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Vanessa MarshChief court reporter

Vanessa is chief court reporter for The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail covering criminal and civil court cases. The Walkley award-winning journalist began working at the publication in 2017 and previously worked as a Chief of Staff and reporter at the Townsville Bulletin and Bundaberg NewsMail.

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Bundaberg

Samantha McCracken, Rheed McCracken and Bendigo Bank’s Jodi Baigent are thrilled about a new racing wheelchair which is being donated to Rheed by the bank. . Picture: Max Fleet

Rheed’s has paralympian dreams

BUNDABERG boy Rheed McCracken’s dreams of becoming a paralympian are off to a racing start thanks to donations which will get him his first racing wheelchair.

Bundaberg

Carl Barrow, in a Captain Lightning outfit, and Rylan Adams, dressed as Spiderman, use their powers at the Superhero fun day to raise money for Blake Rose. Photo: . Picture: Mike Knott

Superheroes swoop in to save Blake

THE Bundaberg community rallied around Blake Rose and his family on Saturday, donating more than $1700 to his foundation.

Bundaberg

Benjamin Greco is on stage in the first round of auditions in Search for a Star. He performs a song and dance titled “I Can Do That”. . Picture: Mike Knott

Dark sky at star audition

THE Bundy Search for a Star auditions got off to a slow start over the weekend with only about 10 people auditioning.

Bundaberg

Man, 67, bashed for noise plea

A TEENAGER who bashed a 67-year-old man with a metal pole during a heated neighbourhood noise dispute was fined $1000 in Bundaberg Magistrates Court yesterday.

Bundaberg

Julie Richardson with Sarah Atkinson, a lawyer from the firm representing her in the inquiry. Picture: Mike Knott

Coroner finds staff acted suitably

A CORONER has found medical staff at Bundaberg Hospital did “their best” to save Edith Whiting’s life when she had a severe allergic reaction.

Bundaberg

Rocky the alpaca had to be put down after it was attacked a second time by dogs. Picture: Submitted

Alpaca put down after dog attack

AN alpaca that was mauled by neighbouring dogs on Monday evening was attacked again yesterday and injured so badly it had to be put down.

Bundaberg

Razor thief hurled abuse in court

A REPEAT razor blade thief who stole packets of product from Target had his lawyer withdraw her representation, before shouting abuse in a Bundaberg courtroom.

Bundaberg

Julie Wilkinson’s alpaca was attacked by dogs, just a day after she complained to the council about them. Picture: Submitted

Animals killed, mauled by dogs

THE sound of her pet alpaca being mauled by her neighbour’s dogs is not something Julie Wilkinson will soon forget.

Bundaberg

Motorpark in Childers area

THE Fraser Coast Motorpark committee is changing gears, with plans to find land for its project closer to Childers rather than the originally proposed site.

Bundaberg

Control group for wild dog attacks

BUNDABERG Regional Council may set up a group aiming to stop attacks by wild dogs following several gruesome incidents in Childers.

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