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Burst water main closes road

THE Dawson Highway and Gladstone Road were closed last night after a water main burst.

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Answers on Biloela water tower aren’t overflowing

MILLIONS of litres of water have poured out over the top of Biloela’s water tower, but an explanation from Banana Shire Council still hasn't been supplied.

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Accident hits home

GAYE Copas was just looking for a challenge when she signed up for a 2095km postie bike ride but, when one of her friends had an accident, the cause hit home.

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Caring for Generations

IT HAS been a big year for Dr Richard Tan.

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Woman facing murder charges after ugly domestic dispute

A BRIBIE ISLAND woman accused of killing her partner and stabbing her daughter's boyfriend will stand trial for murder and attempted murder.

THE INQUEST into the killing of two nurses has heard from a new witness who claims of hearing his friend confess to watching the rapes and murders in 1974.

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Millions of Syrian refugees face food rationing and cutbacks to critical medical programmes.

Developing countries host more than 80% of world’s refugees

MORE than 23,000 people were forced to flee conflicts around the world every day last year.

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QUEENSLAND Senator Barnaby Joyce has warned the referendum to formally recognise local government in the Constitution is at risk of failing.

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Barnaby Joyce rallies councils for 'yes' campaign

THE academic who called for the legal drinking age to be raised to 21, has expressed concerns about the increasing availability of alcohol in regional areas.

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Prof pushing for Federal Govt to raise legal drinking age

THE Parliament of Australia is again excluded from FOI requests, after a bill to restore the exclusion passed the Senate quietly on Tuesday night.

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Parliament returns to secrecy with exclusion of FOI requests

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Video of this baggage handler carelessly throwing boxes onto a conveyor belt has gone viral.

Internet condemns careless baggage handler

A CARELESS baggage handler has become the latest to earn internet notoriety after video of him clumsily throwing boxes onto a conveyor belt was uploaded.

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A SPECTACULAR spectacular jewel heist in which armed robbers coolly snatched £30 million in diamonds from a plane at Brussels airport ended in near farce.

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Jewel heist ends in farce amid bungled attempts to sell gems

A Gayndah farmer's pumpkin crop has produced strange shapes and colours after being planted in a flooded paddock.

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'Mutant' pumpkins produced from Qld flood water

IT WAS the world’s most expensive sausage roll. The theft of it proved the last straw for a woman who was jailed after previous history for stealing.

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Sausage roll theft earns year in prison

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Kinka Lodge goes under the hammer on Saturday at noon.

Iconic coast property goes under the hammer after 40 years

AFTER 40 years, the owners of Kinka Lodge are putting their property up for auction this Saturday. Kinka Lodge is on four titles, 100 metres from the beach.

JOHN Harbin, a familiar name and face around town will leave our shores for the United Kingdom on Friday.

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Cheerio Rockhampton's much-loved coach John Harbin

<strong>Update 5.45pm:</strong> The Bruce Hwy remains closed to both northbound and southbound traffic after a serious accident this afternoon near Midgee.

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Two crashes near Yeppen in less than one hour

IF YOU’RE looking for where to get a good feed in Rockhampton, Mitch Crane is the man with the answers.

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Rocky diners flock to Facebook page to share their thoughts

GHOSTLY GALLOPERS: King Bermuda winning the Primac Improver Handicap over 1000m on April 16, 1988. The last race meet held at Alpha’s Fordham Park track was in 2002.

Alpha races revitalised

AFTER thousands of volunteer hours to spruce up the track and surrounds, the Alpha Jockey Club is holding its first race meeting at Fordham Park.

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GIANT beach balls, inflatable animals and avoiding crocodiles in the river were all part of the fun at Emerald Netball’s annual Netta Fun Day on Sunday.

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Fun for all at Emerald Netball's annual fun day

GRUELLING conditions in Cairns did athletes competing in the half ironman no favours.

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Central Highlanders compete in Cairs Half Ironman

POLICE are investigating the death of a New Zealand man in Clermont overnight.

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Local athlete consistently goes the distance

Journalist bites into bad dog

TOMATO sauce drips down my face as I take my first bite. It’s not so bad, I think.

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You must first use index finger and rub the sauce all the way to the bottom of the Dagwood Dog, this will thin flavour, but trick the mind into believing you have purchased a quality food item. Next you purchase a ticket and ride the Whizzer, this is...

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MACKAY Regional Council is confident next month’s NRL Bulldogs-Knights match can kick some goals for the financially-troubled Virgin Australia Stadium.

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NRL game set to be a top match for stadium

<strong> UPDATE:</strong> Did Natasha Evans have the motive and opportunity to set fire to her then-boyfriend's Eimeo home?

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Jury begin deliberations over alleged arson house fire

A 40-year-old New Zealand man has been found dead in Clermont this morning.

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New Zealand man found dead in Clermont

On-going cat fight between two women lands in court

AN ON-GOING cat-fight between two Gladstone girls has landed one of them before the courts after she turned to violence.

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THE up-coming Boomtown production will be like an Olympic Games opening ceremony, according to choreographer Neridah Waters.

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Production draws inspiration from Michael Jackson

FISHER St residents met with Mayor Gail Sellers and councillors Rick Hansen, Karen Porter and Matt Burnett Monday afternoon to discuss concerns.

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Residents make approach to councillors over units plan

THE Young Dancers Company of Central Queensland (YDCCQ) is holding a world premiere of Power Soup on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29.

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