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Pensioner who protected home from fire gets high water bill

A Wardell man’s efforts to save his home in November cost him $132 extra on his usual water charges.

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23rd Jan. 2020 10:01 AM

CALL FOR REBATE: Wardell residents are asking Ballina Shire Council for a refund of part of their water charges after they protected their homes during the November fire.

Barakula State Forrest burns for seventh day

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service workers have been working tirelessly since Christmas to contain the bushfire burning...

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31st Dec. 2019 12:12 PM

BUSH FIRE: The fire burning 40 kilometers north on Chinchilla at Barakula State Forrest has now been burning for a week. Pic: supplied

Bush inferno’s rapid speed stuns residents

A Weyba Downs resident was stunned by the speed which the latest Peregian fire lit up dry vegetation.

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18th Dec. 2019 4:12 PM

Adam Woodhams looked out from his home office on Charlotte Drive at Lake Weyba to be confronted by an approaching bush fire to the south.

Air conditioner sparks blaze in Ipswich home

TWO firefighters in breathing apparatus are currently trying to extinguish the blaze

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09th Dec. 2019 2:12 PM

Aircon usage rises in summer months, costing households millions.

Lowood blaze the ‘fastest’ fire fighters have ever seen

Fireys who battled the Patrick Estate fire have described it as one of the fastest moving blazes they have every seen.

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09th Dec. 2019 2:12 PM

BLAZE: Traffic was brought to a stand still by a large fire which ignited near Patrick Estate last week.

PREPARE TO LEAVE: Patrick Estate, Split Yard Creek fires

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services advises there is a bushfire in Patrick Estate and Wivenhoe Pocket and conditions are...

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06th Dec. 2019 8:12 PM

Traffic brought to a stop as a large fire burns in the Somerset Region

Hollywood stars give pat on the back to heroic pup

Tom Hanks says a movie should be made about a Sunshine Coast dog who's been helping save koalas injured in the devastating...

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05th Dec. 2019 2:12 PM

USC’s detection dog Bear has been trained to seek out koala's in need of rescue after bushfires. Pictured with Associate Professor Celine Frere. Photo: John McCutcheon / Sunshine Coast Daily

AS IT HAPPENED: Police make emergency declaration for fire

Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act due to a dangerous bush fire burning in...

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04th Dec. 2019 5:12 PM

Police have made a emergency declaration due to the bushfire near Millmerran.

Millmerran man vows to protect his home from fire

Residents flee as fire threatens homes, west of Millmerran.

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04th Dec. 2019 4:12 PM

Parts of Queensland are on high alert for bushfires, with the arrival of scorching temperatures.

Grass fire threatens rural property in Southern Downs

A FIRE is burning in a isolated and hilly country.

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04th Dec. 2019 1:12 PM

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