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Star's defiant pledge after car crash

Celebrity Tiger Woods has made a bold declaration about his golfing career after reportedly being transferred to a different Los Angeles hospital.

Harry reveals why he stepped down

Celebrity Prince Harry stepped down to save his mental health

Amazon series The Wilds to film in Queensland

TV Filming for Amazon series The Wilds shifts to the Gold Coast

Media Watch shows the truth is dead on the ABC

TV The ABC’s Media Watch is so biased that far from exposing deceit and...

'My life in G-strings and scrubs'

Books One Last Dance author on her extraordinary double life

Joel Creasey says he understands why some do not like him

Entertainment 'I get why people can’t stand me'

Queen blasts COVID anti-vaxxers

Health ‘Very quick’: The Queen opens up about COVID-19 vaccine

Health

Honour for Titmuss as family searches for closure

Health The family of Keith Titmuss have turned to the Australian Brain Bank in their search for a cause of the young Manly player’s sudden death last year.

Four new cases as new vaccination hub opens

Health Four new cases of COVID-19 brings state’s active cases total to 11

‘$5 per person’: MP crowdfunds to pay $30m hotel bill

Politics Steven Miles asks for $5.84 per Queenslander for hotel bill

Baby tests positive to COVID-19

Health Baby on repatriation flight from London tests positive to COVID-19

Government faces another vaccine bungle

Health Pfizer vaccines ‘thrown out’ after storage error at aged care centre

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Apple’s best boom for your buck: small price for great tech

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‘Name and shame’: Aussies face new Buy Now, Pay Later hurdle

News Buy Now, Pay Later: Industry set to unveil new minimum standards

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Popular item to vanish from Coles

News A popular item is set to disappear from Coles shelves around the country from July...

Aldi vacuum ‘explodes’, burning woman

Smarter Shopping One Aldi shopper has warned others to be wary of one particular vacuum model, after...

Frenzy over Big W’s $55 Nike runners

Smarter Shopping Big W is selling the runners for a price that sounds too good to be true – with...

AUSSIE MADE: Rise in consumers supporting local during Covid

News It’s not just the Bundaberg region jumping on board with data showing 84% of...

Education

WARM WELCOME: Special reef guests visit local schools

News During a live video presentation for Science Week last year, grade 3 Kalkie student Thomas Rehbein invited the guests to visit the region and now his wish has come...

‘Very weird’: Theory behind sick teen trend

Education Single-sex vs co-ed: Theory behind worrying sexual assault trend in Australian...

‘Life-changing’: Program inspiring Indigenous girls

Education Ipswich State High School has a record number of Indigenous girls in leadership...

Community mourns loss of beloved Bay teacher

News The former teacher is being remembered by colleagues, parents and students as an...

Queenslander named Australian University Teacher of the Year

Education University professor named Aussie teacher of the year

Television host to release children’s book on consent

Education Yumi Stynes to release children’s book about consent

Principals fear for mental health of students and teachers

Health Principal stress over COVID-19 impacts on mental health

Parenting

Man threatened to drive car into power pole in DV incident

Crime A magistrate has described a highway domestic violence incident as frightening and dangerous.

Grieving family offers ‘cuddles’ after loss of baby

Health Parents raise funds for vital medical equipment

'These babies are left to gasp for breath until they die'

Politics MP bids for medical fine over abortion 'live births'

Valentine DV offender isn’t getting the message

Crime Man breaches court orders on Valentine's Day.

Beloved son took final breath in mother’s arms

Parenting Hervey Bay couple will treasure the memories they have

CQ conviction overturned, new trial ordered after jury bias

News Man accused of having sexual relations with his stepdaughter

Gladstone mum bashes victim in violent road rage incident

Crime The woman slapped and punched her victim and called her a ‘paedophile’.

Hey Mumma

How important is me time?

Video We took to the streets to ask how important it is for mums to have 'me time'.

Model’s ‘tiny’ bump confuses fans

Fashion & Beauty “She’ll be skinnier than me at nine months.”

Mum upset after sister steals both her baby names

Parenting "AIBU [Am I Being Unreasonable] to think this is a bit unfair?”

Mum doesn't know she has given birth

Parenting Her son won't be named until she wakes from her coma

'I regret sending my daughter to school too early'

Parenting "She had started formal education too early."

Identical twins give birth on same day

Parenting The sisters went into labour after synching births with ‘twin power’

Mum plans to invoice ‘no-shows’ at daughter’s birthday party

Lifestyle "Am I being unreasonable to send a terse note to these families?"

Home & Style

Why cocooning is the latest on-point COVID trend

Home & Decorating Cocooning has pushed aside panic buying and working from home as the latest on-point COVID trend, as Aussies bunker down from the troubles of the outside world.

