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Bundaberg Airport home to firefighting fleet

This bushfire season Bundaberg Airport is hosting a powerful fleet of firefighting aircraft - from Black Hawks to a Large Air Tanker. Take a look at the impressive machines now stationed right here in our backyard 📸 ⬇️

Trolleys, tyres and trash removed from river

Plastic trolleys, tyres and fragments of urban waste - nearly 1.3 tonnes of it - were pulled from the Burnett River recently.

Battery sparks fire on Bargara collection run

A battery collected from a household wheelie bin sparked a serious fire, with the driver’s quick-thinking saving the truck and protecting lives.

Battery fires spark urgent call for safer disposal

More than 30 fires in Bundaberg Regional Council trucks or waste facilities are being started each year from incorrect battery disposal, putting lives and costly equipment at risk.

Don’t wait for disaster, get ready now

Weather doesn’t plan, but you can. Don’t wait for disaster to strike, join a range of local events for Get Ready Queensland Week 2025! Find out when and where ⬇️

Zoo hosts community barbeque to help save species

Something special is sizzling at the zoo next Friday - read how you can get involved.

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