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MORE TO LOVE The editor’s desk While national media often tend to exaggerate the scale of certain issues, there seems little doubt there is something of a crisis when it comes to the morale of Australian teachers (see cover story, pages 4&5).

It is of great concern, for example, that up to 50 per cent of graduate teachers leave the job within their first five years. Even though some of those are 'mobile millennials' who aren't leaving because of burnout - but rather a desire to travel the world or try other things - it's still a stark statistic. True, the starting salary for teachers is relatively high and compared overall with a lot of occupations teachers don't earn bad money. But money is one thing, working conditions are quite another.

It seems clear one area causing stress is curriculum and how student performance is measured. There does seem to be an over-emphasis on data collection and analysis - perhaps under-valuing the 'human' side of teaching - and that surely places a strain on teachers which might help lead to career burnout.

If there's a teacher close to you in your life, reach out to them. They may be energised now, right at the start of the school year, but they may need your support as the year goes on.

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DEPUTY PM VISITS Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack inspects the site of the proposed Emu Swamp Dam at Stanthorpe and seeks talks with the State Government - page 11.

TANK COST QUESTIONS Residents of Karara west of Warwick continue to question what they say is the excessive cost of rainwater tanks to replace their council water supply - page 12.

STAR ON RISE Warwick-born racing driver Matt Campbell snatched a big win for Porsche at the Bathurst 12 Hour race last weekend - check out photos on page 17.

CASEY'S SPIN Our sports columnist Casey O'Connor gives us all the latest in local sport from around the ridges - pages 18-19.

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MORE SHINE ON A RISING STAR Warwick was cheering last weekend for one of its favourite sons after racing driver Matt Campbell snatched a historic victory for Porsche in the Bathurst 12 Hour 2019 at Mount Panorama last Sunday 3 February.

It was Porsche's first win in the 12 Hour event and Campbell's first victory in six attempts at the endurance race after several near misses in recent years.

"I knew it was going to be tough but I didn't think it was going to be that tough," Campbell said afterwards.

"To do it the way we did in the last stint was amazing.

"The car was perfect towards the end - it was great to finally win this race, especially as it's this car's last race."

Campbell partnered with Shane van Gisbergen in Supercars endurance events in 2017 and was driving in a GT3-R, owned

by kiwi Earl Bamber who partnered van Gisbergen in the 2018 Supercars endurance events.

The victory came after an audacious move by Campbell heading down Mount Panorama at the famous 'Forrest's Elbow'.

The Warwick-born 23 year old rising motorsport star passed the Aston Martin of Jake Dennis with eight minutes remaining and crossed the line first to claim the win in the ride he shared with Dirk Werner of Germany and Dennis Olsen of Norway.

There were some tense minutes post-race as the result was subject to an investigation which was cleared by stewards. The move examined was a Campbell pass on Bathurst 1000 winner Chaz Mostert into 'The Chase' in the final hour, when they were contesting third place.

Campbell concluded the 12 Hour with

PIPELINE CONTRACT AWARDED Construction of the new Storm King Dam raw water pipeline is set to get underway in March with a tender being awarded for the $6.5M project by the Southern Downs Regional Council to Newlands Civil Construction.

A statement released by the council says the pipeline is "a joint initiative of Southern Downs Regional Council and the Queensland State Government" and a "vital project (which) will renew the deteriorated raw water pipeline between Storm King Dam and Mount Marley Water Treatment Plant".

Councillor for Transport, Infrastructure and Utilities Marika McNichol said the Storm King Dam pipeline is a vital project which would deliver a quality water source to the Southern Downs community into the future.

"We are committed to upgrading and investing in the region's ageing infrastructure and delivering quality projects to the community which continually improve the liveability of the Southern Downs region," Cr McNichol said.

"The Storm King Dam pipeline project is a priority for Council and one that will ensure a continuous water supply for Stanthorpe and deliver water security to residents into the future.

"This pipeline is crucial infrastructure needed for the Southern Downs and awarding the tender for the construction and design of the project is a big leap towards its completion."

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The council is funding more than $2.6M of the project with the Queensland Government contributing more than $3.9M through the Local Government Grants and Subsidies Program (LGGSP).

The new 30 centimetre wide, 8.9 kilometre pipeline will replace the current infrastructure which was constructed in 1954.

Construction of the Storm King Dam pipeline is expected to be complete by December this year.

The council says the project will support more than 25 jobs in the Southern Downs and "boost the manufacturing and construction industries". ●

a winning margin of 3.4413 seconds over Dennis, while GruppeM's Mercedes won a fraught fight with van Gisbergen for the final podium place.

That top five was covered by just 8.9s and a rapid pace led to a new race record, the 312 completed laps surpassing the tally of 297 in 2016.

Mostert's BMW Team Schnitzer M6 led the way at the halfway mark, following a morning with trouble for some high-profile entries.

As the day wore on safety car appearances played a major role in team strategy which eventually worked in Campbell's favour - he had fresher tyres than the rest of the contenders heading into the closing stages. · See photos from the winning race on page 17 ... ●

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DIRTY WATER ‘SAFE TO DRINK’ The Southern Downs Regional Council has played down problems with discolouration of town water in Warwick last weekend.

Residents in Glennie Heights, Rosenthal Heights and parts of west and central Warwick complained about "peecoloured" water coming out of their taps and avoided drinking it.

A council statement released on Monday of this week said the "teacoloured" water was "entirely safe to drink" and there is "no public health risk", but conceded there may be ongoing issues with water discolouration due to falling dam levels.

"Council's Water and Wastewater team have addressed the issue and the colour of the water is dropping out of the supply," the Monday statement said.

"As the region's dam levels continue to drop, water is now being drawn from lower levels which may affect intake quality.

"At the weekend, an issue with the supply of water to the Warwick Water Treatment Plant from Connolly Dam resulted in discoloration of the water and as a result Connolly Dam was taken off-line.

