Laura Cocks

Aug 2, 2024 | abc.net.au | Cindy Wockner |Vicki Thompson |Laura Cocks

Police have revealed they had previously attended a property in Queensland's Lockyer Valley where a woman died in a suspicious incident involving a ride-on lawn mower. Psychologist Frances Crawford, 49, was found dead at her Upper Lockyer property, west of Brisbane, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Detective Superintendent George Marchesini said Ms Crawford's husband called triple-0.

Jul 28, 2024 | abc.net.au | Laura Cocks

A mid-winter blast has brought widespread frost to Queensland, with temperatures plummeting to below zero in southern parts. Residents on Queensland's Western Downs shivered through the state's chilliest temperatures this morning, with Dalby recording a low of -4 degrees Celsius. It felt a lot colder though with the apparent temperature dropping to -7.3 degrees. Closer to Toowoomba, temperatures dropped to -2.7 at Wellcamp Airport and -2.3 at Oakey, which felt like -7 degrees.

Jul 26, 2024 | abc.net.au | Laura Cocks |Danielle Lancaster

Craig Eddie's love affair with snails started when he was five years old on a Queensland beach. As he recalls, seashells caught his eye in the sand during an annual family beach holiday. He put a few in his pocket to take home and study more closely — but soon, he needed more shells. "We didn't go to the beach very often, so I had to do other things to satisfy the drive," Mr Eddie said. "I discovered there were native land snails in our garden, as well as the introduced variety.

Jul 12, 2024 | abc.net.au | Laura Cocks

Two men in orange high-vis lounge at a metal picnic table outside the Grantham community store, refuelling with iced coffees and food from the hot box. Across the road, a team of pickers in broad-brimmed hats move through a field of leafy greens, which give the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, the nickname of Queensland's "Salad Bowl". The peaceful morning is suddenly interrupted by the rhythmic clop of hooves on bitumen.

Jun 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tobi Loftus |Laura Cocks

In brief: Shannara Cindy Dyball pleaded guilty in the District Court in Toowoomba to one count of fraud. She was sentenced to four years in prison, wholly suspended for a term of four years. What's next? The court heard that Dyball's conduct was "out of character" and that she is being treated for bipolar disorder. A young woman defrauded Queensland's container refund scheme the equivalent of almost a million cans and bottles, under the noses of her bosses for almost a year.