Named: Cap Coast drink drivers hit with $5k+ in fines
A truck driver, a landscaper and a builder’s labourer were among the Capricorn Coast drink drivers to face Yeppoon court with fines totalling more than $5000 handed out.
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‘Too many beers’: Miner on pizza run falls asleep behind wheel
A driver who fell asleep at a busy Rockhampton intersection says he was on his way home after picking up pizzas. But boozy driving wasn’t the only crime added to his already eight-page history.
‘Well alight’: Emergency crews rush to CQ house fire
Emergency crews have been called to a house blaze in Central Queensland where the property is “well involved” in fire.
Baby girl rushed to hospital after pool incident at CQ home
A baby girl has been rushed to hospital after a “post immersion” incident at a Central Queensland home.
Children taken to hospital after car flips at intersection
Four people were taken to hospital after a car flipped in a two-vehicle crash at a busy Rockhampton intersection on Saturday night.
Named: Gladstone’s boozy, drugged drivers busted
An engineer, a retired butcher and a machinery operator were among the latest drink drivers to face Gladstone court, while three mums fronted for drug driving.
Immigrant punched woman in the head ‘numerous times’
A man who had only recently arrived in Australia when he was arrested for bashing a woman has been warned he might not get the stay in the country if he doesn’t change.
Central Qld woman ‘very fearful’ after alleged strangulation
A man who allegedly strangled a Central Queensland woman in a domestic violence incident has made a bid to get out of custody before Christmas.
CQ Woolies thief has her sneaky tactics exposed
A serial thief who struck twice at a Central Queensland Woolworths store has had her sneaky tactics and shocking track record exposed.
Badly burnt boy flown to Children’s Hospital, fighting for life
A young boy is fighting for his life after suffering “significant burns” in an incident at a Central Queensland property.
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