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Plan to reinvent abattoirs

PLANS to reinvent Killarney Abattoir as a co-operative is the "only hope" for those owed $7 million after the collapse of Leitch Pastoral Group's meat entities.

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Timber mill still short of workers

HOW in a town, where 120 people have lost their jobs in the past month, can a successful family-owned business struggle to find staff?
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What a bummer; stash found

PANT pockets seemed to be a too-obvious choice for one young man who thought a fold of skin was a better place to stash his drugs.
Countdown to awards launch

BUSINESS Excellence Awards committee chairman Danny Spry is remaining coy about the entertainment and theme of this year's event until the launch next week.

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News

The wheelchair-bound man was stomped on and bashed on the head with a metal bar wrenched from his wheelchair, causing a depressed skull wound and severe cuts, police said.

Mum 'devastated' at wheelchair bashing

THE mother of a Canadian wheelchair-bound man punched, stomped and beaten with a metal bar at a Sydney railway station says she is "devastated".

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Entertainment

Elle returns to catwalk in Paris

SUPERMODEL Elle Macpherson proved she is the queen of curves during her surprise return to the catwalk in Paris.

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Lifestyle

The Gutenberg Bible is believed to be the first book ever printed, with only 50 ever produced.

Google to digitise old books from Italy

GOOGLE says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei.

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Sport

Top drag racers in town for series

MORE than 100 competitors will be at Warwick Dragway on Saturday for round one of the South Queensland Eighth Mile (200 metres) Drag Racing Series.

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Business

iiNet confirms Netspace takeover talks

INTERNET service provider iiNet Ltd says it is discussing a takeover of rival Netspace but a decision to proceed with the transaction is yet to be made.

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