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Resident launches petition opposing Calliope quarantine camp

“At the end of the day sending them here isn’t the answer.”

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30th Jan. 2021 1:01 PM

Paulla Eveille-Coleman created the petition after hearing the community's growing concern Homeground Gladstone, a workforce accommodation village in Calliope, would be used as a quarantine facility.

Woman in hospital after falling off horse

Update: The woman has been taken to Gladstone Hospital after the accident in Calliope.

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03rd Sept. 2020 12:09 PM

Paramedics are treating a woman in her 30s after she fell off a horse in Calliope.

Luckiest place in Australia for scratchie wins revealed

Over the past financial year, locals in the area have won four big prizes totalling $472,020.

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01st Sept. 2020 6:09 AM

The 4680 postcode of Gladstone and Calliope proved to be the luckiest in Australia in the 2019/2020 financial year for instant scratchie winners, with four people collecting $472,020.

Driver trapped after cattle truck jacknifes

A cattle truck driver and a passenger were trapped for almost 90 minutes after crashing west of Calliope.

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09th June 2020 6:06 AM

A cattle truck crashed on the Dawson Highway west of Calliope, trapping the driver by the legs.

NRL’s bush retreat doesn’t make sense

The NRL is looking at relocating all 17 teams to a small town in Queensland to combat the coronavirus crisis. But will the...

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23rd March 2020 12:03 PM

Warriors players are seen during the round 2 NRL match between New Zealand Warriors and Canberra Raiders at CBUs Super Stadium in the Gold Coast, Saturday, March 21, 2020. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

How did this 19-year-old truckie become his own boss?

There's only one problem this young entrepreneur regularly faces - the police. The reason why just makes Wayne Gough's...

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18th July 2019 12:07 PM

HIS OWN BOSS: Wayne Gough has his own business at only 19-years-old.

Bus bursts into flames on the Bruce Highway

16 passengers on board, QAS and QFES were called to the scene

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29th June 2019 9:06 AM

RESTRICTED: Asbestos confirmed in local school

A Department of Education spokesperson says 'the health, safety and wellbeing of students and staff is the highest...

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23rd March 2019 5:03 AM

Asbestos was confirmed in the wall sheeting of a room in Calliope State School's C block.

Tenants from hell: Home owner claims $30k in damages

A GLADSTONE man has been sentenced to jail for trashing a Calliope rental, forcing the owner to claim over $30,000 in...

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14th Feb. 2019 9:02 AM

A GLADSTONE man has been sentenced to jail for trashing a Calliope rental, forcing the owner to claim over $30,000 in damages.

Man charged over alleged murders in Calliope

The 64-year old suspect will face Gladstone Magistrates Court on Monday.

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08th Dec. 2018 4:12 AM

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