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Perth Now
14-07-2025
- Perth Now
Bus driver stabbed in neck at station: Cops
A 67-year-old Sunshine Coast bus driver was allegedly stabbed in the neck during a violent altercation at a Caloundra bus station. Emergency services were called to Caloundra Station, near Cooma Tce and Latona Ave, at about 11.30am on Saturday following reports of a fight between two men. Police allege the altercation between a 44-year-old Parrearra man and the older man, a working bus driver, escalated into a stabbing, leaving the 67-year-old with serious injuries. A bus driver was allegedly stabbed in the neck by a 44-year-old Parrearra man in Caloundra on Saturday. Credit: Supplied The 67-year-old bus driver reportedly underwent surgery on Sunday. Credit: Supplied He was assessed by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but non-life-threatening condition. According to the Transport Workers Union, he underwent surgery to close the laceration on his neck on Sunday and is now recovering. The 44-year-old man was arrested and charged with serious assault of a person over 60, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, and possession of a knife in a public space. He was due to face Caloundra Magistrates Court on Monday. The attack has reignited calls for improved safety measures for Queensland bus drivers, with the TWU demanding the immediate reinstatement of the Bus Safety Forum, a statewide initiative scrapped by TransLink and the Queensland government. In a statement released on Monday, the TWU said the incident was the latest in 'a string of violence' affecting public transport workers, claiming there had been 'countless incidents and five high-profile attacks on drivers and passengers in as many months'. A 44-year-old man was arrested and charged with serious assault of a person over 60, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, and possession of a knife in a public space. Credit: News Regional Media TWU Queensland director of organising Josh Millroy said this latest assault was 'absolutely devastating'. 'TransLink and the state government's decision to scrap these safety forums, without any consultation with drivers or their union, is a disgrace,' Mr Millroy said. 'Five serious assaults since March and countless more incidents of aggression and verbal abuse shows the urgency of this issue.' He said the forum had been the 'only structured platform' where drivers, unions, operators and government bodies came together to confront issues facing the public transport industry. 'Removing the forum removes transparency. It silences driver voices. It strips workers of a vital avenue to influence decisions that directly impact their safety,' Mr Millroy said. The union said it had written to Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg more than a month ago, but hadn't received a response.
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Rolex 24, Hour 14: Campbell vaults to the overall lead with Porsche
In the opening minutes of the hour, it was Matt Campbell who decided it was his turn to lead. The Australian breezed past up the inside of Colin Braun's No. 60 Acura MSR ARX-06 at the Le Mans Chicane. He immediately pulled away from the Acura, creating a margin of 6.1 seconds over 45 minutes before the latest FCY, which was called for the No. 43 Inter Europol ORECA stopping on track at NASCAR 2. Tom Dillmann was behind the wheel at the time and had to be shuttled back to the pit lane on a flatbed. This caused a flurry of activity in the pits as the hour came to a close. After the round of stops for the field, the No. 6 Porsche – now with Mathieu Jaminet at the wheel – still holds the lead, with the No. 60 MSR Acura second. Raffaele Marciello sits third in BMW Team RLL's No. 24 M Hybrid V8. In LMP2, Malthe Jakobsen is installed in the No. 04 Crowdstrike ORECA, which now leads the No. 88 AF Corse ORECA which has slipped to second since Nicklas Nielsen made way for Dylan Murry. Ryan Dalziel and Era Motorsport are third. 'Rexy' has taken control of GTD PRO. Alessio Picariello will be chased by No. 4 and No. 3 Corvettes of Tommy Milner and Daniel Juncadella when the race restarts. Down the order Proton used the FCY stop as a chance to change the brakes on the front-end of its No. 20 Porsche which now sits ninth. In GTD after Inception's Ferrari held a commanding lead during the previous two hours, disaster would strike the British Ferrari customer team during this hour. Ollie Millroy was spotted crawling along the apron, limping back to pit lane with 10 and a half hours to go. He would steer the car into pit lane where the mechanics would tend to the right-front corner before pushing it behind the wall for further inspection. 'I came out of Turn 5 and with no warning suffered a suspension failure. Front right corner. There was a bang and the car hit the ground,' Millroy told RACER. The damage looks to have torn the mounting studs out of the chassis. 'If it can be fixed,' Millroy continued, 'it's a three-hour job.' Whether this is the end or not, it's worth noting that Inception held the class lead at both the six and 12-hour mark, handing them a solid haul of Endurance Cup points. This left Turner Motorsport's Robby Foley to claim the lead in the class in the No. 96 BMW M4 GT3 briefly. But after the stops under FCY, the No. 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari rose up the order to P1. The surviving No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin is second, with the No. 19 Van Der Steur Racing Vantage making it two cars in the top three for the British marque. HOUR 14 STANDINGS Story originally appeared on Racer
