Shark sightings close three beaches

Sharks have been spotted off three northern NSW beaches this morning, leading to evacuations and closures.

Brother blamed twin for his drink driving

A man who drove while more than three times over the legal blood alcohol limit has told police he got behind the wheel because of his twin brother.

REVEALED: New Stone & Wood brewery opens its doors

IT HAS taken years of hard work, but the doors are finally open. Take a peek inside.

Lost ‘original Fraser Island’ yields secrets

Lost for 12,000 years, a well-preserved sand island from the Ice Age has been discovered 40km off the Queensland coast and it has scientists puzzled.

Christmas joy with toddler home after 221 days in hospital

Battling toddler Evie Wilshusen home at last.

Diners scatter, flee in food court brawl

PANICKED children, parents and diners scattered in fear when a brawl erupted at an Ipswich food hall.

Off-duty cop catches thief with trolley-load of groceries

A THIEF who wheeled a trolley loaded with $1200 of groceries impressed an Ipswich Magistrate with the amount of valuable goods he squeezed in.

Stone & Wood brewery

Woodford Folk Festival

‘Smell of gas, big bang’: Explosion shatters shop window

Emergency services have rushed to a Coast business after reports of a gas explosion through a shopfront window

Where you can find petrol for 99c a litre

As petrol prices plummet around the state, a southeast Queensland service station is taking things one step further for Christmas.

Two Coast men hospitalised after separate snakebites

Almost 100 people, including two last night, have survived being bitten by snakes on the Sunshine Coast in the past 12 months.

Coast’s king tide warning: Don’t attempt the ‘impossible’

Campers and motorists have been warned about hazardous beach conditions whipped up by the “largest” king tides of the year.

4x4s bogged at Inskip Point

Former mayor starts new career before trial on fraud charges

In his first comments since being charged by the CCC earlier this year, former Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli says he’s ready to start afresh with a new job. 

Jewel developer responds after Minister’s call-in decision

IT’S a sad day for developer Sheng Wei as the proposed Jewel development was officially called in yesterday afternoon.

Construction equipment arrives on Adani site

Heavy equipment has started to arrive at the site of the controversial Carmichael mine in the Galilee Basin meaning construction for the mega mine is just over the horizon.

Adani construction imminent as equipment rolls onto site

Heavy equipment is arriving on-site at the controversial Adani Carmichael mine in the Galilee Basin, meaning construction for the megamine is just over the horizon.

King tides could spell Christmas disaster

King tides have authorities on high alert on the Sunshine Coast, with one beach in particular looking to avoid a repeat of its Easter nightmare.

Town dobs in ‘ice dealer’ who tried to replace drug king pin

A dozen people have been arrested in a southern Queensland town during wide-reaching drug raids with police alleging the town’s residents dobbed in an alleged ice dealer who had tried to assume the role after the previous alleged drug network was smashed in previous raids.

Developer tries to alter controversial 900-home plan

A major developer is seeking to make changes to a controversial 104-hectare, 900-home development it’s planning for one of Queensland’s most-populated regions.

Pilot survives plane crash, hitch-hikes to hospital

A pilot has managed to walk away after his plane crash landed beside a road in southeast Queensland. He even  managed to flag down a motorist to get a lift to hospital.

Turtle rots alive after being caught in crab pot

Confronting images of a turtle caught in a crab pot have reinforced the importance of preserving an internationally recognised natural wonder.

Ashby’s company guilty in election plane saga

One Nation chief adviser James Ashby’s private company was today convicted and fined over a probe into the party’s use of a light plane.

Explosion reports a ‘possible hoax’

UPDATE: Reports of an explosion in Kingsthorpe is being treated as a possible hoax.

Council snubs fluoridation despite advice

Dentists and medical experts have been unable to sway a southeast Queensland council over what experts have called a “number one issue”. 

Christmas blow after Maccas’ forced closure

One of the Sunshine Coast’s oldest McDonald’s restaurants will permanently close its doors, with staff given just three weeks’ notice.

Councillor: Motion on Mayor wasn’t personal

The councillor who unsuccessfully tried to remove embattled Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio as the council’s Inland Rail spokesman said it was not personal.

CONFIRMED: Jobs on offer as Ipswich gets its 14th McDonald’s

The multinational chain is expected to start construction of its new restaurant in early 2019.

Suspected deadly jellyfish stings child at Fraser Island

Holidaymakers are urged to take care on the beach and in the water this Christmas after a busy week for the Lifeflight helicopter at the popular tourist spot.

‘No body, no parole’: Killer stays behind bars

A man who admitted the callous abduction and killing of a young Queenslander over a $7000 drug debt has had his bid for parole rejected for saying he is unable reveal the location of the victim’s body.

Accused drug-trafficking teen’s emotional court outburst

A teenager broke down in tears, rocking back and forth and clasping his face as he was refused bail on drug trafficking charges likened to ‘organised crime’.

Most repulsive children’s toy this Christmas

Society’s obsession with pimple popping has gone too far. This children’s toy is one of the most disturbing things we’ve ever seen.

Lucky escape for police after car crushed

It was a lucky escape for two police officers after a tree came crashing down on top of their car in southeast Queensland.

Teen arrested for $200k of MDMA uncovered at post office

Working closely with Australia Post and Australian Border Force, police intercepted the drugs concealed in computer equipment.

Woman seriously hurt after being ‘run over’

A  woman will be flown to hospital after an incident on a private property left her with serious injuries.

Australia’s most expensive caravan rolls off Coast lot

Once the bastion of bargain holidays, history will be hitched on the Coast tomorrow when Australia’s most expensive caravan, priced at $220,000, is collected.

The Zone RV Summit Series

‘Every face deserves a place’: Little Eddy breaking barriers

Eddy is using the spotlight to break down barriers surrounding deformities in the acting world, after being left confused by a star-studded Hollywood film.

Man loses licence after drink ‘spiked’ by mate

When waiting for officers to approach the car, the friend told him he had spiked his drink with drugs at a party days earlier.

‘Lip service’: Coroner attacks top cops in murder case

A coroner has criticised senior police officers after failing to act on calls for further investigations into the brutal murder of Bryan Hodgkinson.

Teen who assaulted bus driver has sentence reduced

A teen who assaulted and spat on a bus driver has successfully appealed against a period of detention handed down by a magistrate who called him a “coward”.

Tragedy hours after teen gets licence

Just hours after a 17-year-old girl was handed her driving licence, she took her mates to the beach to celebrate the end of school, but it ended horrifically.

CCC wades through fresh council complaints

Investigators have received a fresh batch of concerns from staff at a southeast Queensland council after the establishment of a dedicated whistleblower hotline.

Headless Santa raises eyebrows

A headless Santa Claus on the main street of a Queensland town is causing a bit of a stir amongst onlookers.

Tributes for young woman after spa tragedy

Heartbroken family and friends have shared moving tributes to a young Queensland woman who died after she was pulled from a spa at a property west of Brisbane. 

Bikini-model mum blows 0.17 with children in car

A bikini-model mother is staring down jail time after she drove her two young children and another woman while nearly four times the legal alcohol limit.

Bikini model drink driver

Date set for Pisasale hearing

Embattled former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale has been given a court date at which his lawyer is expected to announce whether he will go to trial.

Builders face jail for shafting subbies

Tough new construction sector payment conditions are set to come into force, with jail terms facing those involved in the level of bastardry present in parts of the construction industry where the first thought appears to be “how don’t I pay”.