Tag: Maryborough 4650
Creek death puts boating safety in the spotlight
Police say it will be up to the coroner to determine whether any additional safety measures will be required for boating in a waterway where a boy died at the weekend.[MORE]
Boy's body found in creek
A boy has been killed in a boating accident near Maryborough in the state's south-east.[MORE]
Search continues for boy hit by boat
Police divers have resumed the search for an 8yo boy who went missing in a creek near Maryborough yesterday.[MORE]
Search suspended for missing Qld boy
The search for an eight-year-old boy who went missing in a lake in south-east Queensland has been suspended.[MORE]
Police divers search for boy hit by boat
Police divers have been called in to help search for a boy who was hit by a boat in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Truss attacks council over cancelled pilot school plans
The federal Member for Wide Bay has criticised the Fraser Coast Regional Council over the cancellation of plans for a pilot training school at Maryborough in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Council under fire over pilot school plan withdrawal
The president of the Maryborough Chamber of Commerce has blamed the Fraser Coast Regional Council for the cancellation of a proposed pilot training school in Maryborough.[MORE]
Woman trapped for 13 hours between tractor, pole
A woman has been taken to hospital after spending almost 13 hours trapped between a tractor and a pole near Gympie, north of Queensland's Sunshine Coast.[MORE]
Foley happy to stay independent
A south-east Queensland MP says he is happy to remain independent, so he is not told what to do by a major political party.[MORE]
Fears ABC Learning closure would cause care shortage
An independent child care operator says if any ABC Learning Centres in Wide Bay are closed it will lead to a shortage of places in the region.[MORE]
Demand rises for financial counselling
Lifeline says there has been a significant increase in the number of Wide Bay residents asking for financial counselling. [MORE]
Independent MP to decide on political allegiance
An independent state MP says he will probably decide whether to join a political party in the next week.[MORE]
Fatigue apparent cause of Bruce Hwy crash
The Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) says it appears a woman fell asleep at the wheel before colliding with a truck on the Bruce Highway north of Maryborough this morning. [MORE]
Mum, baby die in Bruce Hwy crash
A woman and a baby have been killed in a crash between a truck and a car on the Bruce Highway near Maryborough in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
AgForce backs continued EC payments
Rural lobby group AgForce says scrapping Exceptional Circumstances (EC) payments for producers hit hard by drought would be devastating.[MORE]
Fresh leads in unsolved 1977 murders
A Maryborough detective in south-east Queensland says he has received new leads about a gruesome unsolved double murder 31 years ago.[MORE]
LNP denies trying to poach Foley
The Liberal-National Party (LNP) says it is not trying to woo an independent south-east Queensland MP, but he is welcome to approach it.[MORE]
Senate asks Garrett to explain Traveston fish protection measures
Environment Minister Peter Garrett called to explain how a vulnerable habitat will be protected if he approves the Traveston Dam.[MORE]
Police probe chemist break-ins
Wide Bay police are investigating two chemist break-ins at Maryborough and Bundaberg that that they believe are linked. [MORE]
Wide Bay man charged in drugs sting
Queensland police have charged a man from the Wide Bay region, in the state's south-east, after intercepting $200,000 worth of drugs at the Brisbane domestic airport.[MORE]
Bushland body accused gets bail
A man has been granted bail in the Maryborough Magistrates Court, in south-east Queensland, after appearing on charges relating to the murder of a 62-year-old man.[MORE]
Bushland body accused expected to seek bail
A 28-year-old man charged over the death of a man whose body was found dumped in bushland north of Gympie, in south-east Queensland, will face court again today.[MORE]
Men face court over bushland body
Two men have faced separate Queensland courts charged over the death of a 62-year-old man. [MORE]
Pair charged over bushland body
Queensland police have now charged two men over the death of 62-year-old Stephen Ward, whose decomposed body was found in bushland, south of Maryborough, in the state's south-east on Sunday. [MORE]
Blaze destroys Howard home
A timber Queenslander home has burnt to the ground at Howard, north of Maryborough.[MORE]
