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Council's dog fees a 'rip-off'

A WOMAN who has to choose between freeing her dog from the pound and feeding her children has slammed Bundaberg Regional Council's "rip-off" dog fees.
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Losing locks for leukaemia

GREG Brady and his two daughters showed their true colours on Saturday by dyeing their hair during the World's Greatest Shave event.
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Man made to pay 10 year taxi fare

A MAN has been ordered by the courts to pay back $27 he owed a taxi driver after running out on a cab fare almost 10 years ago.

Fishing club to host green event

THE Bundaberg Sportfishing Club will embark on what could be a first when it hosts an event to raise environmental awareness among anglers.

Computer firm expansion rejected

A FAMILY that runs a computer repair service has bought a house to expand the business but claims Bundaberg Regional Council is blocking the move.

Function room to seat 300 people

AFTER repeated requests for a wedding venue, Country Comfort Hotel owner Raj Rajan decided to build Bundaberg's biggest function room.

Boots the go on race day

HELEN Rimmington may not have won best dressed, but her black and white gumboots were an original race day fashion statement.

Backpacker boss sacked

SP Exports owner Andrew Philip has fired a Bundaberg contracting company after backpackers and former staff made claims of abuse in Wednesday's NewsMail.

Subbies hit hard by collapse

ROB McKeown thought he could trust his employers at Designer Homes Wide Bay.

Jobs cuts the puzzler

BUNDABERG Regional Council has admitted it is relying on natural attrition to make most of the job cuts necessary after three years of amalgamation.