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• Missing Toowoomba teen Emmadilla Peacock-Lewis found | Chronicle

  

  FOUND: Emmadilla Peacock-Lewis has been found in NSW.Contributed15-YEAR-OLDEmmadilla Peacock-Lewis has been found safe and well in New South Wales.She was located yesterday in Coffs Harbour and is now home with family in Toowoomba.The teen was reported missing from Toowoomba on September 28 and was last seen leaving an address on French St, East Toowoomba at 4pm.It was thought she may have travelled to Tasmania.She was located interstate yesterday.Police would like to thank the public and the me..

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• Police appeal for help in search for missing Toowoomba teenager - 9news

  

  Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of a teenage girl last seen in the Toowoomba suburb of Glenvale three days ago.She is described as Caucasian, large in build and about 160cm tall, with a distinctive hair style – dyed pink and shaved on the sides.The 15-year-old was last spotted at a shopping centre on the corner of James Street and Anzac Avenue, around 11.30am on Thursday.She was last seen wearing a white singlet paired with black tights.Anyone with information on her locat..

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• Police seize six kilograms of drugs from two properties

  

  TWO men have been charged with a string of drug offences after Toowoomba police searched two properties in the Darling Downs.Police searched properties in Toowoomba and Meringandan, allegedly seizing about six kilograms in total of cannabis, and finding hydroponic equipment.A 30-year-old Torrington man was arrested at a Bridge St residence at about 4.30pm yesterday and has been charged with a string of offences.Cannabis seized by Toowoomba police as part of Operation Bravo ResolvePhoto Contribut..

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• Talented dancers' success at national championships

  

  A GROUP of Toowoomba dancers have returned from the Australian Physie and Dance Association's Ladies National Finals with a number of successes.Toowoomba Physie and Dance teacher Tamara Stiller said seven out of the 14 women selected from Queensland to compete in the national titles held on Saturday, October 31 were from the Toowoomba studio."This year Toowoomba Physie ladies won the State Championship for their team competition and then went on to compete in the individual category," she said."..

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• Lack holds on to claim maiden Will Power 500

  

  PETER Lack had to battle more than just his competitors to take out the inaugural Will Power 500 at Hi-Tec Oils Speedway.Lack won the first Will Power 500, made after Toowoomba's IndyCar Champion, but the Ultimate Sprintcars Championship victory wasn't without drama.Drivers had to battle strong winds and those conditions, along with usual issues contributed to a high attrition rate in the final.Eleven of the 29 starters in the final did not finish and Lack was nearly another one of them.Lack had..

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• RACQ CareFlight Rescue called to quad bike accident

  

  The Toowoomba RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked to airlift the rider from Stanthorpe Hospital at 7.30am. RACQ CareFlight flew an injured quad ...

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• Cathay Pacific to make first cargo flight from Australia's food bowl

  

  A Cathay Pacific 747-800 freighter will make its first flight from regional Australia on Monday.Photo: BloombergHong Kong airline, Cathay Pacific, will make its first cargo flight to regional Australia on Monday to fly produce directly from the country's food bowl to China.The flight will take off from Wellcamp Airport, built near Toowoomba by the BRW Rich List members the Wagner family.Cathay Pacific's south-west Pacific general manager, Nelson Chin, said the company was "excited" about the tri..

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• Bellerts race off with two special series wins

  

  FAMILY success has been made even more special for the Bellerts.Tony Bellert and Kellie Kidd took out their respective classes in the Queensland Drag Racing Championships after the final round at Willowbank Raceway on Saturday.Tony went back-to-back in the Competition Eliminator Bracket while Kellie claimed the Modified Eliminator state title.Their father Phil also finished runner-up in the Modified Eliminator bracket at the final round, helping Kellie win the series along the way.Kellie, who wa..

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• Damaging storms ahead today and Monday on the Darling Downs

  

  THUNDERSTORMS and severe weather is being predicted across Toowoomba and the Darling Downs today, off the back of Friday and Saturday's above average heat.Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Nicholas Shera said residents would see a medium to high chance of showers, with the chance of severe thunderstorms bringing strong damaging winds.Pack your umbrellas for work on Monday, the wild weather is expected to continue."Today there is a chance of gusty thunderstorms for the whole of the Darling Down..

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• Smart Clifford Park win leads Scenic Road towards Brisbane

  

  CONSISTENT Toowoomba five-year-old Scenic Road wasted no time booking his ticket back to Brisbane after returning to racing with a polished Clifford Park victory on Saturday.Scenic Road ($4.40) took his record to six wins from 11 starts in the Dawn Osborne Florist Benchmark 75 Handicap (1100m) at his first outing since scoring at Doomben on August 15.The Exceedingly Good gelding trailed race leader and $2.50 race favourite Puff's Girl into the straight before forging to the lead on straightening..

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