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Fresh milk expected to continue to flow
The only forseeable effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on milk supply lines will be caused by inconsiderate shoppers. This observation was made by Morris McInnes…
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$4b in relief for Queensland
The Queensland Government announced a $4 billion package to provide relief for Queenslanders. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said this was the biggest single relief package assembled…
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Boonah high school parent contracts COVID-19
Boonah State High School confirmed a parent has contracted coronavirus. An announcement was sent to parents on Monday, warning them of the new case, while…
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Mayoral candidates on how to lead in coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus is in the forefront of most people’s thoughts and how each region responds to the unfolding health and economic crisis could make a difference.…
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Candidates banned from election booths
Scenic Rim Council election candidates have been banned from canvassing votes outside pre-polling and polling booths. The new ban came into force at 5.00pm on…
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Candidates banned from handing out, face fines
Election candidates and helpers were directed to stop handing out how-to-vote cards amid the spread of the coronavirus. The Electoral Commission of Queensland handed down…
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Voters given an ‘essential’ break at the polls
Voters will be allowed to take their own pens and pencils into polling booths at the March 28 Scenic Rim Council elections as a public health…
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Boonah Meet the Candidates cancelled
The Boonah District Chamber of Commerce has cancelled the Boonah Meet the Candidates which was to be held on Wednesday night. “We discussed the risks…
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Virus is a test of bad and good faith: Editorial
How in the antipodes could our so-called Land of the Fair Go fall a victim to the panic buying of toilet rolls? We are just fewer…
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Murder at the Royal Exchange: Our history
The Denner family arrived in Boonah in February 1904 with hopes of a quieter more comfortable life than that of their former home in a…
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Boonah rural firies skill up ahead of fire season
The first round of rural firefighters successfully passed their medium rigid truck driver training tests. Boonah Group First officer Trevor Turner spent days in advance…
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Local testing centres set up for COVID-19
Ipswich Hospital has a coronavirus fever clinic and staff are stationed outside the Emergency Department to direct patients to the fever clinic if required. Rural…
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