Truckstop opening a new milestone for enterprise hub
THE Toowoomba Enterprise Hub has notched another milestone with the opening of the BP service centre, set to be a major stop point in south-east Queensland's future transport grid. Once connected with the Second Range Crossing, BP's Toowoomba Westbound Service Truck Stop will be a major point for the haulage companies travelling between the Port of Brisbane, the southern Darling Downs and western Queensland. The service centre, a partnership between BP and developer FKG Group, is within..>> view originalBusiness braces for 10 weeks of hell
Voters unsure on ABCC as election trigger2:08A poll taken for Sky News shows 44 per cent of voters are unsure whether the ABCC should be re-established. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Picture: Mick Tsikas/AAPBUSINESS leaders are bracing for the impact of Australia’s second-longest election campaign in history after Malcolm Turnbull was handed his double dissolution trigger this week.The Prime Minister has confirmed Australians will go to the polls on July 2 after the Senate voted down a bill ..>> view originalMP gets stuck into Glenn Butcher for winning horse
GLENN Butcher's one percent share in Toowoomba Cup-winning horse Honey Toast has raised questions of hypocrisy and double standards with his position of chair of the Racing Integrity committee. Yesterday in parliament, member for Currumbin Jan Stuckey raised questions about the appointment of the Gladstone MP as the chair of the committee as he was involved in a thoroughbred syndicate. "I congratulate him on Honey Toast's win at Toowoomba last weekend," she said. "However, the appoin..>> view originalQueensland Parliament live: Question Time April 21, 2016
Parliament won't sit again until next month - when there are two sittings scheduled. And a trip to the Gold Coast for community cabinet. You can bet Borobi will play some role. Until then, thank you again for joining us, and for your Dixer requests and a big thank you to Danielle Cronin for her production wrangling. Have a wonderful couple of weeks, keep those song suggestions coming and get ready for all of the campaigning - winter, and the federal election, is coming. Vote 1 Photo: Supp..>> view originalDoes a copper have the right to remain silent?
A TOOWOOMBA police officer is wrapped up in a landmark court case after he refused to answer questions in an interview because it could have incriminated him. And now Queensland's highest court has to determine whether or not police officers should be allowed to claim privilege when they are interviewed for an alleged criminal offence or misconduct. Toowoomba's Sergeant Kerry Nugent is locked in a legal battle with the police commissioner after he claimed privilege against self-incrimin..>> view originalHOW IT HAPPENED: Teen killed in Work for Dole accident
Tara Miko Reporter Tara started with APN in 2010 after graduating with a journalism and politics degree from Griffith University in Brisbane. After two-and-a-half years working on APN papers in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, she joined the team at The Chronicle in February 2013. In September that year she took over the reins of the Rural Weekly. AS a family grieves the tragic workplace death of Meringandan teenager Josh Park-Fing, a petition is gainin..>> view originalMan arrested over bomb scare to stay in custody
A MAN arrested over a bomb scare at Peregian Beach on Wednesday will remain in custody. David John Ogden, 26, was not brought up from the watch house for the initial part of his court mention this morning. His defence solicitor Belinda Robinson said her client wanted to plead guilty to his charges from Wednesday, which included threatening violence at night, but Magistrate Rod Madsen said that particular charge couldn't be dealt with in magistrates court. He said it needed to be deal..>> view originalHopfgarten set to resume at Sunshine Coast
Robert Heathcote is in Hong Kong preparing Buffering for the Chairman's Sprint Prize, but the leading trainer is keeping a close watch on his Brisbane stable.Multiple stakes winner Hopfgarten is among Heathcote's runners at the Sunshine Coast feature meeting on Saturday.The gelding will be restricted to races up to 1600m this winter after failing to establish himself as a middle-distance horse.He begins his campaign in the Listed Ascot Handicap (1200m)."They will probably be a bit slick for him ..>> view originalMan jailed for violent assault against former partner
A MAN who is no stranger to the inside of a court room has been jailed for his latest brush with the law. Richard John Ah Cong, 34, pleaded guilty in Ipswich District Court to two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and wilful damage following an incident involving his former partner. The offences occurred on October 8, 2014 at her home in Riverview. Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Kelso told the court Ah Chong went to the address, was asked to leave before returning two hours later..>> view originalBudget 2016: Turnbull's growth plans could cost us in long run
Thursday, April 21, 2016
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