Patients and visitors accessing Bundaberg Hospital will soon experience changed conditions while maintenance works between the main hospital building and helipad are under way.
Ian and Barb Jenkins have handed over the reins to the successful Snakes Downunder Reptile Park and Zoo after spending 15 years building it into one of the region's tourism highlights.
Celebrating her 100th birthday this weekend, Muriel Conway has lived her entire life in the Bundaberg Region and says she thinks she "could go another 100".