Blind surfer stuns locals as weather clears for Townsville

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1. Blind surfer stuns locals at Queensland beach

   Steve Fox is legally blind, but it has not stopped him catching waves while travelling up the east coast of Australia and competing abroad.

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2. What Queenslanders can expect from the weather to start the week

   Only one part of the Queensland coast is expected to avoid passing showers today, while in most inland areas there is a reprieve from high fire danger conditions.

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3. Couple's long road to recovery from trauma of serious crash

   Andy and Callie Rigby embark on one of their favourite day trips, four years after surviving a head-on crash with a bus.

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4. The retired tradie who kept his dad's dream alive by building his own plane

   Central Queensland's Len Neale is one such 'aviation nut' who flies his homemade aircraft, keeping his dad's dream alive.

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5. Housing project to help domestic violence survivors secure rental

   Some families flee domestic violence with just the clothes on their back. Now they have a place to call home.

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