Johanna Marie

They lost all their possessions and a beloved pet dog in successive floods, but Fleur and Ron Creed are smiling again.

Central Queensland's Deborah McGee and other residents in the region went without a Telstra mobile service for weeks following storms in December, a situation a telecommunications academic says can be helped with domestic roaming.

Tens of thousands of Queenslanders living downstream are told the poor quality of concrete used in the 300,000-megalitre dam's spillway means it cannot be safely mended or reinforced, as the state government prepares plans to rebuild it.

After lowering Paradise Dam's wall due to safety concerns, its operator Sunwater now says a $1.2 billion plan to restore it won't be enough to make Bundaberg's main agricultural water store safe.

Recovery efforts are in full swing as wild weather eases in the south-east, following widespread flash flooding between the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast over the past 48 hours.

What's in a name? When it comes to Bundaberg, plenty — and producers of everything from ginger beer to strawberries are capitalising on it.

Do you know where your milk comes from? If you're in Queensland there's half a chance it's travelled through NSW and Victoria, possibly from a dairy up to 2,000 kilometres away.

Robbie Radel's voice breaks as he describes his dread of the week ahead — having to watch the last of his beloved milkers being trucked away from the farm his family has owned since 1906.

Marie Mumford couldn't see the benefit in a home battery when rooftop solar was installed at her home in the Queensland city of Bundaberg. But now her excess energy could be used to help her neighbours at night.

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.

Kristy-Lee Lucke says realising her eight-year dream to become a firefighter got off to an "intimidating" start when her crew was called to a bushfire emergency.

Much needed rainfall has helped fire crews bring dozens of blazes under control, but authorities have warned the reprieve won't be felt across all of Queensland.

Residents of fire-ravaged Deepwater in central Queensland are preparing to return to their homes to survey the damage for themselves.

Authorities say it is not safe for residents to return to an area near Agnes Water where a bushfire that has destroyed a property continues to burn out of control.

Foreign accents echo through the dormitories of regional Queensland hostels again, with a boom in accommodation bookings from international travellers in recent weeks.

The traditional name is already recognised by National Parks and in the World Heritage title, but the next step will make it official.

This melanistic ray with its distinct black belly still leaves divers in awe four decades after it was first sighted.

The debate over height restrictions for developments along the coast of a regional Queensland town is back in the spotlight, but now the decision could be up to the state government.

Developers hope a small town at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef will become a Whitsundays look-alike, but not everyone is happy and there are concerns for the local turtle population. 

More than 405,000 hectares of Australian farmland is being tended to by robots and autonomous vehicles as "the reliability of machines far outweighs the reliability of people".

Even if an application for heritage listing were to be approved next month, it would be too late to save Bundaberg's Anzac Pool, with the state government saying its fate is in the hands of council.

It's one of Queensland's last coastal suburbs with blocks of land under $300,000. But this beach haven is about to undergo a metamorphosis that's been decades in the making. 

Travellers are racing to book their tickets for Bundaberg's turtle season after about half of last year's allocation sold out in 24 hours.

Living in ruined houses with no walls or bathrooms is the reality for these Queensland flood victims. They're among hundreds still living in limbo waiting for others to decide their future.

One of Australia’s most iconic country music festivals has returned to the bush for the first time in years, with punters and music greats celebrating 40 years of fun.