Shovel ready bike trails to fill regional tourism hole
Council has given the green light to have boots on the ground for a 1000 acre “club-house” eco-park which could change the face of Whitsunday’s tourism.
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Emu Park set to make a big splash as a 2032 Olympic venue
Central Queensland could be hosting another Olympic event in 2032 with Emu Park favoured to stage the emerging sport of coastal rowing should it be included in the Games’ program.
Popular Toowoomba retailer to close it doors
It is understood there is a process under way find new jobs for the staff.
Bow produced after man hit by beer can in unit complex ‘melee’
A young man’s temper landed him in court after he aimed a bow and arrow at a group of people during a row.
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Police investigating after driver flees crash scene
Investigators are searching for the driver who fled on foot after crashing a Nissan X-Trail in the early hours of Friday morning.
Online seller told buyer to ‘chill’ before $1k jewellery swindle
A Sunshine Coast cleaner has been outed for her unsophisticated but “clearly planned” Facebook fraud where she embezzled a grand from an interstate woman over a gold bracelet.
‘Screaming in panic’: Brave teen’s river rescue as girls swarmed by wasps
A Girl Guide’s heroism is being recognised after she bravely jumped into a Queensland river and helped a group of juniors – one of whom had been stung by wasps 13 times – after a kayaking trip took a terrifying turn.
Boy Swallows Universe author honoured with uni fellowship
Critically acclaimed author Trent Dalton first arrived at the University of Southern Queensland looking to escape his turbulent upbringing, but what he found were tools to understand the people around him and celebrate their stories.
‘On lunch, no supervision’: Why Qld daycare is charged with toddler’s death
Whimsically named the Bumble Bee room, a quiet space in a childcare centre became the backdrop for a tragedy which devastated a two-year-old’s family and landed the business in court.
Heavily intoxicated man allegedly caught in stolen car
Police are waiting for a man to sober up before they charge him with a raft of offences related the alleged theft of vehicles in the Darling Downs.
Car, motorbike, trailer destroyed in Gold Coast unit blaze
Police are investigating a fire which engulfed several vehicles at a Gold Coast unit block. Read the latest
Ex-NRL superstar says he’s ‘not guilty’ of nightclub assault
Former Dally M medalist and Mackay son Ben Barba is back in court over alleged nightclub antics but this time he says the cops have got it wrong. LATEST.
LIST: Bizarre, quirky items gifted to Qld MPs
Queensland MPs collected a variety of unusual gifts over the past year, from headdresses, miniature tractors, and even boxing gloves. SEE THE LIST
Phone records to play role in teen’s shed fire murder case
Records from three telcos are needed in the case against a teen charged with the murder and burglary of a man whose body was discovered in a burnt out shed, rare access to the Children’s Court has revealed.
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