Allora Advertiser - 2nd November 2022

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Funnel-Web Spider Enjoying The Wet

This Funnel-web was found in a Goomburra Valley garden - so a word to the wise - watch out while pulling weeds. Great photos taken by Corie Ross of Longneck Farm.

The jury is still out - is it a Monteith funnelweb, found near Killarney or a Toowoomba Funnel-web, the most common species in South-east Queensland?

The Allora Advertiser would love to hear from readers who may know the answer.

Response from SOUTHERN DOWNS

REGIONAL COUNCIL to JOHN ELLWOOD’S

Letter to the Editor - 19 October.

A Council spokesperson has supplied this response to The Allora Advertiser -

In recent weeks, there has been a number of enquiries and correspondence regarding an earth levee upstream of the Allora township on the Dalrymple Creek. Evidence suggests the levee is not newly constructed, however investigations are ongoing.

The Dalrymple Creek hydrological flood plain is a dynamic system subject to many influences, primarily the intensity of rain fall events.

Council has taken the matter seriously and is using a number of assessment tools to review the situation to date. From the information available via hydrological modelling, aerial photographs and recent flood photographs, no conclusive result has been obtained. The present detailed hydrological modelling of the catchment does not extend upstream to the alleged works site. Historical state archive photographs show patterns of land use from the late 1960s to 1970s consistent with the present day land use patterns. This has presented no conclusive evidence on the alleged detrimental impacts of high flow events and changes to flood plain performance.

In an endeavour to provide a more reliable assessment of the Dalrymple Creek flood impacts, Council will undertake flood mapping for Allora with Federal funding from the Preparing Australian Communities program. Council is currently developing the Request For Tender for this project and it is expected to award the tender early in the new year.

Until the additional hydrological modelling is completed, no conclusive evidence is available to suggest any dramatic shift in risk for the local residents.

Join with Days for Girls at the Golden Wattle Cafe at Allora RSL on Monday, 7th November to hear guest speakers

STEPHEN & PETA TANCRED

speak of their experience in Nepal with Days for Girls. There will be a multi-draw raffle on the day.

Cost: $20 with 5 free tickets in the mini multi-draw raffle and a portion being donated to Allora Days for Girls. Tea, coffee and a grazing table provided.

RSVP by Friday, 4th November to Heather Goonan on 0434 907 904.

Power Pole Replacement

Locals were intrigued with the amount of activity on Allora Drive last Thursday.

Power poles between the Men’s Shed and the New England Highway were being replaced.

Local residents in the vicinity had power cut for 6 hours with more interruptions taking place on Sunday 6th November.

Local Winners At The Brides Choice Awards

At the 2022 Brides Choice Awards, held in Brisbane, two local nominations went home winners for the Southern Queensland Country Region.

Southern Downs Catering for the second year running was the winner of the Wedding Caterer Category. Allora’s Grant Lollback, owner of Southern Downs Catering was overwhelmed to again receive the award.

The Freestone Hall was the winner in the Wedding Venue section for

Community Hall in . Well done to the hard working committee that has made the Hall a special place for functions and as a tourist attraction during Jumpers & Jazz.

Congratulations to other locals nominations that were recognised for their efforts.

Wedding Florist (Top 5) - Hokstead PlantationEllen Florist

Wedding Venue - Farm & Country (Top 10) - Gordon Country Weddings & Events

Allora Pool Now Open

Yesterday the pool opened to the public but due to the miserable weather attendance was poor.

Refurbishment has been carried out to the toilets and changerooms which put the opening back a month.

However the work carried out is a vast improvement on the old amenities.

Goomburra town Hall Happenings

October has been a busy month with a Disaster Big Map Exercise, CPR courses taking responsibility of a Defibrillator machine to completing our new roof. The committee would like to thank Southern Downs Regional Councils Community Development Office James Wong for his on going support for the Goomburra Hall which has led to new equipment and training for the Goomburra community.

Disaster preparedness is one of the GTH committee’s aims for the Goomburra Valley as there is only one road in and out. As

part of this the committee has undertaken training in this area and have the Defibrillator which will be registered with the Qld Ambulance.

On 12 November we are holding with the support of SDRC a ‘Get Ready Goomburra Emergency Services Event” We invite the whole region to come along and visit us at Goomburra Town Hall and see the latest hightech emergency equipment and vehicles. Meet local firefighters, police, SES Crew. FREE entry 9.30 am to 11.30 am.

