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The Burdekin Advocate

Locality: Ayr, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4783 2277

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25.01.2022 #BREAKING: Paramedics are assessing multiple patients, many of them children, after a bus accident in the Burdekin this morning.

25.01.2022 In a night of tropical glitz and glamour, Home Hill State High School students have marked the end of a rollercoaster final year of schooling.

25.01.2022 Police are investigating a single vehicle rollover from early this morning near Ayr.

23.01.2022 A Townsville truck driver who tragically lost his life in a crash north of Ayr has been remembered as an incredible person and loving family man.

23.01.2022 Clive Palmer has revealed who will be his candidates in six key North Queensland seats ahead of the state election. FIND OUT WHO THE MEN ARE NOW>>>

22.01.2022 Search warrants and interceptions by police have resulted in multiple people facing court on drug related offences.

22.01.2022 Relatives of two men who were fatally wounded at Alva Beach want the man who stabbed them to be orally cross-examined at an inquest, instead of giving answers in writing.

22.01.2022 Two men will face court after a police interception found $20,000 in cash and drugs in their car.

21.01.2022 A backpacker has told how he stayed in his car and survived off little food and water before he was rescued by a good Samaritan south of the Burdekin.

21.01.2022 It’s now more important than ever for the remainder of the season to run smoothly, cane growers say.

21.01.2022 Police are urging drivers to remain cautious around roadworks after three separate incidents occurred in the same area in recent weeks

21.01.2022 Getting medical professionals and keeping them will be a key electioneering point for the two major parties leading into the state election.

20.01.2022 Lawyers for the families of two men who were fatally wounded in mysterious circumstances at Alva Beach say the evidence from the man who stabbed them is rife with inconsistencies, and he must be cross-examined in person to finally reveal the truth of what happened.

19.01.2022 Tributes have flooded in to honour the life of beautiful Townsville girl, Rylee Rose Black, who died after allegedly being left in a hot car.

19.01.2022 An off-duty officer from Ayr has helped arrest a man in Townsville who has allegedly been on the run for six months.

19.01.2022 When Brad Bowen and his young family purchased a 110-acre farm south of Townsville seven years ago, it was an endless landscape of sugar cane paddocks. Now, it is a haven for sweet fruit and legume lovers.

18.01.2022 A young man who terrified his partner when he kicked down the door of the room she was hiding in has been jailed for the offence.

18.01.2022 Lee-Anne Cremin and her husband Patrick know all too well about the challenges of living with breast cancer during Covid, however, the experience was made easier with the support of each other.

18.01.2022 An Ayr man used his young child to shield himself from police after throwing a clothes line item at cop, a court has heard.

17.01.2022 A father of three is set to lose 50 per cent of his commercial crabbing income in the final nail in the coffin for a number of operators.

17.01.2022 It’s the wedding photo which dropped jaws across North Queensland, and now the photographers behind the stunning image have opened up on the incredible shoot.

15.01.2022 Relief from hot weather has been short-lived with the heat expected to crank up by the weekend. Here’s what to expect across the region.

15.01.2022 A man has been killed in a truck crash on a North Queensland road.

14.01.2022 Just days after Labor said this huge infrastructure project would take decades, the LNP has announced a $33 billion plan to get it done in 15 years.

14.01.2022 A freak accident that left a child’s special horse with severe injuries has sparked calls for horse owners to be aware of an unusual danger in floats.

14.01.2022 Update from Ergon. While the circumstances of this incident are still being investigated, please note the harvester did not make contact with the fallen high-voltage powerlines. It appears the initial contact was with a service wire, which was connected to a pole on the high-voltage network. The pole and high-voltage powerlines were brought down on to the road, but not on the vehicle. Earlier: Burdekin crews have restored power to more than 3000 customers in the Burdekin after a cane harvester brought down high-voltage powerlines this morning.

14.01.2022 The court case of a man charged with dangerously riding a quad bike in the lead up to Taylah Pearson’s death will face further delays.

14.01.2022 Applications for a 100km pipeline running from the Burdekin River at Home Hill to Bowen could be lodged by the end of the year, according to he project director.

13.01.2022 A truck driver was left livid after he received reports fellow truckies were stopped by authorities for driving on a road they were told to do so by police to get around a fatal crash.

13.01.2022 A Burdekin councillor says a draft report predicting Groper Creek and Jerona will be the next Atlantis will lift insurance premiums and bring on a wave of eco-anxiety.

