Friday, April 8, 2016

The most commonly recovered item from Toowoomba toilets (rubber ... and other top stories.

  • The most commonly recovered item from Toowoomba toilets (rubber ...

    The most commonly recovered item from Toowoomba toilets (rubber ...
    The most commonly recovered item from Toowoomba toilets (rubber duckies) 08 April 2016 , 8:45 AM by Spencer Howson Left: Alan Miller. Image by Belinda Sanders/ABC Southern Queensland. Last month, you may have heard about how one of the most common items choking up Sydney's pipes is the wet wipe, the moist towelette. In Queensland, however, it's a different story. Alan Miller has been in the plumbing game for 33 years, and during that time has recovered a $4,000 ear rin..
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  • Season launch with 9s for AFLDD at Queen's Park in Toowoomba

    Season launch with 9s for AFLDD at Queen's Park in Toowoomba
    AUSSIE RULES: AFL9s will be the flavour of the day at Queen’s Park, Godsall Street, Toowoomba, tomorrow. Kicking off at 10am and finishing at 2pm, a round-robin 9s competition will be held.This is a different way to announce the AFLDD season will commence on April 16. Lunch will be provided to all who attend what is effectively the season launch. Redbacks president Karen Clarke, said that AFLDD was attempting to reduce the official side of the day.“They are trying to get everybody involved and ..
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  • Rural clinical school growing rural workforce

    Rural clinical school growing rural workforce
    YOUR STORY: Dr David Morrissey has recently returned to town as an ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon. He grew up in Toowoomba and studied the two final years of his medical degree at the University of Queensland Rural Clinical School (UQRCS)l. "Ultimately, Toowoomba is a great spot to be a medical student," Dr Morrissey said. "The medical community are very welcoming and keen to teach and I was provided with a very good clinical experience as a student." "Your time as a student is..
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  • Bandidos boss fined for not paying duty on motorcycles

    Bandidos boss fined for not paying duty on motorcycles
    THE National president of the Bandidos motorcycle club has pleaded guilty to giving false information to Queensland Transport when acquiring two Harley Davidson motorcycles. Jason Murray Addison, 51, was not in Maroochydore Magistrates Court for Friday morning's sentence, instead represented by barrister Mark McCarthy. Police prosecutor Senior Sergeant David Bradley said a motorcycle had been voluntarily surrendered to the club in 2013. The ownership was transferred from the man to A..
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  • YOUR SAY: Coast stands strong against fat shaming comments

    YOUR SAY: Coast stands strong against fat shaming comments
    “RUN, fatty, run.”Those were the words hurled from the window of a car that passed Rebecca Ruse as she ran between jobs.It happened to the Toowoomba woman who has been working out in her home town of Toowoomba, but it turns out this kind of nastiness is more common than anyone would like to think. Jessica Fuller said she was regularly on the receiving end of this kind of abuse.“I used to get it all the time,” she said. “But their thought is probably for a few seconds and that’s all the time the..
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  • Finalists' showcase kicks off at gala

    Finalists' showcase kicks off at gala
    BATS Theatre Company Inc is showcasing the fruits of a national playwriting competition with the works of two local and one Brisbane playwright taking centre stage. The romantic comedy Love In A Food Court is written by Hugh O'Brien from Toowong in Brisbane. This is Hugh's 15th produced play. He has won numerous awards for his comedies which have been produced in all states of Australia as well as in New Zealand and the UK.  Originally from Kingaroy, Hugh has worked as a farm labourer, radio an..
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  • Croftby man named as victim in crash at Peak Crossing

    Croftby man named as victim in crash at Peak Crossing
    LATEST: Police have confirmed the death of a 58-year-old Croftby man following this morning's three vehicle traffic crash near Peak Crossing. Preliminary information suggests a car travelling on Ipswich-Boonah Road, approximately 4.5 kilometres outside the Peak Crossing township, collided with two other vehicles travelling on the other side of the road around 7.30am. One man died as a result of the crash, with four women also transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital - three with se..
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  • All smiles for the long road ahead

    All smiles for the long road ahead
    YAMBA Shores Tavern owner Matt Muir might be all smiles, but he says there's a long, hard road ahead of his next challenge. He is undertaking a ride from Adelaide to Uluru in June as part of the "Smiling for Smiddy" challenge, which raises money for cancer research. The ride is named in honour of triathlete Adam Smiddy, who died from melanoma, and Mr Muir says he is aiming to raise $8000 for the cause. Last year, he raised $4000 for Careflight in a one-day ride between the Gold Coast..
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John's tour ride turns full cycle .No 'science for science sake': emails show CSIRO plans to cut climate research .
Brent Rice to battle Dan Beverly on May 13 in Toowoomba .Scientists probe whether humans killed off the 'hobbit' people 50000 years ago .

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