Bud harvester tricked into working for $20m drug farm
A court has been told a man was hoodwinked into working at an illegal cannabis farm on the Darling Downs, after being promised a job at a ‘tomato and cucumber’ farm.
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Bringing soldiers home alive: Defence’s safety revolution unfolds
Former Special Forces soldier’s lifesaving creation to lead revolutionary safety technology trials at Australia’s largest military exercise.
Thick cloud cover to take sting out of cold snap
It has been a chilly start to winter with below average June temperatures across much of the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley. While we have a brief reprieve today, how long it will last depends on the clouds.
‘I’ll f–k you up’: Community-based sentence for teen home invader
A teenager who broke into a Toowoomba home and threatened a homeowner with a tyre iron has been sentenced to a community-based order despite being subject to new youth crime legislation.
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Smoke billowing from bus shuts busy CBD road
Drivers have been advised to avoid this main route through the Toowoomba CBD after a city bus broke down.
Cash boost call: Qld container rebates ‘should be doubled’
Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme returns should be doubled to 20c in a bid to keep up with inflation and encourage more residents to take part, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Chilling warning: Small items adding huge amounts to power bills
Queenslanders have been warned some heating devices could be adding hundreds to their electricity bills, as prices are set to jump. Here are the best ways to avoid that bill shock while keeping warm.
Man lit on fire: Fuel douser ‘happily’ enlists in horrific crime
A man who doused a drug dealer in fuel, before the man was set alight, has been jailed for “happily” participating in the horrific crime that occurred in a car park at a Toowoomba pub.
Accommodation sells out as beloved winter festival returns
Beanies, puffer jackets and snow are set to descend on a southern Queensland town this July for a renowned biennial winter festival.
‘Exciting time’: Gun juniors to lead Clydesdales 2025 BMD charge
The Western Clydesdales will field a new-look BMD side in 2025 with head coach Richard Dugdale describing the season ahead as full of opportunity for our top juniors. See the full season preview.
Queensland’s oldest family-run winery up for sale after 93 years
The state’s oldest family-run winery is up for grabs with the man long regarded as the ‘father of Queensland wine’ selling up after building the award-winning brand for the past 93 years.
‘Do you like the food?’: Qld aged care home food rating revealed
Queensland has 198 aged care homes where one person or more claimed to never be happy with the food they were served. See who is serving up culinary delights and who falls short.
Police raid rural property in drug bust
A southern Queensland man’s Sunday blues hit hard after Queensland Police raided his property, allegedly locating a number of dangerous drugs.
Man falls through silo, stuck up to neck in fertiliser
A man has been rescued after falling through the roof of a silo in regional Queensland and being stuck up to his neck in urea.
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