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Laura started as a community journalist for the Nambour Weekly and the Coolum and North Shore News in November 2019. Laura enjoys sharing the stories of everyday people, especially those who can’t do so for themselves. She also focuses on court reporting.

Laura Pettigrew

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Police & Courts

Property salesman’s claim he is ‘specimen of fitness’ in boozy defiance

A property salesman who claimed he was the “specimen of health and fitness” during a display of defiance failed to hide his boozy afternoon from police.

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New details emerge about mystery body found floating off Noosa

Police have released new details after a commercial fishing boat made the grim discovery of a man’s body floating at a popular reef about 10km off Noosa on Easter Monday.

Police & Courts

Nathaniel Marsden Hartwick-Buckâs bail was denied in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday after he was charged with 13 offences.Â Picture: Social media

Amputee claims alleged theft impossible before court outburst

Frustrations boiled over for an amputee who claimed his prosthetic leg made his alleged offences impossible. READ WHAT HE DID IN COURT:

Police & Courts

Jessica Lesley Lee. Picture: Social media

Blonde beauty’s court appearance after alleged drug haul

A young Beerwah woman who police allege was found with 28g of meth has been mentioned in court on other drug related drug charges. READ THE LATEST HERE:

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VOTE NOW: Sunshine Coast’s best surf club

A Sunshine Coast surf club that came from humble beginnings has taken out the Daily’s ultimate club powerhouse ranking. But did we get it right? VOTE NOW

Police & Courts

Noosa Court House, Picture: Patrick Woods.

Former luxury yacht worker ‘rips into’ police officer’s skin, spits

A Sunshine Coast policewoman was “repulsed and disgusted” after being bitten and spat on while trying to help a woman.

Police & Courts

‘Spiritual mentor’ gouges cops’ eyes in violent assault

A film producer and “spiritual mentor”, who is fighting to claim the multimillion-dollar estate of a Queensland doctor who believed he was an alien, has been sentenced after gouging the eyes of two police officers in a “significant and violent” assault.

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