3 things to know about Australia Day before you complain

DO YOU even know why it’s held on January 26?

Missing piggy went ‘wee, wee, wee’ all the way home

A DISTRAUGHT family is relieved after their missing piglet Peppa returned home.

‘I couldn’t go to the shops’: Amputee shares challenges

FORMER Murgon resident and double amputee Shona Muckert is encouraging people to spare a thought for amputees during National Amputee Awareness week.

GRAPHIC: Child has surgery after stepping on hidden firepit

The Pottsville child was walking on the banks of Cudgera Creek when his foot went straight through a hole onto the red-hot embers.

TRUCKIE MADNESS: The dangers of highway driving after dark

Why do some truck drivers feel like they rule the highway after the sun goes down?

Family left heartbroken after new piglet’s disappearance

A FAMILY is shattered their newest addition, a baby pig, is missing just a week after they brought her home.

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Prepare to keep your animals safe this fire season

RSPCA advised owners who choose to move their animals, to do so early to avoid unnecessary risk.

Fees for country pubs could be reduced

At present, commercial hotels across Queensland pay an annual rate of $3757, with small country pubs paying the same as those in Brisbane.

Australia’s cancer patterns revealed on interactive atlas

Southeast Queensland was recorded to have one of the highest rates of melanoma, with diagnosis in Gatton 49per cent higher than the Australian average