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Thursday 24, Jun 2010 | Wide Bay
Young family left homeless following blaze in Torbanlea.A young Torbanlea (TOR-BIN-LEE) family has lost everything, after an intense inferno erupted in their home this morning. There was little hope of stopping the blaze, with the nearest fire station twenty kilometres away.. Read more... Wednesday 23, Jun 2010 | Wide Bay
Survivors return ten years after Childers backpacker blaze.Dignitaries, former backpackers and families have gathered in Childers late this afternoon for the ten year anniversary of the Palace Backpacker Blaze. It's been an emotional day for many locals, reuniting with survivors and reliving the tragic night.. Read more... Thursday 17, Jun 2010 | Wide Bay
Tourism on the Fraser Coast takes a dive.Tourism operators are bracing themselves for more economic losses with domestic tourism slumping a further twelve percent this year. But the Fraser Coast Regional Council remains optimistic, instead claiming there's been a sixteen percent increase in visitors to information centres.. Read more... Monday 14, Jun 2010 | Wide Bay
No new records set at Maryborough's Pub Fest.The two thousand and ten World's Greatest Pub Fest in Maryborough has narrowly missed out on topping last year's Guiness World Record efforts. Yesterday's event saw around ten thousand 'crawlers' attempt to break the city's own record.. Read more... Wednesday 2, Jun 2010 | Wide Bay
Young man dies in tragic road smash east of Gin Gin.A Bundaberg man in his early twenties has been killed after his car slammed into a tree on the Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road last night. It's believed the driver was visiting his girlfriend when the accident occurred around seven thirty P-M.. Read more... Monday 24, May 2010 | Wide Bay
Gin Gin to receive multi-million dollar makeover.Gin Gin is preparing for a main street makeover after securing federal regional funding to revitalise the local streetscape and economy. Council hopes to cash in on the town's Bruce Highway location by making it the northern gateway to the Wide Bay Burnett.. Read more... Thursday 20, May 2010 | Wide Bay
Two arrested in Hervey Bay for identity theft.A Maryborough man and woman have been arrested and charged with stealing the identity of others and impersonating police to obtain prescription drugs. Twenty eight year Daniel Baumgart has been remanded in custody to reappear in the Hervey Bay court in two weeks time.. Read more... Wednesday 19, May 2010 | Wide Bay
Jobs expo exposes the Wide Bay's employment woes.The region's employment woes may have slightly eased today, with thousands turning out for the Centrelink Job Expo. It's hoped the 'supermarket' for jobs will help change the future prospects of the region. . Read more... Wednesday 19, May 2010 | Wide Bay
Gillard Health Forum fails to attract Bundaberg localsOnly a handful of locals turned up in Bundaberg last night to hear Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard reassure the region it'll benefit from the federal health shake-up. The forum replaced a proposed debate between Hinkler MP Paul Neville and Labor candidate Belinda McNeven.. Read more... Tuesday 30, Mar 2010 | Wide Bay
Sunshine Coast residents rally outside Bligh Population Forum.Sunshine Coast residents have rallied outside a government summit in Brisbane fearing the region can't sustain its population growth. Their main concerns centre around a lack of infrastructure.. Read more... Monday 15, Feb 2010 | Wide Bay
Fears Coalition Health shake up could open doors to Patel-type incident.The region's health services would receive a major shake up under a Tony Abbott government. He's proposing the introduction of locally controlled Hospital boards, but there's fear the plan would leave the door wide open for another Patel-style incident. . Read more... Wednesday 10, Feb 2010 | Wide Bay
Young woman sentenced after crash that claims her boyfriend's life.A young woman's been convicted over a tragic road smash that killed her boyfriend late last year. Today the seventeen year old was disqualified from driving and copped a hefty fine.. Read more... Tuesday 2, Feb 2010 | Wide Bay
Break in the Weather Allows for Cleanup to BeginThe severe weather brought on by ex-tropical cyclone Olga has eased just enough to allow the Wide Bay to assess the damage. In twenty four hours the system brought up to eighty millimetres of rain, and dangerous high tides along our coastline. . Read more... Thursday 28, Jan 2010 | Wide Bay
Community Health Task Force wages warThe region's top medical professionals and politicians have joined forces to create a united front aimed at better lobbying the State Government for health provisions. The Community Health Task Force is preparing to wage war against those who stand in the way of improved services.. Read more... Thursday 28, Jan 2010 | Wide Bay
Outrage as local school performance results go online.Wide Bay teachers are threatening industrial action after a government website today released data comparing schools online. Teachers say the site will put immense pressure on local schools and their students.. Read more... Monday 11, Jan 2010 | Wide Bay
Manslaughter accused granted bailA fifty-year old man charged with manslaughter has been granted bail in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court today. Charges against Michael Patrick McGuire were upgraded last week after his alleged victim died in a Brisbane hospital. . Read more... |
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