Jasmine Hines
Rockhampton, QLD
Jasmine Hines is a reporter with ABC Capricornia in central Queensland. Contact her via Twitter @jasminehines_
Latest by Jasmine Hines
Childcare workers face court after 3yo found unconscious on day care bus
Two women have fronted court for the first time after allegedly leaving a three-year-old girl on a day care bus for several hours.
Posted 
Love and training transforms Tenterfield terrier from tiny terror to agility champion
Spryte was a rescue dog with too much energy until dog trainer Alexandria Bailey came along. Now the Tenterfield terrier is a master dog agility champion about to star in a television drama series.
Posted Updated Bonnie was told she’d be a bad jockey because she was 'a girl’. Now more women than men are joining the sport
When Bonnie Thomson first became a jockey 25 years ago, she said it was a male-dominated industry where women often had to share the same facilities as men. But now that the majority of apprentice jockeys are women, where are they getting changed?
Posted Updated Queensland cold snap smashes temperature records
July weather records have tumbled down Queensland's east coast after maximum temperatures dropped to between eight and 12 degrees Celsius below average.
Posted Updated Meet the family leaving no stone unturned to explore Australia
Liz and Steve Evans made the "terrifying" decision to pack up their life and hit the road with their two young children. And the way they are funding it is a little outside the box.
Posted Farmers desperate for water start the season with no help from the dam they rely on
For the fourth year in a row, growers in the Central Highlands will start their season with no water allocations after La Niña failed to deliver. But nearby cattle producers are optimistic about the season ahead.
Posted Updated 'They're like cockroaches, they're everywhere': Feral goat population explosion damages Woppa-Great Keppel
Conservationists demand the island's key resort leaseholder do something before even more environmental damage occurs.
Posted Updated Determined front-end loader thief smashes into police holding yard to 're-steal' a Commodore
Security camera captures thief going to extreme lengths, causing more than $100,000 damage, to take a stolen Holden awaiting forensic testing.
Posted Updated Regional Queensland remains LNP heartland as voters react to 'greenslide'
The Liberal National Party has retained 70 per cent of federal seats in Queensland, leaving many in the agriculture and mining sectors worried the inner-city electorates' embrace of the Greens could deepen the regional divide between city and country.
Posted Updated Defence exercises likely to increase following China-Solomon Islands agreement
Australia, US, and Japan military exercises like the current Southern Jackaroo exercise are more important than ever, security analysts say, but investment is also needed with closer neighbours.
Posted Updated 'Huge milestone' for traditional owners celebrating largest sea country agreement on Great Barrier Reef
The Darumbal people will manage more than 36,000 square kilometres of sea country off the central Queensland coast, using methods based on cultural lore and science.
Posted Updated Worker sues for $3.2m over injuries from battery explosion at mine site
A central Queensland man has filed a claim against a national firm alleging a battery exploded, splashing acid and damaging his spine, nerves, and eyes, and ruining his time left with his grandchildren.
Posted Kate was addicted to ice, went cold turkey at home with no access to rehab. Finally, a new door has opened
A first-of-its-kind drug and alcohol rehab centre has opened in regional Queensland. It means people won’t have to travel hundreds of kilometres for help or go without.
Posted Updated More than 40 prisoners charged after 16-hour central Queensland prison riot
The riot is described as the most significant event in the prison's history and allegedly involved up to 70 prisoners. Police say prisoners climbed the roof and used diesel from the garden shed to make molotov cocktails.
Posted Updated Why Harvard's famous 'crocodile with flippers' fossil was dynamited from Queensland ground
While the world's only mounted Kronosaurus queenslandicus fossil is at Harvard University, palaeontologists say there are better specimens still waiting to be found in outback Queensland.
Posted These medicines go back ‘many thousands of years’. Now their benefits will be formally researched
Researchers are delving into the properties of gumby gumby trees and other traditional medicines in partnership with a Ghungalu elder from central Queensland.
Posted Updated Mother and brother charged with murder over Easter Sunday death of family member in central Queensland
The mother and brother of a man found with fatal stab wounds at Gladstone on Easter Sunday are charged with murder.
Posted Updated For years we’ve heard ‘flooded, forget it’, but why aren’t drivers listening?
Frustrated rescuers say motorists continue to ignore safety warnings about driving through floodwaters, despite a number of recent deaths.
Posted Shared love brings mermaids out of their shells – but they warn novices to use caution
For years Taffy Brown would don an iridescent mermaid tail and swim in the secluded shores of the southern Great Barrier Reef. Initially, fear of judgement meant her weekend trips were done in secret — but that all changed when she met someone just like her.
Posted This woman has terminal cancer. Her 'fun, bright and light' book aims to help families talk about it
Diagnosed with terminal breast cancer after the birth of her youngest son, Kala Heinemann uses her experience to help other families talk to children about illnesses.
Posted Queensland Alumina equipment failure causes caustic spray of chemical into community
The Department of Environment and Science said overnight on Tuesday a high-pressure pipe carrying sodium hydroxide failed, with the chemical spray released onsite and into neighbouring areas.
Posted Updated No choice but a nanny for parents living in Australia's childcare 'deserts'
Queensland oarents say they're being forced to consider abandoning their careers to look after their kids, who are likely to have at least one birthday before a childcare spot opens up.
Posted 'We're not Russian': Great Moscow Circus hits back over social media misunderstanding
The Australian business employs Ukrainian performers and is even helping their family escape Russia's invasion.
Posted Updated 'I started early because he's a smart boy': How a free screening service helped Arlo use sign language
Georgia Hegarty had a gut instinct her son was lagging in his speech milestones but, thanks to a free screening service, the three-year-old speaks a range of words, and even communicates using sign language.
Posted Updated 'The humidity is pretty extreme': Parts of Queensland to swelter through heatwave
While south-east Queensland slowly begins the clean-up from devastating floods, central and north Queensland are facing a heatwave with extreme humidity. With only sporadic rainfall in the region, some farmers say conditions are the worst they have ever seen it.
Posted Updated Got a news tip?
If you have inside knowledge of a topic in the news, contact the ABC.
Confidential Tip‑off
If you are a whistleblower, believe you have sensitive information that should be made public, or wish to protect your identity, find our more secure options.
Confidential Tip‑offNot confidential? Contact ABC News and investigations.