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New Hope Acland Mine General Manager Dave O’Dwyer (right) and Wash Plant and Mobile Maintenance Manager Andy Scouller. Mr O’Dwyer said the mine opened in 2002 and New Hope has been waiting for Stage 3 approval for last 15 years. “It’s not expanding per say,” he said. “We are just digging another pit the exact same
width and depth as the other two stages. “We aren’t digging deep enough to reach the ground water supply and contaminate it.” Mr O’Dwyer explained how the company has a pastoral portion of the
business that grazes cattle on rehabilitated land, therefore all previously mined land must be cattlefriendly. New Hope has a total of 349 hectares of certified rehabilitated land, which has undergone
environmental checks and been assessed for stability. “We only plant grass cover and sometimes seeds for native plants if needed, as the top soil generally grows its own foliage,” Mr O’Dwyer said. - Continued on page 3
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Man and his 5 dogs found dead on Brimblecombe Rd
Queensland Police Service (QPS) confirmed that a 32-years-old New South Wales man and five of his dogs died on Brimblecombe road near Kingsthorpe on Monday after his ute became trapped in floodwaters. At 4.57am, three crews from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) arrived on scene. A QAS spokesperson said a woman was
transported to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition with no apparent injuries. Police arrived at the scene just before 5am
to assist ambulance crews, however a QPS spokesperson said the man and his dogs were deceased when Police arrived. Just after 5am, five crews
in total from the Charlton station of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived on scene to assist. Investigations are ongoing.
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Mr O’Dwyer said that all the trees that now litter the landscape have grown on their own. the only exception are the bottle trees. New Hope Acland Mine has been in caretaker mode since November 2021, which involves keeping the mine in operational order so it is ready to go when and if approval is forthcoming. While there is no coal being mined, workers are processing and washing the last bit of coal from the Stage 2 pit. Mr O’Dwyer said the toughest part has been letting the majority of the workforce go. “On this day twelve months ago we had 320
people working here and now we are down to just twenty,” he said. “This has led to a loss in skilled workers who could operate heavy machinery and drive the coal trucks. “A lot of the former employees have either retired or moved on, so another challenge is retraining a new workforce,” he said. New Hope also lost a lot of its customers who had to go elsewhere when the mine closed. “The Land Court gave us the green light to follow through with the approval process, which is what we’re doing right now,” he said. “We’re confident we can mine here and
farmers can farm here.” Peter Kuhl owns a 2,000 acre farm on the northern section of the mine, which his family have owned since 1965. Mr Kuhl said that they have had no issues with the mine being approved and not noticed any ground water contamination. “You can’t please some people,” he said. “The mine has been very accommodating. “If you complain about a specific problem they rectify it. “We had an issue with the big lights interfering, so we just ring them up and they turn them around.
“If you complain about its existence then you won’t be taken seriously.” Mr Kuhl said what’s not mentioned in the media is how much the mine supports the local community. The mine wants to build their workforce back up to 320 locals. “We don’t employ FIFO workers,” Mr O’Dwyer said. “All our staff have been from the surrounding local towns. “All our contracted businesses and suppliers must also live within a one hour radius of the mine.”
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Oakey Ambulance through the years
In the earlier days of Oakey, all medical emergencies were handled by the Toowoomba Ambulance Brigade but around 1960, Oakey received its own Ambulance service. From my memory, the first Ambulance Bearer was Mr. Ford and the Ambulance vehicle was a
VW Kombi van. Prior to the construction of the new purpose-built brick Ambulance Station in
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Oakey in 1970, Ambulance duties were conducted from an old house (previously the residence of Harold Moreton Rutledge) on the corner of Cherry and Rutledge Streets where the Ambulance Bearer (not known as paramedics back then) also lived. This house as well as the neighbouring house were removed to make way for the new station and residence. This land originally belonged to my great grandfather, John Carl August Weise and is still the current location of the present QAS. Fourteen years ago, on March 27, 2008, the first brick building was demolished to be replaced
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KULPI STATE SCHOOL welcomes students from Prep through to Year Six. We have a proud history extending back over one hundred years, and look to serve our local community well into the future.
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A weekend at the Toowoomba Royal Show From Friday 25th to Sunday the 27th March the annual Toowoomba Royal Show was staged at the Toowoomba Showgrounds.
