Mould sours strawberry crop efforts
The operators of a strawberry farm near Mackay say they lost a lot of their crop due to the unseasonal wet conditions.
View ArticleConvicted murderer still on the run in Queensland
Four convicted criminals, one a murderer, remain on the run after three separate escapes across Queensland.
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to perjury after lies to CMC about drug operation
A north Queensland court has been told a man lied to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) about a major drug production operation because he feared for his safety.
View ArticleLandowner unaware $20m cannabis crop was growing on his property, police say
Two men are charged after more than 8,000 cannabis plants, which police estimate to have a street value of close to $20 million, are found on a mountainous property north of Mackay.
View ArticleInjured turtle on the Mackay coast rescued by passers-by
A stranded green turtle with an old facial injury was luckily helped by a group of locals, some fortunately had training in marine rescues.
View ArticleWWII survivor lost in bushland hid from rescue helicopters trying to find her
An 83-year-old who spent days lost in north Queensland was hiding from rescue helicopters, her family says, as memories of deadly aircraft from her childhood added to the ordeal.
View ArticleCourt hears some members of 'close-knit family group' grew $20 million...
A north Queensland man who cultivated a large-scale cannabis crop acknowledges he "messed up big time".
View ArticlePolice video of 8,000 cannabis plants found near Mackay
The plants, worth upward of $20 million, were found at Calen and destroyed by police.
View ArticleMackay residents rate council
More than 87 per cent of Mackay residents say they have not had any contact with their elected representatives in the Mackay Regional Council.
View ArticleCouncil tipping big rain damage repair bill
The Mackay Regional Council in north Queensland says it expects the repair bill from this month's heavy rain to run into the millions of dollars.
View ArticleKindy without license closes
The Department of Education says the Calen Kindergarten north-west of Mackay in north Queensland has been closed because it does not have an operating licence.
View ArticleBodies found 700km apart are linked: police
Police in Queensland are investigating a possible murder-suicide, after the discovery of two bodies more than 700 kilometres apart.
View ArticleChild brings grenade to school
The Army has removed an old grenade from a school in north Queensland after a child brought the item to class.
View ArticleHistoric pub burns down
Fire destroyed the historic Calen Hotel, near Mackay in north Queensland yesterday.
View ArticleStudents burnt in acid spill
Three children have been taken to hospital after a chemical spill at a north Queensland school.
View ArticleToddler sole survivor in family's highway fatal
A toddler is the sole survivor of a shocking road accident in north Queensland in which four of his family members were killed.
View ArticleHorror smash claims 4 lives
Four people have been killed after a head-on collision on the Bruce Highway north of Mackay, while a man was killed in a smash on the Sunshine Coast.
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