Tag: queensland
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QUEENSLAND BORDER HOURS AWAY FROM REOPENING
It’s been one of the most contentious border closures in the covid crisis, but in just a few hours, Queensland will finally reopen to the rest of the country. The trip north, though, is far from straightforward – online border passes won’t be available until later tonight and travellers are being warned to prepare for…
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QLD BORDER CROSSING POINTS CONFIRMED
Police will be stationed at three access points along the New South Wales and Queensland border from midnight tonight, as the state prepares for a coronavirus shutdown. Those with essential needs will be able to move between the states via the M1, the Gold Coast Highway and from Griffith Street. “I ask people to be…
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QUEENSLAND MAN EXTRADITED OVER ALLEGED 2009 SEXUAL ASSAULT
A 29-year-old man from Queensland has been extradited to NSW over the alleged historical sexual abuse of a boy on the Central Coast. Police commenced an investigation following reports a young boy was sexually assaulted by a man known to him in 2009. With the assistance of Queensland Police, a 29-year-old man was arrested at…
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SIX-STRONG LOCAL CONTINGENT HEADING TO NATIONALS
Six Far North Coast baseballers will play at the Australian junior championships in Sydney this coming January. The teens – a mixture of experienced players and newcomers – will represent Queensland and the ACT.
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KYOGLE COUNCIL CONTINUE CROSS-BORDER TALKS
Kyogle councillors have continued cross-border talks with senior Queensland Government figures. 45 minutes from the border, Mayor Danielle Mulholland’s encouraging the town’s businesses to tender for work on the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Council also hopes to improve road links and business relationships between the town and sunshine state. (VISION ONLY)
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O’MEARA OFF TO PERTH, EYEING U.S
After recently being selected to play for New South Wales, local baseballer Taliesin O’Meara says he’s even more driven to follow his dream. He’ll head to Perth for the national championships next month, with hopes to play in the major league.
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LOCAL HOPEFULS HEAD NORTH FOR BURLEIGH PRO
A strong contingent of up-and-coming surfers from the North Coast region have headed over the border, ready to contest the Burleigh Pro on the Gold Coast. James Wood, brothers Luke and Zak Condon and fourteen-year-old Mikey McDonagh are among the field of 96 set to hit the waves during the first round of the Qualifying Series.…
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FAR NORTH COAST BASEBALLERS STEP UP TO THE PLATE THIS WEEKEND
Four up-and-coming Far North Coast baseball players will head south this weekend to compete in the National Baseball Championships. Oakley McMahon, Riley Donnelly, Taliesin O’Meara and Clare Evans will don Queensland uniforms, to represent the sunshine state in the competition at Blacktown. Kodey Wilford was also selected, but won’t be able to play after fracturing his…
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DEFENDING CHAMP TAKES QLD TRI SERIES ROUND ONE
Defending champion Ben Cook has taken out the first triathlon of the six-event Queensland Tri Series, snatching the win from Sam Betten and Charlie Quinn. In the women’s, Danielle de Francesca claimed victory.
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BRISBANE FATHER CHARGED WITH DAUGHTER’S MURDER
A father, accused of murdering his six-year-old daughter and attempting to kill her sister, has had his case mentioned in a Gold Coast court. The 52-year-old was charged after the young girl’s body was found by her mother in her bedroom at a house in Kendron, in Brisbane’s north yesterday. Police allege he also tried…