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Call centre in Cherbourg, a top-performing Asia-Pacific facility, grows from 10 staff to 30 in one year

The centre opened in the Queensland community of Cherbourg a year ago with 10 staff. It now employs 30 and is one of the top-performing call centres in the Asia-Pacific for one company.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2023

Burnett Mary Regional group to produce biofuel with commercial pongamia crop

An environmental group is set to produce biofuels for the Japanese aviation industry by establishing a commercial pongamia plantation in Queensland.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2023

Toowoomba mum Christine Handford hopes son's death will prompt young people to get heart checks

Kade Handford was one of the 17,331 Australians to die from coronary heart disease in 2021. Here are the warning signs he missed — and why the Heart Foundation wants everyone who has had COVID-19 to get check-ups.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023

Queensland rugby league spectator handed 10-year ban from sport following racial slur

The Toowoomba Rugby League disciplinary tribunal handed down a 10-year exclusion from the sport to a spectator after the derogatory slur was caught on camera at a match west of Toowoomba.

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022

Outback town Dirranbandi draws in visitors with Elvis-themed wedding vow renewals

It's a long way from the bright lights of Las Vegas, but a little white chapel in outback Queensland becomes the perfect backdrop for couples falling back in love in front of the King.

ABC News · Aug 9, 2022

Census data helps in fight for refugee funding, as Toowoomba found to have largest Yazidi population

Refugees who escaped persecution at the hands of ISIS have changed the face of one regional Queensland city. But the fight for settlement support is ongoing.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

Helidon man's cancer diagnosis inspires activity box for children with leukaemia

What people thought were wedding jitters turned out to be something much worse for James Brown. What happened next inspired his wife Madeleine to help families undergoing the same intense treatment.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022

Hefty hike in food prices hit Queensland zoos feeding animals specialised vegetable diets

They're designed to protect the future of the world's most vulnerable animal species, but regional zoos are taking desperate measures to avoid extinction themselves.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

South-west Queensland welcomes travellers as tourism slowly recovers from floods, road closures

It's been a catastrophic few months for tourism operators in the Balonne Shire, after floodwaters swallowed hundreds of roads. But there's hope the second half of the year will be brighter.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Fewer Toowoomba residents identify as religious according to 2021 Census results

The ultra-conservative city in southern Queensland has long been considered one of Australia's most religious communities, but the latest census shows attitudes are changing.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022