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Sam TurnerSenior reporter

Sam Turner is a senior reporter for the Sunshine Coast Daily, covering court, crime and general news. He has previously worked for mastheads across regional Queensland, the ACT and NSW.

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Dalby

FLOWN TO HOSPITAL: The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter airlifted a woman to hospital after she was reportedly crushed by a cow last night. Picture: RACQ LifeFlight

Woman flown to hospital after being crushed by 300kg cow

EMERGENCY services rushed to the rural property east of Dalby to reports a woman had been crushed and stomped on by a cow. MORE DETAILS:

Dalby

Chinchilla Botanic Parkland crowned Australia’s best park

WESTERN Downs Regional Council’s Chinchilla Botanic Parkland has been named Australia’s Park of the Year, trumping every other state and territory in the country.

Property

Rooftops in a new housing development.Photo: Brett Wortman / Sunshine Coast Daily

Dalby renters ‘lining up out the door’ for properties

“We’ve got less houses on the market than we’ve had in the last 10 years.” HERE’S WHY IT’S SO HARD RIGHT NOW:

Dalby

Meandarra is set for its first pool party. Pictured: Pool party in Tara last year.

Council approve $50k Tara pool remediation works for summer season

WESTERN Downs Regional Council has approved urgent works to repair the Tara Pool for 2020/21 summer season. MORE DETAILS:

Dalby

Face Book picture of Jay Singles who is identified as the shooter of a compound Bow to victim Adam Swan at Lawton ..Note Compound Bow in background

Tight lipped offender caught with drugs and stolen bow

‘No comment’: A young Tara man refused to answer any of police questions after they uncovered drugs and suspected stolen property during a raid on his home.

Dalby

Dalby students get hands on medical training for future jobs

Year 10 students were able to put their CPR, plastering and suturing skills to the test thanks to an interactive health careers program.

Police & Courts

Dalby mum savagely beats woman before swinging garden hoe

A DAYTIME assault in Dalby resulted in a young mum assaulting a woman, before arming herself with a sharp gardening tool when the victim tried to escape. MORE DETAILS:

Dalby

SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE DISCUSS USE WITH YOUR EDITOR - Brock Daniel's family would like to thank the community for their generous donations for his funeral in October. Picture: Facebook

Cecil Plain’s fatal crash victim laid to rest following $10k GoFundMe

MORE than $10,000 was donated for the teenager’s funeral this month, with the family of the Cecil Plains crash victim saying their donations “meant a lot” after his tragic passing.

Property

7000+ acre grazing opportunity to auction near Dalby

A HUGE property in the Western Downs with an abundant water supply and endless grazing and cultivation plains will be going to auction in the coming weeks. FULL DETAILS:

Police & Courts

Drug paraphernalia. Needle. Syringe. Drugs. Injecting. Generic image.

‘Angry’ man hoped Dalby cops jabbed by needles in his pocket

A FATHER who had a meltdown during a search of his home threatened to assault police and hoped they got ‘stuck’ from the needles he said he had in his pocket.

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