100% Locally Owned, Independent and Free

100% Locally Owned, Independent and Free

K'gari visitors urged to exercise caution after woman bitten on hands by dingo

Do you have a news tip? Click here to send to our news team.

‘Moved heaven and earth’ to get medals to mass event

Organisers of the Sunshine Coast Marathon have expressed "huge relief" that a shipment of finishers' medals arrived just in time for the running festival. More More

Your say: hospital parking, water security and more

Do you have an opinion to share? Submit a Letter to the Editor at Sunshine Coast News via news@sunshinecoastnews.com.au. You must include your name More

Property acquisition claims disputed

A Sunshine Coast MP has accused a law firm of “fear-mongering” after residents received letters warning their properties could be required for Stage 1 More

Record field set for marathon festival on closed roads

More than 16,000 participants are set to take part in the Sunshine Coast Marathon festival on Sunday, when several major roads will be closed. Runners More

Building with popular eatery hits market

A two-level building that hosts one of the region's best-known eateries has been listed for sale, with approval in place for a luxury apartment More

Study highlights spare rooms amid housing crisis

New research suggests matching older homeowners with spare rooms to younger renters could help ease housing pressures. The study, led by the University of the More

A woman has been treated by ambulance officers after she was bitten on the hands by a dingo at K’gari yesterday.

She had walked away from the Winnam camping area towards the ocean about 10.30am when she was approached by five dingoes.

A tagged dingo lunged at the woman, leaving her with two lacerations to the middle fingers on both hands.

Related story: Almost 30 high-risk dingo incidents on island so far this year

The Queensland Ambulance Service treated the woman on the island and she was advised to see a doctor.

It is believed the pack of dingoes was hanging around the camping area after getting access to a large amount of unsecured food from a different campsite earlier this week.

People at the camping area had previously received be dingo-safe education from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers.

Do you have an opinion to share? Submit a Letter to the Editor at Sunshine Coast News via news@sunshinecoastnews.com.auYou must include your name and suburb.

Rangers provided further be dingo-safe advice to campers in the area and will conduct additional patrols over the weekend.

Residents and visitors to the island must be aware of the risks, and should always walk in groups, carry a stick and keep food and rubbish secured.

Subscribe to SCN’s free daily news email

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
This field is hidden when viewing the form
[scn_go_back_button] Return Home
Share