Regional News

Offbeat A TOOWOOMBA man has had a close brush with death after a truck he was overtaking failed to spot him.

Weather FARMERS across the Western Downs are picking up the pieces after an intense hailstorm ripped through the region on Thursday.

Property A European-inspired mansion has taken home a top honour at Queensland’s Housing and Construction Awards.

News The boy was airlifted in a critical condition with multiple serious injuries.

Weather "We were right in the centre of the tornado."

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Weather The politicians are visiting farms which were caught in some of the worst parts of the storm.

Weather THE miracle rebirth of a cockatoo stuck out in Thursday afternoon's severe thunderstorm has been likened to the biblical story of Lazarus' rising.

Breaking PARAMEDICS are treating a young boy on a private property northwest of Brisbane after a tree fell on top of him this morning.

Health BY the end of the day, on average, six Australian babies will have been stillborn. This year the grief of those families has been laid bare on a national stage.

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Breaking Fiona Simpson used her own body to shield her infant daughter from hail.

News A man in his 50's is in a stable conditoon

Breaking UPDATE: One person has been taken to hospital after a car smashed into a motel in Toowoomba this afternoon.

Weather PHOTOS, VIDEO: HAIL as large as 6-7cm in diameter was reported after thunderstorms hit several parts of the South Burnett.

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Weather THREE people have been injured after hail smashed their car window during a severe storm this afternoon.

Breaking FIRE crews have arrived at the scene of a structure fire in Napier St, Dalby.

Health A BREED of funnel-web native to the region has venom that can kill melanoma cells.

News A TICKET sold at the Northpoint Shopping Centre is about to make someone a millionaire.

Offbeat EMERGENCY services were called after a woman found a six-foot Eastern Brown snake stretched across the vanity of her Cabarlah home last week.

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Crime EMERGENCY services are responding to reports of a suspected clandestine drug lab in Toowoomba's eastern suburbs.

Weather FIND out how a Warwick weather photographer made his viral image move.