Local, national and world news for Central Queensland, QLD | Friday 25 July, 2008
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- Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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Truckies risk hardship to drive home their worries
TRUCKS across the Central Highlands will come to a standstill from Monday as a two-week nationwide industry shutdown takes... -
Drivers in hot water as Operation Cold Snap hits the Highlands
EMERALD and Blackwater topped the dash to part with cash over the school holidays, with a staggering 157 drivers ticketed... -
Seeing Pope was Clermont pilgrim's WYD highlight
SARAH Cooke flew for several hours, trekked 11 kilometres in one day and spent the night camped at a crowded racecourse,... -
Good food, good company, good times at Dingo races
GOOD tucker, good company and great entertainment made up a fantastic day at the Dingo races and World Dingo Trap Throwing... -
Bears get a taste of victory and like it!
LAST weekend the Clermont Bears made the trip to Springsure for their round 14 clash against the Mountain Men. A highly... -
It was all smiles at dingo
PRESIDENT of the Dingo Race Club, Stewart Hoare, was all smiles Saturday afternoon and delighted with the support the club... - Friday, July 18, 2008
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Solid approach to infrastructure needed for ambitious Alpha plans
THE historic town of Alpha is about to be awoken to play its role in a $5.3 billion coal project to open up the Galilee... -
Crash driver recovering
THE Emerald man badly injured in Monday's collision with an explosives-laden truck on the Capricorn Highway is recovering... -
Floods used to promote estate as 'high and dry'
THE floods that destroyed homes and devastated families in Emerald six months ago could have been catastrophic for unprepared... -
Mystery man found
THE 'mystery man' was no mystery at all for Gindie elder Mick Daniels. "I saw the paper and the heading and I thought, I... -
Aussie Olympian back in the saddle for Beijing
GRACEMERE product and beloved Australian Olympian Anna Meares will be aiming for glory at Beijing later this year. The... -
Rising squash star soars
A SUPERB performance from Emerald's rising squash star Georgy Cumming saw her win her first state title at the Queensland... - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Truckie risks life to save life of a young Emerald man
WITH a potentially deadly cocktail of explosive-grade chemicals and diesel pooling at the scene of a head-on collision... -
Carpark bulges with huge crowd numbers at Emerald Ag-Grow-QMIX
ORGANISERS of the Ag-Grow-QMIX event in Emerald had boasted the show would attract as many as 20,000 visitors this year.... -
Airport paid parks capped at $10 a day
THE Central Highlands Regional Council will cap paid parking at $10 a day when it is introduced later this year at Emerald... -
Students' hard work wrecked in vandal spree
STUDENTS received a rude awakening when they returned to Blackwater State High School yesterday. Hours of work put in by... -
Bushpigs take win at birthday bash
RUGBY union fans flocked to Clermont for an action-packed weekend. The Clermont Bush Pigs 25th anniversary began with a... -
The Meek shall inherit the trifecta
THE weather was perfect on Saturday for one of the least attended race days the Emerald Jockey Club has hosted at Pioneer... - Friday, July 11, 2008
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Cold start to Ag-Grow doesn't deter crowds eager for a look
ONE of the biggest agricultural field days on the Queensland calendar has kicked off in Emerald. Ag-Grow QMIX 2008 got off... -
Night of nights arrives
IT was all I had been thinking about for months. In the lead-up to the Central Queensland News ball, people kept saying,...
Australian news
Operation targets motorbike gangs in Qld
Dam levels to fall short in Qld
Wide support for 'the long paddock'
Federal parly staff consider striking
Five hurt in Gold Coast school bus crash
Construction audit finds safety breaches
Two more Qld horses contract Hendra
Magnets repel sharks
Brough calls 11th hour merger meeting
Body of man found in Queensland house
World news
Australian tourist dies skiing in Chile
Bin Laden's driver 'knew of attacks'
Obama sees opportunity for Mideast peace
Canoe couple given six years jail each
Court acquits Britons in sex abuse case
China denies report on Zim illicit trade
Strong earthquake hits northern Japan
Obama wants troops out of Iraq by 2010
US seeks to link prisoner to 9/11 attack
Pope rests at Castel Gandolfo after WYD
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