A man who escaped Capricornia Correctional Centre has returned there, facing charges for setting a car alight on the Bruce Highway near Mackay. Despite his ‘horrendous’ criminal history, his family were in court to support him.
The man behind one of Mackay’s most prominent radio stations and the last of the iconic painting group known as the Brushmen of the Bush is being remembered as a ‘consummate gentleman’ after he died at his home aged 91.
A man who police say went on a wild rampage across Mackay, stealing cars, destroying property with a chainsaw and assaulting an elderly man while armed with an axe and knife, has fronted court. WATCH THE ARREST
The developer of a luxury tiny home nestled near Australia’s biggest subtropical rainforest has revealed their feelings after the council re-considered the project.
Growing up ‘out in the sticks’ of the Pioneer Valley, this country singer wished for an Australian Idol audition before the show was cancelled. Now his dream has been revived.
Tensions boiled over in a Central Queensland pub when one patron overheard racist comments, sparking a wild clash that quickly turned physical.
Police have revealed new details about the investigation into the ‘suspicious’ death of a 2yo girl who was declared dead soon after her arrival to the hospital.
A Mackay politician is pushing for parliament to be recalled, claiming people in his electorate are ‘essentially prisoners in their own homes’ in the wake of a youth crime epidemic.
A young musician from the Central Highlands who grew up watching Australian Idol has made it through his audition with Amy Shark and is beginning what he sees as the “next chapter”.
A woman was pulled out of a pub by the arm, grabbed by the hair, and forced to drive drunk by her fiance before a crash that left him dead, a court has heard. But prosecutors argued she should still serve jail time.
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