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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Queensland Rugby League player charged with rape, sexual assault
A QRL player who returned to the state after a stint in NSW was charged with serious sexual offences less than two months after signing for his hometown club.
Extraordinary Qld prep student who defeated two cancers
The first week of school was extra special for a Toowoomba prep student who just 18-months ago feared she may not see her next Christmas. Here’s how she triumphed.
Crisafulli steadfast in pussyfooting around ‘adult time’ for teen rapists
The Crisafulli Government is a step closer to making the next raft of changes to the Youth Justice Act, however Queenslanders are no closer to getting confirmation that the changes will include harsher sentences for juvenile rapists.
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‘Smitten’: Qld beef family welcomes New Year’s baby on mum’s birthday
A beloved regional Queensland beef family has welcomed its first grandchild, which also happened to be the hospital’s first baby of 2025.
Child escapes floodwaters as alert issued for regional Qld town
Residents in a regional Queensland town have been issued an emergency alert following a massive deluge across the final days of 2024.
POWER 50: The top Darling Downs athletes of 2024 ranked
RANKED: From local heroes to Olympic superstars, we’ve named and ranked the Darling Downs top 50 athletes of 2024. Find out who made the list here.
16-year-old driver second to lose life in horror suburban crash
The teenage driver in the horror crash along a regional Queensland street on Sunday night has lost their life days after a 22-year-old passenger was killed.
Your guide to what’s open this festive season
With the festive season upon us, here is your guide to what stores are open across the region. Find out more
Full list: Toowoomba DV thugs guilty of attacking women
Harrowing accounts from domestic violence survivors flooded Toowoomba courts in 2024, from pregnant women assaulted, others subjected to chilling death threats and beheading videos, to brave women forced to run for their lives in an attempt to escape their abusers.
ON YOUR MARKS: We look at every run of the Postle Gift
FLASHBACK: From local heroes and NRLW stars to Australia’s sprinting elite – the Postle Gift has produced some lightning quick racing. Here’s our look at every running of the event since its 2018 debut. Did we catch you in action?
Online fake cop ‘tricks’ mum into drugging, filming child
A Toowoomba mother who assisted her partner in the repeated rape, drugging, and filming of her child for more than a year under the guise of a fake AFP court order to catch pedophiles online has been released from jail.
Revealed: Miracle bub crowned Western Downs’ cutest baby 2024
After eight long years trying to fall pregnant, Tiomi Nickolls never gave up hope and in May this year miracle baby Aksel was born. Now, following weeks of voting, the adorable bub has been crowned the Western Downs’ cutest baby.
‘Caught at 170km/h’: Police plea to drivers to slow down
As families across the Darling Downs head into Christmas without their loved ones, police are pleading with the community to exercise caution or more could suffer the same fate as Queensland ticks closer to having the most deadly road toll on record in 2024.
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