Mackay & Whitsundays

A Queensland man has died in a two-vehicle crash near Mackay.The 71-year-old man was riding his motorcycle north along the Bruce Highway in Yalboroo about 11.45am on Saturday when…

A woman was intoxicated when she crossed to the wrong side of the road and fatally crashed into another driver in the Whitsundays, police have alleged.Neale David Williams, 67, was…

A man died and a woman was seriously injured when their cars crashed at an intersection near Airlie Beach in Queensland’s Whitsundays region.The 67-year-old man died at the scene…

A man has died in a head-on crash with a truck near Airlie Beach in Queensland overnight.Queensland Police said a ute was travelling north on the Bruce Hwy just south of Glen Isa…

The search for four Australian defence personnel in a helicopter crash off Queensland has uncovered “signifcant wreckage”, dashing hopes the men on board the chopper will be found…

Four people are feared dead in a helicopter crash off Queensland’s Hamilton Island.The helicopter crashed during Operation Sabre exercises about 11pm on Friday with the wreckage…

A man has been killed in a car crash with a coal train in north Queensland.The 50-year-old man was a passenger in a LandCruiser that collided with the train in Bowen about 9pm on…

About 50 Jetstar passengers including children and a woman using a wheelchair were left to spend the night at a Queensland airport after a short flight to Melbourne turned into a…

A Queensland island resort has been fined $50,000 for its chef’s “gross negligence” in causing a teenage girl’s major allergic reaction by serving a cake containing almonds.Aldesta…

An experienced Queensland skydiver has died a week after being injured in a hard landing during a jump near Mackay.Douglas “Dougie” Ball is being mourned by the skydiving community…