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Woman attacks ex's car with mop, throws rock through window

News A SOUTH Burnett woman, armed with a mop, has dirtied her sparkling criminal recorded for good.

Dual wins for Cherbourg Council in Change Maker Awards

Council News The Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council has won two awards at the Change Maker...

Cancer stats reveal harrowing truth for South Burnett

Health YOU‘RE 15 per cent more likely to die of cancer in the South Burnett. Holly Cormack...

CRIME WRAP: 9 to face court after busy week for Burnett cops

Crime From drink driving to stealing, this is everything police from Murgon, Cherbourg...

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South Burnett police raid three properties, find drugs

Crime Three people have been charged with drug offences following a series of raids by Murgon police, including a 16-year-old girl.

‘Semi-human’: Man jailed for attacks on pregnant partner

News A BURNETT man was jailed after committing a series of violent attacks on his pregnant partner, including hitting her with a piece of fence paling ‘like a bat’.

Woman grabs knife after Kingaroy man threatened to kill her

Crime A Kingaroy man has been placed on probation after punching his partner in the face and threatening to kill her.

Murgon’s biggest Cowboys fan meets Thurston

News Cowboys fan, Kye Louis, got the surprise of his life when none other than former captain Johnathan Thurston arrives in town.

VISION: Cop chases down speeding driver in road safety op

Crime Police have released vision from a three month road safety operation targeting speeding, drink driving and life endangering offences on our roads.

OPINION: Court ordered fines are not deterring offenders

Opinion As SPER debt continues to soar across the South Burnett, court ordered fines continue being handed to people who simply cant pay them.

JT VISIT: South Burnett footy fans welcome league legend

Sport SOUTH Burnett footy fans couldn’t hide their excitement when retired league legend Johnathan Thurston came to town.

Gordonbrook Dam approaching 50%, causing concern for Council

Council News The current level of Gordonbrook Dam poses a possible public health concern with the dam fast approaching 50% capacity.

WEED FOR WORK: Woman trades pot for help around the house

Crime A BURNETT woman caught with 163 grams of cannabis said she used it as payment for household chores, a court heard.

Alleged rapist bailed after ‘predatory’ Kingaroy attack

News A Kingaroy man charged after he was allegedly seen dragging a young woman down the street before raping her has been granted bail.

Around the Region

Home of beloved Queensland ice-cream brand up for sale

News The home of one of Queensland’s most beloved ice creams has hit the market ahead of an impending closure by the building’s new parent company.

Brett Forte’s killer ‘convinced police were out to get him’

Crime Details have been heard in a coroner’s court of how the crazed gunman who killed...

Free childcare, no penalty rates: Solving our jobs crisis

News "Governments don’t create jobs, businesses do"

Full list: Every finalist in prestigious Qld teaching awards

Education Queensland’s most outstanding teachers have been recognised for their profound...

Premier’s ‘48-hour rule’ was never endorsed by experts

Politics A strict deadline imposed by Queensland giving NSW contact tracers just 48 hours to...

SHOCKING: Burnett punters lose millions on pokies in July

Health FIGURES reveal punters’ losses at the pokies have skyrocketed in the South Burnett...

Son’s search inspired by the father he never knew

News A distinctive EH Holden could the key to unlocking this man’s lost family history.

QUEENSLAND ELECTION 2020

CHEERS AND JEERS: Pauline’s election visit to Fraser Coast

News Here’s what the One Nation leader had to say about the feeling on the ground in Hervey Bay

One Nation’s plan to tackle drug abuse and homelessness

News Pauline Hanson called in to Hervey Bay with a promise to address homelessness in...

TAFE EXPANSION: LNP returns fire with $7.5m pledge

Politics LNP steps up to challenge to back CQUniversity trade expansion.

Independent has how-to-vote cards rejected by ECQ

News The Electoral Commission of Queensland claimed the cards could ‘mislead and...

Sacked miner welcomes pledge for more labour hire protection

Employment Extra frontline inspectors will protect labour hire mine workers in regional...

Surprise packets shine at Maroochydore debate

Politics Pair of political newcomers gave display which left plenty to ponder

‘PIE IN THE SKY’: Opposition hits back at Labor’s Bruce plan

Politics Two very different highway plans have been presented to voters ahead of the...

CORONAVIRUS

ACT’s first COVID case in 104 days

Health The ACT has recorded its first coronavirus infection in more than three months after a diplomat returning from overseas tested positive.

