Residents in the south-east Queensland city of Ipswich could be forced to deal with smelly, overflowing bins over the Christmas break as a pay dispute between unions and the council continues. Transport Workers Union organiser Josh Millroy said continuing action meant 90,000 more bins could remain full until after Boxing Day if the council didn't budge on its pay offer. …
Lucy Sevil's taste of life in the city as a teenager made her all the more wishful to stay in her rural hometown in south-west Queensland. Key points: Lucy Sevil said the ability to study in St George has kept her from moving out of the south-west Queensland town The federal government will open 34 similar hubs around the country …
Peter Harburg was just six years old when he got his first taste of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. Key points: The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race will set sail in Brisbane on Good Friday About a dozen events will be held in the central Queensland city across the long weekend in celebration of the race Gladstone Area Promotion …
John Burnett, from the Central Queensland mining town of Clermont, did not want to get the COVID-19 vaccine to just protect himself, but to help protect the community. Key points: The Clermont Pharmacy began administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Monday It's the latest of a number of pharmacies across the country to begin administering it Pharmacist Grant Oswald says …