$2.9m worth of road projects to begin this month
Multiple Fraser Coast roads and footpaths are set for a facelift after the council confirmed redevelopment plans and costs. SEE THE LIST.
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Teen rapists should remain reprimanded, says law society
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.
Unit complex evacuated over kitchen blaze
A fire has caused the evacuation of a unit complex on the Fraser Coast.
‘My job starts now’: Batt lays out bold agenda for Hinkler
David Batt has continued more than 30 years of LNP dominance in Hinkler, and he already has ambitious goals for the region.
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New recruits join Maryborough’s correctional frontline
12 new correctional officers, who will be deployed to the Maryborough Correctional Centre, have graduated at a Brolga Theatre ceremony. PHOTOS
WATCH: P-plater’s speeding, erratic driving on Bruce Highway
A young driver’s shocking and dangerous behaviour on one of the state’s worst roads has been caught on camera. See her get slapped with a hefty fine. VIDEO
‘His final ride’: Heartbreak as motorcyclist farewelled
A touching funeral has been for a beloved husband and father killed when his motorcycle was involved in a horror crash in Biggenden.
Meet the seven candidates vying for your vote on election day
The Wide Bay will be contested by a broad field on May 3, with candidates from the LNP, Labor, Greens, Independent, Family First, Trumpet of Patriots and One Nation. Vote in our poll:
One assessed after Bruce Highway rollover
One person has been assessed after a single-vehicle rollover on the Bruce Highway.
Marijuana, meth, Oxy: Drug trafficker’s Snapchat, Facebook deals
A twice convicted drug trafficker and burns victim claims he was using marijuana to deal with pain when things escalated.
‘Misled the House, voters’: Fiery speech on ‘delivered’ station that never was
A Qld MP has told parliament his Labor predecessor and party peddled misleading claims and campaign flyers falsely stating an unfunded, unbuilt fire station had been “delivered”.
$60k fine, ongoing probe: Tobacconist’s illegal vapes,‘Square’ sales
A Qld tobacconist has copped a massive fine and is subject to an ongoing investigation after raids of his lucrative store uncovered thousands of illegal vapes, tobacco and a trail of transactions.
‘Deeply personal’: $23k council podcast draws mixed reaction
The Fraser Coast Regional Council’s decision to launch its own podcast about a flood event that occurred three years ago has drawn some criticism. Let us know what you think by voting in the poll:
‘Obsessed with self importance’: Palmer man’s $2.5m fraud, international extradition
A former Tassie businessman contesting the conservative seat of Wide Bay in the federal election for the Trumpet of Patriots party, has responded to explosive revelations of his criminal past.
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