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Clear eyed again

A delicious home ‘cure’

This week we introduce what we hope will be a regular series of case notes from country vets. Here Dr Andrew Hopgood describes noticing an infection on the third eyelid of a mare who was undergoing a routine pregnancy examination. The story has a happy ending.

From Spiced Elderberry Cordial and Fenugreek Fever Gel to Rose Mint Pastilles and Wild Cherry Marshmallow Cough Syrup, Krysta Bjorn explores the the tastes and home-brewed cures of the Middle Ages this week and shares a recipe for the plainly delicious cough syrup...

A sporting mindset

With the Olympics in full swing, Gerard Walsh talks to local sport icon Danny Lyons, and also takes on a roll call of the local names who have done Australia proud at the Olympics over the decades.

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Country briefs Christmas trees torched The destruction wrought by the extreme heat and wildfires raging across the American West this summer includes damage on all kinds of farms including one that grows trees for the Christmas season. Jacob Hemphill, owner of Hemphill Tree Farm, estimates that he has lost over $100,000 worth of Christmas trees as a result of the recent "heat dome" event, which saw temperatures of 46.1°C in some parts of the Portland metropolitan area. "The second day of the heat, it was 47. I came in the driveway that night and seen the trees were basically cooking. Burnt down to nothing," Hemphill recounted of the heat damage to his saplings.

to new varieties, such as the yellow-flesh peaches/nectarines currently favoured by consumers. Currently, more than 200 locally bred varieties replanted in orchards across China and around 70 percent of the peach varieties are white-fleshed.

….and Chinese floods Reuters reports on the impact of recent flooding on Chinese farms in the Henan province. In one village, at least 200,000 chickens and up to 6,000 pigs were lost in the flood. Across Henan, rains have deluged 1,678 larger scale farms, killing more than a million animals.

Chinese peaches China's peach/ nectarine production is estimated at 14.5 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 (January-December), down 3 percent from the previous year. Peach/ nectarine acreage is estimated at 855,000 hectares in MY 2020/21, down slightly from the previous year. Peach and nectarine planted areas are expected to slowly decrease due to weakening market returns. Some peach farmers (photo shows undercover Chinese peach orchard) have begun switching

Ag workforce plan afoot The Queensland Farmers' Federation has partnered with Jobs Queensland to deliver a workforce plan by early 2022. The five year plan will deal with current and future workforce problems. QFF is urging agribusinesses in the Southern Downs to get involved during the consultation process which begins in August. Visit the QFF website for more information.

Drought leaders called The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) is calling for leaders to join the Future Drought Fund's Drought Resilience Leaders Program The peak body hopes that by combining the skills and experiences of regional people with a passion for agriculture and the region, a network can be built. This group of enthusiasts will provide advice on a program that is innovative and region-specific. If you are interested in being either a mentor or mentee, sharing and building experience to build future drought resistance, visit rural-leaders.org.au

Risk funding announced The latest round of Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction funding are footing the bill for three Southern Downs projects, it was announced last week.

And Belgium floods… The recent flooding in Belgium has almost destroyed the entire cherry crop, with waterlogged cherries splitting and spoiling. Many farmers have never experienced so much rain. Belgium cherry-growers do not often cover their fruit trees and those that have covers have had a better outcome.

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Local ciders leave a distinctive VOC ‘fingerprint’ The Granite Belt's status as lead Queensland producer of apples isn't disputed...but it is confirmed in a recent study of the molecular character of the state's apple ciders. A study by researchers from Central Queensland University and Federation University

examined the full set of Queensland-produced ciders, including ciders from as far afield as Bundaberg....finding that all were fermented from Granite Belt apples. The 14 ciders were examined as part of a study to examine one method of distinguishing one cider from

Lara Wakeling from CQU and Mani Naiker from Federation University, is particularly interesting from a theoretical perspective because it opens up a path for 'proving' where a particular cider (and in theory other forms of alcoholic drinks) come from...for example if the label has been steamed off the bottle-as in cases of wine fraud (see box). The paper also indicates the complex chemistry behind the subtly different flavours--between a 'champagne' taste, for example, and a sweet fruity cider. IENDLY BAN FR

