‘No danger’: Kuttabul petrol station evacuated after electrical fault
Fire engines rushed north up the Bruce Highway after fears of a fire at a servo, with pumps turned off and the staff self-evacuating out of safety.
Police & Courts
‘Unforgivable’: Truckie threatens to kill ambos with compound bow
After a bad break-up, an out-of-work Qld truck driver on a partner Visa to Australia used a chilling method to stop his ex from calling an ambulance to help him.
700+ missions: Rescue helicopter wraps up busy 2024
The Greater Whitsundays can count on the BMA CQ Rescue helicopter as they wrap 2024 with a whopping 729 missions flown, many to remote locations, islands and mine sites.
Magistrate blasts father-of-five over ‘cowardly’ assault
A father-of-five who put his hands around a woman’s throat and spat at her during a “cowardly” assault has been given a tongue-lashing by a Magistrate.
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REVEALED: Shocking alleged events as man kept woman against will in police stand-off
The disturbing alleged events that occurred behind closed doors as a man accused of keeping a woman against her will while he held police at bay for 10 hours in Rockhampton can be exclusively revealed.
Shooting: Qld man found with bullet wound in hospital car park
An investigation is underway after a man in his 40s was reportedly shot in North Qld overnight. UPDATES.
Woman faces court over crash which killed Whitsundays man
A woman accused of dangerously driving her car while drunk causing the death of a Whitsundays man had her matters heard in Proserpine Magistrates Court.
Warrant issued for truck driver after crash kills mum and son
A truck driver charged over the Bruce Highway crash that killed mother and son Tracey and Corey Craig in Central Queensland has failed to appear in court – here’s what happens next.
Man injured after tubing incident on popular dam
A man in his 50s suffered a “non-life threatening” back injury after a reported tubing accident on a popular North Queensland dam.
Woman suffers leg injury in car rollover
Three women have ended up in hospital after two separate crashes in the Mackay region this weekend.
Police investigate torched car beneath busy overpass
Police are investigating after a suspected stolen vehicle was found ablaze beneath the Mackay Ring Road early this morning.
‘Going to find out where you live’: Poo pillow used in watch-house assaults
After trying to stop a woman from leaving his home and having his foot run over in the process, a Qld man’s week, and that of police officers forced to deal with him, got a whole lot worse.
WATCH: Footage shows ‘disgusting’ attack by tattoo shop owner
Shocking footage showing the moment a tattoo shop owner aggressively slams a woman’s head to the ground with her foot after her boyfriend pushed the victim over has been released.
‘Your life in your hands’: Cane truck driver breaking fatal five rules
Police have confirmed the factors causing the death of a cane truck driver after his vehicle rolled pinning him underneath in the Whitsundays.
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