Helicopter joins search for missing man
A ground-and-air search is underway for a man missing on the Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane.
View Article10yo hurt in sand surfing mishap
A 10-year-old girl is in hospital after an accident at a Fraser Island lake off south-east Queensland yesterday.
View ArticleInquest probes fatal Fraser crashes
A coronial inquest is underway into the deaths of three foreign tourists in two separate crashes on Fraser Island off Hervey Bay in south-east Queensland.
View ArticleMissing 89yo man dies
An 89-year-old Sunshine Coast man who was found lying in a creek bed yesterday has died in hospital.
View ArticleCrash inquest findings tipped to impact tourism
The Fraser Coast Four-Wheel Drive Hire Association says recommendations from an inquest into fatal accidents on Fraser Island, off south-east Queensland, will have a mixed impact on the island's...
View ArticleBushwalkers rescued from Glasshouse Mountains
Three bushwalkers have been rescued after spending the night in the Glasshouse Mountains north of Brisbane.
View ArticleBoxer dies after fight
A teenage boxer who was critically injured during a state title fight at Mackay in north Queensland earlier this month has died.
View ArticleCoroner investigates boxer's death
Police say the death of a boxer from Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Alex Slade, 18, will be investigated by the coroner.
View Article5yo boy drowns in dam
A five-year-old boy has drowned on a rural property in Queensland's Mary Valley.
View ArticleMan in critical condition after 80m cliff fall
A 30-year-old man remains in a critical but stable condition in the Royal Brisbane Hospital after an 80-metre fall in the Glasshouse Mountains on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleToddler killed in car incident on private property
A toddler has died after being struck by a car on a private property at Kilcoy, north-west of Brisbane.
View ArticleGrandmother accidentally runs over toddler
Police say a toddler who died on a rural property at Kilcoy north-west of Brisbane yesterday was accidentally run over by her grandmother.
View ArticleLifesaving boss rejects surf deaths commission call
Surf Life Saving Queensland president Ralph Devlin says there is no need for a royal commission into competitor deaths at the national titles at Kurrawa Beach on the Gold Coast.
View ArticleSkydiver dies on Queensland beach
A man has died in a skydiving accident on a Caloundra beach, north of Brisbane.
View ArticleInvestigation into skydiving death nears completion
The Australian Parachute Federation (APF) says investigations into the death of a skydiver on the Sunshine Coast should be complete within the week.
View ArticleMan dies after being hit by truck on highway
A Sunshine Coast man has died after being hit by a truck on the Bruce Highway north of Nambour.
View ArticleTree lopper dies in 14m fall
Police and Workplace Health and Safety officers are investigating the death of a tree lopper on Queensland's Sunshine Coast yesterday.
View ArticleMan killed in quad bike-4WD collision
A 19-year-old man has died at the scene of a crash in Amamoor State Forest near Gympie in south-east Queensland.
View ArticleJellyfish stings land two in hospital
Two people have been hospitalised in two days after being stung by jellyfish off Fraser Island in south-east Queensland.
View ArticleJellyfish numbers on the rise, expert says
A marine stinger researcher says there has been a disturbing increase in jellyfish numbers around Australia.
View ArticleWoman falls and drowns at Noosa Heads
A woman has drowned and a man is still missing after a climbing accident at Noosa Heads on Queensland's Sunshine Coast this afternoon.
View ArticleLithium battery safety: ACCC meets with battery manufacturers after young...
The consumer watchdog has called a forum into the safety of lithium batteries after the death of a four-year-old girl at the weekend.
View ArticleBody retrieved off Noosa Heads believed to be Saudi Arabian student
Police have found a body thought to be that of a Saudi Arabian student, who was washed off rocks at Noosa on the Sunshine Coast earlier this week.
View ArticleMan drowns in Sunshine Coast's Pumicestone Passage
A man has drowned in Pumicestone Passage on Queensland's Sunshine Coast this morning.
View ArticleTwo injured in another freak lightning strike in southern Qld days after man...
Two men who had a close call with a lightning bolt on the Sunshine Coast last night have been released by hospital.