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The refined world of counterfeit wine

another: by examining the volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles. Despite the common source of the apples (mainly Granny Smith, Fuji and Royal Gala apples), each of the manufacturers left a distinctive 'fingerprint' on the apples in their chemical makeup that enabled them to be identified. The paper by Arron WIlson, Joel Johnson, Ryan Batley, Pawan Lal and

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For a while, Rudy Kurniawan was known as the man with 'arguably the greatest cellar on earth.' A Sino-Indonesian man who overstayed his visa in LA early this century, Rudy built a reputation for hosting lavish events where he would pull the cork out of bottles worth tens of thousands of dollars. People couldn't help notice that he was buying big at auction, and selling even bigger. The world of counterfeit wine is literally difficult to crack as the most expensive bottles of wine are by their very nature rare, and are rarely corked. That means few know what they really taste like...and no-one wants to blurt out that in the middle of the tasting of a rare vintage “this tastes like ****”. Kurniawan undoubtedly had a great palatte, and quietly, in is kichen in Arkadia, was blending pricy bottles of relatively young Napa wines into more complex brews that mimicked some of the most expensive wines on erath, from Burgundy. He was

then rebottling them in genuine bottles, and using rare French wax to seal the result. While he was good at wine, he wasn't not quite as good a fraudster, caught eventually because of a detective hired by billionaire Bill Koch. Koch's private eye collected a range of discrepancies. For example, six bottles of 1923 Domaine Georges Roumier sold at auction could not be for real, as the firm did not produce wine prior to 1924...and in one cases where a Burgundy firm had created only five magnums for the vintage of 1947...whereas Kurniawan tried to sell six. In 2012, the FBI came knocking, finding the kitchen/lab, and the following year a federal jury made him the very first man convicted of selling fake wines in the US. In the midst of the pandemic, November 6th last year, he was released, handed over to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and deported, or should that be decanted, back to Indonesia.

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Danny Lyons, a good sport

with gerard walsh AFTER being brought up on a farm at Pilton, Danny Lyons moved to Warwick and is now nearing 40 years in business in Palmerin St. He went to school at Pilton State School and then boarded at Marist Brothers College, Ashgrove, from 1974 to 1978. At school, he was in the Firsts tennis team for four years and also in Firsts cricket and firsts and seconds rugby union teams. He was a prefect at Ashgrove and went to university for six weeks after he left school. “I hated university and applied for a job in the public service and was appointed to the Warwick Court House,” he said. He did a level 1 tennis coaching course and then bought a sports store from Gerard Bourke which he operates as Danny Lyons Sports. Part of the job at the time was taking bookings for St Mary’s Tennis and Squash Courts. “I couldn’t have bought the business at the time without the support of my parents Emmett and Denise Lyons,” he said. Gerard Walsh: What has been the toughest time in the business? Danny Lyons: The first 10 years, I was only young and my wife Anne and I had three children under the age of four. GW: Did you continue tennis coaching? DL: Yes, I coached tennis before work, after work and at night. Tennis was huge in the town at the time, I did a level 2 coaching course as well. GW: What have been some of the biggest changes in the business down the years? DL: When I started, we would re-string racquets by hand. Then we got an electronic string machine and put 50 to 60 pounds pressure on every string. GW: What has been the changes in lottery tickets down the years? DL: I remember when we wrote the name

