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EXPERT OPINION: Koorana Crocodile Farm owner John Lever explains the flow-on effect after the death of Rockhampton's King Croc. Pictured, he feeds one of his bigger crocs. Photo Chris Ison

News

Shock Rocky killing: Years of chaos until new 'Croc Father' emerges

French businesswoman Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress of cosmetics giant L'Oreal and daughter of the company's founder, has died. Bettencourt was also considered the richest woman in the world.

Business

L'Oreal heiress and world's richest woman dead at 94

Flu cases are on the rise this winter.

News

‘Double whammy’ influenza, hayfever strikes

The post that sparked the debate on Mumsnet.

Lifestyle

Mum slammed for sex talk with 12-year-old son

LIVING WELL: Naturopath Peter Lewis with some organic produce.

Opinion

A healthy lifestyle trumps misguided supplement use

WEIGHT LOSS: Jaime O'Regan is proud to say she's lost 55kg and can finally play with her kids.

Lifestyle

Woman lost 56kg: 'Eating was my worst enemy'

PERSONALITY TYPE: A CSIRO study has found dieters fall into five key categories.

News

Why your diet is doomed to fail

Sharon now runs a successful detox clinic in Melbourne and has her own radio show.

News

Detox queen lost 20 kilos in 5 months

She has two boys and her sister has used both her children's names for her own kids

Lifestyle

Mum upset after sister steals both her baby names

Sarah has been in an induced coma since she gave birth on August 28. Source: Gofundme

Lifestyle

Mum doesn't know she has given birth

Lifestyle

'I regret sending my daughter to school too early'

Identical twins Becky Pistone (left) with baby Andi and Rachael McGeoch with William gave birth to their newborns hours apart using ‘twin power’.

Lifestyle

Identical twins give birth on same day

Koby and Brian Chorley enjoying some school holiday fishing with a longtail tuna.

News

Bigger tides make perfect opportunity to target whiting

9: And lastly we received a lovely thank you from Reef Sanders who caught another trophy threadfin this time on his newly donated rod and reel from us here at Freedom and Samaki. Cheers mate and keep up the good work!

News

Better fishing on warm Fraser Coast days

William with a diamond trevally caught off Arch Cliffs.

News

Spring is here and local reefs are firing up with quality fish

1&2. First up we have father and son duo Darren and Harry Thelan with matching flathead caught last Saturday. They sent these photos through on our Facebook Page.

News

Fishing report: Great weather for weekend fish

A delicious burger at Tempt Me Cafe and Pizzeria.

Lifestyle

REVEALED: Top 5 kid-friendly restaurants on the Fraser Coast

ROCCO DeAngelis, the man famed as Australia's ‘Pizza Nazi’

Lifestyle

Meet the Pizza Nazi: No ham or pineapple. No nonsense

Miranda Kerr pictured on the set of the TV series Australia's Next Top Model. Supplied by Foxtel.

Lifestyle

Miranda Kerr's personal chef spills on how celebrities eat

Vegan influencer Loni Jane with vegetables in her backyard veggie patch. Picture Glenn Hampson

Lifestyle

Loni Jane: Why I gave up meat five years ago

When was the last time you cleaned your steering wheel?

Lifestyle

11 items you’re probably not cleaning but should

Customers say having the checkout in the middle of the store is “disorienting”. Picture: Lindsay Moller

Lifestyle

How to hack Kmart and Officeworks for home styling

The most utilitarian room in the home, the laundry.

Lifestyle

Law and order in the laundry

Greg Bray, columnist for the Gladstone Observer. Photo Brenda Strong/The Observer

Opinion

Hallelujah, Mr Jinx has gone to his grave

Original Toowoomba City Council plans for the Etopia quarry gardens in the Bridge Street Quarry. Photo Contributed

Lifestyle

Quarry Gardens future could bloom with Premier

GREEN THUMB: Toowoomba man David Stanfield loves sharing his garden with others.

