More than $23 million will be shared among 18 not-for-profit organisations across the next four years, to save lives and make Queensland roads safer. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the Queensland Government's Community Road Safety Grants provided recurrent long-term funding, targeting education and learner driver mentor programs. "This latest long-term program funding
Kurt Capewell has vowed to bring his winning touch to the Maroons and Broncos as the Penrith premiership utility embarks on a new NRL chapter on Queensland soil. After six years in Sydney carving out a successful NRL career at Cronulla and Penrith, the kid from Charleville returns to the Sunshine State determined to reignite
TOM Flegler believes he “got lucky” winning his maiden Queensland Origin jumper last year. But the Broncos firebrand admits he cannot ride his luck again if he hopes to retain his Maroons jumper for Queensland’s Origin revenge mission in 2022. In State of Origin’s 41-year history, there have been few bolters quite like Flegler, who
Reece Walsh will spend the off-season preparing for a season of redemption in 2022 after getting an all-too-close look at how quickly dreams and opportunity can evaporate in rugby league. Walsh enjoyed a stellar breakout season in 2021 after being given a release by the Broncos to chase an opportunity to play first grade with
Former Crushers captain Trevor Gillmeister says the Dolphins will succeed where the now-defunct South Queensland club could not by attracting fans who support the game, rather than the club. The Dolphins have the green light to join the NRL as its 17th franchise in 2023, and are wasting no time being aggressive in the player
QUEENSLAND Rugby League chairman Bruce Hatcher has backed Jai Arrow to bounce back from his drama-charged Origin series this season, declaring the forward firebrand can one day captain the Maroons. Arrow endured a rollercoaster 2021 NRL campaign, with the Maroons workhorse fined $35,000 by the NRL and suspended for Origin III after breaching Covid protocols
Big Mal is back – with Queensland’s greatest coach Mal Meninga returning to the fold with the Maroons and backing fullback legend Billy Slater to thrive as our newest State of Origin coach. The ARL Commission has given the green light for Meninga to assist the Maroons’ campaign in 2022, on the proviso the Australia
DOLPHINS coach-in-waiting Wayne Bennett believes the NRL’s decision to expand the competition to include a second Brisbane team to rival the Broncos will double as a boost for Queensland’s State of Origin program. Bennett found an ally in new Queensland Origin coach Billy Slater, who says a fourth NRL club in the Sunshine State will
In a year when so many things in rugby league went away from the script, it probably makes sense that the footy gods would turn their back on a grand final fairytale to deliver Penrith a stunning 14-12 premiership triumph over Souths in the season decider at Suncorp Stadium. The Panthers bagged their third premiership,
NEW Queensland coach Billy Slater has vowed to be his own man as Paul Green’s successor backed his knowledge of State of Origin football to spearhead a Maroons fightback next season. Slater’s decision to ink a two-year contract represents a fresh era of mentoring for the Maroons, with the Queensland Rugby League determined to cultivate
