BATTLING fatigue and fear of sharks, the two mates who went overboard at the mouth of the Mary River knew they only had...
15th Feb. 2012 7:02 AM
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after almost drowning in the Airlie Beach Lagoon.
14th Feb. 2012 5:02 PM
THE last anyone heard of fisherman David James was a voice calling out in the dark, as he and his friend tried to stay...
13th Feb. 2012 7:02 PM
THE family of drowned St George toddler Lilly-May Shelley has spoken out against reports that her death was unrelated to...
08th Feb. 2012 10:02 AM
THE off-duty surf lifesavers who tried in vain to save a solo surfer found face down in waters off Moffat Beach have warned...
07th Feb. 2012 5:02 AM
A SURFER has drowned at a popular Coast break despite desperate efforts to save him by a group of off-duty lifesavers.
06th Feb. 2012 5:02 AM
THE near-drowning of an international tourist has prompted calls from surf lifesavers for beach-goers to exercise some...
06th Feb. 2012 4:02 AM
THE drowning death of a Korean man at Ballina on Saturday has prompted urgent calls for a campaign to help educate tourists...
24th Jan. 2012 2:01 AM
MINUTES felt like hours as Lennox Head surfer Jock Barnes worked to save the lives of four men who were drowning in the...
23rd Jan. 2012 10:01 AM
A REPORT is being prepared for the coroner after a man drowned at Ballina.
22nd Jan. 2012 10:01 AM
BUNDABERG swim coaches and lifeguards are pushing for CPR to be taught as part of the school curriculum amid a summer of...
16th Jan. 2012 2:01 AM
NATAN Gooch, a seven-year-old who loves to swim, was terrified when he woke up on the side of Pat Wright's Swim School pool...
11th Jan. 2012 10:01 AM
THE arrival of summer also heralds the time when backyard pools become a popular retreat from the humidity.
29th Dec. 2011 9:12 AM
BEACHES in Bundaberg will come under extra surveillance as lifeguard coverage is expanded over the Christmas holidays to...
23rd Dec. 2011 2:12 AM
ABOUT 300 Cabarita and surrounding locals “paddled out” in respect for drowned teenager Samuel Mwangi Macharia and his...
18th Dec. 2011 3:12 PM
MORE than 300 people will paddle out at Cabarita Beach in memory of drowned teenager Samuel Mwangi Macharia.
17th Dec. 2011 2:12 AM
THE Zietlow family did its best to express grief beyond words acknowledging the death of their Kenyan foster son Samuel...
10th Dec. 2011 2:12 AM
THE mother of a six-year-old boy who drowned in a bath during an epileptic fit in 2008 is angry her son died needlessly.
30th Nov. 2011 12:11 PM
JANDOWAE man Clint Nelson is being hailed a hero after he rescued a three-year-old boy from drowning in a dam.
29th Nov. 2011 2:11 AM
OUR new "national disgrace", according to the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia, is "a drowning crisis now...
26th Nov. 2011 2:11 AM
AN APPEAL may be lodged against a controversial court ruling which cleared a Hervey Bay teenager of attempting to drown a...
23rd Nov. 2011 2:11 AM
WITH the summer months fast approaching, one of the most important lessons every parent needs to instil in their children...
04th Nov. 2011 2:11 AM
LIFEGUARD services will be increased at Marcoola, Boardwalk and Discovery beaches following the endorsement of the...
04th Nov. 2011 12:11 AM
IT HAS been three months since Debbie and Wally Johnson's son Alex drowned in a dam.
29th Oct. 2011 2:10 AM
ONLY four days ahead of what would have been Alex Johnson's sixth birthday, his home town of Dagun will host a memorial...
25th Oct. 2011 5:10 PM
A BOY who drowned in a bath three years ago might be alive today if there was more public awareness of the dangers of...
21st Oct. 2011 6:10 AM
IT APPEARS the family of a young CQ girl who died at Bedford Weir a few years ago has started legal proceedings against...
20th Oct. 2011 2:10 AM
GOT a pool? Is it registered? Because if it isn't, you could be facing a whopping $2000 fine come the beginning of next...
14th Oct. 2011 2:10 AM
ON DECEMBER 11, 1943, 28 cubs were on their annual Christmas picnic on Susan Island under the watchful eye of a handful of...
16th Sept. 2011 11:09 AM
GRANT Hornby, the body boarder who drowned at Sawtell over the weekend, has been fondly remembered by friends and...
29th Aug. 2011 5:08 PM
TWO young Hervey Bay girls may owe their lives to their 11-year-old best friend, who rescued them from drowning at Urangan...
23rd Aug. 2011 2:08 AM
GRAFTON was shaken to its core on December 11, 1943.
23rd Aug. 2011 2:08 AM
THE tragic drowning of Joseph and Carole Sherry at South Ballina Beach last year will be remembered today as they are...
22nd Aug. 2011 2:08 AM
THE Springfield community has rallied to help the grieving wife and six children of a 40-year-old man who drowned at...
01st Aug. 2011 7:08 AM
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy has a stranger to thank for saving him from drowning, after he was sucked beneath a flooded bridge.
21st April 2011 7:04 AM
UPDATE: THE body of a 23-year-old female tourist has been recovered from the bottom of the ocean after she...
19th April 2011 1:04 PM