Grow Free Cart - Out This Weekend

Look for the cart with all the fresh produce and home made goods - ready to enjoy.

You’re welcome to drop off items - even recyclables are welcome such as egg cartons, books and magazines - anything for your home or garden.

Give and take at the Grow Free Cart out this Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th November at 15 Drayton Street Allora.

Don’t forget, the Grow Free Cart is now being wheeled out on the first weekend of the month.

Gutsy GX240 4-Stroke

Honda finish

FRC800 Tiller.

The Disaster Big Map was of interest to locals.

Halloween Spooked The Kids In Allora

Thanks to Melissa Willett and her friends who made a huge effort to give Allora another Spooky Halloween this year. Kids, big and small, entered the ghostly haunted house for a spine-chilling experience

with many families joining in the trick-or-treat around town. The free movie “Hotel Transylvania” in the park proving a popular attraction.

Get Ready For ChristmasRemembrance Day In Allora

On Friday 11th November a Remembrance Day Service will be held at the Allora Cenotaph in Warwick Street.

Students from the Allora P-10 State School will attend along with any interested members of the public. Please arrive at 10.30am with the service at 10.45am and observe one minutes silence at 11am. The service will be moved to Allora P-10 State School if it’s raining.

A family spotted in Drayton Street ready for trick-or-treat. (Seems that their trick was adding a new kid!)

Many take advantage of workshop

A free workshop hosted in Clifton last week by Condamine Catchment Management Association (CCMA) provided attendees with the tools to secure grants for their groups.

Held at the All Saints Anglican church hall, a total of 28 people from Clifton, Allora and as far as Warwick attending the workshop, including landholders.

CCMA secretary MaryLou Gittins said the session provided attendees with the guidance of having the correct language to use when applying for grants.

She stressed the importance of adapting an idea to the place where the grant comes from, whether it be local, state or federal government or corporate or philanthropic group.

She said the workshop helped to build knowledge on concepts such as community resilience and strengthening capacity.

CCMA aims to provide a sustainable future for the Condamine community and catchment through faster cooperation and coordination.

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Littleproud’s Budget Reaction

The Nationals leader and member for Maranoa David Littleproud says Labor has broken the hearts of Maranoa locals in its first Budget.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised if he won government, there would be “no one held back, no one left behind”.

But in Labor’s first Budget, Maranoa locals have been held back and left behind in three key areas - cost of living, childcare and infrastructure.

The COST OF LIVING crisis is set to get worse under the Budget.

Mr Littleproud said drastic increases in grocery bills were man-made by Labor and the Budget would make the average Maranoa family worse off by at least $2000 by Christmas.

“Groceries are eight per cent higher, not just because of natural disasters, but also by a Labormade disaster in scrapping the Ag Visa. Supply has been slashed because farmers and processors are only working at around 60 per cent capacity, which has put upward pressure at the checkout for families in Maranoa,” Mr Littleproud said.

Retail electricity prices are already up 20 per cent this year

and predicted to increase by a further 30 per cent next year, while the $275 promised by Labor to reduce electricity bills is now gone.

“Interest rates have already gone up and are predicted go up further under Labor, which is ripping hundreds of dollars out of households each month.

CHILDCARE - Labor’s Budget has clearly turned its back on families desperate to find childcare places in Maranoa.

While the Treasurer announced $4.7 billion in childcare measures, he couldn’t create one new additional childcare place in Maranoa, leaving families in the local area no better off.

“Labor has put the needs of Maranoa families last – refusing to increase availability of desperatelyneeded childcare centres in our regional communities.

INFRASTRUCTURE - Labor has also put an axe to funding for roads, rail and dams in regional and rural communities.

Programs cut include the Energy Security and Regional Development Plan, Regional Accelerator Program, Community Development Grants Program and Building Better Regions Fund.

At least $4.6 billion has been

ripped out of regional and rural water plans. Labor has put an axe to Maranoa, deferring funding of $899.5 million over four years for projects including the Emu Swamp dam and pipeline.

The funding for Emu Swamp Dam, previously pledged by the former Coalition Government, was to construct a 12GL dam on the Severn River near Stanthorpe and a 117-kilometre pipeline distribution network.

“This project was vital because it would have increased the availability of water by up to 40 per cent in the region.

