Woman serious but stable in hospital after horror crash
A woman has suffered “life-threatening” injuries, while four young children and a man have also been hurt.
Police & Courts
Fatal hit-and-run case delayed by missing DNA results
A man facing 29 criminal offences including dangerously driving causing death has had his matters adjourned. DETAILS
Tears as tattoo artist thrown in watchhouse for ‘malicious’ pub attack
A glamorous tattoo artist and her built barber-shop owner fiancé, filmed assaulting a woman outside a Qld pub, have had a fright of their own despite glowing character references including one from a former councillor.
Woman busted buying stolen e-scooter
A Whitsunday woman has learned her fate after police caught her with a stolen e-scooter. She says she bought it from a friend.
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Foreign captain’s $30k bail bill after bulk carrier crash
A ship’s captain with no history in Australia has been charged after a collision between two bulk carriers in waters off the Qld coast — and it’s the first prosecution for this type of offence.
Two ‘significantly’ injured in mining town crash
A rescue crew is tending to two patients ‘significantly’ injured in a multi-vehicle crash requiring a helicopter to be called to a Bowen Basin town southwest of Mackay. LATEST
‘Consequences are dire’: Meth addict’s big warning after latest spiral
A convicted meth dealer was given a chance to turn her life around. Instead she was busted with more drugs and nearly ran down a police officer.
Traffic delays expected after highway crash at Bowen
Motorists travelling around Bowen may face traffic delays after a highway crash between a 4WD towing a caravan and another vehicle.
Fire crews work to put out boat blaze
Fire crews are working to extinguish a blaze within a vessel in a boat yard in the Whitsundays.
WATCH: Men saved from sinking boat in late night reef rescue
In a heart-pounding late-night rescue, three men were saved just in time after their boat began sinking about 90km off the coast of North Queensland. Watch the video.
Drink-driver caught speeding on Peak Downs Hwy
A 24-year-old has been caught drink-driving at more than 20km an hour over the speed limit on the Peak Downs Highway southwest of Mackay. DETAILS
Cyclist killed in ‘tragic’ hit-and-run left to die on roadside
Police are appealing for the driver responsible for an alleged hit and run to come forward as well as any witnesses after a cyclist was left to die on the side of the road. LATEST.
Car uproots power pole in lunchtime crash
Ergon are on the scene after a car collided with a power pole, uprooting it in broad daylight. SEE THE PHOTOS.
Woman injured after car crashes down embankment
A woman was flown to hospital after a crash on the Bruce Highway between Rockhampton and Mackay in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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