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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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Police & Courts

18,000 pages: Alleged Bogie murderer’s case changes hands

The latest lawyer for a Queensland grazier accused of gunning down three family members at the fence line of his rural property has pushed for a lengthy court adjournment.

Mackay

40+ PHOTOS: Daly Bay’s glorious long lunch to fundraise for ovarian cancer

Daly Bay guests all dressed in white with a touch of teal, have enjoyed a $165 a head buffet lunch at the Mantra to fundraise for ovarian cancer. SEE THE PHOTOS.

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Boatie bragged of ‘smoking whale’ as locals demand protection

A man who allegedly ‘smoked a whale’ has sparked concerns from experts who say this season’s record number of whale interactions could clash with unprecedented human activity in the same waters. SPECIAL REPORT

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The men were at a celebration marking the 100-year anniversary of a school.

Snake bite victim died in front of family at school function

A 69-year-old grandfather who died after he had removed a snake coiled around a friend’s ankle at a Queensland park was attending a school’s 100-year anniversary with family at the time.

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Inside ultra-boujee island lunch attracting Australia’s elite

One businessman invited half the guest list for one of Australia’s boujeest lunches, enjoying champagne, cocktails, oysters, prawns and bugs on arguably our most spectacular beach. SEE THE PICTURES

Police & Courts

NAMED: Whitsunday drivers caught drink or drug-driving

From a woman who was arrested for drink-driving twice in 24 hours to a man who openly admitted he drug-drove for decades, here are the stories of Whitsundays’ bad drivers.

Police & Courts

‘Erratic’ driver blamed medication, fog for drink-driving crash

A young woman was told she could have easily become the seventh death in a matter of weeks on Mackay Whitsunday region’s roads after she flipped her car while drink-driving.

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‘Deliberately lit’: 13yo co-offender arrested in house fire aftermath

A second teenager has been arrested for his role in allegedly ‘deliberately’ lighting a ‘ferocious’ fire inside an abandoned Whitsundays home. LATEST

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Witnesses report seeing skydiver’s parachute fail over water

A skydiver has managed to avoid crash landing after their main parachute reportedly failed over water between Mackay and the Whitsundays.

Whitsunday

‘Didn’t feel safe anywhere’: Why some kids are turning to crime

A Whitsundays teenager believes the youth crime crisis won’t go any anytime soon unless more is done to give vulnerable children a safe place to turn to. See how she’s turned her life around.

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