7NEWS Brisbane has got a new team for its flagship 6.00pm weekday bulletin, with award-winning journalist Sarah Greenhalgh to join Max Futcher as co-anchor from Monday, 21 October.

Greenhalgh is returning to Brisbane after five years as a foreign correspondent and investigative reporter for the Seven Network. She has received accolades at the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism, the Kennedy Awards and the Queensland Clarion Awards, and was nominated for a TV WEEK Logie Award for her coverage of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes in 2023.

"Max has been an incredibly supportive colleague and mate of mine for the past 11 years now, so to be sharing the news desk with him while also returning home to my original 7NEWS family is a huge thrill," said Greenhalgh. "Sharing people’s stories remains my greatest passion, so in addition to delivering the news to Queenslanders each night, I look forward to continuing investigations with the 7NEWS Spotlight team as well."

Max Futcher, with more than 30 years of experience in media, has reported on global news events including four Olympic Games, Nelson Mandela’s death and funeral, earthquakes in Italy and floods across Queensland. Futcher won a UN Media Peace Award in 2006 for his reporting on violent upheaval in East Timor and a Clarion Award for his coverage of the Bali 9 executions in 2015. "I’ve known Sarah for many years now and have so much respect for her and what she has achieved throughout her career. I can’t wait for our viewers to get to know Sarah too, as we share the news that matters to them each weeknight," said Futcher.

As part of the revitalisation of the Brisbane newsroom, Katrina Blowers has been promoted to Queensland Chief Reporter. Blowers will continue to share 4.00pm weekday presenting duties with Samantha Heathwood, who also remains anchor of the 6.00pm weekend bulletin for 7NEWS.

"Sarah is an extremely accomplished journalist who has had a remarkable career rise that all started as a reporter in regional Queensland. We’re incredibly excited for this next chapter in her career, where she won’t just be the co-anchor for our must-watch 6.00pm bulletin alongside Max but will also be leader across the newsroom championing journalism and investigations," said Seven Network Director of News and Current Affairs and Seven West Media Editor-in-Chief, Anthony De Ceglie.

"Katrina is one of the fiercest and most respected news reporters in the country and in this new role she will take the lead on uncovering and delivering north-east Australia’s biggest stories to our national audiences."