"While there are no health risks to the community, changes to certain water qualities such as colour may be experienced."

Dam levels as of last week (data supplied by Southern Downs Regional Council) ... · Leslie Dam: 8.12% full (8627ML) - will deplete in 21 months with no inflow · Connolly Dam: 49.4% full (1281ML) - will deplete in 11 months with no inflow · Storm King Dam: 51% full (1102ML) - will deplete in 11 months with no inflow The council said last week there is no plan at this stage to increase urban water restrictions across the region from the current "high" level to the "extreme" level. ●

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THE FUTURE Cover photo – SOTE principal Shane Power with primary teachers (from left) Winsome Free, Sharmayne Wilcox and Samantha Fisher.

Above – Shane, Sharmayne and Winsome with SOTE students (from left) Edi Maguire-Hetherington, Chloe Fern, Alistair Collins, Imogen Sternsdorf and Jett Maguire. SOTE places a big emphasis on teachers and parents being “on the same page”.

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s the region's teachers and students returned to the routine of the classroom at the end of January it's perhaps timely to reflect on the state of the teaching profession today.

National media reported in late 2018 on a "crisis" among Australian teachers, with many exiting the education sector early due to burnout caused by stress, workload, abusive parents and pay and conditions.

Many of the claims are anecdotal but what is known is that as many as 50 per cent of newly-graduated teachers leave their job within their first five years in the classroom.

That alone is an alarming statistic for the future of education in Australia - and by local accounts disillusionment among teachers in our own region is a cause for concern.

The Free Times this week spoke to a number of local teachers - who did not wish to be named - who spoke first-hand of feeling burnt-out and on the verge of quitting, or of colleagues who are seriously

considering leaving the job.

Reasons they cited included all of the above - and while they said they will soldier on in a new teaching year their sense of being pushed to "breaking point" is real.

They're sentiments backed up by Kevin Bates, president of the Queensland Teachers' Union (QTU).

Kevin told the Free Times this week that as a teacher himself he'd seen huge changes in the role over the past three decades - not the least of which has been the attitude of parents.

But disturbingly, what is also on the rise is not just the verbal abuse but also the physical assault of teachers and principals, both by students and by their parents.

"As a union we're getting a clear message about the treatment and disrespect of teachers - and a lot of it is in the language and attitude of politicians," Kevin said.

"There's a relentless focus on data when it comes to tracking individual student performance and the use of 'league tables' in ranking schools.

"The downside of highlighting the stresses

Changes in society tend to be reflected in changing student and parent behaviour. teachers deal with can be that it dissuades people from wanting to be teachers.

"But the reality is there would have been teachers who on the first day of school

didn't want to go back into the classroom, but their partner would have said something along the lines of, 'But you have to darling you're a teacher'.

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"Of course there are the intrinsic rewards of the job - being empowered by seeing a child's face light up when they achieve a goal and the feeling of having made a difference to a young person's future."

Kevin said the QTU is about to embark on a new enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) for teachers with the Queensland Government and the morale factor will figure strongly in negotiations over pay and conditions.

He said while entry-level remuneration for new teachers is relatively high - at around $70,000 a year - teachers' pay "plateaus" over the following decade at around the $100,000 a year mark.

"The figure of 50 per cent of new teachers leaving within five years is accurate, but I think it's fair to say that while most leave because of stress and burnout there's a certain percentage of young teachers who chose to leave and do things like travel overseas, because they can - they're mobile millennials," he said.

"But what is needed are exit interviews to really get to the bottom of why individual teachers are leaving the job.

"We've certainly seen a spike nationally in negative interactions between parents and teachers in recent years.

"That includes face-to-face verbal abuse but also the bullying of teachers on social media by parents.

"But what is of even more concern are the physical assaults.

"We don't have proper data for teachers but principals are surveyed on a regular basis and are more and more being subjected to physical abuse.

"One of the worst instances I'm aware of is where a principal was attacked by a student with a piece of furniture and required several weeks of rehabilitation and treatment, and there's the post-traumatic effect as well.

"Given 86 per cent of teachers are women this is a real issue of female occupational violence.

"What we're also trying to establish are court precedents around when it is acceptable for a teacher to physically interact with a student and it not be considered assault - such as reaching out to stop them getting struck by a car.

"But our current advice to our members is that any touching of a student is high-risk."

ON THE SAME PAGE One local independent school which places great emphasis on 'teacher wellbeing' is Warwick's School of Total Education (SOTE).

SOTE offers programs like 'Building Resilient Teachers' to all schools in the region and

IN THEIR OWN WORDS - A LOCAL TEACHER'S THOUGHTS ...

Queensland Teachers' Union state president Kevin Bates. regular teacher development programs in-house which focus on the concerns and hopes of the individual teacher.

Principal Shane Power says part of the core of the school's philosophy is that being a teacher is "the most important job in society, as it helps to determine the calibre of society in 20 years' time".

Shane believes that the pressures being pointed to as the source of teacher burnout are "real" and include what he says is an "over-emphasis on data collection and checklists" to justify school funding, particularly when it comes to students with disabilities and special needs.

He says regulations around student safety - even to the extent that teachers give up on planning out-of-school excursions also hamper the ability of teachers to give their students a wide variety of educational experiences.

He also says a lot of teachers in the public system feel they are being "micro-managed, and that the education authorities don't trust them to do their jobs".

And when it comes to student - and parent - behaviour, Shane says he has no doubt there's been a change in attitudes over the last decade or so.

"More children are coming into schools now with social and emotional issues, and are less socially developed than in the past," he says.

"We're also seeing that children are less dextrous - they have less physical capacity.

"Whether or not this is linked to the increased use of devices isn't really clear - it may be more that parents are not interacting as much with their children.

"And that may be due to work pressures and general trends in society.

"But parents are definitely more anxious about their kids, they're time-poor and they feel guilty for it."

