FIFO gold mine worker’s ‘harsh’ dismissal not unfair
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.
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Teen busted on car window doing 80km/h in beach holiday blitz
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.
Women suffer spinal injuries in New Year’s Eve rollover on K’gari
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.
Full guide: Where to watch NYE fireworks across Wide Bay Burnett
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.
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Pitt ‘heartened’ by referendum result
After his electorate voted overwhelmingly in opposition to the Voice to Parliament proposal, Nationals MP Keith Pitt has called for Australians to ‘put the country back together’.
Watch: ‘Great flaming liars’ jab as Bundy booth fires up
‘Yes’ and ’no’ campaigners found the wrong woman to target in the Wide Bay as a 78-year-old summed up the frustration of many. VIDEO, UPDATES.
Hundreds mourn beloved ‘larrikin’ and ‘true mate’
More than 300 friends and family have paid tribute and farewelled Nanango ‘larrikin’ Riley Wilson after the beloved former Downlands College student’s death in a car crash.
Parents fume over push to close eKindy pods across Queensland
After angry parents raised the alarm a remote kindergarten program would be shut down, the education minister has stepped in.
Council makes decision on first part of new suburb, shops
Development will soon begin on a new Gympie housing estate with 308 residential lots, and its own gym, childcare centre, medical centre and shops.
Old dam wall to go as $14.2b Borumba project hits milestone
The historic development will include a new upper reservoir and a new dam wall to replace the existing Borumba dam wall, which will increase the lake’s capacity from 46 to 224 gigalitres.
Time goes by: 16 icons of the Wide Bay that no longer exist
In their heyday, they were popular local fixtures – stores, pubs, restaurants and places everybody knew about and loved. Read their history, the people behind them and where they are now.
Family out safely as house burns north of Gympie
Multiple emergency crews are on the scene of a house fire metres from the Bruce Hwy.
Row erupts over Rainbow Beach music festival ‘noise’
The Rainbow Beach Sports Club has fought off an attempt by some nearby residents to force its upcoming This is Living music festival to relocate – but that could be the last time.
Watch: Shock footage emerges of out-of-control cement truck
Video has emerged of a loaded cement truck careering down a busy Bruce Hwy overpass at Gympie, before tipping over and trapping the driver, and causing hours of traffic chaos.
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