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Town’s ‘longest serving resident’ fears she will be forced out.

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News Town’s ‘longest serving resident’ fears she will be forced out.

Adani has announced a new leader as the mining giant pushes forward on its controversial Carmichael mine project

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Business Adani has announced a new leader as the mining giant pushes forward on its controversial Carmichael mine project

“Once you do your first few runs, you will become addicted.”

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Motor Sports “Once you do your first few runs, you will become addicted.”

Clermont artist Dave Faint returned to town to paint a mural for the pub’s beer garden.

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News Clermont artist Dave Faint returned to town to paint a mural for the pub’s beer garden.

Drunk driver’s bad health diagnosis prior to crash

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News Drink driver found with open can and damaged car

CQ town among the state’s most expensive place for fuel

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Information High prices prompt Minister to request investigations into retailers doing the...

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Two people injured in after dark collision

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BUSTED: Drunk teen risks driving on main road

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Hundreds of fireys ‘desperately needed’ now

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News Hundreds of fireys desperately needed ahead of Qld bushfire season

Katter’s candidate throws support behind Rocky manufacturing

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New border passes: Everything you need to know

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Health Long traffic delays expected as NSW-Queensland border reopens

New 14-day isolation order to hit NSW

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Banker turned bikie charged over trackie daks

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Prisoners will once again be able to receive visits in a move that prison officers hope will stop a spate of assaults. But there's a catch.

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Life Take a look inside Australia's largest collection of lighthouse memorabilia

'I’m going to get you motherf---er': Teen tells Magistrate

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News Teen faces being charged over threat to magistrate

Truck driver busted with drugs on CQ highway

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    Sport A sneak peak at what can be expected at the big day of burnouts.

    New curator sprucing track for towns biggest race day

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    Record numbers at Emerald races, despite no crowd

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        Legal family in $30m property purge

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