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Child hospitalised for snake bite

A young girl was rushed to hospital overnight for a snake bite at a southwest home.

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25th Jan. 2020 9:01 AM

A Roma girl has been hospitalised after she was bitten by a snake overnight. The exact type of snake involved is unknown.

Dad pleads guilty to drug-driving with kids

A drug-driving dad of four has been banned from the roads. He admitted to ‘smoking a cone’ hours before driving with his...

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24th Jan. 2020 12:01 PM

Police intercepted a repeat drug driver twice, in incidents only a week apart.

Tenders issued for upgrades to public health facilities

A DOZEN hospitals, regional service centres and aged care homes in southwest Queensland will be upgraded this year, after...

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24th Jan. 2020 5:01 AM

A dozen hospitals and aged care facilities across southwest Queensland are getting electrical and airconditioning upgrades.

Electrical fault grounds Roma-Brisbane flight

Emergency services attended Roma Airport, where a passenger plane was grounded after reporting an 'electrical smell' in the...

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22nd Jan. 2020 3:01 PM

A QantasLink flight has been grounded in Roma, after a gas leak was reported in the cabin.

Roma’s worst Tinder profiles revealed

FROM cheating FIFO husbands to mullet-bearing cowboys, these are the worst southwest Tinder profiles The Western Star has...

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21st Jan. 2020 4:01 PM

SCARY SWIPING: The Western Star has devised a list of the worst Tinder profiles we’ve come across in Roma.

Motel blaze sparks fire investigation

INVESTIGATORS will be on site this morning to determine the cause of a fire in a Roma motel room.

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21st Jan. 2020 7:01 AM

Motel Carnarvon was the site of a small fire overnight. Fire investigators are looking in to the cause today.

BREAKING: Buildings and streets evacuated after gas leak

Gas leaking from a Roma reservoir has forced evacuations and street closures.

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20th Jan. 2020 1:01 PM

Log truck rollover shuts highway

A truck, carrying logs, has rolled over, blocking a major Queensland highway.

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17th Jan. 2020 7:01 AM

A truck has rolled over on a major Queensland highway.

Uni looks west for rugby’s big bush bash

Having ventured to the Roma Rugby 7s a number of times, even claiming a win in 2018, UQ are keen to head back west.

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16th Jan. 2020 1:01 PM

the UQ Men's 7's team after winning the Second Tournament of the Queensland Premier Rugby 7's Competition

COLD CASE: $50K reward still stands for Westlander tragedy

Over three decades on, the reward for information about a tragic mystery on the train tracks is still open.

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16th Jan. 2020 7:01 AM

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