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Ashleigh Bagshaw
Ashleigh Bagshaw is a multi-platform journalist with the ABC Tropical North team. Born and raised in South Australia, she made the move to Queensland in 2021. She started her career as the rural reporter in Mackay and has also worked as the rural reporter for ABC Capricornia in Rockhampton.
She is passionate about discovering and telling the stories about life in north Queensland.
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Parents of two-year-old girl charged with murder
Police will allege that toddler Diana Jane Hanbury was denied medical intervention from her parents which caused her death in north Queensland in 2022.
Fears for health of Great Barrier Reef as skipper fined $15K over 21st birthday boat crash
An environmental advocate says the changing climate means its more important than ever to protect the reef from human damage. It comes after a private charter skipper is convicted of numerous maritime offences.
This grazier was caught out by a cyclone that cost him $100K. Here's what to do before Cyclone Kirrily arrives
From sandbags to generators, this is what you need to know ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to make landfall in north Queensland between Cardwell and Bowen.
You can't call it tequila, but Australian agave could soon be in your margarita
The success of the country's first commercial-scale agave farm could mean big things for an emerging Australian alcohol industry.
Worker, 27, dies after being pinned between vehicles at Queensland mine
Luke O'Brien from Mackay suffered multiple critical injuries. Investigations are underway and operations at the Bowen Basin site have been suspended.
Not-so-retired couple write book for kids in desperate need of education
This couple started writing picture books for children who have never seen one before. Now, they are building them a kindergarten too.
Man says 4-metre croc jumped into his tinnie 'jaws wide open' after watching him on New Year's Eve
The Queensland government is investigating after a Mackay fisher said a crocodile that had been "watching" him launched into his boat on Sunday night.
Police allege man threatened officers and paramedics with a knife before being shot
Police say a man who threatened them with a knife outside a hotel in Bowen this morning has been shot dead.
Damaging winds for parts of north Queensland expected today as Cyclone Jasper approaches
Tropical Cyclone Jasper has been re-upgraded to a category two system, with the "worst impacts" to be felt from tomorrow.
With more parents working all summer to meet rising costs, vacation care is harder to find
As demand for vacation care outweighs the number of places available, families are being turned away from summer holiday programs.
Leptospirosis vaccine for dogs voluntarily recalled following 'adverse reactions', including one death
The Treidlia Auslepto vaccine, used to protect dogs against a strain of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, has been withdrawn from sale by the manufacturer after “adverse reactions”, including the death of one animal.
At age three, Joshua was misdiagnosed as deaf. Now a choir is helping him to find his voice
A choir for people living with disability or mental illness has changed the life of Elvis mega fan Joshua Clarke.
Douglas and his family built a 'special' life in Pioneer Valley. He says it's gut-wrenching it could all be destroyed
Eighty picturesque properties in north Queensland could be resumed for the world's largest pumped hydro scheme. More than a year after they learnt of the project, residents' futures remain in limbo.
Married couple presumed dead in 'unsurvivable' light plane crash in North Queensland
A man and a woman in their 70s were on board the aircraft when it went down in mountainous terrain in the Pioneer Valley west of Mackay.
Man fined $14,000 for dam encroaching on national park home of endangered wallaby
Warren Spicer, 81, dug out a massive dam that encroached on Dryander National Park, home of the Proserpine rock-wallaby that only lives within restricted rainforest areas of the Whitsundays region.
Police allege mum found with 'significant head injuries' as daughter charged with murder
Police have charged a 55-year-old woman with murder after a 73-year-old woman was discovered dead in a property in the Mackay suburb of Glenella.
Seal spotted in North Queensland after 'very big swim' 2,000km north of usual home
A local angler who encountered the seal off the Mackay coast says it was "the weirdest and strangest thing" he has ever seen.
Driver who killed father-of-three in head-on crash sentenced for additional drug charges
A 34-year-old man, who was jailed for six years for a 2021 Bruce Highway crash resulting in the death of a 60-year-old father, has today been sentenced for three additional charges.
Union recovers millions stolen from sailors but employers taking up to $65m from wages per year
The International Transport Workers' Federation takes a big step towards recovering lost wages, clawing back a record-breaking amount stolen from international sailors by their employers in Australian waters.
Emotions run high as tiny town's fate is decided after years of uncertainty
The people of Glenden are breathing a sigh of relief after watching legislation pass in Queensland parliament that will secure the future of their town.
Ever wanted to buy a Whitsunday island? This former resort has hit the market
The well-known tourist destination of South Molle island could soon have a new owner as it becomes the latest Great Barrier Reef island to come up for sale after Lindeman Island, Hook Island, Dunk Island and Long Island.
Coal ship banned after inspection uncovers wage theft, coercion and mistreatment of workers
Maritime authorities acting on a tip-off from a union find conditions aboard a bulk-carrier docked at a North Queensland port to be "disgraceful".
Legislation introduced in hope of saving Queensland mining town
The Queensland government has introduced legislation designed to safeguard the future of Glenden, a small, privately owned town built for mine workers.
Mining town facing demolition may be saved by 11th-hour government intervention
The future of a Queensland mining community that was on the brink of collapse has been guaranteed after the state government announced new legislation to save the town.
Family's heartbreak over wild dog attack, as council estimates up to 9,000 are roaming holiday region
Pet owners are urged to take precautions against wild dog attacks in the Whitsunday region, as one family grieves the loss of their beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel-cross and calls for more to be done.