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As the Premier’s regional Covid-19 vaccination tour continues, she warns “the storm is coming” and says those who are unvaccinated will be left to weather it alone. In Maryborough today, Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed another 24 hour period of zero locally-acquired cases, while one overseas traveller in hotel quarantine has tested...

Central Queenslanders may have noticed a difference at the fuel pump this week. The average price for petrol in regional centres across the state has increased by up to six cents per litre, according to data from RACQ. Here in Central Queensland, unleaded prices rose by 5.2cpl in Rockhampton and 3.4cpl in...

A man has died following a potential drowning at Fitzroy River in Rockhampton. Emergency crews were called to a boat ramp off Plant Street in Wandal around 4.30pm Tuesday. A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson says paramedics assessed a man for critical injuries after reports of a boating incident. The 57-year-old man passed away. A spokesperson...

There are calls for help from the public after a child and elderly woman were injured during an alleged violent car theft in Rockhampton. Police were called to a hotel car park on George Street, at around 7.30am, on Sunday. A Queensland Police Service spokesperson says a man approached an eight-year-old who...

Investigations into a fatal crash in Rockhampton are underway, after an elderly man died in hospital. A spokesperson for Queensland Police says early investigations suggest a red Toyota Corolla hit a tree and rolled on Six Mile Road, Pink Lily around 10am yesterday. A 92-year-old man was transported to hospital, though later...

Unvaccinated Queenslanders are being warned they have 12 days to get the covid jab to ensure they are fully protected by December 17 when the state’s borders open and Delta inevitably makes its way into the state.. The state has recorded zero new local cases as Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk reveals...