Remembering the ‘nashos’
Next Friday 14 February may be widely known as Valentines Day, but the date has a particularly Australian significance, an often sombre one, for...
Danger in the surf
The shark attack death of a teenaged girl at Bribie Island has focused attention on some very recent sightings at Rainbow Beach, including one...
Bligh steps down
Ex-Queensland premier and Mary River dam advocate Anna Bligh has stepped down from her latest role representing the Australian banking industry.
Ms Bligh inherited the...
From Rainbow Beach to British Vogue
A Rainbow Beach based fashion brand has made its way out from the beach to international waters after Sun Club appeared in the January...
Big plans for farming
Work has begun on a 25-year blueprint to shape the future of Queensland’s primary industries, including the government's ambitious target of $30 billion growth...
Trauma after inner Gympie dog attacks
Two dangerous dogs have been destroyed after they attacked three people in inner Gympie on Friday.
The terrifying and unprovoked attacks resulted in all three...
Crocodile sighted at Inskip
A crocodile has been sighted in front of the Sarawak camping area at Inskip point, near Rainbow Beach on Monday 3 February where a...
Gympie call for banks to ‘quit net zero’
Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien has joined a trans-Tasman push for banks to quit net zero lending policies and concentrate on their "core business"...
Listed one week, leased the next
Queensland’s rental market in 2024 was characterised by quarter after quarter of tight vacancy rates, with the strain on rental supply continuing in the...
Clash over gun numbers
An Australia Institute report on gun ownership has prompted a row between the institute and the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia, after the institute...
Prepare for hot weather, your life may depend on it!
Why is it important to be aware of heat-related illnesses?
Heat-related illnesses can have a mild to severe impact on anyone, and you may need...
Eight ways to beat the heat on your power bill
Don't let your air-con become an energy guzzler.
Keep those energy bills down with these expert handy tips:
1. Make sure your unit is regularly...
Water supply action at Cherbourg
Vital water security improvements are underway at the Cherbourg indigenous community, just west of Gympie region, the federal and state governments have announced.
The project...
