Teen's journey from inland mining town to Barbados coastal rowing gold
By Katrina Beavan
Though she only tried the sport for the first time this year, the 18-year-old nursing student was one of several Australians taking home gold after competing in coastal rowing in Barbados, ahead of the sport's 2028 Olympic debut.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/central-qld-coastal-rowing-gold-amid-olympic-push/106056042
Chinese-backed mining company looks to extend coal mine to 2070
By Katrina Beavan
Yancoal begins plans to extend the life of its central Queensland coal mine, which would see roughly 74 million tonnes of coal extracted over the life of the mine.
Conservation group admits AI use and 'errors' in anti-wind farm campaign
By Katrina Beavan
Rainforest Reserves Australia has faced a Senate inquiry amid allegations of using AI and referencing non-existent projects and groups in submissions against an axed wind farm.
Community mourns as man and three young people die in house fire
By Aaron Kelly, Vanessa Jarrett, and Katrina Beavan
Investigators are trying to piece together the cause of a blaze in central Queensland that has left a family devastated and residents in shock.
#HouseFires #EmergencyServices #Police #AaronKelly #VanessaJarrett # #KatrinaBeavan
$1 billion wind farm backed by Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest opens
By Katrina Beavan and Jasmine Hines
After three years of construction, one of the biggest wind farms in the country has been switched on. The large-scale project has not been without controversy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-24/clarke-creek-windfarm-opens/105903672
Homicide squad investigating fatal house fire that killed woman, two boys
By Jasmine Hines and Katrina Beavan
A woman and two boys died in a blaze on Wednesday. The house collapsed, hampering search efforts by emergency services.
Man charged after alleged lunchtime stabbings at sports club
By Katrina Beavan
Police allege a 21-year-old man stabbed two men at a Rockhampton sports club and threatened another man in unprovoked attacks.
As big business backs out, Qld extends faith in coal-fired power
By Jasmine Hines and Katrina Beavan
In Biloela, locals have seen it all — from "coal is king" to renewables and a short-lived nuclear proposal. Now the Queensland government is extending coal-fired power, but how long will the reprieve last?
#EnergyPolicy #EnergyIndustry #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #JasmineHines #KatrinaBeavan
Stolen and bombed ancestral remains face final repatriation hurdle
By Katrina Beavan
More First Nations remains are being returned to Australia from international institutions, but these Woppaburra men say laying them to rest on country can prove a fresh challenge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-28/woppaburra-peoples-fight-to-get-ancestor-home/105788102
#IndigenousAustralians #CulturalArtefacts #History #Aboriginal #KatrinaBeavan
Third Queensland coal miner cuts workers, closes underground site
By Freya Jetson and Katrina Beavan
A third Queensland coal miner has confirmed job cuts as it prepares to close one of its underground mine sites, with the company also putting the blame on rising costs and state government royalties.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-19/cook-colliery-coal-mine-to-close-half-of-operation/105792906
Mixed feelings as Indigenous community rolls back 17-year alcohol ban
By Katrina Beavan
The remote central Queensland town is one of 15 local government areas in in the state where alcohol restrictions are in place.
#Alcohol #AlcoholicDrinks #GovernmentPolicy #LocalGovernment #IndigenousAustralians #KatrinaBeavan
Fine weekend ahead for most of Queensland after wet week
By Katrina Beavan
Rain in south-east Queensland is set to ease from this afternoon, making way for a sunny weekend for most of the state.
Dementia patient walks out of hospital never to be seen again
By Katrina Beavan
A coroner rules a dementia patient who disappeared from a regional Queensland hospital in 2023, never to be seen again, died from dehydration. It prompted security changes, but did not stopped similar incidents.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/dementia-patients-walking-out-of-hospitals/105486528
#AlzheimersandDementia #PublicHealth #MissingPerson #Health #HealthcareFacilities #AgedCare #KatrinaBeavan
Neurosurgeon dials in to emergency brain surgery from 600km away
By Katrina Beavan
New telehealth technology allows a neurosurgeon to "scrub in" from Brisbane via live feed to assist a Rockhampton general surgeon relieve a brain bleed, in an Australian public hospital first.
#Surgery #PublicHealth #EmergencyCare #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #MedicalProcedures #Health #KatrinaBeavan
