‘Want to burn someone’: Drunk dad’s frightening fuel claim at servo
A “grossly intoxicated” father of six gave a service station worker a chilling reason for buying petrol before picking a fight … with a cage full of gas bottles.
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Comic’s cancelled card sparks serious four-hour siege
A regional Qld comic finds out his bank card has been cancelled. There’s no punchline – just PolAir…and a SWAT team.
Bruce Highway exit blocked after truck vs. car crash
Emergency crews are at the scene of a truck crash where a car is in a ditch and a Bruce Highway exit blocked at Maryborough. UPDATES.
Man ‘whips’ victim in fight over phone photos, gets stabbed in return
A regional Qld man got more than he bargained for when he bashed and whipped another man, only to get stabbed in the response to the unprovoked attack.
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Two men killed, boy hurt after Bruce Hwy shut for 5+ hours
Two men have died, and a boy has been flown to hospital as the Bruce Highway slowly reopens more than five hours after a horror crash near Maryborough. UPDATES.
Man flown to hospital after crash down embankment
A man in his 50s has been flown to hospital with significant injuries after a rollover near Gympie.
Fires, break-ins, stolen cars: Teen boys charged amid crime wave
Four teenagers have been charged after the South Burnett region was rocked by a spate of holiday crimes as the region’s MP and Attorney General speaks out. DETAILS.
Watch: Moment wild driver ‘just misses’ head-on outside Macca’s
A shaken Qld dad has described the scary moment a driver lost control, crossing to the wrong side of the road outside a McDonald’s, in the third crazy encounter he’s had on this tourist haven’s roads. VIDEO.
Police seek help in search for missing Gympie woman
Police are appealing for urgent public assistance to locate missing 31-year-old woman who was last seen almost one month ago.
‘Despondent’: Hammer-wielding thieves’ late night raid on general store
The owner of a small shop about 25km west of Gympie has spoken out after two thieves bashed their way into the store in the early hours of the morning.
Flames spread across five hectares near Tiaro
A five-hectare vegetation fire at St Mary, near Tiaro, has sparked a QFD response, with multiple fire crews working to contain the blaze.
High-profile legal battles set to spill into 2025
As 2024 comes to a close, several high-profile legal battles in the Wide Bay region remain unresolved, with many set to continue into 2025.
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