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Sun 30 Aug 2015

Is Kyrgios too bad to be good?

Is Kyrgios too bad to be good?

PAUL Newman speaks to John McEnroe, an expert in unruly behaviour, and others, to find out if the Australian’s mischief means he can never reach his potential

Turkey duped the US, and IS reaps rewards

Turkey duped the US, and IS reaps rewards

BUT the real losers are the Kurds, the only force to have effectively resisted the jihadis in Syria

Sat 29 Aug 2015

Qld house fire victims were a big part of local community

Qld house fire victims were a big part of local community

A HOUSE fire at Miles, west of Toowoomba, early this morning has claimed the lives of two people.

Shark attack survivor Craig Ison won't go back in the water

Shark attack survivor Craig Ison won't go back in the water

SHARK attack survivor Craig Ison has told the ABC he will never go back into the water.

Dad faces court for slapping, taking belt to son

Dad faces court for slapping, taking belt to son

A TOOWOOMBA dad who admitted striking his 10-year-old son with a leather belt has been ordered to probation and community service.

Ice scourge: "Walk down a street, someone offers it to you"

Ice scourge: "Walk down a street, someone offers it to you"

THE dangerous drug ice is spreading its evil tentacles into every corner of the community.

Six months jail for mum who punched daughter

Six months jail for mum who punched daughter

A 28-YEAR-OLD Bundaberg mum has been handed a six month jail sentence after punching her seven-year-old daughter in the leg.

A mother’s heartbreak at losing a child

A mother’s heartbreak at losing a child

FOR Karyn-Ann Whalon the loss of her daughter Chloe-Ann to suicide has torn the Gulmarrad mother into pieces.

YOUR STORY: Sorry saga of family plagued by chronic diseases

YOUR STORY: Sorry saga of family plagued by chronic diseases

WE HAVE a long and complicated medical history and most people we talk to find it hard to believe so much can happen to one family.

Fri 28 Aug 2015

WATERCOOLER: Is there value in religious education?

WATERCOOLER: Is there value in religious education?

RELIGION class was always one of my favourites at primary school.

Gympie's cage fighting mum on rocket ride in USA

Gympie's cage fighting mum on rocket ride in USA

FORMER Gympie mother of two and international cage fighting phenomenon, Arlene Blencowe will be fighting to continue her rocket ride to stardom in the USA.

Nurses murders a dark chapter in Toowoomba's history

Nurses murders a dark chapter in Toowoomba's history

THE murder of Sydney nurses Lorraine Ruth Wilson and Wendy Joy Evans in 1974 will forever be remembered as a dark chapter in Toowoomba’s history.

Former drug addict could receive $1m in compensation

Former drug addict could receive $1m in compensation

IN A judgment delivered at Bundaberg Supreme Court this week, Justice Duncan McMeekin said Matthew Hewitt would be able to access the compensation.

Quest for ladies brings out snakes after hibernation

Quest for ladies brings out snakes after hibernation

SNAKES have woken up from their winter slumber in force with a Sunshine Coast snake catcher receiving up to 20 calls for help in one day.

Abandoned and burnt, home a health and safety risk

Abandoned and burnt, home a health and safety risk

THERE is an approved development application over the land for a shopping centre, medical centre and shops including fast food which is current until next year.

Thu 27 Aug 2015

Crocodile Dumb-Dee tries to smuggle baby saltie

Crocodile Dumb-Dee tries to smuggle baby saltie

WE MAY finally have an answer to how the Mary River crocodile got into our waters - could he or his predecessors have been smuggled here?

Elderly man found living in squalor with dead cats

Elderly man found living in squalor with dead cats

ALMOST 50 diseased cats were put down after they were removed from a rural property that neighbours described as “revolting”. (Warning: Graphic images).

Mosque signs posted in anger after friend's loss

Mosque signs posted in anger after friend's loss

A MAN who posted signs on the door of a proposed mosque at Maroochydore says he did it because he was upset a friend lost someone in a Paris shooting this year.

Barack and Michelle Obama blesses couple’s same sex marriage

Barack and Michelle Obama blesses couple’s same sex marriage

NEWLYWEDS Julie Robinson and Rosa Caceres have received a special letter of congratulations of the highest order.

Mother joins battle against depression in memory of Regan

Mother joins battle against depression in memory of Regan

SITTING opposite a stranger to open up about the pain of losing her son to suicide isn’t something Angela Grieve takes any comfort from.

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