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Noosa Alive! kicks on Noosa Alive! Festival has been wowing audiences for the past week and continues this weekend, with all the action in Noosa Woods. Alive in the Woods will deliver a lineup of entertainers staring singing icon Kate Ceberano and including young home grown talent in the finals of Stars Alive. The festival will deliver more than 25 events to the shire, celebrating 10 days of unique performing arts excitement. Some of the highlights have been Queensland Ballet, Tenori - Opera on the beach, Australian Chamber Orchestra, jazz singer Meg Washington with Paul Grabowski, Cirque Bon Bon, literary events, food events and Seaside Vibes music festival. For information visit noosaalive.com.au Story and photos, pages 4 and 5
Seaside Vibes Music Festival on Main Beach has been one of many highlights of Noosa Alive! Picture: ROB MACCOLL
Murder charges By Robyn Wuth, AAP
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The only survivor of a fatal three-vehicle crash at Federal has been charged with three counts of murder. Rafferty Rolfe, 25, of Yandina, is accused of following and ramming a Nissan Navara, which spun before weaving through oncoming traffic on the Bruce Highway, south of Gympie, and into the path of an oncoming Great Wall utility on Friday. Retiree Terry Bishop, 65, who was driving the Navara, and 25-year-old passenger Gypsy Satterley died in the crash. Jessica Townley, 38, who was driving the
utility, also died. Police will allege Rolfe pursued Mr Bishop and Ms Satterley for about 4km before the collision. Detective Superintendent Ben Fadian confirmed Ms Satterley had been in a relationship with Rolfe for only four weeks. He said she had travelled with Rolfe in the stolen car before fleeing and being rescued by Mr Bishop, who has been described as a good Samaritan and a tragic victim of circumstance. “For him and his family, this is a tragedy,“ Supt Fadian told reporters on Tuesday. “He’s doing the right thing picking up a person who’s in distress on the side of the road
and this tragedy has befallen him. “The families of these victims are still distraught, their grief is still raw, it won’t extinguish for them.“ He refused to confirm reports Ms Satterley had also called the police for help as the Nissan was being pursued. “I won’t go into the specific details about that, but we possess a large amount of data and information about what’s occurred in the lead-up,“ Supt Fadian said. Queensland Police confirmed on Tuesday that Rolfe, who is under police guard in hospital being treated for his injuries, has been charged with their murders.
Rolfe was previously charged with armed robbery with actual violence, dangerous operation of a vehicle, unlawful possession of a motor vehicle with intent to deprive, stealing, evasion and driving without a licence while disqualified as a repeat offender. He has been accused of stealing an Isuzu MU-X SUV in Gympie’s main street 12 hours before the fatal crash, after threatening a mother and three children at knifepoint. In an online social media fundraiser, Ms Satterley’s family alleged Rolfe had forced the mother of two to go with him on the night of the tragedy. Continued page 2