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Byron teen's 1 Day in Paradise film wins $75,000

WHEN Pascal Dattler discovered the film he starred in had just won a $75,000 competition, he celebrated by buying a new surfboard.

<strong>UPDATE:</strong> Water resources that could be affected by CSG and coal mining projects will now form part of environmental impact assessments.

Aus water resources now deemed key environmental assets

UPDATE: Water resources that could be affected by CSG and coal mining projects will now form part of environmental impact assessments.

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New leads but 'body in a bag' still a mystery

DESPITE leads police have yet to identify the remains of a man’s body found in a bag at Tumbulgum.

NRL game set to be a top match for stadium

MACKAY Regional Council is confident next month’s NRL Bulldogs-Knights match can kick some goals for the financially-troubled Virgin Australia Stadium.

First sugar export ship since flood a sweet step to recovery

THE first sugar export ship since the floods hit the Bundaberg region has started loading at the Port of Bundaberg.

Science is now being applied to our coffee to make it better

IT RATES as second to water as the world’s most consumed drink and if Maryborough coffee passionistas thought it just couldn’t get any better, well think again.

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Robyne Cuerel

"I know my sharks mate: that's a great white'

A MASSIVE great white shark that menaced fishermen in two small boats on the weekend has done it before, a veteran off-shore fisherman says.

Jill Meagher's killer to stay in jail until at least 76

ADRIAN Bayley will be kept in jail until he is at least 76 after he was sentenced to life for the murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher.

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Study help for Kiwis

NEW Zealanders who grow up in Australia have now become eligible for the Higher Education Logan Program for tertiary education or vocational training.

Education

Rocky duo strike up chord in Darling Harbour for Dalai Lama

EVERY musician dreams of performing for a special celebrity but Busby Marou got the honour of performing in front of the Dalai Lama.

Music

Aged care facility to close over cost of new sprinklers

LISMORE’S Baptist Community Services-owned Maranoa aged care facility will close, leaving 60 residents without beds and 80 part-time and full-time without jobs.

Refugees flee rust belt NSW for laid-back lifestyle in Qld

FOR all its natural beauty and well established economy, NSW has become suddenly old fashioned, as Australians put a quality lifestyle ahead of an affluent one.

Lifestyle

'No evidence to support government's 457 visa rorting claims'

THE Australian Industry Group has described the government’s crackdown on temporary overseas work visas as a “redneck campaign run by some people in the union”.

Fire Dawn Fraser? How dare you!

DAWN Fraser was fired for the first time in her life on Celebrity Apprentice last night.

Onesies a hot ticket item to keep warm this winter

FUNSIES, onesies and kigurumis – they’re all the rage at the moment.

Surprise witness expected at last day of murder inquest

THE brother of slain nurse Lorraine Wilson has travelled from NSW to attend the last day of the inquest into the 1974 murders of his sister and another nurse.

Bundaberg's Tommy Trash teams up with Minogue for new album

FORMER Kepnock High School student and now one of Australia’s most in demand DJ’s and producers, Tommy Trash, is set to begin working with Kylie Minogue.

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Revealed: the Guantanamo inmates too dangerous to release

A FREEDOM of Information request has forced US authorities to name the terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay for the last 12 years.

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Record 22 industry groups involved in this year's Primex

A RECORD 22 primary industry groups will be involved in this year's Primex, with more industry workshops and opportunities for information than ever before.

School opens another door for girl who was born as a boy

EMMA Hayes was born as Ronan, but never felt comfortable living as a boy.

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Aged care facility to close over cost of new sprinklers

Nurse reveals Kim Kardashian's baby name

Big Prawn has been moved

Miss Utah gives awkward answer to question about equal pay

They want gas but not in their backyard, industry says

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Local anti-fluoride battle may be lost but the war continues

Aged care facility to close over cost of new sprinklers

Ballina library + visitor information centre = Richmond Room

Ballina Jockey Club likely to get a new board this month

Men's group sets out to raise $275,000 for new Ballina shed

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