Shane says SOTE's approach to good teacher welfare is also to connect them directly to parents, and that cuts both ways in helping to alleviate or avoid conflict.

"We run weekly parents' programs with things like small group discussions and guest speakers and question-and-answer panels, and parents also have the direct phone number for their child's teacher and can call after hours if they have concerns," he says.

"It's all about getting the school and the parents heading in the same direction.

"I also think the tertiary system needs to reflect some of the non-intellectual stuff when training teachers.

"As it is now they're not taught about things like kindness, tolerance, forgiveness and consistency.

"Yet these are some of the most important personal qualities a teacher needs to have - and they're expected to learn them on the job." ●

"I did the figures on going back to 0.8 (eight-day fortnight) but if I dropped back I'd still be doing the same amount of extra-curricular too so my workload wouldn't go down by much anyway. I'm so over horrid behaviour. I'm over curriculum documents. I didn't want to go to work today (first day of school). Once I was there I was fine though. I'm one of those 'enthusiastic' teachers but I'm just a good actor most of the time there are times when I can't hide it though, like the end of the year.

"There are a few people I teach with - good teachers too - the teachers you want to stay in the job because they are so brilliant.

I was shocked when I was told by one that she doesn't want to do it anymore. She taught my own kids. She is absolutely amazing.

Great with behaviour, great with curriculum. A perfect teacher. And she has had enough.

"The thing is, we picked this job because we love working with kids and helping them learn. I still love that part. And honestly I couldn't really think of another job that I'd be good at with the same pay and similar hours. I just get so sick of the stupid, horrid behaviour of some kids, not all, but it does seem to be getting worse and it is getting worse in the younger years.

Kids are coming to school without a lot of the basics. We don't expect them to actually read and write but things like being able to speak properly - due to not being talked to, having not been read to, haven't experienced stuff.

"The early years' curriculum has taken out a lot of play. It affects boys more generally - they can't sit still, then they start to feel dumb, then they act up. These kids need play more than they've ever needed it before compared to previous generations where they did get a good play-based curriculum."

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He said talks with potential China-based investors who had shown initial interest had folded and he is now seeking alternative backers.

Mr El Safty plans to manufacture solar panels on the site as well as generating power and is hopeful work on the ground will commence by April of this year.

He said he is in talks with "interested parties" around supplying electricity from the site.

He said Zero Energy Developments was also planning to commence work on a solar farm at Griffith in the New South Wales Riverina district around the same time.

Work on the UQ solar farm - on a site bounded by Robinson and Gleeson Roads at Sladevale - is expected to commence in the near future.

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The developer of a proposed second solar farm for Warwick says he is still securing finance for the project.

Ahmed El Safty of Zero Energy Developments received council approval for the proposed $97 million solar farm off the Cunningham Highway near the Caltex Roadhouse north of Warwick in May 2017.

The project is separate from the solar farm about to be developed by the University of Queensland at nearby Sladevale, which attracted significant opposition from locals.

Unlike the UQ solar farm Mr El Safty has previously said the land for his proposal is not prime agricultural land.

He told the Free Times this week the 2017 approval issued by the Southern Downs Regional Council remains current and negotiations with financiers are continuing.

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NEWS There is still no progress on a wind farm project approved by the council in late 2016 in the Stanthorpe area.

Brisbane businessman Tim Lucas gained approval for six wind turbines on his 'Rabbit Ridge' wind farm site in the Dalveen-Pozieres area but sold or transferred the site and the project to Chinese-owned wind farm developer Goldwind Australia in 2017.

The Free Times has repeatedly sought comment from Goldwind - which has three operating wind farms around the country and three others currently under construction - about its plans for Rabbit Ridge.

A Melbourne-based spokeswoman has said several times the company is "currently exploring opportunities to deliver the Rabbit Ridge project and contribute to achieving the 2020 renewable energy target".

She again said this week Goldwind's response "has not changed since your previous enquiry".

Residents of the area strongly objected to the wind farm plan. ●

From page 7 Lead contractor Lendlease held an information afternoon for potential employees at the Warwick Town Hall last Thursday 31 January.

The council has said the $125 million project - which UQ took over from renewable energy developers Terrain Solar late last year - will create more than 100 jobs in the construction phase and around six ongoing operation and maintenance roles once operational.

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CLEANUP DAY A community effort to remove unwanted rubbish from the parks and roadsides of Dalveen village and surrounds will be held on Sunday 3 March between 9am and 2pm.

The latest issue of Dalveen's community newsletter 'Windy Ridge Wanderings' invites all interest to come along to the fire brigade shed and join in at any time during the day.

"Be sure to bring a hat, sturdy shoes, sunscreen, work gloves, water, and as many helpers as you can find," the newsletter says.

"This is a family event and people of all ages are encouraged to join in.

"Refreshments and a sausage sizzle will be free for all hardworking volunteers.

"The clean-up day is the first activity to be organised by the Dalveen Community Environment Group." · Call Heidi on 0413 753 847 if you'd like to be part of the organising committee. ●

BIG DAY OUT Visit the Warwick Emergency Services Day in Leslie Park this Saturday 9 February and see the latest high-tech emergency equipment, vehicles, displays and demonstrations and meet local firefighters, police, paramedics, SES crews and community group leaders.

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BY JEREMY SOLLARS Owners of land adjoining the site of a proposed retirement village on the outskirts of Stanthorpe have lodged a court appeal against the Southern Downs Regional Council's recent approval of the project.

Councillors at their November meeting last year approved an application by JVY Group for a 90-residence 'lifestyle retirement resort' for over-50's on Torrisi Terrace.

Former Stanthorpe resident and JVY Group national sales manager Dianne Fielding has said the facility will "rival any lifestyle resort in the big city" and is proposed to be named Arcadia', a nod to Glad and Norm Crisp who were family friends of Dianne's growing up and who operated the Arcadia Picture Theatre from 1953 to the late 1960s, as well as other local businesses.

