Just days after a hearse carrying a coffin draped in a checkered flag honoured a 53-year-old speedway legend, he and a teen racer, who also tragically died of cancer, are being remembered at a regional race meet. VIDEO, TRIBUTES.
Tributes are flowing for a “joyful” Sunshine Coast father of two and business owner after his sudden death left loved ones heartbroken.
A Queensland family has been left ‘with no words’ to describe how much they will miss a young soldier who was killed fighting in the Ukraine.
Delays are expected on the Bruce Highway north of Gympie as crews work to retrieve a bread truck trailer which caught fire near a school early Saturday.
A historic Queensland home has been declared uninhabitable after an uninsured driver crashed into it while the homeowner was inside with his two dogs. Watch the video.
After a car crash near Murgon caused their beloved dog Yoda to flee into the wilderness, a family’s desperate week-long search which captured the community’s hearts has ended with a joyful reunion.
Thousands rolled up to the 2024 Childers Festival and visitors and locals alike were entertained with fun music, food and market stalls. See who was there.
The Queensland racing industry has made a significant impact on the Wide Bay economy, contributing nearly $50m in 2022-23 and doubling in value.
One man has been taken to hospital after two motorbikes collided on a Queensland highway.
Fee hikes along with BYO loos for day trippers are just a few changes recommended for a world-famous beachside recreation park north of Noosa, labelled a ‘s—hole’ by some.
A popular church is planning to expand amid expectations its congregation will surge to more than double in the next few years. See the plans.
The search for Gympie’s best sports coach has begun. Vote now from the list of 54 finalists, as nominated by readers.
They are fearless, don’t mind flies and prickles, follow their trusty dogs to targets and know how to spot a croc. Love them or hate them, meet the men and women pig hunters of Queensland.
A Bundaberg childcare educator has been voted the best in the state by our readers and says she still loves the job after nearly 20 years in the industry.
Whether you prefer thin or thick, timeless or edgy brows, Gympie’s brow salons have plenty of technicians to choose from but who is the best? Vote in our poll.
A freshly graduated teacher with more than two decades in the childcare industry has been named Gympie’s favourite prep teacher of 2024.
An outpouring of tributes to a beloved wife, mum and friend have come from a close-knit community following her death at 51 years old.
When a Qld woman noticed a “pimple” on her neck, she never imagined it would nearly end her life and mark the beginning of a year-long battle with a flesh-eating bacteria involving more than 15 surgeries and multiple ICU stays.
Police have renewed their plea for public help to find a Monto woman missing for almost three months and last seen on the Sunshine Coast.
Development of a Qld beachside suburb famous for its laid-back lifestyle is well underway and attracting retirees in droves to its tree-lined shores.
A rescue chopper has flown a woman to hospital after she was bitten by a snake while working in thick bushland in the North Burnett.
A worker, tragically killed on a Bundaberg Sugar-owned farm, is being remembered as “the most beautiful father to his three children” and a beloved brother and mate. LATEST.
Thousands flocked to Goomeri on Sunday for the annual Pumpkin Festival, enjoying a day filled with family fun, pumpkin-themed activities, and a vibrant parade. See our gallery.
An investigation continues into the speargun killing of a dingo on world heritage-listed K’gari that happened in the wake of multiple children bitten on the island.
The clock is ticking down on a century-old part of the Gympie Hospital and the region’s health service is calling on the public to help commemorate its important role in the city’s history.
The countdown is on for the opening of final stage of the Cooroy to Curra Bruce Hwy Bypass of Gympie, as another major milestone nears completion.
The long-awaited $1 billion Gympie Bypass is less than one year away from completion, but there remains no shortage of mega-projects on the horizon in all corners of the Wide Bay Burnett.
A popular beach highway has been opened up after a 70m+ cliff collapsed and blocked beach access for two days. VIDEO:
Tourists and campers at a hugely popular regional Qld beach are facing significant travel delays after a massive landslide down cliffs more than 70m high cut access to the area.
A man in his 20s has suffered burns to his face after a backyard fire accident on the Fraser Coast while firefighters rushed to separate suspicious car blazes in the same region overnight. DETAILS.
Another young girl has been attacked by a dingo after running in fear from an encounter on K’gari.
A regional Qld barbecue chef who suddenly closed his well-loved restaurant at Christmas opens up on how last year’s drought combined with the soaring cost-of-living has only made it harder for local, boutique restaurants to keep their doors open.
A teenager has told how she was left in terrible pain after she was stung by an irukandji jellyfish in the waters off Hervey Bay.
Police are searching for two thieves who have rung in the new year by breaking into a suburban Gympie home and making off with several items, including two vehicles.
The family of one of two women who drowned in the Mary River following a sudden stormwater surge say the “beautiful” community-minded mum will “never be forgotten” as they prepare for her funeral. DETAILS.
A former health and safety manager working on the rehabilitation of a regional Qld gold mine only discovered he lost his job when he turned up to the airport to find no flight had been booked.
More than 100 fines have been handed out in a holiday crackdown on popular Queensland beaches, with drivers busted speeding, not wearing seatbelts, and drink driving. Watch the video.
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.
Hundreds of members of Gympie’s community are paying tribute to two friends drowned in a Boxing Day stormwater drain tragedy at the Mary River which has devastated the region.
Two Gympie mothers, friends with a passion for running and hiking, have been identified as the women killed in a stormwater drain tragedy on Boxing Day.
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.
A desperate search of the Mary River for a second woman missing after she and two others were washed out of a nearby stormwater drain they were exploring has ended in tragedy. NEW VIDEO, PHOTOS.
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 popular Sunshine Coast beach has been closed as the Sunshine Coast braces for an afternoon of wild Boxing Day weather. Read the latest.
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