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.
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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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‘Boat goat rodeo’: Soldiers share memories of cyclone Debbie
North Queensland combat engineers remember cyclone Debbie for the resilience of locals but also for having sent soldiers to a “boat goat rodeo”, as they are bestowed the greatest honour a regiment can get from a local community.
‘Gender corrupt pornography’: Sex ed book banning push hits Qld council
A small but vocal group of petitioners in a Queensland city want their local council to remove children’s books containing what they describe as “pornographic” material, singling out sex-ed books with queer themes.
Staggering size of Qld’s $12b pumped hydro project revealed
Queensland Hydro revealed for the first time the scale of the world’s largest pumped hydro operation, but does the project have a shelf life beyond the October elections? DETAILS.
Doctors fight to save young dad’s arm after ‘freak accident’
A young father who’s had three surgeries in three days can recall every moment of the ‘freak accident’ that shocked onlookers and left him fighting to keep his arm. LATEST
New highway route bypasses broken bridge
Motorists will now be able to use a newly built sidetrack to avoid hours-long delays on a busy highway in the state’s lucrative mining region. LATEST
APPROVED: Aldi coming to the Whitsundays
Aldi is powering ahead with its back-to-back debut into the Mackay Whitsundays as it receives the green light to move forward with its Cannonvale store. Read when it could open.
A day in the life of a woodturner living in tropical paradise
A North Queensland ex-miner who moved to a tropical haven for the quality of the timber has opened the doors of his shed, to share his passion for woodturning.
‘Won’t be the same’: Beloved ‘classic’ pub announces closure
A beloved Whitsunday ‘classic’ pub has announced it would close down in a bombshell message to its regulars, as locals shared their memories one last time.
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