COVID-19 death, Central Queensland 27 May 2020 A 30-year-old man who tested positive to coronavirus has died in Blackwater in Central Queensland, raising the state death toll to seven. His partner came home... Continue Reading
Fatal crash, Black River 27 May 2020 Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating a two-vehicle traffic crash at Black River on Tuesday night. Preliminary inquiries indicate at 8.40pm a car was travelling north...
Car rollover, Bohle 26 May 2020 A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital overnight. Emergency crews were called to a single vehicle rollover on Everett Street in Bohle just...
Drug trafficker caught, Tully 26 May 2020 A 30-year-old Tully resident has been charged with several drug-related offences following the closure of Operation Pickett. The two-month-long operation targeted the man who was allegedly trafficking MDMA,...
North Queensland pubs swing open their doors 25 May 2020 We can now grab a parmy and pint at the pub, with some local venues reopening from today. Australian Venue Co. (AVC) establishments opened their doors...
NQ COVID-19 recovery taskforce bolstered 25 May 2020 North Queensland’s recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic has been turbocharged with the north’s five local councils agreeing to join forces to accelerate the region’s...
Cain train cameras to catch dangerous drivers 21 May 2020 Wilmar Sugar Australia has started installing cameras on its Burdekin locos to catch out drivers who fail to give way to cane trains. Cameras will be...
Cane train cameras to catch dangerous drivers 21 May 2020 Wilmar Sugar Australia has started installing cameras on its Burdekin locos to catch out drivers who fail to give way to cane trains. Cameras will be...
Industrial manslaughter laws passed 21 May 2020 Australia’s toughest mine safety laws passed in Queensland Parliament with executives facing up to 20 years’ jail if Queensland mine and quarry workers die because...
Fatal quad bike crash, Woopen Creek 20 May 2020 A 76-year-old Woopen Creek woman died in the Townsville Hospital on Tuesday following a quad bike crash on Monday (May 18). Preliminary information indicates the woman...
Fatal quad bike crash, Ayr 18 May 2020 A woman who sustained critical injuries following a quad bike crash near Ayr on Thursday has passed away in hospital. Preliminary information suggests three quad bikes...
