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Subscriber only Financial stress for Bundaberg families is at an all time high, as the recovery from COVID-19 continues and the start of the new school term looms closer. After the successful launch of the School Savvy program in Bundaberg last year, CentacareCQ is hosting the event again, offering everything from low-cost stationery to preloved uniforms and free haircuts. CentacareCQ Business development co-ordinator Maija Stewart zips up Burnett MP Stephen Bennett s backpack. Picture: Rhylea Millar Business development co-ordinator for CentacareCQ Maija Stewart said the special initiative is designed to help families who may be struggling to cover back-to-school costs.
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Subscriber only Doesn t it seem like a lifetime ago since the world went a bit crazy over the so-called Megxit debacle? No, it was on this day last year: As Kangaroo Island burned and Ash Barty suffered an unexpected defeat, the media was torn between reporting the palace blowout and crises closer to home. Here in Central Queensland, we were still reeling in the aftermath of the 2019 fires which swept through properties around Cobraball and Byfield. It was on January 9 last year, the Government approved Natural Disaster Relief funding for local farmers and graziers: