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9 & 10 News July 4, 2021 Boyne City cemented their relationship with their sister city all the way across the world. Boyne City and Boyne Valley, Ireland held a ceremony on Sunday to show they have a friend across the seas. Boyne City Mayor Tom Neidhamer says,” Good things take time, but good things happen and that’s exactly why we’re here today on this special day to not only celebrate America’s birthday but to celebrate the twinning of our sister cities.” In 1856 Irish settlers landed upon the shores of what is now called Boyne City. Mayor Neidhamer says the land and it’s beau...

'Living Dinosaur'—Aggressive 14ft Crocodile Captured at Residential Beach On 5/27/21 at 7:28 AM EDT Authorities have removed a "problem crocodile" from Newell Beach, just north of Port Douglas, a town in the Australian state of Queensland. The male crocodile, measuring around 14.7 feet (4.5 meters) long, was estimated to be over 50 years old, according Matt Brien from Queensland's Department of Environment and Science (DES). "It's a living dinosaur, really," Brien told Australia's ABC News. "Its size meant that it posed quite a serious risk to public safety—they are a serious predator of ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Year 8 Indigenous students from across the Gladstone region attended the second annual Yallarm Camp last week. Last Tuesday, students arrived at the Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre and immersed themselves in a range of environmental, science, technology and cultural activities. Students from as far as Miriam Vale and Mount Larcom were welcomed by Uncle Richard Johnson as well as Monadelphous staff David Slacksmith and Cameron Hausler. Uncle Richard Johnson. The camp was developed and implemented by BIEEC in partnership with CQ University and gen...

An excerpt from “Early Morning Riser,” by Katherine Heiny

Premium Content Subscriber only A FLOOD watch has been cancelled for parts of Ipswich following the easing of a severe weather system that was expected to dump up to 250mm across parts of the south east. The Bureau of Meteorology first issued the watch notice on Sunday evening in response to a deepening low that developed off the Central Queensland coast. As of 10am Monday, the low reportedly sat about 90 kilometres east off the coast of Fraser Island. Authorities initially feared the system would bring life-threatening flash-flooding to the Wide Bay, Burnett and South East Coast across Mond...