Crashes, flooding shut down roads
A two vehicle crash in the CBD shut one street, after a night of torrential rain caused roads in the Mackay-Whitsunday regions to be inundated with flood waters. See where to avoid.
Police & Courts
Car blaze in bushland
Police are investigating after emergency services were called to a car fire west of Mackay.
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.
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‘The fire was too intense’: Neighbour tried to put out fatal blaze
A neighbour has shared how he tried to help extinguish a fire which that engulfed a cabin, claiming the life of a person inside.
The Qld towns living in grip of terrifying crime wave
Crime rates in parts of regional Queensland have skyrocketed to more than four times those of metropolitan areas. CHECK YOUR AREA
Motorcyclist hospitalised after Bruce Highway crash
A motorcyclist has been hospitalised in a multi-vehicle crash up the road from the Big Mango in Bowen.
Child injured after car crashes into pole
Emergency crews raced to a crash in the Mackay region on Saturday afternoon where a child and driver were taken to hospital.
Horror Whitsunday crash claims fourth life
A terrible crash that caused the death of a mother and her pregnant daughter has claimed the life of a Gold Coast man. LATEST.
‘Gross embarrassment’: Alleged murder mum slams court
A mum charged with her toddler’s murder has hit back at a Queensland court that ordered her arrest at their last meeting, later ruled as unlawful by a higher court. But it was just the start of a chaotic court day.
Man faces court for arson after car allegedly set on fire following row
A man who allegedly set fire to a Ford Ranger parked in a carport following a dispute has faced court for the first time. Witnesses towed the vehicle out of the carport before the home sustained significant damage. UPDATED
‘Always dropping off cooking’: Mum carrying first child killed in crash
Three generations of life were taken in a moment when a well-loved Qld woman was killed in a car crash alongside her mother. She was taking her visiting parents to see the home she was building with her husband. TRIBUTE
‘Angst between families’: Safety fears in triple-murder case
A last-minute change of venue for a triple murder accused has been granted after fears the regional courthouse wouldn’t be able to protect witnesses or him — even with six extra tactical police officers. See why.
Pregnant woman, mother killed in horror crash
A tragic car crash near a Queensland tourism hotspot has taken the life of a pregnant woman and her mother, and sent her partner to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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