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Sat 25 May 2013

Rollercoaster for Biggest Loser victor

THOSE needing a little inspiration to lose the love handles ahead of winter should head down to Bargara tomorrow morning.

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Muscle men opt for boost of steroids

IT SEEMS men have caught up to women when it comes to obsessing about their looks in a big way, with steroid use an issue in the Mackay region.

Road test: Audi A3 weighs into the battle with adept hatch

Audi has just launched its A3 Sportback range, matching the recently released A-Class with a starting price of $35,600.

Humpbacks spotted going past their favourite playground

THE first humpback whales of the year have been spotted off Fraser Island, more than two months before the whale-watching season officially begins in the Bay.

Gladstone mum loses 29kg and goes from flab to fab

ALLANA Kneas was always tired, lazy and constantly getting sick before her encounter with fitness.

Sisters add a sweet ingredient to cookbook

A SISTERLY love of food and art has helped produce a quirky cookbook of homely recipes that’s all in the family.

Books
Jessica Moran

Fri 24 May 2013

Why do we love to hate the beautiful woman's lament?

This goldmine of a troll-trap consists of finding obnoxious women who believe their beauty is a hindrance, have them conduct a front-page lament.

Fashion & Beauty
Rebecca Kamm

Should drivers have to redo tests to renew licences?

SHOULD drivers have to resit written or practical tests every five or 10 years to renew their licences?

Forget pigtails, cat beards are all the rage, it seems

If you want to get on board with the latest facial-hair fashion, all you need is a cat.

Fashion & Beauty
Rebecca Armstrong

Should children be allowed to roam in restaurants?

ONE Sunday during dinner at the Rose & Shamrock Village Inn there were unsupervised children who loitered around tables and played on the flight of stairs.

Opinion
Shelley Bridgeman

$812,000: The cost of raising two children

THE average cost of raising a child has risen by 50% over the past five years, new research reveals.

Small molecule could provide clue to ending the itch

SCIENTISTS have discovered a key substance in the central nervous system responsible for transmitting the sensation of an itch from the skin to the brain.

Lifestyle
Steve Connor

Kidney disease often goes unchecked

DESPITE one in three Australians being at high risk of kidney disease, the chronic illness remains low on the health radar of many people.

Health
APN Newsdesk

Baby rhino horns in as baby giraffe announced for zoo

TERRI Irwin gushed like a proud new mum when she saw the newest member of the Australia Zoo family: a 70kg baby boy rhino.

Scientists create new, more effective flu vaccine

A NEW kind of flu vaccine that works against many different strains of influenza virus has proved to be more effective than conventional vaccines.

Health
Steve Connor

'Classy' new Audi A3 arrives in showrooms

Audi has just released its A3 Sportback with a price starting from $35,600 – matching the recently launched Mercedes-Benz A-Class.

National smoking rate on a slow decline

AUSTRALIANS are smoking less and living longer, an assessment of the national health care agreement has found.

Health
APN Newsdesk

Thu 23 May 2013

Young mum shows how to live a healthy lifestyle

MAKING time for exercise is an everyday requirement in one Gladstone mum’s life. Ngaio Miller does weight training five days a week and has a 40-minute walk.

Health

AMA backs push for states to follow stance on vaccinations

A PUSH for all states to follow the NSW Government’s tough new stance on childhood vaccinations has been backed by the Australian Medical Association.

Cancer battlers drive Marc to hit bitumen

LIKE most people, Marc Morrow knows people who’ve fought cancer.

Lifestyle

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Serious concerns held for missing Pottsville girl

Missing Tweed woman saved by Good Samaritan

Destructive winds, heavy rain and damaging surf forecast

Police name man killed in Tweed Valley Way crash

13-year-old apologises for racist taunt agains Goodes

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Carbon tax and health on visiting MP’s agenda

Elliot hits back at Fraser over carbon tax claims

Councillors set sights on Murwillumbah “spruce up”

Warren Truss celebrates volunteers in the Tweed

Just 0.7 degrees off the coldest May day on record

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