On Our Selection News - 2nd March 2023

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First look at new school

Toowoomba Catholic Schools (TCS) has released the plans for its new school, St Francis Catholic College at Westbrook, and there’s an opportunity for locals to have a say on the project.

This process includes community consultation and feedback as a part of Toowoomba Catholic Schools’ Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) application.

St Francis Catholic College is planned to be a kindergarten to year 12 college situated on the corner of Shoesmith Road

and Boundary Street South, with vehicle access maintained via a new road, Clare Drive, located off Shoesmith Road.

Clare Drive is not to be confused with the existing Belclaire Drive, located a short distance away.

Covering nearly 10 hectares of land, TCS plans for the college to include educational, cultural and sporting facilities and to become a hub for community use outside of school hours.

Dr Pat Coughlan, Executive Director: Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Toowoomba, has high hopes for the school’s positive impact on the Westbrook community.

“We are pleased to be moving forward with our plans to build St Francis Catholic College,” Dr Coughlan said.

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The design for St Francis Catholic College makes the most of the ample space available on the near ten hectare site.

Emu Creek State School

GARDEN MAKEOVER

Recently, Emu Creek State School was the beneficiary of a community project thanks to the staff at Bunnings West, Bunnings North and Harristown State High School’s Clontarf students.

Thanks to Christine (Polly) Pollard and her band of helpers, three gardens received a makeover, giving them a refreshing and decorative new look.

The gardens were re-designed with Australian natives and

drought resistant plants, appropriate for the climate conditions along with decorative bark, decorative rocks, some creative pot stands and succulents.

Our students have enjoyed spotting the mini ornaments hidden among the succulents and have taken pride in watering the garden throughout the week.

Thank you to Bunnings and Clontarf for making Emu Creek State School a great place to grow.

Emu Creek State School’s gardens now include succulents inside a stair garden, where one pot sits atop another.

Greenmount’s swimming stars

Greenmount locals again qualified and swam at the Hancock Prospecting State Sprint Championships in Brisbane in early February.

It is a remarkable achievement for these swimmers from the tiny township of Greenmount to make the qualifying times and they are a credit to their clubs - Paige and Sam train with the Allora Swimming Club and Brooklyn with Toowoomba Grammar.

Sam, Brooklyn and Paige each received these awards which recognise their achievements.

Solutions identified for incident-prone junction

The Department of Transport and Main Roads has been looking at ways to improve the safety of the junction of the New England Highway and Greenmount Etonvale Road at Cambooya.

The junction was the site of a collision between two trucks two weeks ago that resulted in a man being taken to hospital.

A Transport and Main Roads (TMR) spokesperson said planning to investigate safety improvements on the New England Highway between Cambooya Connection Road and Greenmount Connection Road, also known as GreenmountClifton Road, was completed in March last year.

“Following community consultation, three improvements were identified including the widening of the road to increase capacity, installing wide centre lines to separate opposing traffic, and installing overtaking lanes,” the spokesperson said.

“The widening and wide centre line treatments will improve safety at the New England Highway and Greenmount Etonvale Road intersection.”

New policing measures

Following a visit to Toowoomba last week by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, a raft of measures has been introduced that aim to combat crime.

The community safety reforms, introduced to state Parliament last week, include extreme high-visibility police patrols becoming a permanent feature of policing in the Toowoomba region and the State Flying Squad being expanded and given a youth justice focus to tackle youth crime hot spots whenever and wherever they emerge.

A trial of electronic monitoring devices will be expanded to include Toowoomba, which applies to young offenders 15 years and older, previously only being applied to 16 and 17 year olds.

An intensive bail supervision program will be expanded to Toowoomba which provides targeted local case and placebased responses to youth released on bail.

Support is provided by police to help young people comply with their bail conditions and keep them from returning to custody, reducing demand on watchhouses and Youth Justice Detention Centres.

Premier Palaszczuk said people in Toowoomba will see more police, more often, out in the streets patrolling shopping centres and other areas where people gather.

BOLD Autumn edition

From the purple waves of lavender in Westbrook to the cotton-covered countryside in Cecil Plains, the Autumn edition of BOLD features our Region’s magnificent Southwest.

