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If your impatient the most intense part is from 1:30 to 2:40, however the beginning sets the scene well and gives it an ominous and dramatic mood so I recommend watching the whole thing I recorded this from the Greyhound bus on our way from Airlie Beach to Hervey Bay, believe it was close to Rockhampton. The fires were burning all the way down to the road and I could actually feel the heat from the flames inside of the bus. Apparently the fires had been raging for some twenty odd days in the area by then. This capture was made on the evening of 20th Oct 2009.

From the look of it the firefighters had just cordoned off the area and allowed for traffic to pass when suitable, the entire area was so dry that it seemed implausible that much more than an attempt to limit the spread seemed likely.

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Gold Coast United v North Queensland Fury 15 – August – 2009

http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28742

Gold Coast thumps Fury

Gold Coast United showed no mercy in the battle of the Hyundai A-League new-comers, dominating North Queensland Fury with a 5-0 victory at Skilled Park on Saturday night.
United came into the match minus five starters from its Round 1 triumph but that mattered little to Shane Smeltz who grabbed four goals himself.
After a rusty start Smeltz opened the scoring in the 29th minute, then poured on three goals in 10 minutes midway through the second half.
By the 80th minute the home side was toying with its Queensland rival when Tahj Minniecon grabbed its fifth in a brilliant solo effort.
The Qantas Young Socceroo burst into open spaces and then with a series of fakes left a defender and the goalie prone on the ground before placing the ball in the net.
United coach Miron Bleiberg was modest in the aftermath, playing down the attacking prowess of his star striker.
“You can talk about all the goals scored and no offence to ‘Smeltzy’ but I am more impressed with keeping a clean sheet,” Bleiberg said.
Robbie Fowler was unsighted in his second match for the Fury with Qantas Socceroo Michael Thwaite denying him any sniff of an opportunity.
Fury coach Ian Ferguson attempted to change his game-plan after half-time but to no avail.
“They did a good job on Robbie, we tried to push a few boys forward but when he got the ball there was no support,” Ferguson said.
With Adam Griffiths leaving for Saudi Arabia midweek and Robson, Milson and Daniel Piorkowski succumbing to injury United had a void to fill.
Enter Adama Traore.
The 19-year-old from the Ivory Coast was uncontainable for Gold Coast and played a big part in the opening goals.
At 0-0 with North Queensland on the attack Traore intercepted midfield and put his skipper Jason Culina into space who then curled a ball 20 metres off the outside of his boot to find Smeltz who made easy work of a good opportunity.
Smeltz got his second just nine minutes into the second term, again on the back of good work from Traore.
Surrounded by three defenders, the teen stabbed a ball midfield and found Thwaite on the run, the vice-captain made it all the way into the box before Beau Busch fouled him.
Smeltz stepped up to take the free and belted the ball past Paul Henderson to give United breathing space at 2-0.
Seven minutes later Smeltz had his third and fourth in the space of a minute as the Fury defence began to crumble.
The first of the two came after a smart give-and-go with Joel Porter landed him in open space with only the keeper to beat, and the next came on a good cross from Steven Fitzsimmons.
After his fifth goal in United colours Smeltz could hardly believe his luck as he was swamped by his team-mates.

United was in control right from the start, but in the first half-hour without Griffiths and Robson steering the ship from centre-field looked a shadow of the slick outfit which disposed of the Roar in Round 1.
However, after half-time the men in gold came out firing on all cylinders to run away with the match.
The Fury didn’t enjoy a lot of quality possession but looked dangerous when they did get a chance.
Midweek recruit Shane Stefanutto was sharp in his debut and his left side combination with David Williams proved the home side’s biggest threat.
Gold Coast United 5 (Smeltz 29, 55, 63, 64, Minniecon 80)
North Queensland Fury 0
Crowd: 7526 at Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Saturday, 15 August 2009
by Matt Blomberg at Skilled Park, Sportal

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Surfers Paradise,Best Activity Beach
Queensland Australia

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New Tourism Queensland Commercial

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North Queensland Fury v Newcastle Jets 2-02-2010

http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=32356

Fury’s slim finals hopes alive

North Queensland Fury pulled back an early deficit to defeat the Newcastle Jets 2-1 at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Tuesday night.

The Jets’ Matthew Thompson opened the scoring in the 18th minute before the Fury’s Chris Grossman levelled the scores in the 38th minute.

Chris Tadrosse latched on to a curling long ball from Terry Cooke and volleyed the ball into the net in the 79th minute to keep the homeside’s final aspirations alive albeit mathematically.

It was a night of scarce opportunites with the odd window allowing both sides to register on the scoreboard.

Newcastle had an early opportunity when it was awarded a free kick on the edge of the box for a wild tackle but the shot failed to clear the wall.

Thompson refused to make the same mistake, pouncing on the ball after a poor corner clearance and with his back to the goal pivoted to shoot over defenders and into the net.

North Queensland could have easily fallen behind minutes later but goalkeeper Justin Pasfield pulled of a magnificent one-on-one save to stop Jobe Wheelhouse on the break

Grossman was gifted a shot when Dyron Daal chested down a high long ball and into his path allowing him to drive it into the net.

The Fury suffered a blow when they returned after half time with Daal failing to take the field due to a hamstring injury and replaced by Terry Cooke.

David Williams rampaged through the middle with an inspiring run but a delayed pass to a man out wide with defenders falling away cost his side a shot at goal.

The Jets had a similar opportunity minutes later when Jin-Hyung Song dribbled past several defenders but was stopped just short of the 18-yard box.

Tadrosse then latched on to a curling long ball from Cooke, plundering it into the net past a defenceless goalkeeper.

