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Tom for mayor, new candidate throws in hat
AN END to ‘hostilities within the council chamber’ is why Tom Sharp says he will run for mayor in Scenic Rim Regional Council elections next…
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Scenic Rim man charged with historical child abuse
AN 83-year-old Scenic Rim man has been charged with historical child sexual assault charges. The alleged offences relate to one child victim between 1966 and…
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Koala death road’s kill list climbing
THE koala on the side of the road was stiff and still, it was early evening and Hayley Colthup could tell the animal had died…then…
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Queensland barley resistance find ‘big problem’ for growers
FUNGICIDE resistant barley has been detected in southern Queensland crops and this is bad news for farmers and the 350 kilotons in production volume forecast…
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Remembering and commemorating: Vietnam Veterans Day
THIS year’s Vietnam Veteran’s Day was unlike any other, primarily because it was the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement. Secondly, because it…
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Paralysis tick spring warning for pet owners
SPRING not summer, is the peak time for tick paralysis in dogs and cats says biomedical science professor Stephen Barker. The professor led a team…
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Malaysia suspends Australian cattle exports
AUSTRALIA is free of lumpy skin disease (LSD) and it has never been detected here but Malaysia have temporarily suspended cattle and buffalo exports. The…
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Koala health at fore of research project’s success
NEW technology designed to help wildlife handlers in their quest to keep koalas vaccinated against chlamydial infections, has been announced by QUT. The university’s School…
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Is 3D printed food an answer to curbing waste?
IF YOU think 3D printed food exists only within the realms of futuristic possibilities, you’d be wrong. It’s here in the now and something another…
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Brave girl’s quest to help find cancer cure
SIX weeks ago, 10-year-old Harrisville resident Daphnie Hines told her mum Sarah she wanted to shave off all her hair. Rather than be aghast and…
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Nat the hatter loves dressing heads
NATALEE Schelbach is mad as a hatter about all manner of headwear, and that’s just the way she likes it. She lives within Tarome’s rustic…
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The Beauty of Life – Nowhere Man
He’s a real nowhere man Sitting in his nowhere land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. (Lennon and McCartney 1965) My favourite Australian Place…
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