Residents are angry after copping another 10 per cent rate rise as the council grapples with how to provide services for the fast-growing region.  

The last known person to see missing Queensland man Jack McLennan alive has broken his public silence amid intense community speculation over his role in Mr McLennan's disappearance.

Queensland Police are investigating after a nine-week-old baby was taken to hospital earlier this year with "serious" head injuries.

A drone with flapping wings is being trialled to scare away rainbow lorikeets that are eating hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of strawberries.

The young cyclist was riding at dusk when he was hit by a ute that allegedly failed to stop and left him with critical leg injuries. 

Up to 12,000 homes could be added to the fast-growing region after a major hurdle was cleared for the contentious Aura South development to proceed.

Pauline Hanson's right-wing populist party is leading opinion polls for the first time, and regional Queenslanders say they can see why.