Cheeky dad with ‘kind soul’ mourned after motorcycle crash
A 33-year-old who died in a horror motorcycle crash is being remembered as a ‘beloved son, father, brother, and friend’ with an infectious laugh and positive determination.
Police & Courts
Car doing ‘well above’ speed limit as details on alleged fatal hit and run emerge
A driver has handed himself in after being involved in a “severely horrific” alleged hit and run that killed a woman on the Fraser Coast. UPDATES.
Qld farmer jailed over rape of cashless backpacker
A Qld farmer and father of three took advantage of a broke backpacker’s desire to stay in Australia on a visa causing the victim significant trauma and a ‘fear of men’.
‘Fire hero’ miner loses job after child grooming charge exposed
He was hailed a hero of Queensland’s hellfire horror, but one online chatroom conversation has resulted in this respected miner’s downfall, a court has heard.
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Young thief’s brazen raid at sleeping man’s home
A criminal will spend the next few months behind bars after he broke into homes and stole cars. One of his victims was sleeping during one of his brazen raids.
Police stations with no officer: State’s cop shortage at crisis point
Seriously undermanned police stations have been exposed as it is revealed Queensland has failed to recruit officers at the rate required to properly uphold the law.
Tattoo artist sets cheating fiance’s wedding dress, car on fire
A scorned lover and talented Maryborough tattoo artist was in the midst of a heartbreak when he set his cheating fiancé’s wedding dress and car on fire.
How cops caught up to man who took multiple cars illegally
A man with criminal records in many Australian states has had historical offences catch up with after he became ill and returned to Central Queensland to be near family.
Subway smashed open with brick as offenders pinch cash, safe
Police say offenders took off in a Mercedes after using a brick to smash a Maryborough fast food restaurant window open and steal cash and a safe.
Druggie busted shooting up in bedroom by police
When police arrived at a home in Hervey Bay, they weren’t expecting to find a man injecting drugs in one of the bedrooms.
Property owner shot at in terrifying burglary
A concreter has been jailed for his role in a rural break-in north of Gympie that involved stolen guns and cars, and which led police to his meth and cocaine stash.
‘Doesn’t seem real’: Heartbreaking tributes for crash victim
Tributes have poured in for a 19-year-old crash victim after she died in hospital. Police continue to search for the driver of the vehicle, who allegedly fled the scene.
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