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The Mary River Turtle will be studied by Mariana Campbell, a PhD student from the University of Queensland.

Australian Geographic to help save Mary River turtle

TIARO Landcare will celebrate World Turtle Day with the news Australian Geographic Society has dedicated itself to helping to save the Mary River turtle.

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11:00 AM May 23rd

Drugs, cash and guns seized in bikie gang drug raids

UPDATE: POLICE seized cash, amphetamines, cannabis, steroids and weapons from 30 properties searched in co-ordinated raids early yesterday.

Man fined $800 after car was smashed by train

A MARYBOROUGH man whose car was smashed by a freight train after he stopped to relieve himself on the side of the Bruce Hwy has been fined $800.

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Jo-Ann Miller may end up on "Tarago's roof racks"

PARLIAMENT Question Time got personal on Wednesday when Treasurer Tim Nicholls suggested MP Jo-Ann Miller could end up on the "roof racks" of Labor's "Tarago".

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Gympie Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony

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Anzac Day in Gympie 2013

The Gympie region pays tribute to the Anzacs.

Freight train smashes into car

A Holden Commodore was wiped out by a freight...

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VALUE ADD: The timber information day will provide valuable knowledge to landholders.

Landholders get the hard word on hardwood

FRASER Coast landholders have the opportunity to learn important forest management skills on Friday.

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12:30 PM May 23rd
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SOILS are an incredibly complex interwoven system of nutrients and micro organisms.

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12:00 PM May 23rd

Taking care of the engine room that drives growth

A NEW study has revealed the average Gympie region woman spends the equivalent of 60 football matches a year on her hair.

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11:23 AM May 23rd

Unhealthy hair can’t cut it for sex attraction

UP to one in five people in any Australian community are in trouble with gambling – theirs or someone else’s - according to research by Relationships Australia.

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11:23 AM May 23rd

Trouble with gambling is an odds-on risk

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Baby's life saved with groundbreaking 3D printed device

Bioresorbable splint used for first time ever at...

Xbox One gaming console unveiled

Official Microsoft Xbox One video.

F-111 finds new home at Queensland Air Museum

The RAAF has gifted a F-111 to the Queensland Air...

Illegal firearms campaign from Crime Stoppers

A campaign targeting illegal firearms has...

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Ingrid Loyau-Kennett confronts one of the alleged attackers.

Brave witness tells of confrontation with soldier's attackers

A PASSER-BY has given a shocking first hand account of her encounter with the two men who allegedly murdered a soldier in Woolwich on Wednesday.

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12:00 PM May 23rd
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<strong>UPDATE 12PM:</strong> Sunshine Coast MP Peter Slipper fronted the Canberra Magistrates Court on Thursday pleading not guilty to three charges.

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12:00 PM May 23rd

Peter Slipper pleads not guilty to dishonesty charges

A NEW ZEALAND woman has been charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life to her elderly mother.

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11:48 AM May 23rd

Woman found fused to furniture after three years on couch

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11:03 AM May 23rd

Ford to close Broadmeadows production line and Geelong plant

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Official cash rate record low

THE Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision this month to cut the official rate to 2.75% takes the cash rate to a record low since reporting began in the 1990s.

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12:00 PM May 24th

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THERE'S another not-so-little bundle of joy on the way at Australia Zoo.

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11:46 AM May 23rd

Australia Zoo celebrates more baby news

TY Duncan is intent on following in the footsteps of fellow Coast competitors Kyle Noke and Ryan Dunstan, who have featured in the Ultimate Fighter TV series.

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Teenage MMA sensation could be anything: coach

CAN China teach the Sunshine Coast how to build more liveable and sustainable developments?

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Chinese invest in Coast development

Founders of the Sunshine State Classic Country Music Association Baz and Joy Short are all set for Maryborough's Classic Country Music Stampede.

Classic Country Music Stampede to celebrate sixth year

MARYBOROUGH’S Classic Country Music Stampede will return for its sixth year and it promises to be bigger and better than ever.

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11:49 AM May 23rd

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WOOD-fired pizza, homemade pavlova and delicious coffee will be on the menu when Gatakers by Night returns to Maryborough on Saturday, May 25.

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11:04 AM May 23rd

A feast for tastebuds and the senses at Gatakers by Night

THE man best known as Mao's Last Dancer will be the guest of honour at a civic reception hosted by the council on Friday.

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11:00 AM May 23rd

Mao's Last Dancer to visit Maryborough with Qld Ballet

THE Fraser Coast Community Nursery will open its doors to the public on June 6, from 9.30am to 1pm to help celebrate World Environment Day.

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11:00 AM May 23rd

Native plants will be on sale at community nursery open day

Australian music icon Daryl Braithwaite.

40 years on Braithwaite now an Australian icon

WHEN a fresh-faced Daryl Braithwaite was fronting the band Sherbet, he'd have been the last person to imagine he'd be going just as strong four decades later.

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HE'S Ipswich's First Dog and he's lucky to be alive.

Pets & Animals

A very lucky escape for Sammy Pisasale

IPSWICH will have four new schools built over five years, as the Queensland Government responds to increased population growth across the region.

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New schools for Ipswich

A MAN who claimed flood benefits he wasn’t entitled to and drove disqualified will be behind bars for three months.

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Time behind bars for flood fraud and driving disqualified

Patrick O'Sullivan is fighting for his life in a Brisbane hospital after falling from a ride at a school fete.

Thousands rally behind little battler Paddy's recovery

HUNDREDS of thousands of people around the world have thrown their support behind little Patrick O’Sullivan and his family.

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12:12 PM May 23rd

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DETECTIVES have this morning raided 18 properties in Warwick as well as properties in Toowoomba, Ipswich and Gatton as part of a major drug operation.

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11:44 AM May 23rd

Police raid homes in second major drug operation

THE Port of Brisbane has indicated it wants to invest in the $4.7 billion inland rail project, particularly the stretch of line from Toowoomba to Brisbane.

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11:06 AM May 23rd

Port of Brisbane could invest in $4.7b inland rail project

EASTERNWELL has secured a new $30 million contract with Santos for the supply of heavy workover services in the Cooper Basin.

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