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continued from previous page... DL: The Hudson family have supported me in business and I coached Will, Harriet and Ella in tennis. Harriet called in here when she was home before going to the Olympic rowing camp in Rockhampton and then to Tokyo. GW: What have been some of the sporting highlights in Warwick and district? DL: The three World Cup polocrosse weeks were massive for the town. GW: Have you ever regretted not following a life in agriculture where many of your relatives have worked? DL: I was never going to be a farmer. Tractor driving was my best job on the farm and the worst was carrying irrigation pipes through crops in the middle of winter. GW: What about your own sport? DL: I played cricket for Wheatvale and Warwick Tennis Association fixtures. I also played squash fixtures, was a five-eighth in senior rugby league for Collegians and played touch football for 10 to 15 years. GW: What is the latest sport you have joined? Danny Lyons in front of some of the racquets at Danny Lyons Sports in Palmerin St. DL: For the past six years, I have played golf on a Wednesday afternoon. I need a break from work during the week. I regret not having played golf earlier. Warwick professional shape. Sam Eaves reckons my golf swing is a combination of swings GW: Any other regrets? from cricket, tennis, squash and golf. DL: I was disappointed that I didn’t see more of the children when GW: What is your handicap? they were growing up. My wife Anne did a fantastic job with the DL: My handicap is 14, I also play with the owls group from the children when they were little while I was coaching/working at Warwick Golf Club which travel to another club once a month. We setting up the business? were at Clifton a few weeks ago and the course there is great. GW: What is your role at the Warwick Cowboys Rugby League Allora has a good course but one of the best is Tenterfield. We Football Club? should be proud of the work of greenkeepers and volunteers DL: I have been on the committee for 10 years, a period in which over the years at the Warwick Golf Club, the course is in great we made two A-grade grand finals. I have been senior vice-president for the past five years and help in the canteen at home games, sometimes I also help in the bar. We have a great crew of A graders now who turn up at working Published, Printed, Designed, Owned, Administered....here bees, Mitch Wilson, Sam Broomhall, Dylan Galloway and captain Not London. Not New York. Mick Bloomfield, Sam Broomhall helped in the bar after the recent Cowboys Main phone number: C-grade home game against Inglewood. GW: Are the family still farming at Pilton? 07-4641 7953 DL: Dad and Mum are still there and are in their 80s. My brother Pat and his son Liam have taken over the family farm and bought Head office: 69 Dragon St Warwick other farms, Pilton has some of the best land on the Darling A.C.N. 167 171 217 Downs.

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Working dogs rule This week I had the great pleasure of popping around to the Gibson property in Swan Creek to make my acquaintance with two of their award-winning working dogs, Col (who will be representing Queensland at the Nationals later this year), and Smiley. Geoff Gibson and his charming wife Rosemary are everything you'd expect of country dog trainers: friendly, intelligent, apt to travel and extremely knowledgeable. Oh, and they have a lot of dogs. We talked about how Geoff trains his animals as we sat in the sunshine in their well-kept property. It was nothing short of fascinating. Geoff made low, short whistles under his breath and Col and Smiley immediately went to all lengths to interpret what he wanted them to do. Their keen eyes focused on his face and body language, never distracted for one second from whatever task was at hand. Later I got to have a pet of one of the Gibson's Maremma sheep dogs, who was white shaggy beast about the size of a small car (OK, a VERY small car) with paws bigger than my hands. Geoff explained how these two animals instinctively, without any instruction, guard his sheep at night from

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wild dogs, dingos and any other prey. “We feed them once a day, give them access to water, and they love their work. What can you say--they’re not like people.” "Imagine if they could pick fruit," I said, and we laughed.. Imagine teams of kelpies or sheepdogs flying down orchard rows, perhaps fitted with caps on their teeth, grabbing Granny Smiths and Golden Delicious, retrieving Royal Galas... They'd get the job done double quick and all for a cuddle and a couple of dog biscuits at the end of the day. They'd never join the union (not that there is something wrong with that necessarily...what’s more Aussie than a union?) or take off to "the Goldie" for the weekend and never come back, or smoke pot behind the shed.