But adjoining landowners Mario, Salvatore, Venerando and Santina Marino have since lodged an appeal in the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland to have the council's approval overturned.

Court documents obtained by the Free Times note that 10 submissions were received by the council from the public in relation to the development application when it went on public display late last year.

The appeal by the Marinos states that the proposed retirement village will take up more than 63 per cent of the 4.3 hectare Torrisi Terrace site, with the council's planning scheme allowing maximum site

coverage of buildings in the low-density residential zone of 40 per cent.

The Marinos also allege the development will involve "changes to the stormwater discharge characteristics" of the site which would "substantially damage the (Marinos') land".

They claim the stormwater plans approved by the council are "vague and uncertain" and "depict a stormwater drainage system that does not involve any underground drainage line to discharge the runoff from the land the subject of the development application".

Normally the Planning and Environment Court allows the developer up to three months to apply for a 'directions order' following the lodgement of an appeal against a council approval.

The council becomes a co-respondent and usually attempts to negotiate a resolution of a planning appeal out of court to avoid a full-blown hearing, and the process can take up to or more than 12 months.

The Marinos filed their appeal with the court on Friday 25 January this year.

DIGGERS’ JOURNEY RE-TOLD A $10,000 Southern Downs Regional Council grant has helped chronicle the journey of Australian Diggers from the Western Front to the Granite Belt while preserving an important piece of the region's war time history.

'The Guardians: Meet the Australian, French & Belgian people dedicated to gatekeeping the WWI Anzac legends' chronicles photojournalist Louise Grayson's journey from the battlefields of France and Belgium to the Granite Belt, where more than 500 diggers resettled after the war in the Pikedale Settlement.

Ten years in the making, the completion of the project was made possible by a $10,000 grant from SDRC's Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).

The RADF is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Southern Downs Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

'The Guardians' was released in 2018 to coincide with the Centenary of WWI and is a coffee table book featuring a collection of beautifully shot photographs, personal stories and interviews.

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BY JEREMY SOLLARS Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack is hopeful of meeting with Queensland Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham by the end of February in a bid to secure State Government support for Stanthorpe's long-awaited Emu Swamp Dam. The DPM toured the site of dam with local federal Maranoa MP and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud on Wednesday of last week, with the two reiterating federal support for the project and an anticipated $42 million contribution from Canberra.

Mr McCormack also met with Granite Belt producers to hear about what the new dam would mean for water security and agriculture.

A spokeswoman told the Free Times the DPM had since written to Dr Lynham requesting a meeting about the dam by the end of February.

Mr Littleproud has previously said it could not proceed without the support of Queensland's Palaszczuk Government, saying the state "owns the (water) resource".

Granite Belt producers have precommitted $24 million for Emu Swamp Dam and with its latest estimated cost of around $84 million Mr Littleproud said he would welcome Queensland Government funding to help make up the shortfall, which could also be met with a loan from the Federal Government's Regional Investment

Corporation (RIC).

The Palaszczuk Government is yet to reveal its stance on the dam but Mr Littleproud last week said he had been having "very constructive" discussions in recent times with Minister Lynham.

Backers of the project - such as the Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce, which has been the chief 'proponent' - remain confident the dam will get the tick from the State Government, believing the project is as close to fruition as it has been in decades.

But they are also sensitive to the fact a federal election is due by the end of May and that securing State Government support must happen soon.

A spokesman for Mr Lynham last week told the Free Times the minister was on leave but that the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy "has been working closely with the proponent to finalise the detailed business case".

To view the full suite of documents on the dam business case visit the Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce website at www.stanthorpecoc.com.au

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A brush with World War I battlefield tourism in France almost a decade ago led Ms Grayson to research the role of Australian Diggers in the war.

She discovered some Granite Belt communities, such as Amiens, Bapaume and Fleurbaix, share a legacy with their European namesakes in France and Belgium.

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TANK PLAN COMES AT A HEAVY COST

BY JEREMY SOLLARS Residents of Karara west of Warwick are making arrangements as directed by the Southern Downs Regional Council to transition from the village’s Canal Creek council water supply to rainwater tanks - but they remain adamant the tanks are an overly expensive option to replace the council’s system.

Councillors voted in June last year in a confidential meeting session to scrap Karara’s water supply which they claim is a health risk, and to pay for the purchase and installation of 5000 gallon rainwater tanks for Karara’s 11 residences, as well as a free one-off tank fill.

The Karara Tavern and Motel will be provided with three rainwater tanks.

Residents said at the time of the June vote they did not drink the water - pumped from Canal Creek and circulated via gravity feed to homes - but only used it for flushing toilets, washing clothes and watering gardens.

The council held firm on its position, including at a public meeting at Karara in July attended by Mayor Tracy Dobie, who told the locals the council water supply was a health hazard and needed to be replaced.

The issue went back and forth over subsequent council meetings with

The Karara Tavern and Motel will get three tanks. councillors appearing to be reviewing the June decision, with Karara’s water discussed in at least one confidential session at the October general meeting.

The final resolution to allocate a budget for the project was made at last year’s December meeting.

After the original June decision residents were left to battle to find out the status of the rainwater tank transition, finally receiving letters from the council’s water and wastewater department in mid-January of this year.

The letters direct residents to obtain quotes from suppliers and plumbers for tank supply and installation and if the quotes come in under the council’s budget the

works will be approved and the businesses reimbursed by the council.

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With a total of $99,610 allocated for the project, meeting the budget should not be an issue.

Enquiries by the Free Times indicate that the average cost of a 5000 gallon poly tank is around $2500, with installation costs likely to vary between residences depending on the need for a concrete slab, re-positioning existing tanks and installing pipework and other plumbing.

