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  Authorities are treating a fire that engulfed a house in Rockhampton on the weekend as suspicious. Fire crews were called to Grubb St in Koongal about 7.15pm on Saturday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman says the single-level home was fully involved in flames when they arrived and they were unable...

An 82-year-old man has passed away from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash in Koongal on July 28. Initial investigations indicate at approximately 2.20pm, a car travelling inbound on Lakes Creek Road collided with a 4WD towing a caravan travelling outbound. The man, who was the passenger in the car, was transported...

Riders flagged for doing the wrong thing on Rockhampton's e-scooters will now be sent targeted training modules to modify their behaviour and earn credits. E-scooter operator Neuron Mobility says the interactive online ScootSafe Academy will be tailored to a person's scooter offence in a bid to boost rider safety. For example, those...

A Rockhampton teen who's accused of stealing jewellery from a North Mackay home has been run down by Police.    Officers say the Norman Gardens man forced entry into a Knobel Street home on Monday morning, through a window.    Once inside he allegedly took several pieces of jewellery.    It's believed a member of the...

Queensland police is offering a half-a-million-dollar reward relating to the 1989 disappearance of Rockhampton woman Michelle Lewis. Michelle Lewis, aged 21 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen alive riding her bike leaving a friend’s house on Stenlake Avenue, North Rockhampton. She was intending to ride a short distance to...

A neighbour has rushed to save a woman and her and two young children from a house fire in Central Queensland. The blaze broke out at a Dee Street address in Biloela at around 6am on Tuesday. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson says a man raced inside the burning building to rescue...