A Sunshine Coast entrepreneur has invented a product that benefits both surfers and disadvantaged kids. Surfboard Hugger owner Katelyn Le Roux makes board bags that transform into sleeping bags or… Continue reading Bags protect boards and keep less fortunate kids warm
Christmas has come early for Bundaberg and North Burnett with $7.2 million worth of Palaszczuk Government funds for cultural, sporting and recreational activities, and flood resilience projects. In Bundaberg to… Continue reading Palaszczuk Govt delivers $7.2M in Xmas infrastructure wishes
Three patients in total have been transported to hospital following a three-vehicle crash in Coolum this afternoon. The female motorist who was trapped in her vehicle for more than an… Continue reading Firies free woman from crash wreckage
A Queensland man with a history of child sexual offences will be released from prison on Wednesday despite concerns he could be at risk of reoffending. Darrel Brendan Gaske, 51, has a history… Continue reading Man with child sexual offence history to be released from prison
Pictures of Indian PM Narendra Modi’s 94-year-old mother changing banned notes at a bank have hit the headlines. His mother, Heeraben, even posed with a new 2,000 rupee note outside… Continue reading India cash: Images of Modi’s mother at bank hit headlines
Consumer advocates have welcomed an Appeal Court decision which will allow the Commonwealth to ban a notorious funeral insurance company from accessing the Government’s direct debit system Centrepay. The Aboriginal… Continue reading ACBF: Aboriginal funeral insurance provider banned from Centrepay system following Appeal Court win
A crime scene has been set up after woman died on a suburban Gold Coast street amid desperate attempts to revive her. Highland Park residents told police they heard calls… Continue reading Woman dead on Gold Coast street
The daughters of Barbara McCulkin were not meant to be at home when two men allegedly went there to kill her in 1974, a Brisbane court has heard. Garry Dubois,… Continue reading Accused murderer denied killing McCulkins: brother
Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed by Indian shelling in disputed Kashmir, the Pakistani military says. The troops died in “unprovoked” firing overnight in the Bhimber sector on the Line… Continue reading Kashmir clash: Pakistan says India killed seven troops
A Gympie mother is fearing for the life of 7-year-old Sylvanna. Caroline Harris last saw the Murray Darling carpet python in her terrarium on Saturday morning, before Ms Harris travelled… Continue reading Mum’s ‘scaly baby’ is lost and in danger
LIA Chapman is a 21-year-old Christchurch local, born and bred. She’s now survived two devastating earthquakes in her hometown, a 6.3 magnitude in 2011 and yesterday’s 7.5 magnitude that was… Continue reading NZ quake survivor tells of terrifying night
Police are looking for two men who fired a weapon while they robbed a taxi driver at a service station in Brisbane’s north. The pair approached the driver just before… Continue reading Brisbane Taxi driver robbed at service station
