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Estelle Sanchez is a reporter for the Whitsunday Times, covering the Whitsunday region of North Queensland and is based in Airlie Beach. Estelle joined the team in July 2023, moving to the Whitsundays from Brisbane. She graduated from the Queensland University of Technology in 2023 with a Bachelor of Communications majoring in Journalism. As someone who has moved to a new country herself, Estelle is passionate about people and travel and has a keen interest in migration and all it entails.

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Mackay

Resort returns to Queensland hands after huge makeover

A famous Mackay resort has returned to Queensland ownership after four years and a massive makeover under the umbrella of a Western Australian owner.

Mackay

Robbie Morgan, Marina Morgan - A 29-year-old bride has died on her honeymoon after falling from a golf buggy on Hamilton Island. Picture: Instagram

Trial date months away for Hamilton Is golf buggy tragedy

The case of a husband charged with the death of his newlywed bride on Hamilton Island has progressed almost a year after the case was heard in court for the first time.

UPDATEDPolice & Courts

Truckies have wrangled a driver to the ground. Photo: Heidi Petith

Named: Man allegedly at centre of truckie citizens arrest

A 19-year-old who crashed an allegedly stolen car while allegedly drunk has faced a string of charges in court including drugs, driving and obstructing police offences.

Police & Courts

Named: Qld man, 24, on 293 child abuse related charges

A young Queensland man who allegedly recorded and distributed child sex abuse material has made the “sign of the cross” while appearing in court via video from jail.

Mackay

Young Mackay couple faces challenge of a lifetime at 20

A Mackay-region apprentice and his devoted partner have to face the worry of a lifetime at only 20, trading camping trips for hospital stays.

Whitsunday

‘Everything has to be perfect’: New Whitsundays bakery booms after wild start

A market side hobby has evolved into a bustling new business despite a rocky start and ‘secret’ opening of the Whitsundays’ latest eatery.

UpdatedEmergency Services

A 38-year-old man died in a terribly Bruce Highway crash just north of Sarina on November 1, 2023. Picture: Janessa Ekert

‘I saw him die’: Three dead in highway rollovers as witness describes horror

A woman rang her children ‘crying her eyes out’ after witnessing a man die in a horror highway rollover – one of two which claimed the lives of three people and injured five others. Warning: Disturbing content

Regional News

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. AUGUST 10, 2023: RACGP President Nicole Higgins holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Shocking report reveals dismal health access in major Qld city

A new report has found one Qld region is a veritable medical desert when it comes to healthcare professionals with dismal access rates compared to its neighbouring city.

Whitsunday

CCTV foils second ploy to get away with stealing private liquor stash

A young man has again broken into a private home in the Whitsundays to steal alcohol, just weeks after he was caught trespassing.

Emergency Services

Backyard light-up during total fire ban shuts highway, risks farm

A Whitsundays’ farm manager has slammed the person who reportedly ignored a fire ban to ignite a raging inferno that shut the highway and needed more than 20 crews to bring it under control.

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