Man charged after allegedly bogging stolen car in cane field
An alleged car thief has been arrested on a cane farm outside Mackay after a quick-thinking farmer spotted a vehicle looking out of place.
Police & Courts
Witness to alleged Mother’s Day Maccas assault vanishes
A trial to determine whether a man choked his ex in front of their two children on Mother’s Day has fallen over after a key witness was a no show.
‘Disgrace’: Mobility scooter drink driver balanced goon sack, wine glass
A man was caught driving on the highway with a goon bag on board and glass in hand just weeks after trying to steal a police car and throwing coffee on an officer in hospital.
Mum of three caught red handed with drugs, lingerie
A 31-year-old mother of three tried to take more than she paid for leading police to discover just what was in her handbag. DETAILS.
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4800 calls, grandparent threats: Inside the minds of Mackay’s stalkers
From calling a former lover thousands of times to threatening a policeman in Latin, there has been a variety of stalking cases in the Mackay region. Deep dive into the mind of a stalker. SPECIAL REPORT
Murder in paradise: Execution that exposed Whitsundays’ seedy underbelly
A brutal execution-style murder has exposed Airlie Beach’s seedy underworld but it took 15 years before the shocking details could be publicly laid bare.
Jury delivers verdict in grandfather rape case
A jury has handed down its verdict after a grandfather denied allegations he sexually molested his young granddaughter.
What’s behind horror road deaths: ‘It’s not an accident’
Brisbane police will be sent to a Central Queensland region grappling with a horror spate of fatal crashes to crackdown on deadly driver behaviour.
‘Gruesome’: Court told American pit bulls ideal as dog fighting world exposed
The inner workings of an alleged dog fighting ring have been exposed during a court hearing that has detailed street level, hobbyist and organised events.
‘I begged him not to go’: Mother’s gut-wrenching words over murdered son
After 15 years of ‘absolute desperation, despair and helplessness’, Jay Brogden’s mother has delivered a powerful speech as her son’s killer is jailed for life.
‘Now I am nothing without you forever’: New wife’s heartbreak after crash tragedy
A giant of his community, a man killed in a horrific collision between a bus and car on the Bruce Highway had just weeks earlier gotten married surrounded by family.
Man suffers crushed ankle in truck collision on Peak Downs Highway
A man was trapped for more than an hour inside a vehicle after it and a truck collided on the Peak Downs Highway in Central Queensland.
‘Most incredible devoted mother’: Region mourns flood victim
A woman swept to her death in floodwaters north of Mackay was ‘all the good you could ever want in a person’ and whose loss to her community has been felt in a profound way.
‘You had choices that day’: Jay Brogden murder verdict is in
The verdict for a former Whitsunday father of seven accused of murdering Jay Brogden in a violent clash on a boat in waters off Shute Harbour has been handed down.
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