The Maryborough Sun, Thursday 16th June 2022
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Family tragedy at Ululah Woolies opening delayed MARYBOROUGH will have to wait a little bit longer for the reopening of its Woolworths supermarket. Originally the company had planned to welcome back shoppers yesterday but the opening date has now been pushed back three weeks to Thursday, July 7.
Locals have left toys and flowers at a makeshift shrine to the toddler at Ululah Lagoon. (Jay Fielding)
JAY FIELDING A MARYBOROUGH family has been shattered by the death of an 18-month-old who was pulled from Ululah Lagoon on Saturday. Dozens of locals who were at Anzac Park and responded to a call on social media searched for the boy after he went missing just before 5pm on Saturday. He was found unresponsive in the lagoon 50m away from where he had been last seen. Paramedics performed
it was bad.
CPR on the toddler but he could not be revived and was declared dead at Maryborough Hospital.
“When I got there, they literally pulled him out and started the CPR.”
Locals, many who helped look for him, have left toys and flowers at a makeshift shrine to the boy at the park.
In a now-removed post on Facebook, the boy’s grandmother thanked people who had joined the search.
One resident, who went to the scene to help during the search after seeing a post on Facebook, heard the boy’s mother scream when he was found.
“Thank you to everyone who helped look for my grandson at Ululah Park,” the post said. “RIP little man.”
“It was a heartbreaking scream,” the resident told Channel 7.
A report will be prepared for the coroner, and police say they will be in regular contact with the family.
“I knew straight away, when she screamed, that
The Maryborough Sun understands the delay was due to the unexpected discovery that the building’s rear wall needed to be replaced. The supermarket suffered severe damage during February’s flood of the Mary River. It has since been closed for rebuilding and refurbishment. A Woolworths spokesman confirmed the date change earlier this week. “We’re very excited to be reopening our new Maryborough store on July 7,” the spokesman said. “While we’ve been able to offer customers a limited range through the temporary pop-up
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“We’re very grateful to the community for the patience and support while we build the replacement store.”
The pop-up shop will be closed during the week before the reopening to allow staff time to dismantle it and prepare the produce section.
Locals have expressed a keen interest in the supermarket’s reopening, with frequent posts on social media asking for information.
Some staff, who had been redeployed to Woolworths supermarkets in Hervey Bay during the closure, have returned to Maryborough to help fill shelves and get the store ready.
A temporary pop-up shop selling a small range of essential items has been
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