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Craig WarhurstQueensland Regional Editor

Craig Warhurst has been a journalist for more than 25 years starting his career as a photographer at The Gympie Times. He then went on to lead that newspaper as editor before moving on to be the editor of the Bundaberg News Mail, Sunshine Coast Daily, Townsville Bulletin and the Hobart Mercury.

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Rockhampton

Images by "That Emerald Photographer" Joshua Clarricoats taken with a drone ten minutes after the storm passed through Emerald on Thursday, 14 November 2024. Photo: Joshua Clarricoats/That Emerald Photographer.

Central West’s epic weather smash seen from the air

Drone footage captures the magic of a crazy storm cell in Central West Queensland which saw hail fall and more than 11,000 left without power.

Bundaberg

A small SUV is pulled out of the Burnett River under the inner city's main traffic bridge on October 16, 2024.

Public asked to help police investigate mystery behind submerged car

Police have called on the public to come forward with any information they might have following the discovery and retrieval of a car from the Burnett River in Bundaberg on Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVESouth Burnett

Steven Wheeler (left), his mother Margaret (right) and father Bob were killed in a crash outside Nanango on the morning of Thursday May 30, 2024.

‘Would give you their last 5c’: Friends, speedway community mourn loss of trio in highway crash

Long-time family friends and the speedway community have opened up about the three family members tragically killed in a shocking crash near Nanango. SPECIAL TRIBUTE

EXCLUSIVEBusiness

Gateway marina project, Burnett Heads, near Bundaberg, source: supplied

Developer stoush puts $250m Qld marina in limbo, on sale

A fishing village’s chance to become the next Whitsundays is on ice as a $250m development collapses and goes on the market.

Gympie

Photo to go with Brett Wortman farewell article:We see a lot of horrible things. This multiple fatal crash on the Bruce Highway near Kybong involving three trucks resembled a war zone.Photo: Brett Wortman

How the nation’s deadliest highway became the safest

A section of the killer Bruce Highway once known as the nation’s most deadly is now one of the safest. How it was fixed:

VideoBundaberg

A LifeFlight helicopter and police units have been deployed in response to a flare fired off the Bargara beachfront.

‘Misinformation’ sparks frantic hours-long search off Qld coast

When a distress flare fired off near a beachside town overnight, a rescue helicopter and multiple police units were deployed to search for a possible sinking boat but all wasn’t as it seemed.

VideoPolice & Courts

Intense footage of a tourist being winched to safety after she fell up to eight metres onto rocks from a cliff at Noosa National Park has emerged. PHOTOS, VIDEO

Dramatic rescue footage reveals tourist’s eight-metre cliff fall nightmare

Footage from the dramatic rescue of a tourist who had to be winched to safety after falling eight metres from a cliff onto rocks at Noosa National Park has been released. PHOTOS, VIDEO

News

Labor ‘need to wake up’, support stadium to stave off recession

Alarming figures showing the Tasmanian economy starting to struggle has prompted a call for Labor to support the Mac Point stadium to stave off a possible recession.

Tasmania

Round ball push to use Mac Point stadium

Football Tasmania is in talks with the state government to see if the proposed Mac Point stadium would be able to accommodate the round ball code as well as AFL, paving the way for a state A-League team. LATEST >

News

Our great surge ahead as a powerhouse

Welcome to the future, Tasmania. Over the next two weeks, the Mercury and its partners will explore the state’s future as a renewable energy powerhouse. THE CAMPAIGN >

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