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A community fundraiser brought 150 supporters together at Rockhampton's Callaghan Park racecourse to support CapRescue's life-saving helicopter service. The inaugural race day event combined racing excitement with auction items to fund emergency medical rescues across Central Queensland.
Two Rockhampton locals secretly funded a cheeky billboard featuring muscular cartoon crocodiles rowing to keep Olympic events in their city. The grassroots campaign fooled politicians into thinking it was an official government ad.
An endangered northern quoll accidentally hitchhiked 600 kilometers hidden in a truck's wheel arch from Rockhampton to Brisbane and survived the journey. After a week of care at a wildlife hospital, the lucky marsupial was released back into the wild near its home.
Cassy Tzoutzias spends her Sundays shoulder-deep in creek water, rescuing dumped shopping trolleys from wildlife habitats in Rockhampton, Australia. Her volunteer mission has sparked a community movement pushing major supermarkets to take responsibility for their abandoned carts. ##
A humble clay tennis court in Rockhampton, Australia, where Rod Laver learned to play 80 years ago, is being preserved by dedicated volunteers. The same court where an 11-time Grand Slam champion hit his first shots is still open to anyone who asks for the key.
A scrappy puppy found wandering the streets of Rockhampton just earned his dream job: helping scientists track endangered koalas across central Queensland. Six-month-old Leo went from the pound to becoming part of the region's first conservation detection dog team. #
A small group of Australian farmers successfully pushed two government-owned corporations to the negotiating table over unfair water costs. After years of shouldering 100% of maintenance costs while using just 49% of the water, local irrigators are finally getting heard.
A growing Australian community that waited two decades for a high school just got the green light for construction. The new Gracemere High School will welcome its first students in 2028.
Australia's biggest regional car festival is roaring back with its highest number of entrants ever, proving that passion outlasts hardship. Classic car lovers from across the country have made the pilgrimage to central Queensland, fuel crisis and all.
Queensland survivors of institutional abuse are one step closer to justice as the opposition introduces legislation to hold churches and organizations accountable, regardless of perpetrator employment status. The bill follows similar wins in Victoria and the ACT after a 2024 court ruling created a troubling gap in protection.
A Queensland hairdresser who lost her father volunteers at the hospice she wished he'd had, bringing dignity and comfort to terminally ill patients through free haircuts and conversation. Her story highlights how small acts of kindness can transform someone's final days.
Just six months after a 300-kilo hay bale crushed his spine, Alex Wilson left the hospital and finished high school. Now he's studying agriculture and law at university, proving his wheelchair won't stop his farming dreams.
After losing his partner, 94-year-old Bill Vaughan discovered an unlikely community: lawn mower racers who tear around dirt tracks at speeds up to 100 kilometers per hour. This weekend, over 100 racers from across Australia gathered in rural Queensland for the national championships, proving that family can be found in the most unexpected places.
Australian researchers are making groundbreaking progress in understanding and treating motor neurone disease, with the country's first unified care guidelines launching next year. New genetic medicine is already helping slow the disease's progression for some patients.
Four Australian sisters have turned their grief into hope, raising $70,000 for blood cancer research through annual Mother's Day events honoring their late mother. What started as a backyard gathering of 30 people has grown into dual black-tie galas across two cities.
A new Senate inquiry into epilepsy in Australia offers hope to thousands of families struggling with funding gaps for care and support services. Four-year-old Leo's family is among those waiting for changes that could make life-saving assistance more accessible.