‘SatCat’s positioned’: Telco’s ready to mobilise
Additional telecommunication employees from other states are ready to deploy to Queensland in anticipation of Cyclone Alfred cutting phone and internet lines.
Fraser Coast
‘I have a bullet with your name on it’: Bizarre scenes as ‘living man’ put on trial
A pensioner and his supporters have caused a scene in a regional Qld court, interjecting and talking over the magistrate, insisting he recuse himself and more.
Pssst can we come in? Cyclone zone snakes shelter in homes
Marge, the snakes are here! Slithering visitors – including one of the world’s deadliest – have been spotted across homes in SEQ and northern NSW as TC Alfred approaches. PHOTOS.
Shooting raid: Man found with 3D printed handgun, meth
When police investigating a near-death shooting of a drug dealer in suburbia searched a Qld pub they found a surprise unrelated gun.
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Evacuation plea as TC Alfred moves slightly north
The council has issued an urgent evacuation message and residents have been warned the Sunshine Coast will experience increasing impacts of the cyclone from Thursday night.
Man assessed for injuries after car hits fence
Paramedics are assessing a man at the scene of a traffic incident at Urangan this afternoon.
Mum captures iconic ‘falling man’ photo in wild Alfred surf
A Sunshine Coast mother of two trying out a new camera has captured one of the most iconic surfing shots in the lead-up up to Tropical Cyclone Alfred crossing the coastline. SEE OUR MEGA GALLERIES
No new access road for solar farm as unhappy locals meet with developers
Developers of the $160million Munna Creek solar farm met with local residents at a public meeting on Wednesday night, as the Fraser Coast council revealed plans to make travel around the site safer on one of the roads it maintains.
‘Rattle the cage’: Wide Bay ‘too safe’ after 50 years of conservatives
A young Independent hopes to end five decades of National and Liberal party dominance in Wide Bay come the federal election, a status quo he says has left the region ‘too safe’, which was costing it badly.
Dodgy ‘builder’ demanded huge deposit, left shoddy work unfinished
An unlicensed ‘builder’ with a history of unfinished and dodgy work has been fined $11,000 and is looking for a job in the mines after the law finally caught up with him.
Prisoners put to work filling floodproofing sandbags
After pallets of sandbags were sent south to Noosa, the Fraser Coast council needed reinforcements, fast. It comes as the latest on the likely impact of TC Alfred on the Wide Bay Burnett is revealed.
‘We can make a difference’: Sporting superstar joins national campaign
Hervey Bay Paralympian Keir Stephens has been announced as an ambassador Swim for a Cure, raising funds for cancer research.
Theme parks shut, unis close, CityCats stopped: TC Alfred barrels towards SEQ
South East Queensland residents have been urged to prepare now for the impending arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which is expected to make landfall as a Category 2 system. LATEST UPDATES
Abuser demands TV remote at 4.30am from his ex-partner
A Maryborough man who breached a domestic violence order by repeatedly going to his former partner’s home later punched a police officer while he was being arrested.
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