Five teens taken to hospital, one critical, after horror crash
A teenage boy has been taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening chest injuries after a horror crash into a pole in Maryborough.
Police & Courts
Two people taken to hospital after New Year’s Day highway crash
Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash on the Bruce Highway at Howard.
Police appeal for information after body found at beach
A report is being prepared for the coroner and police are appealing for information after a man’s body was found in the water at a Hervey Bay beach.
High-profile legal battles set to spill into 2025
As 2024 comes to a close, several high-profile legal battles in the Wide Bay region remain unresolved, with many set to continue into 2025.
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Boot with empty Jim Beam cans alert police to drink driver
A drink driver who threatened to sue police and called one a “f—king fat c—t” has faced court in Maryborough.
Named: Man, 28 charged, another wanted after alleged stabbing
The identity of a man charged with stabbing another during an “altercation” at a Hervey Bay home can be revealed as the search continues for a second alleged offender.
Man arrested after allegedly stealing and crashing truck
A man has been arrested after he allegedly stole and crashed a small truck near Maryborough.
Woman trapped, chopper on scene of Curra crash
The rescue chopper has landed in the Gympie region after a serious crash north of the city, which left a driver trapped in the wreckage of his truck.
Woman dies after being hit by ute
A 39-year-old woman has died after being struck by a ute despite desperate efforts to save her. DETAILS
Pants-down playground menace in poo for ‘painting’ police car
A “heavily intoxicated” mum sparked a flurry of triple-0 calls by screaming at strangers and “crawling through the bushes” near a playground. But her most disturbing acts were still to come. *Graphic.
Next steps in 24yo’s alleged ‘coward punch’ death case
The case against a young Maryborough dad charged over an alleged coward punch attack which later claimed another dad’s life, has returned to court.
Why teen was arrested while trying to buy prawns for his mum
A teenager who was sent to Coles to get prawns for his mum, soon found himself in hot water with the security guard, and then with police.
Elderly man charged with committing animal cruelty half a century ago
A former Gladstone man has fronted a Maryborough court charged with ill-treating a bird in the 1970s.
‘Cheating’ partner, car stolen: Jilted painter’s double driving fail
Heartbroken after leaving his allegedly cheating partner, a Maryborough painter on a driving ban made two bad choices which would land him in court.
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