’s condition improves after serious highway crash

A man’s condition has improved after he was flown to hospital with potentially life threatening injuries following a serious single-vehicle crash which shut a Queensland highway. UPDATES

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The CapRescue helicopter was called to a single-vehicle crash at Valkyrie on Saturday night.

Young man seriously injured after ute smashes into tree transferred to Brisbane

A young man who was flown to hospital after his ute crashed into a tree near a remote Central Queensland town has been transferred to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. UPDATES

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Man seriously injured after freak camper trailer accident transferred to Brisbane

A man who suffered “potentially life-threatening” injuries after an incident involving a camper trailer in Central Queensland has been transferred to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

Gladstone

190+ retirement units: Plans lodged for new over 55s village

Plans have been lodged with council for a brand new over 55s village in Gladstone which would include six three-storey apartments full of units. SEE THE PLANS

Police & Courts

Marmor's new police officer Senior Constable Chris Hunter.

Small town’s new cop swaps city life for country community

A police officer has swapped the hustle and bustle of the big city for a quiet country town, with the hopes of making the roads a safer place for the community.

Rockhampton

Teen trampled, woman injured in separate horse related emergencies

Paramedics in Central Queensland have responded to two separate horse related call-outs leaving a teen and a woman in her 60s injured. DETAILS.

Mackay

Generic ambulance, QAS, Queensland Ambulance Service, emergency, Friday, June 14, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

‘Chemical burns’: Worker injured at Qld site

A person has been left with burns following an accident at a Queensland worksite. DETAILS.

Rockhampton

UQ Valedictorian of Law Caitlyn Donohoe & her mother Cammi Donohoe.

‘Never gave up’: Country girl refuses to let disability stop her graduating UQ law school valedictorian

When a 17-year-old girl moved 600km away from her close-knit family to attend a prestigious uni, she also had to contend with a serious disability on top of her studies. But she wasn’t going to let that thwart her dreams. Read her inspirational story

Rockhampton

Coopers Gap Wind Farm, Boyenside. wind farm generic Picture: Dominic Elsome

Wind farm pegged for rural community to undergo further assessment

A new wind farm proposed to be built near a rural Queensland town will require further assessment before it can be given the green light.

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