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Ponga eyeing big 2022 Origin campaign

Queensland fullback Kalyn Ponga believes he's ready for his best State of Origin series yet as he arrives in Maroons camp fit and focused on beating NSW.

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Wells likely on Brisbane Olympic committee

Brisbane MP and incoming Sport Minister Anika Wells is likely to replace Richard Colbeck on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic organising committee.

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

Reborn bush birthing wins award for Beaudesert Hospital

Beaudesert Hospital Maternity unit has won a prestigious national award, just eight years after birthing services resumed at the facility

Cook comes down after 50 years in Cairns. Controversial statue now goes bush

A statue of British seafarer James Cook has been removed from a plinth beside the main street of Cairns, after a long and sometimes controversial debate about its future.

Colin the north Queensland croc seeks new home

Queensland’s Department of Environment and Science will relocate a freshwater crocodile that turned up last week at the showgrounds in the north Queensland town of Bowen.

Avo cash smash prompts call to fix food gluts and slumps

A Queensland fair food advocate says urgent structural change is needed to reduce oversupply of fresh produce that leads to crops being dumped.

Green power switch will save Greater Brisbane homes thousands of dollars

Clean energy advocates Rewiring Australia say Greater Brisbane homes could save almost $5000 a year by switching to renewable energy while also creating 24,000 jobs in a report released this week.

Opinion: Gladstone jobs depend on clean energy future but governments must lead the way

Kahn Goodluck says genuine leadership is needed from governments to meet his region's top issue, the transition to clean, renewable energy.

Snakes and ladders: What a Queensland family found up in the roof

Guess what's in the roof? This Queensland couple get the shock of their life!

In for the long run: 10 years raising funds for cystic fibrosis

Meet the amazing families who have been raising money for Cystic Fibrosis for 10 years.

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Qld schools could be moved after floods

Six Queensland schools severely damaged in floods last month may need to be relocated to higher ground, while the government is reassessing a planned school.

Is your child’s playground risking their health and harming the Great Barrier Reef?

Shredded recycled tyres are being used to make playground surfaces in Queensland but research shows the material can be toxic to human health and risk the environment, particularly the Great Barrier Reef.

Anger rises in line with petrol prices in regional Queensland

Fuel in the small town of Weipa on the west coast of Cape York rose astronomically in the space of four days last week resulting in significant levels of abuse being hurled at staff at the two local petrol stations.

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The most beautiful beaches in Queensland

What is your favourite beach in Queensland? Here we give you our top tips for finding the most beautiful spots in the state.

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Fatal Fraser Coast shed fire suspects seen on CCTV

Queensland police have released footage of a man and people in a car they suspect of having information about a fatal shed fire in the Fraser Coast region.

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Croco-pile! Watch heartwarming video of mother croc ‘Lizzie’ caring for her babies

It's the time of year when baby crocodiles come into the world and emerge from the nest, with this clutch of new residents on the Daintree River arriving on February 22 – Steve Irwin’s birthday.

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Notorious rapist, murderer Lloyd Fletcher to die in jail

Serial rapist and murderer Lloyd Clark Fletcher has been diagnosed with cancer but a judge has ordered he remain in jail on his indefinite sentence.

From car surfing to illegal fires and broken gates – people are parks’ biggest pests

Hoons and rule breakers are ruining the environment in some of Queensland’s most beautiful national parks and state forests by starting illegal fires, driving into no-go areas and even chopping down trees. Amid jaw-dropping surveillance video of people riding unrestrained on the top of cars and the back of utes, figures reveal nearly $700,000 in fines were handed out last financial year.

Bucking back to life: Dirt ‘n dust of the rodeo returns

Before COVID-19 shut down many events, there were 224 rodeos in Queensland each year attracting more than half a million spectators and bringing more than $62million into the economy.

Fine diners! Queensland’s best roadhouse feeds revealed

You have been driving for hours in the red dust and heat, when up ahead an oasis appears for the weary traveller - the Roadhouse diner. Here are some of the best places you will find a great feed when you are out on the road.

Queensland’s forest colossus – and why it won’t become our next tourist attraction

The exact location of this rare giant in North Queensland is being kept secret to protect it from over tourism and deadly plant diseases being tramped in on hiker’s boots.

Weather system ravaging Queensland will become more likely in future

The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie and have cut off major roads, after intense rain battered the state for several days. The rain is expected to continue today, and travel south into NSW.

Historic outback train service farewells driver after 14 years on the journey from nowhere to nowhere