Qld icon in crisis as Royal Flying Doctor planes grounded
Vital emergency care has been limited to daylight hours as the Royal Flying Doctor Service reports a critical shortage of pilots.
South Burnett
Man’s ‘juvenile’ gel blaster drive-by shot hits plaza pedestrian
An innocent Sunshine Plaza pedestrian has been struck with a gel blaster round shot by a pressure cleaner, who told police he did it while he was “hyped up” after a gym session.
‘Hey mate!’: Watch punter confront Premier on key issue
The Premier has been confronted in a busy shopping centre in Mackay over one of the most pressing issues impacting regional Queenslanders. WATCH FOR HIS RESPONSE
Popular retreat’s expansion plans given tick of approval by the council
A popular retreat located on the Booie Range will soon expand its offerings after South Burnett Regional Council approved a development application for four additional cabins.
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‘Horror stories’: Push to fix deadly regional highway link
Calls are growing for a ‘dangerous’ key road linking Kingaroy to the Burnett Hwy to be upgraded following a string of crashes and fears more will happen.
‘Lost everything’: Pure Western jeans deal turns dreams to dust
A complaint by a competitor 50km away has blocked a rural business from stocking its best-selling product, sending the business owner into debt and prompting calls from the business community for the ‘archaic’ arrangement to be scrapped.
200k jobs boom: Qld’s fastest growing industries and where the jobs will be
More than 200,000 new jobs are expected to open up over the next few years, particularly throughout regional Queensland. See the regions set to boom and the fastest growing industries.
‘Always had a cheeky grin’: Fundraiser launched for family of boy killed in horror explosion
As tributes flow for the young boy killed in a tragic motorbike explosion on Father’s Day, a fundraiser has been launched to support the family.
Woman in 40s airlifted with serious injuries from Burnett
A woman has been airlifted to Toowoomba after falling from a horse at a South Burnett property and sustaining serious injuries.
Multimillion-dollar industry fearful of climate change impact
With a third of Qld’s pig herd penned in the Wide Bay, and Australia’s biggest pork factory located at Kingaroy, the impact of climate change on the pork industry could spell disaster for local jobs and gross domestic product.
‘Uncontrollable’: Qld on high alert amid catastrophic fire conditions
Queensland is on high alert as exceptionally high fuel loads combined with hot temperatures, lightning storms and dry conditions trigger catastrophic fire conditions.
New details revealed about horror highway crash victim
New details have emerged about a young driver killed after his truck crashed while hauling a full load of farm produce up the Burnett Hwy. PHOTOS, UPDATES.
$50k payouts: Shocking animal cruelty cases of Wide Bay Burnett
Animals locked in cars, four dogs put down and countless neglect cases have plagued the Wide Bay Burnett region with those committing the offences forced to pay. Warning: Distressing content
Revealed: The $27b mining injects into Qld as royalties war escalates
Mining and resources projects pumped $27bn into Queensland businesses across the past financial year, amid a war over royalty tax increases.
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