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Close contacts with farm worker receive Covid-19 results

News Following the farm worker’s diagnosis, 147 people have been tested at a pop-up clinic at the farm-worker accommodation.

7th Jun 2020 1:30 PM

‘Follow my voice, the open door is here’. Backpackers held their breath as they pushed through thick black smoke as flames jumped from rooms around them.

Deathly screams and a desperate scramble for life

Crime ‘Follow my voice, the open door is here’. Backpackers held their breath as they pushed through thick black smoke as flames jumped from rooms around them.

7th Jun 2020 12:33 PM

Shell-shocked backpackers stood on the street as firefighters battled to extinguish the Childers Backpackers fire. Then Donna Duncan stepped up.

‘Aussie mum’ rises from ashes for traumatised backpackers

Crime Shell-shocked backpackers stood on the street as firefighters battled to extinguish the Childers Backpackers fire. Then Donna Duncan stepped up.

7th Jun 2020 12:17 PM

The race is on to find everyone who came in contact with a Melbourne man who travelled through Brisbane to Bundaberg carrying the COVID-19 virus.

Desperate search to find new COVID-19 patient contacts

Health The race is on to find everyone who came in contact with a Melbourne man who travelled through Brisbane to Bundaberg carrying the COVID-19 virus.

Strawberries 'safe to eat' despite COVID worker link

News 'There is absolutely no risk to consumers'

COVID-19 patient voluntarily sought testing at fever clinic

News Man advises he's not aware of any virus contacts he may have had

‘Snaky little bastard’: Inside killer’s prison life

Crime Childers Backpackers murderer Robert Paul Long stands over prisoners

Realtor says grant a benefit for owners

News BARGARA real estate principal describes the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder...

Briggsy’s birds: A spectacular parrot

News It is a species that mates for life and is usually found in pairs or family groups...

Man ‘doing well’ in isolation after positive virus test

News WBHHS’ COVID-19 fever clinics operate seven days a week in Bundaberg, Maryborough...

Network News

Mates fought off giant 3m shark after fatal attack off beach

Breaking Mates tried to save friend from shark

7th Jun 2020 12:49 PM

'Stolen car' joyride ends in tragedy as four kids killed

News Four children are dead this morning after a crash

Plea for regional rethink on $25k renovation grant

Politics Renovation grant could go back to the drawing board after backlash

Aussie sex predators pay $15 as parents ‘agree to abuse’

Crime Cases of online child sexual abuse have skyrocketed in Australia

Court News

DRIVERS COURT OUT: 7 times local motorists behaved badly

News From drug driving to driving with a weapon

Police charge man, 20, with armed robbery in company

News The man is due to appear at the Bundaberg Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Man denied bail for alleged assault

News The court heard he had a lengthy history of breaching bail and failing to appear.

Man receives large fine for drug supplying

News The court heard the man was co-operative with police.

Opinion

Is this Trump’s most baffling protest moment?

Opinion In a week of emotive images, this is the weirdest: Sam Clench

China’s sinister reaction to United States grief over Floyd

Opinion Jamie Seidel says China and Russia are celebrating Floyd’s death

Protests destroy any trust built up during COVID-19

Opinion Aussie’s Black Lives Matter protests destroy COVID-19 trust

Indigenous academic: Aussie protesters just a ‘rent-a-crowd’

Opinion Black Lives Matter protesters in Australia are just ‘rent-a-crowds’

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Premier thanks state for social distancing despite protest

Politics Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has thanked Queenslanders for continuing to social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

7th Jun 2020 1:15 PM

COVID-19 test accuracy probed following the Blackwater case

News Professor Ivo Mueller reveals the COVID test’s weakness and how to avoid it.

‘Ghost’ holiday homes fully booked as bans ease

News Holiday homes fully booked as people take first trips out in months

Is your business ready for Stage 3 of COVIDSafe?

Business Businesses should be preparing to enter stage three restrictions

Domestic violence soars during COVID-19 lockdown

Crime Women escape violent partners during COVID-19 lockdown

Sport

Rider on a mission: Jacob’s incredible move for charity

News A Bundy teenager is riding all month for a great cause after event got cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

AFL club offers local league players a chance for a kick

AFL League players could be thrown a lifeline by local AFL club

Wide Bay Premier League is not off the table for play just...

Sport There is still hope Wide Bay’s premier football competition will run this year.

Ireland prepares to give it one more year

Sport The Bundaberg Rugby League chairman admits his retirement plans may have changed...

Decision looming for the NDRL

Sport Will it or won’t it follow in the same suit as the Bundaberg Rugby League?

National Sport

Oates set for huge switch in wild Broncos reshuffle

Rugby League Brisbane Broncos to make sweeping changes.

7th Jun 2020 12:31 PM

Tamou leaves door open on English ‘adventure’

Rugby League James Tamou won’t rule out St Helens move.

7th Jun 2020 12:18 PM

How Hird overcame his mental health demons

AFL Former Essendon coach opens up on his mental health demons.

UPDATE: NDRL calls off season and will start afresh in 2021

Sport It’s not a surprise but another competition calls it quits

Community

A year making fashion for ears

News WORKING as a high school teacher and being a wife, mother and now a small-business owner, life is anything but boring.

New range launches, music to ears

News YOU might think it would be a challenging time to be rebranding, but one small...

No govt levy funds for marine rescuers

News It comes after it was revealed that VMR and AVCGA are not funded through the...

Savouring every sip of tea and life’s simplicity

News The business owner who lives on a miniature farm, is all for slowing down, enjoying...

President’s plea to save the club and bees

News A COMMUNITY organisation that rescues bees is pleading for Council funding.

