Riding in from his home in Finch Hatton on a motorbike, Des used to attend every dance he could with his brother, often running into Betty Hammelswang who shared his love for dancing.

He was a Finch Hatton boy, she was a Mackay girl and after years of running into each other at dances the two forged a marriage that has lasted 70 years. Find out the secret to their success.

Millions of Australians in Far North Queensland are being hammered by heavy rainfall and the threat of a cyclone, but a new ...

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There have been six SES call-outs across the Whitsundays in the past 24 hours as the region is battered by more rain, with more expected in the coming days as the monster weather system shifts south.