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Disabled vessel 40 nautical miles east of Rosslyn Bay Harbour. Pic: Leigh Deutscher. News Contributed story Premium Content Subscriber only Rough seas with strong waves made it hard for the Yeppoon Coast Guard Bravo Crew to carry out a rescue over the Easter weekend. The Coast Guard was contacted by the Queensland Ambulance Service at 8pm on Sunday, April 4, requesting assistance with the medivac of a patient with non-life-threatening injuries from Great Keppel Island. A crew was assembled but as there were waves of three metres and winds of 35 knots gust...

John and Estelle Lindsay have dedicated their lives to helping the community. For their tireless service to the Capricorn Coast, the Yeppoon Lions Club members were both awarded ‘Citizen of the Year' at the 2021 Livingstone Shire Australia Day Awards at the weekend. Following the 2019 bushfires, John and Estelle have worked hard to provide support to local families and emergency services as integral parts of the Disaster Response Sub-Committee of Yeppoon Lions Club. The dedicated couple helped manage donations, provide water supplies, roof and tank cleaning, and personally visited many ...