Delivery of the water for the one-off fill, while expensive, would be unlikely to put any individual residence over the budget,

although locals have received quotes of as much as $860 for a single tanker load.

Quotes obtained so far by locals for tank delivery, installation and filling have ranged between $4000 and $6000, well under the council’s budget.

The council has previously indicated the total budgeted amount is a maximum but Karara locals remain insistent their water supply could have been improved at a fraction of the cost of the tank scheme - with measures as simple as installing a floating foot valve on the water line from Canal Creek to minimise the take-up of debris from the creek bed.

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COMMUNITY DIARY SENIOR CITS Warwick Senior Citizens monthly activities are held at 13a Albert Street, Warwick. First Monday of each month Hoy (cards) from 2pm. First Tuesday of each month - Friendship morning from 9am. Every Monday - 500 (cards) from 9am-11.30am. Every Tuesday - TAI CHI from 9am. Every Wednesday - Indoor bowls from 9.30am-11.30am. Every Friday - Crazy Whist (cards) from 9am11.30am. Subscription is $10 per year and covers all activities. For information phone Margaret on 0458 444 101, or Fay on 0424 287 121.

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welcome. · Freestone Friendly Friday - Freestone from 5.30pm to 8.30pm. Free entry, cold drinks, warm company and relaxed atmosphere. All welcome.

Call Graeme for more details on 4666 1524.

SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY The Swanfels Annual Get Together for former students will be held on Saturday 9 February at Pioneer Park, Swanfels.

Come along and enjoy the day with old friends. For more information phone Ron Johnson on 4664 4163 or 0438 674 803.

HEART SUPPORT

MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY

The Warwick Heart Support Group meets on the last Monday of each month (except December and January) in the Founder's Room at Slade Campus at 11am. Lunch is held after a short meeting. Every second meeting a guest speaker attends.

A warm welcome awaits any person who may have experienced a Heart issue.

For more information phone Norm on 4661 5421 or Jenny on 4664 8173.

Warwick Branch National Seniors general Meeting will be on Monday 11 February at the front room of the Condamine Sports Club, opposite the Commonwealth Bank on Palmerin Street.

New members, old members and interested people call in and have a social contact. Phone Carmel on 4661 3136.

THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY

National Seniors Trip to Glasshouse Mountains will be departing on Wednesday 13 February from the front of the Council Administration Building at 7am.

We will go to the Australian teamsters Hall of Fame, while enjoying tea/coffee with damper. Lunch will be at a local Tavern then onto Bankfoot House.

Bookings now until tuesday 5 February.

Phone Carmel on 4661 3136 for more information.

Warwick Pensioner League Bus trip to Lowood is on Thursday 7 February, and will leave from Queens Park at 8am. For more information please contact ruby on 0438 674 803.

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY · Messy Church will be on Friday 8 February at the Warwick Uniting Church from 5pm - 7.30pm. Games, meal, craft and lesson around the theme "Good News for 2019". All

WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY

Free Times gardening guru Beatrice Hawkins (left) and Erica Bailey, both members of the Warwick Horticultural Society.

GREEN THUMBS IN GARDEN EXPO TRIP The Warwick Horticultural Society will run their first bus trip for 2019 on Saturday 16 March.

The trip will be to the Brisbane Garden and Plant Expo at Doomben Racecourse, leaving Crisps Bus Depot (Grafton Street, Warwick) at 8am.

The cost is $50 per person, which includes entry to the expo, the bus trip and a free morning tea on the way to the expo.

Tickets will be available at Danny Lyon's Sports store on Palmerin Street from next Monday 11 February 2019.

Please share with your friends. We did the trip last year and it was a blast.

We will have raffles again on the trip as well. So bring some coin with you for the raffles.

Any enquiries please call Erica on 0447 417 498 or Beatrice on 0488 470 706. ●

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17, Un-common. 19, Yarn (anag). 20, Inside story.

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15. Straight after call home (6). 16. Within a year, about, left: prematurely (5). 18. Supplant some of the famous, too (4).

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9. Chases out unshod (6). 10. A number speak, but speak indistinctly (6). 12. A lot returned money held to have been robbed (6). 15. Are obstructive, but the food gets through (6). 17. Not shared, whiich is unusual (8). 19. Made up nary a tale (4). 20. The facts as revealed by the middleman? (6,5).

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19, Exit. 20, Perforation.

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Lachlan Hoey (centre) was determined Summer would stand out in their 10th anniversary appearance at the Australia Day Carnival. Their stylish white and hot pink uniforms designed by Blue Dog Sports, Laidley (sponsor of some of their players) did not win them the Australia Day competition, but it won them the SFT ‘Best Dressed of the Weekend’.

A WEEK IS A LONG TIME IN SPORT Recently it seems that if you don't like what you are reading in sport just wait a couple of hours and a bit like the weather there will be a change - another headline to grab your attention. It may not however be pretty. A week can be a long time in sport and wow how things can change and not always for the better. On the positive side in the past week we have celebrated the back to back win of the local Warwick Bulls in the Davis Shield. Matt Campbell, who cut his motor racing teeth at Morgan Park, starred on the world stage. The Australian Davis Cup team scored a great win for the good guys showing Tomic and Kyrgios there is life in Australian Tennis without them.

Australian cricket fans finally have a series win to cheer about after the Aussies cleaned up Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval. It was an all-round good performance and while Sri Lanka may not be at the top of their game neither is Australia. There were plenty of positives to come from the game and a well earned reward for Captain Tim Paine and his troops.

These good stories have almost been overshadowed by the bad and the ugly. First came news that perennial rugby league bad boy Ben Barba had been sacked by the North Queensland Cowboys before a ball has been kicked in the 2019 season. HIs sacking comes on the heels of an alleged incident at the Townsville Casino on Australia Day. It is just another in a string of appallingly bad behaviour by footballers from all codes during the off season. What are players thinking? It defies any sort of logic. Barba was clinging to his last NRL lifeline with the Cowboys. That, along with his career, appears to be gone.

