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Dreamworld to pay $2.1m to family of Thunder River Rapids victim
The theme park will make the payment to Cindy Low’s two children and husband, who spoke of the moments after the 2016 tragedy.
- Rex Martinich
Dreamworld families detail heartbreak and loss in court hearing
Victim impact statements were read out in court at the sentencing of Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure for the 2016 tragedy that killed four people.
- Lucy Stone
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- Ardent Leisure
Dreamworld fined $3.6 million over 2016 rapids ride tragedy
Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure has been fined by a Queensland court over the deaths of four people on the theme park's Thunder River Rapids Ride.
- Lucy Stone
Dreamworld and WhiteWater World to reopen with discounted tickets
Visitors will see a number of changes including the closure of a number of areas and attractions, along with reduced capacity under a COVID-safe plan.
- Matt Dennien
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- Brisbane
Dreamworld operator Ardent Leisure pleads guilty over 2016 tragedy
During proceedings in Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning, a sentencing hearing was set for Monday, September 28.
- Toby Crockford
Battered Dreamworld faces recovery dilemma amid global pandemic
Facing multiple legal challenges after the 2016 Thunder River Rapids disaster and struggling to recover from COVID-19, the Gold Coast theme park and its parent company have a mammoth task ahead.
- Matt Dennien
'Doesn't give me closure': Dreamworld operator faces $4.5m fine following charges
Queensland's independent Work Health and Safety Prosecutor confirmed on Tuesday the three charges brought against Ardent Leisure will be the only laid over the fatal accident.
- Matt Dennien, Stuart Layt and Toby Crockford
Dreamworld operator confirms it has been charged over ride deaths
Ardent Leisure is facing $4.5 million in fines from three charges brought against it over the Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy in 2016.
- Stuart Layt and Toby Crockford
Ardent Leisure expected to face charges over 2016 Dreamworld deaths
The Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor was expected to release a statement mid-Tuesday morning.
- Toby Crockford
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