Tara Miko's Activity

November 2019

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FIREFIGHTERS are working to boost containment lines as a bushfire at Pechey continues to burn north of Toowoomba.

Fireys work to contain blaze before conditions turn

15th Nov 2019 10:00 AM

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TOOWOOMBA’S Islamic community is praying for an end to the bushfire emergency in Queensland and New South Wales, and taking donations to support the recovery effort.

City’s Islamic community raises funds for bushfire recovery

15th Nov 2019 9:30 AM

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DARLING Downs firefighters have an impressive arsenal they’re drawing on to attack bushfires across the district.

What our fireys are using to win the bushfire battle

14th Nov 2019 3:30 PM

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THE Darling Downs and Granite Belt will today return to a severe fire danger rating with strong winds expected to lash the region.

Severe fire danger returns to Darling Downs, Granite Belt

15th Nov 2019 5:00 AM

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THE ignition source of a large, fast-moving bushfire which bore down on Pechey, putting homes and lives at risk, is yet to be determined.

Authorities investigating cause of Pechey bushfire

14th Nov 2019 1:30 PM

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FROM 1300km away in the state’s far north, future Pechey resident Jayne Riley was able to watch firefighters save her home from the bushfires yesterday.

‘Thanks just isn’t enough’: Woman watches fireys save home

14th Nov 2019 10:25 AM

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AUTHORITIES are preparing for potentially catastrophic fire conditions in parts of the region as the bushfire emergency in Queensland continues.

Region prepares for ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions

12th Nov 2019 4:00 PM

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KEY industry stakeholders have toured the Toowoomba region with a view of enhancing collaborative opportunities in bioenergy projects.

Industry leaders tour Toowoomba for sector insights

13th Nov 2019 5:00 AM

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A CHINCHILLA boy has been charged with 14 offences after an alleged crime spree from Hervey Bay to the Western Downs.

Chinchilla boy, 15, arrested after alleged crime spree

12th Nov 2019 9:00 AM

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A FORMER Darling Downs detective has launched a new private investigation firm, bringing some of the most advanced technology to the region.

Former detective opens new private investigation firm

9th Nov 2019 5:00 AM

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Tara joined the company in 2010 after graduating with a journalism and politics degree from Griffith University in Brisbane. After first working in newspapers in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, she joined the team at The Chronicle in 2013. In September that year she took over the reins of the Rural Weekly, and has been on the crime desk in Toowoomba since 2015.