The accident happened on Friday while Hayden was surfing with his son,Josh,and left him with head and neck injuries.
The Queensland Government will begin a master plan for Dunwich - called Goompi by its indigenous Quandamooka people - next month as the end of the island's mining revenue nears.
'At the minute we have four different ministers,four different departments and not always talking to each other,'Redlands mayor Karen Williams said.
Almost 8000 frustrated North Stradbroke Island residents and workers want more information about 23 projects designed to wean their island economy off sand mining revenue.
Central Queensland and the Western Downs recorded the highest rainfall,along with the Gold Coast and North Stradbroke Island.
A humpback whale has been rescued off the southeast Queensland coast after dragging commercial fishing tackle all the way from northern Victoria.
A family has been ordered to pay $660,000 to RACQ after a court determined their unlicensed son was driving their van when it crashed into a 4WD on North Stradbroke Island.
There are only a few Indigenous canoe-makers left,but the ancient tradecraft has been translated to the big screen on the Gold Coast.
The Quandamooka People said the number of native animals being attacked by uncontrolled domestic dogs has"reached crisis point".
Stradbroke Island visitors and locals kept their distance after a fight broke out between two eastern grey kangaroos at a park on Sunday.
A second man has died at North Stradbroke Island in as many days,after paramedics were unable to revive a drowning victim on Sunday afternoon.