Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER
Search

Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER
Subscribe
HomeNews'You Can Stay' support regional youth during treatment
News

‘You Can Stay’ support regional youth during treatment

Gladstone teen Kirsty Lester was diagnosed at 16 with Ewings Sarcoma. Kirsty has been able to receive support through the 'You Can Stay' program, which funds accommodation for regional adolescents and young adults when receiving specialist treatment away from home. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Two-time cancer patient and Gladstone teen Kirsty Lester understands too well the financial and emotional burden one endures when receiving […]

Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content.

Previous article
To burn or not to burn
Next article
Keeping wildlife safe during trauma season
Digital Edition
Subscribe

Get an all ACCESS PASS to the News and your Digital Edition with an online subscription

Great day to be an Aussie!

Gladstone region families flocked to Millennium Esplanade at Tannum Sands for the council's Australia Day family fun day on Monday, 26 January. With live entertainment,...

Quinn’s courage to break down barriers

Pathology services in Gladstone and surrounds

$75M approved for Alpha HPA project

Shift for junior age group

More News

Pathology services in Gladstone and surrounds

Access to essential health services should not depend on where you live, yet many Gladstone residents are currently experiencing frustration and uncertainty when it...

$75M approved for Alpha HPA project

Alpha HPA has announced that the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has approved a $75 million investment in the Company, supporting delivery of the...

Shift for junior age group

Football Queensland Central Coast has made a slight adjustment to its junior Premier League competitions. The previously named FQPL Under-16/17 competition has been rebranded as...

$2B hybrid solar farm on the move

A major $2 billion solar and battery hybrid project proposed for the Gladstone region has been referred to the Commonwealth Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation...

Boyce to challenge Littleproud for Nationals’ leadership

Federal MP for the Central Queensland seat of Flynn, Colin Boyce has announced he will contest the National Party leadership to unseat current leader...

Mayor’s Community Champion Award – Bev Fellows and Gloria Holmes

Bev Fellows is a long-term volunteer in the Gladstone Region, contributing more than 40 years of dedicated community service. After growing up in Monto,...

Community Volunteer Award – Kate Dufty

Kate is a regional accessibility advocate who chairs the Gladstone Disability Community Network, co-convenes Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) Gladstone peer support and serves...

Letters to the Editor

MEMORIES OF SIR GRAHAM I was very sorry to hear of Sir Graham McCamley's passing. My family and I used to work for Sir Graham's parents...

News in Brief

1080 baiting program - Curtis Island The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service is planning to conduct Feral Animal Control of 1080 baiting in the northern...

TAFE Careers Expo opens doors to real jobs and real futures in CQ

With workforce shortages continuing to hit key industries across regional Queensland, CQUniversity’s 2026 TAFE Careers Expo has provided a crucial link between Central Queenslanders...

Subscribe

Get an all access pass to the News and your Digital Edition with an online subscription

Subscribe

© 2026 Central Queensland Media Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.