Not to be outdone the Victorian Racing Integrity Unit and police went through champion Darren Weir's stables like a packet of salts. Weir and assistant Jordan McLean faced an 11-hour hearing on Monday night which ran into the early hours of Tuesday morning. It is understood the champion trainer will not contest charges relating to banned devices known as jiggers uncovered at his Ballarat stables. He is looking down the barrel of a four year ban.

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Racing will recover, rugby league will one day get their house in order and meanwhile the sun comes up in the morning and we await the next brickbat or bouquet to land.

-Casey BACK TO BACK CELEBRATIONS There was plenty of excitement and celebration at Slade Oval on Sunday as the Warwick Bulls made it back to back wins in the Davis Shield for the first time 43 years.

Despite finishing on the top of the competition table and securing a home ground final Lockyer was always going to make it a tough final.

Captain of the Warwick Davis Shield rep side, Dave Walker could not have been more satisfied with the win of his young charges.

He praised the efforts of the young side and their commitment and keenness to play Rep cricket saying it really "meant something" to the team who put in an 110percent effort each time they took to the field.

Warwick spinner Sean Bryson was the star of the show cutting a swathe through the Lockyer batting line up. In an outstanding performance with the ball the sixteen year old took six wickets in seven overs conceding only 12 runs. Lockyer was dismissed for just 124 runs.

It took Warwick only 14 overs to chase down the required runs. Bulls' batmen Mitch McLennan (27) and Ben Heppell (23) were the best performed with the bat.

Bryson added to his good day out scoring 14 runs off the bat. Tom Morris remained 16 not out at the end of the game.

Bring on 2019/20 was the chorus from the Warwick Bulls after the game.

FINALS LOOMING With five weeks until the finals of the Stanthorpe Cricket competition two T20 games were decided last weekend in the Stanthorpe Cricket competition.

Tenterfield took on competition leaders RSL on the CF White Oval. In a bold move RSL who won the toss sent the visitors in to bat.

Duane Lihou had the Tenterfield captain Shaun Merchant dismissed for a duck after facing only three balls giving RSL a great start.

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through the fifth over the score was 2/22 and RSL looked to be well in control.

Geoff Swan played a settling role adding a much needed 46 runs before being bowled

by Nick Lawer. Pat Skinner and Tyler Sargeant ensured the Tenterfield tail wagged adding a 31 run stand at the back end of the innings.

Thanks to the later order rally Tenterfield set RSL a coemptive run chase of 108.

The Tenterfield bowlers made RSL work hard for their runs. Opener Jason Lawer laid a solid foundation for the chase scoring 45 from 44 balls before he was caught by Geoff Swan off the bowling of Pat Skinner in the 14th over.

Josh Wren scored a hand 15 runs from 18 deliveries. Greg Mackenzie added 11 runs while Luke Brady remained unbeaten on 19 as RSL chased down the required runs for the loss of five wickets and with 16 balls to spare. It was a good win but perhaps not as easy as some may have expected.

RSL (32) now sit four points clear of Valleys and South's (28), Wanderers (22) and Tenterfield (2).

WANDERERS BLOW CHANCE Wanderers blew an opportunity to enhance their position on the leader board when they played South's on Sheehan Oval.

South's won the toss and elected to bat.

Wanderers had an early break through when opener Sachepal Singh was dismissed after facing only seven deliveries. It brought South's captain Ben Staley to the wicket.

The Wanderers bowling attack did a great job containing the run rate as wickets fell steadily. A series of dropped catches however proved costly to Wanderers. Staley anchored the South's innings scoring 45 runs from 52 deliveries. South's batted out their 20 overs setting Wanderers a gettable total of 106 runs.

Jason Johns was having his first game in 18 months and proved effective with the ball. He finished with figures of 3/7.

In reply Wanderers lost opener Ky Rashleigh cheaply when he was run out for just one run. His opening partner Weylin Aldridge (33) and Brock Patti (16) played well taking the score to 1/55.

The dismissal of Aldridge off a good ball from harry Williams triggered a middle order batting collapse and a steady flow of batsmen back to the club house did little to help Wanderers score. Their run chase was however assisted by some poor bowling

from a South's attack that gifted their opponents 30 extras including four no balls and a ridiculous 23 wides.

Despite this Wanderers were dismissed in the 19th over still six runs shy of the total required for victory.

This weekend there will be only one fixture game played between Valleys and South's. Due to the Tenterfield Show the game between Wanderers and Tenterfield has be rescheduled to February 22.

SPRINT ORIENTEERING COMES TO WARWICK The Southern Downs Orienteering season kicks off on Sunday with a sprint event around the Warwick High School.

Publicity officer for the local Bullecourt Boulder Bounders Orienteering Club, Liz Bourne, said that sprint orienteering was developed to bring the sport into urban areas, using schools, parks, streets and university campuses.

"Sprints are now a regular part of our State and National championships as well as International competition," she said.

"It encourages quick decision making at speed with the emphasis being on selecting the fastest route."

Ms Bourne said there would be three standards of courses available at Sunday's event, including an easy one for beginners and anyone with an interest in navigation is welcome to come along and try it out on Sunday.

She said, "These types of events are a great way to learn the basic skills of orienteering in a safe, friendly environment."

Sunday's event will have starts from 3.30 - 4.30pm with the entrance into the school grounds being from Victoria Street. The cost will be $5 for beginners.

For further information, please contact Liz Bourne on 4683 6374 or go to bbb@ oq.asn.au or www.oq.asn.au/event-calendar GATES RETURNED TO GLORY Patron of the Warwick Cricket Association Bill Gross has been instrumental in having the Slade Memorial Gates at Slade Cricket Oval restored to their former glory.

