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Bed shortages force longer hospital waiting times
Emergency patients at hospitals in the Wide Bay-Burnett are facing a longer wait for a bed.[MORE]
Wet year for Wide Bay-Burnett region
Last year was a wetter year than average for parts of the Wide Bay-Burnett region, but that was not the case across the board.[MORE]
Man faces court over Hervey Bay shooting
A 75-year-old man is due to face the Maryborough Magistrates Court today over a shooting in Queensland's Hervey Bay at the weekend.[MORE]
75yo to front court over shooting
A 75-year-old Queensland man will face court over a shooting at Torbanlea near Hervey Bay in the state's wide bay region.[MORE]
Family makes lucky escape from burning house
Firefighters say a smoke alarm saved a family from a fire that destroyed their home near Hervey Bay in Queensland's Wide Bay early this morning.[MORE]
Man charged over camping ground stabbing
Police have charged a 23-year-old man over a stabbing at a camping ground near Hervey Bay in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Teen injured in Fraser Is accident
A 14-year-old Brisbane boy has been flown to hospital after an accident on Fraser Island, off from Gympie in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Skydiver still critical after crash landing
A 36-year-old man remains in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane Hospital after a skydiving accident near Hervey Bay on Queensland's Fraser Coast yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Man suffers head injuries in skydiving accident
Police say a man hurt in a skydiving accident at Hervey Bay in Queensland's Wide Bay region may have hit a tree as he was trying to land.[MORE]
Striking SES volunteers back on duty
State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers from the Hervey Bay and Howard units are back on duty after a meeting with the Fraser Coast Regional Council. [MORE]
Bonus payments unlikely to be saved: seniors' group
Wide Bay pensioners, carers and some families will today begin receiving cash payments of $1,000 or more from the Federal Government's $10.5 billion economic stimulus package.[MORE]
SE Qld saddles up for camel tourism
A tourism attraction from Broome in Western Australia could be operating in south-east Queensland by Easter.[MORE]
SE Qld escapes damage as storms head north
South-east Queensland has escaped another battering from severe thunderstorms.[MORE]
Tourism industry hopes Virgin move won't cut visitor numbers
Tourism operators say they hope Virgin Blue's decision to use smaller planes on its Sydney to Hervey Bay route does not reduce visitor numbers.[MORE]
Real estate institute wanted bigger rate cut
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland says it is disappointed the Reserve Bank did not cut interest rates by more than 100 basis points.[MORE]
Residents urged to help cut mozzie numbers
Fraser Coast region residents are being asked to do their bit as local authorities prepare for a potentially busy mosquito season.[MORE]
Storms take toll on Wide Bay houses
Emergency Management Queensland says it had 11 calls for help in the Wide Bay Burnett after wild storms hit the area late yesterday. [MORE]
Stabbing accused remanded in custody
A 32-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Hervey Bay Magistrates court charged with two counts of attempted murder.[MORE]
Man to front court over Hervey Bay stabbings
A 32-year-old man is due to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court in south-east Queensland today on two counts of attempted murder.[MORE]
Man charged over double stabbing
Police have charged a 32-year-old man over a double stabbing at Hervey Bay.[MORE]
Police quiz man over double stabbing
Police are questioning a man over a double stabbing in Hervey Bay in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Wild storms lash SE Qld, 4,000 homes without power
SE Queensland residents are being warned to prepare their homes as intense storms continue to hit the region.[MORE]
Fishing group fears marker removal risks safety
A recreational fishing group says boaties will be in danger if water channel markers are removed from Beelbi Creek north of Hervey Bay.[MORE]
Machete accused to front court
A 48-year-old man is expected to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court today after allegedly confronting police with two machetes.[MORE]
Fears ABC Learning closure would cause care shortage
An independent child care operator says if any ABC Learning Centres in Wide Bay are closed it will lead to a shortage of places in the region.[MORE]
