Xmas Eve spat lands labourer in court for DV offences
A Xmas Eve dispute in which he abused his partner in front of her family led to a Yeppoon labourer getting hauled before the courts for a string of offences dating back four months.
Police & Courts
Young handyman refused bail over alleged stabbing attack
A handyman denies stabbing an elderly man multiple times in a horrific attack police allege could have had “fatal consequences”.
‘Extensive injuries’: Motorbike rider fell asleep before highway crash
A man has been sentenced for a Bruce Highway motorbike crash which saw him suffer “extensive injuries.”
Woman rushed to hospital following three-vehicle crash
A woman was rushed to hospital following a three-vehicle crash in a Bundaberg suburb on Friday.
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Five people treated after three-car crash
Five people have been assessed after three cars collided in Bundaberg on Tuesday morning.
Gel blaster ‘drive-by’: Alleged culprits unleash on CBD
Police are looking for the people responsible for an alleged gel blaster ‘drive-by’ across Bundaberg.
Why magistrates are playing musical chairs across Wide Bay
Magistrates across Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Gympie and Bundaberg have been appearing in their neighbouring cities in recent weeks. Here’s why.
Druggie driver parks in stranger’s yard, torches own car
A driver, who set his own car on fire on an innocent person’s property, nearly burning down their house, has been sentenced.
‘Dark truth’: DV offenders exposed as Wide Bay stats soar
They are more than just ‘numbers on page’. Domestic violence figures are on the rise across the Wide Bay, more than doubling in less than a decade. See the data and some of the most horrific recent court cases. *Distressing content
Central Qld mine worker guilty of drug supply charges
Police used text messages and records of phone conversations as evidence in the case, and the offender has since relocated from the towns where the supplies occurred. Full details here.
‘Commercial purposes’: Meth dealer hid drugs in car, cookie jar
A tree-lopper turned drug dealer, caught with a whopping stash of meth and marijuana has told of his ‘fierce determination’ to ditch the habit that led to a crash and ultimately, a date with the Supreme Court.
‘Exhausted’ prawn fisherman’s bizarre rest stop lands him in court
A court has heard how a dad of two had just returned from a three-week stint at sea, been drinking and was “extremely exhausted” when he sat in the middle of the road … and didn’t budge.
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