Tragedy to triumph: Biggest Wide Bay-Burnett stories of 2023
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.
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‘Be alert, not alarmed’: Riverside regions on flood watch
A weekend of predicted wild weather has prompted a warning for possible moderate flooding in parts of regional Queensland.
‘Already developing’: Why bureau says severe storms are certain
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.
Outpouring of tributes, grief for ‘two lives taken way too soon’
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.
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Tens of thousands head to the polls early across Wide Bay
Six days out from the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, 40,000 voters across the Wide Bay and Burnett have braved early crowds to have their say.
‘Like brothers’: The last words two best mates said to each other
As the Mary Valley tries to come to terms with the senseless loss of a beautiful young life, his mum and best friend have shared some treasured memories, and hinted at the demons that haunted Cale after losing his brother.
Egyptians, Incans, aliens: Gympie Pyramid’s wild origin theories debunked
A historian says she can separate fact from fiction with the Gympie Pyramid, which has been at the centre of claims tying it to the Egyptians, Incans and even extraterrestrials.
Murgon 10’s heartbreaking tale of loss, mateship and service
A military historian has documented the odyssey of 10 young South Burnett men, after they travelled from Murgon to Gympie to join the fight in World War I.
Gympie’s powerhouse women and how they built their empires
Meet the entrepreneurs who have turned ideas and side hustles into success stories, some earning seven figures. See how they created their empires and find out their secret to success.
‘One of a kind’: tributes flow for young crash victim
Family and friends remember a ‘one of a kind’ 19-year-old Cooloola Cove boy who died tragically when his car ran off the road in Gunalda on Saturday.
Cattle drafting accident leaves woman with severe hand injury
A woman has been rushed to hospital with a severe hand injury after a cattle drafting incident on a South Burnett property.
Fire crews contain ‘dangerous’ blaze after campers evacuated
Fire crews have contained a huge fire in Wongi State Forest after an emergency evacuation warning was issued for campgrounds and homes between Maryborough and Bundaberg.
Driver trapped after car rolls over embankment
A driver is entrapped at the scene of a single vehicle rollover at Corella as emergency services attempt to free them from the wreck.
Jobs boom to upskill Qld for mega hydro dams, SuperGrid
In anticipation of Qld’s two new pumped hydro dams and the SuperGrid, a new partnership will flesh out how to upskill regional Queensland and could train as many as 500 apprentices a year.
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