View ArticleNoelene and Yvana Bischoff: Family told food poisoning likely caused deaths...
A rare form of food poisoning most likely caused the deaths of a Queensland mother and daughter in Bali, their family has been told. Noelene Bischoff, 54, and her 14-year-old daughter Yvana died last...
View ArticleKeyless car entry failure: concerns after reports woman locked in own Audi...
Concerns have been raised about the downsides of advances in car technology after a Queensland woman faced the terrifying situation of being locked and trapped inside her own car.
View ArticleTasmanian woman drowns in Queensland surf
Police are investigating the drowning of a Tasmanian woman at a Queensland beach.
View ArticleQuad bikes: Ban on kids under 16 recommended by Queensland deputy coroner
Children under 16 should not be allowed to ride quad bikes, says deputy coroner John Lock.
View ArticleSurfer drowns at Sunshine Beach near Noosa Heads
A surfer has drowned off Sunshine Beach near Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleRise in Queensland rural child drownings prompts call for greater safety focus
Nine children have drowned on rural Queensland properties since last December and a lack of water safety programs is contributing to the increase in deaths, the drowning awareness group Hannah's...
View ArticlePod of whales capsizes tinnie off Fraser Island, man taken to hospital
A man is left with a broken leg after a pod of whales capsizes his tinnie in waters off Queensland's Fraser Island.
View ArticleProbe into Sunshine Coast water tower collapse likely to take six months
It could take six months for investigators to find out what caused a Sunshine Coast water tower to collapse, releasing millions of litres of water and sweeping a family's car off the road.
View Article10yo girl dies in Brisbane hospital after being pulled from a backyard pool...
A 10-year-old girl who was pulled unconscious from a backyard pool on Queensland's Sunshine Coast last weekend dies in a Brisbane hospital.
View ArticleSunshine Coast water tower collapse: Construction worker was also swept up,...
A right to information request by the ABC uncovers further details of a massive water tower collapse at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital construction site last year.
View ArticleYoung girl pulls siblings from car after crash near Sunshine Coast
Emergency crews praise the actions of an "amazing" seven-year-old girl who pulled her young brothers from a car crash near the Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleSunshine Coast teen fights for life after golf club, toad hunting incident
A 13-year-old Sunshine Coast boy remains on life support after he was accidentally hit on the head with a golf club while hunting for cane toads on the weekend.
View ArticleStuart Reddan's family remember loving son, brother killed during Army...
Stuart Reddan, 21, who died during an Army training exercise at Shoalwater Bay, is remembered by his Sunshine Coast family as a charming, happy, fun loving young man who gave great service to his...
View ArticleArmy truck rolls over on Sunshine Coast
A man is seriously injured and another has minor injuries after an army truck overturned on the Bruce Highway on the Sunshine Coast, with traffic affected.
View ArticleWoodchipper death now being treated as suspicious
Investigators return to conduct searches and seize several items, after police described the scene of the man's death as "horrific" when they attended in November last year.
View ArticleHigh ropes company says schoolboy's critical neck injury had nothing to do...
The company responsible for a high ropes course that left a 14-year-old Brisbane schoolboy with critical neck injuries maintains the incident had "nothing to do with the misuse or failure of any safety...
View ArticleMarist College accident: High-ropes adventure park changes statement on...
The adventure park where a 14-year-old Brisbane schoolboy was critically injured now says it is "far too early to speculate" on how the accident occurred, after earlier releasing a statement saying...
View ArticleWoodchipper death: Two men, woman charged with murder of Bruce Saunders near...
Two men and a woman are charged over the "absolutely shocking" death of a man in an industrial woodchipper, which was originally considered an accident.
View ArticleFour-year-old boy survives 'dry' snake bite on family's Sunshine Coast property
A four-year-old boy is lucky to survive a brown snake bite on his family's property on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, with medical staff saying not enough venom was injected to cause harm.
View ArticleLight plane crashes into Sunshine Coast backyard
Witnesses say they saw the six-seater aircraft hit trees in a nearby nature strip before crash-landing in a backyard, where the pilot was able to climb out of the wreckage.
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