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.
In the spirit of Bert Hinkler, Bundaberg’s Peter MacSween will soon strap himself into a powered parachute and set sail to circumnavigate Queensland all while raising money for Mission Aviation Australia.
Local fishos are making the most of the small windows of good weather lately, with Tackle World Bundaberg reporting some epic catches across the region's waterways.