Champion woodchopper Campbell Newman (centre-left) pictured with former Queensland Premier Campbell Newman (centre-right), Toowoomba Regional Council Deputy Mayor Geoff McDonald (left) and RASQ member Stewart Kings (right). Queensland Minister for Agriculture Mark Furner photographed with students who entered the Toowoomba Show’s sheep contest.
Darling Downs Sub-Chamber of Agricultural Shows held its general meeting at Glenvale on Day 2 of the show.
Volunteers from the Toowoomba Royal Show’s partner OzHarvest, which rescues food for needy charities.
Live music at Gowrie Little Plain Hall
This weekend singers Chad Morgan and Kylie Hogan are performing at the Gowrie Little Plain Hall.
Jondaryan State School welcomes 2022 Leaders
Jondaryan State School conducted a special parade on Friday 11th March to acknowledge and induct the 2022 school leaders. Parents, family members and all the school students enjoyed a delicious morning tea after the parade to celebrate the event. Our local police Senior Constable Brian Stenner was our special guest who awarded all our year six students with their leadership badges and congratulatory certificates. Congratulations to Akishia and Ruby R who were elected as this year’s school captains. They attended the Mayoral Morning Tea with the school’s Principal, Miss Alex Stansbie, on Thursday 17th March. All our school leaders will have the opportunity to meet and interact with other school leaders at the GRIP Leadership
Conference being held at the start of term two. There, they will get to hear from guest speakers, participate in interactive activities and receive some tips on how to be an effective leader. This year will be a full-on year for our school leaders, as there will be several special events happening throughout the year as the school celebrates its 150th Anniversary. Planning is underway for a fete and open day on Saturday 3rd September to commemorate this milestone. Our student leaders also assist our teachers with settling up for after school sports and play group which will resume in term two. If you have a non-school
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The show begins at 7.30pm. Tickets $20 each. The cost of the ticket includes supper and a lucky door ticket. Veteran Australian country singer Chad Morgan will be performing on the night.
He is known for his goofy stage persona and has been dubbed “The Sheik of Scrubby Creek. The show has been declared a Covid safe event. For more information or to RSVP, call Shirley on 4630 4384.
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CWA House hosts thank you BBQ for flood volunteers Last Wednesday, CWA House in Oakey invited volunteers from the community, SES and rural fire brigade for a barbecue to show thanks for their flood assistance.
CWA House workers pitched up shades and chairs for the occasion, where residents and volunteers alike could sit down and enjoy a lunch in the sun reflecting on the recent evacuation of residents. During the recent floods, members of the Oakey SES, Jondaryan Rural Fire Brigade and the Gowrie Little Plain Rural Fire Brigade came to the rescue
of CWA House residents and evacuated them to higher ground on the 27th February 2022. Residents spent the night in the function room of the Oakey RSL to avoid potential flooding from the Oakey Creek. Oakey SES volunteer Darren Mulder said the evacuation was a long process. “It took us hours to complete the evacuation
and it was difficult getting them [the residents] up the steps of the RSL,” he said. Oakey SES volunteer Margie Flynn said the group also provided assistance in Goombungee and Kingsthorpe. She said SES members are now waiting on standby since the weather has cleared up. Both the Jondaryan Rural Fire Brigade and the Gowrie Little Plain Rural
Fire Brigade responded to the evacuation. Jondaryan Rural Fire Brigade volunteer and Oakey resident Amy Weck said the operation took about three hours when she arrived on scene after the SES volunteers. “There was one truck with four firefighters from Jondaryan and three trucks with about eight firefighters across them from Gowrie Little Plain,”
she said. Ms Weck said the road from Jondaryan to Oakey was tough to cross and at one point she had to spend the night at the Jondaryan station until the flood waters cleared. Oakey resident Kerry Bradford said she was amazed by how willing to help Councillor Rebecca
Vonhoff was on the day of the evacuation. “She really dug in,” she said. “I’ve never seen a Councillor get their hands dirty as much as she did. Mrs Bradford said as soon as Cr Vanhoff arrived at CWA House she jumped into action and was asking what she could do to help.
