Jamie Tenikoff

#ReporterOfTheWeek! Quite the thrill! 🤣

@MichaelSmyth_ Congratulations, Michael!

Thanks for the good wishes today.. The hard work begins!

EXCLUSIVE: Rangers at Mon Repos are reporting the best start to the turtle season in decades. 7NEWS has been given special access, allowing our cameras up close with the biggest loggerhead nesting population in the South Pacific. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

The Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service has become the first in Queensland to enforce new tobacco laws. It raided tobacconists across Bundaberg with the help of local police, seizing more than a million dollars worth of contraband. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: There's controversy over whether a plan to flood-proof Bundaberg has been approved, or not. 7NEWS has seen a council letter objecting to the East Flood Levee which has since been retracted. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: An Only Fans creator has faced court, accused of running down a police officer in Walkervale. The officer was checking a suspected stolen vehicle when he was hit by a car allegedly driven by the 19 year old Bundaberg woman. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: A distraught Susan River family has been unable to sleep after thieves stole more than $100,000 worth of property from their home. Exclusive CCTV shows the owners giving chase, but the culprits still managed to escape. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

A Bargara grandmother has died and five people, including a baby, have been taken to Bundaberg Hospital after a crash at Kalkie. First responders say crashes devastate a whole community and some drivers "aren't getting the message". 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

The alleged masterminds of a multi-million dollar drug farm on the Fraser Coast have faced court. The sophisticated set-up was busted in a major police operation last November, where officers found more than 11,000 cannabis plants. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: Two Bargara pensioners have had their lives "turned upside down" after their bank informed them their accounts would be closed. The retirees were told their banking was "inappropriate". 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

Had my first ever live cross this evening from Queensland’s most marginal seat in the state election.

EXCLUSIVE: A father and son have saved a driver from a burning vehicle, seconds before it burst into flames near Gin Gin. The off-duty RFS volunteers have exclusively spoken to 7NEWS about their timely rescue mission. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: A Childers woman has made a disturbing discovery, while collecting eggs from her chooks under the house. They'd dug up an old, handmade baby's dress which appears to be covered in blood as we can exclusively report. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

Tensions are rising in Queensland’s most marginal seats.

A teenage girl has spoken to 7NEWS exclusively about the moment she was attacked by a suspected tiger shark at Bargara. The junior lifesaver says she didn't see the shark coming up behind her until it was too late. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

Definitely need to keep an eye on these lithium batteries.

Farmers say they're still calling for a timeline for the Paradise Dam rebuild, claiming they're not seeing enough progress. The state government says a detailed business case will be released next year. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

An island in the Burnett River has been wiped out after it was engulfed in a vegetation fire at the weekend. Two fishermen who witnessed the blaze told 7NEWS they suspect arson is to blame. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: A Bundaberg RV dealership has been dealt a tough blow after a thief made off with one of its caravans. CCTV obtained by 7NEWS captured the brazen theft which left the business thousands of dollars out of pocket. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

A 34 year old Bundaberg South woman has been remanded in custody, accused of stabbing a teenage girl during her dance class in February. The accused's lawyer asked the Magistrate for a lengthy adjournment due to mental health reasons. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS

The Australian Road Safety Foundation has set up hundreds of flowers in Bundaberg to highlight a dark statistic. More drivers are dying in crashes on regional roads and authorities say the community needs to step up to see change. 7NEWS.com.au @JamieTenikoff #7NEWS