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Jody Ruhland of Mt Walker with her rodeo bull Houston cooling off from the scorching heat.

It's going to be hot, no bull!

HOUSTON may be a cool customer in his pen on the flats near Mt Walker, but get this 800kg monster into a rodeo ring and you’ll see his other side.

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Man who tortured partner for 15 hours sent to jail

A MAN who doused his partner in petrol and lit her clothes on fire gets nine years jail.

Emma McBryde

The drill is, be patient if you need to see a dentist

MORE than 3000 Ipswich residents have to wait up to 11 months to see a public dentist.

Pamela Frost

10 things to do in Ipswich on the weekend

PRO Bull Riding, a Bridal Expo and a Family Bazaar... what more could you ask for in Ipswich this weekend!

Anna Hartley

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The Queensland Times newspaper welcomes new editor Peter Chapman to its team. Photo: David Nielsen / The Queensland Times

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PeterChapman1234 and My Comment

| 25th Oct 2014 6:00 AM

IT MAY seem strange to some that The Queensland Times is backing a professional bull riding night at the North Ipswich Reserve tonight.

TRYING to find last-minute child care can be a nightmare for busy families.

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Google's new app promises the earth (and a manageable inbox)

GOOGLE has launched a new smartphone app “years...

Police identify human remains found in Rockhampton as male

Police and SES continue to search Bowlin Rd...

NZ vs Kangaroos - Reasons for Kiwis to have hope

JASON Taumalolo is a special talent who could...

Ebola epidemic could cost Fonterra $150m

FONTERRA head says the growing Ebola epidemic...

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LAST week it was The Project presenter Carrie...

Scientists: Our gums are less healthy than Roman Britons'

DESPITE the benefits of fluoride toothpaste,...

Mark Zuckerberg speaking Mandarin sounds like a '7-year-old'

FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg wowed an...

Two dead in Seattle high school shooting

TWO people, including a gunman, have died and...

This 'extreme' haunted house is the stuff of nightmares

McKAMEY Manor claims to be the world's most...

Nike CEO hints at new wearable tech collaboration with Apple

NIKE'S chief executive Mark Parker has hinted...

Mum riled after anonymous critic posts note in letterbox

A COOLUM mum has lashed out at a “gutless” person...

Kari-Lee Birrell's final act of love before her death

EVEN those who never knew Kari-Lee Birrell were...

Boy 12, girl 15, among 11 arrested for alleged rape of woman

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy and 15-year-old girl are among...

Abbott says Ottawa copycat attacks could target War Memorial

THE Prime Minister says the shooting in Canada...

Rebels bikies search for national meeting place

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THRILLS AND SPILLS: The PBR Live Series tour will arrive in Ipswich this weekend.

PBR live in Ipswich

THRILLS AND SPILLS: The PBR Live Series tour will arrive in Ipswich this... more

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Delight at Diwali festival night

515 guests attended a Diwali festival night at the Indian Mehfil restaurant. more

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Ipswich Business Awards

Out and about at the 2014 Ipswich Business Awards on Friday night. more

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Drag racing at Carole Park

Remote control drag racing at Carole Park. more

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FAMILY FUN: Enjoying the family fun day held to celebrate the Flinders Peak Rural Fire Brigade's 60th anniversary.

Flinders firies celebrate 60 years

FAMILY FUN: Enjoying the family fun day held to celebrate the Flinders Peak... more

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Out and about at The Peak Crossing Pig Races held at Peak Crossing State School on Saturday night.

Pig Day Out

Out and about at The Peak Crossing Pig Races held at Peak Crossing State School... more

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The inaugural theswitch MONEYBALL Fastpitch Softball tournament was staged at One Mile over the weekend backed by the Ipswich Softball Association and Ipswich City Council.

Moneyball at theswtich

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Brothers versus Swifts

Ipswich Division One at Amberley: Brothers versus Swifts. more

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Night Times at Metropole

Out and about with Night Times at Metropole Hotel. more

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Perfect weather captured the imagination of Ipswich families who flocked to the track yesterday for the annual family fun day at the track.

Labour Day fun at the races

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DOUBLE ACT: Chris and Charles Amini are determined to make the most of their time with the Ipswich Logan Hornets.

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PNG brothers to bolster Hornets

Jay Buchan

| 25th Oct 2014 6:00 AM

THE Ipswich Logan Hornets will have an international flavour when they take on Gold Coast at Baxter Oval this weekend.

THE task before Central Districts on Saturday and next Saturday appears akin to a band of gypsies attacking a fortified castle.

