• A miniature horse named "Shotty" at Yeppoon State High School had symptoms resembling the Hendra virus during a rapid decline in health on November 14.

• Two students in front of a Bunsen burner received minor burns after a teacher conducting an experiment inadvertently turned the tap back on instead of off at a DDSW school on July 10.

• A student had a javelin lodged in her back after helping to measure distances during a Physical Education Sports assessment...