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Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Sky News AU
Man dies after car slams into telegraph pole, with incident cutting power to a Queensland town
A man has tragically been killed after the car he was driving collided with a telegraph pole, with the incident briefly cutting power to a large section of the Fraser Coast town of Maryborough. Power was abruptly cut to almost two thousand people residing in the heart of the Fraser Coast town of Maryborough, 93 kilometres south of Bundaberg after a 4WD smashed into an electrical pole. Police were called to North Street at about 10:15am on Sunday after receiving numerous reports of a motor vehicle accident. In a statement police said the car briefly travelled on John Street and abruptly crashed. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswomen confirmed that paramedics treated the man for life-threatening injuries. The spokesman added the crash was likely sparked by a sudden medical episode. The 76-year-old man could not be saved and died at the scene. Police stated that investigations were ongoing. Ergon Energy Outage Finder indicated that power was down from the Maryborough state high school to the sewage treatment facility due to 'public safety concerns as directed by emergency services'. Power has since been restored to all those affected.
ABC News
26-05-2025
- ABC News
Suspected hit and run leaves cyclist in critical condition on Gold Coast
A cyclist is in a critical condition after a suspected hit and run on a semi-rural road on the southern Gold Coast. Police are investigating the incident after they were called to an intersection in Tallebudgera at about 6am. A police spokesperson said a passing motorist found the man unconscious and called triple-0. "Officers attended the scene where they located the man suffering critical injuries," the spokesperson said. "Initial investigations suggest the cyclist was hit by a vehicle. "Investigations continue to locate the driver of that vehicle." The Queensland Ambulance Service said the cyclist was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a "life-threatening condition". The intersection at Dungogie Drive and Tallebudgera Connection Road remains closed as the Forensic Crash Unit investigates the incident.
ABC News
23-05-2025
- ABC News
Dingo injured on K'gari (Fraser Island) after biting nine-year-old boy
A dingo has been injured after it bit a boy on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, off the Queensland coast on Friday afternoon. The Queensland Ambulance Service said the nine-year-old was bitten on his underarm just before noon and rushed off the island for medical treatment. It's believed the child's injuries aren't serious. The dingo was injured by passers-by who came to help the boy. Rangers are now searching for the dingo. Queensland Environment and Tourism Minister Andrew Powell said ranger patrols on the island would be increased. "Our thoughts are with the family and nine-year old boy after what would have been a confronting experience at Yidney Rocks," he said. "We are waiting for more information about the incident and in the meantime, we will increase ranger patrols in the area. "We are working to review the Dingo Management Plan for K'gari to ensure it is fit for purpose in 2025." It's the latest in string of dingo incidents on the island in recent months. Earlier this month a dingo swam into knee-deep water and bit a fisherman on his leg, while three women were attacked when they were on a tour in April.
The Advertiser
21-05-2025
- The Advertiser
Brother in 'shock' after alleged drug-deal murder
A man accused of murdering a father over a drug debt was in a state of shock after "accidentally" shooting him, a jury has heard. Markiss Graham Moffatt-Cleary gave evidence in the trial of his brother Larkin Moffatt on Wednesday in Brisbane Supreme Court. Moffatt has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Anderson on July 10, 2021. Mr Anderson, 36, was allegedly shot in the chest after a dispute at his home in Gailes, south of Brisbane. The court was told Moffatt, Moffatt-Cleary, Shaun Birt and Aidan Pascoe all went to his home in a silver Holden Commodore to collect owed drug money. What occurred at the home was discussed by Moffatt and his brother at their sister's house later that evening. "He showed me a news article saying Anderson was dead," Moffatt-Clearly told the court. "He said 'I think I accidentally shot him'. "He was in shock, I could just see it in his face. I've never seen my brother like that before." Claire Bertenshaw was called to the scene as part of Queensland Ambulance Service, telling the court a report came through that someone had been shot in the chest. "When I arrived on scene it was very clear Mr Anderson was in a state of shock - cardiac arrest," she told the court. Dr Bertenshaw said the bleeding could not be stemmed and the extent of Mr Anderson's injuries could not be fixed. He was formally announced dead at 4.30pm. Before the shooting, the men had entered the home and asked Mr Anderson's partner Felicity Kay Torrens for "money owed" before she started screaming at them, the court was told. Mr Moffatt-Cleary said Ms Torrens reached into the kitchen grabbing a baseball bat, before making