Kate Lambe

Some news that is very close to home. Our dear friend and colleague Andrew Lofthouse is retiring. #9News

An investigation's found a pilot was "significantly affected by alcohol", when he crashed a stolen helicopter into a Cairns hotel two months ago. @KateLambe_ #9News

The election battle's heating up with both sides hoping to sway Queenslander's who'll head to the polls in less than a month. @KateLambe_ #9News

There are growing fears fire ants could turn deadly if more funding isn't secured to stop their spread across the state. Experts warn the invasive pest could also cost households millions of dollars, every year. @katelambe_ #9News

A Qantas flight from Townsville to Brisbane has dropped 20,000 feet in the air in a matter of minutes after losing cabin pressure. #9News @KateLambe_ MORE: nine.social/Oyj

There's been a dramatic reduction in the number of babies being hospitalised with the respiratory disease - RSV. It comes as more newborns get protected - since the vaccine was rolled out for free. @KateLambe_ #9News

A senior tiger handler is tonight in hospital after she was mauled by one of Dreamworld's big cats. Multiple investigations are now underway into the attack which is not the first of its kind at the Gold Coast theme park. @KateLambe_ #9News

From first timers to old timers, dad's right across Queensland have been the man of the moment. #9News @KateLambe_

It's one of the largest household costs crippling Queensland families - electricity. Now, a petrol retailer's just one of several alternative providers who've entered the fray - offering customers the chance to save big on their bill. @katelambe_ #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: A teenage girl has recounted the terrifying moment her family came face-to-face with four masked intruders who shot her step-father inside their home. And tonight only #9News can show you vision of the violent home invasion. @katelambe_ #9News

An urgent health warning tonight as whooping cough cases skyrocket in Queensland. Authorities fearing this current outbreak could turn deadly with low vaccination rates providing little protection for our most vulnerable. @katelambe_ #9News

Investigations are underway into a suspicious fire that destroyed a $2 million home on the Gold Coast. #9News @KateLambe_

A fisherman has been taken to hospital with spinal injuries after he was knocked unconscious by a whale while he was in his tinny off the Tweed. #9News @KateLambe_ READ MORE: nine.social/Mcc

It has been revealed a woman was forced to wait more than five hours to have a knife removed from her back after a dispute between the Gold Coast Emergency Department and the Surgical Team over who should take the knife out. @TimArvier9 #9News

Queenslander's who've risked their own life in the face of danger to help strangers have been honoured by Australia's Governor General. @KateLambe_ #9News

A prominent Queenslander who helped restore Brisbane's City Hall will now develop a roadmap to save the iconic Story Bridge. @KateLambe_ #9News