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of dirt and unsealed roads across the region, and pondered legal advice that declares it is the SDRC’s responsibility to make roads ‘safe’... WIth a limited budget, and roads often literally wondering off their surveyed route, it’s not a responsibility that rests easily with council. The state of our rural roads is compoundJEREMY SOLLARS ed by the council’s lack of a formal mainteThey may be the Southern Downs nance policy, not to mention a full inventory Regional Council’s technical responsibility, of its roads. but many kilometres of unsealed roads are During questioning by councillors at the often literally a mystery to council--and a legal mindfield. At council’s meeting earlier second of the July general meetings in this month, officers conceded they lack a full Stanthorpe on Wednesday last week, council officers admitted they don’t “track” the conpicture of the condition and total cost of dition of what were described as the “thoumaintaining the “thousands” of kilometres sands of kilometres of road reserve” the council is responsible for maintaining. The officers described our country roads as a “dynamic network” – and anyone who lives in the bush around here knows many roads are not necessarily where they are supposed to be in the first place. On the plus side, council officers are currently compiling a “comprehensive condition assessment” and a

“hierarchy” of the rural road network, expected to be completed “in the next couple of months”. They did not provide detail on what the legal advice states, other than to say some roads will not be considered “all-weather” roads – in other words, they cannot guarantee some roads will be “available to vehicles at all times”. Deputy Mayor Ross Bartley first drew attention to anger in the rural community over roads in the first of the two July general meetings a fortnight ago. Cr Bartley emphasised the lack of a formal council policy on unsealed road maintenance, including a “definition” of what is a “formed” and an “unformed” road. At that meeting council CEO Dave Burges told councillors there was “currently a body of work underway” internally in relation to rural roads. Cr Bartley again commented on the issue at this week’s meeting, saying the “line gets blurred” between formed and unformed roads, also saying some rural roads have “fallen off the radar since amalgamation” of the Warwick and Stanthorpe shires in 2008.

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Local cattle stolen

CASENOTES FROM A COUNTRY VET Recently Dr Andrew Hopgood saw this mare for a pregnancy examination. During the exam we noticed with the owner, a swelling on the horses third eyelid, or as it is also known, the nictitating membrane. The third eyelid in horses is located at the corner of the eye and its purpose is to help protect the eye from trauma. It should normally only be visible as a pink rim at the inside corner of the eye. This mare had a 1cm diameter growth on her third eyelid as seen in the photograph below on the left. Under sedation and local anaesthesia, we were able to surgically remove the growth and third eyelid ensuring good margins so that the growth should not re-occur. The photograph on the right shows the eyelid back to normal post-surgery.

15 steers including those pictured above) were "liberated" from a Pittsworth property at about 4:30 pm on Tuesday, 27 July. Detectives from the Major and Organised Crime Squad are asking the public to assist. The mixed breed flat back steers either absconded or were stolen in the vicinity of Lochaber Road. A white management tag with DALEY is in their left ear. If you have noticed anyone suspiciously acquiring cattle or adverstising cattle for sale, please contact Policelink on 131444. Cattle rustling is still considered a major crime and a serious concern for police in the regions. In July, two men were jailed (one for 2 years, one for almost 4) over the theft of nearly a 1,000 head from a north Queensland, in an operation that took over two years.

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Around the halls Goomburra Hall a local icon The Goomburra Town Hall will celebrate its 115th anniversary on September 11 this year.

One time capsule will be opened on the day and a new Hall committee secretary Mary-Lou one closed to be Gittins said there was a lot of community fund-raising for five years in the lead-up to opened at a future anniversathe construction of the hall in 1906. ry. “The community felt at the time a hall There will be a was needed and it has become an icon of Goomburra the area,” she said. Down the years, there were many dances Historical Display on the at the hall and it was a centrepoint for day and music table tennis in the area and card games. from the There are still shields in the hall recognisDalrymple Bush ing table tennis winners down the years. Band and Some of the events in more recent times Warwick City have been beer and prawn nights and rock Band. and roll nights. Brands will also Many agricultural workshops have been Front hall of the Goomburra Town Hall, celebrating its be burnt on the held at the hall and it is now regularly used 115-year display 115th birthday in September. for the Goomburra Playgroup. board at the hall. dance at these social events has resulted in Gina Tranberg is the current president of The grand dinner will be from 6pm to the romantic pairing of some well-known the hall committee, Mary-Lou Gittins is 11pm. Night entertainment will be with locals.”More information on the grand dinsecretary, Kellie Ryan treasurer and Michael well-known Warwick poet and Southern ner and celebrations by emailing goomburNorton vice president. Downs Regional Councillor Marco Gliori. ratownhall@outlook.com.au Current fund-raising is for a new roof for In its promotion of the hall. the anniversary, The hall was hit by a storm five years ago organisers write and there was a shortfall between the “some of our curamount the hall was insured for and the rent and past resicost of replacing the roof. dents may have While the new roof won’t be constructed fond memories of in time for the anniversary, the work will many Goomburra be finished within the next 12 months. functions aptly A trivia night raised some money towards described as Grand. People from near the roofing cost. and far attended People have been invited to put their Grand Balls, Grand name on a paver to go towards hall fund Concerts and even a raising. Grand Tableaux The Back To Goomburra Day on Lottery. There are September 11 starts with the 7.30am stories of the hall Goomburra Gallop Fun Run. stage being filled There is a country fete at the hall from with beautiful fresh 11am to 3pm, an historic car display and flowers and attenmarket stalls.

