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‘An inspiration and a hero’: Beloved grazier, uncle and brother mourned
A much loved Fraser Coast cattleman has been remembered as someone who was devoted to his work on the farm and to his extended family.
‘I’ve cried and begged’: Sick baby’s desperate mum ‘forced’ to go private
The single mother of a chronically ill baby boy says she had no choice but to take him out of Queensland’s public health system after it failed to help her son, and now had to find the money to get him treated in the private sector.
These are the Qld towns you don’t want to give birth in
Confronting staffing figures show eight Queensland maternity facilities have experienced a desperate shortage of obstetricians, anaesthetists and midwives.
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Shock police figures that shame Qld drivers after record road toll
More than 420 drivers have been caught either drink-driving or speeding every single day across Queensland over the past six weeks – even as the state reels from the worst road toll on record.
Tattoo House chief artist voted best tattooist in Bundaberg
Sami Atkins, the owner and chief artist of The Tattoo House in Bundaberg West, has swept the competition away in this year’s search for the best tattoo artist in Bundaberg. Check out her story, and who made the top three:
Remembering the Australia Day floods that ravaged the Burnett
In the North Burnett 12 years ago, Eidsvold council worker Lucy Connolly barely escaped with her life after being washed away and then clinging to a tree in flood waters for five hours. Her rescuer was her grazier neighbour. VIDEO.
North Burnett Australia Day award winners 2025
The winners of North Burnett’s Australia Day awards include volunteer extraordinaire Vivien Smyth, who has received the highest honour. Read our full list of award recipients, six local legends and their inspirational stories:
Second child bitten by dingo at Lake McKenzie
Two children have been treated for dingo bites at Lake McKenzie on K’gari in separate incidents. It’s the fourth dingo attack recorded on the island in a matter of days.
Bundy Rum fights to lift spirits on soaring drink costs
The cost of a night out is climbing as Australia’s twice-yearly spirits tax hits drinkers hard.
90+ faces: Inside Bundaberg’s Australia Day citizenship celebrations
Families, business owners, and couples were among 36 people who took the oath to become Australian citizens at Bundaberg’s Multiplex during a special Australia Day ceremony. GALLERY
Man fighting for life after being run over in Bundaberg North
A man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Queen Street in Bundaberg North early this morning, sparking a police investigation.
Luxe Queensland rentals raking in up to $9k a night
Some of Queensland’s top Airbnb hosts have turned their short-stay accommodations into more than just a side hustle.
Watch: Inside ‘War of the Worlds’ electric storm
A powerful storm producing more than 110,000 lightning strikes left its mark on the Wide Bay where some streets were still without power on Saturday. It comes as a meteorologist explains how rainfall varied across the region.
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