‘Punching bags’: Brutal reality of working in a Qld prison
Urgent calls are being made for more to be done to protect corrections officers after shocking new data revealed the harsh reality of their working lives behind bars.
Police & Courts
State of fear: Prisoners in our own homes as criminals rule the streets
Fewer than half of Queenslanders feel safe walking alone in their neighbourhoods at night, according to the latest police figures.
Grieving parents in court as alleged killer driver’s charges mentioned
The parents of a teenager killed after a crash in Maryborough have attended the court mention of the man charged over the crash.
Shock twist in ‘body in the ditch’ murder case
There has been a huge update in the case brought against two Queensland brothers when the body of a man was found in a ditch near Gympie after their murder charges were dropped.
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WATCH: Police, fireys continue to investigate Hervey Bay house fire
Multiple emergency crews were called to a house fire on the Fraser Coast where the second storey was “well-involved” in flames. See the video.
Hervey Bay dad has charge dismissed after taking child from park
A Hervey Bay father of two arranged to meet the mother of his sons in the park, and then left the park with both boys without telling her.
Named: Man charged over Glenwood hit and run
A 35-year-old man has appeared in Maryborough Court facing multiple charges over the alleged hit and run which left two men with such serious injuries they had to be airlifted.
‘Trying to get out’: Drug driver vows to leave Hervey Bay
A drug driver has vowed to leave Hervey Bay after he was sentenced for a number of offences.
‘You c—s aren’t arresting me tonight’: Man abuses police
A 22-year-old Hervey Bay man has been fined and given community service after flipping off police and yelling obscenities at them on the Esplanade.
Brain tumour patient banned from Bunnings, caught with cannabis in socks
A man facing a battle with a brain tumour has been banned from Bunnings after trying to steal a drill.
Country school targeted in multiple ‘malicious’ attacks
Windows have been smashed, property damaged and goods stolen in a spate of random attacks on a small town state school between Gympie and the Fraser Coast.
Dad rushing labouring wife to hospital slapped with speeding fine
A father of four, who was worried he wasn’t going to get his wife from their country town to hospital before she gave birth, has fronted court for speeding.
‘Absolutely arson’: Fire burns scarily close to school, home
A store manager, first on scene at a blaze near a country school between Gympie and the Fraser Coast, has recalled the frightening moment she was forced to fight the flames and why she’s sure the fire is suspicious.
Two Wide Bay fishos have licences suspended for illegal activities
Two Wide Bay commercial fishermen have had their licences stripped from them in recent court decisions.
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