12.01.2022 One the Burdekin district’s biggest farmers has called for a case against him to be thrown out of court.

11.01.2022 The Major and Organised Crime Squad have arrested 23 people on 192 charges after the significant bust, searching properties in Ayr and Townsville. Full story: https://bit.ly/2Sc0qVu

11.01.2022 The Burdekin stretches from the historic gold-come-coal mining town of Clermont, to the tourist town of Bowen and to the very edge of the Townsville region at Alligator Creek. Here's the hot issues for the electorate ahead of the state election>>>

11.01.2022 The Burdekin could officially adopt the title of Australia’s sugar cane capital or explore the possibility of becoming a biennial festival, under proposals by a strategic plan.

11.01.2022 The Bureau of Meteorology have officially declared a La Nina, with North Queensland bracing for a wet few months ahead and an increased chance of cyclones.

10.01.2022 A 22-year-old is set to face court following a traffic crash this week as local police issue a warning for holiday makers and travellers.

10.01.2022 A fire ban has been issued for parts of North Queensland as crews battle a large blaze on the outskirts of Townsville.

10.01.2022 Check out all the images from the North Queensland Cowboys trial scrimmage against the Townsville Blackhawks in Ayr.

10.01.2022 A Mackay man has been charge with forgery following an incident in an Ayr motel. SEE THE FULL CRIME WRAP >>

09.01.2022 Eight people have been treated by paramedics at a crash south of Townsville.

09.01.2022 A man who broke into two female backpackers’ rooms at an Ayr caravan park has been sentenced to the longest jail term able to be handed down in a Magistrates court.

09.01.2022 A driver has been told he was lucky to be alive and in court after he smashed into cane bins while asleep behind the wheel.

09.01.2022 A mother of two is stepping out to be her own boss and take on the Burdekin’s real estate market.

09.01.2022 #highwaytraffic Police are calling on motorists to avoid driving on the Bruce Highway north of Ayr as emergency crews attend to the scene of this morning’s fatal truck collision.

08.01.2022 A hospitality worker breached the trust of his luxury penthouse employer when he stole the business’ phone, a court has heard.

07.01.2022 There may not have been a competitor beside her during her cycle, or someone racing to catch up with her in the pool but it has not stopped a Burdekin woman from kicking her 2020 goal.

07.01.2022 A Charters Towers schoolgirl killed in a tragic farm accident is being remembered as a girl with ‘an indomitable spirit’.

07.01.2022 Personal circumstances were cited as the reason for a tenant’s failed attempts to return more than $1000 in stolen linen to her former landlord.

06.01.2022 Bowen residents are being urged to be ready to enact their bushfire survival plan as a bushfire near Whitsunday Paradise has been upgraded.

04.01.2022 Ayr police are left phoning around to hotels to search for emergency accommodation for domestic violence victims in times of need, a police source has revealed.

04.01.2022 You may have noticed that McDonald’s Big Mac Burgers have come with a unique packaging as part of the build up to McHappy Day, but did you know one of the designs has been illustrated by young North Queensland teenager, Sienna Tait?

04.01.2022 Burdekin Shire Council has warned Rita Island residents to stock up on supplies as the bridge connecting the island to the mainland is expected to go under.

04.01.2022 #BREAKING: Human remains, believed to be of a beloved missing yachtie, have been found off the coast of North Queensland after he was likely attacked by a crocodile.

04.01.2022 He missed out on a leadership role within the LNP, but Dale Last has vowed to fight tooth and nail for North Queensland regardless.

03.01.2022 A cool idea that has been splashed around the Burdekin district for years is $2.5 million closer to becoming a reality.

03.01.2022 Tributes are flowing from far and wide for a beautiful North Queensland grazier who died in a helicopter crash on Friday.

03.01.2022 Ratepayers will foot the bill after Haughton Pipeline cost balloons out to $274 million.

03.01.2022 More than 10,000 serves of Burdekin-grown rice will go out to those in need in North Queensland.

02.01.2022 One of the Burdekin’s biggest cane farmers will contest charges laid by the local council.

01.01.2022 The Burdekin appears next in line to cop the wrath of ex-tropical cyclone Imogen with the region bracing for heavy falls today.

01.01.2022 A TOWNSVILLE drug kingpin who supplied significant amounts of methamphetamine, MDMA and cannabis has boasted about hiding drugs in his anus to avoid detection by police

01.01.2022 From big time drug traffickers, mastermind dealers and everyday users, hundreds of people fronted North Queensland courts for drug charges in 2020, including a massive amount from the Burdekin. FIND OUT WHO PLEADED GUILTY>>>>