Historic outback train service farewells driver after 14 years on the journey from nowhere to nowhere
After 14 years driving the historic Gulflander, the train from "nowhere to nowhere", Ken Fairbairn is moving on to another great rail adventure
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‘Truly historic moment’ as Sunshine Coast green credentials win international recognition
The Sunshine Coast has won official recognition as a UNESCO biosphere reserve, just the fifth of its kind in Australia.
Rock still solid 40 years on. Goanna hits the road to celebrate Spirit of Place
Very few bands make a record that contains the essence of its time and still sounds relevant four decades later. Goanna did it with their very first album, Spirit of Place, in 1982.
Alleged million dollar family fraud. Police urge elderly to speak up about abuse
Queensland Police want people to be vigilant for signs of elder abuse, following the arrest of a man alleged to have defrauded an elderly family member of over one million dollars.
Shire asks state to end review of disputed suburbs as vote opens
Livingstone Shire Council, in central Queensland, wants the State Government to end a review of who controls three suburbs claimed by southern neighbour, Rockhampton Regional Council.
Land handover builds bright future on K’gari Fraser Island
Traditional Owners on Fraser Island now have freehold title to their native title land in the island’s World Heritage area.
Putin’s war dents Queensland agriculture sector confidence as costs rise and prices tipped to fall
There’s been a significant drop in confidence among Queensland primary producers, with war-driven input costs rises a key concern.
Cape York rising fuel prices begin to bite again
Road users on Cape York Peninsula are again feeling the bite of rising fuel prices, as Queensland goes through another petrol price hike cycle.
Approach with care. Police issue level crossing warning after train and car collide
Queensland Police have urged road users to be careful at railway level crossings, after a train and car collided in Cairns.
An unforgettable week. Cowboy Cotter becomes first time dad after Origin debut win
Queensland rugby league star Reuben Cotter and his partner, Mackenzie Falco, have announced the birth of baby daughter, Sunny, three days after Reuben helped the Maroons win last week’s State of Origin opener.
Remembering the Friendship crash. The enduring mystery of Australia’s worst air disaster
At about 10pm, on June 10, 1960, an almost new aircraft gently descending towards Mackay airport flew into the sea. We still don’t know why.
Queensland boosts IT subsidy for isolated school students, promises better bush internet speeds
The Queensland Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) has welcomed an increase to the IT subsidy the State Government gives to distance education students.
Two charged over Glasshouse Mountains human remains
Queensland detectives have charged two men following the discovery of human remains beside a forestry track in the Sunshine Coast hinterland on Tuesday.
Passion for pubs putting new life in 142-year-old north Queensland hotel
Queensland was a young colony, Federation was two decades away, and Queen Victoria was still British monarch when the Royal Hotel first opened its doors.
I felt my whole body pushed forward. Man shot while driving on Gold Coast lucky to be alive
A family shot at while driving on the Gold Coast last weekend say they're lucky to be alive as police appeal for witnesses
Heartbreaking cat stats. Townsville Council calls out uncaring owners
Townsville City Council says it’s heartbreaking that only seven per cent of cats who come in to the city pound are reclaimed by their owners.
New Hendra variant prompts Queensland vaccine warning to horse owners
The Queensland Government wants the state’s horse owners and veterinarians to vaccinate animals for the deadly Hendra virus
Cairns man on child drug and grooming charges after six month police investigation
A man has appeared in the Cairns Magistrates Court on charges of drugging and indecently assaulting eight local children.
League star and award winning book lift language and literacy
An Indigenous language children’s storybook produced by a south-east Queensland council has won a Reconciliation Award.
Come to Cunnamulla. Grey nomads invited to help ease critical outback housing shortage
It’s almost impossible to find housing in many rural Queensland towns, making it hard to attract teachers, doctors, and all the other kinds of workers communities need to survive. In Paroo Shire, 750 kilometres west of Brisbane, they’re trying something new.
The business that felt like a family. ‘Bushies’ crew celebrates legacy of pioneering Queensland airline
Bush Pilots Airways has been out of business almost as long as it flew the Queensland skies. But 34 years after its last flight, former staff still have an annual reunion, celebrating the airline that opened up tourism in northern Australia and sustained isolated Queensland communities and properties.
Well done Toowoomba! Red Cross thanks Australia’s most generous region
The Australian Red Cross says the Toowoomba district, on the Queensland Darling Downs, is Australia’s most generous postcode.
‘Not just for the boys’. More women joining Queensland Indigenous ranger programs
When Larissa Hale first got involved in the Indigenous ranger movement, she was almost always the only woman in the room. Things are different now, and Larissa has been leading change in this male dominated sector.
Heavy machinery training helps Indigenous women break new ground
Far north Queensland Indigenous women have been learning to operate heavy machinery in a program to boost skills and employment in the region.
First frost for southern Queensland. Single digit temps as winter hits
Frost has been reported in southern Queensland this morning, after a blast of cold polar air sent temperatures down on the second day of winter.
Opposition takes side in CQ councils battle for the burbs
The Queensland Opposition has stepped in to a dispute between two local governments over control of suburbs north of Rockhampton.
Rescue spate prompts Queensland Police safety warning
A recent spate of search and rescue operations around Queensland has led to police warning bushwalkers and travellers to better prepare for their journeys.
Australia’s only electric powered Commodore could go on forever
Old Holden Commodores don't usually turn heads or start conversations. But Les Cook gets plenty of both wherever he takes his dark green VT model. Les owns Australia’s only electric powered Commodore
Police “shattered” by Mackay region road carnage
Queensland Police officers are “shattered” by the number of fatal road accidents and serious crashes in the Mackay region so far this year.
Workshop fire sparks Cairns peak hour traffic chaos
There is major disruption to morning peak hour traffic in Cairns after a fire forced the closure of the city’s main access road from the north.
CQ councils in battle for the burbs as vote nears
A long-running dispute over which council should control three central Queensland suburbs has escalated as a decisive vote on the issue approaches.