“Taking away the funding takes away confidence and certainty for

farmers to expand agriculture production. It will especially impact growers of apples, stone fruit, vegetables, herbs and grapes.

“Maranoa locals are facing a cost-of-living crisis and taking money out of our area will hurt the

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David Littleproud MP.

Days for Girls – Allora and District Update

were awesome. In total some 200 plus kits were packed and these will be used for future projects.

It’s been a very busy time for Allora and district Days for Girls. The September gathering involved sewing and organising components to go to Griffith University. On 11 October, the International Day of the Girl Child, some of the group gathered at the University with the team of students who volunteer for Amnesty International. Whilst the numbers were small, the students

Finally the long awaited kits arrived in Papua New Guinea and were distributed by a local midwife and staff. From the words of Joyce, the midwife ‘Thank you very much for your kindness and support. Much appreciated from the bottom of our hearts and also the mothers expressed their gratitude’.

The gathering last week saw another 50 kits packed. These will be taken for distribution by Karen,

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a Midwifery Lecturer at Darling Downs School of Nursery and Midwifery and some of her students to Papua New Guinea. Karen did a short presentation while picking up the kits to highlight the difficulties faced by women and the impact that providing the kits will have on these women.

Next Monday 7th November members, service groups and interested locals are invited to The Golden Wattle Cafe at the Allora RSL. Stephen and Peta Tancred will be giving a presentation on their distribution of Days for Girls kits in Nepal. Cost will be $20 - RSVP by 4th November to Heather on 0434 907 904.

A multi-draw raffle will be held to help with fundraising efforts. Winners of the last raffle were - Fiona, who won the Whites Garage voucher and Marg, winner of the Cassaz hair voucher. We appreciate the generosity of these businesses.

Thank you from the Allora and District Days for Girls Executive team - Healther Goonan - 0434 907 904, Lenore Wissemann 0428 973 432, Shirley Cornhill and Kaylene Williams - email: alloraqld@daysforgirls.org

Event moves indoors

With wet conditions making setting up in a park less than ideal, Clifton Dabblers have move their Art, Craft and Markets in the Park to an indoor venue.

Allowing all exhibitors to be undercover, the event has been moved from Pioneer Park to the main pavilion in the Clifton Recreation Grounds.

It is taking place this Saturday, 5 November from 8am to 5pm.

All sorts of arts and crafts will be on display, selling jewellery, shirts, dresses, baby items, kids things and more.

There is free entry to the site and food will be available.

Amelia in the park

Last weekend Dad took Amelia to the park in town and William and I went with them. My brother and I really love playing with Amelia and because she loves being outside it is even more fun for her to be in the playground in the park. This was the first time that Amelia has gone down a slippery slide and she was really excited. Dad held onto her but she loved it and made this kind of squealing sound when she went down. After that William went on this big swinging basket thing with Amelia and she went “goooooo, gooooooo” so obviously she likes that one too. And there is also a kind of octopus ride on a big spring and Amelia stood on it and held on tight and she was really happy. Amelia is almost 11 months old now and she knows how to clap her hands and wave and she’s doing wees in the potty too so she is really growing up quickly now. Soon I think Amelia will be walking because she can stand up and push this toy walking thing on wheels along. Sometimes she says “did-dar” which is for dad and “mar-mar-mar” for mum but only sometimes. I think Amelia will be walking on her own by Christmas, and maybe even saying more words. When William was one year old he pointed to me and said “bwada” which meant brother. I hope Amelia does the same thing for me soon. The picture is of Amelia at the

of the slide in the

Jeremy Lister, age 11

Looking Back…

Allora’s Past 25 years ago November 1997

Heritage Listed

The business houses on both sides of Herbert Street between Warwick and Drayton Streets have been placed on the National Trust register.

The streetscape’s consistent form and stretch of posts and awnings provided an “authentic historical document” according to the National Trust.

Buildings identified to be of significance included the Railway Hotel, Allora Pharmacy, Thrifty Link Hardware, Allora Fruit & Veg/McVeigh’s Butchery, the Horse & Carriage Restaurant, Deacon & Co. and the Community Hall.

Allora’s Past 50 years ago November 1972

VACANCY FOR NIGHT TELEPHONE ATTENDANT ON ALLORA EXCHANGE

On duty every second week, sleep on premises. Two weeks training necessary. Wages $20 per week. Applicants should apply to the Postmaster at Allora.

