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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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Police & Courts

SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE DISCUSS USE WITH YOUR EDITOR - IN COURT: Matthew Boardman faced Dalby Magistrates Court on six charges. Picture: Facebook

Man tells police 54 marijuana plants were for ‘medical use’

A MAN caught with more than 50 marijuana plants and a kilo of drugs during a targeted raid on his Western Downs home has faced court. DETAILS:

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DROUGHT PLAN: Hon Bob Katter and Warrego candidate Rick Gurnett. Picture: Contributed

Southwest producers waiting up to ‘600 days’ for drought help

KATTER’S Australian Party claims desperate producers in southwest Queensland have been waiting up to ‘600 days’ for assistance during the drought.

Police & Courts

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DRUG RAID: Police allegedly uncover $2,400 in meth

POLICE have allegedly uncovered a large drug haul during a targeted search at an address in Dalby. DETAILS INSIDE:

Police & Courts

Man receives big mac, big charge for drink driving

MULTIPLE drug and drink drivers will be facing court after being apprehended by Dalby police in a busy of week of crime in the Western Downs. DETAILS:

Dalby

QFES, Rural Fire Brigade, Fire Brigade, Emergency ServicesPhoto Bev Lacey / The Chronicle

Water bombing aircraft tasked to battle fire near Dalby

MULTIPLE Queensland Fire and Emergency Services crews and air support are fighting to contain a vegetation fire burning in the Western Downs. DETAILS:

Police & Courts

DRUG DRIVING: Driver is on his last chance according to the Dalby Magistrate.

Woman faces court on animal cruelty related charges

A DALBY woman has faced court on three animal cruelty-related charges. DETAILS HERE:

Dalby

ROAD SAFETY: Ann Leahy Member for Warrego has secured a $50 000 commitment to paint the speed zones on the road surface, along the Warrego Highway. Picture: Contributed

How a $50k pledge will boost safety on dangerous Warrego Hwy

THERE will be a clear and easy way to know what the speed limit is on the Warrego Highway. Here’s the $50,000 plan:

Community News

Dalby residents honoured those Australia soldiers who died fighting in combat to protect their nation on Remembrance Day. Picture: Sam Turner

Dalby remembers its fallen Diggers, and the 25th battalion

DALBY residents were regaled in the heroic feats of those soldiers in the 25th battalion in WWII, and others who had fought and died for Australia in international conflicts.

Police & Courts

Police officer looking on at one of the drug wipe's from a driver. Police from the Kings Cross Local Area Command perform random breath tests and drug tests along Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo. GEneric, police, RBT, random breath test, alcohol, drink driving

Toothache leads to jail sentence for Tara man

‘IT LOOKS like I might be going on a holiday’: A recidivist offender accepted his fate in Dalby Magistrates Court after he was caught breaching a suspended jail sentence.

Dalby

Junior tennis at Toowoomba Regional Tennis Centre - USQ, Friday, October 16, 2015. Photo Kevin Farmer / The Chronicle

Western Downs town revives sport after two natural disasters

AFTER being hit by floods and drought, a Western Downs town has begun a tennis revival in an effort to unite their community and bring families to the region.

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