Wide Bay News

News GYMPIE VIEW club elected their 2019 committee. VIEW raises over $1 million annually for the Smith Family and sponsor more than 1300 Learning for Life students.

News A BUNDABERG socialite has just celebrated her 95th birthday and today she shared her secret to living a long, healthy life.

News BRAD Parker as he married the love of his life and best friend Patricia Reid - not wanting to waste a moment as he succumbs to prostate cancer.

News ROSIE Schwabegger sits hunched over on a grey sofa, her legs dotted in dark bruises and scratches. A small cut on her bottom lip stretches open when she talks.

News SHE once danced for the Queen as a 15-year-old, but that’s just one cherished memory for newly minted centurion Eileen Bourke.

News THE first lot of cars are moving slowly on a pilgrimage back to Deepwater after the devastating fires. And there's a lot of anger coming home with them.

News GYMPIE fitness fanatic Jim Gordon will take to the local ARC's biggest waterslide to help veterans and their families in need.

News WHEN ambulance officers Graeme Cooper and Danielle Kellam committed an act of kindness, they never imagined it would land them an audience with royalty.

News AT 90 YEARS OF AGE, Kathleen Glock is still searching for new experiences - like freefalling from 14,000 ft at 200km/h

Books ATTENTION all booklovers, Maryborough's longest running second hand book sale will be held at the Maryborough City Hall from September 27-29.

News SENIORS driving across the Wide Bay Burnett region may soon experience something radically different to their usual trip – a smoother journey on the road.

News THE first coastal lighthouse in Queensland, the Bustard Head Lighthouse at 1770, began operation on June 26, 1868 – 150 years ago.

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Community CRUSH Festival returns in October for 10 days of arts and culture in the beautiful Bundaberg region　

Community WOODGATE Comes alive on the long weekend in October

Community AUSSIE Rock legend Jimmy Barnes is set to headline Gympie's G150 concert to be held at Albert Park on Saturday October 14.

Community THE Maryborough Quota Club has donated $1500 to Maryborough Act for Kids.

Community WIDE Bay seniors get out and about with the Hervey Bay VIEW Club.

News MARYBOROUGH artisans have been handed a rather festive challenge for this year's CraftFest.

News BELOVED children's author Mem Fox to spread joy of reading at Mary Poppins Festival.