'Here to stay': locals dig in with post-flood mud army For the third time in six years, a regional community has welcomed the mud army as volunteers help waterlogged regions following widespread flooding. AAP · Mar 13
Police believe bodies found in Queensland floods are those of missing backpackers Two foreign tourists travelling to North Burnett region from Brisbane thought to be first flood-related deaths The Guardian - AU · Mar 12
Flood tragedy as fruit pickers found in submerged car The families of two international backpackers will fly to Australia after the travellers' bodies were found in a flooded car as heavy rain wreaks more havoc. AAP · Mar 11
Bundaberg floods: hundreds of homes and businesses inundated after river bursts banks Bundaberg regional council says the full extent of the flood impacts will not be known ‘for probably a week’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 10
Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately amid major flooding in parts of Queensland The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight The Guardian - AU · Mar 10
Food bowl put ahead of coal with mine proposal rejected A state government has been accused of sending "mixed signals" after rejecting a proposed coal mine in a major food bowl. AAP · Jul 15, 2025
Third Person Charged In Relation To QLD Teen Pheobe Bishop’s Alleged Murder A 30-year-old man has been charged in relation to the alleged murder of Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop. Pedestrian.tv · Jul 2, 2025
Pheobe Bishop: human remains found near Bundaberg confirmed as those of missing Queensland teenager Police, who have charged the 17-year-old’s housemates with her murder, confirmed identification of remains discovered close to Gin Gin in early June The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2025
Heartbreak as human remains confirmed as missing teen Police have confirmed a body found in a national park is a missing teenager who was allegedly murdered before she was set to board an interstate flight. AAP · Jun 17, 2025
Tributes Flow For Pheobe Bishop After Police Find Human Remains In Search For The Missing Teen A candlelight vigil for Pheobe Bishop will be held this afternoon at Kolan Community Park from 4pm to 6pm, with Bundaberg Region Mayor Helen Blackburn encouraging participants to show up in bright colours and butterflies. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 8, 2025
Tim Wilson backs working from home as ‘happy workers tend to be more productive’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2025
Community mourns loss of murdered teenager Hundreds of people including police and SES volunteers have attended a candlelight vigil in memory of 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop. AAP · Jun 7, 2025
Police hunt for missing luggage after teen's body found Police are yet to find a key piece of evidence after human remains, believed to be those of missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, were discovered in rugged bushland. AAP · Jun 6, 2025
Missing teen girl's body found near national park Weeks after Pheobe Bishop vanished, police believe they have found her remains near a national park. AAP · Jun 5, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2025 Pheobe Bishop disappearance: housemates charged with murdering teenager Queensland police arrest a 34-year-old man and 33-year-old woman in Bundaberg area
The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2025 Police search national park for Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop after ‘suspicious’ disappearance Good Night Scrub park, about an hour from where the 17-year-old was last seen, is ‘crucial’ to land, water and aerial search Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025 How to prepare for a cyclone, according to an expert Tropical Cyclone Alfred is predicted to make landfall anywhere between Bundaberg and northern New South Wales this week. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has warned it may bring severe hazards and “dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding”.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2025 People urged to prepare for the worst as Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on south-east Queensland Residents warned to stock up on food and water and secure properties as BoM predicts Alfred will make landfall near Brisbane
AAP · Oct 7, 2024 It's all about health, poll campaign finds its pulse Healthy living, happy voters. Labor and the LNP have put health front and centre in the Queensland election campaign.
ABC News · May 22, 2023 Researchers discover endangered white-throated snapping turtle in Queensland creek Scientists have spotted white-throated snapping turtles in Baffle Creek, 100 kilometres north of Bundaberg, for the first time.
ABC News · May 3, 2023 SAFEcard helping domestic violence survivors share personal details discreetly in Bundaberg The card launched in Bundaberg allows survivors to quietly let service providers know they don't want others nearby to overhear their private information, in what's believed to be an Australian-first initiative.
ABC News · Apr 22, 2023 Bargara Anzac Day Dawn Service loses RSL support for two-up in 'distasteful' decision The cancellation of the annual Anzac Day game of two-up has angered a Queensland community and been labelled "un-Australian". But what is two-up and why is it important?
ABC News · Apr 5, 2023 Prawn populations boom in Queensland, exciting recreational and commercial fisherman There's never been a better time to go prawning according to a Bundaberg fisherman, who says the crustaceans are bigger and more abundant than he has seen in years.
ABC News · Apr 2, 2023 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.
ABC News · Mar 27, 2023 Two men from Bundaberg region charged after allegedly grooming a parent or carer to access a child for sex A tip-off from a member of the public in February led to police identifying a man who was using an online platform to find children for sex.