Annual Young Bird Show At Allora

The election was previously scheduled for Saturday 30 March, 2024, which is Easter Saturday next year and the first weekend of the school holidays.

Dr Miles said during school holiday periods, many Queenslanders take holidays to other parts of Queensland, interstate and overseas.

“This would likely see a significant increase in postal and telephone votes, potentially creating delays to declaring election results,” he said.

A similar situation happened in 2016, and the date was moved to be the week prior.

Dr Miles said the new date will support Queenslanders, councillors and candidates to plan for the campaign and voting day.

This Sunday the Southern Downs Poultry Club is conducting it’s annual Young Bird Show in the Ernie Young Pavilion at the Allora Showgrounds.

This show is only for birds under 12 months of age. There will be some well known exhibitors presenting their birds on the day for the appraisal of the judges and hoping that they receive the nod to have their name and

Judging commences at 9.00 am and the club wishes to pass out an invitation to the general public to come and have a look at the different types of poultry that will be displayed.

There will be a canteen operating and a Mother’s Day raffle which will be drawn on the day.

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