GALLERY: Chilli Festival packs a punch
The Murphys Creek Chilli Festival brought the heat, with hundreds flocking in for the community event. Check out all the action here.
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‘Long road to recovery’: Dad wakes from coma to learn of son’s death
A man has come out of an induced coma to learn that his wide-eyed and cheeky son died from horrific burns suffered in a fiery Father’s Day tragedy. Here’s how you can help the family in their time of need.
Lockyer grandfather answers call for fireys to fight Canadian inferno
A chance encounter more than a decade ago set a Lockyer Valley man onto a part-time career that would take him to the other side of the Pacific to fight one on the largest fires in recorded history.
Meet the inspiring Indigenous scholarship graduates with big dreams
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across the Darling Downs have opened up on their culture, future aspirations and how a life-changing scholarship helped them graduate high school.
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Lockyer community groups to share in $42k council funding
What 11 from 13 community groups were successful in their applications? Find out here:
NEW ERA: 8 Gympie businesses to open or expand this year
It has been especially refreshing to see new local ventures emerge or build on their foundations, defying the tough economic climate to share their ideas and services with the community.
Dawn Service cancelled for second year in a row
Crowds are expected to be huge, but Gatton will be without a dawn service this year.
Memorial pool community reference group dissolved
A State Heritage listing has negated the need for a team informing on its redevelopment.
The 8 best wineries on Gympie’s western doorstep
The South Burnett has fertile soil, a climate not unlike the Hunter Valley, and a blossoming wine industry
Man suffers horrific burns: ‘It’s a horrible place to be’
Released from a five-week stint in a hospital burns unit, Lester ‘Moe’ Edwards is facing an uphill battle trying to get his life back on track.
Forest Hill monument to be centre of 100 year celebration
It’s survived multiple floods, and on Saturday, the community will rally together to celebrate 100 years since the memorial was unveiled.
CHEEKY: Plenty of future cops to catch classmate robber
There are plenty of aspiring police officers that will likely apprehend Toogoolawah State School’s future robber.
Groundwater contamination: Council, EPA investigating
The reserve was used for unlicensed landfill by local residents and businesses for rubbish disposal until the mid-1970s.
New rural officer’s goal to learn ropes for OIC position
The newest addition to the Toogoolawah police station has in his first week seen first-hand how dangerous the Brisbane Valley Highway can be.
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