Green light for CBD’s new landmark tower

Work is set to begin on a 4.5-star, 167-room hotel in the heart of the Maroochydore CBD after the project was green lit.

Former principal’s child sex abuse trial begins

A former Sunshine Coast principal will today stand trial on 15 sexual offences alleged to have started when the complainant was aged under 16.

Cattle euthanised for posing ‘risk to public safety’

A southeast Queensland council has put down several cattle that it says were posing an ongoing risk to public safety.

Miracle escape for 4 forestry contractors

Chase accused ‘high on drugs and armed’, police claim

Police will allege a man was high on drugs and armed with a loaded weapon when he led them on a high-speed, ‘volatile’ pursuit yesterday.

Drug cartel foot-soldier loses freedom

A former mine worker hid in bushes, bags of fake ice scattered around him, after realising cops had him in their sights over an alleged drug ring operating between Mackay, Brisbane and Sydney.

Guinness World Record holder joins celebrity chef’s restaurant

A polish chef with a Guinness World Record to his name has joined Peter Kuruvita’s team in Noosa ready to share his passion for seafood and fresh produce.

‘Guns out, blood everywhere’: Dramatic arrest on video

A man has used a “sawn-off firearm” to car-jack a vehicle and lead pursuing officers on a dramatic police chase across the Sunshine Coast

Suspect behind Coast chase charged

A 37-year-old Sunshine Coast man has been charged after he allegedly led police on a wild chase in a stolen car yesterday.

Cashless rooftop bar opens with beach views

A long-anticipated rooftop bar with expansive beach views is opening on Thursday, and you don’t even need to bring cash.

Howard two-car crash

The scene of a two-car crash in Howard which had patients trapped for more than two hours.

Howard car crash

The scene of a two-car crash at the intersection of the Bruce Hwy and Thomas St in Howard about 12.15pm.

Masked thug’s relentless steel bar attack on stranger

A Sunshine Coast thug has avoided jail despite brutally bashing a random stranger with a steel bar while masking his face during the assault.

Rooftop bar doubles popular Italian restaurant’s size

A popular southeast Queensland Italian restaurant has submitted a plan for a dramatic expansion, including a stunning new rooftop bar.

‘I thought I’d die’: Cyclist run down in crash

Injured cyclist David Welch is unable to do the simplest tasks like peel a potato, let alone return to work, drive or ride.

Grim find: Tragic end to ‘generous’ man’s final ride

The body of a motorcycle rider found on the side of a Sunshine Coast road has been identified as a man missing since he set out for a ride from his southeast Queensland home almost a week ago. 

‘Badly burnt’: Fire victims wash up dead on beach

More than 40 dead birds have washed up along a Southeast Queensland beach, showing the grim toll of the Bribie Island fires. WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES. 

BREAKING: More crews called to fight another fire

Another area of the Sunshine Coast is expected to be affected by smoke as a bushfire blazes through an “inaccessible area”.

Brisbane teen charged after Tweed police chase

A POLICE pursuit through the Tweed which resulted in two cars destroyed in a blaze has resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old Queensland boy

Spray can carjacker’s tearful jail reality

A woman was sent back to jail while her co-offender remained free for their involvement in a carjacking on the Sunshine Coast. 

Raging bushfires send Sunshine Coast into smoky haze

Aerial images show the extent of the Bribie Island bushfires, while the Sunshine Coast is covered in smoke from several blazes overnight.

Bribie Island bushfires

Bushfires on the northern end of Bribie Island, which engulfed campsites on Wednesday, are continuing to blanket the Sunshine Coast in smoke.

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Man with ‘appalling criminal history’ says bail too onerous

‘This is too many conditions’ – Prison assault accused Martin Leigh Hyatt ordered to not leave home at night, stay off drugs and report to police

How this dad stole $94,000 from our regional jobs scheme

Father of two Christopher Brian Rodgers used a ‘sophisticated system of fake documents, falsified pay slips and stolen identification to steal almost $100k

DV victim’s chilling warning about killer

A terrified 42-year-old mother and domestic violence survivor has issued a desperate warning after the man that violently suffocated and bashed her was set free by a Queensland judge.

