Nine years after a $60k statue of a war hero who was the first to step ashore at Gallipoli was installed in Maryborough, a second $100k version has been unveiled with a hunt on for a home for the original.
A vital Wide Bay organisation has revealed the reasons behind a decimation in volunteer numbers as the LNP takes a swipe at the government over the issue.
With three decades of salon experience up her sleeve, it’s unsurprising Fraser Coast’s best hair colourist had the competition in the bag.
New details have come to light after a dingo was speared to death on K’gari and a man came forward following the incident.
Two women have been flown off K’gari with spinal injuries after a shocking vehicle rollover at the northern tip of the island on New Year’s Eve.
New Year’s Eve celebrations are set to light up the night sky on Sunday night despite a week of wild weather. See the list of fireworks displays in the South Burnett, Gympie, Rainbow Beach and the Fraser Coast.
From tragic road fatalities that impacted countless lives to ordinary people who did extraordinary things, here are the stories that broke our hearts and inspired in 2023.
A weekend of predicted wild weather has prompted a warning for possible moderate flooding in parts of regional Queensland.
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.
A new government report reveals which Wide Bay cities are recording the highest population growth in Queensland as the region’s appeal to retirees and southerners puts added pressure on the housing crisis. SEE BREAKDOWN.
A holiday-maker at K’gari has been flown to a mainland hospital in the island’s third emergency air rescue in a week.
A young man’s Boxing Day break has ended in hospital after he was burnt at a K’gari campsite.
Severe storm cells crossing the Wide Bay have unleashed chaos, knocking down trees, causing flash flooding on several roads and headaches for bargain shoppers. LATEST.
A woman has been taken to hospital after suffering multiple injuries in a single vehicle crash at the Fraser Coast.
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