In NBN news tonight at 6.
Forensic police investigate the cause of a fire which claimed the life of an elderly man at Currumbin yesterday.
A woman was rescued by neighbours, but they couldn’t save her 78 year old husband.
A convoy of removal trucks prepares to leave the Gold Coast, full of items donated for victims of last month’s floods.
The fleet will stop at Grantham before arriving in Chincilla tomorrow.
A large infestation of the weed, tropical soda apple, found at the Casino saleyards.
A native of Argentina, the plant is a host for many diseases and pests of cultivated crops, and contains a chemical that’s poisonous to humans.
In sport, far north coast cricketers to take part in national Pink Stumps Day this weekend to raise money for the McGrath Foundation.
Former fast-bowler Nathan Bracken will be a guest at the Ballina event.
NBN news tonight at 6pm.
