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Highway work gets started
WORK began this week on two major Bruce Highway projects - the next stage of the through-Gympie upgrade and the first stage of the Cooroy-to-Curra by-pass.
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Little karts, big biz for us
THERE'S not a lot of room at the inn right now as Gympie and surrounds enjoy the financial benefits of nationwide kart-mania.
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Mega-buck loss for Gympie
GYMPIE will lose millions of dollars a year as a direct result of moves to shift more than 100 government jobs to Maroochydore and Caboolture.
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Mary Valley's buffalo award
THE Mary Valley's newly-named Churchill Fellow, Margaret Thompson, expresses a kind of fatalism about the research-based fellowship she has just been awarded.
News
Beattie takes stand in Nuttall trial
FORMER Queensland premier Peter Beattie has taken the stand to give evidence via video-link from the US in the corruption trial of Gordon Nuttall.
- > Pilot dies in chopper crash
- > Blackout cuts power to 200,000
- > US marines in major Afghan offensive
- > Car cost drops, but set to spike: survey
- > Qld police to release taser report
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Entertainment
I want custody of Jackson kids: Rowe
THE ex-wife of Michael Jackson has said in an interview she plans to fight for custody of the two children she had with the tragic pop icon.
- > Village wants Jackson re-naming
- > Kevin Jonas and girlfriend engaged
- > Jackson's will filed in court
- > Heart of Gold won't skip a beat
- > U2 launch world tour
Money
Delta Air launches Australian route
THE battle for air passengers on the busy Australia-US route has grown hotter with US airline giant Delta launching its inaugural Los Angeles to Sydney flight.
Sport
Boxer fights on after draw
EMERGING Gympie amateur boxer James Taylor has only been in the sport for a mere three months, but already he has weathered his fair share of controversy.
- > Touch season ends on high
- > Junior tennis players have a ball
- > Trampoline champs
- > Karters countdown to championships
- > Heroic win for Cats
Lifestyle
Vego diet weakens bones: research
PEOPLE who live on vegetarian diets have slightly weaker bones than their meat-eating counterparts, Australian researchers said on Thursday.
- > Family dinners often end in tears: study
- > YouTube doubles video size to 2GB
- > 'Wii-habilitation' keeps you active
- > ABC flicks switch to digital radio
- > Sharing the great Aussie dream
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