Help Layla live life to the fullest and other top stories.

• Help Layla live life to the fullest

  

  ONE of Queensland’s bravest cancer sufferers has been told her condition is terminal. While battling ovarian cancer, which usually affects women over 60, Layla Hooper, 22, has compiled a list of dreams she desperately wants to fulfil with her family while she can.“We didn’t want to be at home all the time just having this (illness). We wanted something for Layla to look forward to, to keep her mind off being sick,” her mother Sallyann Hall, 43, said.White Shirt Day0:30In Australia one woman dies..

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• Geiger Group seeks reassurance after Ergon lay-offs

  

  TOOWOOMBA-BASED electrical group Geiger Group has laid off 45 people from across regional Queensland in response to changes in Ergon Energy contracting policy. Geiger Group was forced to make workers redundant in Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Yeppoon and Townsville on Thursday after losing contracting work from the energy provider. In parliament on Thursday, Toowoomba North MP Trevor Watts tabled emails between Geiger Group managing director Anton Griffiths  and the office of Energy Minister ..

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• Taylor is a modern day Ricky Stuart

  

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• 'This was meant to be'

  

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• Small earthquake shakes Kilcoy

  

  Residents of Kilcoy, northwest of Brisbane, have woken to a small earthquake.Geoscience Australia recorded the magnitude 2.7 quake just before 6am on Saturday and said it was felt strongly by a number of residents across Kilcoy and the Woodford area. Residents of Kilcoy, northwest of Brisbane, have woken to a small earthquake.  "It's not uncommon for us to have events of this scale on a regular basis," said Geoscience Australia senior Seismologist Jonathan Bathgate."We certainly haven't h..

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• Victorian property investors are staying close to home

  

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• Bundaberg product Nykodah Smith bound for Brazil

  

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• Walters: Taylor a future Maroons star

  

  ASH Taylor is firming as the man to guide Queensland’s next State of Origin dynasty.The rookie half has been a revelation for the Gold Coast Titans since being thrust into the spotlight when Kane Elgey succumbed to a knee injury in pre-season.Only 13 matches into his NRL career, Taylor’s performances are catching the attention of all the right people – including Maroons coach Kevin Walters.Walters had no hesitation when asked if he could see Taylor becoming an Origin star: “Yeah, I certainly can..

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• Veteran's battle for whistleblower recognition rages

  

  Veteran’s battle for whistleblower recognition rages Stuart Cumming Reporter Stuart studied journalism at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba. He worked briefly at Central Queensland News and Warwick Daily News. He has worked as a reporter at The Chronicle since July 2009. A MAN named a hero only 11 weeks ago by the Chief of Air Force now fears he will be made destitute by the government body charged with caring for veterans. Former Sunshi..

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