Cricket

Centrals carry confidence into battle favouring home warriors

IN a sad way to start today’s column, John Davis passed away as a result of severe illness.

Horses

John Davis: Let's remember a top bloke

AS A 14-year-old Casey Ryan once cracked a straight drive so sweetly it nearly broke a QT photographer’s shin bone.

Cricket

Promising Ripley allrounder ready to step into top team Fire

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A couple fishing off Harbour Road during the king tide that hit on Saturday. Photo Lauren Reed / Daily Mercury

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Warm weather species offering new river fun

Fishing Lines with Matt Osley

| 24th Oct 2014 6:00 AM

ACTION at the mouth of the Brisbane River has begun to heat up again with the recent warmer weather.

QUEENSLAND trained greyhounds will be out in force tonight at Lismore at that track's "Thank Dog It's Friday’" Cup meeting.

Greyhounds

Interstate challengers chasing Lismore Cup riches

WEDNESDAY, October 15, was one of the saddest days of my life.

Opinion

Teary farewell as Parramatta ace chases his American dream

YESTERDAY I joined more than 120 golfers for the annual Hospice Charity Golf Day at the Sandy Gallop Golf Club.

Opinion

The QT remains committed to Ipswich Hospice

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Darren Webster: In his own words

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Paul Harragon: “It was like sleeping with the enemy”

Former Kangaroos forward Paul Harragon shares...

Ipswich Hospice charity golf day

Many talented (and not so talented) golfers hit...

State and National

Man deceased after possibly falling from stairs in a state of disrepair at Back of Drayton Tavern. Friday, Oct 24, 2014 . Photo Nev Madsen / The Chronicle

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Police treat pub death as suspicious

Stuart Cumming

| 25th Oct 2014 9:42 AM

THE death of a 58-year-old man at the back of a Drayton pub is being treated by police as suspicious.

A MAN has told a district court judge he admitted to driving a truck into a pole at a Toowoomba intersection because he was on morphine.

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Truck driver on morphine before crash

ALMOST half a million dollars has been poured into Genetic Health Queensland to employ more counsellors to support women at high risk of developing cancer.

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Funding hit to counsel women with high cancer risk

WARWICK philanthropist Fred Hyde has been named Queensland Senior of the Year for his work rescuing and educating abandoned children in Bangladesh.

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Fred Hyde wins Queensland Senior of the Year

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Heidi Montag on Renee Zellweger's apperance: 'I have empathy'

Jenn Selby

| 25th Oct 2014 8:30 AM

HEIDI Montag on Renee Zellweger after her own decision to undergo surgery: 'When I see people who look totally different, I have empathy'

BLAKE Lively wants to raise her baby outside of Los Angeles, away from the glitz and glamour of hollywood.

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Blake Lively wants baby to have normal childhood

HOME and Away starlet Isabella Giovinazzo still takes acting classes despite having made it on one of Australia's most successful TV soapies.

Home and Away star: I still take acting classes

ONLINE pirates on the Telstra and Optus networks are safe for now, while those downloading copies of movies over smaller providers may soon receive an invoice.

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Telstra, Optus users safe with Dallas Buyers Club downloads

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Mums and dads swapping places when it comes to family duties

Vani Naidoo

| 25th Oct 2014 10:00 AM

THE number of stay-at-home-dads has doubled in Australia in the past decade.

IPSWICH continues to have one of the highest immunisation rates in the state among children aged up to a year old.

Health

Immunisation rate in Ipswich one of highest in the state

MUCH of Australia may not be ready to embrace electric cars, but there’s no question the motoring public is interested in our Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

Motoring

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV's positive power

THE head of a seniors’ lobby group has called for changes to the health sector to make medications and GP visits more affordable for older Aussies.

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Seniors: health sector needs competition reform

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Regional News

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Jarrod Bleijie.

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Jarrod Bleijie: Only LNP can build this road

25th Oct 2014 1:13 PM

Jarrod Bleijie: Nicklin Way-Sunshine Mwy-Mooloolah River interchange will be built only if the LNP state government is returned at the next election.

NAMBOUR Police have received two new mountain bikes to help them fight crime.

Crime

Nambour officers get on their bikes to battle crime

TOURISTS could soon see the Sunshine Coast from the air if a new tourism venture takes flight from the Maroochy River.

Business

Paradise Seaplanes venture rests with Sunshine Coast council

KEEPING the doors of small businesses open, creating jobs and maintaining our economic diversity and strength.

