Toowoomba naval unit among nation's best and other top stories.

• Toowoomba naval unit among nation's best

  TS TOOWOOMBA Australian Navy Cadets is in the top three naval units in the country.TS Toowoomba is a youth development organisation for young people aged between 12 and 19.The group undertook national assessment yesterday to determine if they have what it takes to be number one in Australia. They paraded at Rowena Park and had the honour of waving the ANC Colour (flag).The unit is up against other naval units in Tasmania and Mackay.In 2008 TS Toowoomba was named the best, and Lieutenant Penny G..

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• Joe Ramia announces he is back in running for council

  

  AFTER a four year break Joe Ramia has announced he is running for Toowoomba Regional Council again.  He was a councillor for 19 years before running for mayor in 2012. Mr Ramia said the issues he was passionate about were traffic and parking in the CBD. "I've lived here all my life and seen the city grow and grow," he said. "Council needs to sit down and focus on a master plan for traffic in the city or in twenty years it will choke itself in its own traffic. "When I was on cou..

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• Lady Cilento Children's Hospital stands firm on baby Asha

  

  Supporters of the hospital's decision not to release a baby girl back to detention gathered outside on Saturday. Photo: Lisa Yallamas A chant of "let them stay" drowned out federal Labor Member for Griffith Terri Butler at a rally against the return of baby Asha to Nauru.Young families, patients in wheelchairs, the head of the Queensland Nurses Union Beth Mol and popular children's book author author Isobelle Carmody were among the 200-strong crowd objecting..

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• Two Shoes shows rivals clean pair of heels

  Mark Oberhardt Brisbane Saturday 13 February 2016, 3:11pm A short break in the paddock has been the catalyst for Toowoomba filly Two Shoes to land a decent cheque for her owner at Doomben.Backed into $4.20 favourite, Two Shoes maintained her unbeaten record when she beat Red Handle ($4.60) by 2-3/4 lengths in the Suez Handicap.She picked up $78,000 in prize money and two different bonus payments.Two Shoes was having her first run since winning at Toowoomba on November 7."After the Toowoomba..

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• Santa steers $1525 at Beaudesert

  

  SANTA steers from Tin Horse, Rathdowney, sold for a top of $1525 at Bartholomew and Co’s 11th annual All Red Show and Sale in Beaudesert today. The two years olds were earlier judged the top pen of steers suitable for future export. Auctioneer Garth Weatherall from Bartholomew and Co said the 507 head yarding included a top line-up of heavier feeder steers. The show was judged by Glen Perrett, Bowenfels Pastoralists, Goomeri.“The yarding sold to a very competitive panel of both grass and grain f..

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• Brisbane hospital staff refuse to discharge refugee baby

  More than 100 supporters of refugee rights rallied at Brisbane’s Lady Cilento Hospital on 13 February in support of medical staff who are refusing to discharge a 12-month-old refugee (known as Asha). The baby has received treatment for severe burns sustained while imprisoned at the Australian-run Nauru detention camp. Doctors and nurses made the announcement on Friday 12 February. Since then, activists have held a vigil to show support for and solidarity with their actions. Saturday’s demonstrat..

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• Reshuffle brings fresh blood to the frontbench

  

  Reshuffle brings fresh blood to the frontbench Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells will take on the role of Minister for International Development and the Pacific. Photo: Andrew Meares.Nationals new leadership team: Minister for Rural Health Fiona Nash and Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces his new cabinet. Photo: James Brickwood Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/ca..

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• Tiernan Runs Fastest Time in the Nation in 3000 Meters at FastTrack ...

  

  Tiernan Runs Fastest Time in the Nation in 3000 Meters at FastTrack National Invite Villanova senior lowers personal best by nine seconds, approached school record in sensational race Feb. 12, 2016 Complete Villanova Results (PDF)STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.--Senior distance runner Patrick Tiernan (Toowoomba, Australia) posted the fastest time in the nation this season in the 3000 meters and headlined three performances by Villanova that stand out on the national scene during competition at the FastTr..

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Tour of Toowoomba on hold for 2016 .	Jobs remain at top priority in Toowoomba .
$8.1 million upgrade for Toowoomba Hospital .	Snake eaten alive by snake near Toowoomba .