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  • Oct 26, 2024 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Paul Brescia |Fergus Gregg |Heidi Petith

    A former police officer has achieved what no LNP candidate before him has managed to do, winning one of Labor’s longest-running safe seats. The LNP’s Nigel Dalton is well-known in the electorate through his years as a sergeant in the crime prevention unit, connecting with students and winning Citizen of the Year in 2023. Now he’s the figurehead for a fed-up electorate seeking to serve justice to the party they feel forgotten by.

  • Oct 26, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Paul Brescia |Fergus Gregg |Heidi Petith

    A former police officer has achieved what no LNP candidate before him has managed to do, winning one of Labor’s longest-running safe seats. The LNP’s Nigel Dalton is well-known in the electorate through his years as a sergeant in the crime prevention unit, connecting with students and winning Citizen of the Year in 2023. Now he’s the figurehead for a fed-up electorate seeking to serve justice to the party they feel forgotten by.

  • Jul 3, 2024 | news.com.au | Chris Burns |Heidi Petith

    Queensland’s major regional towns would be unrecognisable and significantly worse off without the resources industry, which accounts for up to 90 per cent of their economies. Mining is a make or break industry for Mackay, Mount Isa and Gladstone as well as the Central Highlands, Banana and Livingstone regions, according to analysis of the latest economic data which paints a picture of the contribution mining makes to Queensland.

  • May 15, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Heidi Petith

    A notorious section of the Bruce Highway has had its speed limit permanently reduced from 100km/hr to 80km/hr. The Department of Transport and Main Roads has advised the new speed limit affects the highway between the Mackay Ring Road roundabout and Miclere Farleigh Road in Glenella. It states the reduction follows a recommendation in its recent Road Safety Audit which has the support of the Traffic Advisory Committee.

  • Apr 18, 2024 | thechronicle.com.au | Heidi Petith

    A multimillion upgrade of an arterial road connecting Proserpine to Airlie Beach has been indefinitely delayed. It is understood the $25m of flood immunity works to a 1.5km section of Shute Harbour Rd at Hamilton Plains were scheduled to begin mid-year.

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21 May 24

Interesting. My local Coles is always out of hot chooks by 7pm.

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@anth0888 @Coles There is a little known Coles policy that says if they run out of roast chickens before closing the customer can request a voucher for a free roast chicken. If I am shopping after 8pm I always check if they are out roast chickens and grab a voucher to use on my next visit if they