Young army pilot pulls elderly man from burning car near Toowoomba and other top stories.

• Young army pilot pulls elderly man from burning car near Toowoomba

  An army cadet has been praised for trying to save the life of an 85-year-old man engulfed in flames after his car crashed into a tree near Toowoomba.The army crew, still in training, was flying over Cooyar when the fiery wreckage was spotted.After the crew made an emergency landing, young cadet Ingrid Dylan rushed to the rescue of the man whose car had exploded after crashing on Pierces Creek Road, near Crows Nest around 7.35pm. Ms Dylan said her “instincts” kicked in when she ran into the infe..

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• Toowoomba win paves way for national title

  Friday, 22 July 2016THE Quest Apartments in Toowoomba, Queensland, has just won two state awards from the Building Designers Association Queensland (BDAQ). Now the project builders will attempt to repeat their success in the national awards.FKG Group won the BDAQ Best Commercial Building Over $5 Million and Building Design Premier Award for the eight-storey structure, which incorporates a century-old church. Company group executive chairman Gary Gardner said it was the first time since 2005 th..

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• 'What happened to Paris is horrific'

  

  A TEENAGER severely burnt when she was engulfed in flames after a boy threw accelerant on a backyard fire is suing a mother for $11.8 million for failing to supervise a party.Paris Turkington, then 16, was at a Toowoomba home in August 2013 when the boy, 15, who was not invited to the party, poured accelerant on a brazier fire.The girl was engulfed in a sheet of flame, according to a Supreme Court claim.Ms Turkington, now 19, has third-degree burns to 42 per cent of her body and face. She still ..

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• On-campus TAFE enrolments plunge by 40000 students

  

  Queensland TAFEs have shed more than 40,000 students enrolled on campus over the last four years, figures released by the government show.Responding to a question on notice, Attorney General and minister for training Yvette D'Ath tabled the figures in Thursday's estimate hearings that paint a grim picture for the TAFE sector. TAFE on-campus enrolments are down. Photo: Jessica Shapiro The figures show that on-campus enrolments are down in every region with the regional south-west being hi..

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• Let's not forget 'Two Guns Harry'

  

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• Rookie pilot pulls man from burning car

  

  Erin Edwards - Yahoo7 News on July 22, 2016, 11:23 pm Video Pilot risks life to save man from burning car A student Army pilot who risked her life to pull a man out from a burning vehicle says she has no doubt she would do it again.Oakey cadet Ingrid Dylan was out on her final training mission on Thursday night when she and her instructor spotted a fire.The duo orbited back to the scene near Blackbutt, north of Toowoomba, where she saw a man trapped inside the car through ..

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