Local, national and world news for Gladstone, QLD | Wednesday 9 July, 2008
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- Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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Cancer survivors challenge State's health services commitments
A TRIO of cancer survivors fighting for the Gladstone community's needs met with Queensland health minister Stephen Robertson... -
Darryl bowls his way back through team bonding
IT was a comeback Port Curtis indoor bowler Darryl Austin will never regret making. After quitting the sport a few years... -
Owner shows resolve after repeated robberies hit hard
WE will not give into the criminals, we will not be intimidated by them," Paul Kent, owner of Toolooa 7 Day Pharmacy, said... -
On the prowl in Pacific Ranch
A PACIFIC Ranch household is locking its doors against intruders and warning others to be more vigilant about security... -
Speak now or forever say goodbye to Marley Brown Oval
The fate of Marley Brown Oval was on the cards for discussion at the Gladstone Regional Council general meeting yesterday,... -
Rugby team claims state titles
KIN KORA Primary's Sam Smith was part of the Capricornia Under-12 Rugby League team who rolled all of their opposition at... - Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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Sun shines for flag raising
GORENG Goreng elder Jacqueline Johnson stood proud as the skies parted and the sun shone for the traditional NAIDOC week... -
Knife wielding woman robs pharmacy
BRANDISHING a kitchen knife and demanding drugs a woman held up the Toolooa 7 Day Pharmacy last Saturday night. About... -
Water pipeline not an 'if' but a 'when'
SECURING the Gladstone region's future water supply has become more of a 'when' rather than an 'if' after the Australian... -
Remorse as the mighty league falls from grace
When it's not just a club but a whole sporting venue in danger of collapsing, the waiting and watching to see what will... -
Jenny passionate about women's centre
JENNY Cockerill is no stranger to the Gladstone Women's Health Centre. She worked at the centre for nearly three years as... -
Residents lose sleep over noisy road works
MOTORISTS are being asked to drive safely while road works along the Dawson Highway, Kirkwood Road and Don-Young Drive... - Monday, July 07, 2008
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Wally is ready to roll
WALLY Bird cannot thank his friends at Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) enough for building a ramp so that he could drive... -
Turnovers prove costly for flickering Sparks
SPARKS dug deep in their Central Queensland Extended League hockey match against table leaders Wanderers on Saturday at... -
Trio thinking 'green' for make-over of Quoin Island
DESPITE gaining interest from as far as Dubai and China, Quoin Island Resort has been sold to a consortium of shareholders... -
Dan to dance like an emu and box like a roo for Australia
Dance like an emu, box like a roo'. That is the motto Daniel Beahan's support crew will shout to the roof top when they... -
Sporting facilities in Gladstone come under fire
Following comments made by councillor Matt Burnett, who said Gladstone's sporting fields are up with some of the top in... -
Power learn to turn the screws
YARALLA Port City Power men's team rallied from an early deficit and then "turned the screws" to record a 108-96 triumph... - Saturday, July 05, 2008
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Dad's field of dreams lost
REX Brown doesn't need a football field to remember the 40 years of hard work his father put into Gladstone Rugby League.... -
Skirting around the question
GLADSTONE Cancer Support and Pamper Group spokesperson Pat Read has labelled Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson's...
Australian news
Lone kayaker rescued in Whitsundays
Qld conservative merger 'under a cloud'
Ex-North Melbourne skipper Dench jailed
Antibiotics may get tougher warnings
Measles cases 'spike' in two states
Brown warns of cataclysmic times
Qld prisoner charged over murder attempt
Qld coal production to triple: Bligh
Women charged over violent home invasion
Ferguson's life under threat: minister
World news
Prince Harry helps charity in Lesotho
Corby returned to prison after treatment
Iraq to reject US deal without pullout
G8 reject Mugabe's legitimacy
US draws Russian fire with defence deal
Obama to be nominated in soccer stadium
G8 wrangles over climate change, aid
Brit jailed 34 yrs over Guinea coup plot
UK police hand over evidence to McCanns
Top UN official shot dead in Somalia
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