Pat Heagney

Jan 14, 2024 | abc.net.au | Lucy Loram |David Dowsett |Pat Heagney

Families on World heritage-listed K'gari (Fraser Island) are being warned to think twice before taking a dip in the ocean after two children suffered serious jellyfish stings in one day.

Dec 20, 2023 | abc.net.au | Grace Ann Whiteside |Pat Heagney

Makayla Carter stands in the muddy ruins of her family home. The stench from piles of rubbish and damaged goods is overwhelming along the streets of Innisfail. Neighbours walk from house to house, calling out to help those clearing out their homes. As the deluge and widespread flooding moves on, a mammoth clean-up operation begins. Despite the devastation around her, Ms Carter has kept her spirits up. "We're lucky we didn't lose more, so we're happy about that," she said.

Nov 29, 2023 | abc.net.au | Pat Heagney

Navigating the Aussie bush has its challenges, so when lost tourists first appeared on Graham Anderson's front doorstep by accident, he took pity on them. "They looked genuinely lost and needed a hand, so I pointed them in the right direction," he said. But after years of having bemused strangers arrive unannounced on his sprawling inland Queensland property, Mr Anderson was "jack of it" and invented his own road sign to direct travellers.

Nov 28, 2023 | abc.net.au | Pat Heagney |Lucy Loram

A group of young women celebrating the end of school have had a lucky escape after a tree branch pierced through the windscreen of their car on K'gari (Fraser Island), off the Queensland coast.

Nov 14, 2023 | abc.net.au | Pat Heagney

Kirsten Drier is breaking barriers in more ways than one. Ten years ago, she was afraid her disability would be a barrier to getting a job. Now, Ms Drier is teaching others the tricks of the trade in an industry usually dominated by men. "People just don't understand disability and how good we can be at things," she said.