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Natasha Emeck is a senior journalist based in Adelaide with more than 10 years’ experience reporting across Australia and the Pacific. She’s driven by a passion for telling impactful stories and shining a light on issues that matter.

Natasha Emeck

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Tragic end to shopping trip for FNQ grandmother

FAR NORTH Queenlsand grandmother Eileen Bolton is being remembered as a “caring and quiet” lady after she was killed in what police described as a tragic accident.

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Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, Cameron Dick, MSF CEO Mike Barry inspecting the company's first crop of over 3500 agave plants at Arriga. Picture: Natasha Emeck

MP urges Nullinga patience

STATE Development Minister Cameron Dick said it was vital to “make sure everything stacks up” with the proposed Nullinga Dam project.

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Home for former racehorses fosters new love

A TABLELANDS foster farm is giving thoroughbred horses a new lease on life after their last race has been run.

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ATHERTON ON ALERT: Police evacuated the Main St of Atherton after a suspected explosive device, that was later revealed to be a false alarm, was discovered by National Australia Bank staff yesterday. Picture: Natasha Emeck

Town CBD locked down in bomb scare drama

THE Atherton CBD was brought to a standstill after a bomb scare on Main St yesterday turned out to be a false alarm.

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RIELLI TAKES ON THE UNIVERSE: Growing up on a Millaa Millaa dairy farm as a tomboyish only daughter, Rielli Portegys admits she's far more confident when it comes to manual work like fencing paddocks and driving tractors than the glamorous world of beauty pageants. The 20-year-old was recently selected as the only contestant in the Far North to contend for the title of Miss Universe Australia at state finals in April. She hopes to use the platform to spread awareness about drug abuse in rural communities, an issue close to her heart. Picture: Natasha Emeck

Farm girl takes on universe

MILLAA Millaa beauty Rielli Portegys will trade in the tractor at her family dairy farm for a tiara as she contests the Miss Universe Australia state finals in April.

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Trimpex International's Joe Trimarchi and Shane Garozzo show the category one research licenses they secured three weeks ago from Biosecurity Queensland to TRC Mayor Joe Paronella (centre). The pair plan to begin farming industrial hemp in Tolga in the coming weeks.

Trimpex project takes off

A TABLELANDS agricultural company is sowing the seeds for success in the medicinal cannabis industry.

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