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LAST week the Southern Downs honoured Remembrance Day across the region with simultaneous services held at Warwick, Stanthorpe, Allora, Killarney, Wallangarra, Liston and Amiens. It was the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and Leslie Park celebrated a big turnout with local schools, veterans and members of Southern Downs Regional Council. For more photos of the event, visit our website http:// warwick.starcommunity.com. au/ Lest we forget.
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BY NOW most will know that a tiny town located just outside the Southern Downs, has been shortlisted as a potential home for nuclear waste. Oman Ama, located 15 minutes east of Inglewood and close to an hour west of Warwick, was listed by the Federal Government as one of six locations around Australia nominated to store low to mid-level nuclear waste. The location of the proposed 100-hectare storage facility is expected to be announced next year following community consultation. The sites have been volunteered by landholders who could potentially earn as much as four times the current value of their land. The government is also offering $10 million
to the local community near the site that is chosen for infrastructure and development. Oman Ama is in the Goondiwindi Regional Council district and the announcement has come as a shock to local residents and councils including Goondiwindi Regional Council Mayor Graeme Scheu. “I was woken this morning (Friday 13 November) at 5.30am by media asking my thoughts on the proposal,” he said. “It was embarrassing to reply that you will have to wait until I get the papers to let you know.” Mayor Scheu went on and said that nobody should jump to conclusions yet. “I don’t believe this was the best process as the last thing I want
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