‘Baby has arrived’: Charity lands big win in $300k struggle
A local charity was at the mercy of a national provider when it raised $300,000 for emergency accomodation only to be told it might not ever be delivered.
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NQ town scores affordable housing
A major housing boost is coming to a vital North Queensland town, as a 32-unit affordable apartment complex gets approved. See the designs.
Woman injured in two vehicle crash
A woman has been injured after a two-car crash at a Whitsundays intersection early this morning.
Ranked: 10 biggest cattle property sales of the year
From fledgling families to cattle kings expanding their kingdom, see the biggest cattle property sales of the last 12 months, meet the people who bought them and for how much.
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‘Little bit of Italy’ coming to Bruce Highway
The men behind a Whitsunday cleaning company are hoping to bring a little bit of Italy to a small town off the Bruce Highway.
Mining town’s only bakery closes after 27 years
After almost three decades of business a mining community’s only source of cream buns and fresh meat pies will be closing for good.
$100m skyway project will offer 1km cable ride over Qld paradise
An ambitious new Whitsunday tourist attraction is going ahead with projections it will draw more than 250,000 visitors and generate $25m a year.
Miner stripped down to shorts to rescue crash victims from ‘croc creek’
A miner has told how he jumped into a creek despite a crocodile warning sign to rescue people from a sinking car which had crashed. DETAILS
Elderly woman seriously injured in car, train crash
A woman in her 80s was flown to Townsville with serious leg injuries after the vehicle she was driving collided with a train and flipped north of Mackay.
Swimming hole open as council slaps down toilet, rubbish plans
The native title holders of a regional Queensland waterhole have distanced themselves from the efforts of a newly-registered First Nations-owned company which shut the public gate leading to it.
Two injured following crash into gully
A man and woman sustained injuries after a vehicle went off the Bruce Highway and into a water-filled gully.
Mum of two spat on police officer
A mum who landed a flurry of blows into a woman’s face was later caught with a flick-knife by hospital staff, and lashed out at police seeking to detain her.
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