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Local man steals two cars in one night
A 20-years-old Toowoomba man stole two cars on the 24th and 25th March from a property in Oakey and a property in Toowoomba. Senior Constable Mick Hannant said the first car, a Nissan ute, was stolen between 8pm and 5am on the 24th and 25th March from Timor Road, Oakey. The ute was located by Police the next morning at 6.40pm on Stanley Street, Toowoomba. A second car was stolen by the Toowoomba man from Stanley Street, Toowoomba. Snr. Const. Hannant identified the car as a Ford Falcon ute and said it was found in Gatton on the
afternoon of March 25th. The 20-years-old man has been charged with unlawful use of a motor
vehicle. It is understood the man is known to police and has other unrelated charges.
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Two teens steal and crash car
Two 14-years-old female juveniles from Toowoomba stole a Mitsubishi Lancer from an address in Toowoomba on Sunday. Senior Constable Mick Hannant said the car was stolen between 9pm and 2am. He said the two offenders were arrested by
Two people attempted to break and enter a property in Oakey last Wednesday, 23rd March. Constable Gabe Lindeman another car. The owner recalls them said the pair used a The property owner heard shooting what he believes stolen vehicle to drive to the pair and confronted is an air rifle towards the the property where it is them. property. believed they tried to steal As the pair escaped, they Const. Lindeman said allegedly tried intimidating the pair escaped before the owner by driving the Oakey Police could arrest car in their direction before them. braking at the last minute.
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The two teens tried fleeing the scene before police arrested them. One of the females was carrying cannabis and has been charged additionally.
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USQ’s Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences has begun progress on a suite of innovative space research. These projects focus on hypersonic propulsion systems, advanced materials and astrophysics. Executive Director Professor Peter Schubel said that the university was the perfect candidate for the research considering its unique geographical location. “The Toowoomba campus is the ideal home for ground-based observations and is the strategic location of our rocket laboratory, static rocket testing facility and long duration hypersonic wind tunnel,” he said. “All three University campuses are in close proximity to the strong defence presence in the Toowoomba and Ipswich region, enabling the University to leverage its space expertise to boost Australia’s sovereign defence capability.” Professor Schubel’s research team is involved at every step of the space manufacturing process, from material development to equipment testing and ultimately industry use. Professor Schubel said
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The Federal government and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will enter into a record 10-year strategic partnership which is worth $80 million. The partnership aims to provide more certainty for regional, rural and remote patients who rely on transfers to Toowoomba Region from the critical aeromedical service. Federal Member for Groom Garth Hamilton said this historic partnership will provide long-term security to both locals and the service. Mr Hamilton describes the Royal Flying Doctors as an iconic Australian rural and remote service. “This new ten-year strategic partnership recognises the vital role the RFDS plays in the lives of Australians and gives the RFDS much more certainty to plan for the future,” he said. “Meaning they can continue to deliver aeromedical retrievals, primary health care and
dental and mental health outreach clinics to rural and remote patients.” To support the partnership, the government is committing additional funding of more than $80 million over the next ten years. The new funding agreement will begin from 1 July 2022, and it is expected the Ten-Year Strategic Agreement will be in place soon after. “The new formal agreement will give the RFDS certainty and allow it to offer more flexible services that are responsive to local patient’s needs,” Mr Hamilton said. “Expanded and continued support for the RFDS means better overall health management and preventive health care is available for patients across the Toowoomba Region.”
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Oakey Golf Club Goombungee Golf Club Results Medal. Winner of Div. 1 and the Monthly Medal was Mark Carter with a 72 net. Runner-up was Alan De Ross with a 74 net. Ball rundown went to Marcus Welk with a 75 net on a countback. Marcus also won the Div. 2 Monthly Medal. Pin on No. 3 was won by Mark Carter. Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April the members will play an 18 hole Stroke in conjunction with the April Monthly Medal. Men’s Handicap Pennants will commence next Sunday with Oakey playing Crows Nest at Oakey. Saturday 9th April members will play an 18 hole Stableford for trophies being donated by Pat Weir Member for Condamine. - Marlene Deans, Secretary.
Thursday 24th March, Men V.S.S. - Club Trophy. Winner Harry Cover +3. Approaches Men 4/13, David Cass and Harry Cover; 5/14, Errol Hartman; 6/15, Dean Freyling. Ladies V.S.S. for Robyn Drowley Trophy.
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Lismore floods from a Tax changes for farmers farmer’s perspective
Concessional tax treatment will be applied to primary producers who generate revenue from the sale of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) and biodiversity certificates.
