‘Selfish gain’: Fraudster exposed after faking mental health prognosis
A serial fraudster has been exposed for faking a mental health prognosis while being dealt with for trying to “thwart” a domestic violence order.
Police & Courts
‘Lives will be lost’: Juveniles terrorising streets in crime spike
An escalating crime crisis is “tearing apart” regional communities with recent incidents involving teens terrorising streets, leading to police chases and vehicles being destroyed.
Meth supplier’s tragic reason for wanting tougher sentence
A former sawmill worker who was hooked on drugs has told a Fraser Coast court of his childhood and youth, and why he did not want to be put on probation.
Bombshell snake death claim: Dad ‘didn’t know’ son was bitten
A 31-year-old Murgon father has returned to court on a manslaughter charge with his lawyer saying it couldn’t be proven he caused the death of his 11-year-old son from a snakebite.
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Women struck after denying ex-partner food, kicked in face
A SOUTH Burnett man landed himself in Nanango Magistrates Court after his request for a snack was refused.
BIG WHACK: Man allegedly punched in mystery fast food attack
A Kingaroy man was alleged punched while waiting in line at a fast food outlet in Kingaroy.
Woman puts head through cop car window, spits blood at cops
A 28-YEAR-old Yarraman woman has been released on probation after shattering a police car window with her head before spitting blood at police and paramedics.
‘TEMPTATION TOO MUCH‘: Burnett thief buys TV with stolen $1500
A YOUNG Kingaroy man was caught red-handed on CCTV footage stealing an envelope full of cash from Kingaroy Shoppingworld.
WARNING: Notorious con-man operating in Burnett region
THE Queensland Office of Fair Trading have issued a warning to Wide Bay-Burnett residents that dodgy fencer, Matthew Geoffrey Rixon, is up to his old tricks.
‘OFF THE CHARTS’: Government worker blows four times limit
A Kingaroy government worker has been slapped with a huge fine after she was caught driving heavily intoxicated.
Mondure farmer to stand trial for backpacker sexual assault
WAYNE Robert Green will stand trial for the alleged sexual assault of a foreign backpacker, while she was working on his farm back in 2013.
Three alleged Kingaroy drug drivers busted just hours apart
In the space of four hours, Kingaroy police busted three people allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs.
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