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Business boosts Emily's career

20-year-old Emily Perry is excited to take the helm as managerial director at the Boost juice bar in Stockland Rockhampton.

20-YEAR-OLD Emily will become one of Rockhampton's youngest entrepreneurs when she takes the helm of Boost juice bar in Stockland Rockhampton on Wednesday.
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Forum to discuss new pool

How the southside pool complex will look by the end of 2014.

THERE will be a public forum next week to discuss how to make the most of Rockhampton's new Olympic-standard heated swimming pool.
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On target with rural ideas

Marguerite "Maggie" Donaldson from outside of Capella will head to Canberra tomorrow.

FLYING her dad's light aircraft around their property 30km outside of Capella is an indication 21-year-old Maggie Donaldson sets her sights high.
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Mine water releases now online

Several gates at Rockhampton’s barrage were opened this week as the Fitzroy River flows following recent rains and mine discharges.

INFORMATION on Fitzroy Basin mine water releases is now publicly available.
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Former Westpac employee sues bank

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A FORMER Westpac employee now suing the bank after suffering a back injury says pain now dictates her life.

 

Rats to this mess, says Brian

WHAT A MESS: Brian Neill is upset that the next-door property has not been mowed for a very long time and is causing problems for his own property, including rats and mice in his yard.

DRIVING one into the rough takes on a whole new meaning over Brian Neill's fence.
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Rocky is 'the city of champs'

Olympic hopeful Matthew White talks with Premier Anna Bligh at the opening of the city’s new championship pool. Matthew took part in an exhibition race with leading swimmers, Alana Bowles, Karleigh Banks and sisters Dahlas and Lana Rogers.

ANNA Bligh called Rockhampton "the city of champions" as she opened the new world-class $5 million swimming pool today.
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Masked men hold up Raffles Hotel

TWO men brandishing a knife and a crow bar held up Raffles Hotel in North Rockhampton last night.

 

State's rush to enact coastal law

MAYOR Brad Carter is baffled by the State Government's “rush” to implement new legislation for coastal management.
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Cyclist fears road will kill

Rusty Hall stands on the Gladstone Rd verge. Rusty is worried someone is going to die because of the state of the road’s verge.

CONCERNED cyclist Rusty Hall is pushing for upgrade work to be done along the verges of Rockhampton's Gladstone Rd before someone dies.
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Taser didnt stop angry axe man

SPURNED by his de facto partner and the Rockhampton psychologist he dumped her for, Adrian Mark Fouracre decided to end his life in October last year.

 

Oldest legal firm on the go

Andrew Palmer and Gerard Houlihan of Rees R & Sydney Jones outside its historic location on Quay Street as they prepare to move to a new loaction after a memorable 36 years.

WHEN the last Rees R & Sydney Jones sign is taken down from 186 Quay St, many memories will go with it.
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Nothing to fear, says mining rep

The gates have been opened at Rockhampton’s barrage this week.

MINING companies operating in the Fitzroy River catchment have nothing to fear from full reporting of water discharges, an industry leader said.
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Solution to pollution is not dilution

LNP Rockhampton candidate Gavin Finch

THE LNP's Rockhampton candidate, Gavin Finch, says a major rethink is needed on mine-water discharges to protect the Fitzroy River's future.
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Miner strikes it rich in jackpot

Blackwater mine worker Ron Sestero and Kathy Mills are the happy winners of $250,000 cash from a statewide GJ Gardner Homes competition after they built their new home in Yeppoon.

SPENDING nights in a shack on a historic property in Yeppoon, mine worker Ron Sestero and partner Kathy Mills never dreamed it would land them a jackpot win.
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Queensland News 

Charleville on high alert

Charleville on high alert

AUTHORITIES are on high alert at Charleville in south-western Queensland where a temporary levee is at risk of collapsing as floodwaters continue to rise.

 

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Offbeat News 

Jailed for sleeping in woman's bed

Jailed for sleeping in woman's bed

A WARWICK man, who was channelling famed fairytale character Goldilocks when he broke into a woman's home and slept in her bed, has been jailed.

 

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National News 

Ad pulled over mistaken age

Ad pulled over mistaken age

A PERSON has made a complaint against the Queensland Theatre Company ad, saying it made them “feel ill” and labelled it “suggestive of paedophilia”.

 

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World News 

300 missing as PNG ferry sinks

300 missing as PNG ferry sinks

RESCUE crews in Papua New Guinea have rescued 28 people from the water after a ferry sank with as many as 350 on board along the nation's east coast.

 

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