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'We will shame them': Elders promise justice for offenders

GALLERY: The antique store that started with a $10 lamp

Offbeat BRIAN Tilney had no idea when he first bought a $10 lamp from the old Kingaroy drive-in 28 years ago it would become the start of this incredible journey.

20th Feb 2019 2:09 PM

Council on way to deliver roads promise

Council News 'All roads will not be fixed over night'

20th Feb 2019 1:59 PM

RESULTS: Wondai course challenges golfers

Golf The latest from South Burnett Veterans Golf Club.

20th Feb 2019 1:51 PM

Businesses battle to be the best

Bowls THE battle to be the best business in Kingaroy is back.

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'No threat': Police advise escaped juvenile is harmless

Crime POLICE have advised the juvenile who is still on the run after escaping from court earlier in the week is 'not a threat to the community.'

Almost $500K for Nanango aged care residents

Health 'I think that has a huge flow-on effect in the community knowing that seniors living in the residence are feeling comfortable and cared for.'

Blackbutt motorbike rider taken to hospital

News The man in his 20s sustained injuries.

Warrant issued for man stranded in Gympie

Crime The magistrate would not take this for an answer.

Royal Flying Doctors making a difference in Cherbourg

Health 'These patients are in pain and we are helping them out by removing the source of pain through a filling or extraction'.

You could star in Leah Purcell's next movie

Movies One of Murgon's most famous faces, award-winning actress, Leah Purcell, has put a call out for an aboriginal boy to star in her next movie.

Former Kingaroy cricketer goes back to grassroots

Cricket The first round of the joint initiative will focus on regional and rural clubs.

Woman's courageous brain tumour journey

Your Story Kingaroy resident Andrea Lanham hasn't let a brain tumour get in her way from living a great life, despite many setbacks.

'As low as 2%': Project to improve online course success

News There is finally some good news for the thousands of people who have dropped out of an online course.

One Nation's Maranoa candidate announced

Politics As a farmer and small business owner, Rosemary Moulden understands the issues facing rural communities.

RSPCA’s $29 adoption sale is on this weekend

20th Feb 2019 2:53 PM

Border Force boss girlfriend pleads guilty

20th Feb 2019 2:23 PM

Mum cops ‘disgusting’ and ‘stupid’ abuse

20th Feb 2019 2:22 PM

Truth about Ines and Sam’s ‘fake’ affair

20th Feb 2019 1:55 PM

Around the Region

Police release details about escaped Murgon prisoner

Crime Queensland Police have confirmed an offender has escaped from Murgon court house.

Fire that consumed horse truck brought under control

Breaking Initial reports suggest eight horses are inside the float

BUSHFIRE: Fireys to work throughout the day to contain fire

Breaking QFES urges residents to remain up to date on the fire situation

School writes to parents warning of suspect vehicle

News Police appeal for information on faded red sedan near state school

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Blackbutt carnival attracts players from across region

Golf On Sunday, 57 golfers from Murgon, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kumbia, Goomeri, Crows Nest, Goombungee and Biloela played across four grades.

Competition heats up at the crease before finals

Cricket Teams give it their all as the end of the season approaches.

Crusaders confident ahead of cricket finals

Cricket A win this weekend will earn Murgon a spot in the grand final.

'Finally': Wondai Wolves score win

Rugby League Wondai Wolves have scored their first win for 2019.

Grinning for gold: Nanango Races' unexpected win

Sport Montanna Savva and Adayondek took the lead for Nanango's third race.

National Sport

Ben Cousins fined for possessing meth

20th Feb 2019 2:04 PM

Attacks on All Blacks great Julian Savea keep coming

Sharks to learn fate soon over salary cap scandal

Winning golfer blasted as a "disgrace" for slow play

Disturbing drugs bombshell rocked AFL coach

Queensland News

Restaurant bans kids from using iPads

Parenting A SYDNEY restaurant owner has banned devices and colouring books from his tables, but he seems to be forgetting why parents come to restaurants.

20th Feb 2019 1:45 PM

Woman taken to hospital after three vehicle highway crash

Breaking A woman was transported to hospital after being freed from her car

Cyclone's sudden lurch towards major cities

Weather Potentially ‘destructive’ Cyclone Oma could hit south Queensland coast this...

Patient airlifted after colliding with a cow on a quad bike

News RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service attend quad bike roll over

Warnings over 244km/h winds in ‘destructive’ cyclone

News BoM predicts up to 244km/h winds from destructive cyclone.

'Housing tax': Phrase you will be hearing as election looms

News RENT looms as key election issue as government attacks tax plans

BUSHFIRES: Why the sun and moon go red

Weather We ask a meteorologist why this happens in bushfires

Business News

Hidden way your drug use is tracked

Money Australians are using tonnes of meth, cocaine, MDMA and heroin, costing them billions and the government has a sneaky way of finding out.

Disgraced bank boss’s $1m payday

Business NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn to score huge exit payment

Powerball jackpots to $30 million

Money It’s not $100 million, but it’ll do.

Traffic jams: why you’re the problem

Motoring Commuting in cars could be consigned to history.

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NASA lands in Brisbane for museum's largest ever exhibition

Iggy pops for Bluesfest 2019

Who's just been announced on the Bluesfest lineup for 2019?

Be berry excited for tomorrow's strawberry festival

Ringsfield House to screen Australian WWII drama

Lifestyle

The car you can drive without a licence

Motoring French brand has designed the ultimate city car that reduces pollution and lowers demand for carparking spaces, but there’s a catch.

20th Feb 2019 1:36 PM

Praise for hostie’s incredible act

Travel Flying can be a difficult experience for any family, especially a stressed-out mum travelling with three children.

Spray tanner’s insane price policy

Fashion & Beauty A tanning technician’s bizarre pricing policy has been slammed — after it was shared by a shocked customer online.

‘Like a cat’: Incredible whale encounter

Pets & Animals A research scientist has captured incredible footage of killer whales roaming at the edges of Antarctica’s sea ice with one getting as close as possible.

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Entertainment

MAFS star flashes engagement ring

TV They’re the golden couple of TV — and by the looks of this Instagram post, MAFS stars Cam and Jules might be making it official.

Lady Gaga splits with fiance

Celebrity Singer has confirmed what fans have suspected for weeks.

Dolly finally addresses gay rumours

Celebrity Music icon Dolly Parton addresses rumours about her sexuality.

MAFS blow-up: ‘I could smell a rat’

TV Jules spills on wild MAFS girls’ night drama

Peak Bogan: MAFS wife's ugly fight with cheater

TV MAFS’s missing wife Lizzie has burst back onto the show.

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Real Estate

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Crucial group could help ScoMo win

Business A group decades in the making may swing this election

Trend driving interstate property market

Property People are looking outside their states to snag a bargain

The dangers of renting a home

Property There’s some important things to watch out for

14 properties to buy first home

Property Former McDonald’s worker Eddie Dilleen buys his first home

‘Great Gatsby Mansion’ listed for $11m

Property Brisbane’s ‘Great Gatsby Mansion’ listed for $11m