Named: Cap Coast drink drivers hit with $5k+ in fines
A truck driver, a landscaper and a builder’s labourer were among the Capricorn Coast drink drivers to face Yeppoon court with fines totalling more than $5000 handed out.
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Shock twist, safety fears for mate charged over biker’s crash death
A surprise letter penned by the sister of a motorcyclist killed in an alleged hit and run by a mate of 40 years can be revealed. It comes after police previously said the driver shouldn’t be released for his own “protection”.
Named: Gladstone’s boozy, drugged drivers busted
An engineer, a retired butcher and a machinery operator were among the latest drink drivers to face Gladstone court, while three mums fronted for drug driving.
‘Too many beers’: Miner on pizza run falls asleep behind wheel
A driver who fell asleep at a busy Rockhampton intersection says he was on his way home after picking up pizzas. But boozy driving wasn’t the only crime added to his already eight-page history.
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Man with rifle ‘charged’ at woman in shocking DV attack
A woman suffered ‘large’ bruises when she was attacked by her partner of 23 years, but after he ‘charged’ at her with a rifle, she was so scared she fled downstairs and hid in a cardboard box.
Fire, flood, heatwave preparations urged for Central Qld summer
Authorities are reminding Central Queensland locals to be prepared for natural disasters as storm season hits and into 2025.
Warrant issued for CQ drug accused after court no-show
A warrant has been issued for a Central Queensland man facing charges including supplying dangerous drugs after he failed to appear in court for sentencing.
‘One last chance’: Mum gets warning after latest drug bust
A magistrate has given a Central Queensland mum of four “one last chance” after the latest drug bust at her home.
Quad bike rider airlifted after accident while cattle mustering
Paramedics and the CapRescue team have worked hard to help a young man injured in a mustering accident west of Rockhampton.
‘Nah, I’ll just cop it’: Drug user busted with meth, loaded gun sits on pincode
A drug user busted with almost 17 grams of methamphetamines told police ‘nah, I’ll just cop (the punishment)’ rather than give them access to information stored on his phone. See what it cost him.
$700m cocaine bust charges back in court as next steps revealed
Explosive charges against two of 13 arrested over an alleged record-breaking cocaine importation bid off K’gari have returned to court in the case linked to a high-ranking Brisbane bikie and South America. LATEST, VIDEO.
She called him ‘poppy’: Former RAAF, truck driver jailed for rape of teen girl
A teenage girl thought her own mother was on the side of the old man she called ‘poppy’ who sexually abused her for about a year, a court has heard.
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