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UPDATE | A court hearing for a Tamil family from Biloela is expected to resume on Friday.   Angela Fredericks is friends with the family and said their future remains in limbo.  She explained that they are still waiting on the Federal Court to make a ruling. But she said, from her perspective,...

Image Credit: CC0 There are calls for nurses and midwives to have a greater scope of practice in abortion care. Women seeking an abortion may face issues if doctors are able to conscientiously object or if there is a shortage of health services in rural and regional areas according to CQUniversity researcher...

Image Credit: QPS  The red car (pictured above) has been stolen from an address in Yeppoon.   Two men stole the red 2015 Mazda 2 with Queensland registration 937VXT at around 4:00PM from Buccaneer Avenue, Lammermoor, on Saturday February 15. Police allege the pair travelled to the home at Buccaneer Avenue in a white Mazda...

There has been a multi-car crash in Berserker. The accident happened on High Street (Yeppoon Road) at around 8:30AM.   There are delays northbound towards Frenchville. One person has been taken to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition.  

Rockhampton detectives have charged a man following the alleged armed robbery of a hotel at Berserker. Around 8:00PM on Monday, three armed men entered a Lakes Creek Road hotel and allegedly threatened a 22-year-old female staff member. A man, who was armed with a knife, allegedly reached over the counter and stole...

Cid Harbour in the Whitsundays.  Image Credit: Department Of Fisheries Shark control equipment will be returned to waters within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park from today to boost swimmer safety. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said drumlines had been re-installed in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park...