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By: Christie Eliezer Four Deaths Mar Three Summer Festivals Down Under Four deaths marred the return of three summer festivals Down Under. Two were at Rhythm and Vines in Gisborne, New Zealand, which drew a daily 30,000 Dec. 28-31. Audio engineer David Peterson from Wavefront Audio, who was working at the festival, died of suspected heart failure.  Wavefront manager Milo Kerrigan explained, “Dave had injured his arm two days before, requiring a few...

Premium Content Subscriber only A GoFundMe campaign launched for the grieving family of a French man who died at a Coast festival has raised $20,000 in just 10 days. Paramedics tried to revive Mr Faure, who was found on a dancefloor, but sadly he died at the scene. Simon West, a friend of Mr Faure, said his death was a “huge shock” on a GoFundMe campaign he launched to raise money for the man’s family. “It’s with a heavy heart I write this message. Unfortunately we lo...

‘Huge shock’: Tributes for man who died at festival The man who died at a music festival on the Sunshine Coast has been identified by friends as they raise money to return him to his family in France. News by Danielle O’Neal Premium Content Subscriber only Friends have described Mr Faure as a "a hard worker and an extremely positive person", launching a fundraiser to get his body back to France. "Benoit is from France and had been enjo...

LOW: 0.44m at 10.32pm Traffic is looking good this morning. Delays are expected at roadworks sites, such as Mons Rd, Forest Glen, Peachester Rd, Peachester, and Noosa Rd, Marcoola.   Ingenia Holidays Rivershore on David Low Way at Diddillibah. By Natalie Wynne A baby has been plucked from the river at a popular family resort in what has tonight been described by management as an "extremely distressing" incident. A spokesman for Ingenia Holidays Rivershore Resort described it as an "e...