The dam safety regulator is forcing the TRC into a $270m upgrade to Cressbrook Dam that won’t increase its storage capacity. While the council has reached out to Labor and the LNP both have sidestepped a pre-election commitment.
Despite a cost of living crisis, pokie spending is higher than ever. Discover Queensland’s worst spots for gambling, and see how your region rates.
‘Have fun being famous’: A regional Queensland truckie who assaulted a parking officer and threatened to publicly release 376 personal files of his ex-partner fronted court for the “absolutely disgraceful” behaviour.
Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers kicks off this weekend with the iconic Festival of Food and Wine at Queens Park, but it is not the only thing on. See our entertainment guide here.
A fishing village’s chance to become the next Whitsundays is on ice as a $250m development collapses and goes on the market.
A Qld farmer and father of three took advantage of a broke backpacker’s desire to stay in Australia on a visa causing the victim significant trauma and a ‘fear of men’.
He was hailed a hero of Queensland’s hellfire horror, but one online chatroom conversation has resulted in this respected miner’s downfall, a court has heard.
A jury has cleared a Toowoomba business owner accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman returning a verdict of not guilty following the man’s trial for the alleged sex crime.
As National Volunteer Week comes to a close, a special ceremony was held in the Granite Belt acknowledging the outstanding efforts of two BlazeAid volunteers. Full details here.
50+ Crimes: A 14-year-old ‘juvie king’ has been released on parole after he pleaded guilty to terrorising the Darling Downs community during a violent meth-fuelled crime spree.
A pregnant Sunshine Coast mum, already on bail for fraud, has missed her ultra sound and fears she may give birth in custody after being arrested following an alleged crime spree.
A Queensland university staffer was supposed to be helping a young learner driver “get her hours up” when things took a terrible turn.
A retro store on the Granite Belt will bid farewell to its Stanthorpe site, having only opened to the public in December 2023. Full details here.
A Queensland mine worker who had been heavily drinking has escaped jail after his friend suffered a traumatic brain injury and almost died when he fell off the back of the quad bike he was riding.
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