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News The court heard contents of a letter one defendant wrote after a campfire he lit started a bushfire that burnt half of Fraser Island

Rural A government program set up to save millions of dollars’ worth of produce from going to waste has attracted shockingly few workers.

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News Millaquin Bend option should be reconsidered if levee is not progressed or delayed according to study

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Crime A mother who defrauded a small country school’s parents and citizens’ association has been ordered to repay thousands.

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