Blake Antrobus

TIM Byrne knows half a million dollars can go a long way to helping save lives in the Heritage City.

NICK Dresens has cycled thousands of kilometres, en route to the remote town of Port Hedland in Western Australia, without leaving his house.

YOU'RE never too old to find a love for reading.

DOZENS of drivers were fined and others tested positive for drugs and alcohol during a major police operation on Hervey Bay roads.

ARMED with only a few pens, calculators and poster, these students were more than prepared to take on the state's smartest maths whizzes in a meeting of the minds.

THE stage is set, the lights are up and the site is starting to take shape.

A LACK of proper oncology services meant Ross Poyner had to constantly travel hundreds of kilometres to get treatment for skin cancer in Brisbane.

ATHLETICS: Just a few months ago, Jhairah Taylor had never worn a pair of sprint shoes on the track.

ABANDONED ships sunk in Fraser Coast waters will be seized and salvaged under a State Government-run marine operation.

PLANTING trees, touring the regional art gallery and enjoying story time at the library - it was a busy day for Blake Sindel as he spent the day as the region's mayor.

SWEATING in her Kawungan Primary School classroom over the summer, Lunar Clegg knew something needed to change.