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WARWICK showgirl entrant Taylah Gibson will host an old time dance fund-raiser next Friday night to raise money for the Warwick Show and Rodeo Society. The event starts at 7pm on 6 March at the Warwick Showground Pavilion and costs $10 per head payable at the door. “There will be raffles, a lucky door prize and we will play Monte Carlo, a dancing game,” the 18-year-old said. “All we ask is for you to bring a small plate of supper as this will be greatly appreciated.” The local, who works at the Rodeo Heritage Centre, said she was looking forward to the competition later this year, although she admits the prospect is slightly daunting. “I’ve been asked three years in a row, so this year I thought ‘why not give it a go’ ... it’s a bit nerve-racking but I’ll just go with the flow.” For more information, contact Ms Gibson on 0408 333 182.
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NINE nominated black spots in the region will be upgraded, thanks to Federal Government funding, Maranoa MP Bruce Scott announced on Tuesday. Mr Scott said $663,400 would be directed to improving notorious sections of Southern Downs’ roads under the Federal Government’s Black Spot program. “Traffic crashes and injuries have occurred at these identified black spots, so this funding will be directly targeted to make these dangerous locations safer,“ he said The modifications include shoulder widening, installing alignment markers and guideposts, pavement marking, parking changes and the addition of signage. Meanwhile, further improvements have recently been implemented at the infamous Eight Mile intersection south of Warwick, including sight barriers on either side of the crossing. The deadly junction, where the New England and Cunningham Highway intersect, has claimed the lives of seven victims in as many years. “The visibility barriers are part of a package of minor safety improvements being undertaken at the Eight Mile intersection,“ a Transport and Main Roads spokeswoman said. “This follows feedback from the community, Southern Downs Regional Council and the Queensland Police Service. Changes to signage on all ap-
proaches with the addition of automated flashing lights have also been slated. The safety improvement works are expected to be finished by early March, weather permitting. The Federal Government’s Black Spot Programme will target the following nine projects in the Southern Downs Council region: $183,000 to widen the shoulder and install chevron alignment markers at Nundubbermere Road, about 5km west of Stanthorpe-Texas Road, Nundubbermere. $114,000 to upgrade delineation, install new chevron alignment markers and shoulder widening on two curves on Jingarry Mt Sturt Road from Warwick Yangan Road, Yangan. $90,000 to install guide posts, pavement marking, chevron alignment markers and signage and remove trees at Stabiles Road, Glen Aplin. $55,000 to install a raised and painted median and additional ‘Stop’ signs at the Railway/ Creek street intersection, Stanthorpe. More than $220,000 for the installation of new ‘Stop’ signs the removal of parking and associated works at the following Warwick intersections: Guy/ Pratten streets, Grafton/ Wantley streets, Dragon/Fitzroy streets, Pratten/ Tooth streets and Grafton/ Canning streets. More on responses to the changes in next week’s paper.
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