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A number of clothing items seized by police were tested for DNA.

Premium Content Subscriber only UPDATE: A Crown Prosecutor has told a court the alleged murder of Whitsunday woman Dorothy Britton was “clearly a very personal killing” and could only have been committed by her eldest son. Christopher Mark Britton has pleaded not guilty to the shooting murder of his mother on the evening of March 6, 1996. Dorothy was found on her bed inside her Jubilee Pocket home with a gunshot wound to her head, wearing her nightie and still clutching a piece of linen, about dusk on March 7. “We know the murder weapon was a shotgun,” Crown Prosecutor Sam...

A number of police officers have testified in the Dorothy Britton murder case including a ballistics expert who gave evidence about how she was shot.

A number of police officers have testified in the Dorothy Britton murder case including a ballistics expert who gave evidence about how she was shot.

Premium Content Subscriber only Developers have their sights set on the Airlie Beach foreshore as the “ideal” location for the Whitsundays’ newest luxury resort. A vacant 1.01ha site at 125 Shingley Drive is the proposed location for a new 14 storey resort, comprising 175 rooms, a 480sq m function centre, multiple pool areas, and spa facilities. Planning documents before the Whitsunday Regional Council and released for public notification this week reveal a number of premium hotel operators have been identified as potential managers, including Hilton, Accor, and Marriott International. ...