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He is described as being Pacific Islander in appearance, around 150cms tall, solid built with light brown hair and brown eyes.

Missing nine-year-old found

UPDATE: Police have located a nine-year-old boy who was reported missing yesterday afternoon safe and well at an address in Deception Bay.

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Wyatt Roy follows Kevin Rudd in backing gay marriage

AUSTRALIA'S youngest MP Wyatt Roy has come out in support of same-sex marriage just days after former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced his change of heart.

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Birds hit the ground walking for big event

AT first glance they’re just every day women going about their daily lives.

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Residents urged to watch for ploys of tricky thieves

Tricky thieves are targeting Bribie Island homes, find out what tactics they are using here.

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Greens hit govt over cut to funds

QUEENSLAND Greens lead Senate candidate Adam Stone has slammed the Federal Government for excessive funding cuts during his campaign tour of the Sunshine Coast.

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With Australia apparently enjoying historically low levels of unemployment, I can't understand Adam Stone's claim that the motivation for the cut to single mothers benefits, is designed to "force them into work". It appears more to be about social...

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Four years in prison and still no trial

A HERVEY Bay man has been in custody for 4.5 years without conviction but his trial seems no closer.

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THE father of Lee Rigby, the soldier killed in a knife and machete attack in Woolwich, has today paid an emotional tribute to him.

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Slain soldier's family pays tribute

YOU have to look twice to distinguish the form of the knobbly-kneed little boy hunched over a non-descript silver rectangular container.

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The costs of recycling our e-waste

YOU’VE read the news about how sitting all day long can impact negatively on your health.

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Movement is the key to a healthy body

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If you want to get on board with the latest facial-hair fashion, you don’t need to spend hours on grooming

Forget pigtails, cat beards are all the rage, it seems

If you want to get on board with the latest facial-hair fashion, all you need is a cat.

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Men and cats go together like men and ken dolls.

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NASA is funding the development of a machine capable of cooking a Mars-gherita at the push of a button. In space, hit Ctrl+P for pizza.

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Hungry? Print a pepperoni pizza

A STRANGE light spotted on the western horizon of the Fraser Coast on Monday evening is most likely a planetary alignment, say Hervey Bay astronomy enthusiasts.

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No UFO but planets align, according to astronomy enthusiasts

A MAN who swore at police as they conducted an RBT came before Gladstone Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of public nuisance and obstructing police.

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Public nuisance yells at RBT police to 'do some work'

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From left, Tobey McGuire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton in a scene from the movie The Great Gatsby, a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Great Gatsby director Luhrmann worried for latest film

SLICK and smooth, classy and charismatic and yet underneath the surface, there lies a vulnerability and a shot of raw emotion. Just like Jay Gatsby himself.

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It is the gold-plated endorsement that seemingly heralds Bribie Island boy Matt Gillett’s impending Origin selection.

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RUGBY LEAGUE: It is the gold-plated endorsement that seeming

Sunshine Coast coach Dave Cordwell has urged his players to lift their tempo in the opening exchanges of tomorrow’s crucial away clash with Tweed Heads.

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Sea Eagles told to get cracking early

Ex-Fire striker Shaun Blackman has urged the youthful side to get “hungrier” and man up.

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Vengeance required

Region's top sides tackle best in test of progress

WESTERN Pride player/coach Kasey Wehrman has challenged his players to go for it in Sunday's National Premier League clash against leaders Olympic at Bundamba.

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AFTER more than two years in the golfing wilderness the Karana Downs golf course is preparing for its first rounds at its reopening next month.

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Members flocking back for Karana Downs golf

IT'S not often Ipswich City Bulls coach Nev O'Sullivan hasn't made up his mind who will play on match day.

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Abundance of riches up front for City Bulls

STUDENTS at St Edmund's College could not help but be distracted when Conor Duxbury rolled in with his new set of wheels.

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Uni race team makes a pit stop at St Edmund's

Rainbow Beach is just one of the region's tourist spots to benefit from a new deal between Gympie Cooloola Tourism and Sunshine Coast Destination.

Gympie tourism deal with SCD will help raise our profile

GYMPIE Cooloola Tourism announced several good news stories for tourism operators in the Gympie Cooloola region this week.

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GOOD drinking behaviour among Gympie's night revellers has been highlighted despite statewide reconsideration of liquor laws.

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Police say cheers to good behaviour of Gympie drinkers

PUMPKINS of all shapes and size will be rolling down the main street of Goomeri this weekend.

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Oh my gourd! We're really on a roll with pumpkin festival

DESCENDED as we are from hunters and gatherers, there is little doubt that shopping is an experience which to some extent links us to our origins.

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Pet peeves that turn your shopping trip into a nightmare

Crowds pack the first day of the Fraser Coast Show.

Head out and enjoy the show, new editor urges

EDITORIAL: The smell of waffles and nervous animals, the roar of motors and the whimsy of silly hats: it must be Fraser Coast Show time.

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INTERNATIONAL ballet dancer Li Cunxin spent Friday afternoon meeting young dancers from across the Fraser Coast.

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Legend of ballet in Maryborough this weekend

A TEEN with a “severe impairment of insight” has been ordered to pay almost $4000 in compensation to the victims of a destructive stealing spree through CBD.

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M'boro CBD crime spree costs teen $4000

THEY may sit on the bottom of the table, but Wallaroos captain Todd Campbell seems excited by the challenge they face.

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