Fraser Coast Chronicle

Celebrating a century - but lucky to survive diphtheria

When she was three, she fell ill with diphtheria which can cause serious breathing problems.

20th Feb. 2019 12:02 AM

Alice Harrold surrounded by her loving family ahead of her 100th birthday celebrations.

Siblings slaughtered by parents in Satanic 'cleanse' killing

TRUE CRIME: It was the worst crime scene Keith Smith saw in almost 33 years of policing.

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19th Feb. 2019 6:02 AM

HORROR SCENE: A family was slaughtered at this rundown Wolvi farmhouse.

Former Coast cop's $1m payout highlights compensation issue

A Sunshine Coast police officer is being used to highlight issues surrounding compensation for first responders who...

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15th Feb. 2019 10:02 AM

David Caffrey was confronted with this horrific crash scene in February, 2013 where he desperately tried to save the life of a driver clinging to life whose legs were "chopped off” after colliding with a tree.

'Don't be stupid': Young men more likely to die on our roads

Gavin Bartkowski almost became a statistic that far too many young men like him have become, after he narrowly escaped...

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14th Feb. 2019 5:02 AM

LUCKY SURVIVOR: Gavin Bartkowski, 24 was nearly killed in a head-on collision in 2016.

When a nail bomber stalked Coast streets seeking revenge

TRUE CRIME: A plan to murder a detective hell-bent on breaking up drug syndicates ended in an innocent young girl being...

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08th Feb. 2019 12:02 PM

CALCULATED: Peter Wardrop had planned to kill a detective, but murdered an innocent girl with a homemade nail bomb in Maroochydore.

Dover death acquittals still disappoint detective

TRUE COURT: Veteran Coast detective Daren Edwards is still disappointed by the decision of the jury which acquitted three...

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08th Feb. 2019 5:02 AM

Wayne Dover died in 2013 after a nightclub incident.

STORY OF: The secret to Centenarian Fred Wright's long life

His recently renewed drivers licence is evidence that he has no plans of slowing down any time soon.

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06th Feb. 2019 2:02 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Centenarian Fred Wright plants a tree to celebrate a long life assisted by Fraser Coast Mayor George Seymour and horticulturalist Lynda-Joy Dunlea.

Insider tips for your next Fraser Island weekend getaway

WHAT better way to spend Valentine's Day than cruising to your heart's content through World Heritage-listed paradise?

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06th Feb. 2019 11:02 AM

Relax with your loved one on the white sands of Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island.

The discarded shirt which helped jail a monster

Vivid memories of a gruelling investigation into the rape and murder of two young girls at Warana Beach have never left...

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05th Feb. 2019 12:02 PM

INNOCENT: Schoolgirls Patricia Leedie and Leanne Oliver were killed at Warana by Paul Osborne.

Fraser Coast's own fairytale romance

WHEN Jonathon Dickson saw Elle Green standing on a desk in her high heels, he knew she was the woman for him.

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04th Feb. 2019 4:02 PM

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