New details emerge into horrific crash that killed Illiana
Police have identified two other teens as the driver and second passenger in the car involved in a fatal collision near Childers that claimed the life of beloved local teen, Illiana Palella.
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Tree feller flown to hospital with serious injuries
A man aged in his 30s has been seriously injured while cutting down a tree on a private property about 20km south of Gympie.
‘Enjoy it in the daytime:’ Hoons terrorise street after dark
A quiet Gympie suburb, idyllic and neighbourly during the day, turns into a revving, drifting, break and enter nightmare at night and was the scene of an alleged attempted murder with a car this week. Local residents are not happy.
Charges laid over crash that killed beloved mum
A regional Queensland woman has been charged with several offences over a fatal crash which killed a beloved mum of seven.
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Watch: $14K damage as teen L-plate driver rams supermarket
A Gympie teen’s wild crime spree included driving a stolen Mercedes Benz at 200km/h on the Bruce Highway and ram-raiding a Tewantin supermarket to get cigarettes.
Mother’s 15-minute sex attack hell in public toilet
The victim of a shocking attack at a Fraser Coast shopping centre has shared details of her ordeal, how she tried to fend off her attacker and how an observant cleaner saved her from even worse.
‘Horrific’: Expert reveals harrowing future abused children face
A criminologist has spoken out about a Gladstone child sex abuse case labelled the ‘most depraved’ Queensland has ever seen, and the lasting effects it will have on its victims.
Double amputee pleads guilty to horrific sex crimes
A 73-year-old man has pleaded guilty to eight sex offences, including rape, against a child under 16.
‘Rotten food, maggots’: Gumtree breeder’s putrid pet farm exposed
The miserable conditions in which a dodgy breeder kept dozens of dogs and rare Sphynx cats have been revealed in a court hearing for the Gympie business owner. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT
‘Punished for inexperience’: Mum of deadly driver’s push for new P-plate rules
A Queensland mum, who lost her young son in a horror crash six years ago, believes a teen driver, who recently made headlines for causing the crash that claimed her friend’s life, should not have been charged.
Alleged killer fronts Bundaberg Supreme Court
A Wide Bay man accused of killing a 45-year-old Torquay man in 2019 has had his matter mentioned in the Supreme Court of Bundaberg.
Woman rushed to hospital after being cut from car on highway
A woman has been taken to Gympie Hospital with leg and abdominal injuries after being cut from her car following a multi-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway just south of the Aldi shopping centre.
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