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Raptors ready to roar for inaugural bush bash league

News The Lockyer Valley Raptors T20 team is ready to roar in the inaugural Darling Downs Bush Bash League.

19th Aug 2019 7:19 PM

Reel fun at fishing festival

News A total of 85 teams took part in the competition

Clinics bake change for furry friends in need

Pets & Animals Give in to the cravings and grab a cupcake to help an animal in need

Colours shine at regional culture festival

News The event was hosted in Laidley on the weekend

More Local News

Teamwork aids Lockyer vet's victory

Cricket Finding holes in the outfield and strong batting has resulted in a win for the Lockyer Veteran's Cricket team

Firefighters warn of dangerous bushfire conditions

News Dangerous fire conditions are expected to make themselves felt tomorrow, and firefighters are warning the community needs to be prepared

Fun for everyone at OLGC fete

News "All the different classes are doing stalls throughout the school.”

Water carting operation lashed by councillors

News Councillors refused a fee discount request, and spoke of serious concerns about the proposed operation

Somerset swimmers set to be slugged more at the pool gates

News The cost of taking a dip in a Somerset pool are set to rise by as much as $1.50 next month, depending on which pool you visit.

UPDATE: 12 fire crews needed to control large fire

News 12 fire crews were required to contain the fire at a rural property

TOP FIVE: Ekka results, a fatality and price hikes

News An eventful week in the region with wonderful Ekka results, new coffee shop owners and election news

VOTE: should we have household water restrictions?

News Water is a precious commodity, do we need to place a household restriction on water usage?

Second cold snap to squash warm spring temperatures

Weather Spring-like temperatures will drop as another cold front moves across the state

Rail Trail upgrade plans revealed

News "The Rail Trail is a significant economic driver for Somerset.”

BREAKING: Police search for three-year-old

19th Aug 2019 5:44 PM

Taxi trick driving customers mad

Proof old people screw the rest of us

‘Sad’: MAFS star’s brutally honest photo

Around the Region

Machine gun preacher Sam Childers back for Aussie tour

Whats On SAM Childers - better known as the machine gun preacher - is returning to Australia later for a three state tour which will take in more than 40 venues.

How to turn $60 into $316,000

Money Carla Harris is out to change how much cash we have in our accounts

WATER LEVELS 'CRITICAL': New restrictions introduced

Council News Council is cracking down on water usage further with new limit

Motorbike rider in serious condition after hitting ute

News The motorbike rider suffered serious injuries in the crash

‘Teaspoon is lethal’ in natural product

Health Caffeine, green tea among most dangerous supplements, expert says

Don’t fall into tax cuts trap

News Don't get caught up in the excitement of tax time

Workers urged to check their pay slips

News Pay rise should be in play for more than two million Aussies

Sport

Eels forward Lane apologises for costly ‘joke’ gone wrong

Rugby League Parramatta forward Shaun Lane has apologised for the photo that earned him a $17,500 fine and says he felt like an idiot after a costly joke backfired.

Aussie model at centre of sports star marriage meltdown

Lifestyle An Australian model has been blamed for the marriage breakdown of an international sports star.

Souths ‘busted’ and rivals have ‘worked out’ Cook’s game

Rugby League Soward says Rabbitohs’ title hopes are gone as teams contain Cook

Boomers star drops World Cup bombshell

Basketball 76ers star Jonah Bolden withdraws from Boomers World Cup plans

‘Total embarrassment’: Ashes eruption

Cricket An old teammate of Shane Warne has erupted

National Sport

No place like home as Cox Plate Journey begins

Smith opens up on sickening blow

‘Hit my arm’: Controversy seals ‘debacle’

Ashes scare: Steve Smith floored by sickening neck blow

Dashing Dalasan lines up Guineas

Queensland News

Searchers to scour scrub for missing teen into the night

News POLICE and SES volunteers will continue to scour the bushland around Mooloolah Valley until last light tonight, in bid to find missing teenager Michael Ryan.

Child wearing Spider-Man suit seen in car

Crime New clue into the disappearance of William Tyrrell

UPDATE: Residents warned to prepare to leave as fire rages

Breaking Fire crews are working to control a vegetation fire at Lowmead

Ute driver dead after horrific with road train

News It is unknown what caused the crash or which driver has died

'Boomer generation leaving younger generations worse off'

Politics Young Aussies are underwriting the living standards of their seniors

Girl with Tourette’s turns her life around

News Her story shocked Aussies more than a decade ago

Strangers flock to mourn El Paso victim

News "She always had a smile on her face"

Business News

Leaked document reveals UK disaster

Politics A secret government document has revealed fears a no-deal Brexit could result in shortages of food, medicine and fuel across Britain.

Advertisers desert shock jock’s show over Ardern comments

Business Now, sponsors are shunning him in droves.

Why your grocery bill is always so high

Money It’s not just your imagination — Aussies pay more at the checkout

Threat that’s left Trump ‘rattled’

Business There are troubling signs the world is headed for an economic crash

What's On

Gympie gets in Muster mode with Legends and Locals concert

What's on the big screen this week

'I died and saw God': Man's heavenly encounter

Memorial match to honour Snr Sergeant Troy Salton

NASA lands in Brisbane for museum's largest ever exhibition

Lifestyle

Axe attacker’s sentence increased

Crime The woman who attacked three strangers in a 7-Eleven with an axe will spend an extra five years in jail after her sentence was successfully appealed.

Mum ‘too Western’ to raise kids

Parenting A WOMAN who had her Instagram posts used against her in court has been slammed by a judge for being “too Western” to raise a child.

Four words doing even more harm to abuse victims

Politics AN abuse victim was finally able to tell her story after a nine-year silence. But there are four words that still trouble her.

Mum’s jaw-dropping $700 pantry makeover

Home & Decorating When Carmen Strong from NSW decided to overhaul her pantry, there was no expense spared. The result is nothing short of amazing.

Latest Videos

Entertainment

Block scene that is ‘never, ever OK’

TV Outrageous confrontations are nothing new for reality TV, but last night The Block’s Tess crossed a line — and we should all be raging.

Ex-Gogglebox star’s surprising pay

TV It seems the reality star wasn’t paid handsomely for her popularity.

Controversy plaguing Aussie Survivor

TV This sneaky Survivor move has viewers fuming.

MAFS’ Cyrell reveals surprise pregnancy

Celebrity Reality TV couple Cyrell Paule and Eden Dally are expecting a baby.

Are Miley and Kaitlynn getting serious?

Celebrity Miley Cyrus and Kaitlynn Carter made a surprising move

Latest Photos

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Skate Titans 2019

Gatton World Cup Qualifier

2019 Tabeel Fete

Real Estate

3/30 Wilma Street, Centenary Heights 4350

Unit 2 1 1 $189,000

Classifieds This 2 bedroom unit 'makes the cut' for price, presentation and location! Positioned at the rear in a tidy complex of three and just across from a park in popular...

Couple’s hack to saving $60k in two years

Property Imagine living in beautiful (but pricey) cities without paying rent

‘Save my inheritance’: 24yo begs for $60k

Offbeat Student launched a crowd-funding campaign to “save my inheritance”

‘Bizarre’ ensuite horrifying the internet

Offbeat ‘Bizarre’ ensuite with no barriers horrifying the internet

Olivia Newton-John sells in Ballina

Property Olivia Newton-John has sold her acreage property on the north coast

Photo reveals family’s $103k reno ‘hell’

News "It’s been a nightmare. I can’t sleep at night"