Peter Graham of Rich River Farms, Coraki in New South Wales knew this flood was going to be a significant one due to prior rainfall on the Thursday, Friday (300ml), Saturday (500ml) which came down from the three catchment areas, that were already full, into the Wilsons River. Sunday night at 9.50 Peter received a text from a friend to say ‘there is a lot of water coming your way mate, so be prepared’. The three catchments upstream were at record levels of 15.4 meters. Mr Graham said this level of water has never been seen before. On the home front, internet was intermittent so he couldn’t even check the BOM radar, but when he finally did it hit home for him and his family. Living on a flood plain and experiencing the levels of previous floods, Mr Graham had some idea what he and his family were in for. He said they were not prepared for the magnitude of what did happen, which was mainly the amount of water and speed it was travelling. “Compare this flood to
other floods, and it would normally take 12 hours to fill our basin, but this flood took 4 hours,” Mr Graham said. The next day across the gully he saw 100 cows stranded. Experiencing a moment of anxiety after seeing the cows he had no answers as to how to get to them – only hope that they would be safe in the long term. Mr Graham said he feels very fortunate today as he reflects on the past weeks. He knows he has lost cattle where he leases property, but he said he
can’t get to that property at the moment to see the aftermath. On the Sunday night after the storm, they were left without power for nine days due to a generator malfunction. Peter Graham has been milking once a day for the past week and his first load of milk was picked up on Saturday morning. He said with the on-going issue of dealing with mud, mastitis, machinery issues, this flood will go down in history for all the wrong reasons.
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Cricket award winners recognised in Goombungee
Following Kulpi’s record season and Grand Final decimation of Millmerran, the Central Downs Cricket Association celebrated the region’s absolute best with the bat and ball at the post-match awards.
Brenden Schick (left) and Craig Skuse (right) celebrated a clean sweep of CDCA shields for 2021-22. - Photo, Brendan Cahill
Hosted by Association President Nick Spies and Vice President Jason Lee, the awards began with congratulations to Kulpi for the win and commiserations to Millmerran, with speeches from team captains Brenden Schick and Alex Sinclair. Beginning with the team awards, it was a clean sweep for Kulpi, which took home the Bell Family Shield, Sandy Hoopert Memorial Trophy and Chicken-Madsen Shield
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for winning the T20, First Round and Second Round competitions, as well as the Premiership shield. Major award winners were Craig Skuse (Kulpi) for Player of the Match in the Grand Final; Chris Baul (Pittsworth) for Under 18 Player of the Year (nine games, 153 runs, eight wickets); Rahul Suresh (Bowenville) for Representative Player of the Year (four rep games, 133 runs, four wickets); and Jordan Klingberg (Kulpi) for CDCA Player of the Year (nine games, 556 runs at 92.66; 14 wickets at 8.92). Jordan Klingberg took home the batting aggregate and batting average trophies, with an aggregate total of 556 runs at 92.66 (top score 207 not out), and brother Tyson won the bowling aggregate and bowling average trophies, with a total of 20 wickets at 8.15 (best figures of 9/8 (7.3). Jimmy Palmer (Bowenville) won the best fielder award for the association with four best fielder nominations in seven games, and Craig Skuse won the award for most wicket-keeping dismissals with ten for the season, and a further six in the Grand Final; and Alex Sinclair
Lions host Swimathon for MS
On Saturday 19th March, the Oakey Lions Club hosted a swimathon at the Oakey Aquatic Centre and Swim School.
The swimathon raised money for Queenslanders living with multiple sclerosis (MS). The MS Swimathon is a Queensland-based fundraising initiative where teams of at least four people are sponsored by friends, family and work colleagues to swim a 12 hour relay. Despite the daunting goal, you don’t need to be an athlete or professional swimmer to participate. Swimmers can swim whatever style and distance
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(Millmerran) had the most catches overall with 11. The Central Downs Representative side, captained by James Sinclair, featured 18 players representing all teams in the competition: Chaz Cheatley, Jimmy Palmer, Rahul Suresh, Ghulam Mustafa, Isaiah Gill, Arshvir Singh, Justin Reck, Luke McInnes, Ed McGinn, Corey Dioth, Marcus Frizzell, Brenden Schick, Jordan Klingberg, Tyson
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Oakey State School celebrated ‘Lots of Socks Day’ on Monday 21st March in honour of World Down Syndrome Day. On the special day, students were allowed to come to school wearing a pair of funky socks. Students were asked to
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