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Audience gets younger for Regurgitator
WITH the odd R-rated lyric Regurgitator are not the band you would imagine putting on a children’s show. The band’s Pogogo Show though is all…
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The humble hero, 90, who walked 300km for sick kids
As feats of tenacity, endurance and humble benevolence go, an almost-blind 90-year-old’s 300km charity trek certainly ticks all the right boxes. When Athol Alcorn set…
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Ella’s sights on more success after ‘crazy’ world effort
COMMONWEALTH Games-bound Ipswich swimmer Ella Ramsay is soaking up the national team environment, keeping focused on training and enjoying some European sightseeing. It’s all happening…
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First time nerves turn to high ambitions
WHEN Chris Goodrum took off in a C-27J Spartan from RAAF Base Amberley for the first time, he was a bit worried he might be…
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Drones map flood damage
DAMAGE from heavy rainfall and flooding of Ipswich’s major waterways has been mapped with drones by Ipswich City Council. Local Disaster Management Group Chairwoman Mayor…
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Driver shortage causes bus timetable upheaval
A bus chief says bus driver absenteeism because of flu and COVID are to blame for urgent changes to Ipswich bus timetables. The timetable alterations…
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RAAF delivers essential supplies to Fiji
ALMOST 100 pallets of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies have been flown to Fiji by a No. 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster from RAAF Base…
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Water worked well as decades long career ends in retirement
HAVING a career in water doesn’t always mean a life spent swimming – for some like, Peter McKinnon, it runs deeper than the sport. Mr McKinnon’s…
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Families look to the sun for relief as energy costs soar
AS SOUTH-east Queensland shivers through winter a nasty surprise has snuck in with the chill in the form of a massive rise to the household energy bill.…
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He’s got the Wright stuff for Luminate gig
With his rich baritone voice and knack for crafting heartfelt songs about working-class heroes and family life, celebrated country musician Kim Wright says he is…
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