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• Network of concealed rooms and tunnels, pythons, cash and drugs ...

  Network of concealed rooms and tunnels, pythons, cash and drugs uncovered in raids Isabella Robinson - Yahoo7 News on July 9, 2016, 1:15 pm Video Dozens arrested during Queensland raids An underground network of concealed tunnels and rooms, seven native pythons being kept without licenses, drugs and weapons were allegedly uncovered following a police operation in Queensland.Dozens of people have been charged with alleged drug offences after 46 search warra..

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• The day Johnathan Thurston helped tiny Aurukun male it to big time

  

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• Greyhound racing 'more than a sport'

  

  TO BLOKES like Gary Moore, greyhound racing is more a lifestyle than a sport.Enjoying a family meal before taking Big Dippa out to contest race three at the Ipswich Greyhound Club last night, the Toowoomba pet food business owner said many Queenslanders didn’t really grasp the true nature of the sport.“It’s mainly a family sport – it wouldn’t survive without the people who are in it as a hobby,” Mr Moore said.media_cameraOwner Glen Carrington says greyhounds are the centre of a wider family. Pic..

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• Best of the Gold Coast: Top 10 buffets

  WE ASKED, you voted and now we can reveal the top 10 buffets on the Gold Coast!As part of our Best of the Gold Coast 2016 series, we went on the hunt for the best buffet. After taking your nominations we put it to the vote — and here’s what you decided ...media_cameraWE ASKED, you voted and now we can reveal the top 10 buffets on the Gold Coast!10. Frenzy Food Court, Southport SharksMusgrave & Olsen Avenues, Southport5532 1155southportsharks.com.auAt Southport Sharks buffet, Frenzy Food Court, t..

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• RUGBY LEAGUE: Junior star player to represent Australia

  

  RUGBY LEAGUE: Mackay Brothers player Tom Dearden could be anything in rugby league. The 15-year-old was chosen in the Australian Schoolboys Under-15 team after impressing at last week's Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Under-15 Championships. "I was really happy, it's all a bit surreal actually," Tom said. "I was pretty happy with my carnival and we played well as a team, which was good." Tom played for Queensland White at the carnival, winning three games and losing in t..

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• After 53 years Southern Downs business icon is selling up

  

  MORE than 50 years after entering the industry, Warwick salesman Jim Rickard is getting out of the used car business. Mr Rickard is selling the block of prime real estate on which his long-serving Warwick business, Rickard Motors, has called home for more than 20 years.Mr Rickard said there were more than a few reasons for him deciding to sell.“The economy has been bad for a few years now,” he said.“In 2014/15 we were selling 10–15 cars a month, this year there’s been a big downturn.“The public..

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• We have the nicest taxis in Qld: survey

  

  IT'S official - Mackay has the nicest taxis in the state but a new report also shows we have the worst "taxi company service" and safety levels in Queensland. Mackay was among 10 Queensland regions to take part in the latest Roy Morgan Taxi Mystery Shopping survey that is conducted every two years. The mystery shoppers took 79 trips around our area for the Department of Transport and Main Roads-commissioned survey. The shoppers ranked their taxi rides on a range of aspects including ..

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• Police Unearth a Network of Underground Drug Running Tunnels in ...

  

  An officer inspects a tunnel. Image viaRead: Pharma Bro Martin Shrkeli's Latest Venture Is Magic CardsThe police in Queensland, Australia, have arrested 59 people over alleged drug offenses, after unearthing a complex network of underground tunnels linking concealed rooms beneath the city of Toowoomba.Searching properties across the Darling Downs region, officers discovered 200 marijuana plants, a kilogram of cannabis, 20 grams of meth, several pythons being kept without licenses, illegal guns,..

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• Motorsport: Budding stars get in fast lane

  

  2016 Elite Motorsport Academy members Jacob Smith (17, left) and Alex Whitley (22) deal with the physical side of preparation for motor racing at the High Performance Sport New Zealand headquarters yesterday. Photo by Christine O'Connor. When the eight members of the Elite Motorsport Academy are told they could be the next Mitch Evans or Hayden Paddon, such a statement is not too far from the truth. Evans and Paddon are jus..

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• Polisi Australia Temukan Terowongan Rahasia 'Gudang' Narkoba

  

  Liputan6.com, Toowoomba- Kepolisian negara bagian Queensland di Australia berhasil menahan 59 orang yang terbukti melakukan 180 macam pelanggaran terkait narkoba. Penahanan tersebut merupakan bagian dari operasi kepolisian setempat yang dinamakan Oscar Glyph. Melansir Brisbane Times, Operasi Oscar Glyph bertujuan untuk menguak jalur distribusi peredaran serta penjualan narkoba di wilayah tersebut. Setelah sekian lama, analisa kepolisian Queensland membenarkan adanya sumber terbesar dari peredar..

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Wolves ladies battle hard in loss to Rovers .	Toowoomba Police looking for stolen equipment and tools .