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At St Joseph’s School we offer your child: •Prep–Year 12 Co-education offering an improved and diverse curriculum •An inclusive, faith-based community where all are welcome no matter one’s faith and beliefs (Gospel values permeate all aspects of school life) •Long-term, innovative master plan currently being delivered so that the school’s physical environment continues to offer relevant and contemporary education •A smaller cohort that helps students to integrate quickly (everyone knows each other by name) and enjoy friendships that can last a lifetime •A structured pastoral program dedicated to ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment for all students •Dedicated and experienced staff guiding your child’s educational journey through authentic and innovative learning experiences •A ‘Visible Learning’ school where teachers see learning through the eyes of students, helping them become their own teachers. St Joseph’s has been recognised as the first Visible Learning+ Certified School in Queensland and joins only 2 other schools in Australia with this award •Fun and challenging extra-curricular activities and many opportunities that will help students discover the possibilities of their potential •A modern learning environment where technology is integrated across all year levels ensuring students are prepared for an ever-changing world •Improved and diverse curriculum offerings, connection with the Queensland College of Wine & Tourism and Granite Belt & Border Trade Training Centre and accelerated learning pathways

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Southern Downs gives fruit to Olympic champions It is amazing how much success athletes from the region have had at Olympic level. There have been many athletes from the Southern Downs compete in the Olympics starting with Carl Fitzgerald at Helsinki in 1952. Carl was a boxer and someone told me down the years he ended up with a bronze medal. Some years ago, I checked with wellknown boxing official Arthur Tunstall who confirmed Carl unfortunately wasn’t a medallist. I heard stories of Graham Deuble diving at the Rockies near Scots PGC College when he was preparing for Commonwealth and Olympic Games in the late 1950s and early 1960s. There was a diving tower at the old Warwick Swimming Pool at the time but the pool was closed in winter and the then Warwick State High School student dived into the Condamine River as he aimed to represent Australia. It must have been cold in the river in the middle of winter.

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But it paid off, Graham competed at the Rome Olympics and also won a silver medal at the Commonwealth/Empire Games. The next Olympian from the area was Don Wright who made the semi finals of the 110m hurdles at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Don also won two Commonwealth Games bronze medals in hurdling. Marcus Praiulx was the first student from Scots PGC College who made it to Olympic level. He represented Australia in boxing at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 but didn’t win a medal. I remember a lot of excitement at the time when Marcus was on the way to the Olympics. Col Smith and Roger Scotney were two local businessmen who backed a fund-raising effort to get Marcus to Seoul. Our next Olympian was Lee Bodimeade who shone as a junior in hockey and cricket but chose hockey and the move paid off

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when he competed for Australia at Barcelona in 1992. Lee scored the first goal of the Olympics and another in the semi final as Australia won silver. At the time, hockey was not a Commonwealth Games sport which denied Lee of the possible chance of another international medal. He was part of the Australian forward line with right wing being his main position. There was a little while to the next Olympian when Dean Butler made it to Athens in 2004. The Athens Olympics were held a century after the first games and Dean was part of the first team to win gold in men’s hockey. The failure of Australia to win gold was a little like Queensland taking so long to win the Sheffield Shield in cricket. Dean was a regular as a half for Australia. While we didn’t have an Olympian from Warwick in 2000, there was a little association with Jenny Whittle who won silver in basketball in Sydney. At the time, Jenny’s parents were living at Goomburra. I remember covering her visit to her mother’s old school, St Patrick’s, after returning home from the Olympics. continued page 13...

