Johanna Marie is a senior news reporter at ABC Wide Bay. She was previously the Sky News Queensland reporter based in Brisbane.
Greg Ross is familiar with the view from outside his Queensland home because it is the only place he can receive a call.
Authorities have used new closure powers to shut down three Bundaberg retailers suspected of selling illegal "chop chop" tobacco and vapes as the laws are enforced in Queensland for the first time.
A regional Queensland council under financial pressure backtracks on its decision to sell community assets after backlash from local residents.
Police say a seasonal worker from Vanuatu has died after a bus and ute collided in the Bundaberg region.
The Farrells have run cattle on their rural property for more than 100 years and are now excited about renewables and the next phase of their family legacy.
It's spring selling season in the real-estate market and one Queensland council is cashing in on dozens of properties.
While most of Queensland voted for a change in government, there was one regional seat that bucked the trend with a clear swing towards the ALP. Here's how Tom Smith reached "icon status" in Labor circles.
In the lead-up to the state election, there have been renewed calls for a new high school to cater for the population boom along the Bundaberg coast.
A noxious pest from Africa has found its way onto the world's largest sand island, K’gari. Experts are calling for the invasive fish to be eradicated to stop it from threatening native species.
In his first day on the job Charles Burke has laid down the gauntlet to major supermarkets with his newly-installed power to report behaviours and business practices that hurt farmers and consumers.
Queensland drivers say they are fed up with politicians flying around on planes and ignoring the dangerous condition of the state's road network, as people continue to die in crashes.
"The Bruce" is being labelled a national disgrace, pock-marked with dangerous potholes and signposted with memorials to people who have died on the notorious road.
Jessica Davies's family is one of many living in a motel while waiting for permanent accommodation. She says the arrangement is "not suitable" — but it's better than living in a tent.
Health officials and police are cracking down on the sale of illicit vapes, cigarettes and "chop chop" tobacco in Queensland. In the Wide Bay area alone sellers are estimated to have avoided paying about $1.2 million in tax.
The 5-star Sheraton accommodation at Hervey Bay would be the largest resort of its kind between Cairns and Brisbane.
Brock Greenwood is the seventh Australian killed in Ukraine. He was one of an unknown number fighting in "brutal trench warfare" without military experience, an expert says.
The coastal city of Hervey Bay, a three-and-a-half hour drive north of Brisbane, is known for being a popular retirement location, whose residents enjoy a slower pace of life. But that could all change if plans for a $400 million, 21-storey resort are approved.
The Gateway Marina on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef has gone into liquidation owing millions of dollars to creditors, while investors wait to see what happens next.
Fijian nationals working in Australian service stations say it's a "blessing" as the hospitality and retail sectors are next in line to recruit staff from Pacific nations.
It's known for its fresh fruit and veggies, stunning beaches, and proximity to the southern Great Barrier Reef, but soon the Bundaberg region could also be home to a coking coal mine.
Tracey Rawlings says she doesn't know if she can be alone again after a 36-year-old man with a rifle walked into her home demanding her car.
Fruit and vegetable growers are expected to give evidence behind closed doors, out of fear of retribution, about supermarket price gouging and low farmgate prices.
Resilience is a hallmark of the spirit of the drover and these kids from the bush have it in spades. Their week-long journey tailed 450 head of cattle, crisscrossing a spectacular emerald countryside given new life from recent rain.
House prices have risen dramatically across the Wide Bay region since 2020 but experts say they are still cheaper than homes in Australia's capital cities.
They're not as famous as the iconic Great Barrier Reef, but vibrant and bustling coral reefs between Bundaberg and Moreton Bay, off Brisbane, are equally under threat with signs they're "starving to death".