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150 YEARS: Last call for the Tatts

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News Maryborough's Tattersalls Hotel will close its doors for the last time today after serving almost 150 years as a local watering hole

CYCLIST SABOTAGE: Tacks found on popular Fraser Coast road

premium_icon CYCLIST SABOTAGE: Tacks found on popular Fraser Coast road

News 'What I don't understand is why people actually do this.'

Baby allegedly left starving while her parents did meth

premium_icon Baby allegedly left starving while her parents did meth

Crime Paramedics discovered the severely underweight infant.

Strategic advisor to oversee $60M M'boro munitions factory

premium_icon Strategic advisor to oversee $60M M'boro munitions factory

News It comes as the companies continue to develop the business case

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MILESTONE: Bob's wheels are still turning after 30 years

MILESTONE: Bob's wheels are still turning after 30 years

Business Employing local staff, buying goods and supporting community groups and charities on the Fraser Coast is important to Bob and Narelle Wicks.

  • 22nd Nov 2018 6:00 AM
Energy customers need to make a switch

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Smarter Shopping Consumers are living in la-la land if they think they are getting a good energy deal. Many are simply getting ripped off without even realising.

Thousands of affordable new homes on horizon

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News Thousands of new affordable homes would be built across Queensland under a new plan to unlock access to $2 billion of equity in 14,000 existing homes.

Delays may have cost babies their lives

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Crime The parents of a Qld toddler killed by his babysitter welcome tougher penalties for child manslaughter but say the delay potentially cost five babies' lives.

Outrage forces child killer sentence shake-up

premium_icon Outrage forces child killer sentence shake-up

Crime Too many innocent children have been killed by those meant to protect them. Pathetic sentences have added to the anguish. But now, there may finally be justice.

Lighting way for the future of M'boro

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News For Watkins Electrical, running a local business also means investing in their town and community's next generation

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      Neeskens' double life of organiser and title sailor

      premium_icon Neeskens' double life of organiser and title sailor

      Sport Paul Neeskens is a member of the hard-working committee that brought arguably the biggest event in Fraser Coast's sailing history to life.

      How chess led Kopp to the sport of sailing

      premium_icon How chess led Kopp to the sport of sailing

      Sport Who knew the timeless, two-player strategy board game chess would lead someone to a long career as a world championship sailor?

      OPINION: This is the line in the sand for cyclist safety

      premium_icon OPINION: This is the line in the sand for cyclist safety

      Opinion This has to stop before more locals are seriously injured.

      FIRST INTERVIEW: Seagulls name Sami as coach

      premium_icon FIRST INTERVIEW: Seagulls name Sami as coach

      Rugby League He has been involved in rugby league for decades.

      Kaufusi wants job, but with conditions

      premium_icon Kaufusi wants job, but with conditions

      Sport Kaufusi in line to be Bundaberg Rugby League rep coach again

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        Voodoo Medics

          Medic couple deployed around the world

          premium_icon Medic couple deployed around the world

          News TOM NEWKIRK had an advantage after 10 years in the military; his wife Kate who had also deployed overseas as a medic.

          Secret world of Australia's elite combat medics

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          News Watch our eight part special documentary series now

          'A movie scene’ as Jody fought to save commando

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          News Medic Jody Tieche heroically fought to save his life

          Part 3: ‘She didn’t have to go — we could’ve saved her’

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          News “It was a pointless death that could have been avoided".

          ‘Numb’: Voodoo Medics - Part 4

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          News Combat doctor Dan Pronk was there for three Aussie soldier deaths.

          Part 5: ‘Wearing the voodoo doll comes with honour, pride’

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          News Founding Voodoo Medic explains the origins of lifesaving heroes.

          Voodoo Medics — Part 6: Mark Donaldson’s courage under fire

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          News He lost his dad to a heart attack and his mum to murder.

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          Hervey Bay's music man wouldn't do business anywhere else

          Hervey Bay's music man wouldn't do business anywhere else

          Business DAVE Salata attributes 30 years in business to being on the Fraser Coast.

          Boost your garden naturally with these common items

          premium_icon Boost your garden naturally with these common items

          Gardening HOW to create a pest-free, thriving garden with these natural, household items.

          M'boro free fitness classes

          M'boro free fitness classes

          News Maryborough has joined Hervey Bay in offering free fitness classes to the public thanks to the Live Life, Get Active program

          How does a child see the world? Find out at this exhibition

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              Urangan home a top seller

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              News A corner block Queenslander-style home less than 100m from Urangan beach became the highest reported sale for the region

              Workers ripped off $1.2b each year

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              News More than 400,000 Qld workers are being ripped off by employers.

              Coast businesses named best in the state at Tourism Awards

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              News Two local businesses have been named at the Qld Tourism Awards

              Top Coast real estate sales

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                Ridiculous gift ideas from Goop

                Ridiculous gift ideas from Goop

                Celebrity Gone are the days of giving money or gift cards as Christmas presents. Now you can buy someone an entire Spanish village.

                • 22nd Nov 2018 5:55 AM
                $104 brekky fry-up everyone wants

                $104 brekky fry-up everyone wants

                Travel Tourists are flocking to this cafe to try its famous breakfast. But there’s something unusual about the egg.

                • 22nd Nov 2018 5:27 AM
                You’ve been eating this biscuit wrong

                You’ve been eating this biscuit wrong

                Offbeat A woman has discovered the best way to eat this popular biscuit - have you been doing it the right way, or the wrong way?

                • 22nd Nov 2018 5:22 AM
                Eat sweet but can the drinks

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                Health Sugary drinks are worse for you than sugary foods and pose a greater risk of type 2 diabetes, new research shows.

                • 22nd Nov 2018 5:19 AM

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                    Mortgagee in Possession

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                    Classifieds Centrally Located 3 Bedroom Home Massive 4 Bay Shed 678 m2 block Walk to schools and shops Phone for further details

                    Luxury Retirement Living

                    210/48 Watson Street, Pialba 4655

                    Unit 3 2 1 $390,000

                    Classifieds This unit in the luxurious Sapphire Apartments complex has it all to offer to the active retiree. Featuring three bedrooms and two bathrooms, open plan...

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                    The area you should consider to invest

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                    Whitsundays back on the rise

                    Whitsundays back on the rise

                    Property A year and a half after Cyclone Debbie torn through the area

                    Suburbs struggling with mortgage stress

                    Suburbs struggling with mortgage stress

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                    Visa changes to bring flood of backpackers

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                    News Islanders doing seasonal work will be able to stay longer

                    3000 new jobs up for grabs

                    3000 new jobs up for grabs

                    Careers Australia Post braces for ‘record Christmas’ with scores of casual positions.

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                    Jobs where women are going backwards in pay

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                    News Shocking snapshot of gender equity reveals worsening pay gap

                    Your next career: Inside the life of a snake catcher

                    Your next career: Inside the life of a snake catcher

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                    Motoring Second Audi A1 generation has fatten-up.

                    • 22nd Nov 2018 5:00 AM
                    Family wants new will for car baron’s $221 fortune

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                    Business Family of Qld richlister asks a court to approve a statutory will.

                    • 22nd Nov 2018 4:55 AM
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                    Motoring Genuine fears growing popularity could have a major negative impact.

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                    Worrying time most of you text while driving

                    Motoring Huge spike in drivers using their mobile phones.

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                    Ford’s answer to the SUV craze with high-riding hatch

                    Motoring New German-built Ford Focus coming next month.

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