QCWA celebrating centenary in style

from On Our Selection News - 9th March 2023

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Members of the Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA) Darling Downs Division will be holding a garden party at the historic Marinya property near Cambooya on Saturday, March 25 as a centenary celebration.

The significance of the venue is that Marinya was the country home of Ruth Fairfax and her husband Hubert when Ruth was appointed the first State President of the QCWA on August 11, 1922.

To commemorate the occasion, a plaque will be placed beside a Celtis tree that was witness to the first of many garden parties Ruth held at Marinya to promote the infant QCWA.

The plaque will be unveiled on the day by Tim Fairfax, Ruth’s grandson.

QCWA members past and present and the public are

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The Club has launched its biennial Red Spot Congestion Survey and wants motorists to identify congestion hotspots in a bid to help get them fixed.

RACQ Traffic and Safety Engineering Manager Gregory Miszkowycz said the survey results would be provided to authorities to prioritise and lobby for infrastructure improvements.

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