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Students across Central Queensland can now get help with their homework in the classroom after school, as new homework centres open across Queensland. As part of an $8million election promise by the Queensland Government, 120 schools across the state are running free homework hubs to teach children healthy study habits. Aramac State...

A wetter winter is why officials believe this year's bushfires will be more moderate than what we've seen in recent years. The 2021 season officially kicks off in Queensland this Sunday and locals are being urged to get prepared now. Queensland Fire and Emergency Service crews responded to 4,738 bushfires in our...

It has been a busy night for emergency crews around Gladstone. A car flipped on the Bruce Highway at Iveragh this morning. One person was taken to hospital in a stable condition after the incident at 4:24am. All lanes were affected, though Queensland Traffic report both directions are now clear. A few hours earlier,...

The crackdown on hoons continues across Queensland.More than 220 vehicles have been impounded in 2020, and 170 have been permanently seized in the state.Seven people have lost their cars for good after being caught hooning in the Capricornia region.Local police have also impounded 16 cars and confiscated 32 number plates.The...

There's a renewed crackdown to stop micro-plastics washing into central Queensland waterways. The Queensland Government is handing $1 million across 28 community projects in the state to keep local waterways litter-free. It will include $49,928 for Central Queensland University to modify and install 18 'drain buddies' around Rockhampton and Livingstone. CQUni's Dr Angela...

An oven has gone up in flames at a South Gladstone unit overnight. Two male patients suffered smoke inhalation from the blaze at a Toolooa Street address around 7pm. Queensland Ambulance report the pair were in stable conditions before being taken to Gladstone Hospital. A spokesperson for Queensland Fire and Emergency Service says...