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Cotton growers help out our local groups

News Groups around the region to benefit from generous grants designed to help community

Common sense the best gift on the roads

News Plea for smart choices

Racing's festive finish

News Christmas racing fun.

Motorcyclist airlifted after suffering serious injury

News A man in his 40s has been airlifted to hospital with serious injury

More Local News

Fires prompt vegetation land management inquiry

Politics A Federal Inquiry into vegetation and land management will begin this month.

'I often wondered': Wartime letter links families

News A letter written 101 years ago brought their stories together. Unbeknownst to them, they lived only a drive away from one another.

Plea to stay safe in festive season

News As Christmas approaches, police urge road users to be more cautious.

Three taken to hospital after crash

News THREE women have been taken to hospital after a traffic accident in Miles this morning.

Free oil collection service expanded

News Murweh will join the Balonne and Western Downs councils in receiving a free oil collection service.

Too soon to farewell town's historic hotel

News Great season of grey nomads could be start of revival

Key players not consulted in closure of Agricultural College

News Key rural groups have come out saying thr state government did not ask them about closing Queensland's Agricultural Training Colleges.

NRM's new beginnings

News The new and improved Southern Queensland NRM held its first board meeting this week.

Alleged drought fraud in Cunnamulla

Breaking A Cunnamulla man has been served with a notice to appear in court on six counts of fraud.

Community catch ups, new pet laws part of a successful year

News Water security among top achievements from 2018

Secret behind eyelash empire

Cyclone Owen now a category 2

Truckie runs cops off the road while overtaking

180km/h crash driver’s dark turn

Around the Region

Suspect in custody after alleged Blackbutt stabbing

Breaking POLICE are on scene at a Hart St address in Blackbutt, investigating a possible stabbing.

Christmas delivery deadline looming

Smarter Shopping December 25 is fast approaching.

Cyclone could bring rain to southeast

News “It could potentially come back as Owen mark II."

Man shot in leg during Ipswich row

News 31-year-old faces a string of charges in court on Monday

Defying invisibility

Lifestyle For thousands of children, Christmas will be spent without a parent

You may know their stories, if not their faces

Community From saving a boy in a house fire to raising awareness about DV.

Stingers, dog tracking used to catch teens in stolen car

Crime Two people are in police custody tonight

Sport

Harris reveals plan to combat Indian bowlers

Cricket Australian opener Marcus Harris admits he let the Indian bowlers get the better of him in Adelaide, but he is ready for a big score in the second Test.

King Kohli losing grip on batting dominance

Cricket Virat Kohli may have led India to a historic first Test win against Australia, but his twin failures with the bat have him clinging to an ego-boosting honour.

Bombers fans might have to wait: Goddard

AFL Retired star Brendon Goddard believes Bombers' time is coming

Smith to take back captaincy, says Aussie legend

Cricket Test great Ian Healy says Tim Paine just warming the captaincy seat

McEvoy backs out of Sunlight comparison

Horses Trainer low key on comparing Sun City to champion filly Sunlight

National Sport

Waugh: Starc fighting for future in Perth

Footy crackdown a ‘recipe for disaster’

Leaked email exposes bloody Kohli coup

Damning extent of Smith, Warner crisis exposed

Norman set to quit Eels for Dragons on three-year-deal

Queensland News

PHOTOS: Thieves ransack crematorium, steal ashes

Crime DETECTIVES are investigating after a crematorium was ransacked and two containers of cremated ashes taken.

Help choose a name for adorable sea lion pup

News A rare Australian sea lion has been born at Taronga Zoo

'Come to Cherbourg': MP responds to crime strategy

Crime Deb Frecklington calls on Premier to visit Cherbourg

Cheapest supermarket this Christmas

Smarter Shopping 22 festive items, three supermarkets - one major price difference

EXPLAINED: Systems to converge for major weather event

Weather Tropical Cyclone Owen to hit Queensland coast as category-three on Friday

FOUND: Teen boy returns to Raceview family

News Family and police said his disappearance was out of character.

Father of twins accused of snatching girl

Crime A man accused of snatching girl from Kmart is a father of twin girls

Business News

Worrying sign: Australia’s lost $145b

Money Australia had $145 billion shaved off its housing wealth this year — that’s $8900 per Aussie. It could be a sign of even worse news to come.

Nissan confirms only 50 of $1.5m GT-R supercar will be built

Motoring Nissan has committed to making just 50 examples of the GT-R50.

Most affordable Mercedes-AMG model set to be launched

Motoring Based on the new A-Class hatchback, as its “new entry-level model”.

Adelaide to host Australia’s space agency

Offbeat The planets have indeed aligned for Adelaide.

What's On

Iggy pops for Bluesfest 2019

Who's just been announced on the Bluesfest lineup for 2019?

Be berry excited for tomorrow's strawberry festival

Aussie drag queen gets own TV show on BBC4

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

Lifestyle

Simple way to keep the kilos off

Health Worried about piling on the pounds this Christmas? Turns out all you need is a set of scales and some handy calorie information.

