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

A man who “plunged” a chisel into the stomach of his victim after allegedly breaking into his house has been denied bail

New Rainbow Beach cafe tips its hat to island in Greece but passionately supports local producers and artisans

He was busted by the Rainbow Beach police and sentenced to three months jail suspended for two years

The celebrations were postponed earlier this year due to COVID-19

A 52-year-old Gympie pensioner caught on road despite never holding licence

One man loses licence after downing four-pack of whiskey and then driving to the police station

Gympie man given a year to complete 80 hours of community service for his part in a drunken fight, didn’t do a single hour

A welcome sign as the tourism industry recovers from coronavirus restrictions

The man said he didn’t know the homemade weapon was illegal

The Pie Creek man breached a domestic violence order taken out against him by his ageing mum