Horror stories of a patient being told by a nurse in ED to defecate in her pants and another not receiving important medications has resulted in a push for an independent investigation into the Rockhampton Hospital.
A rescue chopper is flying to a small Qld town to airlift a motorcyclist who has suffered ‘life threatening’ injuries in an accident. BREAKING
A man has been arrested and charged with 12 offences following investigations into alleged serious domestic violence incidents. VIDEO.
A victim of two teens who have pleaded guilty to his armed robbery has revealed he is scared to go out at night, as a court also heard the pair have a combined 300 prior offences on their criminal records.
They were pivotal in the Bulls Masters Country Challenge grand final victory. Now three local cricket stars want a similar result against the nation’s best country players.
From the football codes to netball and hockey, we highlight the performances of the region’s top sporting clubs in the past 12 months. See who made the list.
A miniature foxy alerted his 90-year-old owner to signs of an unwanted visitor after a huge reptile’s creepy calling card was mistaken for a leftover Christmas decoration. PHOTOS.
A 19-year-old parolee punched a Central Queensland bottle shop attendant in the head after the worker struggled with a teenager who was trying to make off with some alcohol.
A fisherman and his tinnie have been left remarkably unscathed after a run in with a crocodile almost 5m in length on New Year’s Eve.
Trainer Graeme Green full of praise for Master Jamie, who has made Rockhampton racing history. Read what he has to say about his star performer.
A Central Queensland father with cancer was on heavy medication after surgery and drinking homemade scotch whiskey when he violently attacked his former partner.
A Central Queensland father was abusing drugs and alcohol and playing Grand Theft Auto when he and another person devised a plan to rob a service station on the Capricorn Coast.
There have been more than 1000 drug offences recorded on the Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast in 2023.
The Bureau of Meteorology has revealed which parts of the Sunshine Coast are likely to be hit by bad storms first as dangerous systems develop across much of the southeast for the final weekend of the year – delaying local trains by up to an hour.
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