Secret phone taps allegedly captured a grandfather being told he could “earn more in a week than your whole life” if he agreed to take part in a $15m ‘black flight’ drug operation.
A bid for better public transparency around the costs and expenditure for the $75m Bundaberg Aquatic Facility has been rejected following a heated council debate.
This week’s Bundaberg Regional Council meeting went behind closed doors to discuss a mysterious ‘suspected inappropriate conduct’ issue, in which several councillors declared a conflict of interest.
Not showering to save money on power, asking for food from charities – Bundaberg locals are facing poverty as rents and interest rates climb with one suburb increasing an astounding $130.
Latest performance report reveals three out of four of the Queensland hospitals with the longest Emergency Department wait times are Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey Bay.
8 year-old girl in stable condition after being rushed to hospital with a serious abdominal injury following a crash in Bundaberg.
A serious back injury as a teenager became a turning point for a young Bundaberg apprentice chef who is quickly making a name for herself in the industry.
Domestic violence victims are the new casualties of the rental crisis gripping regional Qld, with emergency accommodation for fleeing women and children now being shared with desperate families facing homelessness.
Demand from migration and record low rental vacancies are driving state-leading volumes of new property listings across the Wide Bay and Burnett.
As the federal government prepares to spend $40m improving 54 mobile black spots across Australia, not a cent has been allocated to the Wide Bay Burnett, which sits on the cusp of south east Queensland but where lives are at risk and businesses struggle with hundreds of dead zones.
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