Two in hospital after rolled car shuts lane on country road
Emergency services are rushing to the scene of a car rollover on a country road which sent a man and woman to hospital.
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Why cattle killer shot two pregnant cows
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DV charges laid after man’s five-hour stand off with police
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Walkerston bypass to open in ‘late 2024’, minister says
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Coroner adds his voice to residents opposing dog park plan
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Origin Great lashes 4WD ‘yobbos’, backs ban on popular beach
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Two kids hospitalised in Peak Downs Hwy crash
Four patients, including two young boys, have been rushed to hospital following a crash in a Mackay suburb, at almost the same time paramedics responded to another crash in the Whitsundays.
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