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Maddie Manwaring is a journalist for the Queensland Times with a focus on covering court and crime.

The Gympie region man was on parole at the time of a police search which uncovered marijuana, meth and utensils

The 51-year-old allegedly called a store staffer ‘f— head’ before coughing at them.

Gympie woman pulls a knife, beats and threatens to kill her mother while children wait in car

The Gympie woman had to be handcuffed on ground after abusing police, yelling ‘f— off, c—’

Tin Can Bay residents rightfully outraged at the illegal dumping of rubbish near the township

‘Upsetting and frustrating’, Aboriginal elder Aunty Lillian Burke speaks on Black Lives Matter

One resident remembered seeing the ‘orange flames lighting up the sky’ as the beloved hotel burned down.

He was pulled over during an RBT at Rainbow Beach just after Christmas

Forget Hello Fresh, this local version is worth double what it costs and is way more fantastic

The 32 year old man has since found a place to live, he told the Gympie court this week