Barrels and buckles: Central Qld cowgirl reigns in rodeo arena
At age 56, Leanne Caban is showing no signs of slowing down, scoring an impressive double aboard her trusty steed Akka Dakka in the APRA National Finals Rodeo.
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$700k in upgrades needed to reopen Rockhampton child care centre
Rockhampton council has weighed up the region’s desperate need for childcare spaces as it debates the risk of leasing a liquidated centre to an elite school until 2045.
Man’s bail bid after alleged indecent act in public
A man accused of performing an indecent act in public while “maintaining eye contact” with his alleged victim, has made a bid for freedom.
Boy from bush who started 1600 church movement dies
Australia’s first TV evangelist and the founder of one of the fastest growing church movements with churches around the world has died. VIDEOS
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100+ faces: Riders shred new mountain bike trails in Pioneer Valley
Mountain bike riders young and old whipped around the new Finch Hatton Mountain Bike Trail at the official open day at the weekend. PHOTOS
Running towards the carnage, heroes of the Bruce Highway
Diving into murky waters to retrieve someone, running towards an exploding truck inferno. Read the heroic acts of bystanders first on scene to Bruce Highway tragedies who did all they could to save another.
Two taken to hospital after car flips during traffic crash
Multiple emergency services crews are at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Rockhampton. A person is believed to be entrapped after one of the vehicles landed on its side.
Busted: 12 drink or drug drivers in Rockhampton court
A man diagnosed with lung cancer, a miner, painter, heavy rigid licence holder and property manager are among the drivers who have fronted court at Rockhampton recently. DETAILS.
Mum’s health scare: ‘I had no symptoms, but screening saved my life’
A mother of four says her surgeon was ‘truly shocked to see a polyp so big in someone her age’ after she underwent a screening following a family member’s cancer scare.
Meet the Macca’s-loving Qld crim so brazen he stole cash at court
Believing he had successfully pulled off a wallet crime within the walls of a Queensland courthouse, this man celebrated by shouting a group a round of McDonald’s meals. There was just one problem.
Raging inferno destroys truck on major mining highway
Shock images have surfaced showing a truck carrying diesel engulfed by flames on a major rural highway, less than four weeks after a similar incident in the same area.
Allegedly stolen Nissan Navara collides with owner’s pursuing Mazda 3
Police are searching for an allegedly stolen grey Nissan Navara that reportedly collided with its owner’s other car as they pursued them. UPDATES
Alleged stabbing of Sydney priest should be a wake-up call for Aussies
The organiser of rallies against hate has warned there will be more attacks like the alleged stabbing of the bishop in Sydney unless Australians take a stand against extremism.
LIST: Central QLD Anzac Day Dawn Services, marches and other info
Residents from across Central Queensland will come together for Anzac Day commemorations on Thursday, 25 April. Here are the services details for this Anzac Day.
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