The station's local services increased over the years, and in 1952 the first proper newsroom was established with Don Harvey at the helm.
The ABC still administered a Maryborough bureau, on 146 Bazaar Street, which staffed a rural reporter to cover news from that region.
In April 2022, the ABC opened a new Hervey Bay bureau to improve its coverage of the Fraser Coast.
[2] Staffed by two journalists, the new Hervey Bay bureau on Boat Harbour Drive was established as part of the ABC's regional expansion.
[3] To mark the bureau's opening, ABC Wide Bay held an outside broadcast at Scarness Jetty, which was attended by Gardening Australia personality Costa Georgiadis.