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Woman finds snake under her bed

A Maryborough resident got the shock of her life when she discovered a 5ft carpet python coiled up under her bed on Sunday...

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17th Sept. 2018 6:09 PM

premium_icon Hopes of royal wake-up for Fraser Island conservation

Fraser Island's leading defender hopes Harry and Meghan's pending visit will "wake the Federal Government" up to their...

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13th Sept. 2018 12:09 AM

NATURAL WONDER: Fraser Island's Rainforests are now part of the Queen;s Commonwealth Canopy Initiative.

premium_icon Fraser Island marine scientist leads conservation fight

MARINE scientist and passionate Fraser Island advocate Sue Sargent is the new chairperson of the Burnett Local Marine...

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11th Sept. 2018 12:09 PM

Burnett LMAC chair Sue Burnett

premium_icon Behind the scene of a radical koala rescue mission

The Chronicle caught up with ecologist, Dr Sean Fitzgibbon and veterinarian, Dr Amber Gillett this week.

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17th Aug. 2018 12:08 AM

Cobber is part of the original group at the koala rehabilitation project in Tandora

Work nearly finished on wetlands' new boardwalk

The eight-month closure of public access to Maryborough's Fay Smith Wetlands boardwalk is nearing its final stages.

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15th Aug. 2018 10:08 AM

The new boardwalk at the Fay Smith Wetlands (full title is the Fay Smith Environmental and Wetlands Corridor) is almost completed and ready to be reopened. SkillCentred did the work over two-and-a-half months.

premium_icon WHALE SUMMIT: World's leading experts coming to Coast

We're known as the whale watching capital of the world. Now, we've got the chance to prove we deserve the title

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15th Aug. 2018 12:08 AM

WHALE SUMMITS: Fraser Coast Tourism and Events general manager Martin Simons, left, and tourism councillor Stuart Taylor discuss the upcoming whale summits that will be hosted on the Fraser Coast next year.

OPINION: Why not widen the straw ban to our whole region?

Last month, Seattle became the first US city to ban single-use plastic straws and utensils. Why doesn't Fraser Coast try to...

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02nd Aug. 2018 12:08 AM

LAST STRAW: Hervey Bay RSL marketing coordinator Kellie Robinson and floor manager Alannah Brooking with the plastic straws that will be phased out at the RSL.

premium_icon USC manta ray study reaches 10-year milestone

She's spent nearly 10 years studying manta rays, but marine biologist Dr Kathy Townsend said there are still "many...

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01st Aug. 2018 10:08 AM

USC marine biologist Dr Kathy Townsend researching manta rays at Lady Elliot Island at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef

Teamwork grows sustainability at Sunbury School

Year 6 student leaders joined in with Bunnings representatives to plant native trees and flowers around Sunbury State...

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28th July 2018 6:07 AM

Sunbury School facility officer Bryson Jones, Bunnings activities co-ordinator, student leaders Ellie McLeod and Kiara Bettles with a selection of native plants for School's Tree Day.

Teamwork grows sustainability at Sunbury School

Year 6 student leaders joined in with Bunnings representatives to plant native trees and flowers around Sunbury State...

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27th July 2018 4:07 PM