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Volunteer of the month
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A well-known Warwick identity has been named the March 2021 Southern Downs Regional Council Volunteer of the Month for his years of selfless service within many local community organisations. Vince Hemmings has dedicated much of his retired life to helping others, volunteering with St Vincent de Paul, Rosies, St Mary’s Parish, and the Warwick Women’s Work Camp. Full story page 3
Visitors steamed into Warwick over the Easter weekend, including climbing aboard the Southern Downs Steam Railway’s trips out to Hendon, with nearly 400 train enthusiasts hitting the rails. The volunteer-run ‘SDSR’ has two to three similar trips planned every month for the rest of 2021 ... Photos, pages 10-11.
New home for station approved A development application for a new home for Warwick’s local community radio station Rose City FM was approved last week by council officers - the new building will be constructed in Victoria Park off Wallace Street. The impending move of the radio station from the former Rosenthal Shire depot will allow the Willi Street land to be sold off by the council. More on page 3
Yards cost ‘gap’ By Jeremy Sollars Around a month after a close-run vote of councillors on the planned upgrade of the Warwick Saleyards the Southern Downs Regional Council says a detailed design on the future upgrade could be up to six months’ away from completion.
Councillors voted five to four in early March to adopt a ‘middle of the road’ $7.5 million upgrade of the saleyards, putting paid to several years of community speculation and debate around the future of the vital facility. Other options - which in March were voted down - included a $15.6 million new ‘greenfield’ site, and a ‘gold-plated’ upgrade of the
existing saleyards estimated at $13.9 million. Southern Downs Mayor Vic Pennisi this week said the final cost of the upgrade could be “anywhere from $3.5 to $10 million”, but that he “personally” doubts the higher estimate, and anticipates the council will seek to “cap” the cost at $7.5 million. But details of the design components re-
main unclear at this stage, with an ‘internal working group’ of council officers now meeting on a regular basis to drive the project forward. The council is also preparing to apply for a significant funding share from state and federal government grants programs. Full story page 4
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