Rockhampton

No replacement found for surgeon

The Queensland Government says a new surgeon has not been appointed to the Rockhampton hospital in the state's central region after a doctor was found to be wrongly credentialed earlier this year. The Queensland Medical Board...

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Driver fast tracks fine

POLICE could hardly believe their eyes when they arrived at a Rockhampton river to arrest a man who drove his car on a train track across a 500m bridge before getting stuck halfway. In a moment of madness, the 20-year-old man...

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Australian Medic Sues State After Patient Attack

Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Australian Medic Sues State After Patient Attack Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with...

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16yo tradie dies after electrocution

KEIRAN CAMPBELL November 19, 2009 - 6:47AM Two young workmates tried desperately to resuscitate a 16-year-old boy after he was electrocuted while installing ceiling insulation yesterday. The electric shock knocked the teenager...

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Delays after freight train derails

A FREIGHT train has derailed in central Queensland, causing delays for passenger, coal and freight train services throughout the region. The 33-wagon Queensland Rail (QR) driver-only freight train was carrying fruit from Cairns...

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Australia's best coastal campsites

BLACK velvet skies splattered with stars; wide-open spaces where the only sounds are the crackle of a campfire and the lapping of waves. Across Australia we have some of the world's best coastal camping sites. The Byfield...

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Woman charged over boarding house fire

AAP A woman has been charged with arson after she allegedly set fire to a central Queensland boarding house. The 51-year-old allegedly set a curtain alight in the Kent Street, Rockhampton, building about 10pm (AEST) on...

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Qld hospital waiting times still too long: AMA

The AMAQ says median waiting times in public hospitals are still more than six hours. "I think the government program of being on the front foot rather than the back foot certainly had an impact for us. "Those patients that did...

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Australia's Tiger launching service to Rockhampton

Tiger Airways' Australian outfit is launching a service on the Brisbane-Rockhampton route. The daily service starts on 28 March, says the airline, which operates Airbus A320-family aircraft. Tiger will be competing on the route...

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Sudanese claim racist bans

By Charlotte Glennie for AM A group of young Sudanese refugees in a central Queensland city say they are being victimised because of their race. The men say since moving to Rockhampton for work, they have been banned from a...

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