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Highest national professional honour awarded to Boonah paramedic
BOONAH resident Wayne Kirk is one of four paramedics named as recipients of an Ambulance Service Medal on this year’s King’s Birthday Honours List. The…
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Gail’s talent for trivia brings her to Tipping Point
GAIL Falkenhagen is a fan of trivia game shows and at 5pm she watches the latest episode of Tipping Point. Like countless other viewers she…
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For cattle and country, old fashioned show hits all the right spots
THOUSANDS of people came to Boonah over the weekend as the town put on a good old fashioned country show. Boonah Show Society President Anthony…
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Downer’s donation means more can be made
A NEW bit of kit will help people using the Boonah Activity Shed with their projects. The shed’s secretary Tim Keeler said Downer, a corporate…
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Team Teddy tackles Cystic Fibrosis together
WHEN Teddy was two weeks old a test done on all newborns came back positive, he had Cystic Fibrosis. It’s not the news you want…
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Behind the ambulance sirens is career paramedic Mick
IT’S a profession where workers are exposed to the very best or very worst of society with little middle ground, but Mick Mahoney loves his…
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A 2050 vision for making primary industries prosper
“PRIMARY industries are the major employers and lifeblood of many regional communities directly supporting more than 41,000 businesses and 71,000 people across the state.” Queensland…
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Trawling through the technobabble
IT’S become harder to take care of business for people who have a limited understanding of technology. If you’re over 70, you’ve seen the world…
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Money for nothing, scammers target the vulnerable
DAD is in his 80s and switched on when it comes to scams, that’s why it surprised me when he almost lost thousands of dollars…
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Finding friendship, volunteering time as a social companion
LIFE is a busy blur until the body wears down and retirement comes knocking, unfortunately this stage of life sometimes brings loneliness and isolation. There…
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Primary producer definition to change
THE State Government is moving forward with changes to the definition of a primary producer. The changes are being made so that more people will…
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Acoustic software weapon in fight against cane toads
THEY’RE a direct threat to cattle and graziers want them wiped out, now researchers at James Cook University have developed a high tech way to…
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