Toowoomba stands against homelessness
Corey Wolski has set himself a challenge to row a 42 kilometer marathon on a stationary rowing machine to raise awareness for Base Services, a not-for-profit organisation that works with homeless individuals and families in Toowoomba. The 22-year-old gym coordinator from Toowoomba wants to complete the marathon on June 27 in under three hours, which would make him one of only 10 people in Australia to do so. Residents are going to great lengths to give a voice to the homeless population of Too..>> view originalOakey Beef Exports on track to switch from road to rail freight
Oakey Beef Exports on track to switch from road to rail freight Posted June 20, 2016 16:05:21 A southern Queensland meat processor says it is on track to make the switch from road to rail freight.Oakey Beef Exports slaughters about 6,000 head of cattle a week drawn, from across the western parts of Queensland and as far south as South Australia. The meat processor, owned by a Japan-based company, is working with the Queensland government to upgrade rail sidings to con..>> view originalNews Corp buys APN News & Media's regional business
News Corp has agreed to buy APN News & Media's Australian regional media business, sources told Street Talk on Monday night. It's understood the deal is worth about $36 million. APN's regional business unit was mostly made up of Queensland regional titles, including Mackay's Daily Mercury (Mackay), Rockhampton's The Morning Bulletin and The Chronicle in Toowoomba.As Street Talk exclusively revealed in May, News went to the Credit Suisse-run auction up against Singapore-based investment group Fe..>> view originalMum crashed ute with 12yo daughter in the back: Court
A TOOWOOMBA woman has been fined $1500 for driving an old farm utility on a property with two children in the tray, one of whom was seriously injured when the ute crashed. The 38-year-old woman, who is not named to protect the identity of her 12-year-old daughter, told the two children she would take them for a drive around the Lockyer Valley property and told them to get in the back. However, when a dog and horse approached the utility as she drove, the woman panicked and lost control ..>> view originalWill New South Wales ever learn?
RUGBY LEAGUE: New South Wales stuffed it up in game one and they’ll probably stuff it up again in game two, if you ask former Queensland Origin winger Adam Mogg.The former Sunshine Coast Falcons and current Redcliffe Dolphins coach can’t believe the Blues haven’t learned from its mistakes from the past 9 out of 10 years.“The first game suited Queensland down to the ground,” he said. “After 10 years you’d think they’d learn their lesson and not get into a grind. With Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk ..>> view originalCorey To Call It Quits
Corey Parker of Brisbane Broncos Photo: Getty Images In breaking news, Broncos veteran Corey Parker has announced his retirement and will finish at the end of the season. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE: Hear all the NRL and Origin action live on Triple M. The 34-year-old will play his last Origin game in front of a home crowd this Wednesday night when the Maroons face the Blues. The NRL veteran made the official announcement on the Broncos website (which you can read in full below), closing t..>> view originalState Govt releases Eight Mile overpass business case
EXCLUSIVE: Warwick is another step closer to an upgrade of the Eight Mile intersection, with the State Government announcing the completion of a business case for an overpass. It's been 12 months since the Palaszczuk government announced it was putting together the business case for the upgrade. Minister for Main Roads and Road Safety Mark Bailey said the completed business case would be used for a funding submission to the Federal Government. Mr Bailey said a planning project for the..>> view originalEx-Anglican priest jailed for 3 months
A former Queensland Anglican priest previously jailed for molesting three altar boys will spend more time behind bars after pleading guilty to abusing a fourth child more than 40 years ago. Barry John Greaves was on Monday jailed for three months after pleading guilty in the Brisbane District Court to indecently dealing with a child under 14 years. He had been sentenced to three years' imprisonment in 2009 for sexually abusing three other boys while working as an Anglican rector for the Boonah ..>> view originalToday at 8:40 PM World Rugby U20 Championship
Coming off the bench for Queensland during the Super U20s Championship, Toowoomba product Liam Jurd has now forced his way into the starting line-up of the Australia U20s side. Likened by some to Adam Ashley-Cooper, the next generation's ‘Mr Fix It’, Jurd has the capability to cover a number of positions in the backline but has staked his claim at outside centre. After coming off the bench in the opening two games, Jurd made his starting debut at the tournament in Australia’s final poo..>> view originalMan led from siege in handcuffs
UPDATE 4.53PM: THE siege at Karalee which has lasted for close to two hours has ended. The man at the center of the siege was led from the house in handcuff by police. EARLIER 4.30pm: A SECOND police SERT crew has arrived on the scene of the developing Karalee siege. Police blocked off several streets in Karalee after declaring an emergent situation was declared an hour ago. Heavily armed tactical squad officers are currently outside the semi rural address in Elanora Way. Police ..>> view original
Monday, June 20, 2016
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