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Queensland has recorded zero new local cases but two cases both in hotel quarantine. One was acquired overseas and the other is a person from NSW. Health Minister Yvette D’Ath says the government is confident the risk is low. Ms D’Ath has also flagged a third case - a person who travelled from...

The number of home break ins across Central Queensland has seen a rise, hitting its highest rate in over a year. The Capricornia region recorded 111 cases of unlawful entry of dwellings for the month of August according to the latest police crime statistics, a rise from 73 cases in July. It's...

A midnight crash has left a person being airlifted to hospital in Central Queensland. Emergency crews were called to the single vehicle incident at Boyne Island. A spokesperson for RACQ Capricorn Rescue says the helicopter left base at 12:10am this morning. "The onboard medical team assessed and treated a female patient for upper...

An Ipswich woman has gone viral after sharing her brown paper bag fashion creations online while in hotel quarantine. Monique Mach of Mount Forbes was put in quarantine after visiting the Netherlands to be at her mother's beside before she passed away from a terminal illness. Monique told River 949's Marnie and...

  Queensland has recorded one new community case linked to the Sunnybank cluster as the state prepares for 'Super Pfizer Weekend'. The new case was detected in home quarantine and is linked to the St Thomas More College cluster. Unfortunately that family’s 14-day quarantine period restarts today. Meanwhile, more than 16,000 vehicles have been...

Our volunteer surf life savers are preparing to hit Central Queensland beaches once again this weekend. The season officially starts on Saturday, in time for the September school holidays, and will run until May. More than 8,000 lifesavers will be back on the sand statewide. Surf Life Saving Queensland spokesperson Cameron McConville says...