To plan your next trip, read about upcoming events in the area, local camping spots, natural and historic landmarks and community groups - keep an eye out for the latest edition in your mailbox or visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/bold

There is currently no funding available for TMR to begin the improvements.

For further information, visit tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/newengland-highway-toowoomba-warwick-business-cases

If funding becomes available, widening and wide centre line treatments will be implemented at the junction.

Clean up Australia Day

Get together with friends, family and your local community this Clean Up Australia Day and take the step to improve our environment.

• Schools & Youth Clean Up Day, Friday, 3 March.

• Community Clean Up Day, Sunday, 5 March.

Register for a local event and be sent a free starter kit with everything you need to create a safe and fun day.

To join a Clean Up event near you, visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/events

Get out and active in Toowoomba Region parks with our Parks Week activities.

• Take a guided walk at the Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve Open Day.

• Join our dedicated ‘Eco Gym’ volunteers who help keep the Hartmann Bushland Reserve healthy.

• Explore the natural wonders of Yarraman Creek at the Yarraman Creek Open Day.

• Enjoy family fun amongst nature at a Bush Kids session.

• Work up a sweat at our low-cost park fitness classes.

Country Lifestyle

New TSBE CEO

Greg Bowden has been appointed the new CEO of Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise.

In mid-April, Mr Bowden will take over the role from Ali Davenport.

TSBE Chair, Dr John McVeigh welcomed Mr Bowden to the organisation.

“Greg comes to us with great experience having worked in mining, renewable energy, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, major events and public sector roles on projects including the Brisbane Olympics bid and significantly growing the Defence spend in Rockhampton,” he said.

“TSBE is excited to welcome Greg into the organisation and looks to a bright future for the region in continuing to link business with opportunity and advocate for investment and growth in the region.”

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Mayor Paul Antonio also congratulated Mr Bowden, who, he said, brings a wealth of experience, as well as thanking the outgoing CEO for her work over a five-year tenure.

“Under her leadership TSBE has continued to attract significant business and industry investment,” Mayor Antonio said.

“TSBE’s involvement in Health, Agriculture, Resources, Education and a wide range of industries has brought tremendous opportunities to the broader Region.”

Mount Rascal subdivision proposed

Toowoomba Regional Council has received a development application for the creation of a 23 lot subdivision at 36-56 Tranter Street, Mount Rascal.

The application was submitted by Property Projects Australia on behalf of land owner Tallowood ED Pty Ltd.

The subject site totals 18.5 hectares, with the proposed 23 rural residential lots ranging in size from 4,000m2 to 4.99 hectares.

Of the 23 lots, 21 are less than a hectare in size, one is 2.41 hectares and one is 3.35 hectares, the larger two including significant vegetation covenants.

Some lots will have direct access to Tranter Street, while others will have access from two internal roads that have been proposed to be built in a ‘hammerhead’ shape.

According to the planning report, the site is currently vacant and the majority of it has been historically cleared.

As the site is affected by flooding, overland drainage paths will be contained within drainage easements, with proposed lots each having at least 4,000m2 outside of the drainage area to accommodate this.

To facilitate the new subdivision, Tranter Street will be upgraded to having a 23 metre road reserve width and a 10 metre carriageway width, while the two new roads will have a 18 metre road reserve width and pedestrian footpaths.

Dog park to expand

The fenced dog off-leash area at Thiess Park in Darling Heights, will soon be made larger.

Toowoomba Regional Council recently approved the extension.

As part of the Thiess Park Linear Corridor Parkland Master Plan, Environment and Community Committee Portfolio Lead Cr Tim McMahon said the additional fenced area was the next part of the Master Plan.

“This is a popular area for our community which is why we’re providing further investment,” Cr McMahon said.

“We have a high number of residents who enjoy exercising their dogs in our dog off-leash areas and we’re mindful of providing these spaces to encourage responsible pet ownership.

“To help do this, there will be two separate fenced areas for dogs to play in this park which will allow residents to choose which area they’d prefer to be in.”

Work is expected to be completed by the end of this financial year.

There are unfenced dog off-leash areas located in Westbrook at Ferguson Road Park and in Cambooya at Rolleston Park.

