Passionate biker, family man, dies in tragic crash

A male and a female patient have been taken to the Gladstone Hospital via ambulance following a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle off the Bruce Hwy.

A 58-year-old motorcyclist died in an accident yesterday afternoon

55 Gladstone workers facing redundancy say company failed

Aurizon employees rally against the newly announced job cuts.

'Heart breaking': job cuts leave Gladstone high and dry

LIST: Residents give these Gladstone businesses a thumbs up

Gladstone CBD from The Oaks Hotel roof, Febuary 17, 2015.

Photo Mike Richards / The Observer

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Ain’t no mountain high enough

GOING on a hike is one of the best ways to get active and outdoors and the big smoke Brisbane is dishing up the goods.

Six hideaway bars to escape winter chill

The Gresham's charm will win you over before your first sip.

THESE are the perfect places to hang this winter.

Our six art gallery picks for a creative day out

Queensland's Gallery of Modern Art always has a fun, exciting and interesting exhibition on show for the whole family to enjoy.

YOU'D be mistaken in thinking Brisbane wasn't an arty city.

Brisbane's arts and culture events centre stage

You loved the film, now you're about to love the musical. Don't miss The Bodyguard The Musical in Brisbane this July.

THE arts and culture events you don't want to miss.

Homewares stores to fulfil your Instagram dreams

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You too can become an Insta-star with these fab stores.

Date nights under $50

Nothing is more romantic than a picnic with a cracking view.

NOT every date has to cost you a bomb.

Top 10 Brisbane experiences to cross off your bucket list

Do yourself a favour and get amongst the food truck scene. Eat Street is a great place to start.

A GOOD bucket list doesn’t have to span continents or cost millions.

Dad watches as pregnant young daughter taken to jail

But it was her own actions during a drunken spat with police that led her there.

Teen threatens to send nude photos of girlfriend to her father, brothers

Police found the texts and images on his phone; five images in total of his naked, under-age girlfriend and a not-so-friendly conversation between the pair.

Co-accused Gladstone couple busted in undercover operation

IT'S not your typical love story and in the relationship of this Gladstone couple, the roles are always changing.

OPEN LETTER: Analyst defends damning LNG future predictions

Generic: Gas well at Talinga APLNG gasfield.   Photo Derek Barry / Surat Basin News

Warning gas trains could close in two years

Small business minister brings roadshow to Gladstone

Member for Flynn Ken O'Dowd with Small Business minister Michael McCormack speaking at Goondoon St.

SMALL Business Minister Michael McCormack popped into Gladstone.

REVEALED: The 'best hope' for Gladstone project's $3.9b trouble

The first loads of bedding coal were delivered to the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) in March.
Photo Mara Pattison-Sowden / The Observer

Expert weighs in on $4 million court decision.

Anger at Aurizon ad as jobs go in Gladstone

An Aurizon protest in Rockhampton.

Company rejects 'lousy' treatment claims

Adani: Yes it's a coal mine, but it's jobs we need

This bumper sticker has been increasingly appearing in Townsville, in the midst of environmental protests against the Adani mine. Picture: Chris McMahon

Company has been mired in a bitter protest war

Gladstone's new-look boom a 'saviour' for small town

Although the redeveloped Alf Larson Park in Miriam Vale is welcome, one business says people have to leave town because of no RV friendly facilities.

RV friendly sites will help Miriam Vale

When the NDIS is rolling out at your place

THE National Disability Insurance Scheme launched in July 2013 and continues to roll out region by region across the country.

Put your child's needs first

EARLY intervention is a key focus area of the NDIS with the aim of giving your child the best possible chance at life from the start.

Funding keeps Dion moving forward

DION, 25, is a talented artist who recently launched his second children’s book Go Home Cheeky Animals, the sequel to his book Too Many Cheeky Dogs.

Forum tonight to discuss cost of radical Islam to Australia

Tonight's meeting isn't anti-Muslim, rather, it's tackling the threat of radical Islam.

10 jobs in Gladstone up for grabs right now

There are lots of jobs up for grabs in Gladstone including a newspaper delivery driver

Lots of jobs up for grabs in Gladstone

Adani jobs: Skills you'll need to find work at mega mine

JOB HUNTING: Plenty of people in Central Queensland will be looking for work with Adani.

Adani's announcement to build mine is a windfall for the region.

BlazeAid still working hard for Bororen victims of TC Debbie

HELPING HANDS: BlazeAid volunteers Ray Scales, Paul Cathcart, David Darrach and Wolfgang Hellwig enjoy a well earned break from helping property owners repair fence lines in Bororen.

BLAZEAID volunteers are continuing their mission at Bororen.

Gladstone's top talent headed to Special Olympics junior games

TALENTED: Iteeca Cleland and Levi Harris are off to the Gold Coast for the Special Olympics Junior Nationals Competition.

TWO talented Rosella Park students are off to the Junior Nationals.

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A chance to support marriage equality at Splendour 2017

TENNIS legend Margaret Court has prompted icelandic band Sigur Ros to support the campaign in Australia.

Big-name headliner boosts local acts at Coast festival

Boy & Bear will headline the Sea N Sound festival this weekend at Mooloolaba.

Big names and local faces at Mooloolaba music festival

A 10m sculpture of Kanye West's sad face will head Splendour

RAPPER: Kanye West performing at Splendour in the Grass 2011.

