Watch: Multimillion-dollar alleged drug farms uncovered, 28 charged
Dozens of people have been charged, including five “unlawful non-citizens”, in the wake of a series of raids at properties allegedly turned into multimillion-dollar marijuana farms.
Police & Courts
The 27 victims of the Wide Bay-Burnett road toll
Police in the Wide Bay-Burnett have been forced to deliver devastating news to families way too many times this year. As the road toll mounts, their pleas for road safety grows louder.
Surf instructor allegedly filmed, watched child abuse videos for years
Bombshell allegations have emerged following the second arrest of a Sunshine Coast surf instructor, who is accused of grooming, molesting and filming more children and deleting evidence.
Schoolgirl stalking manifesto, photos, addresses allegedly uncovered
A “truly disturbing” folder, which police allege shows young teen girls labelled “projects”, where they live, explicit sex talk and a Qld man’s musings about whether to “trap” one was not enough to stop him from getting bail.
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Named: Police officer charged with accessing confidential information
A first-year police officer charged with accessing confidential information has fronted court in Maryborough.
‘He is probably dead’: Young dad repeatedly bashed with metal pole by neighbour
A young man was left with catastrophic brain injuries after his older neighbour repeatedly swung a metal pole into his head with such force he immediately collapsed and began convulsing. Warning: Distressing content
Labourer tried to ditch his meth in middle of police raid
A 29-year-old Gympie man tried to barricade police from entering his unit and then attempted to ditch a bag of drugs in front of them during a dramatic raid on the Southside. Full story here:
Tradie threatens to kill hospital nurses, security guards
A tradesman has faced court over a terrifying attack at a hospital in which he threatened staff and then turned on the people who tried to intervene and restrain him.
Your ultimate guide to every gun club in Queensland
A new public shooting gallery catering to unlicensed shooters as young as 11 has opened as firearm sports experience a surge in popularity. See our exclusive list of all gun clubs in Queensland.
‘Grossly’ drunk hospitality worker spits on cop outside pub
A former hospitality worker has faced court for the ‘abhorrent’ act of spitting on a police officer while he was arresting her outside a Gympie pub.
Woman trapped, chopper on scene of Curra crash
The rescue chopper has landed in the Gympie region after a serious crash north of the city, which left a driver trapped in the wreckage of his truck.
4WD, horse-drawn buggy among things stolen in Gympie region farm theft
Police have asked for public help to solve the case of a farm theft south of the city which included the theft of a Nissan Navara and a horse-drawn buggy.
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