$50k donated to charity shop by mistake
A charity shop received an unexpected windfall after being donated a suitcase containing $50,000. Surprised staff at the Pomona thrift shop on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast found the tidy sum in a concealed compartment. The suitcase had been on sale for a bargain $5 before the cash was discovered when a customer brought it to the … [Read the full story]
Qld company unveil world’s biggest tea bag
A tea company on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast says it has made the world’s biggest tea bag to raise money for cancer research. The giant tea bag weighs 151 kilograms, stands three metres high and would make about 100,000 cups of tea. It will be officially unveiled later this month at Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in … [Read the full story]
UFO – Unexplained Flipping Orbs in Queensland
The North Queensland town of Cardwell is on a UFO alert following sightings of…Unidentified Flying Objects (strange lights in the night sky). Cardwell businessman Greg Smith said he and his son watched the lights for 15 minutes and are convinced that what they saw was some sort of UFO. “This was a couple of months … [Read the full story]
Is Tom Humble ready for the No1 at the Tigers?
Wests Tigers NRL coach Tim Sheens denies the club’s surprise decision to let Mitch Brown join Canterbury Bulldogs has left them short of fullback options. Tom Humble and Tim Moltzen are the only specialist No.1′s at the Wests Tigers. Humble, who played well after coming on to replace Tedesco, has just six first-grade appearances to … [Read the full story]
Toby Lock is first choice for Wallabies 2nd row
Queensland Reds goalkicking sharpshooter Mike Harris is not the only transplanted Kiwi starting to stake a claim for Wallabies selection, with Western Force lock Toby Lynn fast emerging as one of Australia’s form second-rowers. Lynn has retained his position in the Force second-row alongside milestone man Nathan Sharpe, who will become the first person to … [Read the full story]
JR from Queensland has longest horn in the world
Seven-year-old steer JR officially has the world’s longest long-horns (take that, Texas!), and his owners hope the prized beast could turn into a major tourism cash cow. JR entered the Guinness Book of World Records with his massive horn-span (yep, that’s a thing) of 2.77m, a whopping three times larger than your average steer. JR’s … [Read the full story]
Josh Dugan is looking ripped
The image of Josh Dugan looking ripped and in full flight on the training paddock is sure to be a welcome sight for NSW coach Ricky Stuart and every Blues fan hoping to finally see an end to the Queensland Origin dynasty. Dugan on flashed off his chiselled frame – and a few new tattoos … [Read the full story]
Man-eating sharks invade golf course
Members of a golf club in Brisbane have something more to worry about than just their swing – playing on what’s thought to be the world’s first shark-infested course. Water hazards are a challenge for anyone who plays golf, but on the 14th tee at the Carbrook Golf Club in Brisbane there is another reason … [Read the full story]
Boy made to wear ‘I am a THIEF’ on his T-shirt
Parents are in uproar over the punishment a mother has handed out to her young son, making him wear a sign in public labelling him a thief. ‘Do not trust me. I will steal from you as I am a thief,’ the sign around his neck read as he stood in a park in Townsville in … [Read the full story]
