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Jacobbe McBride is a general reporter for The Courier Mail who specialises in Queensland’s breaking news. He started his journalism career at The Northern Miner in Charters Towers in 2019 before heading to Gladstone with The Observer.

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Police & Courts

Vodka Cruisers push P-plater over alcohol limit

A Gladstone driver told police that not eating for two days affected her body’s capacity to process alcohol – she was right. Read more:

Gladstone

‘We will win’: Retiring MP’s confident election claim

With a federal election on the horizon, four Liberal National Party heavyweights toured Gladstone to address crucial issues such as inland rail and climate change.

Police & Courts

Convicted drug supplier drops bag of meth at service station

A previously convicted drug supplier was lucky to avoid receiving prison time in Gladstone Magistrates Court last Friday. Read why here:

Business

Upton Engineering and Manufacturing Managing Director Mitch Upton and Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher.

‘Internationally competitive’: Machining facility to rewrite Gladstone’s future

“It will enhance our current capabilities and allow us to deliver an internationally competitive advanced sovereign manufacturing capability from Gladstone.”

Police & Courts

Kaid Heath Millers pleaded guilty on Friday to three charges in Gladstone Magistrates Court before Magistrate Bevan Manthey.

Man bashed with plank of wood by pair in own backyard

A Gladstone man, 20, and his mate beat a Brisbane man with a length of wood during a terrifying incident in north Brisbane. Read more here:

Rockhampton

Nearly 200 new Covid cases in Central Qld, Central West

Here are the confirmed number of Covid-19 cases for Central and Western Queensland overnight.

Police & Courts

‘Going to f—ing kill you’: Man jailed for threatening doctor

A Gladstone man threatened to kill a doctor before charging at a nurse and being tackled by police. Read more:

Gladstone

Staff at Park Lane Academy prepare students' Innova Covid-19 lateral flow rapid antigen tests as they undertake a programme to test every pupil in school on the first day of term, in Halifax, northwest England on January 4, 2022. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP)

Chamber president calls for Covid-19 test kit price overhaul

Emerald’s Chamber of Commerce President has called for an overhaul of Rapid Antigen Test kits price, eliminating GST from the total. Read more here:

Gladstone

‘We’ll be back’: Calliope’s Australia Day rodeo postponed

The Calliope Rodeo and Speciality Events team have made the tough decision to postpone the Australia Day rodeo on January 22. Read why here:

Gladstone

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 15, 2021: Trays containing the Moderna vaccine are seen inside the pharmacy at a pop-up COVID vaccination hub at Casey Fields in Cranbourne, Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

Central Qld Covid-19 cases spike, vaccination rates climb

As Covid-19 infection numbers continue to rise in Central Queensland, previously unaffected rural localities are experiencing a case increase.

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