In brief
QUEENSLAND has recorded its lowest ever road toll.
A total of 223 people lost their lives on Queensland’s roads in 2014, down 26 on the previous record low toll recorded in 2010.
Free health clinic
A FREE women’s health clinic will be held at Goondiwindi and Inglewood next month.
The Goondiwinidi clinic will be held at the hospital on 3 and 25 February from 9.30am to 2pm.
The Inglewood clinic will be conducted at the Inglewood Multipurpose Health Service on 13 February from 9am to 1.30pm.
To book, contact 4671 6666 or 4652 0777 respectively.
Another extra-hot year
AUSTRALIA has recorded its third-warmest calendar year since records began in 1910, the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed.
This follows the warmest year on record in 2013, which was 1.20 degrees warmer than average.
Nationally, Australian temperatures have warmed about one degree since 1950.
App saves police time
MOTORISTS involved in minor accidents can now report the incident using their smart phone instead of waiting for police to arrive.
It is hoped the ‘Policelink’ app will help ease the estimated 73,000 hours each year officers spend responding to non-injury crashes.
Motorists still need to report a collission to the QPS where any party involved is injured or killed, a driver fails to provide details, or a vehicle involved in the crash requires towing.
Clean air-con filters call
LOCALS are being reminded to clean their air-conditioner filters to avoid tragedy.
The reminder comes in the wake of two residential unit fires earlier this month, one on the Gold Coast and one in Central Queensland, believed to have started in air- conditioners.
