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A woman has died following a multivehicle traffic crash in Nankin, east of Rockhampton on Friday. Preliminary information indicates around 5pm a local woman was driving a white 2016 BMW 118l hatch travelling westbound on Emu Park Road near Mulgoodoo Road when a collision has occurred with a truck travelling in...

A Flood Watch has been issued for parts of the Rockhampton region.    Showers and thunderstorms are forecast from today and into the weekend.    Catchments in the Flood Watch area are already saturated from heavy rainfall over the past week and are likely to respond quickly to any further rainfall.   Minor flooding is possible...

Investigations are continuing after a man was hit by a car in Rockhampton overnight.    Emergency crews were called to New Exhibition Road at Wandal around 6:15pm after the accident.    Police say the driver a 51-year-old woman briefly fled the scene but returned a short time later.    The pedestrian, a 65-year-old man was rushed...

  One in three Aussies will vote for the same political party as their parents, a new survey has revealed. According to new research by Finder, the equivalent to more than six million people will vote for the same political party as their parents due to holding a similar stance. The research...

A man suffering heart complications has been flown hospital from the Gladstone region. Emergency crews were called to help the man in his 60s at Agnes Water, at 1.40pm on Tuesday. A spokesperson for RACQ CapRescue says he was being treated by paramedics from Queensland Ambulance Service when they arrived. "The on-board Doctor...

  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the Coalition Government's commitment to improving the lives of indigenous Australians through connectivity. A $30 million spend in this year's federal budget has been allocated to improving mobile and internet connectivity in indigenous communities right across the country. Mr. Morrison says the funding comes under the...