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Wide Bay crashes leave locals, police reeling as region takes top spot in Queensland road toll

Extra police officers are being sent to the Wide Bay region to "stem the loss of life" as authorities grapple with a worsening road toll.

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Wide Bay-Burnett gold discovery promises job prospects, exploration opportunities

The discovery of gold and copper in Queensland's Wide Bay-Burnett region has mining industry leaders excited about what it could mean for the state.

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Bundaberg Hospital's emergency department wait times some of Queensland's longest

Queensland Health figures show the Wide Bay's three public hospitals – Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough — had the highest number of patients who stayed in an ED longer than 24 hours.

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Fisherman eats three-clawed crab caught in Wide Bay region

Monty Schloss was boating when a mud crab with "three hands" landed in his net. It was delicious.

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Bundaberg and Fraser Coast 'new kids on the block' for internal migration in Regional Movers Index

Five of Queensland's regions have been labelled the most popular destinations for Australians to relocate to in 2022, according to internal migration data.

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Frustrated Fraser Coast businesses call for more police resources as youth crime increases

Dozens of frustrated business owners are renewing calls for more police resources to combat an increase in youth crime in Queensland's Wide Bay-Burnett region.

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Bundaberg launches its first accessible beach for people living with disability

She was among dozens of eager beachgoers who tried out a regional Queensland city's first accessible beach, and there are hopes more coastal cities will follow.

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Large hail, lightning strikes and flash flooding as severe storms hit south-east Queensland after days of hot weather

The Bureau of Meteorology said large hail was observed near Toowoomba and storm warnings extend from the Wide Bay and Burnett including Gayndah and Eidsvold, the Lockyer Valley, Gympie and through to Brisbane City.

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Burnett Mary Regional Group helps clean Wide Bay's Indigenous cultural sites after Qld floods

Volunteers and rangers have collected rubbish, including tyres, tree branches and plastic bottles, to help restore the environment after flooding.

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Queensland needs doctors, chefs from overseas according to Home Affairs data showing visa applications, approvals

Chefs and doctors have topped Queensland's list for skilled migration visa applications and approvals in almost every part of the state over the past 12 months.

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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.

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Q fever vaccinations urged for high-risk workers after cases rise in south-east Queensland

People working with animals in Wide Bay area at greater risk of contracting disease that can cause severe flu-like illness

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NRL's newest club the Dolphins invests in Bundaberg Rugby League

The partnership is set to foster the next generation of talent out of the Wide Bay region.

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Maryborough residents seek flood relief, roads closed in Gladstone Region, but farmers welcome rain

Flood-affected Maryborough residents rush to apply for a Queensland-wide buy-back scheme, as roads are cut in the Gladstone Region after heavy rain overnight — but farmers are celebrating.

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Qld records two virus deaths, 6206 cases

Two people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland where there are almost 42,000 cases, mainly in Brisbane, Torres and Cape, Central Queensland and Wide Bay.

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Queensland's wet weather continues with more than 400mm of rain falling in three hours, flood warnings issued

Heavy rain drenches parts of south-east Queensland with Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast seeing a month's worth of rain in an hour and rising floodwaters prompting evacuations of properties in Lockyer Valley.

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Citizen scientists unveil alarming numbers of freshwater turtle roadkill in Wide Bay

Unique data provided by citizen scientists in the Wide Bay region shows an alarming number of turtles are becoming roadkill, and researchers fear some drivers are to blame.

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Flooded Wide Bay Burnett community offered government grants for its long recovery

With a few hours' notice, the Wide Bay Rowing Club in Maryborough went underwater. The club, along with many residents, has been offered a range of recovery grants to continue the clean-up.

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