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12/08/2025

Queensland's deputy premier says he is comfortable with the state's flu vaccination rates, despite an expert warning they are among the lowest in the country.

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Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has told reporters whether he has had a flu vaccination is "between me and my doctor".

12/08/2025

🏘12 townhouses will be built on the former Bunnings site on Yaamba Road in Rockhampton.

The plans include two-storey four-bedroom units on the rear of the site, to be accessed from Potts Street.

The supermarket giant Coles bought the site for almost $10 million-dollars in 2018.

👩‍⚖️The company gained approval in 2023 for a shopping centre at the site, however it was taken to the planning court by neighbouring retail centre owners and the project was discontinued.

The residential development was a separate part of the application and was approved by Rockhampton Council today.

The front of the site will remain available for future commercial development.

11/08/2025

Checking in with the Tamil family from the small town of Biloela who were at the centre of one of the country's biggest people-power movements of recent years.

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Checking in with the Tamil family from the small town of Biloela who were at the centre of one of the country's biggest people-power movements of recent years.

10/08/2025

The Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures in Queensland could be up to four degrees below average this week, particularly in the state's south-east.

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The Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures in Queensland could be up to four degrees below average this week, particularly in the state's south-east.

10/08/2025

The Great Australian Charity Cattle Drive has a plenty in common with the droves of years gone by: it's about making sure people get fed.

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The Great Australian Charity Cattle Drive has a plenty in common with the droves of years gone by: it's about making sure people get fed.

09/08/2025

Update: the missing man has now been found. Identifying information has now been removed from this post.

Earlier:
Police are appealing for public information to help find a man who is missing from the Rockhampton region.

He was last seen around 8:30pm on Friday on Dee Street in Mount Morgan.

Police and his family have serious concerns for his welfare because of a medical condition.

He was last seen wearing long tracksuit pants and a jumper.

Officers are appealing to anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact them.

09/08/2025

As Larry Acton looks to retirement, he is grappling with whether to sell his land at a loss or hand the property, which has contaminated groundwater, to his son.

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As Larry Acton looks to retirement, he is grappling with whether to sell his land at a loss or hand the property, which has contaminated groundwater, to his son.

08/08/2025

Cryptoloc Holdings' government cybersecurity contract was cancelled in January this year following an ABC investigation into founder Jamie Wilson's companies.

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Cryptoloc Holdings' government cybersecurity contract was cancelled in January this year following an ABC investigation into founder Jamie Wilson's companies.

07/08/2025

The Bureau of Meteorology says wet weather is expected for much of Queensland this weekend, with showers likely during the first days of the Ekka.

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The Bureau of Meteorology says wet weather is expected for much of Queensland this weekend, with showers likely during the first days of the Ekka.

07/08/2025

🌳Parts of Blackdown Tablelands National Park will reopen today after a three month closure for road works.

Upgrades have been completed on the main access road through to the Munall camping area, just in time for the Up Down Blackdown race next Saturday.

🌈The Rainbow Falls walking track and 4WD loop road will remain closed until August 27.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are asking visitors to follow all signage and directions.

07/08/2025

The bill to repair schools with damage across the Sunshine State has skyrocketed, a new report shows.

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The bill to repair schools with damage across the Sunshine State has skyrocketed, a new report shows.

07/08/2025

Thermal imaging drones are used on a central Queensland property for the first time to muster stray cattle at night, representing a new age in livestock management.

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Thermal imaging drones are used on a central Queensland property for the first time to muster stray cattle at night, representing a new age in livestock management.