Tributes flow from family of ‘the boy who lived’
The Queensland family of SIDS survivor Ashton Burns were told their little boy would die once he was taken off the ventilator doctors believed was keeping him alive – that was nine years ago.
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Mega gallery: My First Year 2023 Wide Bay Burnett
Prepare for cuteness overload with our My First Year 2023 monster gallery of hundreds of adorable preppies from 150 schools across Bundaberg, Fraser Coast, Gympie and the Burnett.
Wide Bay and Burnett hardest hit in summer of wild weather
A third of at least one insurance company’s insurance claims this summer came from the Wide Bay, with Cooloola Cove copping the worst in Qld, followed by Maryborough, Tinana and Curra.
Funny faces: My First Year Fraser Coast silly photos
Browse our funny faces photo gallery featuring the cheeky grins of the Fraser Coast’s prep students of 2023.
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Missing Gympie man found safe after 24-hour search
The hunt for 40-year-old Michael Carter near Tin Can Bay has come to an end, but few details have been revealed about what happened since police started looking for him after finding a car he was believed to have been driving abandoned near bushland.
Violent roo attack keeping coastal community on edge
Residents in a small seaside community, where problems with the local wildlife peaked with an attack earlier this year, are going to interesting lengths to prevent a repeat. Think – marsupial mugshots …
Woman in hospital after car crashed into ditch at Gundiah
A woman has been taken to hospital after her car drove into a ditch at Gundiah on Tuesday morning.
Revealed: Fraser Coast’s Best Dance Teacher
You voted. Now, a clear winner as emerged in the hunt for the Fraser Coast’s Best Dance Teacher.
Dogs labelled dangerous to cost $1200 a year to keep
A Maryborough man who has two dogs that have been declared dangerous may be forced to have them put down due to the expense of registering the animals.
Walk for awareness to bring awareness to hidden pandemic
As dozens of people walk around Seafront Oval this weekend, they will be thinking about the mates they have lost.
‘Lucky to be alive’: Car crushed in shocking highway crash
A couple, who rushed to help a man after his car rolled and slammed into a tree on the Bruce Highway, have shared shocking details about the moment they found the wreck on their property.
‘Empty pigeon coop’: ED floor in spotlight amid Covid concerns
An empty hospital floor in the Hervey Bay Hospital emergency department and the region’s ability to cope with Covid were among top topics covered at a public meeting as the war over our hospital crisis flares up again.
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