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Crash sparks road safety campaign

TOW truck driver, Peter Copas has seen horrific car crashes. But no experience could prepare him for the time it happened to be his step-daughter in the car.
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Pool plan 'would kill swim club'

MARYBOROUGH Swimming Club will cease to exist if the council goes ahead with plans to demolish Maryborough's 50-metre pool, club spokesman Craig Ryan said.
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Steering students to safety

A BLIND spot is not the simplest concept to convey to a seven-year-old but that's what they've been doing at Sandy Strait State School during the past two days.

The Coast's big shave

BALD and beautiful will be the look of choice on the Fraser Coast as World’s Greatest Shave participants face the clippers from today.

Pensioner loses cards to thief

MARGARET Vickers of Eli Waters lost more than the $5 that was in her purse the other day when she left it behind at the Pialba Post Office.

Man on dingo charges misses court

A MAN being prosecuted for feeding dingoes on Fraser Island failed to show up for court yesterday.

Late changes to land tax rules

A RAFT of eleventh-hour changes to a bill amending the state's land valuation laws have appeased opposition MPs.

Truckie hits girl without knowing

A TRUCK driver was completely unaware his rig knocked a bike-riding school girl to the ground yesterday morning until he was contacted by Maryborough police.

Court orders no contact for couple

A COUPLE accused of cooking crystal meth in a Hervey Bay house have been ordered to have no contact with each other.

Signing off after 45 years on job

THE YEAR 1964: Robert Menzies was Prime Minister of Australia. My Fair Lady was released on film. And Maryborough’s Dennis Law started work at Walkers Ltd.