308 people killed on Queensland roads in 2025
RACQ has joined forces with some of the nation’s leading road safety advocates to renew calls for urgent action following Queensland’s most devastating road...
No supermarket transparency for families in 2026
As families head to the supermarkets in 2026, they will probably realise that since Labor promised big action, to make prices fair, little has...
Travellers’ extended stay in Winton
It has been a hectic start to the new year for the Winton Outback Motel, with many tourists left stranded in town due to...
Funds for disaster recovery
The State and Federal governments have committed an additional $38 million towards large-scale disaster recovery efforts for flood affected communities including Winton.
Prime Minister Anthony...
Winton recovering after Major flood event
The Winton Shire has begun the slow clean up after it's major flood event, but the Winton Local Disaster Management Group (WLDMG) moved to...
Three-year-old boy dies in Bundaberg
Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a three-year-old boy in Thabeban on Wednesday, 6 January.
Around 9.25pm, police located...
Tributes flow for Nationals statesman, Ron Boswell
I have the very sad news that Ron Boswell passed away overnight at 85 years old.
The Honourable Ron Boswell AO was the sixth...
From Cornwall with love
Cornwall is considered one of the most remote and yet beautiful counties in England.
And the county’s North Coast with its dramatic cliffscapes, craggy...
Timely, accurate data sharing crucial in disasters
As flooding continues to impact large parts of north-west Queensland, the peak body for local government is calling on the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)...
Tributes flow for legendary cattleman
Tributes are flowing for Central Queensland cattle legend Sir Graham McCamley following his death on Saturday, 3 January at the age of 93.
A trailblazer...
Mine worker’s death being investigated
Authorities are investigating following a 59-year-old Banya man's death in a roof collapse at Coronado's Mammoth Underground Mine on Friday, 2 January.
Mammoth Underground Mine...
Funding announced for Winton flood levee
More than $200,000 in state and federal funding has been approved for Winton Shire Council to investigate flood mitigation infrastructure options for the Winton...
Western women called to tell their stories
West & Now, a new rural lifestyle brand, has launched a new creative storytelling project titled Voices of the West, designed to provide an...
