Saturday, August 13, 2016

Hike in value of poison property and other top stories.

  • Hike in value of poison property

    Hike in value of poison property
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  • Oakey contamination: Residents furious about rates increase ...

    Oakey contamination: Residents furious about rates increase ...
    Oakey contamination: Residents furious about rates increase despite some land being unusable Updated August 11, 2016 16:32:04 Oakey residents inside a groundwater contamination zone have been stunned by a rate increase despite their land being unusable.Groundwater near the Oakey Aviation Base was contaminated by toxic firefighting foam containing the chemicals PFOS and PFOA.The contamination plume is expected to spread for the next 100 years.Private land valuers have dr..
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  • Rio 2016: Chris Burton was always meant to be on a horse, parents ...

    Rio 2016: Chris Burton was always meant to be on a horse, parents ...
    Rio 2016: Chris Burton was always meant to be on a horse, parents of equestrian bronze medallist say By Katherine Gregory Posted August 11, 2016 15:32:48 About 45 minutes drive north-west of Toowoomba is the Darling Downs farm that proud parents Ken and Ruth Burton call home.It's also where one of the world's best equestrians, Chris Burton, learned the art of horse riding and jumping.His father is a grain farmer who bought the property off his parents, while Ms ..
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  • Rollers keen for revenge on Thunder

    Rollers keen for revenge on Thunder
    THE Gold Coast Rollers have unfinished business with Queensland Basketball League rivals Logan Thunder. The sides clash in an elimination final at the Thunder’s Cornubia Park Sports Complex in Shailer Park on Sunday at 2pm.That was the venue where the Rollers turned in a shocker in the sixth round, losing by 97-62 and scoring only five points in a wipeout third term.“That was a horror game,” coach Megan Thompson said of the occasion, a loss that should help fire her players up to prove they are ..
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  • Baroona Park's top dams recognised

    Baroona Park's top dams recognised
    Judge Graham Brown kicked off proceedings at the Murray Grey competition last Friday awarding both the junior and grand champion female to Baroona Park Murray Grey Stud.Exhibitors David and Sally Taylor, Wellcamp, were overjoyed with their wins, adding they were overwhelmed by the acknowledgement.Both females are by Monterey sires and out of Baroona Park’s own Baroona Park Sarah, a well-known favourite in the Murray Grey stud world.Reserve junior female was awarded to Bookoola Sandra, exhibited ..
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  • American Kyle Peters replaces Moss at NP Kawasaki

    American Kyle Peters replaces Moss at NP Kawasaki
    American Kyle Peters replaces Moss at NP Kawasaki Kyle Peters American Kyle Peters will join the National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team for the final two rounds of the 2016 MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship, beginning on 21 August at Toowoomba in Queensland. After finishing eighth in the Western Regional 250SX category of Monster Energy AMA Supercross earlier this season, Peters has contested a mixture of 450 Class and 250 Class rounds in the American Pro Motocross Cham..
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  • Trainer Sam Kavanagh says he was given a 'life sentence'

    Trainer Sam Kavanagh says he was given a 'life sentence'
    Trainer Sam Kavanagh says he was given a ‘life sentence’Sam Kananagh, the son of trainer Mark Kavanagh, says he has been branded a cheat on social media.AAP12:00AM August 11, 2016SaveBanned Sydney trainer Sam Kavanagh believes he has been given a life sentence over cobalt use and labelled “the greatest cheat in racing”. Kavanagh said his cobalt case had destroyed his career and he had been bullied on mainstream and social media.“It’s ruined my family. It’s ruined my friends,” Kavanagh told a Vic..
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  • The biggest Garage Sale on the Sunshine Coast is coming thanks to ...

    The biggest Garage Sale on the Sunshine Coast is coming thanks to ...
    “We've had people from Toowoomba, northern New South Wales, Victoria and even Tasmania! “It's often through word-of-mouth or our website, where you can ...
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  • 'Why on earth didn't they ask us?' The churches where Pokémon Go ...

    'Why on earth didn't they ask us?' The churches where Pokémon Go ...
    A backlash has begun – but it's the manufacturers, not the players, who are being blamed When Pokémon Go first appeared, many Christians were optimistic about where it might lead. The game was “a great opportunity” to reach out to non-churchgoers, said the Church of England, which suggested parishes might offer players drinks and snacks and recharge their phone batteries. “#PokemonGO is drawing people to churches,” tweeted Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay. “Great! What an excellent opportunity ..
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  • More black lung cases confirmed in Qld

    More black lung cases confirmed in Qld
    Three new cases of black lung disease have been confirmed in Queensland.The state's department of natural resources confirmed the additional cases on Thursday, taking the official number to 14.However, the CFMEU says it knows of more than 30 people who have contracted the disease.The most recent cases include a retired miner who died in July.The union believes there are more miners who have the disease but are too scared to come forward for fear of losing their jobs.Queensland mines have higher ..
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Toowoomba quartet guiding Queensland to gold .Four vulnerabilities put 900 million Android handsets at risk of attack .
Rio Olympics 2016: Cyber crime a major threat .Two pensioners allegedly stole identities of dead Queenslanders in ... .

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