Allora’s Past 75 years ago November 1947 Cup Afternoon

Bowls of roses decorated the C.W.A. Rest Rooms on Tuesday afternoon last when the Allora Branch of the Q.C.W.A. held their annual Melbourne Cup party. The function was very well attended and the Rest Rooms were crowded with members

and their friends, while Councillors, who were meeting in the neighbouring Council Chambers, joined the party for the running of the Cup. Guests were welcomed by the president Mrs. C. C. Wynn.

Allora’s Past 100 years ago November 1922

Severe Storm

A thunderstorm last night resulted in a widespread and heavy fall of hail and residents of 50 years standing have no recollection of such a storm previously. Between Allora and Hendon few of the windows facing the south escaped being broken. The damage to wheat crops was very severe and many orchards were demolished.

Allora’s Past 150 years ago November 1872

Municipal Council

The usual meeting of the Allora Municipal Council was held on Saturday last. Those present were His Worship the Mayor (Ald. S. Gordon), Alds. E. Anderson, M. Erhart and E. McMillan.

On the motion of Ald. Anderson it was resolved to erect a water closet within the Town Hall enclosure and to place a force pump at the eastern termination of Drayton Street for the use of water carriers and inhabitants generally.

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Allora telephone staff and former staff at the time of the installation of the automatic exchange in 1979: Lenore Robin, Val Telford, Lesley Ashwell and Shirley Teys.

Allora Bowls Notes

WEEK 9 - Finally spring weather is upon us, bringing with it hundreds of suicidal beetles hatching on the green making play a little bumpy. With the music pumping, thank you Ryan, it was game on.

Results this week: RINK 1: Railway Hotel 17 d. Do It Again 5; RINK 2: Phoenix Rising 18 d. Generation Gap 5; RINK 3: Gina’s Babies 11 d. Fire Ants 8; RINK 4: Doesn’t Matter 10 d. What a Show 9; RINK 5: Stone Cutters 16 d. The Gecko’s 12; RINK 6: Beers, Bowls & Bitches 14 d. Pig Lures 12; RINK 7: Peaky Blinders 19 d. The Three Stooges 12. Much jubilation on Rink 1 with Ty on fire as Skip for the first time for Railway Hotel giving Patto’s team a bit of a flogging and the girls from Beers, Bowls & Bitches downing Pig Lures, was it a quiet trip home in the car Ashleigh with your father. Russell please wait

for the game to finish before removing bowls from the rink.

John E had a winning streak in the raffles with 3 prizes, other winners were Danny, Bryce, Josh T and Glen. Thank you to our sponsors, Railway Hotel, Allora Sports Club, Allora Butchery and Right 1st Time Cleaning.

Dewy had a chance for a draw in the Jackpot for the $160 but no luck so $180 next week, a big incentive to buy more raffle tickets. Thank you Tony Morris Tiling for your sponsorship.

Lucky toucher winners were Russell, Simmo, Jackson, Ty, Dave Smith and Chris B. Thank you Right 1st Time Cleaning for the chocolates.

Winners on the night Doesn’t Matter (thank you to Josh T & Josh D, you played very well) and Losers Generation Gap.

Thank you to all our helpers on the night. Team captains don’t forget to organise subs if they are needed. See you all back

again next Tuesday night for another great game of social bowls, hope you all back a winner in the Melbourne Cup.

Allora Golf Notes

In absolutely splendid conditions on Friday afternoon we saw a field of 19 players contest the weekly Duck Run. Winner on the day with 20 points was Ty in a countback from Duke. Nick won the approach, Errol the long putt and Duke the nearest the pin.

Sunday the golf course was in almost perfect condition for the Allora Butchery four ball best ball competition. Winners were John and Russell Sparksman with 45 points from Macca and Mick on 44 in a countback from Nick and Jack. Great to see Mick and Jack back having a hit

in the Sunday comp. Also great to see Ray and Doreen back after a couple of weeks off basking in the glory of their Allora Advertiser Volunteer of the Month Award. Congratulations and well done to you both - richly deserved.

Next Sunday will be the Railway Hotel Monthly Mug. We still have three first round matches in the Matchplay which need to be played by next Sunday.

Also a reminder about our Open Day on 20th November. We will have two shotgun starts, 7.30 am and 11.30 am. Cost $25 which includes a BBQ lunch.

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