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Three teenagers have been charged following a series of incidents in Rockhampton overnight including the alleged armed robbery and assault of a taxi driver and the attempted robbery of a licensed premises. It will be alleged that not long after midnight three young men were disturbed by a man as they...

A car has hit a horse at Kalapa. The accident happened on the Capricorn Highway and Warren Road at 4.22AM on Tuesday.   A man in his 30s was treated for neck pain and taken to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition. It is not clear what happened to the horse.  

A new report has found that Doongmabulla Springs is at risk of drying up if Adani's planned Carmichael coal mine goes ahead. Seven of Australia's leading experts from four different universities, have delivered the comprehensive joint report, which indicates the Indian mining giant has significantly under-estimated its future impacts on the nearby wetlands. Hydrogeology...

A Police Sergeant has been stood down in the Central Region, which takes in Rockhampton and Gladstone.   A 41-year-old male Sergeant has been stood down from the Queensland Police Service. The officer has been stood down from official duty in relation to off-duty conduct and will be tasked to perform non-operational duties. The...

Aurora Stadium in Launceston, Tasmania.  Credit: AAP/Heath Holden AFL Queensland today announced the final North Queensland and South Queensland representatives sides to face off in the annual intrastate clash this Saturday at Riverway Stadium, Townsville. The match will be held as a twilight curtain closer to the AFL home and away match...

Image Credit: RACQ Emerald were being stung 14 cents per litre (cpl) more at the bowser than those in other central Queensland cities during May. According to RACQ’s Monthly Fuel Price Report, motorists in Emerald paid an average of 157.6cpl for unleaded petrol (ULP) last month, compared to 143.2cpl in Gladstone and...