Dirt bike rider rescued from forest
RACQ LifeFlight Rescue’s Bundaberg-based helicopter has airlifted a motorcyclist to hospital, after he was injured in a crash in a state forest, north of...
Turtles come out of their shell early for nesting season
One of the world’s most important nesting sites has welcomed its first turtle a month earlier than expected, kicking off a significant time of...
Public health alert: Reports kids touch bats at Welcome to Bargara!’ event
Wide Bay Public Health Unit (PHU) has received reports that children came into direct physical contact with a bat at the ‘Welcome to Bargara!’...
GP clinic coming to Bundaberg high school
Bundaberg North State High School has been selected to be part of the Palaszczuk Government’s ground-breaking GP Pilot Program.
Member for Bundaberg Tom Smith announced...
Paralympians return home to Bundy
Bundaberg's three proud Paralympic athletes were welcomed home this week at a special Q&A and presentation at the Bundaberg Multiplex.
Samantha Schmidt, Chris Pitt...
Harvest season like no other ticking along
Reports from local sugarcane farmers and Bundaberg CANEGROWERS say this year's sugarcane harvest season is going off without a hitch, this being the first...
Inside Bundaberg’s orange army
From pulling people from floodwaters and bushfires to safety, to searching and locating missing persons, the State Emergency Service (SES) is always there for...
18 year-old woman charged for alleged Bargara blade attack
Bundaberg detectives have charged an 18-year-old-woman following an altercation at a Bargara home, 11 October, which resulted in a man sustaining several stab wounds.
It...
Stress relief for frontline workers and veterans
Frontline workers having to cope with attending gruesome and emotional scenes every day, are being offered a free avenue of treatment to help cope...
‘This is the time to get vaccinated’
Wide Bay residents are being pushed to walk into a pop-up vaccination clinic this week, following on from Queensland's second Super Pfizer Weekend. (9-10...
New shared vision for sugarcane industry
Sugarcane industry peak bodies and the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia, (CRCNA) are partnering to develop the first whole-of-industry shared vision and...
Safer driving speeds on Goodwood Road
Speed limits on Goodwood Road at Doolbi will be lowered this month to improve safety.
Member for Bundaberg Tom Smith said the change came after...
Flood rescue in North Gregory
Emergency crews have been kept busy over the past week, responding to multiple flood-related incidents across Queensland.
Three juvenile girls were rescued by Queensland Fire...