The Block winners reveal their next big renovation project

Property The Block winners Will and Karlie Bethune reveal their next monster home reno

Take your pool to the next level

Home & Decorating Pool backyard ideas: Top tips for a next level pool

Bundy’s best kept secret stays and guesthouses

News Quirky, charming and luxury escapes are trending in Bundaberg with plenty of...

Easy Eating

VOTE NOW: Who has the Best Pizza in Bundaberg

Food & Entertainment Matt Preston asked readers to name the restaurant with the best pizza in Bundaberg and the response has us drooling. SEE THE FINALISTS AND VOTE.

Macca’s confirms huge McFlurry rumour

Food & Entertainment McDonald’s launch new Cookie Time McFlurry with chocolate chunks

Artists release new album in time for Agnes Blues festival

Music The pair will perform at the Agnes Blues, Roots and Rock Festival this weekend.

Prancing Pony cider recalled because ‘cans may rupture’

Food & Entertainment Prancing Pony apple cider has been recalled

Smiths drop huge hint about axed chip

Food & Entertainment Smiths drops clue about Toobs after Reject Shop starts selling dupe

COOKIE CRAVINGS: Sweet career change for ex-pollie

News Former MP launches her own business doing what she loves

Can you finish Maryborough's monster hotdog challenge?

News No one has finished this feast on their own – yet

Gardening

Pretty but dangerous: 5 plants you don’t want in your yard

News A weed control expert listed five plants found in local backyards that look great but you should avoid.

Cheat your way to a healthy vegie garden

Gardening Gardening advice: How to grow your own vegie patch

‘Blessed’: Hinterland town farewells generous family man

Community 89 years were as colourful as the 160 roses in frontyard

BRIGHTEN UP: Upbeat news from around the region

News Bundaberg is full of good news stories and here are just some of the things that...

Alien-like tentacles burst from dead mantis

Gardening Praying mantis horror video: Horsehair worms burst out of corpse

Bundy pick of the crop for pilot school nutrition program

News Healthy bodies and minds require a balanced diet full of fruit and vege, so it’s...

BRIGHTEN UP: Upbeat news from around the region

News Here are just some of the things that happened this week that made us smile

Outdoor Living

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Environment 'We feel like we've stumbled across one of the premier dive spots in Australia.'

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

News Camp Hire Australia hires the gear and will even pitch and pack away

'Traumatised': Young family's 4WD plunges into deep water

News Kids in back as 4WD plunges into water ad Double Island Point

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

News How a stroke survivor will tackle a gruelling desert ultra marathon

Final days to win $5000 BCF voucher!

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Last fishing trip entry form in tomorrow's paper!

Lifestyle Only a few days left to get into competition!

7 weird fishing superstitions

Lifestyle Any of these ring true for you?

Travel

You can stay on the beach and this gem is easy to get to

Travel Just an hour on a ferry from Brisbane is a laidback island resort lapped by pristine waters.

Qantas posts eye watering loss

Travel The country’s major airline has posted an eye watering loss, with the stark figures...

Bloomin’ marvellous! Tourists driven to see outback colours

Travel Recent rains give perfect platform to visit Outback Queensland

The best holiday towns for 2021 revealed

Travel NSW towns dominate list of Australia’s best travel destinations

NEW FLIGHTS: Everything you need to know about Syd to Bay

News First flights are going cheap

Kakadu closure would be ‘catastrophic’ says tourism boss

Travel ‘The outcomes from the tourism industry and the broader economy would be...

Travel disruptions: How to get your money back

Travel How to get your money back when your travel plans are thrown into disarray

Fashion

Grim sex truth behind Playboy mansion

Lifestyle It was sold as a world of glitz and glamour filled with beautiful women, but according to one of Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriends it quickly turned into an ugly...

Frenzy over $60 dupe of Kim K outfit

Fashion & Beauty It’s the outfit that’s been seen on celebrities everywhere

Hairdressers support teachers’ ‘bogan’ mullet ban

Education Top school bans the mullet as hairdressers label it ‘bogan’

'RIP to my glorious lockdown mullet'

Fashion & Beauty The story of Richard Lamberton's mullet adventure

New way to make $1000 from your wardrobe

Fashion & Beauty From Gucci to Nike: New way to make $1000 from your wardrobe

Inspiration behind Serena’s Aus Open ‘catsuit’

Fashion & Beauty Serena Williams reveals meaning behind her Australian Open catsuit outfit

‘I don’t feel as confident as I used to in a bikini’:...

