Town &
4th May 2023
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Warwick Rotary celebrates nine decades.
Krista has us savouring It's a must win, flavours again this week. according to Burns
Chosen to help light the way Staff Reports with Warwick & District Legacy
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arwick Legacy Care Group supporter, John Telfer (pictured), an 85-year-old veteran, has been selected as a Torch Bearer in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay sponsored by Defence Health next month. Mr Telfer spent 12 years in the Royal Australian Air Force as a PT Instructor and two of
his "great loves" are running and military history. The group's Secretary/ Treasurer, Gordon Nielson was keen to share Mr Telfer's history as "a former teacher, avid marathon runner, local military historian and newspaper columnist". "John considers it a great honour to carry a Legacy Torch as part of The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023 for one of its legs through Toowoomba on June 14," Mr Nielson said.
Mr Telfer has competed in 17 marathons including the famous London Marathon, raising over $1,175.00 through donations as part of the
LEGS FOR Legacy fundraising program in support of Legacy activities in Australia. To assist with his fundraising program, go to Legs for Legacy - John Telfer, and follow the prompts. Any donation above $2 is tax deductible.
"Death trap" uncovered beyond the Downs "It’s a terrible way for an animal to die – it’s a deathtrap:" Kylie Hibberd Kim Hanson-Ross kimberley.hansonross@icloud.com
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ollowing our interest in Stanthorpe wildlife rescuer, Kylie Hibberd's work with local animals, the story has made news on other platforms beyond the Southern Downs. Ms Hibberd, who has dedicated 13 years to rescuing wildlife, has called for “remediation repairs” on the cattle
grids in the Southern Downs region, after highlighting the road item as a “death trap” for wild animals. She also wrote a Letter to the Editor, published in The Stanthorpe Record last Friday April 28, to thank our newspapers for pursuing the story when others weren't responding to her requests. Ms Hibberd had reported that she received a call that a kangaroo had been trapped inside a cattle grid and stated that “it was one of the most horrific
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things she had seen,” according to The Courier Mail. With the help of some travellers, Ms Hibberd freed the kangaroo. “Kangaroos when they are scared, can get a condition called stress myopathy, which when the animal is trapped, the blood pressure and heart can lead to essentially a heart attack," she said. "There was absolutely no way any animal could escape without us."
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