Police allegedly recorded this Ford Territory doing 171km/h on the Wide Bay Highway last week (Photo: QPS)

August 7, 2024

A teenage driver has been fined $1845 after police clocked him allegedly travelling at 171km/h on the Wide Bay Highway at Lower Wonga last week.

Goomeri Police intercepted a Ford Everest travelling east on the highway about 4:30pm.

A 17-year-old Kilkivan man was issued a speeding ticket for $1845 and eight demerit points.

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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a caravan fire on a property off the D’Aguilar Highway in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Emergency services were called about 2:10am to an address at South Nanango following reports a caravan was on fire.

Two fire crews attended the incident but found the fire had already been extinguished.

A police spokesperson said investigations were ongoing.

A QAS spokesperson said no patients were reported at the incident.

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