Local, national and world news for Bundaberg, QLD | Monday 12 May, 2008
Owner loses home week after buying
MILLBANK resident Christine Fraser-Hall was shocked to notice flames billowing above her neighbors palm trees on Saturday night finally discovering the property next door was burning to the ground. "I came home about 6.30pm and I didn't notice a thing," Mrs Fraser-Hall said of the fire on River...-
Battalion battle won by Falcons
BUNDABERG Bears relinquished their 47th Battalion crown to Sunshine Coast Falcons on the weekend, going down to the home... -
Trial fuels ethanol dream
THE ethanol dream is not over for Childers alternative energy company AgriFuels recently planted a second trial crop of... -
Farm opens can of worms
A HEATED debate over a worm farm has divided residents and shattered the peaceful mood at Gin Gin's Kookaburra Park... -
Magpies opt for a smaller nest to cut costs
EAST Bundaberg Sports Club's financial struggle led to an appeal to council to release the leases of some sports grounds... -
Prize pets disappear into night
The dogs went missing after the Moore Park Beach resident's boyfriend let them outside "to go to the toilet" about midnight...
Australian news
Ten charged over Ipswich home invasion
Ten people have been charged after allegedly forcing their way into a house in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.Nude model row
A New Zealand modelling agency says it is shocked an Auckland 16-year-old on its books appeared topless in an Australian magazine.Opposition warns of an all spin budget
The federal opposition is warning of "cosmetic spending cuts" and a "whole lot of spin" in the first Rudd government budget.Govt asks for driver care at roadworks
Qld motorists are being asked to take care around roadworks after two close calls in which a car skidded out of control and another just missed a pedestrian.
World news
At least 19 killed in US tornadoes
At least 19 people were killed when tornadoes and violent storms ripped through Missouri and Oklahoma, officials say.Zimbabwe opposition seeks peacekeepers
Zimbabwe's main opposition group says it has stepped up efforts to secure regional peacekeepers for a run-off presidential election after weeks of violence.Nepalese police detain 600 protesters
Police detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, after breaking up several demonstrations in Nepal's capital.Red Cross aid boat sinks in Burma
A cargo boat carrying the first Red Cross aid to survivors of Cyclone Nargis has sunk, the International Federation of the Red Cross says.