Topic: Childers

There will be plenty of healthy fun for kids on Thursday at a Keep Kids Active session at the Childers Showgrounds from 9.30am to 11.30am.

Work will start this week on the first stage of a $42.5 million Isis Highway safety upgrade that will deliver wider centre lines and audio-tactile linemarking.

Bundaberg Region families were among those who enjoyed a getaway at Lake Redbrook Holiday Retreat near Childers during the festive season.

Drivers on the Isis Highway between Bundaberg and Childers will benefit from a new westbound overtaking lane.

A new saltwater crocodile named Munga has relocated from Australia Zoo to Snakes Downunder at Childers.

Hundreds of online registrations have already been received for the Childers Christmas Capers on this Saturday which will feature a free community movie.

A group of about 40 Childers State School students provided a nostalgic touch when they visited the Hinkler Hall of Aviation.

The venue was different and their parents were missing but more than 70 Isis High School Seniors frocked up to celebrate the end-of-year prom.

A mystery illness has claimed the life of Macca, the half-tonne saltwater crocodile and leading attraction at Snakes Downunder Reptile Park and Zoo near Childers.

Childers Arts Space is buzzing with activity as 30 local creators took up residency in the inaugural Handmade Hive.