Rugby league player James Ackerman was 25 when his death from a shoulder charge shattered his family, his club and his Sunshine Coast community. On Sunday, they honoured his legacy and a life lived "the Ackers way".
Two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and wilful damage after allegedly spraying a baby with a fire extinguisher.
South-east Queensland residents can expect a reprieve from the wet and wintry weather later this week, before conditions pick up again ahead of the official start of the school holidays.
Support is growing to limit or ban boats and fishing at a "pretty special" reef off the Sunshine Coast, as authorities install moorings to prevent anchors damaging the coral.