Rockhampton, Australia News

Four Australian men are to appear in court after allegedly being found naked in a car wash by a police patrol.

TONY EASTLEY: A group of young Sudanese refugees in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton say they're being victimised because of their race.

The Thoroughbred Breeders Association says governments need to help fund vaccines for the Hendra virus.

The Queensland Horse Council is urging the industry not to become complacent about hendra virus.

The RSPCA is investigating shootings of a kangaroo and a cat with arrows in the Rockhampton area in central Queensland.

QUEENSLAND'S 2009 road toll is rocketing towards 300 with another life lost in a car crash last night.

A QUICK punt in a country betting agency has left one of Queensland's most penalised jockeys in trouble.

CATHOLIC schools will close across Queensland today as teachers take to the streets over a pay dispute.

MORE than 80 NSW firefighters who helped battle blazes in Queensland have returned home.

A brush fire in Australia's central Queensland is threatening residents of a suburban area, officials say.

The weather bureau has issued a severe fire warning for north Queensland while fire crews continue to battle several blazes across the state.

Thursday, 22 October 2009, 9:15am Source: TV3 Queensland firefighters have finally contained a huge bush fire that had threatened hundreds of homes in the town of Rockhampton.

More than 50 fires that threatened homes and property across Queensland yesterday were contained overnight.

One of the Gladstone region's branches of the party is considering submitting a motion condemning fluoridation at Sunday's ALP conference in Rockhampton.

A CENTRAL Queensland firefighter has been taken to hospital after a tree fell on the cab of his fire vehicle.

Aircraft are water-bombing bushfires in Queensland near hundreds of Rockhampton homes as fire officers on the ground backburn in a race against time.

Too close for comfort: Rockhampton residents are on alert as fires loom on the city.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned the nation Wednesday to brace for a severe bushfire season as fire crews battled intense blazes stoking memories of infernos earlier this year which killed 173 people.

More than 40 fire crews and three water bombers have today saved about 100 homes from the blaze.

A BUSHFIRE which has burned near Rockhampton for 12 days is under control for the moment, the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service says.