‘Beautiful man’: Dad killed in excavator incident identified
The community is mourning a much-loved father and husband killed in a workplace incident south of Maryborough.
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Watch: Multimillion-dollar alleged drug farms uncovered, 28 charged
Dozens of people have been charged, including five “unlawful non-citizens”, in the wake of a series of raids at properties allegedly turned into multimillion-dollar marijuana farms.
Heavy rain and flooding close national park ahead of holidays
Kinkuna Park on the Burrum Coast will be closed to campers and holidaymakers this festive season after heavy rain left the access roads and grounds a muddy mess. PHOTOS
Ex-concreter caught drug driving with meth, axe in car
A former concreter waiting on surgery for a busted knee found himself in a new world of pain when he was pulled over by police.
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A-G seeks urgent brief over release of man who attacked teen girl
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington has ordered an urgent brief to consider her legal options after a man who randomly attacked an 18-year-old girl and wrapped a rope around her neck was released on parole.
Tear down this fence! Voters ‘misled’ on fire station that never was
The future of a prime government-owned block at Hervey Bay is uncertain as the city’s new MP claims Labor told voters a fire station furphy while the State Opposition insists it’s not to blame.
Millionaires row: The most expensive houses to buy in Hervey Bay
Pool houses, private jetties, lagoons, wedding venues, and many just a step from the beach. The top end of the Hervey Bay real estate market has some elegant properties for sale. READ THE LIST:
Truckie faces court, accused of blocking Bruce Hwy traffic
A truck driver has pleaded not guilty to blocking a lane of the Bruce Highway near Maryborough at a notorious and deadly intersection.
Rangers declare K’gari brumby free, with no sightings in 5 years
Decades after it was first thought all the feral horses were gone from the world heritage listed island, rangers have declared the last remaining brumbies had died of natural causes and K’gari was horse-free for the first time since they were introduced in the 1800s.
Pilot walks free after being found guilty of deadly crash
A pilot has walked free on a wholly suspended sentence after a jury found that his split-second choices following a plane’s engine failure had caused it to crash.
Queenslanders warned against handling injured or sick bats
The threat of deadly lyssavirus has prompted a warning from Qld Heath against touching fallen or injured flying foxes as the number being found on the ground and in people’s yards spikes.
What turtles can teach us about storms
Turtle rangers have noticed record numbers of sea turtles nesting along Qld’s central coast this season, so we asked experts: What can turtles teach us about storms?
Party split: Labor MP threatens to quit over landmark crime laws
A Labor MP has threatened to quit the party over landmark crime laws, while Steven Miles has confirmed the opposition will not stand in the way of the ‘adult-crime, adult-time’ policy.
RANKED: How every Fraser Coast school performed in NAPLAN 2024
A Fraser Coast Chronicle analysis of data for the region’s primary and secondary schools has revealed the top performing NAPLAN schools for 2024. SEARCH YOUR SCHOOL
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