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Sunny skies and warm temperatures remained across Queensland for the weekend.A high-pressure ridge is causing morning fo...
07/09/2026

Sunny skies and warm temperatures remained across Queensland for the weekend.

A high-pressure ridge is causing morning fog and smoke from bushfires to linger.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/spring-showers-possible-for-parts-of-queensland/107119836

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Showers are expected across the east coast on Tuesday as fire crews continue to monitor and contain a number of blazes in parts of the state.

The Kilkivan and District Community Care Association is fighting to build a pilot program to keep seniors home longer.Th...
06/09/2026

The Kilkivan and District Community Care Association is fighting to build a pilot program to keep seniors home longer.

The region's seniors believe the project will solve aged care issues for rural and remote Australia.

📝 Peta Johansen

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/kilkivan-seniors-ageing-in-place/107115236

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Kilkivan and District Community Care Association Incorporated started the community hub with in-home care and a transport service, but now wants to build interim accommodation for seniors transitioning from large properties who are not quite ready for an aged care facility.

Do you think slashing the to***co tax will shut down illegal trade? Or will it increase the number of people smoking? To...
06/09/2026

Do you think slashing the to***co tax will shut down illegal trade? Or will it increase the number of people smoking?

Tomorrow morning on the Breakfast Show, David Dowsett speaks with Member for Hinkler David Batt and representatives from the Queensland Cancer Council.

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Queensland tourism operators have helped cull more than 420,000 benign-looking predators that are killing coral on the G...
05/09/2026

Queensland tourism operators have helped cull more than 420,000 benign-looking predators that are killing coral on the Great Barrier Reef.

📝 Johanna Marie, Grace Whiteside

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The Drupella snail doesn't look threatening, but it is such a danger to Queensland's reefs that tourism operators have helped cull hundreds of thousands of them as part of a management plan.

The crash that nearly ended Peter Kalbfell's life happened on a long, deserted highway in outback Queensland.Mr Kalbfell...
05/09/2026

The crash that nearly ended Peter Kalbfell's life happened on a long, deserted highway in outback Queensland.

Mr Kalbfell was driving back home to Alice Springs after a "whirlwind" Christmas holiday with family and friends in Maryborough.

📝 James Taylor

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A record 1,000 lives were lost on rural and regional roads last year. A new report says complacency and a flagrant approach to road rules are the causes.

Forecasting shows warmer-than-average temperatures through winter will lead to dry conditions for much of Queensland in ...
04/09/2026

Forecasting shows warmer-than-average temperatures through winter will lead to dry conditions for much of Queensland in the first months of spring.

The grain harvest is expected to take a hit from reduced yields and planting.

Rural Fire Service Queensland says the conditions suggest a more active bushfire season than previous years.

📝 Kallee Buchanan, Lachlan Ford

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Warm temperatures through Queensland's winter are expected to continue into the first months of spring, while firefighters prepare for heightened fire risk.

A Bundaberg couple has described their escape after being caught in the inland tsunami in Nepal.The couple, who were on ...
04/09/2026

A Bundaberg couple has described their escape after being caught in the inland tsunami in Nepal.

The couple, who were on a holiday visiting family, ran up a mountain with their three-year-old daughter to escape floodwaters.

📝 Johanna Marie

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A couple from Bundaberg watched from a mountain as buildings and people below them were swallowed by a wave of debris.

Firefighters have had a busy start to the bushfire season, battling a blaze at Doughboy south-west of Gin Gin for the pa...
03/09/2026

Firefighters have had a busy start to the bushfire season, battling a blaze at Doughboy south-west of Gin Gin for the past week.

Rural Fire Service Queensland Assistant Chief Officer Aaron Howard says due to the inaccessibility of the two-thousand hectare blaze, more than 25 fire crews worked to backburn 13 kilometres on Monday.

Meanwhile a man has been taken into custody, as authorities investigate multiple grass fires in the Gladstone region, which they believe were deliberately lit.

One blaze near Kirkwood Road which required twelve crews was downgraded to advice level late Thursday afternoon.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/watch-and-act-warning-for-fire-burning-near-gladstone-area/107112552

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Twelve crews worked to control the blaze near Kirkwood Road in the Gladstone region this afternoon.

Above-average temperatures are expected for south-east and western Queensland during the first weekend of spring.https:/...
03/09/2026

Above-average temperatures are expected for south-east and western Queensland during the first weekend of spring.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/qld-spring-weather-forecast-unusually-warm-temperatures/107103554

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The weather bureau predicts parts of Queensland are expected to receive above-average temperatures during the first weekend of spring.

Queensland Police are investigating an alleged r**e at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Gympie earlier this y...
02/09/2026

Queensland Police are investigating an alleged r**e at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Gympie earlier this year.

Several former patients and their family members have raised safety concerns about the facility.

📝 Eden Gillespie

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Police are investigating an alleged r**e at a Queensland rehabilitation clinic, while several former patients have also raised safety concerns.

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