Deputy Premier delivers Victoria border reality check

News State unlikely to reopen border to Victoria next week, Deputy Premier says

Confusion over COVID vaccine trial death

Health Coronavirus AstraZeneca vaccine: Volunteer dies during human trials

Victoria records five new virus cases

Health Victoria records five new coronavirus cases, no further deaths

Seven new COVID cases in NSW

Health There have been seven new cases of coronavirus reported in NSW overnight

Star’s wedding leads to 100 virus cases

News Celebrity Mexican wedding leads to more than 100 COVID-19 cases

Golfer Adam Scott tests positive for COVID-19

Golf Aussie Adam Scott has tested positive for COVID-19

Sport

$1m plan to create Tweed AFL powerhouse

AFL AN infrastructure development worth nearly $1 million could transfer a Tweed Australian rules club from the forgotten border battlers to state league powerhouse.

‘Everyone loved him’: Tributes after death of golf champ

Golf Queensland’s golfing community is devastated by the loss of PGA golfer turned ‘incredible coach’ Don Fardon, who has died, aged 57.

Gollan’s trifecta keeps him in touch with in-form Munce

Horses Master trainer chasing former top jockey for Ipswich honours

NRL grants Fittler COVID exemption — with a catch

Rugby League NSW coach Brad Fittler has held top level discussions with the NRL in recent weeks...

NRL’s emotional grand final ring tribute

Rugby League The NRL grand final rings are here and ready to be handed out to the winners, but...

National Sport

Final squad: Most inexperienced team in Maroons history

Burgess’s move against wife Phoebe

‘Australia no longer produces hard men’

Smith claim ‘an insult’ to the game

Broncos fans finally have something to cheer about

Queensland News

Man ’sliced’, wounded in vicious glass bottle attack

Breaking A woman has since been arrested in relation to the incident.

REPLAY: Gladstone’s election debate

News Watch Thursday night's debate right here

Boob-flashing mum’s tearful plea as she’s jailed

News Last time this 44-year-old mum-of-five attended court she flashed a security guard...

Samsung phone ‘explodes’ in man’s hands

News The popular brand of phone ‘started to smoke’ before exploding, while still under...

Hospital worker stole thousands from elderly patients

Crime An Ipswich nurse aid has admitted in court to stealing bank cards from three...

Thieves snag Bunnings loot with teamwork tactics

Crime A thieving duo left Bunnings with a court date after they were caught stealing more...

Drivers watch as dad stomps ‘creepy’ man

Crime Cars slowed to a stop on a busy road as a single dad stomped on the head of a man...

Business News

$2.4b streaming service shuts down

Technology After only six months in operation, a much vaunted streaming service has been scuttled in one of the most high-profile corporate failures in years.

Teens take Adani fight to the top

Politics Queensland teens push for Adani mine environmental approval to be revoked

Radical plan that could save Australia

Business $100 billion plan could create a “new world order”

Bad Girls Advice creator drove drunk with kids in car

Crime Creator of Facebook group Bad Girls Advice caught drink-driving

What's On

Australian film festival brings much-needed boost to CQ

Switching the police uniform for lycra for mental health

VIDEO: It's mating season and spotting platypus is a game

Having a whale of a time off Lamberts Lookout

Should Schoolies go ahead this year in Byron Bay?

Lifestyle

Man forced to hold down snake for 30 mins

Pets & Animals A man was forced to hold one of the world’s deadliest snakes down for half an hour before help arrived, after it killed three of his birds.

Fisherman catches crocodile, takes it home

Crime A fisherman could be fined up to $30,000 after he caught a saltwater crocodile and took it home.

Killer spiders about to unleash on NSW

Environment Heavy rainfall and warm temperatures are expected to create perfect conditions for the funnel-web spiders to thrive.

Towering teen ‘world’s tallest’

Lifestyle This Chinese teenager still has another few years of growth left in him, but he’s already one of the tallest people in the world.

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Celebrity Matthew McConaughey’s interview on The Project took an awkward turn when Carrie Bickmore asked him one particular question.

Magda cops ‘avalanche of hate’

Celebrity Magda Szubanski cops ‘avalanche of hate’ from right-wing extremists

Stolen $35k Banksy artwork worthless

Art & Theatre Antiques Roadshow: Stolen $35,000 Banksy artwork now worthless

Ellen’s makeover: ‘She looks like Portia’

TV Ellen DeGeneres debuts new look on The Ellen Show

Shocking scene in new Borat film

Movies Donald Trump’s adviser and lawyer Rudy Giuliani caught in awkward movie scene

Real Estate

Sunland flags site sales and redundancies

Business Developer of the Gold Coast’s tallest building has flagged big changes

'We bought units with water views, but can't see the water'

News Unit owners not happy about change made without their consultation

$11M SALE: Byron hills are alive with property boom

News One property was short listed by 430 people

Huge $380m redevelopment for iconic Kirra Beach Hotel

Property One of Gold Coast’s most famous pubs will be demolished next year

Top 50 Homes: Family man behind Gold Coast mega-mansion

Property Owner chuckles at the thought of people calling him a drug lord

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