sweeping motions with it. "Pascoe said if you're not gonna give it to us we're gonna take it," Moffatt-Cleary told the court. "And then he's pulled out a gun." "Mr Pascoe?" crown prosecutor Greg Cummings asked. "Yep," Moffatt-Cleary replied. A gunshot then went off inside the home before Mr Moffatt-Cleary fled down the street where he saw the other men attempting to get into their vehicle. It was at that point Mr Moffatt-Cleary said he saw Mr Anderson hitting the men with a shovel by the car. "He was hitting Pascoe and Larkin," he told the court. "I was up the street and I was looking around, looked back and I seen him hitting 'em, hitting 'em ... Pascoe ran around the car and I seen him get in the car and heard a bang." The trial continues before Justice Lincoln Crowley. A man accused of murdering a father over a drug debt was in a state of shock after "accidentally" shooting him, a jury has heard. Markiss Graham Moffatt-Cleary gave evidence in the trial of his brother Larkin Moffatt on Wednesday in Brisbane Supreme Court. Moffatt has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Anderson on July 10, 2021. Mr Anderson, 36, was allegedly shot in the chest after a dispute at his home in Gailes, south of Brisbane. The court was told Moffatt, Moffatt-Cleary, Shaun Birt and Aidan Pascoe all went to his home in a silver Holden Commodore to collect owed drug money. What occurred at the home was discussed by Moffatt and his brother at their sister's house later that evening. "He showed me a news article saying Anderson was dead," Moffatt-Clearly told the court. "He said 'I think I accidentally shot him'. "He was in shock, I could just see it in his face. I've never seen my brother like that before." Claire Bertenshaw was called to the scene as part of Queensland Ambulance Service, telling the court a report came through that someone had been shot in the chest. "When I arrived on scene it was very clear Mr Anderson was in a state of shock - cardiac arrest," she told the court. Dr Bertenshaw said the bleeding could not be stemmed and the extent of Mr Anderson's injuries could not be fixed. He was formally announced dead at 4.30pm. Before the shooting, the men had entered the home and asked Mr Anderson's partner Felicity Kay Torrens for "money owed" before she started screaming at them, the court was told. Mr Moffatt-Cleary said Ms Torrens reached into the kitchen grabbing a baseball bat, before making sweeping motions with it. "Pascoe said if you're not gonna give it to us we're gonna take it," Moffatt-Cleary told the court. "And then he's pulled out a gun." "Mr Pascoe?" crown prosecutor Greg Cummings asked. "Yep," Moffatt-Cleary replied. A gunshot then went off inside the home before Mr Moffatt-Cleary fled down the street where he saw the other men attempting to get into their vehicle. It was at that point Mr Moffatt-Cleary said he saw Mr Anderson hitting the men with a shovel by the car. "He was hitting Pascoe and Larkin," he told the court. "I was up the street and I was looking around, looked back and I seen him hitting 'em, hitting 'em ... Pascoe ran around the car and I seen him get in the car and heard a bang." The trial continues before Justice Lincoln Crowley. A man accused of murdering a father over a drug debt was in a state of shock after "accidentally" shooting him, a jury has heard. Markiss Graham Moffatt-Cleary gave evidence in the trial of his brother Larkin Moffatt on Wednesday in Brisbane Supreme Court. Moffatt has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Anderson on July 10, 2021. Mr Anderson, 36, was allegedly shot in the chest after a dispute at his home in Gailes, south of Brisbane. The court was told Moffatt, Moffatt-Cleary, Shaun Birt and Aidan Pascoe all went to his home in a silver Holden Commodore to collect owed drug money. What occurred at the home was discussed by Moffatt and his brother at their sister's house later that evening. "He showed me a news article saying Anderson was dead," Moffatt-Clearly told the court. "He said 'I think I accidentally shot him'. "He was in shock, I could just see it in his face. I've never seen my brother like that before." Claire Bertenshaw was called to the scene as part of Queensland Ambulance Service, telling the court a report came through that someone had been shot in the chest. "When I arrived on scene it was very clear Mr Anderson was in a state of shock - cardiac arrest," she told the court. Dr Bertenshaw said the bleeding could not be stemmed and the extent of Mr Anderson's injuries could not be fixed. He was formally announced dead at 4.30pm. Before the shooting, the men had entered the home and asked Mr Anderson's partner Felicity Kay Torrens for "money owed" before she started screaming at them, the court was told. Mr Moffatt-Cleary said Ms Torrens reached into the kitchen grabbing a baseball bat, before making sweeping motions with it. "Pascoe said if you're not gonna give it to us we're gonna take it," Moffatt-Cleary told the court. "And then he's pulled out a gun." "Mr Pascoe?" crown prosecutor Greg Cummings asked. "Yep," Moffatt-Cleary replied. A gunshot then went off inside the home before Mr Moffatt-Cleary fled down the street where he saw the other men attempting to get into their vehicle. It was at that point Mr Moffatt-Cleary said he saw Mr