The players behind Mackay, Isaac, Whitsunday’s seedy drug scene
More than a dozen faces and names behind some of the region’s big busts and dark deals can be revealed. Here are 20 drug offenders who faced court in 2023.
Police & Courts
Why AFP officers are ‘furious’ over pay deal
The police union has revealed why AFP officers have been given a dramatic end-of-year message amid concerns over pay and conditions.
Named: 30+ Central Queensland drug dealers exposed
There have been more than 1000 drug offences recorded on the Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast in 2023.
Mackay and Whitsunday parents behaving badly
From serious drug crimes, to serious assault to causing fatal or serious crashes, meet the Mackay and Whitsunday parents whose bad behaviour landed them in court in 2023.
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‘I will kill you’: Mine worker’s drunken robbery blunder
An alcoholic covered his face with a shirt as he robbed a rural service station and threatened to kill the worker, but he didn’t factor one of his most distinctive features into his plan.
Man accused of assaulting partner with pole claims self-defence
A 22-year-old man who allegedly attacked his partner has made a bail application in a Rockhampton court. Here’s how his bid for freedom went.
‘He twice rammed me with his buggy’: Martin Bella tells of alleged attack
A murdered woman’s witness statement, a dead brown snake and prior attack claims are linked to allegations a Mackay region man tried to run down a former rugby league legend on his own property.
Revealed: Mum of six’s role in boyfriend’s ‘evil’ drug trafficking
A central Queensland mum was part of a drug syndicate which trafficked ice with a CCTV camera near their home capturing about 124 people, most of which were Rockhampton customers, in just days. FULL DETAILS
WATCH: Central Qld jockey hit with ban for attacking horse trainer
A jockey who attacked a horse trainer at a Central Queensland race course has been punished by stewards. Watch the video of the incident here.
Drug dealer starts mine injury payout claim from jail
A trades assistant turned convicted drug dealer has filed a huge damages claim against a global mine giant after an alleged injury at an underground mine.
Why meth trafficker with ‘no business sense’ got ‘special leniency’
A drug trafficker’s customer base was only partially discovered when police bugged her boyfriend’s phone – it was what she later confessed to that revealed her business.
Worker haunted over catastrophic mine death files $2.55m claim
A young man who came across the body of Bradley Hardwick after his catastrophic death at an underground Central Queensland mine has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.
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