Fraser Coast Chronicle (Hervey Bay, Australia)

SANDRA Collins has spent the past 33 years in the resources industry. She has cemented a reputation as a hard worker and supporter of equal opportunity. In the mid-1980s she fought against a rule which prevented women from working underground...

IT HAS been more than three months, yet the frustration Deborah Hampton feels with Hervey Bay Hospital has not subsided. Ms Hampton's mother, Mavis Jameson, died in her hospital bed in August, after being sent home in a taxi only two weeks before....

Byline: Stephen O'Grady EMOTIONS ran high, anger fueled the university air and a distinct tension prevailed. The question of what - if anything - should be done with Hervey Bay's foreshore stirred a sharp debate at the Fraser Coast campus of...

FORMER Hervey Bay junior cricketer Nathan Hauritz was unsure how he would be received by the crowd at the Gabba this week. After all, he does play for New South Wales nowadays and not Queensland. He needn't have worried. The 28-year-old got...

Byline: Kristy Martin A WOMAN sat in court sobbing while her evidence was cross-examined by a man accused of violently robbing her. The middle-aged woman broke down during her evidence at Hervey Bay Magistrates Court as she spoke of an alleged...

While only early in its career, the compact Cruze sedan can lay claim to some big wins in the motoring fraternity. It shot into the top 10 selling vehicles in September during a challenging time for GM Down Under, and the industry. Holden has...

Byline: Richard Harvey A TEAM of St Mary's College students has powered its way into producing Queensland's best ever result in a Victorian human powered vehicle race. The nine-man team finished fifth in its division and seventh overall, the...

TOWNSVILLE has long grown away from being the "little sister" of Cairns and has, over the past few years, emerged as a vibrant and exciting destination with its own sense of tropical style and charm. Not only does the city itself hold fabulous opportunities...

Byline: Sue Paxton Sixteen years ago a handful of Centaur hospital ship survivors sat down with Hervey Bay's Lensie and Tony Matthews and bravely recalled the awful circumstances surrounding the Japanese sinking which cost 268 lives. It's a strong...