The proposed subdivision is located on Tranter Street at Mount Rascal, near Postle Street.

Research underway for cattle vaccine

The impacts of a venereal disease that causes cattle infertility and costs the industry hundreds of millions of dollars could be mitigated by an experimental vaccine created at The University of Queensland (UQ).

Professor Ala Tabor from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation said vaccines for the bovine trichomoniasis protozoa are available overseas, but not in Australia.

“When you import a vaccine, it has to be quarantined and the animals treated with it aren’t allowed into the food chain, so it is more efficient and practical to manufacture the vaccine in Australia,” Professor Tabor said.

“If we can get local strains of the disease and develop them into a vaccine, it’s effective, safer and easier – there’s no quarantine and the animals can enter the food chain.”

The work was prompted by the results from a survey for the disease led by Professor Michael McGowan from UQ’s School of Veterinary Science, revealing that bulls at abattoirs from all of Australia’s major beef breeding regions, and more than one in 10 bulls in northern regions, were infected.

“Bovine trichomoniasis is caused by a protozoa carried by bulls and is transmitted to females during mating,” Professor Tabor said.

“This can make cows infertile or cause them to abort.”

QAAFI Senior Research Fellow Dr Kieren McCosker helped collect samples from bulls’ reproductive tracts. These samples were then cleaned and analysed.

“If a successful vaccine is developed out of this, it could be an important development,” Dr McCosker said.

“In North Australian beef herds, losses from confirmed pregnancy to weaning are typically in the order of 5 to 15 per cent and are estimated to cost the industry between $60 and $100 million a year.

“While not solely responsible, at the level of prevalence recently reported for bovine trichomoniasis, the disease is likely

be contributing to this reproductive inefficiency.

“Having a vaccine for beef producers to help manage that would be a very welcome outcome.”

The vaccine candidate was tested in a small group of bulls and was successful.

Prof Tabor is now working with Meat & Livestock Australia and commercial industry partners to conduct larger trials.

Cows infected with bovine trichomoniasis are at increased risk of being infertile or aborting. Photo, Megan Pope to

Inland waterways deadly for drownings

Although beaches and swimming pools are most commonly associated with drownings, more than one third of all drowning deaths in Australia occur in inland waterways.

More than 900 people drowned in inland waterways including rivers, creeks, lakes and dams in Australia from 2011 to 2021.

New research by Royal Life Saving Society – Australia analysing all drowning deaths for the decade found 924 people drowned in inland waterways, with males making up 80 per cent of the drowning toll.

For the first time, drowning deaths in national parks and state conservation areas have been detailed, with five per cent of deaths occurring in these popular recreation areas.

A further five per cent drowned at a waterfall or swimming hole.

Royal Life Saving’s National Manager – Research and Policy Stacey Pidgeon said the number of drowning deaths in inland waterways was very concerning.

“We know on average 92 people lose their lives to drowning in inland waterways every year,” Ms Pidgeon said.

“Every drowning death ripples through the community, affecting families, friends, and colleagues.

“More than a fifth of those who drowned were swimming and recreating at the time, which means they purposefully entered the water.

“Almost a fifth of cases involved a fall into water.”

Ms Pidgeon said this is an important reminder that whether you intend to go swimming or not, you have to be water safety conscious when you are in, on or around water.

“Rivers as a single location are the leading contributor to Australia’s unintentional fatal drowning burden,” she said.

“This is not just an issue for people travelling and unfamiliar with local waterways; 40 per cent of those who drowned in inland waterways were within 20 kilometres of home at the time.

“We know summer and school holiday periods see a significant rise in drowning deaths.

“It is important to remember that these are the figures only for fatal drowning; many more families experience non-fatal drowning, which can have lifelong consequences.”

The top 10 river drowning blackspots across Australia, which include the Murray, Yarra and Hawkesbury rivers, have not changed drastically over this ten-year period.

HOW TO STAY SAFE IN INLAND WATERWAYS

•Check conditions before entering the water

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•Take care when walking on unstable or slippery riverbeds

•Avoid crossing flooded waterways

•Avoid alcohol and drugs around water

•Wear a lifejacket when boating or using watercraft

•Always swim with a mate

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Consultation open for new Westbrook school

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Dr Coughlan said through the Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) application process, Toowoomba Catholic Schools is currently seeking community feedback.