Anderson hitting the men with a shovel by the car. "He was hitting Pascoe and Larkin," he told the court. "I was up the street and I was looking around, looked back and I seen him hitting 'em, hitting 'em ... Pascoe ran around the car and I seen him get in the car and heard a bang." The trial continues before Justice Lincoln Crowley. A man accused of murdering a father over a drug debt was in a state of shock after "accidentally" shooting him, a jury has heard. Markiss Graham Moffatt-Cleary gave evidence in the trial of his brother Larkin Moffatt on Wednesday in Brisbane Supreme Court. Moffatt has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Anderson on July 10, 2021. Mr Anderson, 36, was allegedly shot in the chest after a dispute at his home in Gailes, south of Brisbane. The court was told Moffatt, Moffatt-Cleary, Shaun Birt and Aidan Pascoe all went to his home in a silver Holden Commodore to collect owed drug money. What occurred at the home was discussed by Moffatt and his brother at their sister's house later that evening. "He showed me a news article saying Anderson was dead," Moffatt-Clearly told the court. "He said 'I think I accidentally shot him'. "He was in shock, I could just see it in his face. I've never seen my brother like that before." Claire Bertenshaw was called to the scene as part of Queensland Ambulance Service, telling the court a report came through that someone had been shot in the chest. "When I arrived on scene it was very clear Mr Anderson was in a state of shock - cardiac arrest," she told the court. Dr Bertenshaw said the bleeding could not be stemmed and the extent of Mr Anderson's injuries could not be fixed. He was formally announced dead at 4.30pm. Before the shooting, the men had entered the home and asked Mr Anderson's partner Felicity Kay Torrens for "money owed" before she started screaming at them, the court was told. Mr Moffatt-Cleary said Ms Torrens reached into the kitchen grabbing a baseball bat, before making sweeping motions with it. "Pascoe said if you're not gonna give it to us we're gonna take it," Moffatt-Cleary told the court. "And then he's pulled out a gun." "Mr Pascoe?" crown prosecutor Greg Cummings asked. "Yep," Moffatt-Cleary replied. A gunshot then went off inside the home before Mr Moffatt-Cleary fled down the street where he saw the other men attempting to get into their vehicle. It was at that point Mr Moffatt-Cleary said he saw Mr Anderson hitting the men with a shovel by the car. "He was hitting Pascoe and Larkin," he told the court. "I was up the street and I was looking around, looked back and I seen him hitting 'em, hitting 'em ... Pascoe ran around the car and I seen him get in the car and heard a bang." The trial continues before Justice Lincoln Crowley.
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Perth Now
Brother in 'shock' after alleged drug-deal murder
A man accused of murdering a father over a drug debt was in a state of shock after "accidentally" shooting him, a jury has heard. Markiss Graham Moffatt-Cleary gave evidence in the trial of his brother Larkin Moffatt on Wednesday in Brisbane Supreme Court. Moffatt has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Anderson on July 10, 2021. Mr Anderson, 36, was allegedly shot in the chest after a dispute at his home in Gailes, south of Brisbane. The court was told Moffatt, Moffatt-Cleary, Shaun Birt and Aidan Pascoe all went to his home in a silver Holden Commodore to collect owed drug money. What occurred at the home was discussed by Moffatt and his brother at their sister's house later that evening. "He showed me a news article saying Anderson was dead," Moffatt-Clearly told the court. "He said 'I think I accidentally shot him'. "He was in shock, I could just see it in his face. I've never seen my brother like that before." Claire Bertenshaw was called to the scene as part of Queensland Ambulance Service, telling the court a report came through that someone had been shot in the chest. "When I arrived on scene it was very clear Mr Anderson was in a state of shock - cardiac arrest," she told the court. Dr Bertenshaw said the bleeding could not be stemmed and the extent of Mr Anderson's injuries could not be fixed. He was formally announced dead at 4.30pm. Before the shooting, the men had entered the home and asked Mr Anderson's partner Felicity Kay Torrens for "money owed" before she started screaming at them, the court was told. Mr Moffatt-Cleary said Ms Torrens reached into the kitchen grabbing a baseball bat, before making sweeping motions with it. "Pascoe said if you're not gonna give it to us we're gonna take it," Moffatt-Cleary told the court. "And then he's pulled out a gun." "Mr Pascoe?" crown prosecutor Greg Cummings asked. "Yep," Moffatt-Cleary replied. A gunshot then went off inside the home before Mr Moffatt-Cleary fled down the street where he saw the other men attempting to get into their vehicle. It was at that point Mr Moffatt-Cleary said he saw Mr Anderson hitting the men with a shovel by the car. "He was hitting Pascoe and Larkin," he told the court. "I was up the street and I was looking around, looked back and I seen him hitting 'em, hitting 'em ... Pascoe ran around the car and I seen him get in the car and heard a bang." The trial continues before Justice Lincoln Crowley.