How did this 19-year-old truckie become his own boss?

There’s only one problem this young entrepreneur regularly faces – the police. The reason why just makes Wayne Gough’s achievements seem more impressive.

Judge slams dad over role in drug ring

A Queensland father has pleaded guilty to six charges relating to his role in a decade-long, $20m drug ring, a role that was exposed during a search of his car in a McDonald’s car park.

Why this young model risked her career taking drugs to jail

‘I’ve told you from the beginning there is no way in the world you are ever going to jail for something like this’. These are the words a Queensland model was told after she attempted to take thousands of dollars worth of drugs into one of the state’s prisons.

Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley Dams, 2019.

‘Mum cut my throat’: Toowoomba toddler’s shock confession

TOOWOOMBA’S Susannah Birch was just two when her mother gave her a bath, put her in new pyjamas and slashed her throat — but she survived. WARNING: Graphic

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Highway chase: Relative of alleged carjacker ‘disappointed’

A RELATIVE of an alleged carjacker accused of causing chaos on the Bruce Hwy said he’s “disappointed” but the man was “still family”.

Stuart Bridge roll-over

Stuart Bridge roll over

Dramatic photos from Bruce Hwy crime spree

Dramatic Bruce Hwy arrest

Woman impaled by rod centimetres from death

February 25 was the day Margaret Woolley got a second chance at life. The 60-year-old truck driver was driving along the Warrego Highway near Oakey when four steel rods fell off a truck heading in the opposite direction.

Ex-cop blew up home, claimed $435k insurance

A decorated ex-cop has gone from enforcing the law to spending a year in prison after blowing up his Bribie Island holiday home and trying to claim $435,000 in insurance attached to the property.

David Routledge farewelled in Blackbutt

Somerset College v Matthew Flind

Photos from the Queensland Independent Secondary Schools final in Division 1 between Somerset College and Matthew Flinders Anglican College.

Ignatius Park v The Cathedral

Photos of the final in the Confraternity Carnival, Division 1, between The Cathedral College in Rockhampton and Ignatius Park College in Townsville.

Shalom College v St Columban’s

Shalom College takes on St Columan’s Caboolture in the final of the Division 2 bowl tournament at the Queensland Independent Secondary Schools tournament in Bundaberg.

Tim Waktins’ memorial in Mullumbimby

AG wants jail for drugged truckie who almost killed woman

‘I’m going to jail. I’m going to jail’: Truck driver Marc Antony Palmer cried these words after near-fatal crash on the Bruce Highway

‘Poor soul’ – Incestuous dad’s love letter to victim’s mum

A devout Christian knew her husband was having sex with her 14-year-old daughter but did nothing more than tell the offender to “pray for his sins”.

Business manager used own kids to make child porn

A man who used his son, daughter and daughter’s friend for sex photos tried to delete the evidence, but police were able to recover the material. Today an appeal against his sentence was dismissed.

Sex monster truckie rapes young girl on outback trips

Shocking details have emerged about a man who raped a nine-year-old girl as they criss-crossed north Queensland between Townsville and Mount Isa in his truck for work.

NETBALL: Columba Catholic College’s battle with St James

Columba Catholic College (Charters Towers) took on St James College (Spring Hill, Brisbane) on day two of the Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Netball Carnival in Bundaberg.

NETBALL: Mercy College takes on Assumption College

Mercy College (Mackay) took on Assumption College (Warwick) on day two of the Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Netball Carnival in Bundaberg.

NETBALL: St Mary’s College faces off against Xavier College

St Mary’s College (Ipswich) took on Xavier College (Hervey Bay) on day two of the Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Netball Carnival in Bundaberg.