Fraser Coast Chronicle

Maryborough firefighters called to Fort St unit fire

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:53:54 +0000

MARYBOROUGH firefighters were called to a unit blaze late on Friday night in Fort St.

Trial program to prevent child neglect takes first clients

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:25:45 +0000

A TWO-year early intervention trial to prevent child neglect on the Fraser Coast has begun taking its first clients.

Former Fraser Coast liaison officer gets jail again

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:24:10 +0000

FORMER liaison officer, once jailed for having “an unhealthy sexual obsession” with a 14-year-old girl, has been locked up again for preying on teen.

Sailing away on a beautiful autumn day in Hervey Bay

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:17:42 +0000

ON A brisk autumn morning, the tall sails of the South Passage drifted past dozens of onlookers on the Urangan Pier.

Did you see an alleged road rage incident on Thursday night?

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

POLICE are seeking witnesses to a road rage incident at Hervey Bay on Thursday night.

Young woman finds medication, alcohol and police, don’t mix

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

A YOUNG woman who kicked a police officer after a drunken brawl in the McDonald’s Restaurant car park in Pialba has avoided a conviction after pleading guilty.

Prospect of getting bogged doesn't deter intrepid travellers

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

THE night before our departure from Boulia it started to rain, much to the delight of the locals but rain adds another element to outback travel.

Delay for health facilities that should already be treating

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

HERVEY Bay and Bundaberg will be forced to wait another 18 months for cancer and dental treatment centres that were already supposed be treating patients.

Child abuser not guilty of molesting boy's younger sister

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

A 40-YEAR-old man sent to prison earlier this year for sexually abusing his stepson has been found not guilty this week of molesting the boy’s little sister.

Whale fight gets a boost with council climbing aboard

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

THE council will fight the State Government on behalf of tourism providers who say they will lose business due to whale-watching changes.