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LEAVE NOW: Toogoolawah fire threatens properties

News Emergency services were called to a fire this afternoon in Toogoolawah

Two week dance competition brings thousands to Gatton

News Tickets are available for purchase at the door.

Drought relief could fund road upgrade

News Somerset Mayor calls for road upgrade.

Free formal dresses still available to grade 12 students

News Hundreds of dresses and suits are available for free.

More Local News

Helidon hosts second fete in three decades

News Funds raised at the event will go towards enhancing student education and support systems.

Community band together to help drought affected areas

News More than $13,000 was raised for the buy-a-bale cause.

First ever paid job gives Trent a new outlook on life

News The 21-year-old is excited to tackle every shift.

No better feeling than saving a life

News The Gatton station held an open day to give the community an insight into their day-to-day work.

Bull ride pulls a crowd

News National Rodeo Association chairman Jason Hall said the event attracted top class bull riders from across the country.

Concerning number of drug drivers caught in highway blitz

News BOTH lanes of the Warrego Highway near Gatton have been reduced to a crawl as Queensland Police conduct Operation Quebec Smoke.

Drivers urged to fuel up even if it's only few cents cheaper

News RACQ spokesperson Lucinda Ross said motorists should give their business to companies who try to keep their prices as low as possible.

Fire ban issued for Lockyer Valley and Somerset

News The Rural Fire Service has warned weather conditions are "perfect” for fires to ignite and spread quickly.

Lockyer MP wants water charges frozen for farmers

News He put a question on notice to the Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Anthony Lynham two weeks.

Council race day deemed a success

News Beaudesert jockey Brooke Ainsworth rode four winners and claimed her first ever cup.

Family left homeless after insurance fight

‘I have finally found my mother’

5 sheds gone, 4 towns under threat in Woolooga disaster

‘I’ve never seen a snake this big in my life’

Around the Region

Precious hay supply destroyed as fire tears through stables

News A SHED storing precious hay for stock has been destroyed by fire overnight.

Woman taken to hospital after being hit with bat

Crime DALBY POLICE are investigating an alleged assault last night.

Tough toddler burned by campfire improving in hospital

News Serenity Parker's family overwhelmed by support after accident

WATCH: Macca's found dumped in takeaway bag at Coles loo

News A two-day-old kitten was left for dead and a peacock was beheaded

Violent attack on pregnant woman and police officer

Crime The woman shoved a pregnant woman and assaulted a police officer.

5 people, including child, in hospital after Range crash

Breaking East-bound lanes of Warrego Highway impacted after crash

Reflecting on Chinchilla's thriving railway history

News Looking back at the Chinchilla railway's history

Sport

‘Scary’ secret behind Aussie’s NFL highlight

eXtra Australian NFL star Michael Dickson’s wildcard play left America gasping. It was a gamble he wasn’t ready for

NRL settles matter over Bennett’s controversial box guest

Rugby League After issuing Brisbane a “please explain” over a controversial ex-club official spotted in the coach’s box, the NRL says it has settled the issue

Nike boycott has surprising effect

Basketball Nike’s Kaepernick ad spurs spike in sold-out items

Bolt presence encourages Mariners to spend up big

Soccer Usain Bolt plays part in Mariners' biggest on-field splash in years

NRL boss Greenberg makes Burgess call

Rugby League Greenberg explains NRL movements around Burgess sexting probe

National Sport

Show me the money: Munster weighs up Sharks move

Likely to play: Greenberg won’t rush Burgess investigation

Clause threatens Penrith's rumoured $10m Cleary deal

Liverpool and Real Madrid stars facing time behind bars

Champions League: City stunned, tearful Ronaldo sent off

Queensland News

The Aussie jobs that are set to disappear

Careers A MAJOR inquiry into the future of work in Australia has revealed the type of job that won’t be around much longer and what skills you will need.

Doctor reveals what happened following shark attack

News Doctor reveals what happened following shark attack.

How drop in migration would hit Aussies hard: analyst warns

News Overseas migration has dropped 9 per cent nationally

Needle found in mango

News Coles customer finds needle in mango

Shark attack victim in critical condition, rushed to surgery

Breaking RACQ CQ Rescue is en-route to Cid Harbour again

Shark attack victim identified as Tasmanian health worker

Breaking An off duty doctor, a nearby rescue chopper and perfect timing

Man killed after being charged by bull

News Man charged by bull on Scenic Rim property

Business News

Couple earns $150k but feel poorer than ever

Money DOUBLING your income to six figures might sound like a great idea, but this couple feels poorer than ever — and it has a lot to do with Sydney.

This CV mistake could get you fired

Careers Up to 80 per cent of us do it but we shouldn't

Dodgy Westpac doc reveals ‘fraud’

Money “This is how the banks do fraud"

How Google plans to invade your car

Motoring The tech giant is not content with dominating your smartphone

What's On

Aussie drag queen gets own TV show on BBC4

Get your engines running for car, ute and bike show

GOURD LORD: Why 14,000 people are about to hit Goomeri

Music festivals consider ban on single use plastic

Get ready to jump for joy as big show starts

Lifestyle

First glimpse of Mercedes' F1-powered Project One hypercar

Motoring GERMAN brand gives first taste of its new hypercar which uses a combination of petrol-electric engines producing in excess of 740kW.

Doctor’s cruel words to anorexic woman

Health THIS woman’s doctor used a brutal tactic to try to convince his anorexic patient to get better. WARNING: Graphic images

8 steps to boosting your brain power, beating dementia

Health Queensland doctor and author Helena Popovic believes our minds could be the greatest weapon in combating health problems, including obesity and dementia.

Footage shows man laughing as he aims for emus

Crime THE hunt is on to find a man featured in a sick video showing him laughing as he deliberately runs down a dozen terrified emus.

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Entertainment

'I'm not the one': Bachelor’s embarrassing drunk exit

TV IT’S the messiest elimination we’ve seen. And one boozy Bachelor contestant thought she could change the outcome after being booted.

20th Sep 2018 9:00 PM

Gogglebox gives the Serena controversy a serve

TV Cast weighs in on Serena Williams’s on-court antics at the US Open

20th Sep 2018 8:30 PM

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