North Queensland Fury (Grossman 38, Tadrosse 79)
Newcastle United (Thompson 18)
Crowd 4,156 at Dairy Farmers Stadium
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
by Lendl Ryan in Townsville, Sportal

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This was allegedly voted unanimously by staff at Maroochydore High School in QLD for use on their telephone answering system. Very possibly fake, but very funny, Also has a serious point that perhaps parents and students should be more accountable and take more responsibility themselves instead of blaming the school for their failings.

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Wellington Phoenix v North Queensland Fury 15-January-2010

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/phoenix-cruise-past-fury-278682

Phoenix cruise past Fury
Three second-half strikes into the teeth of a howling southerly powered Wellington Phoenix to a 3-0 home victory over North Queensland Fury.
Goalless at the break, as Phoenix struggled to put their strikers into space, goals to new signing Eugene Dadi, old hand Paul Ifill and defender Jon McKain saw them shut out Fury for a well-deserved win.

Dadi, who marked his debut for Phoenix last week with a brace of goals including a spectacular bicycle kick, was first off the mark barely two minutes into the second half.

Leo Bertos’ corner into the wind kept low, Dadi climbed high and found the back of the net with a well-placed header.

A clash of heads with Fury defender Matt Smith after 67 minutes left the former Côte d’Ivoire international bleeding profusely, but the Phoenix lost little when Costa Barbarouses took his place.

Ifill made the win secure with his ninth goal of the season with 12 minutes remaining as the Phoenix’s midfield built pressure with some intelligent distribution.

Ifill found himself out wide with space to spare, his first touch proved immaculate and a crashing shot left Fury goalkeeper Justin Pasfield with no chance.

McKain, better known for his feats as an uncompromising defender, added insult to injury in the 90th minute when his looping header lobbed over Pasfield to make it 3-0.

The bitingly cold winds and lashing rain meant there was no place for the free-flowing football of last week, when the Phoenix’s 3-1 win over Brisbane eased them into fifth place on the A-League ladder.

Both teams struggled with the conditions early on, and although the Phoenix had the strong wind at their backs in the first spell, they had precious little to show for it at halftime.

Ifill and Dadi were kept under tight wraps up front, with perhaps the Wellington team’s best chance of the opening stanza coming after 37 minutes.

Ifill sliced through the midfield, but his touch approaching goal was a little heavy and the resulting shot skewed across the goal face without troubling Pasfield.

The Queenslanders had a couple of early chances, the most dangerous coming after barely two minutes, when an uncharacteristic McKain error left Robbie Fowler clear in the box.

Pressure from the scrambling defence and some strong work from Liam Reddy saw Fowler’s shot crash into the side netting.

Fowler featured again with a fine touch that saw striker Dyron Daal beat the offside trap and force a superb save from Reddy.

But the Phoenix put their lacklustre first half emphatically behind them with a trifecta of second-half goals that put them firmly into contention for a mid-February play-offs berth.
15 January 2010 | 19:26 – AAP

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Highlights from the MS Society of Queensland’s annual President’s Forum held on March 26, 2010.

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North Queensland Fury v Perth Glory 24- October – 2009

http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=30240

Fury on song at home
North Queensland Fury came from behind to defeat Perth Glory 2-1 at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Saturday night.
North Queenslands Robbie Fowler scored in the 65th minute from sneaky free kick while defenders backs were turned before Dyron Daal curved a stunning left-foot shot in the 71st minute into the top left of the goal.
Perths Victor Sikora slotted home a precision pass in the 24th minute to give his side a first half lead.
It is the first home win of the season for the Fury and only second of the season taking them off the bottom of the ladder while for the Glory it is back to back losses.
North Queensland coach Ian Ferguson said the win was a long-time coming after a run of draws and losses.
“I am absolutely delighted, it was long time coming, but to get he result tonight was fantastic, especially when the chips were down,” he said.
“It was the same old story, the ball looking like it was out and the boys stopped playing, I was ready to scream at the linesman and the next thing the ball is in the net.”
“To come up with two fantastic goals, Fowler being so quick to put the ball into the net it was sensational.”
“It was a never-racking last 20 minutes for me.”
“It is a huge boost for us (moving off the bottom of the ladder), for the last few weeks we have had the opportunity but we didnt take it.”
Perth Glory coach David Mitchell said his side was outplayed but rued the Fowler goal.
“I think it has been building (the win), I said before that North Queensland have be looking very good at home and tonight they played very well and deserved to win,” he said.
“It was disappointing to have a 1-0 lead and then conceded a goal off a free kick.”
“They (Fury) deserved to win, they fought well and had a quite a few players missing from their team and they came at us and caused all sorts of problems.”
Perth almost scored what would have been a spectacular goal in the 4th minute when a series of crosses eventually found Branko Jelics forehead but the strikers header struck the crossbar.
North Queensland almost hit back with its own piece of brilliance in the 16th minute when Fowler let lose from 20 metres out but the shot grazed the top of the net.
Jelic barged past lazy marking in the 24th minute before delivering a precision pass to Sikora to slot home first goal.
Jason Spagnuolo charged down the left wing in the 33rd minute before curving a cross into a lunging James Robinson but chipped the ball over the net.
The Glory went on the offence straight after the break when a through ball to Jelic out wide but his cross could not find one player in a line of attackers.
The Fury was gifted an opportunity when a back-pass was cut off by David Williams but the forward could not step around the last defender to get a shot away.
Fowler levelled the scores in the 65th minute with a sneaky free kick from the 18-yard box while defenders backs were turned.
Daal put the hosts ahead in the 71st minute when he turned a defender around in the box and launched a stunning left foot shot into the top left of the net.

North Queensland Fury 2
(Fowler 65, Daal 71)
Perth Glory 1
(Sikora 24,)
Crowd 6,332 at Dairy Farmers Stadium
Saturday, 24 October 2009
by Lendl Ryan at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Sportal

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