'You killed my baby': Drunk P-plater jailed over fatal collision with 12yo boy
Dawlon Smith-Saunders was fatally hit by a ute while trying to scooter across a pedestrian crossing on Father's Day last year.
Amy Sheehan is a news reporter for ABC Sunshine Coast.
She previously worked for Seven News for 14 years in Mackay, on the Sunshine Coast and as a political reporter in Canberra.
She grew up on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Dawlon Smith-Saunders was fatally hit by a ute while trying to scooter across a pedestrian crossing on Father's Day last year.
Queensland Police are appealing for public assistance after a car reversed into an elderly woman and the driver allegedly drove away.
A notorious bend in this Queensland highway brought many trucks unstuck — and locals still remember the free fruit and veggies they scooped up after the drivers' misfortune.
Eva Garcia says her outcomes have improved since her Sunshine Coast high school took steps to make sure she could learn alongside her classmates.
At 101 years of age, Mary Norris' secret to health and longevity isn't a special diet — but it does take place in the kitchen.
Indigenous elders say a landmark native title claim in heavily urbanised and tourist destinations of south-east Queensland will not change the way people enjoy or live in the area.
But Queensland's opposition faces growing pressure to explain its own policies so voters can decide at October's state election.
The couple are at the confluence of how governments are responding to climate change and what is appropriate clean energy development.
The 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries before the driver allegedly fled the scene.
The Maroochydore District Court heard the teenager was one of three girls who lured the victim to a house before inflicting four hours of abuse.
A man is in police custody after an alleged rampage at a Sunshine Coast shopping centre, where customers were allegedly threatened with scissors.
Court proceedings are delayed in Callum Luke Westcott Fisher's case due to the number of complainants coming forward. He worked as a security guard in Maroochydore's Safe Night precinct before his arrest.
It will have eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 14 car spaces, a ballroom, two wine cellars, two lifts, and have room for a dining table that seats 22.
Lauren Trevan works for Queensland charity, DV Safe Phone, which repurposes old mobile phones and donates them to those experiencing digital abuse in the form of stalking and control through their existing devices.
Single mother Jennifer Hinton spent months saving for a trip from Mackay to Melbourne with her daughter, but now it's looking unlikely that she will get a refund any time soon.
The airline says it has "temporarily" suspended all services, leaving travellers scrambling for help to get to their destinations.
Bike riders warn the steel stakes could cause "a lot of damage and grief" as police and national rangers investigate the discovery in Noosa.
Scientist Dr Lorelle Stanisic could not help but notice an envious look on Robert's face several years ago when a new species of snail was named after his sister Bindi.
Ex-Test cricketer and TV commentator Michael Slater falls to the floor as he is denied bail over allegations he stalked and assaulted a woman this year.
Young people are being targeted by criminals online, but parents, carers and friends have the power to protect their loved ones.
Sarah Black's seven-year-old son Zach used to see a private occupational therapist each fortnight at his Sunshine Coast state primary school, but that assistance came to an abrupt halt last year.
Barrie John Watts has been blocked from applying for parole for a further 10 years after he was deemed too great a risk to the public.
Blair Snelgar would have celebrated her fourth birthday this weekend but, instead, her Queensland family is preparing to honour the memory of their happy little girl with the infectious laugh.
The 12-year-old girl, who has been placed on a support plan under the National Disability Insurance Scheme after being recently diagnosed with autism, is facing charges of deprivation of liberty and the assault of a 13-year-old girl.
Residents of this regional town say it feels like they are stuck in the "Middle Ages," with the area still experiencing constant power losses.