CARNIVAL OF FLOWERS PARADE THIS SAT

It’s not too late to register your interest to walk with the Oakey Float in the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Parade this Saturday morning at 10am.

Oakey Float organiser Zoe Grainger wants all of Oakey to go along to the Parade in Toowoomba on Saturday at 10am, whether you’re walking alongside the float or watching as part of the audience.

“It’s all about promoting how great Oakey is and celebrating the Carnival,” she said.

“Everyone is welcome to walk along with the float as well, you’ll just have to contact me first and sign a media permission form as the event will be broadcasted.” If you would like to walk with the float during the parade, email Zoe at grainger24@gmail.com or message the Facebook page. For more information

Pat WEIR MP

Member for Condamine

about the Oakey Float, visit the Facebook page Oakey’s - Carnival of Flowers Float.

The parade, officially named the Grand Central Floral Parade, is a free event that will be held in the Toowoomba CBD.

If you go a little earlier, you might catch a glimpse of the Australian Air Force Cadets who will confer Freedom of Entry to the city of Toowoomba.

OTHER CARNIVAL OF

FLOWERS EVENTS

- Queens Park Ferris Wheel (16th - 25th September) on the corner of Lindsay and Campbell Streets, Toowoomba. - Laurel Bank Park Twilight Tours for $5 entry, where you can explore flower displays at night from 6.307.30pm at 50 Hill Street, Toowoomba. - Visit a long list of public parks that will feature beautiful flower displays: Spring Bluff Railway Station Gardens, USQ’s Japanese Gardens, Boyce Gardens, Peacehaven Botanic Park and Newtown Park and Queensland State Rose Garden. - Toowoomba Exhibition Gardens which feature specially selected private gardens (read the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers pamphlet for address details).

Last year’s Oakey Float in the Parade.

Working for our community

(07) 4570 4100 101 Campbell Street, Oakey QLD 4401 PO Box 65, Oakey QLD 4401 condamine@parliament.qld.gov.au patweir.com.au /PatWeirMP

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Youth Talk

After school fun back at the Oakey Skatepark PCYC’s Kat Medland is back every Thursday from 3.00pm giving away free sausage sizzles, Zooper Dooper ice blocks and drinks.

So make sure to stop by the skatepark on your way home after school!

Another FREE Oakey Community Day!

On Wednesday 21st September, there will be a community day followed by a murder mystery activity at the Oakey Skatepark.

Starting at 10.00am, there will be free face painting, sausage sizzles and drinks, cupcakees, snow cones and more!

Need to talk?

PCYC Oakey Connect service is available for local young people. To connect or refer, phone or SMS Kat on 0459 836 335. Youth Connect Toowoomba

YouthConnectTRC Email: youthconnect@tr.qld.gov.au Kids Help Line 1800 551 800

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Regional target of 11 million people by 2032

The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has set a target of 11 million people living prosperously outside the capital cities by 2032 - a key goal announced as part the Regionalisation Ambition 2032 launched at its National Summit in Canberra earlier this week.

Achieving this target will see an extra 500,000 people living in the regions, above the estimated prediction of 10.5 million.

RAI CEO Liz Ritchie said the Regionalisation Ambition 2032 – a Framework to Rebalance the Nation, places twenty key targets at the centre of strengthening our regions which will close the divide between life in the city and the country.

It focusses on regional housing, education, health, jobs and skills, digital inclusion, transport, childcare, community participation, migration, climate, innovation and the resilience of regional communities – as well as population.

“Today marks an historic day, and the start of a collective national movement to see a more productive and liveable Australia,” Ms Ritchie said.

The Regionalisation Ambition 2032 sets out the goals and targets under five key pillars - Jobs and Skills, Liveability, Population, Productivity and Innovation and Sustainability and Resilience.

After eleven years of research, these are the areas the RAI says are holding regions back.

“We’ve seen more than a 100 per cent jump in job vacancies in the last 2.5 years.” Ms Richie said.

“More than 3.7 million regional Australians live in a ‘childcare desert’.

“Regional home building approvals have declined in five out of the last ten years. “Remote students do half as well as their metropolitan counterparts in NAPLAN. “We know that you can’t solve the jobs crisis without addressing housing. “We know you can’t solve the skills deficit, without improving education standards. “Healthcare can’t be improved without focussing on digital connectivity. “But achieving the targets we have set for 2032 is a challenge not just for the RAI, or even government. “For regionalisation to be truly realised, it needs to be a collective effort, a national effort to rebalance the nation - and all Australians have a part to play.” Ms Ritchie said economic modelling commissioned by the RAI also shows when regional Australia reaches 11 million people, national output will reach $2.3 trillion by 2032. “At Federation, just under two thirds of Australia’s population lived in the region,” she said. “Now, just under two thirds of Australia’s population is living in the capitals, and the cities of Sydney and Melbourne on a trajectory to ‘mega city’ status – more than 10 million – by the middle of this century. “We are now calling on industry, government, the private sector and community representatives to show their support, by pledging here.” Each year, the RAI will release a progress report outlining an update of pledges and the collective actions undertaken to reach each target by 2032. The Regionalisation Ambition 2032 was launched at the RAI’s National Summit in Canberra which was opened by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King.

Oakey Golf Club

On Wednesday 7th September the Ladies played an 18 hole Stableford, the winner being Janice Little with 26 points on a countback.

Runner-up was Yvonne Lebeter with 26 points.

The front 9 was won by Christine Little with 12, and the Back 9 was won by Hazel Harvey with 10.

On Wednesday 14th September the Ladies will play an 18 hole Stableford.

Last Sunday 11th September Goombungee hosted Oakey for their Annual Inter-club event.

The winner was Goombungee with 320 points to Oakey’s 245.

Winners for Oakey were George Wright for the Men and the runner-up was Michael Rietveld.

Ladies’ winner was Yvonne Lebeter with Joan Fisk the runner-up.

On Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September the members will play an 18 hole Stroke in conjunction with the September Monthly Medal. - Marlene Deans Secretary

Oakey Social Golf

On Sunday 11th September we played American Foursomes with 28 players on the front nine and the winners were Tony Boyd and Dylan Holmes on 28 nett.

The runners-up were HL and Ian McDonald on a countback to Peter Flynn and Aaron Cherry with 30 nett.

Winners of the pins/ approaches: 1, P. Jones; 3, L. Bartley; 4, HL; 5, G. Byers; 6, P. Flynn; 7, Over 60, G. Byers; Under 60, T. Boyd; 8, A. Palmer.

Long Drives: A Grade, HL; B Grade, B. Lucht; Over 60, P. Morgan.

Members’ draw was 61, Gary Garth and was not present for $20.

Raffles going to numbers 22, J. Byrne and 56, P. Jones.

This week’s game on Sunday, 18th September, is 4BBB Stroke on the back nine with a 6.30am tee off. - Flynny/Macca

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