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Geoff Egan is a digital news reporter covering northern Brisbane. He has covered crime, courts, politics and was the lead data journalist on the award-winning Ultimate Schools Hub program.

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Christine Priestley holds her 22-month-old daughter, Adele Elliott, who suffers from a rare genetic condition. Picture: Claudia Baxter

Tiny Adele needs some special care

ADELE Elliott will never walk. She’ll never talk, and she’ll likely need a carer for the rest of her life.

Ballina

An aerial view of the Jeepropilly open-cast mine west of Ipswich. More mines could be on the cards for the region. . Picture: David Nielsen

Miners circling Ipswich

COAL exploration is set to begin on Ipswich’s southern outskirts.

Ballina

JBS Swift director John Berry is hoping the Federal Government will match the company’s investment in reducing emissions at the Dinmore abattoir facility.

Abattoir set to reduce emissions

IPSWICH’S biggest private employer is facing a huge $1.84m carbon tax bill this year – but it’s working on a plan that will cut the payout to zero.

Ballina

Able Seaman Lisa Thompson putting stock away on board HMAS Melbourne in the Gulf of Aden as part of Operation Slipper. . Picture: Contributed

It’s Easter at sea for sailor Lisa

FOR Able Seaman Lisa Thompson Easter was just another working day aboard the Australian missile frigate HMAS Melbourne.

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Vets at UQ Gatton saved the life of Aggro the venomous tiger snake who suffered from a tumour on his head. . Picture: Contributed

Snake with headache

WHILE surgery on dogs, horses and even birds is common fare for vets, similar operations on deadly snakes are less so.

Tweed Heads

Ann Bichel, Ian Rickuss MP, Bert Flanagan, and Geoff Turnbull are all Forrest Hill residents, who are discussing the Queensland Flood Commission Report. . Picture: Contributed

‘Did the flood teach them nothing?’

QUEENSLAND Rail’s decision not to flood-proof the rail lines in the Lockyer Valley following last year’s flood has left a local MP scratching his head.

Tweed Heads