An 18-year-old Mossman man has died after sustaining a shark bite off Port Douglas this morning. The man was fishing off Rudder Reef at around 11am when he was bitten by a shark on his leg. Friends who were travelling with the man on a private vessel alerted authorities and performed emergency first aid. The […]
Taskforce Maxima detectives from the Gold Coast have arrested and charged a Hells Angels Criminal Motorcycle Gang associate following a vehicle intercept yesterday. Around 4pm, a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old man was intercepted at Edens Landing as he was arriving at a residents where a search warrant was being executed. A drug detection dog […]
On Friday the Christmas Road Safety campaign was launched by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Jack Dempsey, Commissioner Ian Stewart and motor racing champion Craig Lowndes. Now it’s your turn to join the campaign and let fellow motorists know that you are committed to road safety this Christmas. To show that you […]
Police would like to remind to motorists to pay attention to road conditions after a tourist was rescued yesterday morning by locals near Adeles Grove. Burketown Police Officer in Charge Acting Sergeant Matthew Costelloe said motorists may encounter hazards and conditions on outback roads that they have never experienced before. “It is important to drive […]
Police are treating an overnight house fire at Barney Point that claimed the life of a person as suspicious and have declared the house a crime scene. Preliminary information indicates that police and emergency services were called to the Callide Crescent home around 9.30pm, where they found the house well alight. It was ultimately destroyed […]
Police investigating the alleged assault of a 20-year-old woman at Yarrabah yesterday morning have charged a man with grievous bodily harm. Around 7.15am police attended a location on Pine Creek Yarrabah Road where a woman was found with severe head injuries. The Yarrabah woman was airlifted to Townsville Base Hospital in a critical condition. A […]
Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred at Bungadoo last night. Initial investigations suggest that around 11.00pm a vehicle was travelling toward Bundaberg on the Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road when the vehicle left the road and hit a tree. The driver and only occupant, a 28-year-old male, has died as a result […]
Police are at the site of a house fire that occurred at Barney Point on Sunday night. Emergency services attended at about 9:30pm and the fire totally destroyed the Callide Crescent residence. Forensic Officers will continue to examine the scene as part of ongoing investigations. There is no further information available at this time. If […]