Going out with a bang: 2024 swept away in 180mm flood chaos
Flash flooding has made for a spectacular end to 2024, after drivers and campers had to be rescued from raging waters.
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‘Truly terrible’: How detectives put horror child predator behind bars
After the horror offending of one of the state’s most sordid pedophiles was uncovered, police raced to catch him as soon as possible. Here’s how the investigation unfolded and the man was brought to justice.
Your guide to what’s open this festive season
With the festive season upon us, here is your guide to what stores are open across the region. Find out more
Listed: The all-star sportswomen of southwest Qld revealed
Whether it’s on the field or in the water, South West Queensland is is home to an abundance of female sporting talent making their mark. See the list here.
Grim discovery in freezer of regional Qld ‘house of horrors’
The landlords of a southwest Queensland rental property made the stomach-churning discovery of dead cats in a freezer after a months-long legal battle to evict their ‘horror tenants’. WATCH THE VIDEO.
‘Little more than a pipedream’: Environmental group to fight gas pipeline
An environmental group fighting against gas drilling in the Western Downs has urged the federal government to reject plans to build a gas pipeline and $300m gas fired power plant near Brigalow.
Violent home invader sentenced one day shy of 18th birthday
On the eve of his 18th birthday, a young boy has faced the music for his role in the terrifying home invasion of a 24-year-old student.
Exclusion zone lifted after gas leak detected
Gas supply has been restored to Roma residents after two separate incidents saw a major hit to the town’s supply. See the latest.
Faces of tragedy: South West Qld road fatalities remembered
Fatalities on our roads are at their highest in what is shaping up to be a horror year in our regions, with truck drivers, motorbike riders, families and friends tragically dying before their time.
Everybody appearing at Roma Magistrates Court, Monday, January 6
Here is a list of matters listed at Roma Magistrates Court on Monday.
Everybody appearing at Roma Magistrates Court, Thursday, December 19
Here is a list of matters listed at Roma Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Everybody appearing at Roma Magistrates Court, Wednesday, December 18
Here is a list of matters listed at Roma Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Everybody appearing at Roma Magistrates Court, Tuesday, December 17
Here is a list of matters listed at Roma Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
New leader at regional council after record-breaking infrastructure spend
A new leader has stepped into the role of the chief executive of the Balonne Shire Council, announced just days after an annual report showed she was largely responsible for delivering record-breaking spending on infrastructure in the region.
‘Life of the party’: Tributes for man killed on way to work
Tributes have flowed for a Sunshine Coast-raised man who died in a truck crash on the Western Downs while heading to work.
Broken window, lost Kiss CD and eviction notice: Roma man’s bizarre day in court
When a Roma man appeared before court for a mention of two charges, he did not expect to be told he would need to leave his home in seven days. Find out what happened.
The multi-million dollar waste headache facing Maranoa council
It might be a core tenant of a council’s function, but in the Maranoa region waste has become a multi-million dollar headache.
Everybody appearing at Roma Magistrates Court, Friday, December 13
Here is a list of matters listed at Roma Magistrates Court on Friday.
Everybody appearing at Roma Magistrates Court, Friday, December 6
Here is a list of matters listed at Roma Magistrates Court on Friday.
Everybody appearing at Roma Magistrates Court, Thursday, December 5
Here is a list of matters listed at Roma Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Everybody appearing at Roma Magistrates Court, Friday, November 29
Here is a list of matters listed at Roma Magistrates Court on Friday.
‘Take your clothes off’: Bail bid after alleged violent kidnapping
A man who was barely one month into his release on bail is accused of being involved in a violent armed robbery and kidnapping where he allegedly ordered the victim to remove his clothes.
Two seriously hurt, including young boy, in single-vehicle crash
Four people were injured in a single-vehicle crash in the state’s north yesterday, with two occupants sustaining potentially life-threatening wounds.
Serious injuries, woman trapped after two-car crash
Two women were hurt, including one who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries, in a rural two-vehicle crash Saturday night.
Watch: Little girl learns to walk within days after years of heartache
A little girl living in a North Qld mining town and struggling with cerebral palsy took her first steps within just days thanks to state-of-the-art treatment in SEQ. Now, her incredible therapists are hitting the road to help other families.
South West Qld’s top-selling homes of 2024
Regional Queensland has seen a massive growth in its residential property market, with values only expected to rise. See the rural homes that sold for millions.
‘Going to burn pub down’: Ousted drunk returns with petrol, lighter
An angry drunk stormed into a country Qld pub, dousing it in petrol and holding up a lighter. It wasn’t his only “disgusting” act that night.
$10m slashed off Crown Barangaroo penthouse asking price
Sydney’s swankiest apartment is back on the market, with a high-profile Luxe Listings agent dropped and the new team tasked with selling the six-bedroom unit spending $500,000 on staging.
Council set to auction off properties over unpaid rates
A regional Queensland council will auction off 16 privately-owned homes in a last-ditch resort to recoup thousands in unpaid rates. See the list of properties to be sold here.
‘I turn bloody big pigs, other dead creatures into wall art’
With a 112kg wild boar which was causing chaos on local farms now permanently mounted on a country Qld pub wall and his animal preservation service in hot demand, this “normal bloke” takes us into the fascinatingly feral world of taxidermy. *Graphic.
How AUKUS is creating big waves on the ground
There are billions earmarked to be spent, and this Perth-based engineer is among those on the front lines of a defence revolution.
Burning cash: Star’s future can be counted in months
New boss Steve McCann has his work cut out to come up with a deal to save the casino. But he is fast running out of options.
Are we there yet? Howard Marks revisits bubble.com warning
A quarter of a century after predicting the dot.com crash, influential US billionaire investor Howard Marks sees some worrying signs returning to shares.
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