Justus Rockloff.  Image Supplied  An aspiring young inventor has been selected to attend a national convention in Canberra, run by Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre. Justus Rockloff, 15, from Bargara will join 24 other young Australians from across the country to participate in the National Questacon Invention Convention. The five-day...

A vegetation fire on Fraser Island is generating a fair amount of smoke.   It is burning to the south of the Snout Point firebreak on the southern end of Fraser Island. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) crews are monitoring and patrolling the area. There is no threat to property at this time. 🔥SMOKE...

A woman has been injured in a crash in Bundaberg West. Two cars collided on Avoca Street at 7:00PM on Monday.   A woman in her 20s was taken to Bundaberg Hospital with minor injuries. 

STAY INFORMED UPDATED 8:45AM 3/12/19 | The warning for the Buxton (part of the Woodgate fire) bushfire is Advice.  Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises there is a bushfire in Buxton. You need to keep up to date and decide what actions you will take if the situation changes.Currently as at 8.45am Tuesday...

STAY INFORMED UPDATED 8:40AM 3/12/19 | The warning for the Woodgate (Jarretts Road) bushfire is Advice.  Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises there is a bushfire in Woodgate. You need to keep up to date and decide what actions you will take if the situation changes.Currently as at 8.40am Tuesday 3 December,...

LEAVE NOW: Woodgate (Jarretts Road) bushfire as at 3pm Mon 2 Dec Bushfire warning level: WATCH AND ACT   Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises there is a bushfire in Woodgate and conditions are getting worse.   Follow your bushfire survival plan now. If you do not have a plan, your safest option is to leave...

Image Credit: Bureau of Meteorology  Meteorologist David Crock said the south east will be hot, dry and windy throughout Monday.   A Fire Weather Warning for 'Severe Fire Dangers' is current for districts in southern and eastern parts of Queensland, including the Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and...

A Hervey Bay couple is ready to hit the road and travel around Australia after discovering they won more than $500,000 in Saturday’s Gold Lotto draw.The Queensland players held one of the seven division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4003 on Saturday 30 November 2019, with...

A serious multi-vehicle crash has closed the Bruce Highway at Howard on Monday. The three-vehicle accident happened near Phillips Street at around 10:28AM.   Emergency crews are at the scene and are urging residents to avoid the area if possible. If travelling through the area, expect delays and allow extra travel time.  Six people were assessed...

Image Credit: RACQ RACQ research has revealed Queenslanders have saved a massive $122.8 million since the introduction of the Fuel Price Reporting scheme in December last year. In 2017, the Club successfully lobbied the Government to install the scheme in Queensland, similar to those in place in other states, to make it...