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Week commencing Thursday, 22 June | 2017 | Edition 881
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Snowflakes previewed
Stanthorpe hosts juniors
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Extra trading By Jeremy Sollars
John Dee Warwick had a visit from State Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne - pictured on the left with John Dee CEO Warren Stiff - this week, with the minister touring their Warwick processing plant and the company’s 'Yarranbrook’ feedlot at Inglewood ... story and more photos on page 5.
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Reaction from Rose City Shoppingworld retailers to the announcement Sunday trading will come to Warwick and Stanthorpe next month has been mixed. As reported online by the Free Times last Thursday major stores in Warwick and Stanthorpe such as Woolworths and Big W will be able to trade on Sundays and public holidays from Wednesday 12 July, following a decision handed down last week by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC). The National Retailers Association (NRA) issued a statement last Thursday stating the QIRC had ruled in favour of parallel applications brought by the NRA for the two towns, saying Sunday trading would boost employment, increase consumer choice and support the vital tourism industry in both communities. The decision followed a week-long hearing in February, which included site visits to each town by the QIRC. A similar NRA application for Pittsworth was knocked back by the QIRC. While it’s great news for the major supermarket and other big chains in Warwick and Stanthorpe, smaller retailers in Rose City Shoppingworld are mostly either biding their time on making a decision about whether or not to open on Sundays, or they’re staying mum for the time being. Most of the national chain stores in the centre declined to comment to the Free Times on their potential Sunday opening plans, saying it would be a “head office” decision and local managers and staff had not yet been advised either way. Peter Walsh of Rose City Jewellers said they had “not made a final decision” about Sunday trading and would have to weigh up operating and staff costs. Continued page 3
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