'Bullying' tactics in by-election
Ex-mayor, LNP in by-election cliffhanger
THE LNP is anticipating a tough battle in Toowoomba South against independent Di Thorley, with the party’s local candidate conceding it could end up being a close race.The contest has so far been the state by-election that the rest of Queensland seemingly forgot — but memories will be quickly jogged as Saturday’s poll draws closer and voters put the drawn-out federal election behind them.With Labor not fielding a candidate, many within the LNP believe former Toowoomba mayor Di Thorley represents..>> view originalAttempted armed robbery, Toowoomba
A man has been charged following an attempted armed robbery at Toowoomba earlier today. Police will allege at 11.35am the man entered the front yard of a residential address on Schloss Street and demanded the occupant who was standing near his vehicle to hand it over. It will be further alleged the man then produced a knife. The occupant declined and the man walked away from the address. The occupant did not suffer any physical injury. It will then be alleged the man walked in front of a vehicl..>> view originalQueensland traffic: Several patients in Oakey truck crash
Emergency services were at the scene of a serious crash near Oakey late on Thursday.The accident, involving a truck and two cars, happened about 4pm on the Warrego Highway. The scene of a serious crash near Oakey involving a truck and two cars. Photo: Natalia Gradwell/Seven News A spokesman for Queensland Ambulance said paramedics were assessing four patients.Three were in a serious condition, with one of those people being prepared to be transported to Toowoomba Base Hospital by road.Re..>> view originalWallabies prop Greg Holmes to farewell Queensland as Reds ...
Wallabies prop Greg Holmes to farewell Queensland as Reds' Super Rugby record holder Posted July 14, 2016 15:08:00 Greg Holmes was just four matches into his maiden season with the Queensland Reds when the rookie prop asked himself if he really wanted to play Super Rugby.The seed of doubt followed what he described as a "fair touch up" handed out by a star-studded Highlanders front row - containing the likes of All Blacks bookend Carl Hayman - when the Reds' forward p..>> view originalRio Watch - Queensland Contenders
With the Rio Olympic Games Rugby Sevens team announcements fast approaching, we take a closer look at some of the Queensland Women in the Australian squad. Charlotte Caslick Charlotte Caslick made her debut for the Australian Womens Sevens team in 2013 at Amsterdam, Netherlands. Since then she has gone on to be named in the World Rugby's 2014-15 and 2015-16 Dream Teams and also nominated for 2015 World Sevens Player of the Year. Coming from a touch football background Caslick is vying for h..>> view originalGovernment map shows M1 work should have 80:20 funding
A federal government-supplied map of the south-east's motorway network shows why Queenslanders say Canberra is short-changing the state hundreds of millions of dollars over the M1 upgrade.The map from the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development shows Brisbane's Urban National Land Transport Network, featuring the national highways around Brisbane. A federal government map showing the section of the Pacific Motorway - marked in green - south of Mt Gravatt as part of the non-ur..>> view originalINQUEST: Nurse shocked to find patient on flat mattress
BLUE Care nurse Joanne Martin was shocked to find quadriplegic mother-of-two Leah Floyd's specialised air mattress had completely deflated when she visited her bedside less than a fortnight before her death. Ms Martin was among those who gave evidence in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday during the third day of a coroner's inquest into Mrs Floyd's October 2013 death. Mrs Floyd had been using an electronically-regulated air mattress to help manage a pressure sore on her lower b..>> view originalScience Week – Drones, Droids and Robots
Christian Outreach College in Toowoomba, Queensland, is taking inspiration from Rio 2016 by staging a STEAM Olympics. Lunchtime competitions will include ...>> view originalDomestic dairy market must be bolstered
THE need for sustainable dairy prices is clear, Member for Mt Isa Rob Katter said today. With the latest announcement of a milk solids export venture in Toowoomba, Mr Katter said he hoped this would lead to a growth in Queensland producers, instead of a drain on the domestic market. “The Queensland domestic market is already 180 million litres short per year, without boosting the price for domestic suppliers there is little incentive for many to supply locally,” he said. “Instead I can see m..>> view original
Friday, July 15, 2016
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