‘Twinkle in his eye’: Tributes flow for beloved poet, thespian
Remembered as a loving husband with a passion for poetry and a devoted patron of community theatre in Hervey Bay, tributes are pouring in for the incomparable Ken Lee.
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Labor dodges stance on inclusion of rape in ‘adult crime’ laws
As Queensland’s mainstream political parties dodge questions on strengthening sentences for teen rapists, one party is calling on the LNP to keep their promise that serious teen offenders will be held accountable.
Companies fined $160k over catastrophic worksite accident
Construction companies Widgee Engineering and Australian Crane Technology and Innovation have been fined a total of $160,000 after a 150kg beam fell on the head and chest of a worker.
‘Danger of collapse’: Outrage as iconic museum gantry to be demolished
Plans to demolish an iconic walkway between the Gympie Mining Museum and poppet head have been met with outrage, although the cost of fixing the 50-year-old structure could run into the millions.
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Qld man accused of impersonating dead people in alleged $460k loan fraud
A 31-year-old man is facing 140 charges over an alleged fraud scheme in which he is accused of impersonating multiple people, living and dead.
‘Get him!’: Trawlerman sentenced for three-on-one attack that led to stabbing
A 53-year-old helped incite a vicious attack and ‘whipping’ of a man at his Gympie home, which ended with one of the other attackers getting stabbed in the stomach.
Work underway to repair eroded banks of the Mary River after flooding
A retaining wall and other protections will be built on the banks of the Mary River at Maryborough after they were scoured by raging flood waters in 2022, near Lamington Bridge and a Tinana caravan park.
Man aged in 50s airlifted after falling off a horse near Gympie
A man was airlifted to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with serious back injuries this week after he fell from the horse on a farm at Wolvi.
Bike rider suffers ‘life-threatening’ injuries in serious Bruce Highway crash
An off duty doctor is among responders desperately working to treat a motorcyclist aged in her 60s who suffered serious injuries in a collision with a car on a notorious stretch of the Bruce Highway.
Violent tradie threatens to kill his partner and kids after family dinner
A trip to Pizza Hut took a terrifying and traumatic turn when an abusive Gympie man threatened to bash, punch or kill his family, and drive their vehicle over a cliff in a shocking case of domestic violence.
Grazier punches driver in Bruce Highway road rage attack
A cattle grazier once jailed for an horrific domestic violence attack where he bashed a woman unconscious before “branding” her, has been released on parole over an attack at an infamous Bruce Highway intersection.
‘More flair and physicality’: Lightning eager to erase ‘nice’ label
Sunshine Coast Lightning head coach Belinda Reynolds says her side needs to lose its ‘nice guy’ reputation and step up in physicality to have any chance of matching the Super Netball best in 2025.
‘Disgrace, black spot’: Public has its say on highway’s failings
Public submissions on the most urgently needed upgrades to the D’Aguilar Highway south of Nanango have not held back, with many citing a dangerous intersection as the top priority.
Standout 11: Top junior cricketers of the round
Wickets tumbled and a handful of bats were raised in the returning round of Sunshine Coast junior cricket. See who cracked our top performances list.
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