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Abuse cases deter men from becoming teachers

COURT cases involving allegations of male teachers committing indecent acts on children have created a steady decline in young men becoming teachers.

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Coalition education plan will cost schools billions: Gillard

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has tried to discredit the Opposition’s education plans, releasing figures which show $16.2 billion in funds would be lost.

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Boy, 5, critical after thrown from ride at school fete

A LITTLE boy is in a critical condition after he fell 10 metres from a show ride at the Mary MacKillop Catholic School.

Greens will fight the Coalition on Carbon Tax

THE Greens will fight a Coalition plan to scrap the carbon tax if it wins the election, calling for Labor to commit to the retention of the tax.

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Elderly drivers to face yearly medical exams

DRIVERS over 75 years old on Queensland roads will only have to sit a medical examination once a year, under reforms to the state’s driving licenses.

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The bad news if you’re over 75: Elderly drivers to face yearly medical exams. The good news: Drivers over 75 years old on Queensland roads will only have to sit a medical examination once a year.

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HORRIFIED: Residents Greg and Margaret Onions, Jan Johnston and Jim Moore say the council’s plan to remove bats from Cassia Wildlife Corridor encompasses totally destroying all its trees.

Solution ‘worse’ than the bats

FLYING foxes might be driving them batty but many Coolum residents are horrified that a three-stage plan proposed by the council to manage the problem includes complete devastation of a much-loved wildlife reserve.

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THE days of analogue television end on May 28 when the Sunshine Coast switches to digital.

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Domino’s does deliver

A DRAG queen and scrap metal are proving to be effective weapons in a community’s fight against an unwanted quarry development.

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Quarry battle is on

VINTAGE AFFAIR: Paula Phillips and Deb Davis will auction signed books at their forthcoming fundraiser.

Dance till you drop and support the hall

TAKING your partner out for a twirl on the dance floor is making a comeback at the Montville Village Hall.

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TO WALK into Bankfoot House is to take a journey through time.

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WHEN 18-month-old silky-cross pup Toby first felt the grass under his paws, he was terrified.

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Friends to take a walk

GONE are the days when a library was a hushed room of silent readers.

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Library’s lucky to have good friends

Ashlee Poeppmann, 18, Rebel Lyons, 18 and Cheyenne Lyons, 15, have a laugh while they enjoy life at Alexandra Headland.

Keeping clear of crime as spotlight falls on violent teens

REBEL Lyons has only been out of school for 18 months, but already she has watched some of her peers go “off the rails”.

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OUR IT blogger extraordinaire Yvette Adams is currently on a business trip to the US. Here, she marvels at being able to arrange it all online.

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A STATE government plan to revamp driving training has won widespread support.

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5:25 AM May 20th

Driver training changes put focus on dangerous manouvres

ESTABLISHING a commercial hemp industry on the Coast is now a policy of the Australian Independents Party, after polls showed strong support for the idea.

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You voted, they listened - hemp now official party policy

Jason Akermanis will take the field with the Bribie Island Bulldogs next weekend.

Akermanis throws a big bone to the Bulldogs

A FRIENDSHIP forged almost 20 years ago has brought former AFL superstar Jason Akermanis to Bribie Island.

AFTER shocking pre-season champion Noosa in its opening match, Caboolture is intent on stalling Kawana’s powerful pack when the top two teams clash tomorrow.

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RAE Guyder has devoted herself to community health.

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Busy nurse Rae enjoys the benefits of volunteering

WHILE red and purple might not be the most fashionable combination, the Red Hat Ladies of Bribie Island have set out to show it’s the most fun.

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