Megan Dean worked as a journalist at the Gladstone Observer. She's now communications manager at Bundaberg Regional Council and writes local news for Bundaberg Now.
Although the opportunities have been few and far between, Tackle World Bundaberg says the offshore reefs and wrecks have been producing some insanely good fishing.
Former local teacher Marjorie McLeod recently celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family and said life in Bundaberg had always been enjoyable.