Woman stabbed in face, neck in Toowoomba street brawl and other top stories.

• Woman stabbed in face, neck in Toowoomba street brawl

  

  Woman stabbed in face, neck in Toowoomba street brawl By Francis Tapim Updated July 11, 2016 11:51:28 A woman has been stabbed in the face during a street fight at Toowoomba, west of Brisbane.An argument broke out between two women and a man they knew at a Wilsonton home about 7:00pm on Saturday, sparking a brawl which spilled on to the street.Queensland police said one of the women, aged 48, received stab wounds to her face and neck.A 28-year-old woman received i..

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• Western big hitter buys up on Coast

  

  DENIS Wagner, who knows a lot about concrete, airports and aeroplanes, could well be expecting beachfront prices to ‘take off’. The Toowoomba businessman has acquired a box seat in one of the Gold Coast’s hottest beachfront streets, Garfield Terrace in Surfers Paradise.He’s acquired three of the four apartments in the low-rise at 61 Garfield, a 37-year- old building on a 607sq m site that fronts the sand.media_cameraThe high rise at 61 Garfield Tce, Surfers Paradise.The southern neighbour — acro..

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• Toowoomba taxi drivers 'most unpleasant' in Queensland

  

  WHILE Toowoomba's taxi drivers look great, they need to work on their attitudes after a new survey ranked them the most unfriendly or unpleasant in the state. Toowoomba 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 152 trips around our region for the Department of Transport and Main Roads-commissioned survey. The shoppers ranked their taxi rides on a range of aspects incl..

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• $35m Qld-first factory creates 1000 jobs in Toowoomba

  BREAKING: Construction of an innovative infant milk formula factory in Toowoomba is expected to start in the next few months. The Toowoomba Integrated Milk Project (TIMP), a joint venture between Au Lait Australia and Nature One Dairy, will be built at the 550-hectare Wellcamp Business Park. The two companies have joined forces to form Nature One Dairy Toowoomba, which will own and operate the multi-million-dollar facility. Au Lait Australia spokesman Steve Laracy said it was an excit..

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• Steroid find stuns Ben Currie

  

  ONE of Queensland’s most promising trainers, Ben Currie, fears his career could be in jeopardy after a horse in his care tested positive to an anabolic steroid in April. The 25-year-old Currie is facing a potential ban after Tints returned a positive test to banned substance boldenone when finishing fourth in a $12,000 race at Rockhampton on April 8.Boldenone is an anabolic steroid, which is defined as a synthetic steroid hormone that resembles testosterone in promoting the growth of muscle.Tint..

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• Qld opposition announces ice plan

  

  Qld opposition announces ice planQueensland's opposition says it plans to tackle the state's ice scourge through crime prevention, drug enforcement services and strong enforcement.Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls announced the five point-plan - including $1 million for the "dob in a dealer" initiative, keeping bikie clubhouses closed and ensuring law enforcement agencies work together - while campaigning in Toowoomba South on Monday ahead of Saturday's state by-election."Ice use can tear families ..

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• Wind, rain snow to smash SE Australia ... again

  

  Showers are forecasted up until Sunday afternoon for Toowoomba, with the strongest possibility on Wednesday. Temperatures will drop to 13C before rising ...

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• Maroons prepare to unveil Cronk clone

  

  Queensland under-20s half Brodie Croft has already made his first-grade debut with the Melbourne Storm. Credit: Scott Davis. Copyright: NRL Photos. As the Queensland under-20s players filed from the training field at Sanctuary Cove on Sunday having played the Washington Generals to the Maroons' Harlem Globetrotters in an opposed session, one young man lingered.While teammates dived into the esky on the sideline to dig out Powerades and protei..

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• Central Queensland responds to June rain

  

  Central Queensland crops are bouncing out of the ground after excellent general rain in June.Cropping conditions through Central Queensland were dire prior to June. Rainfall had been limited to patchy storm activity which had favoured the northern regions. Farmers were beginning to think they were in for a repeat of the last two seasons when limited rain fell through the winter months forcing crops to survive on stored soil moisture and the occasion storm.Many farmers had already planted chickpe..

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• Cancer journey inspires generosity in Southern Downs survivor

  

  WHEN Warwick truck driver Carolyn Ettery first noticed a lump on her torso, she knew it was cause for concern. Two days later, the lump had tripled in size and a doctor scheduled her for surgery. It was in the operation that Mrs Ettery and her partner Robert's worst fears were confirmed: ovarian cancer. "We initially went to the doctors in Toowoomba and they said 'Oh, that's not good' and decided to send her to the Mater Hospital in Brisbane," Mr Ettery said. "We got the diagnosis..

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