“Our MID application contains details of the proposed College and is available on the website of the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning,” he said.

“We also have all the details on the Toowoomba Catholic Schools website.

“We are keen to hear from the community, so encourage people to get in touch.

“This is an exciting step in the journey as we believe St Francis will be the contemporary education, sporting and cultural hub the Westbrook community has been asking for.”

In the Architectural Masterplan submitted as part of the MID application, it is stated that a public bus stop is proposed on Shoesmith Road, while the pedestrian network is yet to be confirmed.

All parking areas and drop-off zones will be provided onsite along with set down areas for school buses.

The school is expected to open in 2026 following Stage 1 of development.

The Stage 5 ultimate layout is expected to be complete by 2035.

BACKFLOW ACCREDITED

Initial enrolments in 2026 are planned to total 389, which includes 22 in kindergarten, 175 in prep to year 4 and 192 in years 7 and 8.

By 2035, the end of stage 5, enrolments are planned to be 1,467, including 22 in kindergarten, 545 in prep to year 6 and 900 in years 7 to 12.

Staff numbers will start at 30 in 2026, rising to 101 by 2035.

As part of changes needed to be made to the nearby road network to accommodate the school, discussions have been had with Toowoomba Regional Council regarding the junction of Shoesmith Road and Boundary Street South.

It is said in the MID application that Council has advised that it will upgrade the junction to a 120 metre curve with channelised turning provision, removing the near right angle currently in place. There is no strict timeline provided as to when this upgrade will be made.

The MID application makes several references to the 1,500 lot Fernleigh Estate, that if built would be on the school’s doorstep to the east.

Hallmark Property announced an indefinite delay on the development of Fernleigh due to Council only giving partial approval and thus the development of Fernleigh was not calculated into the plans of St Francis College.

To view the MID application and make a submission, visit planning.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/infrastructure-designation/database and select requests open for consultation.

A submission can also be made via email to infrastructuredesignation@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au or via post to PO Box 15009, City East, QLD, 4002.

Young people eligible for free HPV vaccination

With a national decrease in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates over the pandemic, parents are reminded their child is eligible for a free HPV vaccine if they missed their scheduled Year 7 School Immunisation Program clinic. shown there was a decrease in HPV vaccination rates across the country, including Queensland, between 2019 and 2021.

Young people aged 25 years and under are now eligible for a free HPV vaccine, up from 19 years of age, to be protected against a range of HPV-related diseases, including cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, genital cancers, and genital warts.

Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Lynne McKinley said the HPV vaccine is routinely offered to Year 7 students through the School Immunisation Program, however national data has

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“We know some children did not receive the HPV vaccine when recommended due to school disruptions over the course of the pandemic,” Dr McKinley said.

“Australia is well on its way towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health concern by 2035, and being the first country to do so, but our high HPV vaccination coverage levels need to be maintained to achieve this goal.

“I want to remind parents that if children missed this important scheduled vaccine, they are eligible for a free vaccine via catch-up school immunisation clinics or by a GP or other immunisation provider, however a consultation fee may be charged by providers outside of the School Immunisation Program,” she said.

According to National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Australia (NCIRS) data, 84.3 per cent of girls aged 11 to 14 years and 81.9 per cent of boys aged 11 to 14 years in Queensland who had their first dose of HPV in 2019 completed their vaccine course in the same year (as a two dose schedule).

These levels dropped to 77.7 per cent of girls aged 11 to 14 years and 75.5 per cent of boys aged 11 to 14 years in Queensland in 2021.

Dr McKinley said it is now even easier to be protected against HPV-related diseases with the recent vaccine schedule change from two doses to a single dose following advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation

“HPV is a very common virus that can affect people of all genders and ages and may cause cancers and genital warts in some people, so it’s really important to be protected,” she said.

Parents are reminded the HPV vaccine is more effective when given at a younger age.

Research shows younger children create more antibodies when given the vaccine than older children do, so the vaccine is most effective when given as close to age 12-13 years as possible.

HPV vaccination is not routinely recommended for people 26 years and older because HPV infection generally occurs soon after sexual activity commences.

