Cristy-Lee Macqueen

East German immigrant Peter Jacob arrived in Australia as a 16-year-old dreaming of a better life. He found love in the cane fields of north Queensland and built a timber yacht by hand. More than 40 years later, his boat will be restored by new custodians.

For Jenny Scott, the decision to become an organ donor was about giving precious years to her daughter with end-stage kidney disease.

When Kim and Andrew Baker made the selfless decision to donate their teenage son's organs after a bike accident, they had no idea the chain of events his death would trigger.

Young father Zane Warrell has been given a lifeline against “debilitating” bowel disease, as national case numbers rise.

Lighthouses around Australia have been progressively decommissioned over recent decades, but volunteers in Mackay are determined to restore the final part of this piece of history for future generations before its anniversary.

This river in the Whitsunday region is known for its high density of large crocodiles, but are they venturing close to nearby tourist hotspots? Scientists are keen to find out.

With the sounds of bombs still ringing in her ears on her arrival in Australia, Ukrainian war refugee Liudmyla Prymakova is finding hope by learning English in north Queensland to better integrate into her new Australian home.

After crossing paths in Pakistan while on a backpacking adventure, Paul and Roz Willcocks now plan to enjoy their golden years on the same four wheels.

After crossing paths in Pakistan while on a backpacking adventure, Paul and Roz Willcocks now plan to enjoy their golden years on the same four wheels.

Homes were destroyed, businesses shattered and paradise reduced to rubble — but as locals reflect on five years since Cyclone Debbie, they say the disaster also helped the "blow-in" town of Airlie Beach discover its soul.

Advocates are concerned the worsening housing crisis across regional Australia will have long-lasting generational impacts on families struggling to find suitable accommodation.

Through cities ravaged by missiles, trains crowded with panic, and finally into the arms of her daughter a world away,  Liudmyla Prymakova feels safe for the first time since fleeing her home seven days ago.

When marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton spotted a rare blanket octopus she couldn't stop "screaming" into her snorkel. It's only the fourth time the octopus has been sighted off Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef. 

Looking more like a giant space ship than a cloud, this “fabulous” supercell had Mackay residents reaching for their cameras.

The ambitious plan to turn a piece of land in North Queensland into Australia's version of the Kennedy Space Centre is inching closer to becoming a reality. 

A Whitsundays council has gone against legal advice and its own planning rules to knock back an application for a holiday home due to objections from neighbours.

$445k BMX track described as world-class left to crumble after only two years

Old stock remains on the dark and dusty shelves of this outback shop which has outlived Queensland’s first copper mine.

As volunteering becomes a 'dying art', the likes of Maralyn Ross become all the more important.

A rural school bus stop is drawing in huge crowds, thanks to the hard work of students and a couple of eskies.