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THOMPSON WINS MONTHLY MEDAL Last Saturday the February monthly medal and putting competition was decided at the Stanthorpe Golf club. The event was sponsored by Dixon Homes and Wes Smith, strong supporters of the Stanthorpe Golf Club.

Michael Thompson reminded everyone his ability. Hi scores of nett score of 66 and 75 off the stick were the best of the day and booked his place in the Medal of Medallists at the end of the year. Thompson was certainly in great form; he also collected the balls on offer for the birdies nest at hole 12.

Tod Beckett fresh from an impressive Stanthorpe Triathlon performance the previous week has obviously also found time to work on his golf game and secured the runner's up position with a score of nett 67.

Tric Fittock also took out the double in the Ladies event with the best nett of 73 and best gross score of 96. Ladies runner up was Nikki Waterworth who returned nett 75.

The men's putting honours went to Viv Thouard. He needed 24 putts for the round.

The Ladies' putting was shared between Tric Fittock and Helen Jones - 31 putts for the round. Pin shots went to Angelo Maugeri (3); Greg Fraser (12) and Scott Constable (17).

Tric Fittock also held the Ladies Pin at the third. Neta Thouard at 12 and Helen Jones at 17.

Pro-pins were won Al Zeihmer (1/10), Richard Reardon (5/14) and Darryl Boekholt (9/18). In the rundowns it was a ball to those men with a score of nett 69 and better and nett 75 in the Ladies comp.

A group of players from Stanthorpe played Vets golf at Clifton last week.

Congratulations to Keith Jones who won the A grade and Keith Allen who finished runner up in second grade. Both players returned good scores on what was a very dry course.

This Saturday the Stanthorpe Club will hold a single stroke event sponsored by Matt and Nikki Waterworth. Tee off is from 11.30 am and there is time sheet is on the board.

COMEPITTION HEATS UP IN CLASSIC Round Three of the Tanny Classic was decided last Friday night at the Tannymorel Bowls Club. The competition continues to grow in popularity and last week there 48 players rolled up for a Super night.

It was Jessie who took bragging rights over Coire, Burt has still got the wood on Aaron, Yvonne talked her way to a win over

Brian Miller and his trusty roller ready to prepare the wicket for Australia Day Carnival games at Mayhew Oval.

Thommo, and Bretto gave poor Ole Fritzy a touch-up, "Just got lucky" Fritzy said.

Round Three winners were Krystal Petersen, Reba T, Lyn Coleman, and Bretto Grayson who had a big win in their game against Abby Petersen, Ash Coleman, Pauly Smith, and Fritzy. The score 31-14.

The Runners Up were Kate Hinton, Rob Price (celebrating his 22nd birthday) Wayne Frank, and Clayton Frank. They had an 11-7 win over Darcy Meek, Damo Boal, Steve Locke, Barb Donovan.

Jack Grayson, Mick Weier , Pete Brosnan, Burt had a 10-7 win over V Maddy Grayson, Rozy T, Mick Browne, Aaron McKinney.

Bianca , Jenny Brosnan, Geane Lamb, Jim Lamb drew 10 all in their game against Meg Eastwell, Liam McKinney, Di Walsh, Ken Armstrong.

Keegan Smith, Quinton Coleman, Ryan Boal, Yvonne "Cherpie" Reid had a 9-8 win in a tight one against Brett Donovan, Jill Browne, Wayno Petersen, Thommo The cash for the spider was won by one of the young guns Locky Boal.

At the completion of round three, Lyn Coleman leads the way with12 points ahead of Patty Price, Mick Browne, and Jessie Wallace (10). Pauly Smith, Ken Armstrong, Liam McKinney all have nine points 9. On eight points are Krystal Petersen, Yvonne

Reid, and Jim Lamb.

There are still three weeks remaining in the Tanny Classic and anyone in the field can win.

A reminder that if you played last week organisers assume you will be playing in the next round unless you notify the club prior to 6pm.(Call 0437 558753) Everyone is welcome so don't forget to bring a few mates and introduce them to the Tanny Classic and the hospitality of the club.

Congratulations to the boys who have been doing a great job keeping the green groomed and ready each week in pretty difficult conditions TANNY TARANTULAS TAKE THE POINTS On Saturday the Tanny Tarantulas had a great over Rosewood win in the Premier 7's played at Tannymorel.

The Tarantulas took home the points.

Sue Butz, Dave Butz, Geoff Creighton and Aaron McKinney scored a big win. Pete Gynther and Graeme Carson (aka Grumpy) were far too strong in the pairs and Ron Philps was unlucky just going down in a very close singles game.

This week the Tarantulas play at their home base once again. Their opponents, Chinchilla. Games begin at 1.00 pm. Come on down and support the Tanny Tarantulas.

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MALLET MURMURS Many of the Stanthorpe Mallet players still found conditions testing over the past week but there was a reasonable roll up for all formats. On Tuesday at the Association Croquet Grace Howard partnered Effey Russell against Joy Newman and Carol Verwey. Joy was in very good form and she and her partner had a 26-16 win. Heather Widderick and Sharyn Roser had a close game against Peter Tunbridge and Andrea Denkewitz eventually winning 16-14.

Widderick played very well making many roquets and recording a personal best break of four hoops in a row.

Ricochet players were on the court on Thursday morning and welcomed two players (Marion and Eric) trying the game for the first time.

Peter Tunbridge played solo against John Draper and Carol Verwey. In a close game Tunbridge won 26 hoops to 23. Carol Verwey was making the long roquets again, while Peter and John played good shots around the hoops. Andrea Denkewitz and Jenny Tunbridge coached the new players.

Conditions were far more comfortable for the Gateball crew on Friday morning and Team One (Bill Golding, Andrea Denkewitz, Joy Newman and Val Fancourt) claimed the bragging rights win in three of the four games. .They won the opening game 14-12 bounced back after a loss in game two to win the final two games 14-10 and 10-8.

