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Bryn Wakefield

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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Bryn Wakefield

    Community 'blindsided' by legislation change fears becoming ghost town (opens the original)

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    The state government has introduced legislation to repeal a requirement for a nearby coal mine to house its workforce in Glenden. The mayor says the council and Glenden community were "blindsided" by an abrupt policy reversal. Registrations of interest will open to buy houses, commercial buildings, and a lease of the entire town. Plans to save a small Queensland mining community from becoming a ghost town are being scrapped under proposed laws. Legislation forcing nearby coal mine workers to rel

  2. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Bryn Wakefield

    Unlikely team uncover source of mysterious space lights seen in Queensland (opens the original)

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    Orbs of light streaking across the night sky below the planet Venus are fascinating Queensland sky watchers. They appear about 8pm to the west, sparking online debate about their origin, with theories ranging from aliens to min min lights and defence testing. Lisa Manteit has seen them from her house in Marian, west of Mackay. She thought they were drones until seeing other people across Australia post about them online. "I see all these, what look like moving stars, but they sort of swirl aroun

  3. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Bryn Wakefield

    Court rules tropical island owner can be stripped of lease (opens the original)

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    The Queensland Land Court has ruled that an island resort owner can be stripped of its leases after it failed to use the land for tourism and allowed it to fall into disrepair. Natural Resources Minister Dale Last told the court Brampton Enterprises did not adhere to its lease conditions. Brampton Enterprises has lodged an appeal against the decision, but no date for the appeal hearing has been set. An Australian company will appeal a Queensland Land Court decision, which will allow it to be str

  4. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Bryn Wakefield

    Hospital missed critical signs before young dad's death, review finds (opens the original)

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    There were no free beds or even an empty treatment bay in the emergency department on the night youth worker Amenatave "Mena" Tuibua walked into Mackay Base Hospital with chest pain. The public hospital was at capacity on the night of May 26, 2025. Patients waiting for beds were stuck in the emergency department and others were ramped in ambulances. Mr Tuibua, 41, sat in the emergency department waiting room with no cardiac monitoring for three hours before he was sent home. He left unaware doct

  5. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Bryn Wakefield

    Ultra-low tide makes 1km walk to island lighthouse possible (opens the original)

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    A rare chance to walk 1 kilometre offshore to an island lighthouse has attracted thousands of trekkers to a North Queensland town. Extremely low winter tides will make the walk to the North Head Island lighthouse at Bowen possible for five days this year. The last chance to walk to the lighthouse this year is August 11 and 12. North Queensland's dramatic tidal variation is this year giving a rare opportunity to walk from the mainland to a lighthouse — 1 kilometre offshore. Wading through water,

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