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Krista’s Country

with Krista Bjorn

It’s a frigidly cold morning on our farm as I park myself right by the heater and sip copious amounts of hot coffee and herbal tisanes to keep warm. It’s a hot-buttered toast, cuddle with dogs, and snuggle under blankets sort of day. My favourite. I’m feeling rather bubbly today, excited and full of anticipation as I share my new book with you: "herb & spice: a little book of medieval remedies". With full-colour images and recipes I’ve developed and refined over the last 10 years, it offers a blend of history, culture, and deliciousness that delights, nourishes, and restores. From Spiced Elderberry Cordial and Fenugreek Fever Gel to Rose Mint Pastilles and Wild Cherry Marshmallow Cough Syrup, this book is full of recipes that use things easy to find in your pantry, garden, or local Wild Cherry Marshmallow cough syrup. Photo: Krista Bjorn farmer’s market to ease headaches, soothe upset tummies, and tend wounds. herbs that are natural anti-inflammatories porting properties of hawthorn berries, It's a book to help you embrace your that clear the sinuses and can help you leaves, and flowers, another is to support inner wild spirit and discover how easy it breathe easily when afflicted with a cold the immune system with elderberries and is to mix and brew or allergies. Others con- wonderful spices like astragulus and ashYou'll learn how to make your tain a medley of spices waghanda that help the body cope well things that can restore you and that aid in digestion. with stress. own pastilles, small round your loves in mind, They're lovely to take Whether you're looking for specific rembody, and spirit. chewable tablets made from before or after a heavy edies or just want to experiment with meal so you don't feel You'll learn how to herbal and plant medicine, “herb & spice” make your own pas- finely ground herbs and spices bloated. will guide you through each step with tilles, small round There are several deli- clarity and simplicity. and mixed with raw honey to chewable tablets cious cordials or syrups If you'd like to purchase a signed copy, made from finely that are beautifully go to my website: www.ramblingtart.com form a chewy dough. ground herbs and taken as medicines or and click on Books. There you'll find a link Krista Bjorn turned into delicious spices and mixed to make your purchase. with raw honey to cold drinks or cocktails. continued next page... form a chewy dough. Some are made with One is for the heart with the heart-sup-

COUNTRYJOURNAL continued from previous page Wild Cherry Marshmallow Cough Syrup This syrup is a treasured part of my medicine pantry. Delicious and sweet, it eases a cough beautifully while tasting like a decadent cordial. When I have a bad cough, I keep a small bottle beside me and take sips when I need to. 1/2 cup dried sour cherries 2 Tbsp dried marshmallow root 2 Tbsp wild cherry bark 1 tsp cinnamon chips 2 cups water

1 cup honey 1/4 cup brandy Place cherries, marshmallow root, wild cherry bark, and cinnamon chips in a medium saucepan. Cover with water and bring to the boil. Simmer, covered for 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Stir in honey until dissolved and leave to steep until cooled. Strain, stir in brandy, bottle, seal, and chill in the refrigerator until ready to use. Take 1 Tbsp as needed for sore throat.

