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    New playground unveiled at Gladstone’s Marina

    premium_icon New playground unveiled at Gladstone’s Marina

    Family Fun The construction was fast-tracked during the health restrictions period.

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    Gladstone’s stories will continue – in print and online

    Gladstone’s stories will continue – in print and online

    News Stories about the Gladstone region are too important not to be told.

    10-year-old entrepreneur’s first business deal

    premium_icon 10-year-old entrepreneur’s first business deal

    News He may not be allowed to buy a beer at the bar, but Rex Walker has struck a deal with the Miriam Vale Hotel.

    Couple reveals secret to success after 60 years of marriage

    premium_icon Couple reveals secret to success after 60 years of marriage

    News Baralaba couple raised eight children on the land before setting off on an around-Australia adventure

    Voices combine for song to inspire, unite nation

    premium_icon Voices combine for song to inspire, unite nation

    Music A SONG that has become an anthem of hope for people around the world has been reborn in an inspirational Australian project combining more than 300 churches.

    Your Story

      Do you Vespa? This group wants you to join the ride

      Do you Vespa? This group wants you to join the ride

      Your Story A small band of dedicated Vespa owners in the Toowoomba area are looking for more Vespa riders to join them.

      Grants to help Queenslanders take time for mental health

      Grants to help Queenslanders take time for mental health

      Health Grants to help Queenslanders take time for mental health

      Trix and owner win champion stunt dog title

      Trix and owner win champion stunt dog title

      Pets & Animals "I am so proud of my little puppy from the pound."

      Parents should think before they post

      Parents should think before they post

      Opinion Parents should think before they post

      6 signs your elderly residents need help

      6 signs your elderly residents need help

      Your Story Practical things to look out for

      Lexie De Vere celebrated her 100th birthday

      Lexie De Vere celebrated her 100th birthday

      Your Story Lexie De Vere celebrated her 100th birthday

      Male violence is an endemic problem

      Male violence is an endemic problem

      Your Story Recidivism is rife because boys lack positive role models at home

      Weddings

        In pictures: Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell tie the knot

        premium_icon In pictures: Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell tie the knot

        Photos Bindi Irwin has opened up her wedding album to the world just weeks after tying the knot with Chandler Powell in a hastily organised ceremony, joined by family and one...

        Gladstone dogs invited to weddings

        Gladstone dogs invited to weddings

        Photos Gladstone readers submitted photos and stories of beloved pets who were invited to...

        Your photos: Gladstone weddings old and new

        Your photos: Gladstone weddings old and new

        Photos We asked our Facebook friends to post a photo of their wedding. Here's a selection...

        Best places to get married in Gladstone

        Best places to get married in Gladstone

        Photos We asked our Facebook friends where the best place to get married in Gladstone is...

        AutoWed: coin-operated wedding machine

        AutoWed: coin-operated wedding machine

        Photos Press 1 for heterosexual, 2 for gay, and 3 for a lesbian marriage. And if you wish...

        Pets

          The cutest furbabies going around

          premium_icon The cutest furbabies going around

          Photos Who doesn’t love their dog, they’re man’s best friend? Check out these 70+ photos of some of Bilo's sweetest furbabies.

          Pooches pose for pawtraits at Petbarn

          Pooches pose for pawtraits at Petbarn

          Photos Pooches at Gladstone's Petbarn were treated to a hydro-bath before posing for a...

          Gladstone cats

          Gladstone cats

          Photos Cat lovers love photos.

          Pets get into festive spirit

          Pets get into festive spirit

          Photos Readers submitted photos of Gladstone's best-dressed pets over Christmas.

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              GALLERY: All the colour from Flavours Marina's Sunday Sesh

              premium_icon GALLERY: All the colour from Flavours Marina's Sunday Sesh

              Photos The community turned out in droves to celebrate at Flavours Marina Sunday Sesh.

              GALLERY: School holiday fun at East Shores

              premium_icon GALLERY: School holiday fun at East Shores

              Photos The beginning of school holidays meant there was plenty of activity at Gladstone’s...

              The Observer top 50 fronts

              premium_icon The Observer top 50 fronts

              Photos Taking a look at our best page ones

              Observer staff pics

              premium_icon Observer staff pics

              Photos Looking back at the faces behind The Observer over the years.

              Gladstone’s big events

              premium_icon Gladstone’s big events

              Photos Photos from events like the HookUp, Harbour Festival and Botanic to Bridge

              Our favourite pictures

              premium_icon Our favourite pictures

              Photos The Observer journalists pick their favourite photos

              Five people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a Mount Morgan home this morning. Picutre: 9 News.

              Mt Morgan house fire

              The Night Watch Official Trailer

              premium_icon Barramundi on Lake Awoonga

              Local History

                How your grandparents posted on 'social media' in the '30s

                premium_icon How your grandparents posted on 'social media' in the '30s

                News WHAT did people do before social media gave them a quick and easy way to reach out for information?

                ‘Astonishing discovery’ at Stonehenge

                ‘Astonishing discovery’ at Stonehenge

                Offbeat Stonehenge: 4000-year-old 2km circle discovered

                Photos capture moments in Qld history sure to offend

                premium_icon Photos capture moments in Qld history sure to offend

                Offbeat These historic photos capture moments that would spark outrage today

                Gigantic predatory dinosaurs once roamed Toowoomba, Ipswich

                premium_icon Gigantic predatory dinosaurs once roamed Toowoomba, Ipswich

                News The dinosaurs roamed lands near Toowoomba and Ipswich.

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