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Clearing Lake Apex one step closer after council vote

A DEBATE erupted over how the Lockyer Valley Regional Council should approach desilting Lake Apex and Lake Freeman. DETAILS...

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14th Oct. 2020 1:10 PM

A turtle from Lake Apex, Gatton, is ready to be rehomed. Photo: Ali Kuchel

Lakeside love letter lands Lockyer lovebird in hot water

When questioned by police, a Gatton woman said her creation was “an expression of her love”.

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08th Sept. 2020 8:09 AM

Liszyska Maskey, 26, used white paint to write a message on a public wall at Lake Apex to express her love.

The odd reason a council had to debate a sign’s location

On top of roads, rate and rubbish, a rural council has had to spend time debating how a small parking sign ruins a view

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24th June 2020 6:06 AM

SILLY: A complaint has alleged a parking sign is ruining the views of a local beauty spot, and asked it be moved.

FOUND: Police searching for owner of tool bag

A member of the public found the bag near Lake Apex on Sunday and handed it in to police.

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10th June 2020 1:06 PM

CHECK YOUR SHED: A bag of tools was found near Lake Apex and handed to police on Sunday. Are you missing anything?

Support drying up for dam desilting plan

Funds are being sought to desilt Lake Apex and Freeman, and not everyone is happy about it.

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03rd June 2020 6:06 AM

NEW WORK: LVRC is planning to desilt Lake Apex, but not everyone is happy about it. Picture: Dominic Elsome

Past lives remain concealed for now

A piece of the Lockyer Valley’s storied history will spend another year buried in the dirt due to coronavirus.

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14th April 2020 6:04 AM

Former Gatton Apex member Bill Hallas near the burial site of the time capsule at Lake Apex.

Billy cart racing gets green light for Gatton event

Billy cart racers will take over a Lockyer Valley park, zipping down a track at more than 20km/h.

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23rd Jan. 2020 5:01 AM

READY, SET, GO: Lockyer Valley Billy Cart Association secretary Allan Willson and vice-president Clive Barton.

Letters, memorabilia, sweat to be dug up with Apex capsule

Bill Hallas will be 70 when a time capsule he buried in 1986 is dug up next year.

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11th Nov. 2019 5:11 AM

David Agnew, Bill Hallas and Clive Simmons at the Apex building.

‘Trawler’ stench from lake as water dries up

“DEAD eels and turtles” have been spotted at fast-drying Gatton lake, leaving a foul stench “like a trawler.”

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17th Oct. 2019 10:10 AM

Lights on the Hill convoy heads down the Range

MORE than 100 trucks had pre-registered for this year's Lights on the Hill convoy which set out from Toowoomba and Brisbane...

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05th Oct. 2019 1:10 PM

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