Bundaberg - 4670

A small town in the centre of Queensland's South Burnett wine region is enjoying an economic revival and tranquil lifestyle for residents.

Gooburrum State School, near Bundaberg, is home to a 70-year-old pine forest. Long grass corridors through the tall trees make it easy for children to play or take lessons, becoming adventurers, explorers and scientists. The students mourned for 400 trees lost to drought in recent years, and cried when they were removed. Now they get to experience their magical forest’s regeneration as they plant and take care of hundreds of new trees.

After they mourned the death of 400 trees during the drought, the students at Gooburrum Primary School are now making the forest their classroom.

Police have seized $60 million dollars worth of cannabis from two properties in rural Queensland. Officers allegedly found 11 greenhouses containing almost 5,000 cannabis plants along with dried cannabis.

Officers allegedly found thousands of plants, dried product and purpose-built equipment during raids at Coonambula and Mount Maria.

A major landslip has buried a car and damaged another at a popular tourist destination. Residents say it is the biggest slip they have seen in the region.

The court ruling overturns an earlier decision that dismissed a claim from an Australian Sikh woman arguing the ban essentially prevented Sikhs from entering school grounds, which is against the Racial Discrimination Act. 

The Australian Marine Conservation Society says the UN decision not to list the reef as 'in danger' reflects the progress governments have made.

UNESCO says the Australian government has taken positive steps to protect the world's largest coral ecosystem, though it still faces significant threats.

The Great Barrier Reef is likely to avoid being listed as in danger for at least another year as a United Nations body recommends delaying a decision on its World Heritage status.

The Titans take down the Cowboys in a Queensland derby on the Gold Coast after the Bulldogs hang on against the Dolphins in Bundaberg.

Hermann Wittmer, 65, is one of the founding doctors of his region's only advanced cardiology unit. But he says red tape and a shortage of Australian-trained doctors are putting the service at risk.

It is the first time the ACCC has fought a dairy company in court over bargaining power imbalances.

Good Samaritan Terry Bishop had been travelling to Brisbane on Friday to attend a family member's wedding. Family members say he was a man who would go out of his way to help anyone.

More than 200 Pacific workers have been left in limbo after their employer Linx Employment agreed to end its participation in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme amid worker treatment investigations.

Mother-of-two Gypsy Satterley and alpaca breeder Jessica Townley are remembered after their deaths in a horrific crash on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

It's not yet clear whether the dingoes involved in the latest attack that took place on K'gari will the euthanased. 

Linx Employment is under investigation as seasonal workers in Queensland allege they have not been given adequate hours and have been left homeless, without enough money to return home.

Members of an inclusive rugby league team are learning skills and meeting new people ahead of playing in an NRL curtain-raiser when the Dolphins play the Bulldogs in Bundaberg.

Daly Olsen has always dreamed of playing rugby league and following in the footsteps of his namesake, Daly Cherry-Evans. But his autism has made it difficult for Daly to join traditional sporting clubs. Now, his parents have co-founded a program to allow children and adults of all abilities to play rugby.

Townsville University Hospital reviewed the cases of hundreds of children who were screened or given cochlear implants at its paediatric audiology department and found clinical standards had not been met in dozens of instances.

An aged care residence in Queensland has been flying in nurses from Melbourne in a last-ditch bid to stay open but even that won't prevent its doors closing amid a dire nursing shortfall.

Fans of extreme cowboy racing — a sport that includes water crossings and lassoing — hope it will soon become a household name as Australia's champion prepares for the global stage.

A seafood industry advocate says increases to the protected marine national park area off Queensland's coast will drive up the price of seafood and open the door to imported products.

Growers and graziers in one of Queensland's food bowls fear a pumped hydro project may threaten food security and livelihoods across the region.