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Dingo attack fears grow after teenager's death

Rangers have increased patrols at a tourist spot after a teenager's body was discovered surrounded by a pack of dingoes following a warning about the wild dogs.

AAP · Jan 20

Patrols increased as dingo attacks man at tourist spot

Rangers have increased patrols and asked visitors to beware after a man was bitten by a dingo, marking the 21st attack of the year at a popular tourist spot.

AAP · Nov 6, 2024

Tourist spot camping ban proposed after dingo attacks

Families with young children could be banned from camping outside unfenced areas at a popular tourist spot after a spate of dingo attacks.

AAP · Aug 26, 2024

Wide Bay-Burnett mops up after 500mm of rain in matter of days, BOM says four climate factors to blame

Wide Bay-Burnett residents are mopping up and monitoring river levels after a drenching of rain. Roads were cut, emergency alerts issued, and dams spilled in a sure sign that La Niña predictions have become a reality.

ABC News · Oct 23, 2022

Mixed views over federal government's promise to scrap Cashless Debit Card

For single mother Kerryn Griffis, who has been on the Cashless Debit Card for more than three years, its removal can't come soon enough. But not everyone wants it gone.

ABC News · Jun 22, 2022

Cashless Debit Card trial to end with auditor-general's report the final nail in its coffin

A damning auditor-general's report into the Cashless Debit Card has been released, along with confirmation it will cease in Hinkler and across Australia, giving this parent back her financial freedom.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

Hervey Bay residents, local authorities hopeful they have saved the life of beached dwarf whale

Hervey Bay residents and local authorities are hopeful they have saved the life of a whale that beached itself on the Fraser Coast this morning.

ABC News · May 20, 2022

Queensland couple's 20-year mission to protect century-old mining ruins near Cloncurry

Once home to a thriving population, the former towns of Ballara and Hightville between Mount Isa and Cloncurry in outback Queensland boasted a post office, hospital, school and hotel. Now, one couple is on a mission to save the towns from being swallowed by the bush.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2022

ABC Hervey Bay bureau a fresh news voice in Queensland as part of regional media expansion

The local reporting team two of 55 new regionally based staff across the country after a financial deal with digital giants Facebook and Google.

ABC News · Apr 7, 2022

Maryborough prepares for second major flood in two months, as the Mary River continues to rise

A community on Queensland's Fraser Coast bands together to protect its city from the second major flood in two months.

ABC News · Feb 26, 2022