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2 bombers, 23 crews in desperate Woolooga fire fight

Breaking 2000 acres burning out of control and threatening Woolooga township.

Mayor responds to project backlash

News Cr Chambers said tourism is important for the North Burnett.

Project 'a waste of rate payers money'

News The news of the $2.5M upgrade didn't go down well with some locals.

Look inside the mine that made the Melbourne Cup

News See the mine that made this year's Melbourne Cup.

More Local News

Crews on scene at Binjour blaze

News Multiple crews are on scene at a fire in Binjour

Call with drought-stricken widow prompts action in tiny town

News Three Biggenden women have decided to 'row their own boat', combine forces and raise money for farmers struggling in the present drought conditions.

Tractors in gear for an epic four-day adventure

News The Dairy Festival is just around the corner and with it comes another of the district's iconic agricultural events - the Monto Tractor Trek.

Dental van to provide check-ups in Eidsvold

News Eidsvold residents have something to smile about with the Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service dental scheduled to visit the town from November.

$1m to help boost Burnett jobs

News The Wide Bay Burnett is one of 10 regions across the country to partake in the $18.4m regional employment trials.

New program sends message that youth matters

News YOUth Matters has been established in the North Burnett to give the youth a say.

ON FIRE: Burnett teen named in national cricket team

Cricket The Fire will host the NSW Breakers at Robina's Bill Pippen Oval on Friday.

Burnett entertainer named woman of the year

News CILLA Pershouse has been described as a role model for all women looking to create a career in regional Queensland as she was named QRRRWN Woman of the Year.

'Major breakthrough' announced for rail trail

News The Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail committee is celebrating a major development in its campaign to transform the region's disused rail corridor.

Community inspired by brave woman's cancer fight

News A night of bidding, friends and live entertainment at The Old Tin Shed is set to raise funds for a Gayndah local enduring chemotherapy.

Woman in mid-30s attacked by shark off Whitsunday coast

Inquiry finds Peter Dutton ‘misled parliament’

Child killer case bombshell

Boy arrested over strawberry sabotage

Around the Region

Concerning number of drug drivers caught in highway blitz

News BOTH lanes of the Warrego Highway near Gatton have been reduced to a crawl as Queensland Police conduct Operation Quebec Smoke.

Tough toddler burned by campfire improving in hospital

News Serenity Parker's family overwhelmed by support after accident

WATCH: Macca's found dumped in takeaway bag at Coles loo

News A two-day-old kitten was left for dead and a peacock was beheaded

5 people, including child, in hospital after Range crash

Breaking East-bound lanes of Warrego Highway impacted after crash

Reflecting on Chinchilla's thriving railway history

News Looking back at the Chinchilla railway's history

Gas exploration authority granted in Surat Basin

Business Armour Energy to begin prospecting.

Perfect weather for Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

News Sun will be shining for the first weekend of the Carnival of Flowers

Sport

‘Ridiculous’: AFL fans furious at Ticketek and scalpers

AFL Tickets that punters missed out on are now being offered to desperate footy fans for the cost of a brand-new car

Gallen eyes fight with Comm Games champ

Boxing Sharks skipper Paul Gallen says he’s ready to rumble against a former Commonwealth Games gold medallist on the undercard of the Jeff Horn-Anthony Mundine fight

Collett’s golden chance to break Group 1 duck

Horses Traienr backs Jason Collett to handle hot seat on Graff at Rosehill

‘Grumpy with life’: Langer’s plan to rehabilitate ‘angry’...

Cricket Justin Langer’s message to "grumpy with life" David Warner

Junior Gremlins awarded for stellar footy season

Rugby League Junior Rugby president now planning for next year.

National Sport

Bathurst like you’ve never seen it before

Seibold: You’ve only heard one side of the Burgess story

Ciraldo set to lead Penrith Panthers in 2019

Foreign raiders heading to Caulfield on Saturday

Outrage as footy players don Williams blackface

Queensland News

Bruce Hwy grinds to halt as crash sparks major congestion

Breaking A crash has closed one lane of the Bruce Hwy sparking major traffic congestion this afternoon.

How on earth is this woman ‘too big’?

News Stunning Queensland model told she's too big to book major campaigns

UPDATED: 'Suspicious package' found at Rio Tinto Yarwun

News Fire crews and police are on scene isolating the area.

Blind woman’s dog missing, feared stolen

News Woman offers reward for return of assistance dog

Inside the mind of a strawberry saboteur

Crime WHO are the monsters inserting needles into strawberries and apples?

Collingwood Park woman, 25, dies in horrific highway crash

Breaking The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating

Cute baby wallabies melting tourists' hearts

Travel New joeys on the beach at Cape Hillsborough

Business News

‘Inviting a crash’: Ominous housing warning

Property PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has warned a popular idea to fix the housing market could actually cause a catastrophic crash.

Elon Musk’s scary rant tops off a bizarre week

Technology TECH billionaire Elon Musk has had a big week, and it’s only Wednesday.

Chocolatier is our richest woman under 40

Business It’s names you may never have heard of that make up our top earners.

What it's like to drive the world's fastest Lamborghini

Motoring The new Aventador SVJ, is absolutely furious. And fast …

What's On

Aussie drag queen gets own TV show on BBC4

GOURD LORD: Why 14,000 people are about to hit Goomeri

Music festivals consider ban on single use plastic

Amy Schumer is back in I Feel Pretty

Is Jack White headlining Splendour in the Grass?

Lifestyle

ROAD TEST: Toyota’s reborn classic Supra

Motoring THE Supra makes a triumphant return with a little help from its rivals.

Deadly home brew warning after man dies

Health A MAN has died from suspected home brew poisoning, sparking concerns others might be buying the illicit alcohol.

Woman dies after being sent home from hospital 18 times

Health The NSW woman repeatedly went to her local rural hospital over eight months - but doctors didn't identify the deadly infection in time.

Woolies fan gets logo tattooed on hand

Smarter Shopping A HOBART fan of Woolworths has shown her love of the supermarket by getting the store’s current logo tattooed on her hand.

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Entertainment

'It's laughable': Eliminated Byron bachelorette hits back

News Jamie-Lee on life after her Bachelor exit, life after the reality dating show and her relationship with Brooke.

Lecture explores the 'en plein air' theory in art

Whats On Art lectures continue at Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery.

Why final GoT season is taking so long to drop

TV Finally, a producer has revealed why season eight is taking so long.

J.K. Rowling confirms big Hermione theory

Movies So, did the author — fed-up with all of us — do it on purpose?

First Captain Marvel trailer drops

Movies Brie Larson stars in Marvel’s first solo female superhero movie.

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The Jungle Book Musical

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Mt Rawdon Mine Tour

Melbourne: A new love for city's labyrinth

Phantom racing at Mount Perry

Tweeters Country Getaway

Jobs

Your next career: Inside the life of a snake catcher

Offbeat They've been bitten on the crotch and come close to death

Shocking job advert’s ‘offensive request’

News The vacancy was posted on recruitment website Indeed

Jobs that suffered biggest salary drops

Employment THE jobs that suffered the biggest drops in salary have been revealed

The vital job not for the faint-hearted

News Team of specialists to make claustrophobic water pipeline journey

The $150k job no Aussies want

Careers Mining positions can now barely be filled

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