100% Locally Owned, Independent and Free

100% Locally Owned, Independent and Free

Crash near Bundaberg claims man's life as emergency crews respond to series of incidents

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

Oval shines bright after major lighting upgrade

A town's main oval is glowing under four new light towers that give local sports clubs the chance to train and play well into More

Pipes relined to stop overflows and odours

Wastewater pipes across the Sunshine Coast have been relined to prevent blockages, overflows and odours. The region's water utility company Unitywater has relined 25km of More

Photo of the day: smoky hue

Smoke from the recent bushfire at Moreton Island created these stunning sunrise colours with Kings Beach pool, Caloundra in the foreground. The photo was More

Snake bite victim urges caution after close call

A Sunshine Coast school teacher is urging people to attend free trauma training workshops after being bitten by a snake at a bush camp. Chris Grehan was at a weekend bush camp More

Early planning underway to ease congestion at ‘key junction’

Preliminary planning has started to explore ways to improve a busy intersection on the southern Sunshine Coast. The state government has begun investigations to upgrade More

Patients face 30km trip if public dental clinic closes

A public health dental clinic is under threat of closure, meaning patients would have to travel nearly 30km to the nearest facility for oral More

A Sunshine Coast motorcycle rider has died in a crash near Bundaberg.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the crash that occurred at South Bingera about 1pm on Sunday afternoon.

Initial investigations indicate a black Yamaha motorcycle was travelling along South Bingera Road when it collided with a blue Ford Ranger towing a trailer.

The rider of the motorcycle, a 42-year-old Pacific Paradise man, was sadly declared dead at the scene.

The driver of the Ranger, a 52-year-old South Kolan man, was not physically injured.

Investigators are appealing for any witnesses, or anyone with relevant dashcam footage, to contact police.

The Queensland Ambulance Service was called to several other incidents around the region yesterday.

A male in his 70s was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition after reportedly sustaining multiple snake bites to the arm at a private address at Curramore at 10.05pm.

Paramedics also responded to an apartment fire reported on Munna Crescent, Noosaville, at 6.32pm. No one was injured or required treatment.

At Cooloolabin, two patients were initially trapped in their vehicle following a single-vehicle crash into a tree on Buckby Road at 5.58pm. A female in her mid-teens with significant leg and abdominal injuries, and a female in her late teens with a leg injury, were transported in stable conditions to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

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