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Phillip Fynes-Clinton is a Junior Reporter for the Fraser Coast Chronicle. Phil joined the Fraser Coast team in October 2024 after graduating from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. He covers stories in the Hervey Bay area including breaking news, court cases, and current affairs. Phil has a keen interest in politics, Australian Rules, and Cricket.

Phillip Fynes-Clinton

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Police & Courts

Minister for Youth Justice Laura Gerber was joined by local MP John Barounis and victims of youth crime at a media op in Maryborough on Wednesday, May 14.

‘Green shoots’: Minister’s bold claim about Fraser Coast youth crime

Queensland’s Minister for Youth Justice has announced “small” drops in property crimes around the Fraser Coast.

Police & Courts

Residential house building; bricks, housing, bricks and mortar generic.

Machete to brick: armed robber’s weapon downgrade lands him in clink

A thief who stole an electric scooter from a Pialba home equipped himself with a brick and told the owner he was ‘taking it no matter what’ after watching him arm himself with a shovel.

Fraser Coast

Students from Hervey Bay State High School have celebrated their formal.

90+ photos: Every arrival at Hervey Bay State High School’s formal

The students of Hervey Bay State High School have walked the red carpet at their formal.

Bundaberg

WATCH: Fire destroys boat, threatens home

Fire crews have battled to contain a Fraser Coast fire which started at a boat before, spreading to a shed and threatening the nearby house.

Fraser Coast

UniSC graduates celebrate at the Brolga Theatre in Maryborough, Qld.

20+ photos: UniSC Fraser Coast students celebrate success with family

A fresh batch of uni graduates from fields in science, social work, education, and nursing will bring their talents to the Fraser Coast soon after a graduation ceremony in Maryborough. SEE THE PHOTOS

Fraser Coast

The Qld state shadow cabinet in Maryborough on Wednesday, April 15. Photo: Office of the Opposition Leader

Labor fires new shots in ongoing ‘train wars’

The state shadow ministry travelled to Maryborough on Wednesday morning to continue the train wars, pledging they’ll come back to the manufacturing town as residents prepare for potential job losses.

Fraser Coast

Manufacturing Minister Dale Last and Maryborough MP John Barounis talk to members of Downer at the Torbanlea train manufacturing factory, set to be complete in late 2026.

New twist in Maryborough train jobs saga

Queensland’s Minister for Manufacturing has been grilled on job cuts in Maryborough amid what he describes as a “Labor scare campaign”.

Police & Courts

Man accused of raping young child twice acquitted

A Hervey Bay man has been acquitted of two counts rape after a jury in the Hervey Bay District Court unanimously agreed he was not guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl.

Police & Courts

‘Didn’t know how many’: Torture, rape among woman’s 33 charges

A Qld woman has faced court on more than 30 charges over shocking allegations of rape, torture, deprivation of liberty, and indecently dealing with a child.

Fraser Coast

Bart Mellings and Tom Smith join Opposition Leader Stephen Miles for a media conference outside John Barounis' office on Lennox St, Maryborough

Train wars: Miles, Labor mates in job cuts stunt outside MP’s office

The blame game over job losses at Maryborough’s Downer factory escalated on Thursday with a media op between the former Qld Premier and his Labor colleagues outside the office of Bruce Saunders’ LNP successor.

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