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“Poppy”, the civilian hero of the Wieambilla shooting

By HARRY CLARKE IN AN interview with the Country Caller, the devastated widow of a Good Samaritan neighbour who was shot down while trying to lend a hand fighting fire has remembered him as “the greatest”. Alan Dare was among three innocent people killed in the terrifying Monday shooting on a secluded property at Wieambilla,Continue reading ““Poppy”, the civilian hero of the Wieambilla shooting”

Cop killer among 6 dead in Wieambilla shooting

By HARRY CLARKE THE Caller can reveal one of the gunmen behind the terrifying fatal shooting of two police officers on Queensland’s Western Downs late yesterday was a man wanted by New South Wales police who’d last week been reported missing from his home at Dubbo. Nathaniel Train, 46, was among three armed assailants killedContinue reading “Cop killer among 6 dead in Wieambilla shooting”

Hundreds gather for the 10th birthday of “Tisby”

By HARRY CLARKE THE organisation which serves as the chamber of commerce for a broad and diverse region of southern Queensland has celebrated its 10th anniversary. About 250 peopled gathered at the Walton Stores in Toowoomba to mark a decade since the inception of Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE), created in 2012 to helpContinue reading “Hundreds gather for the 10th birthday of “Tisby””