Olympic impact continued from page 10....The next Olympian was Matthew Denny who was the youngest in the field in discus at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. He threw well but missed out on the final and is now at his second Olympics in Tokyo. In the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast, Matthew was second in hammer and fourth in discus. That meant that the Warwick area, including Allora, had medallists at each Commonwealth Games in Queensland. Don Wright had won bronze in Brisbane in 1982, my first experience as a spectator at Olympic or Commonwealth Games level. Now we have the 2032 Olympics coming to Brisbane and Mayor Vic Pennisi is already zooming in on the chances to attract some athletes and visitors to the area. Stanthorpe is ideal for endurance events with its altitude and the Warwick hockey fields have been used by the Australian men’s team in games preparation in the past. The training for individual events is so intensive athletes concentrate on their best event and Matthew is concentrating on discus for these Olympic Games. This week, Harriet Hudson won the third medal for the Warwick area with bronze in the quad skull in rowing. She headed to train at the Sydney Rowing Club after year 12 and it paid off last week in Tokyo. Interesting three of the four in the quad had already won a world championships silver medal together at under-23 level. The Stanthorpe area has an athlete to cheer for at these Olympics with Charlotte Caslick in sevens rugby. In Rio, she won gold with the team in 2016 and won the award for best player at the Olympics and you could add best player in the world. Past Scots PGC College student Demi Hayes is also in sevens rugby at Tokyo and scored two early tries in the first win by the Australian women’s team. When I was writing sport for the Daily News, I started asking a lot of young athletes if one of their ambitions was to compete at the Olympics. I stopped asking the question as there is a lot more to sport than the Olympics. A case in point is gold medallist Jess Fox in canoe slalom who has won world championships galore but we only see the sport on free to air television at the time of the Olympics. Warwick has also had medal success at the Paralympics through Alison Mosely in wheelchair basketball and Carlee Beattie in athletics. Para triathlete Emily Tapp had family in the area at the last Paralympics when she was out with injury but she is in the team this time and a strong chance for a medal.

Livestock markets Contributed by McDougalls and Sons

Week ending 30 July Agents saw an increase in numbers across all the livestock sales this week. Cattle numbers jumped to 768 whilst sheep and lamb numbers hit 1564. Pigs,poultry all had increases as well with all sales well attended and with restockers pushing the processors all the way Vealer steers averaged 592.3c/kg to a top of 734.2c or $1311.70 to a top of $1996.48 Vealer heifers averaged 517.8c/kg to a top of 590.2c or $1204.39 to a top of $1592.71 Feeder steers averaged 502.7c/kg to a top of 588.2c or $2135.89 to a top of $2772.96 Feeder heifers averaged 446.1c/kg to a top of 486.2c or $1564.69 to a top of $1968 Yearling steers averaged 587.5c/kg to a top of 676.2c or $1667.53 to a top of $1927.17 Yearling heifers averaged 474.9c/kg to a top of 570.2c or $1524.07 to a top of $2001.13. Steers averaged 430.5c/kg to a top of 494.2c or $1838.46 to a top of $2704.49. Heifers averaged 378.8c/kg to a top of 462.2c or $1748.07 to a top of $2849. Manufacturing steers averaged 379.2c/kg or $2085.60 Cows averaged 324.2c/kg to a top of 348.2c or $1664.11 to a top of $2393.95. Bulls averaged 416.3c/kg to a top of 580.2c or $1525.91 to a top of $3033 Lambs topped at $246 to average $176.75 a drop of $13 week on week. Hoggets topped at $200 to average $173.58 a drop of $10 week on week. Ewes topped at $220 to average $159.47 a gain of $4 week on week. Wethers topped at $187 to average $149.78 a drop of $24 week on week. Ram lambs topped at $189 to average $164.32 a gain of $7 week on week Total sale average was $171.85 per head a drop of $3 week on week Boars sold to $110, Sows sold to $368, Baconers sold to $270, Pork sold to $270, Stores sold to $148 Ducks sold to $20, Roosters to $20, Hens to $15, Peking x hens to a top of $22, Guinea fowl to a top of $24

Country property sales 103 L Mauchs Road, Yangan (right), a 19 acre lifestyle property, close to Yangan, sold this month for $570,000 by Mark Mauch. The four bedroom, 2 bathroom Queenslander with north-facing veranda overlooked 19 acres of cropping or grazing land. The property is water secure with a bore, dam and large rain water tank. 475 Swanfels Road, Swanfels. (bottom) 21.49 hectare property near Yangan with power on the blook and a new lockup shed, 20,000 litres of rainwater storage and elevated homesite pad with views was sold by Steve Hardy for $340,000.

