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Neighbours could see the fire breaking out next door.

Fire breaks out in Paddington house

The house was well alight when firefighters arrived on scene at Paddington.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia

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To cluck or not to cluck – the pros and cons of having backyard chooks

To cluck or not to cluck – the pros and cons of having backyard chooks

There's a little more to having hens in your backyard than the daily excitement of collecting free eggs, this author discovered.

  • by Vicki Englund
My community Facebook group is rapidly losing members, here's why

My community Facebook group is rapidly losing members, here's why

The concept is nice but if you join your local community Facebook group, don’t expect it to be all sunshine and rainbows.

  • by Megan Blandford

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"Drinkers were still managing a smile from the second floor of a hotel. They called out that their supplies would last indefinitely."

From the Archives: The catastrophic Brisbane floods of 1974

45 years ago the Brisbane River broke its banks after three weeks of continual rain. 16 people died and thousands lost their homes in the resulting floods.

  • by Staff reporters
A man was charged with drink driving after he was allegedly riding a Lime scooter drunk at South Bank on January 26.

Lime scooter rider nearly crashes into diners while allegedly drunk

The motorised scooter rider was allegedly three times over the legal alcohol limit at South Bank on Australia Day.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
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