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Marketing boost for Whitsundays

News A $3 million dollar funding boost will see Tourism and Events Queensland work on a joint campaign with Tourism Whitsundays to market our picture-perfect region.

Blues Blowout set to ring in the New Year

News Blues Blowout set to ring in the New Year

Letters hand-delivered to the office of state MP

News A protest of a different kind.

Drink driving fine

News Man caught drinking while driving.

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The Voice winner ready for trip to Airlie

News Sam Perry will be bringing his Sam Perry Not a DJ tour to Airlie Beach this week.

Severe weather warning for Whitsundays cancelled

News The severe weather warning for the Whitsundays and Central Coast was cancelled on Sunday night.

Whitsunday music teacher to perform at world premiere

News Instrumental music teacher Idris Harries will be jetting off to the United Kingdom on Saturday to perform the world premiere of a clarinet concerto.

Truck driver's act of kindness goes viral

News A Facebook post, thanking a truck driver for guiding a couple through heavy rain in Proserpine, has gone viral on social media.

Drink driving with no licence

News Man caught driving on suspended driver's licence fined.

Burnouts shred two car tyres

News Man found guilty of wilfully making unecessary noise or smoke.

Pop goes the python

News A "cheeky, little spotted python” surprised Jubilee Pocket woman Marlene Manto when he popped out of her bathtub plughole last Tuesday night.

More than twice legal limit

News Driver fined $750 after he was caught at more than twice the legal limit.

Dinghy found at Abell Point Marina

News Police have called on anyone who knows the owner to come forward.

Airport could close if water covers roads

News Whitsunday Coast Airport could close if water covers access roads during coming days.

Murdered backpacker’s final kind act

Aussies scammed by fake orphans scandal

MP resigns after ‘sugar baby’ claims

Today saga could claim another scalp

Around the Region

WEATHER UPDATE: Ex-tropical cyclone expected to fade out

Weather Ex-tropical cyclone Owen could reach the end of its life-cycle while approaching coastal waters this morning.

There is a chance Owen could reform again in the Coral Sea

News BOM data shows three other cyclones have followed that pattern

How to sell your home in a week

Property THESE are the Queensland suburbs where homes sold within a week.

Cyclone Owen to wreak havoc with up to 400mm of rain

Weather Residents warned to take action as destructive winds bear down.

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Sport

PREMIERS CROWNED

Sport Whitsunday Touch Football staged its grand finals last Thursday night.

Whitsunday Weightlifters end the year on a high

Sport Whitsunday Weightlifters wrapped up 2018 with an end-of-year competition last week.

Boxer Maddern tastes national title glory

Sport Bowen export Cooper Maddern has boxed his way to a national title.

Weather halts working bee

Sport Wet weather thwarted the working bee at Prossie Bowls Club.

Brahmans' Tye down new coach

News Whitsunday Brahmans have announced their 2019 coaches.

National Sport

Widespread field of winners salute at Ipswich track

Bulldogs plead guilty to charges

Intense reaction to new AFL teams

Mascot snaps, punches fan in bizarre fight

Why Cameron Bancroft agreed to cheat

Queensland News

Drivers rescued, roads cut, rivers rising as deluge hits

Weather TWO people suffered injuries when their car went into a dam on the Western Downs at the height of heavy rains last night.

Emergency services stuck during storm rescue

News Heavy rainfall a one in 120 year event.

Veteran’s plea after sick theft

News “How f***ing unAustralian … dog act,” one person wrote.

Ugly scenes at Gold Coast theme park

Crime Seaworld fans have allegedly assaulted protestors in front of kids

Want to fossick? Gold, opal now available to Qld families

Travel Palaszczuk is giving Qld families greater access to local areas

WATCH: Cyclone Owen flooding properties as it crosses Qld

Weather UPDATE: Cyclone Owen inundating property as it moves across Qld

‘I think they will go to $55 by Christmas’

Food & Entertainment You may need to dig a little deeper or change your lunch menu.

Business News

Lying about finances with your partner can cost $53,000

Money DISHONEST lovers are keeping their finances secret and it could be hitting their hip pockets hard. This is why all your financial secrets need to be revealed.

Prada stunned by ‘blackface’ backlash

Business Customers aren't happy, and Prada is racing to fix it

Nuclear ‘tunnelbot’ probes alien life

Business It’s the most enticing destination in the solar system

Conor’s thrifty secret in $137m empire

Business $137 million and he doesn’t need to spend a penny of it

What's On

Iggy pops for Bluesfest 2019

Who's just been announced on the Bluesfest lineup for 2019?

Be berry excited for tomorrow's strawberry festival

Aussie drag queen gets own TV show on BBC4

GOURD LORD: Why 14,000 people are about to hit Goomeri

Lifestyle

Feeling bright and breezy

Lifestyle When you're afforded the option to wear a classic, colourful and breezy sundress, how could you say no?

Fight over 50 cent Christmas ornament goes viral

Lifestyle A rude customer got into an argument over a 50 cent ornament — but worker Sarah Belanger Demaneuf had the perfect payback.

Volkswagen joins warranty battle with five-year deal

Motoring Volkswagen has committed to a five-year unlimited kilometre warranty across its range.

Which is the best large SUV to buy for towing a caravan?

Motoring A RECENT retiree is looking for a suitable vehicle to tow a small caravan that isn’t too big and is easy to park. Here are four suitable options.

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Entertainment

Everything your kids can watch on TV this Christmas

TV Looking for kid-friendly TV over Christmas? Here’s plenty of stuff on the box that’s perfect for little eyes.

Grim truth behind gruesome Dark Knight scene

Movies The Joker’s ‘pencil trick’ almost went horribly wrong

Netflix users slam ‘obnoxious’ feature

TV This change probably won’t make the cut

Karl’s ex unleashes in new attack

Celebrity "My 19-year-old has assured me they did not attend."

Today’s embarrassing Coles apology

Smarter Shopping The incorrect statement went to air on Sunday morning

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Real Estate

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Why Aussie lives in NYC’s ‘saddest’ home

Property "If it’s not disgusting, I’m going to move in"

Housing crash: ‘Perfect’ houses nobody will buy

Property They're 'perfect' but real estate agents have priced us out of them

World's best building: Retirees live in a jungle in the sky

Property Imagine retiring in one of the world’s greatest buildings.

Proof buying first home ‘isn’t impossible’

Property Here’s how you can do it.

Home to three generations sells at auction

News Successful bidder lives in the same street