Markets are getting better all the time

near Howard, on Sunday morning.

Police said that initial investigations indicated a van travelling along Duckinwilla Road left the roadway and crashed into a tree about 6.45am.

The crash caused the van to ignite and become engulfed in fire.

Upon arrival, emergency services found the body of the driver and sole occupant inside the vehicle.

Investigations are underway to identify the driver.

Any witnesses or anyone with dashcam vision are being urged by police to contact Policelink by phoning 131 444 or at www.police.qld.gov.au/ reporting.

The deaths of Ms Russell and the driver at Duckinwilla came after a heartbreaking triple-fatal crash in Maryborough on April 30.

Queensland Police Service released a statement last week saying the families and friends of three people killed in the crash had requested privacy from the media.

“Family members, as well as their friends and close acquaintances, would like to respectfully ask the media to give them privacy as they grieve, requesting media not attempt to contact them, visit their homes or places of worship, attend any funerals or publish memorial articles,” the statement said.

The Maryborough Sun has chosen to respect their wishes.

Meanwhile, a woman who was seriously injured in the April 30 crash has woken after spending 10 days in a coma at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.

Kaylah Behrens, 23, is now in a stable condition, her husband, David, said in a post on Facebook.

“There will still be a very long road ahead in her recovery but this is a significant milestone,” Mr Behrens said.

“Please continue to keep Kaylah in your prayers through this time.

“I would like to thank absolutely everyone around us during this time and the time ahead for your support.

“The level of support we have received has been beyond what I could have ever asked for.”

JAY FIELDING

THE Maryborough Markets are heading in the right direction, according to a long-term stallholder.

Gourmet Marketeers’ Peter Bayley sells a range of delicatessen products, including hand-stuffed olives, cheeses, smoked and cured meats and even haggis.

During his 14 years as a stallholder, he’s focused on local and Australian produce as much as possible.

His selection of meats, prepared in traditional European style, is made by a Croatian family in Toowoomba.

“All of the meat is sourced in Queensland, it’s all grass-fed beef or grain-fed pork. It all comes out of the Darling Downs and it’s all good quality,” Mr Bayley said.

“I’m prepared to pay more for Australian made.”

About 80 per cent of his cheeses are Australian made.

“Simply because they are really good, at the right money, and that’s what people want.”

His curated selection of Australian produce and select imports helped him form relationships with local people who become return customers. The markets allow him a useful opportunity to sell to non-locals.

“We get a lot of visitors … that’s a big part of this market, that’s a big part of my business.”

“But locals, if they’re coming back, they buy their haggis, they buy their this, their that, if they’re coming back that tells me product quality is right.”

Mr Bayley said it appeared the markets, which began three decades ago, were seeing results under the management of Rotary and following the crippling Covid pandemic.

“They’ve got a lot of things right,” he said.

“Our next step is to now start working with the local businesses so the Thursday markets start to become more of an integrated promotion.”

Mr Bayley said a new marketing team had been engaged by Rotary to implement new strategies.

He said while it was important the markets catered to locals the overarching purpose was to promote Maryborough.

“That’s our entire focus,” he said.

The first of what is hoped are many tourist buses stopped at the markets recently, which Mr Bayley said would be a huge benefit to the markets, stallholders and city.

“We’ve got to look now to that next chapter, and that’s what Rotary are doing and the stallholders are doing.”

Mr Bayley said he hoped the markets would return to occupying part of Ellena Street, as it did previously, later this year.

“The key is getting the businesses on side, which they are, and the magic of how it all comes together.” including three excellence awards in 2023?

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