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Geoff Egan is a digital news reporter covering northern Brisbane. He has covered crime, courts, politics and was the lead data journalist on the award-winning Ultimate Schools Hub program.

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Geoff Egan

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Crime isn’t on the rise: police

CRIME in Rosewood has not grown, according to police statistics – despite local comment to the contrary.

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Try It Emu Farm manager Brendon Schmidt with 15-month-old emus that could soon be a tasty part of dinner. Picture: Sarah Harvey

Get some emu on your plate

EMU might not be in your fridge yet, but it might be part of regular meals sooner than you think.

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Spuds are safe from CSG rise

CLAIMS coal seam gas could increase the price of potatoes twenty-fold have been dismissed by an agribusiness expert.

Ipswich

Atkinson Dam was closed over the weekend due to increases in blue-green algae (right). . Picture: Sarah Harvey

Lake shut by poisonous algae

A POPULAR boating and fishing lake in Somerset has been closed because of an increase of a poisonous algae.

Ipswich

Thomas Yarrow, Steven Miller and Windston Olive perch precariously on one of the many bales of hay decorating Kalbar town on the weekend.

Hay it was a great day at Kalbar

HUNDREDS of people made their way to the Kalbar Country Day and Hay Festival where the streets were lined with bales of hay, stalls of local produce and games.

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Digby and Bella cool off in a rain puddle during the Woofstock event held at Limestone Park on Sunday. Picture: Rob Williams

Pups put best paws forward

TAILS were wagging when dogs and their owners enjoyed Woofstock.

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Protester John makes his point at Bunjurgen Estate Vineyard yesterday.

Mayor backs no mining

COAL mine and coal seam gas wells will have no place in the Scenic Rim if mayor John Brent has his way.

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Laurelle Franklin and Madeleine Bushnell had a ball checking out the sparkly stuff at Bling for Babies fundraising night. . Picture: David Nielsen

Bling makes cash tin ring

MORE than $3000 was raised on Friday night for the Special Care Nursery at the Bling for Babies event.

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Plainland resident Shane Woods holds up some of the tiles damaged when lightning struck his home. . Picture: Claudia Baxter

Pair wake in a pink flash

PLAINLAND resident Shane Woods and his wife Lisa were woken on Saturday morning by a pink flash, a frightening crash of thunder and breaking roof tiles.

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Randal McFarlane. . Picture: Rob Williams

Helipad a boost to disaster plan

AN AREA of land from the recently approved Lockyer Valley airport will be given to the Lockyer Valley Regional Council to establish an emergency helicopter pad.

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