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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Russell Varley
Queensland Police have arrested and charged a man after a fatal traffic incident involving a cyclist in the state's Wide Bay region. Police say the 34-year-old cyclist was riding in the Bundaberg suburb of Millbank along Takalvan Street about 8pm on Tuesday. It is alleged that the cyclist, a Bundaberg man, was struck by a car which was driven away. The cyclist died at the scene.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | James Taylor |Russell Varley
Three women have been assessed by paramedics after being bitten by dingoes on K'gari just days before the Easter school holidays begin. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said the women, aged in their 20s, were on a tour of the heritage-listed island when they were attacked at around 2:30pm on Tuesday. The spokesperson was unable to confirm the exact number of dingoes involved in the incident or the precise location of where it occurred.
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Mar 24, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Grace Ann Whiteside |Johanna Marie |Russell Varley
A coking coal mine on "prime agricultural land" is unlikely to go ahead after the Queensland government found it was "not in the public interest". Queensland's Attorney-General Deb Frecklington announced the decision in Bundaberg on Tuesday morning. "The next stage in this matter is that the department will hand me a full brief when a final decision can be made," Ms Frecklington said.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Lucy Loram |Russell Varley
Police are searching for the person allegedly responsible for shooting a man in the head in Maryborough overnight. The 43-year-old victim is in hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police are calling on any witnesses, or residents with CCTV or dash-cam footage, to come forward. A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being found with a gunshot wound shot to the head in Maryborough.
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Nov 26, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Nikki Sorbello |Russell Varley |Johanna Marie
Two small halls and a pocket coastal parkland will be removed from a council land sale after community protests. Bundaberg Regional Council had listed the properties among 26 unused or under-utilised spaces for potential sale. While the properties have been saved for now, a councillor says their future is not guaranteed under successive councils.
Journalists covering the same region

Johanna Marie
Senior News Reporter at ABC News
Johanna Marie primarily covers news in Queensland, Australia, including areas around the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.
Carlie Walker
Senior Reporter at Fraser Coast Chronicle
Carlie Walker primarily covers news in the Wide Bay-Burnett region, Queensland, Australia, including areas around Bundaberg and Maryborough.

Jess Lodge
Producer at ABC News (Australia)
Jess Lodge primarily covers news in Queensland, Australia, including areas around the Wide Bay and Burnett regions.

Emma Turnbull
Writer at Bundaberg Now
Emma Turnbull primarily covers news in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, including areas around Bundaberg and Hervey Bay.

Kerrin Binnie
Deputy News Editor, Queensland and Elections Supervising Producer at ABC News (Australia)
Kerrin Binnie primarily covers news in Queensland, Australia, including areas around Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
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