Fraser Coast A major player on the Wide Bay meth scene, who used standover tactics and tried to control the price of the drug locally, made more than $100,000 while on Centrelink. Here’s how he was discovered.
BundabergA Queensland police officer, who went on a high speed chase without permission, has faced disciplinary action.
Fraser CoastThe second son of an alleged meth ring leader to be sentenced in a week is the latest member of the family business, which operated between Hervey Bay and Logan, to go through the courts.
Fraser CoastHe lost his own parents in a horror car crash but when a disqualified driver nearly caused another family the same pain, he fled the scene. Now, he’s been handed a lifelong penalty.
Fraser CoastWhen a friend didn’t have enough meth for a customer, a bricklayer supplied her with a bit extra. Unfortunately for them, the customer was really an undercover police officer.
GympieA well-known protester in his home city of Gympie, who claims he also set Old Parliament House in Canberra alight, has threatened to torch local landmarks during a debate over Covid vaccine mandates.
GympieA major spike in drugs has spiralled in Wide Bay following a string of drug crime in the region. Now the area’s newly convicted drug dealers can be revealed. SEE THE FULL LIST
Fraser CoastA Hervey Bay father used Snapchat to send sickening videos of children as young as one. Now, a court hearing has revealed his surprising response the day Federal Police came knocking.
GympieA major multi-vehicle crash off the Bruce Highway between Gympie and Maryborough caused major traffic delays as emergency services worked at the scene.
Fraser CoastA young man who first set his own car on fire in a botched insurance job, then set alight the car of man he had problems with, has faced court charged with arson.