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Rocky region land values released

WHAT do Depot Hill, The Range and Mount Morgan home owners all have in common?

Wet disrupts Yeppoon Optus users

OPTUS customers in the Yeppoon area have reported having no mobile phone service over the weekend and today.

Rocky region road closures

3.30PM UPDATE: Rockhampton Regional Council has today released a list of roads which have been closed due to flooding.

Floodwaters cut major highways

HEAVY rain has forced the closure of the Bruce and Capricorn Highways in both directions.
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Residents may get water rebate

RESIDENTS who used buckets and garden hoses to defy the worst bushfires in Rockhampton's history might get a rebate on their water bills after all.

Whitsundays hit by 200kmh gusts

WINDS reached 100kmh in Mackay and more than 200kmh in the Whitsundays as cyclone Ului engulfed our coastline in the early hours of yesterday morning.
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Mayor praises cyclone preparations

DESPITE power outages, strong winds and heavy falls, Central Queensland has escaped the worst of cyclone Ului, Mayor Brad Carter said.
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Theft endangers coast guard

POLICE are investigating the reported theft of batteries from a radio repeater at Byfield which meant a key frequency channel was unavailable on the weekend.

Threat to slit throat in robbery

A MAN was held at knifepoint and told his throat would be slit if he didn't reveal where the cash was, a Rockhampton court heard last week.

Victim to pay for damage

A FURIOUS and out-of-control teenager took out his anger on a car parked in a Rockhampton street.
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