New driver tracking app can save you big on car insurance

Motoring NEW tech that tracks your driving habits may seem intrusive but it can save you big dollars.

Here’s what’s open over Christmas

Smarter Shopping As we all walk it over the finish line for 2018, here’s your guide to what’s open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year.

Girl, 9, takes her own life after bullying

News A YOUNG black girl has killed herself in a tiny town in America’s deep south after classmates allegedly bullied her.

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Entertainment

Star ‘assaulted, abused’ on hit TV show

Entertainment Sophia Bush has opened up about the real reason behind her exit from a hit US TV show, saying producers put her in constant pain.

MOVIE REVIEW: New Spider-Man is best one yet

Movies Into the Spider-Verse is a vivid, kaleidoscopic experience.

Family Guy’s emotional tribute to late star

TV Cartoon sitcom's uncharacteristically emotional scene.

Big change coming to 2019 Oscars

Movies Organisers ‘considering no host’ after Kevin Hart pulls out.

The woman who stole Joel’s heart

Celebrity Aussie actor Joel Edgerton found himself totally smitten.

Latest Photos

Misty Fjords National Park

Photo Gallery 10-12-2018 13.09

Smart casual dress code 09-12-2018 12.00

Ssangyong launches 2018 range

Real Estate

Proof buying first home ‘isn’t impossible’

Property Here’s how you can do it.

Home to three generations sells at auction

News Successful bidder lives in the same street

Shock housing market data released

Property “In October we saw a welcome lift in the number and value"

Prepare for ‘severe housing collapse’

Property Prepare “contingency plans for a severe collapse" in housing market.

Couple turn $5 into more than $3m

Property Couple plan to spend their windfall helping others around them

Cotton growers help out our local groups

Common sense the best gift on the roads

Racing's festive finish

Motorcyclist airlifted after suffering serious injury

Fires prompt vegetation land management inquiry

'I often wondered': Wartime letter links families

Plea to stay safe in festive season

Three taken to hospital after crash

Free oil collection service expanded

Too soon to farewell town's historic hotel

Key players not consulted in closure of Agricultural College

NRM's new beginnings

Alleged drought fraud in Cunnamulla

Community catch ups, new pet laws part of a successful year

Secret behind eyelash empire

Cyclone Owen now a category 2

Truckie runs cops off the road while overtaking

180km/h crash driver’s dark turn

Suspect in custody after alleged Blackbutt stabbing

Christmas delivery deadline looming

Cyclone could bring rain to southeast

Man shot in leg during Ipswich row

Defying invisibility

You may know their stories, if not their faces

Stingers, dog tracking used to catch teens in stolen car

Harris reveals plan to combat Indian bowlers

King Kohli losing grip on batting dominance

Bombers fans might have to wait: Goddard

Smith to take back captaincy, says Aussie legend

McEvoy backs out of Sunlight comparison

Waugh: Starc fighting for future in Perth

Footy crackdown a ‘recipe for disaster’

Leaked email exposes bloody Kohli coup

Damning extent of Smith, Warner crisis exposed

Norman set to quit Eels for Dragons on three-year-deal

PHOTOS: Thieves ransack crematorium, steal ashes

Help choose a name for adorable sea lion pup

'Come to Cherbourg': MP responds to crime strategy

Cheapest supermarket this Christmas

EXPLAINED: Systems to converge for major weather event

FOUND: Teen boy returns to Raceview family

Father of twins accused of snatching girl

Worrying sign: Australia’s lost $145b

Nissan confirms only 50 of $1.5m GT-R supercar will be built

Most affordable Mercedes-AMG model set to be launched

Adelaide to host Australia’s space agency

Iggy pops for Bluesfest 2019

Who's just been announced on the Bluesfest lineup for 2019?

Be berry excited for tomorrow's strawberry festival

Aussie drag queen gets own TV show on BBC4

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

Simple way to keep the kilos off

New driver tracking app can save you big on car insurance

Here’s what’s open over Christmas

Girl, 9, takes her own life after bullying

Could Donald Trump really be sent to jail?

Sydney teenager who died dancing in the crowd at Knockout...

DJI Mavic 2 Zoom put to test on Sunshine Coast

Gender reveal goes wrong

Deepwater fires: Raw vision of crews fighting fires

Local Partners

Star ‘assaulted, abused’ on hit TV show

MOVIE REVIEW: New Spider-Man is best one yet

Family Guy’s emotional tribute to late star

Big change coming to 2019 Oscars

The woman who stole Joel’s heart

Misty Fjords National Park

Photo Gallery 10-12-2018 13.09

Smart casual dress code 09-12-2018 12.00

Ssangyong launches 2018 range

Ssangyong launches 2018 range

Proof buying first home ‘isn’t impossible’

Home to three generations sells at auction

Shock housing market data released

Prepare for ‘severe housing collapse’

Couple turn $5 into more than $3m

Ready to SELL your property?

Dad’s sweet plea for son with Aspergers

3000 new jobs up for grabs

Your next career: Inside the life of a snake catcher