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Gail Karran recorded the savage beating that killed her. Shocking new evidence reveals how police failed her

Exclusive: A secret audio device recorded Bill Karran raping, hitting and choking his wife of 30 years – immediately after he was released, drunk, from a Queensland watch house

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Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health

Ex-Cyclone Alfred is bringing significant rainfall to southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Flooding has hit Lismore, Ballina, Grafton, Brisbane and Hervey Bay, which received 150 mm of rainfall in two hours this morning.

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Girl charged with murder after caravan park stabbing

A teenage girl has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed at a caravan park on the Queensland coast.

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Magistrate adjourns case for allegedly murdered Fraser Coast Uber driver, autopsy results delayed

The case of an 18-year-old man charged with the murder of 47-year-old Scott Cabrie has been briefly mentioned in the Hervey Bay Magistrates court.

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Bundaberg Hospital's emergency department wait times some of Queensland's longest

Queensland Health figures show the Wide Bay's three public hospitals – Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough — had the highest number of patients who stayed in an ED longer than 24 hours.

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Hervey Bay zoologist Vernon Harris, 97, has discovered 43 species of copepods, microscopic marine animals

During a successful zoology career spanning seven decades, Fraser Coast resident Vernon Harris has discovered dozens of marine animals — and he’s not finished yet.

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Fraser Coast community holds vigil for Scott Cabrie, Uber driver allegedly killed by teenagers

It has been more than a week since the 47-year-old Uber driver was allegedly killed by two teenagers while on the job in the Fraser Coast, but residents at a vigil held Friday night focussed on the legacy he left behind.

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Türkiye-Syria earthquake victims remembered in Maryborough candlelight vigil

The Hervey Bay resident is one of many Turkish-Australians who have been impacted by the devastating twin earthquakes, so nearby Maryborough, a regional Queensland city with strong ties to Türkiye, held a vigil in their honour.

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Hervey Bay residents adopt on-demand bus service that can be called up by phone

In an age where Queenslanders are relying on ride shares and e-scooters, residents in Hervey Bay will soon be able to call for a public bus using an app, online or by phone.

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Hervey Bay the setting for new Australian movie 13 Summers as filmmakers seek new locations

A small, regional Queensland town is the latest to host a film production as Australian locations continue to attract local and international projects.

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Hervey Bay loses Queensland Touch Football’s Junior State Cup to Rockhampton

A carnival that attracts more than 3,000 junior touch football players to the Wide Bay region is moving to a new town and community leaders want to know why.

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Daniel James Gallagher sentenced for manslaughter over Good Friday drowning tragedy

Leah was nine months old when she drowned in a bathtub at her father's Hervey Bay home on April 2 last year.

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Dennis Jackson celebrates his 100th birthday in Hervey Bay with friends, family, lots of stories

"Ive eaten what I want to eat, and drunk what I want to drink," Dennis Jackson says there's no real secret to hitting a century.

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Mother jailed over attempted murder of toddler son in Queensland backyard

A 21-year-old woman from Hervey Bay in southern Queensland, who tried to kill her toddler in a murder-suicide because she "could not bear" another woman raising her child, is jailed for five years.

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Fraser Coast's best dressed bikers suit up and ride off with an important message about prostate cancer

Are these the best-dressed bikies you've ever seen? They're revving their way through the Fraser Coast this weekend to raise awareness for prostate cancer.

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Hervey Bay residents, local authorities hopeful they have saved the life of beached dwarf whale

Hervey Bay residents and local authorities are hopeful they have saved the life of a whale that beached itself on the Fraser Coast this morning.

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Rare K'gari (Fraser Island) relic returns to mainland 89 years after production

One of K'gari's (Fraser Island's) iconic relics — a Caterpillar Diesel Thirty-Five tractor — has been returned to the mainland and put on display at its new home in Hervey Bay where volunteers hope to restore it.

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Jack Dempsey runs as independent as Hinkler voters rate federal election issues

A "safe" federal LNP seat has become an unexpected battleground where a former state government minister hopes to steal victory from his old party. Here are the issues voters say will matter most.

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Hervey Bay's 11yo Pialba Bowls Club player urges youngsters to embrace precision sport

Cooper Sutton is far younger than most of his fellow lawn bowls players, but it is not holding him back from the sport he loves.

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Federal election candidates in Hinkler must address youth unemployment, leaders say

Tanya Stevenson knows what young people need to find work. She believes candidates in this Queensland seat held by a Morrison government minister need to rethink their dated ideas.

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ABC Hervey Bay bureau a fresh news voice in Queensland as part of regional media expansion

The local reporting team two of 55 new regionally based staff across the country after a financial deal with digital giants Facebook and Google.

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How Launceston took out a top travel gong in the eclectic Town of The Year awards

Launceston has been crowned as the best Australian town to visit for 2022, with other eclectic and perhaps unexpected choices rounding out the top 10.

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Fraser Coast snake catcher the envy of his field with bedazzling blue beauties

A Hervey Bay snake catcher can't believe his luck after catching his fourth stunning blue tree snake this season and says there may be more of the rare reptiles in the region.

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