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• Skip the coffee, have a 'golden mylk'

  

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• Schneider Electric, FKG Group ink MOU on Toowoomba data centre ...

  Queensland-based property industry construction, engineering and support services company, FKG Group, has engaged Schneider Electric to provide expertise for the development of its new Tier 3, 10 megawatt regional data centre to be built in Toowoomba. To be completed around February 2017, and with tenants able to move in around April, the new data centre – to be known as Pulse Data Centre - will be the anchor of a new 29 hectare technology park development which is being built in Toowoomba by..

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• Toowoomba Police need help identifying this car

  

  At about 5.30pm on June 1 a white Ford Territory wagon (pictured below) has entered a service station on Ruthven Street, Toowoomba. The driver has filled the vehicle with fuel, walked around to the passenger side, opened a door and appeared to have a conversation with a passenger. Driver has closed the door and walked back to the driver’s side and driven away making no attempt to pay for the fuel, exiting on to Ruthven Street. The driver is described as 40-50 years old, thin build , 6 foot tal..

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• Chilling winds continue to blast Toowoomba

  ARCTIC winds continue to blast Toowoomba, with residents shivering through another freezing morning. The apparent temperature dropped below freezing at 3am today and since then it hasn't got much warmer. Currently it feels like 1.3 degrees outside with 43kmh gusty west to southwesterly winds. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Rick Threlfall said the cold could be attributed to the harsh wind gusts. "There area of low pressure of the coast of New South Wales, combing with the high p..

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• Cheap Queensland rentals in places you want to live

  

  It’s no secret Queensland’s rental market varies considerably from the southeast corner to the struggling regionals. Sure, you can fork out a measly $150 a week for a house in the middle of nowhere, but they are places not many tenants would realistically consider. And more often than not, work and lifestyle commitments mean you can’t stray too far from the city. Here are some of Queensland’s cheapest rentals in places you might actually consider living. 6/34 Taylor Street, Woolloongabba – $220..

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• Drone safety fears after chopper near miss

  

  Qld helicopter has near miss with droneConcerns about the dangers of drones have risen after one nearly caused a potentially disastrous collision with a rescue helicopter on the Gold Coast.The small device flew dangerously close to the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter over Burleigh Heads on Wednesday afternoon.It was the latest in a string of worrying drone incidents and has authorities urging operators to follow safety rules, which include flying under 120 metres.The drone was flying at the ..

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• Brisbane preview: Doomben

  

  A COMPREHENSIVE preview of every race for Saturday’s meet at Doomben with GregSpletter.RACE 1A very moderate field of juveniles to open proceedings here and ROYAL TITHE will find it much easier than recent assignments. Made some ground in the Lancaster Stakes at Eagle Farm two runs ago then struggle to run on in the Wintergarden on a day where there wasn’t a whole lot of swooping happening. Gets a soft run from the draw and although she hasn’t been missed at $2.20 she should just about win. BOLD..

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• Design master's work on display at Tweed gallery

  

  Douglas Annand, Thursday Island pub 1943, watercolour over pencil on wove paper mounted on cardboard, 27.4 x 37.3cm. Purchased 1944. Collection: Queensland Art Gallery. © Estate of Douglas Annand The life and work of one of Toowoomba’s foremost designers and artists, Douglas Annand (1903-1976), is being celebrated in an exhibition at the Tweed Regional Gallery from 15 July to 11 September. Titled A Creative Spirit – Douglas Annand Watercolours, the exhibition is the most extensive survey of wat..

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• Indigenous identity shines at city's biggest NAIDOC event

  

  PROUD members of Ipswich's Indigenous community gathered to celebrate culture, identity and history for NAIDOC Week. From toddlers to Elders, all ages played a part in the NAIDOC Family and Cultural Celebration today at Briggs Rd Sporting Complex. Preston and Liana Munro at the Ipswich Naidoc Week celebrations at Briggs Road. Rob Williams Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Shayne Neumann said all corners of the Ipswich community came out to celebrate Indigenous culture at the..

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• Major Waratahs milestone 134 years in the making

  

  The Waratahs need big numbers in the final two rounds of the Super Rugby competition to make the finals. They require plenty of points, tries and maximum bonus points to continue their campaign into the finals.Then again, big numbers are all the flavour with the Waratahs as -- unbeknown to many -- they are about to reach a major historical milestone.They will play their 999th game against the Hurricanes in Sydney this weekend, and hit the thousand mark when they face the Blues in Auckland on Fri..

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