Police & CourtsA father of two has found himself back behind bars after struggling and turning to drugs after being released from prison.
Police & CourtsA Central Queensland woman yelled “help, someone call Triple 0” before she was suffocated by her partner to the point where she saw “purple dots” and thought she was going to die, a court has heard.
Police & CourtsA bar attendant who feared for her safety locked herself inside a pub after a drunk patron threatened to bash her and was kicked out of the venue, a court has heard.
Police & CourtsA Rockhampton criminal lawyer accused of raping a woman multiple times hopes to hold a cross examination committal hearing this year.
SportRockhampton racing’s latest rising star, last Saturday’s stunning Eagle Farm winner, is headed south to aa Sydney based trainer.
Police & CourtsA drug addict busted with about $20,000 cash and 10g of meth on the side of the highway started trafficking as soon as he was released from prison for other drug offences, a court has heard.
RockhamptonA stripper was so distressed and shaken up after a client touch her genitals during a lap dance she quit her job, a court heard during the sentencing of her offender.
Police & CourtsPolice were called to a Central Queensland shopping complex where a man was driving around the carpark and “screaming violently”, but things got worse from there.
RockhamptonA former storeman at the Rockhampton Railyards for more than 30 years says he would like to see life being breathed back into the site with work and people learning trades.
QLD NewsGoondiwindi’s mayor has defended a land transfer which will see a town reserve handed as freehold to an Aboriginal corporation, saying not even ‘one square metre’ of private land will be impacted.
Police & CourtsA Jehovah’s Witness who sexually assaulted a retail employee has been scolded by a Queensland magistrate, who told the 69-year-old roo shooter that he was “too old for this sort of nonsense”.
Police & CourtsThe details of a Queensland man’s “spiteful tirade” against his ex-partner have been laid bare as he learned his fate for stalking the ‘terrified’ woman after their break-up.
Police & CourtsA Central Queensland thief has paid a costly price after she brazenly stole a $2 piece of cheesecake. Here’s what happened
Police & CourtsA man has denied trafficking meth and a substance known as a date rape drug, but admitted he supplied drugs to prisoners across the state.
Police & CourtsPlans are being put in place for a trial in three months time for a meatworker accused of murdering his housemate while the response to a submission by defence is pending.
Police & CourtsA man has been charged after he allegedly broke into a Berserker home and stole a number of items including an urn containing the ashes of a couple’s baby boy.
Police & CourtsInvestigators are appealing for any witnesses, particularly motorists or nearby residents who saw the green Toyota Camry prior to the crash, to contact police.
RockhamptonA traumatic year of a Central Queensland born and raised man’s life has been adapted into a “harrowing and uplifting” musical, with the show about to hit the stage in his hometown.
RockhamptonA woman was flown to hospital after a crash on the Bruce Highway between Rockhampton and Mackay in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Police & CourtsWith previous convictions for choking and assault, a Central Queensland scaffolder has run out of chances after his latest domestic violence attack on a woman where he punched her in the face.
Police & CourtsA power station supervisor will spend the next six months behind bars for trafficking cocaine and marijuana, supplying to his mining colleagues, friends and family. Read the extraordinary reasons for his early release date
RockhamptonElliot Hilse has worked many different jobs from cleaning restrooms in the Netherlands to working on a vineyard on the outskirts of Vienna, running his own pub and working in deliveries, but he’s never worked an office profession in his life. Now he’s about to take on the new challenge of being on council.
UPDATEDRockhamptonTwo teenagers hospitalised after separate crashes on a motocross track in Central Queensland have been discharged. UPDATES
RockhamptonEmergency crews have raced to a crash near a remote Central Queensland community involving an elderly man. DETAILS.
ExplainerQLD NewsAfter nine years of Labor rule, polls are pointing to a change of government at October’s Queensland election. FAST FACTS