Business

Billy’s proud to be part of Coast push

My Time Grandparents Toowoomba members (from left) Samuel Anderson with gran Samantha Anderson, Harley Wright with gran and convenor May Benstead, Amyara Shipp with gran Patricia Lasserre, Jaxon Tattam (in tree) and Levi Shipp held by grandad Len Shipp, Thursday, October 23, 2014. Photo Kevin Farmer / The Chronicle

Parenting's no easier second time around

Rachael Murray

| 25th Oct 2014 7:00 AM

PARENTING isn’t any easier the second time around,says Toowoomba grandmother May Benstead.

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Relatives including grandparents can be a totl pain in the butt when it cones to raiing ones children..... I prefer the seen and not heard approach with relatives telling me what to do.......let me make my own mistakes please!

WELLCAMP Airport has been given the green light for regular passenger transport.

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Wellcamp Airport gets CASA green light

MAYOR Paul Antonio said Toowoomba was experiencing unprecedented development.

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Toowoomba's $11b development boom

THIS is a story of broccoli, boobs, Betros Bros and the football jersey that ties them together.

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Broccoli, boobs, Betros Bros and a footy jersey

Breaking

Screening vans in region

25th Oct 2014 6:00 AM

TWO vans with state-of-the-art digital breast screening equipment will be visiting the South Burnett, offering free screening to women aged 40 and over.

Breaking

Local Lions return as a pride

WONDAI Lions are back in action after the club’s official activities were...

A SECRET family recipe that has remained unchanged for six generations stands between the South Burnett’s leading wurst maker and the rest of the competition.

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Top secret recipe for success

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Playing violin in ensemble ‘a buzz’

The string ensemble will unpack their instruments at Ringsfield House tomorrow...

Mary-Anne Stoter will be participating in Walk to End Women's Cancer. Photo Inga Williams / The Reporter

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Taking steps to end cancer

Kelly Daniels

| 25th Oct 2014 6:00 AM

Logan's Mary-Anne Stoter is preparing for this weekend's walk.

Find out more about the life of a bull rider.

News

Have you got your tickets?

More than 500 people from different cultures expected to turn out for the national event.

News

RACISM STOPS WITH OUR CITY

THEY are recognised internationally as supreme athletes. Some of them have never been beaten.

News

Muscly males are the stars of this bucking show

Ipswich Junior Sport

VITAL ROLES: Ipswich softballers (from left) Chelsea Rohde, Maddison Needham and Jess Rohde are headed to the national titles.

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Softball and Baseball

Raiders trio on the rise

22nd Oct 2014 6:00 AM

THREE Raiders softballers have exciting futures judging by their recent performances.

LEADING HOPES: IGS First XI captain Joe Duckworth.

Soccer

IGS brigade continues tradition

IPSWICH'S state title-winning Force under-14 girls basketball team will split up after winning a bronze medal during the school holidays.

Basketball

Force girls finish with style to clinch bronze

DENIED the opportunity to compete at a state titles, the Ipswich Force boys travelled to the national club championships as the third-ranked Queensland team.

Basketball

Ipswich boys mix talents with best sides in the country

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Big Rigs

SNAPPED: Crocodiles on the banks of the Bloomfield River and boat ramp.

News

I SPY ON THE ROAD: Crocodile Snaps

25th Oct 2014 6:00 AM

IF YOU happen to be in the vicinity of the Bloomfield River in Far North Queensland, definitely don’t go swimming and show caution if you do a spot of fishing.

BETTER SERVICE: Dr Rolf Gomes, cardiologist and Heart of Australia founder, with HOA driver Glenn Yates.

News

PACCAR donates to Heart of Australia

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Michael Luck

THE Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the National Transport Commission’s (NTC) review into the Assessing Fitness to Drive medical standards, announced this morning.

News

Fitness to drive review welcomed by ATA

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Rural Weekly

TIMES PAST: The stands might be full, but a lot of legends will be missing from the rodeo arena and campdraft crowds this year, though the heroes of the past live on through their grandkids.

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Rodeo of memories for Graham Daly

Graham Daly

| 25th Oct 2014 6:00 AM

G’DAY readers, No doubt many of you have your own special memories of those who have in some way been involved with Warwick Rodeo and Campdraft over the years.

ASK Tenterfield free-range egg producer Kelvin Waugh why more consumers are opting for his produce and he answers succinctly: taste.

Rural

Free range starting to rule in egg industry

A GROUP of veterinary science students have taken off their clothes and donned smiles to raise money for charity and their end-of-year ball.

Rural

Caution nudity: students show some cheek for charity

CONTRIBUTEDMANY of us in regional Queensland cropping areas will be faced with this situation after our first significant fall of rain.

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Tips for controlling summer weeds

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