Housing density leading to more termites
Increasing housing densities and the failure of many builders to clean up their site is increasing the risk of termite attacks in Australia, according to a building advisory service.
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Pipe-laying to start end of month for $9b grid
Pipe-laying will start by the end of the month on the Sunshine Coast as part of the State Government’s $9 billion South East Queensland water grid.
Marine centre or museum for dam victims?
A $35 million marine conservation centre will be built as part of the Traveston Dam but conservationists fear it could become a glass tomb for extinct species.
MP alarmed after sex teacher freed
A Sunshine Coast MP has expressed alarm that a teacher who had sex with a 13-year-old boy has been allowed to walk free because she is a woman.
Dad unable to save boy, 2, from blaze
A young father desperately tried to reach a toddler in a house blaze in Bundaberg but was unable to do so because of the intense fire.
Man, 42, fighting for life after assault
A 42-year-old man is fighting for his life after allegedly being assaulted in Caboolture last night.
One dead, seven injured in horror crash
One person is dead while another seven have been injured in a horrific two-car crash at Tin Can Bay this afternoon.
Man to face court over tavern robbery
Police have charged a man after a robbery at a Tavern at Maroochydore last night.
Pole dancing for kids, what next?
It’s little wonder we see horrific examples of the sexual abuse of children in our courts when we allow the sexualisation of our youngest in the name of fun.
Loss of Old Nunnery felt by whole town
When the Chapman family drive past the Old Nunnery at Pomona now, they see their family home destroyed.
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