From meth mums to family drug rings, dog breeders and corporate workers, there have been 5000+ drug offences across the Wide Bay Burnett in the past two years, with dealers supplying and trafficking to hundreds of regular customers. Here are the ones who got caught:
A controversial Queensland councillor who was officially reprimanded earlier this year is back in the spotlight after using the ‘N’ word on Facebook and unleashing a firestorm.
A parasitic worm discovered on two Fraser Coast properties could spell trouble for the region’s farmers.
As the $1 billion Gympie Bypass closes in on a year until completion, a historian has revealed the very different route the Bruce Highway once took from Maryborough to Brisbane, and the months it took to make that journey.
The community on the Fraser Coast is in mourning after the loss of a popular businessman whose old-school store stood the test of time.
After narrowly avoiding a serious accident on a major Cooloola Coast road, a retiree says she got a rude shock when she pulled over to have a word with the driver.
Experts say women’s approaches to leadership differ in many important ways that can benefit organisations if they learn to harness them. Today we celebrate 40 of the most motivated, successful and inspirational women in our community.
A former nurse has joined the growing chorus of Fraser Coast and Gympie campaigners begging Wide Bay MPs to show some humanity when the vote on the historic Voluntary Assisted Dying bill before Parliament this week, and for those who reject it to get the sack.
A Gympie mum of four has shared her simple secrets after making the life-changing decision to lose more than half her body weight.
The region’s top performing schools for 2020 have been named following a study of academic outcomes. Find out here how your school performed here:
This Buick, which once transported a former Australian prime minister, is now used to transport Bay formal students and loved up couples on their wedding day. See the photos.
A multibillion-dollar renewable energy project north of Gympie is about to face its next hurdle on the way to approval.
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