BusinessA Mackay small business owner is forking out up to $250 a month in interest ahead of Christmas because a Sydney-based company is allegedly withholding more than $36,000 in payments.
Police & CourtsA teenage P-plater has paid a hefty price for crashing his girlfriend’s car in a Central Queensland residential area late at night.
Police & CourtsA man will spend Christmas behind bars after he tried to smuggle opioids into a Central Queensland prison.
Police & CourtsAs police warn the public they are cracking down on drink and drug-driving this Christmas period, numerous people have already faced court for their recent offending.
QLD NewsDomestic violence victims living in multiple Queensland regions still do not have a specialised police team.
Police & CourtsA Central Queensland man who has been in court for drug offending five times in the past couple of years has been told to ‘walk the straight and narrow’.
Police & CourtsA 37-year-old man has died after his motorcycle left the road and crashed into a tree north of Bundaberg.
Police & CourtsA major cruise liner and a shipmaster could face fines up to $77,400 after the maritime watchdog laid charges alleging serious environmental breaches in waters between Mackay and Yeppoon.
Police & CourtsJuiced up rum balls to five finger discounts to condom shoplifters – read about the oddest cases Central Queensland has seen in 2023.
Police & CourtsProsecutors have made a shock move in the case against four workers charged after two separate incidents at an underground Qld coal mine that left one worker serious injured and another crushed to death. DETAILS