Nikki Sorbello

A 34-year-old Bundaberg South woman has faced court after a teen was treated for injuries to her back.

More than half the cost of a bottle of spirits goes to the tax office. Distillers want a two-year pause on the "outrageous" excise, but the Alcohol and Drug Foundation says it's necessary to stop harmful drinking.

Sea rangers hope an artificial floating roost made from oyster farm "pillows" will help provide vital habitat for endangered shorebirds. 

Canada's Conair Large Air Tanker crew has had its busiest fire season yet, performing 85 drops on bushfires across Queensland. But the pilots' roster still allows them time to explore the country in their spare time.

After swapping a venue for an ocean-side park, these barefoot social dancers feel connected to the earth as research confirms such activities boost mood, foster social connection and improve mental health.

The 20-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being bitten by the shark while swimming south of Gladstone.

While preparing his deceased uncle's farm for sale, a plastic bag on the front seat of an old ute stopped Mr Reck in his tracks.

A LifeFlight spokesperson says the rear and front wheels of a ute rolled over the girl at low speed on K'gari before her father performed CPR on her.

Illustrator Shane Foley traded in his paramedic uniform to draw the costumed crusader, but one thing he won't give up is using pen and paper to bring the world's oldest comic character to life.

Queensland graziers are being urged to sell their cattle as the state's bushfire emergency exacerbates an already dire national feed shortage.

Community-led food pantry pop ups gaining popularity as people look to help their neighbours through cost-of-living crisis.

83-year-old Jim Sauer has spent the past three years sourcing old pieces of machinery and lifting them on top of old power poles for 'a bit of fun for an old chap'. He doesn't consider himself and artist - just someone who wants to put a smile on people's faces.

It started as a "bit of fun for an old chap", but now people from all over the world are visiting this out-of-the-way art installation in rural Queensland.

Not a single Queensland electorate outside of the state's south-east voted to support the referendum, and the firmest of those against it all fall within Queensland. We ask voters why.

Approvals to fix a dangerously eroded Queensland beach south of Bundaberg drag out as residents fear their slice of paradise is slipping away into the ocean.

The Lady Elliot shrimp goby is the first new fish species discovered on the reef since 2019, much to the delight of the researchers who stumbled across it by chance.

Three hot meals a day, food hampers, a shower and a place to rest — simple services are making life easier for those on the streets of Bundaberg.

In sentencing, Judge Tony Moynihan KC took into account that the men were paid a wage of $3,000 a month but would not be receiving any profit from the crop. 

An unused and neglected caravan park in Gympie becomes a haven for the homeless as they transition to permanent accommodation.

When Adrian Frick suffered an "unsurvivable" heart attack at just 52, a specialist cardiac service in Bundaberg pulled him back from the brink. Now the service itself needs saving.

Drones in coastal areas have been added to the list of threats to one of Australia's most endangered species — the eastern curlew.

After they mourned the death of 400 trees during the drought, the students at Gooburrum Primary School are now making the forest their classroom.

Hermann Wittmer, 65, is one of the founding doctors of his region's only advanced cardiology unit. But he says red tape and a shortage of Australian-trained doctors are putting the service at risk.