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Premium Content Subscriber only A woman was taken to hospital early Tuesday morning after a 32-foot motor cruiser capsized in the Fitzroy River. Emergency services responded to reports of a vessel sinking offshore near Quay Street and Bowlin Road, Port Curtis, at 2.34am. According to a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman, the vessel was found on its side downstream, “just over the bridge at Quay Street”. The spokeswoman said debris was scattered over the area. The male owner and a woman w...

Premium Content Subscriber only Queensland Rail will upgrade and replace the sleepers on Rockhampton’s Alexandra Railway Bridge to improve safety and ensure continued use of Fitzroy River crossing. The 242m bridge has 500 timber transoms – the beams beneath the rails – due to be replaced. The current sleepers last 15 years, whereas the new product will last about five decades. The bridge crossing for pedestrians will remain open throughout. Queensland Rail workers at the Alexand...

Bill Ives recently passed away following a tough battle with cancer at the age of 87. Mr Ives’ granddaughter Crystal Hudson said that her pop was a remarkable man who lived most of his life on the water and fishing. “He was hard working and would always make time to spend with friends and family, whilst always inspiring and motivating us to achieve great things,” Ms Hudson said. “His true passion was at Volunteer Marine Rescue for the past 20 plus years, helping others in the Gladsto...

Queensland Olympic Games bid gets a mixed reaction from the states regions Posted ThuThursday 25 updated ThuThursday 25 Regional Queenslanders have their say on the Olympics bid. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Queensland Olympics bid success has sparked mixed reactions from the states regions, with some seeking involvement and others strongly opposed to the financial costs. Key points: Overnight Brisbane was announced as the "preferred candidate city" to host the 2032 Olympics Games Austr...

Australias ten biggest inland cities you should visit (or avoid) SHARE Photo: Nathan White/TEQ Outsiders could be forgiven for thinking that Australias interior is entirely empty. All the big cities cling to the coast like a scared toddler to a blankie. Whats more, most of the second tier cities are on the coast, too. Australia has got sizeable settlements outside the capitals, but the likes of Townsville, Newcastle, Wollongong, Geelong and Bunbury are also coastal. There are a few biggish ...

A low pressure system thats caused flooding over northern WA during the past week could soon make controlling the fires near Perth harder, then easier.

Wild Weather Headed to WA’s Pilbara Area, Heavy Rainfall and Strong Winds Predicted Authorities have issued a cyclone blue alert from Mardie to Ningaloo on the northwest cape of the Pilbara in Western Australia. A tropical low is predicted to track over land, roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast on February 2, before moving offshore and then rapidly intensifying into a cyclone on Wednesday. The next tropical cyclone in the Australian region will be named Marian. Areas near the northwest cape...

The government hasn’t finished enshrining the regulations to be placed on the fledgling fracking industry in WA, but resource companies are ready to go.

US-owned resource company goes for green light to frack Australia’s north-west We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Environmental groups are revving up opposition to the first company to take advantage of Western Australia lifting its fracking ban, despite traditional owners supporting the venture. Bennett Resources, owned by Texan company Black Mountain, wants its Valhalla gas prospect in the Kimberley...

Date Time Rain opens barrage gates and brings hyacinth The recent rainfall in the upstream catchment has filled the Fitzroy River Barrage and brought aquatic weeds to the area. Over the weekend the Barrage storage level increased by 10% to reach 100% capacity, allowing the gates to open and water to flow through. Acting Mayor Neil Fisher said this was great news for the Region. “Once again, the mighty Fitzroy River demonstrates its incredible reliability by filling our Barrage storage for ano...