Town &
CountryJournal 20th October 2022
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Mayor Vic Pennisi’s open letter to residents of the Southern Downs
“Everyone’s entitled” to our new weekly column
The Stanthorpe Cup Day was a huge success
A beautiful birthday in Killarney
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n 1928, 400 guests attended her sixth birthday party. Now, the old gal is turning 100 and the party is just getting started. “It’s highly anticipated and we’re nearly there,” General manager Marissa Costello told the Town & Country Journal. She spoke from the Rec Club where she and others were up to their elbows in preparations. Other than a card from the new King Charles III, the
Killarney Coop’s birthday festivities is a momentous occasion for Killarney and the Southern Downs. Today, residents from around the region can shop for appliances, food, farm and rural supplies, petrol, hardware and post a letter at the group of shops in the centre of town known as the Killarney Co-operative Limited. The birthday party launches on 20th of October with a Centenary High Tea with guest speaker Rebel Black, an AGM with speaker Wayne Bennett and a Farmer’s Breakfast with guest
speaker Dr John Kirkegaard and MC Marco Gliori. These events have been oversubscribed and tickets are sold out. The largest celebration of the Killarney Co-op will be the Trade Fair to which the public is invited, no tickets required. Marissa explains that many of the Co-ops suppliers will be on show, including Dulux and others, and they will display their products, have giveaways and promotions. The official cake cutting will take place at 10 am. There will be BBQ and an ice cream truck to keep everyone happy as well.
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This is the plan for FMD
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hat do the local experts expect if there is an animal disease outbreak in the Southern Downs? Frasers Livestock Transport Central Queensland manager Athol Carter gave a brief
description to the industry and assorted politicians in Brisbane last week during the Queensland Trucking Association annual awards dinner. Carting “a cow from A to B sounds simple right now, but there is a lot behind the scenes that goes with that.” “In the event of an emergency animal disease outbreak, we would immediately
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“Queensland currently has 10.7 million head of cattle which equates to 44% of the national herd. On a region basis Central Queensland’s Fitzroy basin area, which is my home, easily has the most cattle in Australia totalling 2.523 million head more than all other states in Australia except NSW and Victoria. Continued on page 6...
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