Exposed: 14 thugs who strangled women in our region
Since 2016, it’s been a stand-alone offence to choke someone in Queensland. These are the thugs brought to justice across the Wide Bay and Burnett. WARNING: GRAPHIC
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‘Heart of a lion’: Tears as teen farewelled at beach funeral
Tears were shed, fishing lines were cast and loved ones held each other close at Rainbow Beach as friends and family bid an emotional farewell to Levi Hanna.
Final farewell for ‘warrior boy’ killed stepping off school bus
The horrific crash that killed a schoolboy in front of his little sister is a grim reminder of how often regional families run the gauntlet on dangerous roads every day.
Beat freaks busted drug-driving after music festival
From cannabis to ecstasy, these drug drivers were all busted by cops on the same road in the Amamoor State Forest during the Bohemian Beatfreaks Festival.
Convicted sex criminal drove four times the limit on Gympie road
A man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman and punching her in the head landed in Gympie District Court for driving while he was “highly intoxicated”.
Farrier charged with assaulting and wounding his father
A businessman described as a “flight risk” appeared in handcuffs in a Gympie court after being arrested for allegedly attacking his father.
‘Shut your mouth and get the f— out of my face’
An 18-year-old Gympie labourer pushed a woman he considered a ‘mother figure’ 3m down a hill, where she hit her head on a concrete path, broke her ankle and ripped off a fingernail.
‘Little legend’: Fitting send off for rugby league, fishing loving teen
Friends and family will gather for an emotional but fitting send off for Gympie high school student Levi Hanna who tragically died after being struck by a car.
Revealed: The 40+ roads Wide Bay drivers fear the most
There are multiple roads across the Wide Bay Burnett in shocking and dangerous condition. We reveal the thoroughfares our readers have told us they fear the most as we campaign for safer roads.
Named: Gympie’s rising stars of basketball eyeing an NBL future
From MVPS to players who’ve made the Qld development squad or high level championships, here are some the biggest young talents of Gympie basketball, their dreams and what they love about the sport.
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