Lucy Loram
Hervey Bay, QLD
Lucy Loram is a news reporter with ABC Wide Bay based on the Fraser Coast. She was previously a reporter with the ABC in Bundaberg and has worked as a reporter and producer at ABC Capricornia. She loves hitting the road to meet new people and is always on the hunt for a great yarn. If you’ve got a story to share then be sure to get in touch. Find her on Twitter at @_lucyloram
Latest by Lucy Loram
Triathlete, 75, would have been a victim of Australia's 'silent killer' if not for quick-thinking strangers
Greg Messer collapsed and clinically died — for more than 15 minutes — after a cardiac arrest in October 2020 following a triathlon swim, but the actions of those nearby who knew CPR saved his life.
Forget the COVID years, international tourists are spending big and breaking records
Australia is proving a winner with international travellers, with new data showing they are staying longer and often spending more than before the pandemic.
Teenager charged with murder more than two years after fire that killed Queensland man at his home
Police say a complex investigation has led to charges of murder, burglary and arson against an 18-year-old man.
This planned luxury resort is endorsed by an Aussie celebrity, but do the residents of a relaxed, beachside city want it?
The coastal city of Hervey Bay, a three-and-a-half hour drive north of Brisbane, is known for being a popular retirement location, whose residents enjoy a slower pace of life. But that could all change if plans for a $400 million, 21-storey resort are approved.
Fast-acting father saves toddler from a dingo attack on popular Queensland island
The two-year-old boy was bitten on the thigh after an untagged female dingo charged at the family as they were leaving an inland lake on K'gari.
Outpouring of grief for single mother killed in alleged hit-and-run
Friends of Tash Raven, who was allegedly hit and killed by a driver while walking home, say she was a "sun that lit up the room".
Dingo allegedly killed with speargun on heritage-listed Queensland island
Queensland Parks and Wildlife rangers are investigating the death of a dingo on Queensland's heritage-listed island, K'gari. A man allegedly used a speargun to kill the dingo that was lingering around his campsite.
Agonising 12-year journey to diagnosis drives push to redefine endometriosis
Jessica Spain says she was prescribed magnesium and the pill, diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, and told her symptoms were psychological before eventually being told she had endometriosis.
'I'm on their island': French tourist bitten by dingo at K'gari wants others to learn from her experience
Tea Baudu wasn’t anticipating making headlines for a snappy encounter with Australia's iconic wild dingo while sunbathing on the heritage-listed Queensland island of K’gari last year.
Surf lifesaver who witnessed boy die from box jellyfish sting pleads for swimmers to suit up
Looking out over a busy beach near Mackay in north Queensland, Ross Gee says he feels powerless that hardly anyone is wearing a stinger suit while species like box jellyfish are at their deadliest.
Carborough Downs mine operator pleads guilty to workplace safety shortfalls leading to death and injury
More than four years after Brad Duxbury was crushed by two tonnes of falling coal, Carborough Downs Mine Management has pleaded guilty to failing in its workplace safety obligations, which also led to the injury of another worker in a separate incident.
Premier apologises to Pioneer Valley locals who could lose homes but says pumped hydro scheme will still go ahead
Queensland Premier Steven Miles meets with locals opposed to the Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro project, saying he is sorry for the "pain and suffering" caused by its announcement, but plans are still moving ahead.
'I know he's still here': Families of victims meet to grieve loved ones lost in fiery Bruce Highway crash
The wife and the stepson of two truck drivers killed in a horrific crash at Maryborough say their families will support each other and are "in this together", during a meeting on the roadside where their loved ones died.
'Blow on top of blow' for family of truck driver killed in triple-fatal crash at Maryborough
Daniel Stuart's family was still clinging to hope he was alive after receiving a dreaded call from police, until they saw online footage of his truck engulfed in flames.
Three dead, three 'lucky to be alive' after Maryborough crash
Police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway that killed three people.
Killer boasted of 'Oscar-worthy performance' before gruesome murder cover-up unraveled
A Queensland man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his girlfriend's ex-partner during a "fog of prolific methamphetamine use".
Queensland couple change pleas to admit guilt over murder of ex-husband in his home
Cooper Millard and Toni Peacock initially pleaded not guilty to murdering Mark Carson, who died in 2021, but today admitted to murder and manslaughter, respectively.
Mass coral bleaching event stretching to waters off Brisbane alarms marine scientists
They're not as famous as the iconic Great Barrier Reef, but vibrant and bustling coral reefs between Bundaberg and Moreton Bay, off Brisbane, are equally under threat with signs they're "starving to death".
Police seek answers about baby boy's 'unexplained' injuries in lead up to death
Detectives want to know more about the movements of a young couple in the lead up to a four-month-old boy being taken to Bundaberg Hospital.
'I can't cope': Teacher pleads guilty over drownings of exchange students on K'gari
Shinri Minatoya expressed his profound sorrow to the court over the 2019 deaths of the two Japanese exchange students in his care. No conviction was recorded, but he was ordered to pay a $55,000 fine.
Dingoes bite two women within hours on K'gari, rangers warn of dangerous months ahead
There have already been nine "high-risk" interactions on the island this year and authorities say the danger may intensify during autumn.
Sea sickness puts fishermen in path of rare whale shark off K'gari
The two men did not know whale sharks could be found in waters off Queensland's south-east coast until the inquisitive creature glided up next to their boat.
The $980 million flood catastrophe that changed Brisbane forever
As a cyclone hovers menacingly off the Queensland Coast, the lessons learned five decades ago, again in 2011 and more recently in 2022 may be put to the test.
Pint-sized fisherman tells tales of angling adventures and the world's most painful incurable condition
Cooper Symlie is an angler at heart. Despite a rare condition that causes painful reactions to stimuli such as water and air, he's relentless in his pursuit of the catch of the day.
Dingo bite and jellyfish stings on K'gari (Fraser Island) leave a number of adults and children in hospital
As visitor numbers surge on K'gari (Fraser Island) during holidays, so too does the number of interactions with dangerous creatures in the area, as authorities reiterate safety messages about wildlife.