Idyllic holiday to hospital bed:Girl fights for life after shark attack

Idyllic holiday to hospital bed:Girl fights for life after shark attack

Three baited drum lines and patrol boats were rolled out across Cid Harbour,off Whitsunday Island,on Friday after the two attacks.

  • byToby Crockford

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Young shark attack victim named,remains in critical condition

Young shark attack victim named,remains in critical condition

The family of 12-year-old Melbourne girl Hannah Papps have thanked emergency services and asked for privacy.

  • byToby Crockford&Ruth McCosker
Girl,12,bitten in second Whitsunday Island shark attack in 24 hours
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Girl,12,bitten in second Whitsunday Island shark attack in 24 hours

Baited drumlines will be rolled out at the popular tourist destination after second horrific shark attack.

  • byToby Crockford&Ruth McCosker
Whitsundays shark victim fights for life in Mackay hospital
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Whitsundays shark victim fights for life in Mackay hospital

Rescue helicopter crewman says those on scene who stemmed the bleeding after the shark took"huge chunk out of her inside leg"saved the woman's life.

  • byRuth McCosker&Toby Crockford
Record reward for information on Marilyn Wallman cold case

Record reward for information on Marilyn Wallman cold case

The Mackay cold case has endured for 46 years.

  • byLucy Stone
Six dead in two days:Queensland road toll 15 higher than 2017

Six dead in two days:Queensland road toll 15 higher than 2017

The start of the annual Road Safety Week campaign next week comes amid the news that 167 lives in total have been lost on Queensland roads this year.

  • byToby Crockford
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Two dead,one critical after horror day on Queensland roads

Two dead,one critical after horror day on Queensland roads

A station wagon driver and elderly pedestrian have died,while a motorbike rider has been left fighting for life on Wednesday.

  • byToby Crockford
Queensland police help sick dog tick off'bucket list'

Queensland police help sick dog tick off'bucket list'

Mushu the Mackay hound visited Queensland Police for a ride in a police car

  • byLucy Stone
How a Brisbane mum went from homeless teen to uni student

How a Brisbane mum went from homeless teen to uni student

A Queensland student social worker says she now wants to help others.

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Ten patients treated after suspected Mackay chemical leak
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Ten patients treated after suspected Mackay chemical leak

Another six patients were taken to two separate local health clinics suffering"minor ailments"from the incident.

  • byLucy Stone
Imprint of man's face'visible in shattered glass'after head-on crash

Imprint of man's face'visible in shattered glass'after head-on crash

The 55-year-old man was flown to Mackay Base Hospital in a stable condition

  • byLucy Stone