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Fri 4 Sep 2015

Child rapist Kevin Howard banned from moving here

Child rapist Kevin Howard banned from moving here

SEXUAL predator Kevin Howard will not be allowed to move to northern NSW – at least in the short term.

Woman's pet dog kicked to death in vicious attack

Woman's pet dog kicked to death in vicious attack

A TOOWOOMBA woman is asking for help to identify a man who kicked her dog to death.

Woman in 80s trapped for seven hours after rollover

Woman in 80s trapped for seven hours after rollover

AN ELDERLY Gold Coast woman spent at least seven hours trapped in a vehicle after it rolled down an embankment and onto its side.

“You have the potential to kill someone” - Judge to boxer

“You have the potential to kill someone” - Judge to boxer

HE USED to be a talented boxer, but lately Wayde Thorne Goltz’s fists have been getting him into trouble.

WATERCOOLER: Pacific Hwy speed limit could go up to 120km/h

WATERCOOLER: Pacific Hwy speed limit could go up to 120km/h

SPEED limits on sections of the Pacific Highway could be increased from 110km/h to 120km/h in dry conditions, NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay has flagged.

Coast developer's new app lets kids play, roam safely

Coast developer's new app lets kids play, roam safely

A NEW app developed on the Sunshine Coast and launched today aims to give children greater freedom to roam while relieving parents of anxiety.

Teen set fire to house she didn’t like living in

Teen set fire to house she didn’t like living in

A TEENAGER set fire to her aunt’s house in Forest Hill because she didn’t like living there.

Thu 3 Sep 2015

VIDEO: Truckies, firie save motorist from fiery car crash

VIDEO: Truckies, firie save motorist from fiery car crash

UPDATE: Two truck drivers and a passing firefighter saved the life of a man trapped in a burning vehicle following a rollover last night.

Man behind pregnant French girl video hoax unrepentant

Man behind pregnant French girl video hoax unrepentant

A MOOLOOLABA real estate principal paid $700 for a hoax video of a pregnant French woman which went viral on social media.

WATERCOOLER: Shark nets worth toll to stop human casualties

WATERCOOLER: Shark nets worth toll to stop human casualties

BALLINA needs shark nets, as does every other popular tourist beach in Australia that doesn’t have them.

Chalking it up to fate for lucky sight-seers

Chalking it up to fate for lucky sight-seers

CHALKIE, the great white whale that was first spotted in the region’s waters in 2011 when he was just a calf, has returned to the Whitsunday passage.

Anti-vaxers want to start their own child care centre

Anti-vaxers want to start their own child care centre

AN IDEA to start up a child care centre for non-vaccinated children on the Northern Rivers has been met with heavy criticism by health experts.

Family's brutal honesty about suicide of teen daughter

Family's brutal honesty about suicide of teen daughter

"I WANT to be brutally honest about suicide because we did nothing wrong - with our family it just happened."

Servo drink stop brings car thief undone

Servo drink stop brings car thief undone

STOPPING at a service station to get a drink contributed to Stephen John Evans being caught for his part in the theft of a classic Holden car.

Wed 2 Sep 2015

The Voice’s Nina speaks out about bullying

The Voice’s Nina speaks out about bullying

SINGER-songwriter Nina Baumer has revealed that it hasn’t all been smooth sailing in her journey to stardom as she was a victim of bullying.

Mother of five dies after Queensland unit blaze

Mother of five dies after Queensland unit blaze

A 30-YEAR-OLD mum has died after she was critically injured in a unit fire which also killed her three-year-old son south of Brisbane.

Teen girl, 17, killed, another injured in crash near Grafton

Teen girl, 17, killed, another injured in crash near Grafton

A TEENAGE girl has died and another is in hospital after a crash north west of Grafton.

Croc farmer's push to harvest and sell wild eggs

Croc farmer's push to harvest and sell wild eggs

THE crocodile population is increasing, but one local farmer has a plan that will not only manage the situation but use it to create jobs.

Ipswich dad tries to crack church safe

Ipswich dad tries to crack church safe

THOU shalt not steal. It’s a biblical commandment not followed by one Bundamba dad after he tried to crack open a safe inside a church.

Opinion: Rape expectations - a classic tale of shedunnit

Opinion: Rape expectations - a classic tale of shedunnit

THAT ol’ chestnut ‘rape’ is back in the headlines once more.

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