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Elizabeth Neil is a reporter for the Penrith Press. She previously wrote for multiple local papers in NSW, including the Blacktown Advocate and Hills Shire Times. Prior to these, was an established reporter for the Sunshine Coast Daily and Gympie Times in Queensland. She specialises in court and crime reporting.

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Police & Courts

17 lives lost: The faces, stories of people killed on Sunshine Coast roads

Police have pleaded with drivers to be safe these school holidays as we remember those who were tragically killed on Sunshine Coast roads this year.

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Police have tracked down and released CCTV of the mystery man whose body was was found in a Sunshine Coast river. Picture - QLD Police.

WATCH: Police release CCTV of mystery man found in river

Footage has been released of the mystery man whose body was found in a Sunshine Coast river as police hope to finally identify him. WATCH THE VIDEO.

Police & Courts

‘Very frustrating’: New twist in double-fatal BMW driver’s case

Families still reeling from a traumatic trial where a driver was found guilty of killing two young mechanics will have to wait until next year to know her court-ordered punishment.

Police & Courts

Micah Pesla Djordjevic will spend the next 12 months in prison after he caused a crash which killed his three-year-old nephew and seriously injured a mother and her daughter.

‘It was his choice’: Family’s shock at killer driver’s traffic history

A Sunshine Coast mum who with her daughter was injured in a crash which killed a 3yo has slammed the system that allowed the driver on the road despite his appalling traffic history.

Sunshine Coast

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Teen girl injured after serious hinterland car crash

A rescue helicopter has been called to a Sunshine Coast hinterland paddock crash where a teenage driver is being treated for serious injuries, as emergency services head to a separate crash near a main hinterland street.

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Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, police and ambulance crews were at the scene of a house fire at Gable St, East Mackay on Friday April 17. Photo: Zizi Averill. Generic

Driver in hospital after car rolls on major Sunshine Coast road

A woman has been taken to hospital after a car crashed and rolled on a major Sunshine Coast road, causing a traffic nightmare. Here is what we know.

Police & Courts

Aaron William Birch appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates Court.

$10k drug deal: Concreter’s dodgy dealings exposed

What led to a promising young sportsman’s downfall has been revealed in court after police busted his drug dealings including a $10,000 sale.

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Watch: Three drivers charged, 400+ RBTs as police crackdown on safety

Three men will face court after more than 400 people were breathalysed as police issue a stern warning about driver safety these school holidays. Watch the video.

Sunshine Coast

Almost 300 minutes: Sunshine Coast hospitals slammed for wait times

Emergency department patients are waiting hours before seeing a doctor and paramedic shift times are blowing out, new ambulance ramping data reveals.

Police & Courts

‘I’m sorry mum’: Ex-IT worker jailed for 1450+ child abuse stash

Emotions were high in a Sunshine Coast courtroom as a former IT worker busted with more than a thousand files containing child abuse material was jailed.

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