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Matty Holdsworth is a Deputy Digital Editor for The Courier-Mail. He has been a journalist with Queensland newspapers and mastheads for the past seven years including stints in Central Queensland, the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. He has a focus on education, crime, business, health and sport.

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Matty Holdsworth

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Sunshine Coast

Manhunt comes to an end as alleged stabber charged

Police have charged an 18-year-old Mountain Creek man in relation to the alleged stabbing of a teenage girl at a Sunshine Coast shopping centre on Monday.

Sport

Locked in: When Coast kids can return to footy

More than 1000 boys and girls will make a triumphant return to Sunshine Coast Junior Rugby League next month, with a date finally locked in.

Police & Courts

‘Kick your head in’: Chilling argument before stabbing

A war of words containing vicious threats erupted days before a shopping centre brawl where a teenage girl’s neck was slashed with a box cutter. SEE THE TEXTS

Property

Pent-up demand for home renos beats sale push

Demand for home renovations has picked up on the Sunshine Coast as one sliver of silver lining from the coronavirus pandemic.

Police & Courts

Victim’s boyfriend describes ‘gruesome’ stabbing attack

One of the teenagers involved in an allegedly ‘gruesome’ stabbing attack at Buddina has taken to social media to share his account of the ordeal.

Sunshine Coast

Cold snap: Icy burst chills Coast to single digits

An icy burst and chilling winds have dropped temperatures on the Sunshine Coast to below single digits and the cold snap is hanging around

Sunshine Coast

Hospital ready to ‘ramp up’ if second wave hits

Clinical directors from the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service say the region is well-equipped to handle a second wave of coronavirus.

Sunshine Coast

How Coast hospital staff prevented a catastrophe

The early predictions around the coronavirus pandemic were catastrophic for the Sunshine Coast: 150,000 infected, 20,000 in hospital, 1000 in intensive care and 10 deaths

Opinion

Opportunity lost for Coast league to capture

Rugby League Sunshine Coast had a golden opportunity for one of the most talented local competitions in recent history and they squandered it, writes Matty Holdsworth

Police & Courts

$40k excavator, property, stolen from home

Police have charged a man for allegedly breaking into a home and stealing thousands of dollars in property before attempting to sell it on Gumtree

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