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Call centre in Cherbourg, a top-performing Asia-Pacific facility, grows from 10 staff to 30 in one year

The centre opened in the Queensland community of Cherbourg a year ago with 10 staff. It now employs 30 and is one of the top-performing call centres in the Asia-Pacific for one company.

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Burnett Mary Regional group to produce biofuel with commercial pongamia crop

An environmental group is set to produce biofuels for the Japanese aviation industry by establishing a commercial pongamia plantation in Queensland.

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Toowoomba mum Christine Handford hopes son's death will prompt young people to get heart checks

Kade Handford was one of the 17,331 Australians to die from coronary heart disease in 2021. Here are the warning signs he missed — and why the Heart Foundation wants everyone who has had COVID-19 to get check-ups.

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Homelessness, addiction and mental health issues at heart of Toowoomba's crime crisis, youth worker says

Violent crimes and car thefts — often at the hands of young offenders — have skyrocketed in Toowoomba, leaving locals looking for a solution. But youth workers say homelessness, drug addiction and mental health issues are at the heart of the problem.

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Yvette D'Ath labels fees charged by temporary doctors 'unconscionable' amid maternity crisis

Doctors' groups have hit back at Yvette D'Ath's remarks ahead of a women's health workforce forum later this week.

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Southern Queensland tourist area known for its beauty in need of reputation overhaul after violent crimes

After a domestic terrorist attack, sieges, stabbings and shootings, Southern Queensland is looking to clean up its recent reputation as a crime hotspot.

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Teenager allegedly stabbed short distance from where Toowoomba crime forum was held

Police have arrested three teenagers after an 18-year-old man was allegedly stabbed a short distance from where a packed crime forum was held a day earlier.

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Queensland rugby league spectator handed 10-year ban from sport following racial slur

The Toowoomba Rugby League disciplinary tribunal handed down a 10-year exclusion from the sport to a spectator after the derogatory slur was caught on camera at a match west of Toowoomba.

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Outback town Dirranbandi draws in visitors with Elvis-themed wedding vow renewals

It's a long way from the bright lights of Las Vegas, but a little white chapel in outback Queensland becomes the perfect backdrop for couples falling back in love in front of the King.

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Census data helps in fight for refugee funding, as Toowoomba found to have largest Yazidi population

Refugees who escaped persecution at the hands of ISIS have changed the face of one regional Queensland city. But the fight for settlement support is ongoing.

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Helidon man's cancer diagnosis inspires activity box for children with leukaemia

What people thought were wedding jitters turned out to be something much worse for James Brown. What happened next inspired his wife Madeleine to help families undergoing the same intense treatment.

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Hefty hike in food prices hit Queensland zoos feeding animals specialised vegetable diets

They're designed to protect the future of the world's most vulnerable animal species, but regional zoos are taking desperate measures to avoid extinction themselves.

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South-west Queensland welcomes travellers as tourism slowly recovers from floods, road closures

It's been a catastrophic few months for tourism operators in the Balonne Shire, after floodwaters swallowed hundreds of roads. But there's hope the second half of the year will be brighter.

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Fewer Toowoomba residents identify as religious according to 2021 Census results

The ultra-conservative city in southern Queensland has long been considered one of Australia's most religious communities, but the latest census shows attitudes are changing.

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New Acland Coal Mine agreement with Qld government a result of bullying, lawyer says

An environmental lawyer says the Qld government succumbed to "bullying" by failing to prosecute over alleged illegal mining activity in the state's south, as the company involved awaits approvals for its third stage expansion.

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Toowoomba Turf Club lands King of the Mountain horse race

Toowoomba will host the best horses in the state by following the lead of hugely successful Everest and Kosciuszko slot races in New South Wales.

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Wakka Wakka people win native title battle for traditional land, including Cherbourg

Twenty-five-year legal fight ends with Justice Darryl Rangiah saying the Federal Court was "not giving the Wakka Wakka people anything", but simply recognising what they had "always known".

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Immigration Minister makes rare intervention, saving Mungindi's only childcare worker from deportation

Rebecca Ellison has lived the past two years in a state of limbo, despite her small rural community crying out for her to stay.

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Dalby residents 'over it' and ready to move after four floods in five months claim homes, businesses

Fed-up flood victims in the western Queensland town of Dalby say they are considering moving after four floods in five months swamped homes and businesses.

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Toowoomba animal rescue Happy Paws, Happy Hearts program improves social anxiety in humans

In partnership with the RSPCA, Happy Paws, Happy Hearts helps animals awaiting adoption become familiar with people, and gives the humans plenty of interaction too.

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COVID outbreak in Cherbourg's Aboriginal community defies odds as peak reached

When the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the Aboriginal community of Cherbourg last month, authorities feared the worst for the vulnerable and low-vaccinated community, but residents seem to be defying the odds.

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