Lifestyle

Garden competition entrant loves to inspire others

Grand Central Floral Parade. Carnival of Flowers 2017. September 2017

Lifestyle

FULL WINNERS: Parade a floral and fun affair

Give the kids their own pot or space in the garden to grow whatever they want, but make it fun.

Lifestyle

Gardening with kids, one of life's simple pleasures

Travel

Don't pack these stupid things when you jet off

You literally think you’re going to fall out. So hold on tight! Picture Glenn Hampson .

Travel

Here's what it's like to ride new Movie World rollercoaster

So this is how the other half lives...

Travel

How I ended up flying first class for the price of economy

JUST VISITING: Natale and Brett Lockhart from MountTamborine with children Emily and Troy at WetSide waterpark.

Travel

Visitors flock to Hervey Bay in bumper holiday season

Holly Candy and husband Nick have added a new baby to the family.

Entertainment

Holly Valance picks unusual name for new daughter

Riverdale star KJ Apa (left) crashed his car after falling asleep behind the wheel.

Entertainment

Riverdale star’s car crash has sparked an on-set protest

Sophie Monk handles the boys on The Bachelor.

Entertainment

Pathetic clash: ‘Piece of s***!’

That’s probably a US-based catalogue.

Entertainment

Proof Aussies get a raw deal on digital entertainment

Duckie Thot arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Lifestyle

Model says she couldn't find work here due to skin colour

Lifestyle

Buyer allegedly pulls a knife on guy over $1100 'Yeezy' shoes

Calvin Klein’s see-through jumper.

Lifestyle

'Naked jumper' proves a hit as it sells out online

Look 1.

Lifestyle

Fashion: How to wear swimwear with confidence

The Central Square area at Grand Central shopping centre.

Business

Toowoomba's $500m Grand Central build creates jobs

Myer is facing tough times

Business

Myer, David Jones: why big retailers are struggling

Lifestyle

Tomorrow’s Special Buys range at Aldi has people all excited

Lifestyle

How to cut grocery bill from $500 to $250 a month

Kynan Meara-Fletcher, 7, with his mum Michelle Meara-Fletcher at Lady Cilento Children's Hospital.

News

Boy's flu battle: 'He is not going to hear me say, I love you'

Hervey Bay Hospital maternity ward.

News

Telephone service disrupted at hospitals on the Fraser Coast

Lifestyle

Our dads, brothers, grandfathers, partners, friends at risk

Abril Benedit and Facundo Arguello gave up their careers in psychology and marketing in Argentina to travel the world and spend more time with one another. Picture: Richard Dobson

Lifestyle

Sleep and sex will make you happier than a payrise, study shows

woman eating junk food in the couch.

Lifestyle

Use sugar tax to offset costs of better foods

FAMILY TIME: Amy Slapp, holding Lochlan, with Declan, Olivia and Abigail take some time out at home meeting the newest addition to their family.

News

Mum defies the odds with miracle babies

Dr Kristy Goodwin helps modern parents, educators and health professionals understand what young children, aged 0-12 years really need to thrive in a digital world.

News

'Techno-tantrums': How to raise kids in a digital world

A dentist has reassured a Xavier Webb that the tooth fairy hadn’t forgotten him, when he teeth went missing from a jar in the kitchen.

Lifestyle

Dentist reassures young boy tooth fairy hadn't forgotten him

Ben Farina, 33, and fiancee Claire Moran, 37, asked guests to pay for themselves. Source: Supplied

Lifestyle

Groom asks guests to fork out $250 for wedding

Reality and virtual reality collide. Picture: Supplied

Entertainment

Aussie slays partner with virtual reality proposal

BRIGHTER SIDE: Toowoomba woman Angela Ponting has created a cabaret called Smiling at Strangers, about life after heartbreak.

Lifestyle

Angela's show explores funny side of heartbreak

NEWLYWEDS: Rebecca and Steven Johnston on their wedding day last Saturday.

News

Mistake text message sealed Mackay couple's fate