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Advertisement About 100 Victoria Police officers are settling in to spend Christmas in small, individual tents in a field outside the border town of Cann River as the Australian Defence Force insists it has more important priorities than patrolling state borders. Lieutenant-General John Frewen, head of the ADFs COVID-19 taskforce, told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald the militarys priority list, worked out with the federal government in September, put high-risk weather events, returned ...

Queensland request for ADF help at border checkpoints knocked back Queensland request for ADF help at border checkpoints knocked back Normal text size Advertisement Queensland police have been left to manage reinstated NSW border checkpoints without Australian Defence Force help after a request was knocked back by the federal government. About 150 ADF personnel were withdrawn from the state line in late September as travel restrictions eased amid federal pressure to open up further. At the time...

Man jailed for committing numerous sex offences on seven-year-old girl A man has been jailed after he was found guilty of committing numerous historical sex offences on a seven-year-girl. Peter Coleman, 46, was arrested in June 2018 after the victim reported the offences, which were committed between 2011 and 2012, to her family. He was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Friday.  An investigation into the offences found the victim had been targeted by Coleman when she was between sev...

“Council appreciates most residents do the right thing and abide by the law, making our Shire one of the best places in the world to live, work and play. Pie Guru worker Chemene Bailey and Sol Hair Lounge owner Demika Simpson survey the damage to their businesses. Picture: Timothy Cox “However, for those who do the wrong thing and choose to engage in law-breaking behaviour, they are firmly reminded they are not welcome in Livingstone. “Council is working closely with police to identify ...

New animal hospital opens in Grand Junction. Local veterinarians are bringing more options for animal care in Grand Junction. Dr. Mark Ryan, Dr. Justin Seely and Certified Veterinarian Technician Miranda Schroeder have opened Monument View Veterinary Hospital at 1673 US 50, near Duck Pond Park. The new hospital will specialize in small animals. Ryan and Seely, both Western Slope natives, have decades of experience combined. Ryan founded Redstone Animal Hospital, at 2582 Patterson Rd. Seely, mea...

Community deaths Obituaries of residents from the District, Maryland and Northern Virginia. Ted Schneider,  computer programmer Ted Schneider, 71, a retired Montgomery County government computer programmer who received awards for his performances in Washington-area community theaters, died Nov. 7 at a hospital in Bethesda, Md. The cause was complications from pneumonia, said his former wife, Susan Joplin. Mr. Schneider, who lived in Silver Spring, Md., was a native Washingtonian. H...

Police use new powers against climate activists just once in a year We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Police use new powers against climate activists just once in a year Normal text size Advertisement Police have used controversial powers given to them by the Palaszczuk government to crack down on extreme climate protesters just once in the past year. Following sustained protest action in 2019, the Labor government gave police extra powers to ...

Published on: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 By: AFP Text Size: Map locating Fraser Island off Australia’s east coast which has been ravaged by two months of bushfires. BRISBANE: Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the Unesco world heritage-listed Fraser Island, around two months after a suspected illegal campfire sparked the blaze. The fire on the world’s largest sand island, off Australia’s east coast, destroyed large swathes of the isle�...

Advertisement The main beach at Australias Byron Bay has all-but disappeared as the countrys north-east coast is smashed by wild storms for a fifth straight day, forcing widespread evacuations.      A 1,000km (620 mile) stretch of coast is being hit with torrential rain and the abnormally high tides, which battered beaches that have already been depleted and weakened due to previous erosions.  Coastal management experts say the situation is particularly bad because of erosion that has bee...

Severe storm brings massive rains to Queensland and NSW, Australia An intense low-pressure trough off the coast of southeast Australia has brought torrential rains, floods, damaging winds, and dangerous waves to southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales over the weekend, with authorities describing the impacts as similar to that of a Category 1 cyclone. While the threat has eased on Monday, December 14, severe thunderstorm and flood warnings remain in force. In Queensland, up to 738 mm ...