What's On

What Aussie Netflix users miss out on

TV How the Australian Netflix library fares in global comparison.

Your night in: Every movie on TV tonight rated

Movies We’ve rated — and slated — every movie on TV tonight.

Kooky, hilarious and forgotten movie

Movies You’d be forgiven if you didn’t catch this Charlize Theron movie.

Aussie actor’s great European escape from COVID lockdown

TV CORONAVIRUS added a layer of stress to Belinda Bromilow’s dream job.

Local Business News

We’ve got reno fever as thousands chase $25,000 cash offer

Property There are growing concerns regional battlers may miss out because the scheme is targeted at wealthy city dwellers.

O’Brien says HomeBuilder will bring 1000 Wide Bay jobs

News Federal MP says initiative will help region’s timber industry flourish in virus...

Drones brought in to fight aggressive pest

Rural Burnett citrus orchard goes on the offensive against an aggressive pest attempting...

Fitness business harmed by pandemic

News A BUSINESS owner has made the difficult decision to close, as a result of COVID-19...

This is how the recession may impact you

News Everyday Australians will be impacted by the recession

Brand Insights

‘I’d be dead without them’

Your chance to be part of aeromedical history

Camaraderie key for Nudgee students

Tale of two pilots: Bundy base home of our heroes

Lifestyle

Lismore Catholic mass goes viral

News THE online mass has been watched more than 15,000 times, which is a record for any Australian diocese.

7th Jun 2020 12:00 PM

Surprising products Target is dumping

Smarter Shopping Photo reveals sad demise of iconic department store

7th Jun 2020 12:43 PM

Major coffee, fresh food chain plans to open in Rocky

Business The brand is known for its great coffee and is opening here

Deadly dust sparks wave of lawsuits as workers fall ill

Health Workers exposed to the deadly dust on the job.

Malthouse’s revised top eight predictions

AFL Mick Malthouse revises his top eight predictions.

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Entertainment

Big Brother scenes that shocked Australia

TV From murder confessions to that infamous 'turkey slap' – with Big Brother about to return to our screens, here are some of the wildest moments.

7th Jun 2020 12:14 PM

Brittany Murphy was suddenly found dead in her Hollywood Hills home at the age of just 32 – and 12 years later, mystery still surrounds the tragedy.

Hollywood star's death is still puzzling the experts

Movies Brittany Murphy’s sudden death 'was all very perplexing’

The Aussie star says her latest show, which locks 10 comedians in a room together for six hours with the aim of making each other laugh, shocked even her.

Rebel’s crew pushing the line for laughs

TV Rebel’s new comedy show Last One Laughing goes to some ‘dark places’

Americans are shocked by all Aussies at the moment. And it’s because of a new habit they all think we’ve succumbed to, says James Weir.

New Aussie stereotype baffles America

TV James Weir: The new Aussie stereotype baffling America

Ahead of Big Brother’s Monday night premiere, Sonia Kruger reveals which two contestants will have viewers talking most.

Sonia spills on Big Brother contestants

TV Big Brother 2020: Sonia Kruger spills on contestants, new format

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Bundaberg Bee Keepers Association

The Bundaberg community enjoying a bit of freedom after the Covid-19 lock down.

Bundaberg Socials

Out and about in Bundaberg

Paradise Dam

Locals are making the most of the easing restrictions by spending time outdoors whether it is hail, rain or sunshine.

Making the most of the weekend

Real Estate

This near new 3 bedroom home is located in the Golf Links Estate at Beautiful Bargara Beach. Set on a 727m2 block of land fully fenced with side access with an addition of a double shed at the rear.

The home offers three very generous sized bedrooms, plus an additional room for an office...

9 Sorrento Drive, Bargara 4670

House 3 2 4 $475,000

Classifieds This near new 3 bedroom home is located in the Golf Links Estate at Beautiful Bargara Beach. Set on a 727m2 block of land fully fenced with side access with an...

A local community group has said the Sekisui court decision handed down last week won’t impact their case.

‘Don’t fear’: Sekisui won’t affect Buddina Beach case

Council News A local community group has said the Sekisui court decision handed down last week...

7th Jun 2020 12:03 PM

While Taylor Swift’s meteoric rise to music stardom is impressive, so too is her growth as a real estate mogul. See inside her expansive portfolio.

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premium_icon Deathly screams and a desperate scramble for life

premium_icon ‘Aussie mum’ rises from ashes for traumatised backpackers

premium_icon Desperate search to find new COVID-19 patient contacts

premium_icon Strawberries 'safe to eat' despite COVID worker link

premium_icon COVID-19 patient voluntarily sought testing at fever clinic

premium_icon ‘Snaky little bastard’: Inside killer’s prison life

premium_icon Realtor says grant a benefit for owners

premium_icon Briggsy’s birds: A spectacular parrot

premium_icon Man ‘doing well’ in isolation after positive virus test

premium_icon Mates fought off giant 3m shark after fatal attack off beach

premium_icon 'Stolen car' joyride ends in tragedy as four kids killed

premium_icon Plea for regional rethink on $25k renovation grant

premium_icon Aussie sex predators pay $15 as parents ‘agree to abuse’

premium_icon DRIVERS COURT OUT: 7 times local motorists behaved badly

premium_icon Police charge man, 20, with armed robbery in company

premium_icon Man denied bail for alleged assault

premium_icon Man receives large fine for drug supplying

Is this Trump’s most baffling protest moment?

China’s sinister reaction to United States grief over Floyd

premium_icon Protests destroy any trust built up during COVID-19

Indigenous academic: Aussie protesters just a ‘rent-a-crowd’

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