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Transvaal Diamond Syndicate will play Billy's next Friday night.

Transvaal Diamond Syndicate set to rock Billy's Hotel

BRISBANE'S Blues Rock exponents Transvaal Diamond Syndicate will be rocking the dance floor at Billy's Hotel next Friday night.

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School community bids beloved teacher Barbara farewell

WOLVI State Primary School teacher aide Barbara Hawkins signed off on a 35-year career on Thursday with mixed emotions.

Boreen Point comes alive for Floating Land festival

BOREEN Point and satellite locations across the region will come alive from next Friday to celebrate the Sunshine Coast Council's Floating Land 2013.

Fun and games for chess team out to claim victory

VICTORY College is the new addition to the Wide Bay Interschool Chess Competition vying for the title of regional champions.

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Swiftwater training in the Mary

Swiftwater operation training on the Mary River.

Widgee's Biggest Morning Tea

Morning Tea attracted over 100 people through the...

Gympie Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony

The Gympie Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony...

Anzac Day in Gympie 2013

The Gympie region pays tribute to the Anzacs.

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The scene of last year's fatality at Tinbeerwah.

Ipswich teen charged with manslaughter over Noosa crash

NOOSA detectives have arrested and charged an 18-year-old Ipswich man in relation to a fatal crash on Cooroy-Noosa Road at Tinbeerwah last year.

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SHOULD drivers have to resit written or practical tests every five or 10 years to renew their licences?

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Bob Baldwin believes abolishing the carbon tax will reduce the cost of travelling with Australian airlines.

Coalition plans carbon tax cut to decrease flight costs

ABOLISHING the carbon tax to reduce domestic flight costs would be the first step the Federal Shadow Tourism Minister would make if his government takes office.

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PLASTIC guns made using a 3D printer have the potential to kill, New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has warned.

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'Undetectable' printed 3D guns have real potential to kill

FORMER prime minister Bob Hawke has paid tribute to his late ex-wife Hazel, who died on Thursday after a long battle with dementia.

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More than a wife and mother: Bob pays tribute to Hazel

AUSTRALIA'S youngest MP Wyatt Roy has come out in support of same-sex marriage just days after former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced his change of heart.

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Wyatt Roy follows Kevin Rudd in backing gay marriage

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Hervey Bay Shopping Centre fly-through

Stockland video showing expanded Hervey Bay...

Wendy McCarthy on Hazel Hawke

Wendy McCarthy talks on ABC television about...

Police Minister Jack Dempsey speaks at Queensland's gun amnesty

Police Minister Jack Dempsey speaks at...

Peter Slipper outside Canberra Magistrates Court

Peter Slipper fronts the media outside court in...

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Cleantech Industries Sunshine Coast’s elected Management Committee 2013
From Left to Right: Jan Andrew (Design Gumbo), Paul Anderson (IMEMS Environmental), Adrian Just (Archicology Architects), Melissa Chaddock (Wasabi Marketing & Design), Jock Howard (SPS Energy), Kerri Bryan-Adams (CISC Secretariat), Ross Hepworth (CISC Business Development Manager), Brian Fawcett (Sunshine Coast Solar Centre).

Sunshine Coast, meet your newest clean tech warriors

CLEANTECH Industries Sunshine Coast has elected a new committee to help drive a sector that is enjoying 15% growth and attracts a $500 billion annual spend globally.

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RGD Constructions has set a bullish strategy to capitalise on its activities within the $2.03B hospital precinct to expand its construction arm throughout Australia.

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RGD Property Group eyes national expansion

ASHLEY Pring is in the midst of overhauling the systems in his business, skills learned at a recent workshop on getting prepped to tender for large jobs.

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Improving business systems is a good idea

LONG-STANDING Warana business Suncoast Bolts & Fasteners has revamped its business at exactly the right time with a $2b health precinct underway down the road.

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Kawana hospitals a boon for nearby business

A girl has been taken to hospital after an accident at the show.

Girl taken to hospital after lawn mower accident at show

A YOUNG girl who was watching the lawn mower racing at the Fraser Coast Show has been taken to hospital this afternoon.

<strong> UPDATE: </strong> TWO confused cows are believed to be safely back in their paddock after escaping and running onto the Bruce Highway this morning.

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Two confused cows rounded up by police

THE Golden Shores Lifestyle Resort in Hervey Bay hosted one of several cancer morning tea events across the Fraser Coast on Thursday.

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Decade of cancer fundraising at Golden Shores raises $90,000

HOW long does it take you to do your shopping? What if you had two minutes to grab as many items as possible?

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Two-minute grocery grab auctioned for a good cause

ESTEEMED GONG: Boonah artist Dany Weus has been gifted a prestigious Bronze Medal from the French Academic Society of Arts-Sciences-Letters, for his work Colours of Water #2 (inset), a recognition he never dreamed of.

Merci, Dany, for your tireless devotion to art

BOONAH painter Dany Weus has been handpicked for a gong presented to only the world’s most talented minds.

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A BURST water main around midnight on Thursday night cut supply to about 30 houses in Leichhardt.

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QUU repair burst water main overnight

IPSWICH Jets will play in pink on Saturday against the Redcliffe Dolphins and all for a great cause.

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Jets proud to 'go pink' for charity

BUILDING product giant James Hardie has announced an $89 million expansion in a big boost to jobs and the economy in Ipswich.

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Jobs for Ipswich with $89m expansion of Hardie plant

USQ Saints will look to players like winger Kemueli Senokonoko to convert more of their attacking chances today.

Saints and UQ chase key victory

USQ Saints and UQ Highfields will look to revive their Risdon Cup campaigns this weekend after last start shellackings at the hands of the Toowoomba Bears.

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DELEGATES from Toowoomba are preparing to present their thoughts on peace and harmony to ambassadors of Unesco in Paris.

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Toowoomba delegates to UNESCO to showcase city in Paris

A SECOND west-bound lane on the Toowoomba Range will be opened by Friday.

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Second range lane to open next week

TOOWOOMBA has lucked in – the heavy fog and cloud that has dominated over the past few days will clear for the weekend.

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Fog will make way for sunshine in days ahead

Offbeat News

If you want to get on board with the latest facial-hair fashion, you don’t need to spend hours on grooming

Forget pigtails, cat beards are all the rage, it seems

If you want to get on board with the latest facial-hair fashion, all you need is a cat.

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NASA is funding the development of a machine capable of cooking a Mars-gherita at the push of a button. In space, hit Ctrl+P for pizza.

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Hungry? Print a pepperoni pizza

A STRANGE light spotted on the western horizon of the Fraser Coast on Monday evening is most likely a planetary alignment, say Hervey Bay astronomy enthusiasts.

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No UFO but planets align, according to astronomy enthusiasts

A MAN who swore at police as they conducted an RBT came before Gladstone Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of public nuisance and obstructing police.

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Public nuisance yells at RBT police to 'do some work'

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