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Relay set to take flight By TANIA PHILLIPS GET ready to paint the town purple as Relay for Life ramps up for this year. This year’s event may still be a few months away, but the official launch was held at the town hall in Warwick on Thursday, and teams are already joining up and new ideas taking effect, according to event coordinator Jo Capp. “We have some big things planned,” Ms Capp said following the launch attended by 50 people last week. “The event will be held on 1314 September at the Redbacks Oval this year - we moved there to give ourselves a bit more space. We already have 31 teams registered which is more than last year, and we have $18,000 banked. It’s just amazing, we think it will be bigger and better.” Last year’s inaugural Warwick
event raised more than $72,000 and was awarded “new-comer” of the year by the cancer council. The theme for this year’s event will be “Flower Power” and Jo said it should be a colourful event. In fact, it won’t just be the main day that will be colourful with the committee planning to “paint the town purple”. “We will be asking all the businesses to decorate the main street in purple (to raise awareness for the Cancer Council fund-raising event),” she said. “We haven’t decided on the exact day of the event, but it should be some time in August.” She said while there were already teams registered, there was always room for more right up to the week before (with registrations for individuals being taken on the day). Anyone interested in taking part should head to relayforlife.org.au.
The face of relay Sarah Worth with mayor Peter Blundell.
Relay patron CJ Byrnes.
Happy hippies participant Bob Bingham and Cowboys Rugby League President Jason Wright. Picture Terry West.
Ready for relay are Con Loguice, mayor Peter Blundell, Face of Relay Sarah Byrnes, Cancer Council Qld co-ordinator Jo Capp, Relay chairman Mikey Dwan and councillor Neil Meiklejohn.
Crimony team Co-ordinator Jan Byrne and Relay chairman Mikey Dwan.
Cr Neil Meiklejohn launches the second annual Relay for Life in Warwick.
Chairman of Warwick Relay for Life Mikey Dwan and Face of Relay Sarah Worth at last week’s launch. Picture TERRY WEST
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fantastic diversity of rich agricultural lands.” Cr Mackenzie added that the road is at the very start of the Murray-Darling River catchment, the biggest in Australia, so storm waters go all the way from here to South Australia. “It is an important alternative route to Brisbane when Cunningham’s Gap is closed,” he said. Cr Mackenzie added his commendations to those by Scenic Rim Regional Council’s mayor John Brent, as some of the tricky works required ropes and harnesses over cliffs. “Re-opening the road will restore our growing tourist industries in the local area and we will continue to build relationships with tourist attractions elsewhere in the region” Jamie said. “We really noticed the
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