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weather snapshot If you keep an eye on international weather reports, you’ll have seen that Canada has been experiencing heatwaves on the Pacific side of its vast landscape, on a truly worrying scale. Temperatures as much as double the average for this time of year (mid-summer) late in June and early July. The town of Lytton set Canada’s all-time maximum temperature record at 49.6 degrees. Lytton is a village of around 250, in British Columbia, a beautiful green and usually very cool part of the world--although Lytton is partly a livable village because relative to the rest of ‘BC’, it’s warm. In June this year, the town (named after a guy who wrote, ironically, The Last Days of Pompeii) set the world’s highest temperature ever recorded north of 45 degrees north, hotter than all-time records for the whole of Europe and the whole of South America. Then a wildfire came, and ate the village. The cause of the extraordinary heat was a high pressure system that barely budged for days, but from the point of view of understanding what happened, it’s interesting to look at a cousin of the weather phenomenon...the urban heat dome. Urban heat domes

have been around a long time...mini version of ‘climate change’ in

Even towns the size of Warwick can have tiny ‘heat dome’ effects and become warmer than the world around them a metropolitan environment, caused by many of the same factors that cause climate shifts globally. In a city, particularly one with tall buildings, ventilation is reduced...sea breezes are blocked, and the wind swirls around in circles, shifted by manmade objects. Pollution provides a ‘cap’ on the upper boundary of the hurban ‘heat’ island, and inside that cap, cars, trucks and other engines, as well as heaters and air-conditioners, pump out warmth that can’t quickly escape. The blacktops of bitumen roads absorb heat, and the air-conditioning effect of trees is also lost to make way for roads and buildings. Even towns the size of Warwick have tiny ‘heat dome’ effects, and become warmer than

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the world around them, but in mega-cities like Delhi or Mexico City, the problem becomes very serious indeed during peak summer. City clusters, like Ipswich-Brisbane-Gold Coast, suffer heat dome problems even more... and the world’s city clusters are growing in number. On a somewhat lighter note,

let’s end the dispute over whether or not this is a warm winter or not... Here is a Bureau map of our region, showing the difference between the long-term average minimum temperature for this time of year, and what we have been experiencing in the last week.

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Show memories......

Warwick area cattleman Bill Gross shared this special photo with The Country Journal this week – of the Grand Champion Led Steer at the Brisbane Royal Show in 2001. A Murray Grey-Limousin Cross, he was

bred and exhibBill Gross and his winning beast in 2001. ited by Bill and Nancy Gross of a record price at the time. ‘Strathburn’, Victoria Street, Bill told The Country Journal he has been Warwick – at ‘Campbells going to the Brisbane Royal Show since Plains’, Freestone - and prethe age of 14. “I was stud groom for Mr pared for the Show by Ag Jim Scrymgeour, a Shorthorn breeder from students of Warwick State High School. ‘Netherby’ stud, Warwick,” Bill said. “I The steer was purchased by Jack Purcell have not missed a Brisbane Royal Show Meats of Brisbane at $9.80 per kilogram – since then – in 68 years!”

Eastern Young Cattle Indicator hits overdrive The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) rolling seven-day average broke the 1,000¢/kg barrier earlier this month, breaking through the 1,000¢/kg mark to hit 1,003¢/kg cwt. Last week, the EYCI has returned to below 1,000¢/kg, sitting at 988¢/kg cwt with prices at Warwick not much below the EYCI level, at 940.88 cents/ kilo based on 288 head. The EYCI is still performing well and is 235¢/kg above the same time last year. Rain, restocker confidence and weaner cattle sales were the drivers behind the new EYCI record according to the the MLA. Roma remains the big player on the market, and the prices.

The Roma sale has on the performance of the EYCI. Last week, Roma accounted for 40% of EYCI cattle at one stage in July, but last week still accounted for a mighty 28% of the total market.