Two people in an ambulance have died after the vehicle was hit by a truck and forced off the road at Stanwell,west of Rockhampton in central Queensland.
The Electoral Commission of Queensland has declared the official winner of the Rockhampton mayoral byelection after voters were forced back to the polls.
As counting continued on Sunday evening,councillor Tony Williams held a healthy lead in both the official and unofficial count.
Rockhampton residents will head to the polls next weekend after Chris"Pineapple"Hooper was almost handed the mayoralty because he was the runner-up.
A large hook found suspended over Rockhampton's Fitzroy River has prompted officials to warn people they face large fines for trying to catch crocodiles.
Rockhampton's accidental mayor-elect had his swearing-in delayed while the government rushed through laws to block his appointment.
The runner-up in the race for Rockhampton's top job has claimed he is now the official mayor of his city after former mayor Margaret Strelow quit.
One of the first acts from the third-term Palaszczuk government will be retrospective changes so recently vacated mayoral or councillor positions can be filled with a byelection.
Margaret Strelow makes a swift exit as mayor,opening the door for an anti-Adani activist to take the city's top job.
Crime and Corruption Commission chairman Alan MacSporran warned elected members and candidates to be “alert” to private sector influences.
At first,Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk only ruled out selling off electrical public assets.