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Bravery awards to 4 Yeppoon police, former taxi driver • BY CATHY LOGAN

FOUR Yeppoon police officers and a former taxi driver were this week presented with the Queensland Police Department's highest bravery awards. Senior Constable Jim McLean was awarded the highest police award, a Favourable Record, while Sgt 3/c Tony Arnold and Senior Constable Tony Pappalardo and Constable Michael Hill were awarded Commendations. Civilian John Arnold was also presented with the Police Department's Certificate of Appreciation. Central Region police superintendent Don

Teague presented the awards to the officers and former taxi driver because of their actions on June 5, last year, which led to the arrest and conviction of an armed man. John Arnold was forced by gunpoint to drive his taxi to the Yeppoon Police Station. Mr Arnold was then used as a shield at the police station while the armed man, affected by liquor, tried to secure the release of a person arrested earlier that night. Mr Teague, when presenting Mr Arnold's citation, said despite the extreme danger, Mr Arnold had displayed courage, cool-headedness and commonsense. Constables Arnold and Hill were con-

fronted with the armed man holding Mr Arnold hostage while Constable Pappalardo and Sgt McLean walked in on the situation. It was Sgt McLean who rushed forward and disarmed the gunman when his attention was diverted. After a short struggle the offender was overpowered by Sgt McLean and his fellow officers. Mr Teague said the awards were rarely given and only then, for outstanding service. He said the Favourable Record was the highest award, outside the government's bravely awards, available to a police officer. Mr Teague also commended Detective Constable Hayes whose work resulted in the

offender being charged for a number of crimes. Yeppoon police officer-in-charge Sgt 1/c Ken Tanzer said the awards showed how these officers operated as a unit. Sgt Tanzer said the bravely shown by all officers was commendable. Constable Hill, who was only a trainee at the time, "showed maturity beyond his years". "Mr Arnold showed a lot of courage," he said. "He is a reflection of the type of permanent residents living in Yeppoon law-abiding and commonsense people." Constable Hill was unable to attend the ceremony because he was recently transferred to Woorabinda.

• ABOVE: Four Yeppoon police and a civilian were presented with Queensland Police bravery awards on Tuesday by Central Region Police Superintendent Don Teague (left). Pictured: Sgt 3/c Tony Arnold (commendation); Senior Constable Tony Pappalardo (commendation); Senior Constable Jim McLean (Favourable Record); former taxi-driver John Arnold (certificate of appreciation) and Yeppoon Police officer in charge Sgt 1/c Ken Tamer.

DIVISION 2 COUNCILLORS GIVE TALKS ON COAST'S FUTURE • BY CATHY LOGAN

MONEY, trade going to Rockhampton and attitudes could all be the cause of slow Capricorn Coast development ... but beauty, potential, people and a strategic plan couldbe the answer to sort out these problems. These were some reasons, and solutions, division 2 Livingstone Shire councillors, Mike -Prior, Maurie Webb, Roy Wall, John Dowie nd Brian Dorey offered the Capricorn Coast Chamber of Commerce and Industry this week. A last-minute cancellation by Small Business Development Corporation director Coleene Anger prompted chamber president Andrew McClelland to invite the councillors as guest speakers. Mr McClelland said they had been invited to answer some problems regarding Coastal development and to offer incentives to both the developer and investor. "They are our elected representatives and it is important for us to hear their views and for them to properly represent the views of their electors," Mr McClelland said. "There is a major concern among chamber members that we should be making greater progress than we are. How many new accommodation houses have been built on the Capricorn Coast in the past five years other than Bayview Tower?

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"Are we banking too much of the future on Mr Iwasaki and the Japanese? Are we getting what we ought to be getting out of Great Keppel Island? What other types of new entertainment do we have on-the Coast other than La Bamba?" These questions were posed to all councillors in the hope chamber members and visitors would be given solutions. The answers were varied and solutions offered all centred around the community. Cr Prior, in giving his perception of where the shire is, and should be heading, said the problems were major. "I would like to say and point out that if anyone thinks these problems are peculiar to this area, think again, because they're not," he said. "Local Government really runs this country and it is the most cost-effective and peopleeffective an inherent government can give. Local Government is also about people, and a large number of people come to this area." Their reasons for coming vary - some retire, others are public servants, and others are people with money to invest - and it's people who make, or break a place. Cr Prior said the punchline was service, and that point, however basic, could not be overstressed, but_Cr Webb said it was the_foresight__ of previous councils which had contributed to development.

Cr Webb said it was people like Bing and Peg Morgan (business people of the month) who prospered because a particular councillor took a punt on letting them build when so many - objected to the move. He said council had been been progressive. "I like to feel I'm a progressive person and that's the sort of thing I hope I can bring forward again and make my contribution in the next three years. "Basically I see myself as a bread and butter man ... things like parking in the town, things that restrict your business." Cr Webb said the only way to help businesses was to bite the bullet and do what was in the town's best interests. Cr Roy Wall said businesses were too dependent on what could happen from Mr Iwasaki's development, as well as Great Keppel Island. "I'll wager there's not many business people here in this room tonight who gain anything from Keppel Island," he said. "They're the two biggest developments in Livingstone Shire and they benefit Rockhampton." Cr Wall said developments had been approved in the past but didn't know why they _never, eventuated. "You've got other developments mooted but you must ask yourself what are going to gain from them," he said.

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"There isn't much benefit from Broome Head and Joskeleigh-type developments but what can you do to attract development?" Cr Wall said one way to help was to fill the empty spaces about the- Capricorn- region-at - Expo. It wasn't too late to put something on the board. "There's going to be millions of people going through there and if they see a blank face for Central Queensland they're not going to think about us any more," he said. "And they don't think much about us at the moment. I don't think we're getting our message across." Cr Wall blamed businesses, unwilling to give a helping hand, for not co-operating in the community. He said strip development was expensive. Cr Wall said businesses had to have Capricorn Coast people spend their money on the Coast and not in Rockhampton where many could be seen shopping. Cr Dowie said it was the "problem" attitude which stopped developers from coming to the Coast. "I believe council is trying to get somewhere," he said. "I've heard the strategic plan condemned but if we're not going to set a course to go somewhere then we're not going to get anywhere. tlfars for sure."

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