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Week urges kids to enjoy reading

STUDENTS OF ALL ages flick through story books at lunch time during book week.

Plaque remembers 1974 flood

IT was the greatest flood the region has ever witnessed and on Monday a plaque commemorating the 1974 flood was placed next to Daveys Bridge in Gatton.
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CareFlight have much to offer

IT HAS been half a year since Kirsty Brown got the shock of her life when her three-year-old son nearly drowned in a tank on a Woodlands Road property.

CCTV for Somerset area?

SOMERSET Regional Council is applying for funding for closed circuit television throughout the region following a recent spate of vandalism.
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Our power woes continue

WITH the Mulgowie Road power station project now abandoned and the proposed gas-fired station near Gatton on hold, Lockyer residents could be forgiven for...
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MPs begin new era

THE region's two new Federal MPs are holding onto their campaign promises while Australia's leadership still hangs in the balance.
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Club rides into town

LISTEN out for the rumble of Harleys, Triumphs and more hogs cruising towards Gatton.

Our number one dad

JAMES Poole was over the moon when he received news that his four children had nominated him to be Father of the Year.
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Ewe in theft case

ON Thursday night, rustlers broke into a property on the Gatton-Laidley Road and stole a prized sheep that was about to give birth.
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Elder our local legend

ABOUT 30 family and friends attended a surprise party at the Laidley Community Centre on Monday to congratulate the Lockyer Valley's Aboriginal Elder Aunty...

Jill offers symbol of hope

CANCER Council Volunteer, Jill Bloomer has been involved with Daffodil Day from the very beginning.

Races, fashion and a lot of fun

THE Lockyer Race Clubs, Lockyer Valley Regional Council Race Day on Saturday featured the finest fashion in Gatton.
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It's Relay time again

ON the weekend of October 2-3, the members of the Gatton RSL sub-branch will participate in the Cancer Council's Relay For Life walk to be held at the Clifford...

New studio to bring limelight

BUDDING rock stars in the region can look forward to the chance to record their number one hits after a state-of-the-art recording studio was recently built at...

The Star farewells mate

ALLAN Wheatley was responsible for the delivery of the Star throughout the Lockyer Valley for many years.