Fashion & Beauty Model Jesinta Franklin on pregnancy, body image and her new Seafolly campaign

Dating

VC hero’s ‘perfect’ proposal to new love

Dating Victoria Cross hero Dan Keighran is planning a Hinterland wedding after pulling off the ‘perfect’ surprise proposal to his new love.

AFL star's partner breaks down in tears over split

Dating Amie Rohan in heartbreaking interview over marriage split

Mum, 44, steals pregnant daughter’s man

Dating A grandma-of-six has showed little remorse after she had an illicit affair with her...

‘In so deep’: What it’s like being trapped in a nightmare

Dating ‘In so deep’

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Aldi vacuum ‘explodes’, burning woman

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‘Very weird’: Theory behind sick teen trend

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How important is me time?

Model’s ‘tiny’ bump confuses fans

Mum upset after sister steals both her baby names

Mum doesn't know she has given birth

'I regret sending my daughter to school too early'

Identical twins give birth on same day

Mum plans to invoice ‘no-shows’ at daughter’s birthday party

Why cocooning is the latest on-point COVID trend

The Block winners reveal their next big renovation project

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Macca’s confirms huge McFlurry rumour

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Premium Content Prancing Pony cider recalled because ‘cans may rupture’

Smiths drop huge hint about axed chip

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Cheat your way to a healthy vegie garden

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Premium Content BRIGHTEN UP: Upbeat news from around the region

Alien-like tentacles burst from dead mantis

Premium Content Bundy pick of the crop for pilot school nutrition program

Premium Content BRIGHTEN UP: Upbeat news from around the region

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

'Traumatised': Young family's 4WD plunges into deep water

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

Final days to win $5000 BCF voucher!

Last fishing trip entry form in tomorrow's paper!

7 weird fishing superstitions

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Bloomin’ marvellous! Tourists driven to see outback colours

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Grim sex truth behind Playboy mansion

‘We fell in love in the intensive care unit’

Aussie-made biscuits’ urgent recall

Mel Buttle’s brutal take on what your car says about you

Top tips: How to avoid dementia

BEACH REPORT: Best spots to swim or take your board

Amazon series The Wilds to film in Queensland

Media Watch shows the truth is dead on the ABC

'My life in G-strings and scrubs'

Joel Creasey says he understands why some do not like him

Queen blasts COVID anti-vaxxers

Honour for Titmuss as family searches for closure

Four new cases as new vaccination hub opens

‘$5 per person’: MP crowdfunds to pay $30m hotel bill

Baby tests positive to COVID-19

Apple’s best boom for your buck: small price for great tech

‘Name and shame’: Aussies face new Buy Now, Pay Later hurdle

Activate your free Courier Mail subscription for big rewards

AUSSIE MADE: Rise in consumers supporting local during Covid

WARM WELCOME: Special reef guests visit local schools

‘Life-changing’: Program inspiring Indigenous girls

Community mourns loss of beloved Bay teacher

Queenslander named Australian University Teacher of the Year

Television host to release children’s book on consent

Principals fear for mental health of students and teachers

Man threatened to drive car into power pole in DV incident

Grieving family offers ‘cuddles’ after loss of baby

'These babies are left to gasp for breath until they die'

Valentine DV offender isn’t getting the message

Beloved son took final breath in mother’s arms

CQ conviction overturned, new trial ordered after jury bias

Gladstone mum bashes victim in violent road rage incident

Take your pool to the next level

Bundy’s best kept secret stays and guesthouses

VOTE NOW: Who has the Best Pizza in Bundaberg

Artists release new album in time for Agnes Blues festival

Prancing Pony cider recalled because ‘cans may rupture’

COOKIE CRAVINGS: Sweet career change for ex-pollie

Can you finish Maryborough's monster hotdog challenge?

Pretty but dangerous: 5 plants you don’t want in your yard

‘Blessed’: Hinterland town farewells generous family man

BRIGHTEN UP: Upbeat news from around the region

Bundy pick of the crop for pilot school nutrition program

BRIGHTEN UP: Upbeat news from around the region

You can stay on the beach and this gem is easy to get to

Qantas posts eye watering loss

The best holiday towns for 2021 revealed

NEW FLIGHTS: Everything you need to know about Syd to Bay

Kakadu closure would be ‘catastrophic’ says tourism boss

Travel disruptions: How to get your money back

Hairdressers support teachers’ ‘bogan’ mullet ban

'RIP to my glorious lockdown mullet'

New way to make $1000 from your wardrobe

Inspiration behind Serena’s Aus Open ‘catsuit’

‘I don’t feel as confident as I used to in a bikini’:...

VC hero’s ‘perfect’ proposal to new love

‘In so deep’: What it’s like being trapped in a nightmare