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Michael Nolan is the Chronicle’s crime and emergency reporter covering fires, floods and offenders. He started his career with the Warrego Watchman in the far flung reaches of Southwest Queensland before working in magazines and PR in Brisbane. He has also worked for the South Burnett Times and the Warwick Daily News. Michael joined the Chronicle in 2019.

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Gatton

Teens drive stolen Hilux into lagoon, spark massive rescue response

A car stolen driven into a lagoon by teens sparked a massive rescue response with a swift water rescue team called in as well as police divers from Brisbane

UpdatedWarwick

Investigation under way after teenager dies in single-vehicle crash

Police are investigating a fatal crash that has claimed the life of a teenager after a car left the road, hit a tree and caught fire.

Police & Courts

Woman allegedly bashed cops as they arrested her man at the footy

A woman came to her partner’s aid by allegedly assaulting the police who were arresting him within eyeshot of a Legends of League football game.

QLD Votes

New ministerial role for local MP to serve South West region

The new LNP state government has created several assistant minister roles to provide residents living in regional Queensland with a direct line to the premier.

Business

CBD brewer to double output as it marks one year since doors opened

The past year has been a wild ride for the team behind Toowoomba’s newest live music venue, but the popular watering hole has a plan in place to grow in 2025.

Toowoomba

Three Toowoomba scholars win grants for international study

There have been more than 4800 fellowships awarded since the program launched 1965, across a range of research areas from land, commerce and logistics, to the arts, medicine, public service and education.

Dalby

‘Prepare to leave’: 20 crews battle raging bushfire

A large, fast-moving fire is burning along the Moonie Highway, near the Kinkora and Currajong State Forests in the state’s southwest.

Police & Courts

Offender told to stay out of Queensland for her own good

A woman with a history of drug and fraud offending has elected to pay a massive fine so that she can live interstate, away from old friends with bad habits.

Police & Courts

‘He will leave’: Court hears teen refuses to stay at group home

A young boy with an eight-page criminal history will stay in a jail cell instead of a Department of Safety residential home while he waits to be sentenced for stealing a car.

Toowoomba

Remembrance Day offers solemn reflections on our veterans’ sacrifice

The community is invited to mark Remembrance Day with a service at the Mothers’ Memorial.

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