The North Burnett has been revealed as the planned home for a new renewable energy hub, with developers saying it will create more than 1000 jobs during construction, injecting millions into the region.
More than $4 million is being spent to fix six high-risk intersections across the Bundaberg region as the Wide Bay Burnett continues to grapple with the highest road toll in Queensland.
Entry fees prices for Bundaberg’s long-awaited $89.6m aquatic centre have finally been set, but the date you will first be able to swim there was still unclear.
Wildlife rangers are “cracking down” on illegal activity in the South Burnett’s state forests and national parks, with several hefty fines already handed out.
A leading peak legal organisation in Queensland is urging the government to remove rape from the next raft of Adult Crime Adult Time laws, despite high rates of sexual violence sweeping across the state at the hands of teens.
A fire has caused the evacuation of a unit complex on the Fraser Coast.
LNP’s Colin Boyce has been re-elected to Flynn but has blamed a “train wreck” campaign for the party’s wipe-out.
With nearly all votes counted, one candidate has pulled ahead in Hinkler following a tighter contest and a noticeable swing toward Labor.
The massive Flynn electorate covers Banana Shire Council, Central Highlands Regional Council, Gladstone Regional Council, North Burnett Regional Council, Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council, part of the Bundaberg Regional Council, part of the Rockhampton Regional Council, and part of the South Burnett Regional Council.
From Hervey Bay to Bundaberg, tens of thousands of Hinkler voters have already had their say in today’s election, with an early exit poll this morning yielding a shock result but the official count yet to begin.
The spiralling death toll in Wide Bay has earned the region’s roads the title of ‘most dangerous’ in Qld, as we reveal the many beloved faces and stories of those lost to the carnage already this year. VIDEO, PHOTOS.
Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett debuted an ambitious blueprint to grow primary industry in Qld by another $7billion on Friday, but not everyone in the Gympie audience was impressed.
New technology will be rolled out across Queensland targeting drivers who tailgate fellow motorists, but will it have any effect on hostile drivers? HAVE YOUR SAY.
Hinkler voters will today decide who will represent them in the next federal government. Follow live results here.
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