Motorbike rider, 61, found dead in scrub after 10m plunge
A motorcycle rider has been killed after crashing on a road before plunging about 10 metres into dense scrubland, making for a difficult recovery for emergency workers. PICTURES
A motorcycle rider has been killed after crashing on a road before plunging about 10 metres into dense scrubland, making for a difficult recovery for emergency workers. PICTURES
A young driver sped away in a stolen vehicle from a serious crash, before stealing another and crashing head on into a couple while on meth just hours later – leaving three people with grievous injuries.
An alleged ice addict is accused of plying a young girl with drugs and raping her multiple times. He has applied for bail.
A drug driving Central Queensland miner, who didn’t give police access to his laptop during an investigation, has been called out by a magistrate for his excuses.
A father jailed for eight years for a horrific sex attack against the mother of his children has attempted to have the convictions quashed or the penalty reduced. Warning: Graphic content.
Loved ones of an Eimeo teen who tragically died after a crash involving a dirt bike and a tavern courtesy bus are pushing to have a skate park renamed in his honour.
A teen boy has been arrested over the alleged violent armed robbery against a doctor. Read what happened.
A senior Mackay police officer has said the region’s road toll was ‘past the point’ of needing increased patrols as the road claimed another victim in a horror year for the district.
Mexican authorities have confirmed possible cartel links as they investigate the disappearance of a Whitsunday mum whose daughter was dumped alone at a church in Cancun one month ago.
A Mackay region landowner has appealed a $1m compensation payout over land resumed for the Mackay Ring Road arguing the figure is too low.
A young man’s promising life began to unravel when a friend’s father offered him meth. His entrepreneurial spirit made him a roaring success when he first entered the dealing scene but it did not last long.
A Queensland mother was shocked when she came across a video on her own computer of her young daughter naked preparing for a shower in the bathroom of her family home.
They are sons and daughters, fathers and mothers. Their deaths have left communities grieving. There are too many of them, but they will not be forgotten. They are the faces of the region’s devastating road toll.
There has been a shock development in the case of Tahnee Shanks, who is missing in Mexico, as her toddler daughter returns to Australia.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/police-courts/page/200