Parents are encouraged to make sure they complete, sign and return their child’s vaccination consent form to allow administration of the HPV and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) (whooping cough) vaccines through the School Immunisation Program.

Parents who have misplaced their form can reprint it from the Queensland Government website.

Year 10 students are also eligible to receive a free Meningococcal ACWY vaccine through the School Immunisation Program.

For more information on the School Immunisation Program visit qld.gov.au/health/conditions/immunisation/adolescents

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Applications are invited for the position of Electorate Officer in the office of Pat Weir MP, Member for Condamine based in Oakey. This position is a shared, permanent part time role.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a range of duties including the provision of confidential administrative services, liaison with constituents, the preparation of correspondence, assisting with the management of the day-to-day operation of the electorate office and assisting with the member’s diary.

Applicants must have excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to work unsupervised in a small team environment, be capable of completing tasks to a high standard to meet a deadline and have a strong knowledge of local issues relevant to the electorate. Applicants competent in speech writing, research and the preparation of media releases would be viewed favourably. Experience in the agricultural, natural resources, mining and energy sectors would be advantageous.

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On Monday the 20th of February, the Year 6 School Leaders and Ms Crausaz were fortunate enough to head to Brisbane for the National Young Leaders Day.

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They saw presentations from numerous people, a highlight being Hilarie Rogers, author of the Dragon Girls books.

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Hodgsonvale CSC

A good crowd attended our Friday night function.

Colin and Heather’s bangers, vegies and mash was a treat as was Col’s special gravy.

Next week it will be Kim and Melissa’s Beef and Pork Shepherd’s pie which will be $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.

The members’ draw worth $60 was not won this week, with member number 35 belonging to Paul and Gina being drawn out but, they were not there so missed out on the prize.

The members’ draw goes up to $80 next week.

Keep an eye out for our upcoming St Patties night on Friday the 17th of March.

The HCSC March general meeting will be held at 7pm tonight Thursday, 2 March at the sports club. - Ted

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Ms Abby Crausaz and the Year 6 Student Leaders.

Ramsay STATE SCHOOL

The Ramsay State School Sports Captains for 2023 are: Hodgson House Captains Mac and Bianca and Elliot House captains Laurie and Logan.

Students have commenced training for the Annual Inter-

house Cross Country Event on the last day of term 30th March.

FAREWELL TO BELOVED STAFF MEMBER

The Ramsay School Community said farewell to Mrs Marion Winterbotham who has worked at Ramsay School for the past 10 years. She has worked for the Department Education for the last 28 years.

At Ramsay she has run the school library, organised Playgroup, kept people fed with her wonderful cooking as well as supporting numerous students in the classrooms.

We wish Marion all the best in her retirement and hope she enjoys relaxing with family and friends and spoiling her beloved pets.

RIGHT: Ramsay Sports Captains Mac and Bianca of Hodgson House and Laurie and Logan of Elliot House.

World Day of Prayer

The churches of Cambooya are joining together tomorrow, Friday, 3 March, for World Day of Prayer.

The service begins at 1.30pm at the Cambooya Uniting Church, 19 Eton Street.

The service is prepared by the people of Taiwan. All are welcome.

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SPORTING SUCCESS

In the last couple of weeks, we have had some great sporting success. Mason and Ava were selected to compete at the Southern Downs swimming trials which were held on Tuesday. They have both now gained selection in the Southern Downs team and will compete at the Darling Downs trials in Gatton.

Ava has also gained selection in the Southern Downs touch football team and will now compete at the Darling Downs trials in Toowoomba.

NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS DAY

On Monday 20th February, we departed Nobby at 5.30am to attend Young Leaders Day in Brisbane.

We were very nervous and excited to attend this event with

Mrs Terri. DJ Raf pumped us up with loud music while Dean and Ezra from Dance Curriculum taught us some awesome moves to put a choreographed dance together. This prepared us for the day of many speakers.

We all came back feeling confident in ourselves knowing that we would be responsible and respectful school leaders.

- Mitch, Johnny, Declan, Rykar and Lincoln

Nobby’s star swimmers Mason and Ava (above) and school leaders at the Young Leaders Day (below).