Team Two (Jenny Tunbridge, Heather Widderick, John Draper and Grace Howard) In the opening game Val Fancourt and John Draper each had a 'gate and touch' to gain an extra shot. Jenny Tunbridge also played well scoring an 'agari'.

In the second game there was some excellent team work from both teams. Joy Newman had a 'gate and touch'. In the final game Bill Golding made a good long shot and was able to 'spark' opponent balls off the court.

WIN FOR ROSER Terry Roser got the chocolates at Sunday Sporters in Stanthorpe. Runner up last week was Phil Zikan. Dick Hilton posted the Best Gross score. Stewart Rayner and Ian Anderson and figured in the run downs.

Anderson also collected the Pro Pin while Terry Byrnes took the Pin Shot at the third.

Paul Byrnes and Ben Adam did not leave empty handed - each took home a meat tray.

Remember Sporters tee of every Sunday during summer between 7.30-8.00am and new faces are always made welcome.

AROUND THE GROUNDS WARWICK BOWLS CLUB Last Wednesday Dawn McLennan and Trish Owens held their sponsored Evening Bowls with a wonderful roll-up of 34 on the Green plus 4 visitors.

Everyone really enjoyed the cool evening, and the happy friendly atmosphere. Our sincere thanks to Dawn and Trish for their sponsorship, and also to our members and visitors for their attendance.

Result with the Conditions of Play being a "Mystery" until after the game. They were "The Winner - the lowest winning score", and "The Runner-up - the second lowest winning score".

T. Owens, M. Shepherd, T. Wright def. C. Johnson, B. Donovan, B. Hansen 25-8.

A. Naylor, S. Ford, P. Wagner def. Y. Reid, T. Gallaher, B. Christensen 15-10.

B. Buckel, G. Davis, def.F. Couper, J. Ruhle 16-15.

R. Bean, R. Tartan, J. Rickard def. P. Seipelt, J. Niven, D. Warr 17-16.

R. Forbes, M. Balfour, M. Holder verse G. Niven, G. Murphy, J. Johnson 14-14.

P. Beaman, R. Smith, D. Christensen def. G. Brack, T. Pritchard, S. Tyter 17-14.

Congratulations to Alex Naylor, Steve Ford and Phil Wagner on winning the event, and to the runnerup Bill Buckel and G. Davis. The raffle winners were freetimes.com.au

Trevor Wright and Russell Forbes.

Coming Events for February: Yesterday Wed. 6th: Evening "Friendly" bowls was played. N.B. These bowls replaced last Saturday's Evening Bowls which could not be held owing to a private function at the Club.

Results in next week's paper.

Sat. 9th: Social Evening bowls. Names in between 5.30pm and 6.00pm for play at 6.30pm. Visitors are welcome to come along and enjoy bowls in the coll conditions. It makes it so much more enjoyable.

Mon. 11th: Management Meeting at 3.00pm.

Wed. 13th: Jackpot Bowls - Pairs, sponsored by Dominos Pizza.

Sat. 16th: The Warwick Bowls Club's A.G.M. Sun. 17th: Men's Open Carnival. any enquiries regarding bowls etc. please phone the club on 4661 1516. Visitors are always made very welcome.

The 'Sew Crafty Chicks' hold their Craft mornings every Friday at our Warwick Club from 9.00am to 11.30am. All are very welcome to come along and enjoy their craft, friendship, and a cuppa.

SOUTHERN DOWNS RIFLE CLUB Results for 3rd February 300 yards F Class: Cool overcast conditions wel-

comed the shooters on Sunday. First use of the shade cover this year was appreciated, by all.

Gusty and variable winds provided a challenge. Beth showed us how it was done with a score of 124.6.

Kevin continues to impress with his stock standard Sako .223, coming in second with 120.10.

Final results Beth Caskey (Pratten) - 124.6 Kevin Jones - 120.10. Standard Neil Sexton - 119.6 Bruce McAllan - 117.3 Paul Wiedman - 115.2. Standard Trevor Jones (Dalby) - 104.2 Matt Jones- 81.2 Next week we will be at the 400 yard mound on Sunday 10th February, sign on at 7.30am for 8.00am start, contact Margaret on 4666 1018 for more information.

SOUTHERN CROSS BOWLS CLUB It was certainly nice to see some players back on the green after this intense heat with Friday night twilight bowls resuming last week. Results - B Hartley, C Davidson, J Johnson def P Klowss, V Gray, T Banditt 18-12; C Weier, R Francis, D Scotney def D Cross, L Hartley, D Busch 17-9; T Francis, C Sawyer, B Bourke def P Gainey, V Banditt, G Davis 20-11.

Winners were lead - C Weier, second - C Sawyer and skip J Johnson. There will be twilight bowls again on Feb 15th at 5pm.

Social bowls results from Sunday - R Tate, D Cross, C Davidson def C Weier, L Hartley, K Mooney 22-17; L Marriott, P Gainey, J Johnson def G Penn, B Hartley, D Scotney 19-13; G Dent, R Francis, Slave def B Heffernan, V Gray, G Davis 19-18. Winning lead was G Dent, second was P Gainey and skip was C Davidson.

Today Thursday Feb 7th will be social bowls at 9.30am. After lunch the ladies meeting will be at 1pm. Results from last week - G Penn, L Hartley, C Wickham def J Torrisi, C Sawyer, L Marriott 17-12.

Nominations are now being taken for the ladies B grade and A grade singles.

Coming up this weekend will be the start of the men's singles competition. Saturday Feb 9 at 1pm is the B grade singles - B Lee v P Gainey; G Johnson v B Hartley; G Penn v B Frame. On Sunday Feb 10 at 9am is the A grade singles - K Mooney v G Cross; Slave v D Scotney; C Davidson v G Penn; B Lee v J Johnson; P Gainey v V Gray; G Davis v B Frame.

Second round will continue after lunch along with social bowls at 1pm.

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