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• Cedar to replace injured Townsville Crocodiles player

  

  BASKETBALL: Mackay Meteors championship-winning captain Chris Cedar will play for the Townsville Crocodiles on Friday night.It will be Cedar's first National Basketball League game since the 2012/13 season.Cedar has played 86 NBL games for the Crocs but has not had an opportunity since then.The 26-year-old is replacing the injured Corey Maynard in the squad.Cedar will play for Townsville against the Cairns Taipans in Cairns.

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• African mother's triplets receive special care in north Queensland ...

  

  African mother's triplets receive special care in north Queensland hospitalUpdatedJanuary 06, 2016 15:07:33 Cradling healthy triplets inside a north Queensland hospital is a world away from the life Fatima Musah has known in Africa.While the mother of three sat inside the Mackay Base Hospital, her bright pink lips curled into a smile — her grin can be attributed to giving birth to healthy triplets. I don't know what would happen to me if I was still in Africa, so I'm very happy..

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• Australian Transport Safety Bureau will investigate Julia Creek ...

  

  QLD: An 800 metre deviation around the crash site of a derailment near Julia Creek will be built next week.Overlook: The train derailed Sunday, December 27, about 20 kilometres east of Julia Creek. Photograph: Queensland Rail.QUEENSLAND Rail’s chief executive said an 800 metre deviation around the crash site of a derailment near Julia Creek will be built late next week.CEO Helen Gluer inspected the site with acting Premier Jackie Trad on Tuesday and said that wet ground will delay construction a..

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• Queensland cyclists converge for the Rocky Cup on Wheels

  

  WITH her signature bike necklace firmly fastened around her neck, Emma Green will count on a combination of luck and talent when she saddles up at the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome this weekend.The talented Rockhampton cyclist will take to the track wearing her lucky necklace on Friday and Saturday night to contest the annual CQUniversity Rockhampton Cup on Wheels - one of Queensland's largest track cycling events.Ms Green has had a perfect run-up to the renowned event, with a series of regional tour..

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• Incitec Pivot hit by train derailment

  

  Latest In newsWA'S disability minister admits failing to tell residents living close to a disability justice centre has resulted in widespread misinformation.THE Hurricanes have been sent in by the Stars, and their top order is in all sorts again. Can they turn it around at the MCG? LIVE BLOGNICK Kyrgios will get a great gauge of his pre-Australian Open form against world No.2 Andy Murray in a Hopman Cup blockbuster. Follow it live!20:00 PMGREG BUCKLEGLENN Maxwell’s breathtaking stroke play is o..

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• Brisbane International: Bernard Tomic is last Aussie standing

  

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• Australia's climate in 2015: cool to start with a hot finish

  

  Today the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has released itsyearly climate update. A strongEl Niñoevent was the headline story underlying global climate in 2015, but its impact in Australia was mixed.In some parts of the country it was a very dry year, but some other parts which are normally hit hard by El Niño – especially large parts of New South Wales – got off rather lightly. Record high temperatures in the Indian Ocean were part of the mix, providing a source of moisture at times over autumn..

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• Rock pool a safe swimming solution for the Cap Coast

  

  LIVINGSTONE councillor Glenda Mather is throwing a rock pool into the Yeppoon foreshore mix, promoting the coast's need for a safe swimming solution.It is a concept Ms Mather has been pushing for some time, a notion she says will put the community at ease following the weekend's shark attack off Miall Island.Ms Mather said while a rock pool, similar to the construction at Townsville, would not directly benefit the whole community, the advantages to the region's tourism would outweigh initial cos..

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• All paws on deck for shelters

  

  AS CHRISTIE Stonehouse tried to describe her feeling towards the idea of an animal without a home, her eyes filled with tears.She and her 10-year-old son Ben not only celebrated the new year with the ones they love, but opened up their home and hearts to accommodate one more.Yesterday, the duo visiting from Townsville, adopted a nine-week-old kitten Ariel.She was one of the 24,480 dumped, homeless or lost felines and dogs taken in by the RSPCA across the state in 2015 and one of 357 in Mackay al..

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