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Crystal Jones is an experienced journalist in the Bundaberg region, having worked for the NewsMail just shy of 14 years. She has qualifications in journalism and multimedia and is working on a masters degree in international relations. Crystal covers a wide range of diverse topics and issues and has a passion for fair, honest journalism.

Crystal Jones

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Police & Courts

Offenders steal guns, ammo in daring daylight heist

Police are investigating after a guns and ammunition were stolen from a Bundaberg home in the early hours of the morning.

Police & Courts

ATM cash grab after brazen shopping centre ram-raid

Police are investigating after thieves attempted to steal an ATM from a busy Bundaberg region shopping complex.

Bundaberg

Motorcyclist hospitalised after New Year’s Day bike crash

A motorbike rider had a painful start to the new year after falling from their bike and being taken to Bundaberg Hospital.

Gympie

A rider was thrown from a horse at the Goomeri rodeo.

Rider thrown from horse at new year event

A man in his 20s had to be taken to hospital after being thrown from his horse at one of the region’s most popular events.

Police & Courts

Serial thief: Shoplifting mum busted with meth, knife

A Bundaberg mother described as a ‘prolific and persistent’ thief has faced court from custody after a hitting myriad businesses in her latest stealing spree.

Police & Courts

Cocaine, LSD: Convicted drug trafficker’s bedroom stash

A former barber who once made a TikTok urging people to stay away from drugs has appeared in Bundaberg court from jail after being busted with a stash of his own.

Police & Courts

Drug user busted with meth, weapons during police raid

A Bundaberg man found himself in trouble with the law when he was caught with ‘a significant amount’ of ice and two different types of weapons.

Police & Courts

A number of traffic matters have been heard in Bundaberg Magistrates Court.

Burnouts, wheelstands: Traffic offenders face court for flouting rules

From doing a wheelstand on a motorbike in front of police to a drink driving crash and burnouts, here are Bundaberg’s traffic offenders who have recently faced court.

Police & Courts

‘We knew they’d given him something’: Family’s hospital medication fury

The family of a former grazier is speaking out about the devastating month he spent in Bundaberg Hospital, claiming he was denied diabetes care and given antipsychotic drugs.

Bundaberg

Todd and Bec Mooney have reopened the Biggenden Bakery to an overwhelming reponse from the community.

‘Thoughts and prayers’: Tributes flow for baker dad and daughter

Tributes have poured in for a former Burnett Heads baker and his daughter after the pair tragically died in a shed fire at Biggenden.

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