"What can you put inside Sad Kanye to make him happy?"

Jack of all trades wins Rocky's art award

Tobias De Maine at the Rockhampton Art Gallery after he was announced winner of the 2017 Bayton Award.

Winner announced at opening of exhibition of award finalists

The untold suffering of military spouses

TWO weeks after the birth of Olympia Yarger’s daughter, Charlotte, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, her thoughts were suffocating and dark.

Green Thumb: There's gold in the air

Golden pendas will attract birds and bees to your garden.

An Australian native is a knockout at peak flowering time

An introduction to the Cabin Fever Session IPA

Cabin Fever Session IPA doesn't disappoint

Going electric: BMW 530e road test and review

ELECTRIC CHOICE: BMW has priced the 530e the same as its petrol-power equivalent – $108,900. Yet for your coin there is extra torque and average fuel consumption of less than three litres for every 100km.

Could this spark the industry?

Winter warmers: One-pot wonders

Slow-cooked beef with vegetables, red wine and winter herbs.

Keep the hits coming with slow-cooked meat and vegetables

Choc dessert pie-fection

The meringue gets a makeover

Tarting up an old favourite

Sweet success of garden patch

This warming rhubarb and strawberry crumble will make your mouth water.

Happiness, for me, is eating fresh produce grown in my own backyard.

Sally Fitzgibbons and Trent Merrin reportedly end engagement

SALLY Fitzgibbons and her fiance Trent Merrin have reportedly called it quits on their lengthy engagement after being together for more than three years.

Richard Hammond in horror crash in Swiss mountains

The makers of Amazon's car-themed TV show "The Grand Tour" said in a statement Saturday June 10, 2017, presenter Richard Hammond has been in a serious crash while filming in Switzerland, but has escaped serious injury.

Former Top Gear star Richard Hammond has survived a horrific crash

Batman actor Adam West dies aged 88

Actors Adam West, left, and Burt Ward, dressed as their characters Batman and Robin, pose for a photo at the "World of Wheels" custom car show in Chicago. On Saturday, June 10, 2017, West’s family said the actor, who portrayed Batman in a 1960s TV series, has died at age 88.

Adam West, star of the 1960s television series Batman, has died

Southern Cross 'hijacked by d*** heads'

Some tattoo artists refer to the Southern Cross as the “Aussie Swazi”, referencing the SwastikaSource:News Limited

“People got very upset, and that scared the hell out of me."

'Flippers' in: Real estate agents desperate for homes

Gardian sales consultant Greg Smith took three "flippers" to inspect a South Mackay home yesterday without even advertising it.

Agents report the lowest vacancy rates since 2012

The surprising change to Gladstone's property market

Auctions are going crazy at the moment - Auctioneer Andrew Allen.

Savvy house hunters active at auctions.

Open for inspection homes June 7-14

Check out this weekend's homes open for inspection

Vacant office/industrial warehouse in central Maroochydore

Smart industrial unit near new Maroochydore CBD going to auction

1400 jobs, $900m, 5-star luxury: 'Why Coast needs this'

PLANS: Sekisui House plans to partner with Westin for a five-star resort at Yaroomba.

Business leaders call on council to approve Yaroomba Beach project

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Aurizon explains plan behind new jobs in CQ

Workers met on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss options in the wake of Aurizon's decision to cut 29 jobs from the Mackay region.

Casual workers are already being sought by Aurizon

Adani jobs to flow almost immediately after approval

Jeyakumar Janakaraj. Photo Chris Lees / Daily Mercury

Extra $1.2 billion a year in economic benefits for Qld economy

'Willing to clean toilets': Mum rejected from 500 jobs

FINAL PLEA: Mum of two Kelli Johnstone has gone public about her year-long struggle to find a job.

"I'M not wanting a job, I'm begging for one."

The job where you may not get paid for a year

Many business owners don't have enough to pay themselves.

How some are sacrificing their own personal well being to 'get ahead'

Where the 13,000 mining jobs are

Rio Tinto's Amrun

THE mining and resources downturn is over and jobs are coming back

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Driverless cars are no longer science-fiction, they're here

FUTURE SENSE: The new Maroochydore CBD is being designed with extensive use of technology to create a dynamic city centre.

Technology will change not only the way we drive but the way we live

2017 Suzuki Swift road test and review

SWIFT CHOICE: The enduringly popular Suzuki Swift gets a refresh to boost the space, safety and style. Prices start from $16,990 drive away in Queensland and northern NSW.

City car's style, equipment and safety given a refresh

2018 Holden Commodore to score a V8 for Supercars

RACE READY: The 2018 Holden Commodore road car may only have a four- or six-cylinder but the Supercars Championship version will score the current V8 for the 2018 season.

The Commodore and V8 alliance enjoy one final fling

Kia Stonic compact SUV confirmed, but not for us

CONCEPT: Urban compact SUV Stonic revealed and goes on sale later this year, but Kia Australia won't be bringing it here

Baby Kia looks good but is not the right car for Australia says Kia

Dealer-fit Performance Packs on sale for your Ford Mustang

BETTER STANCE: Ford Mustang Performance Pack goodies include upgrades for the suspension, exhaust and styling and are now available at Ford dealerships for the first time.

Tuning parts now on sale at Ford dealers

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