CQ swimming holes: Best spots to cool off this summer
Don’t let the heat get you down — check out these fantastic waterholes near Rockhampton this summer.
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Driver injured at Qld mine site after truck rolled
A truck driver is in hospital after fresh images can now be shown of a heavy vehicle that rolled at a Queensland mine, the latest of a raft of serious incidents across the sector this year.
More details revealed after woman suffers horror arm injuries
A woman who was trapped by her steering wheel had to be cut from her vehicle after crashing into a tree in slippery conditions in an known mobile black spot near Mackay.
Qld mining giant delivers first coal shipment five years after blaze
A global mining giant has waved off its first coal shipment from its Bowen Basin mine, which had been shut for more than five years after a spontaneous underground blaze halted production at the site.
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Firm’s ban on lung testing of miners lifted
A Queensland medical provider suspended for substandard lung tests will be allowed to resume full operations. See why the ban was lifted.
‘I’d wake up screaming’: Heroic doctor reveals scars from her crowning moment
A rural doctor who helped save the lives of five men after an horrific underground mine explosion has revealed how she was plagued by nightmares of ‘burning boys’ as she spiralled into post-traumatic stress disorder from her heroic efforts.
Watch: ‘How my 21yo son’s town-changing fatal crash is saving lives’
A year on from the shocking crash which claimed a “cheeky”, fishing-loving labourer, we visit the still-grieving hometown where touching memorials and his brave parents are ensuring “his honour lives on”. VIDEO, PHOTOS.
See the unique Book Week costume voted most popular by Central Qlders
An incredibly unique Book Week costume has been voted by Central Qlders as the region’s most popular. See the winning costume, those that came close to nabbing the top spot and many others.
IN PHOTOS: Rockhampton Book Week bonanza
Book Week has hit schools around Queensland this week and there has been no shortage of creativity with costumes across the Rockhampton region this year. Check out our gallery of photos from Central Queensland parents.
Growing demand: Eight new child care centres planned for Central Qld
Parents and carers with children on Central Qld child care wait lists will be pleased to know more centres will be opening up around them. See where they are set to be built and those that have recently opened:
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.
Fashion, environmentally conscious Central Qld students start swap shop
Students at a Central Qld high school learnt second hand doesn’t mean second best while setting up a swap shop in their fight against fast fashion. Read more here:
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