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PARTS of the Brisbane and Lockyer catchments received healthy rainfall on Sunday night and the forecast is looking good for more.
Figures between 25-35mm were recorded at Mulgowie, Bill Gunn Dam just outside Laidley, and at Wivenhoe Dam to 9am Monday.
Gatton missed the best of it, only recording 16mm. Down towards the Fassifern region the falls were also a bit disappointing, with 11mm at Kalbar, but a slightly healthier 24mm at Harrisville.
Falls across Ipswich averaged between 5-10mm.
The good news is that there should be more rain coming.
The Bureau of Meteorology has given the region a near certain chance of rain Monday and Tuesday, with heavy isolated falls also possible on Wednesday and Thursday.
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A MAN in his 20s was injured after crashing a motorised scooter in Ipswich on Monday night.
Paramedics transported him to Ipswich Hospital in a stable condition with arm and leg injuries after the accident in Augustine Heights.
He was taken to hospital from the scene of the crash on Cardena Drive just before 8.30pm.
The accident comes almost a month since a man in his 30s suffered serious head and eye injuries after crashing a motorised skateboard in the same suburb.
He was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition on February 21.
Ex-racing horses and dogs donate plasma to make antivenom, treat young or sick animals
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A group of former racing animals destined to be put down are the unlikely heroes behind the antivenoms protecting humans against some of Australia s deadliest native creatures.
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Ex-racing animals are donating plasma to create antivenom to protect against deadly animals
Their blood products are also used to treat young or sick animals, as well as in research for humans
After they ve finished donating, the animals are retired and rehomed by a not-for-profit
Pandemic pushes city slickers to Queensland country towns
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Seeing cities in lockdown was the push Jancine and Steve Harrison needed to pack up and move to Kalbar – a regional Queensland town, population about 2000.
“When the Brisbane lockdowns happened, I just worked from home so it didn’t affect me much, but COVID-19 was definitely the push for us to move,” Ms Harrison said.
New Kalbar residents Jancine and Steve Harrison.
“We were looking at what was happening in other cities, with constant lockdowns, and we didn’t want to get caught up in it all so we just thought no, we love the country, so let’s move out there.