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Lucy Loram
Hervey Bay, QLD
Lucy Loram is a news reporter with ABC Wide Bay based on the Fraser Coast. She was previously a reporter with the ABC in Bundaberg and has worked as a reporter and producer at ABC Capricornia. She loves hitting the road to meet new people and is always on the hunt for a great yarn. If you’ve got a story to share then be sure to get in touch. Find her on Twitter at @_lucyloram
Latest by Lucy Loram
Sea sickness puts fishermen in path of rare whale shark off K'gari
The two men did not know whale sharks could be found in waters off Queensland's south-east coast until the inquisitive creature glided up next to their boat.
The $980 million flood catastrophe that changed Brisbane forever
As a cyclone hovers menacingly off the Queensland Coast, the lessons learned five decades ago, again in 2011 and more recently in 2022 may be put to the test.
Pint-sized fisherman tells tales of angling adventures and the world's most painful incurable condition
Cooper Symlie is an angler at heart. Despite a rare condition that causes painful reactions to stimuli such as water and air, he's relentless in his pursuit of the catch of the day.
Dingo bite and jellyfish stings on K'gari (Fraser Island) leave a number of adults and children in hospital
As visitor numbers surge on K'gari (Fraser Island) during holidays, so too does the number of interactions with dangerous creatures in the area, as authorities reiterate safety messages about wildlife.
Dingo bites young girl on the leg at K'gari (Fraser Island) in second attack for 2024
The primary school-aged girl is in Gympie Hospital with multiple lacerations after being bitten by a dingo on her leg, the second attack recorded on the heritage-listed island this year.
How a teddy day spa is saving flood-damaged childhood treasures from ending up in the tip
Many sentimental items are lost when floods devastate towns. But in Cairns, much-loved childhood keepsakes are being rescued and restored by a group of caring volunteers.
'Boob choir' spreads joy and awareness about breast cancer through song
Twila Whittingham always thought of music as medicine, so when doctors found a pre-cancerous tumour in her breast mid-last year, she knew she would need more than conventional treatment to cope.
Third Queenslander in a month dies waiting for medical help
An 84-year-old man fell in his Hervey Bay home at the weekend. Despite his situation being deemed an emergency, it was too late by the time paramedics arrived. The service has described the incident as "sad more than preventable".
Young girl 'unresponsive' after being run over by ute on popular Queensland island
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.
Parenting grandparents navigate raising kids in the 21st century over a cuppa and hugs
While their friends caravan around Australia, these retirees are doing school drop-offs. It's not what they had planned for their golden years, but a grandparents' support group helps them, while they are in their 70s, navigate the challenges of raising a child.
Schoolies group lucky to be alive after tree branch smashes through windscreen
A group of girls were returning to their accommodation along one of K'gari's sand tracks when a tree branch smashed the windscreen and speared through a passenger seat headrest.
Elderly woman airlifted to hospital in 'good spirits' after being impaled with garden stake
The 83-year-old woman was rushed to hospital with a 150cm garden stake "sticking out of her neck" after she tripped and fell while gardening.
Police say man's sex worker appointment linked to alleged murder of unit owner
Police say an elderly unit owner was trying to help his wife and another woman in distress when he was allegedly murdered by a man in Queensland's Wide Bay.
From 150 to 40,000, humpbacks on Australia's east coast make 'miraculous' recovery
Experts believe the humpback whale population has reached record heights, after commercial whaling from the late 1800s to the 1960s pushed the animals to the "brink of extinction".
Thinking of feeding a dingo on K'gari? Don't, they have plenty of food
It's an iconic animal that draws nearly half a million visitors to the world's largest sand island every year. But a dramatic rise in dingo attacks has shone a spotlight on the health of the island's dingo population.
Queensland man fined more than $2,000 for handfeeding dingoes on K'Gari
Rangers say these interactions can have a domino effect of habituation on dingo behaviour and can lead to an increase in attacks.
Fire crews continue to battle blaze in national park after emergency bushfire evacuation south of Bundaberg
Fire and emergency services are working to contain a fire burning through national parkland south of Bundaberg that prompted an emergency evacuation alert earlier today.
A place that looks after its most vulnerable, Bundaberg becomes a beacon for the homeless
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.
Rangers euthanase dingo involved in high-risk attacks, the third to be destroyed this year
Rangers are pleading with visitors to K'gari to heed warnings about dingoes ahead of school holidays as another one is destroyed due to its dangerous interactions with humans.
DNA testing backlog delays case of woman accused of murdering baker and his daughter
A court hears that the brief of evidence being prepared in the prosecution of Kristen Leslie Olsen, 24, is unlikely to be completed for months.
Man dies in hospital after alleged one-punch attack in Maryborough
A 23-year-old man faces court charged with unlawful striking causing death, after a 43-year-old man died in hospital overnight following an altercation on the weekend.
Woman bitten by dingo on K'gari hours after safety alerts about threatening behaviour sent out
A woman has been bitten by a dingo on K'gari less than a month after a woman was mauled by a pack of the animals.
Wildlife rangers, traditional owners and tourists speak about humans and dingoes on K'gari
Rangers, traditional owners and tourists speak about the interaction between dingoes and humans on K'gari (Fraser Island) and the best ways to safely observe wongari.
Duration: 3 minutes 42 seconds
'K'gari wouldn't be K'gari without dingoes' — so where do humans fit in?
Nearly half a million tourists visit the World Heritage-listed island every year hoping to see a dingo lazing on the beach — but a recent spate of dingo attacks has sharpened debate about the risks when humanity and nature collide.
Rangers 'humanely euthanase' dingo responsible for attacks on K'gari (Fraser Island)
One of the dingoes involved in the attack of a young woman on K'gari earlier this week has been destroyed. The animal was also responsible for the hospitalisation of a six-year-old girl in April.