The Latest Breaking News from Bundaberg

Emergency declaration revoked, Lindsay Transport depot fire in Bundaberg brought under control

Queensland Police have lifted an emergency zone after firefighters battled until 2:00am to bring an industrial fire under control in Bundaberg.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2023

Exclusion zone maintained after firefighters bring Bundaberg industrial fire under control

Police and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services are due to review the exclusion zone around the scene of a smouldering industrial fire in Bundaberg East.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2023

'Rare and giant' trapdoor spider species, Euoplos dignitas, discovered in Brigalow Belt

The nocturnal species can be found burrowed inside trapdoors about the diameter of a 50-cent piece in the black soil west of Bundaberg.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2023

Guava-root knot nematode detected in Hervey Bay with farmers and gardeners on high alert

A highly invasive and destructive pest that attacks the roots of vegetables and can cause significant crop loss has been discovered in a Queensland backyard, prompting a warning from farmers to home growers.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2023

Accessible Tourism Alliance launched to help Qld businesses cater to people with disability

Living with paraplegia, the Bundaberg dad can struggle to find accessible holiday destinations. Advocates hope a new government partnership will make the tourism industry more inclusive for families like his.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

Renewed calls for Bundaberg flood evacuation route on 10th anniversary of Cyclone Oswald

Ten years after ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald battered the Queensland coast and prompted what was then Australia's biggest ever peacetime evacuation, calls for long-awaited flood mitigation plans have been renewed.

ABC News · Jan 23, 2023

Double fatal shed fire deliberate: police

Queensland detectives are probing the deaths of a 54-year-old man and his 10-year-old daughter in a shed fire southeast of Bundaberg.

AAP · Dec 29, 2022

Bundaberg Port project on schedule, budget despite parties 'in talks' after voluntary administration

A multi-million-dollar port project remains on track and budget despite the contractor's parent company plunging into financial turmoil.

ABC News · Dec 28, 2022

Bundaberg Hospital cleared of improperly sedating patients, advocate questions findings

A review into a major regional hospital has found no evidence to support the improper sedation of patients despite disciplinary action taken against staff. Patient advocates are calling for the release of the full report that they believe will be 'damning'.

ABC News · Dec 20, 2022

Fears capsized trawler is spilling pollutants into Burnett River, posing a risk to wildlife and water users

A sunken trawler that has leaked pollutants in Bundaberg's main river could pose a danger to people's safety and the environment, a commercial fisherman and environmentalist says.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022