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A festival of our heritage It was a weekend filled with baroque music and Devonshire tea in Warwick, as dozens of locals and visitors made their way to St. Mark’s Church for the Heart and Heritage Festival. Guests enjoyed quilt shows, guided tours of the 1868 sandstone Church, and a spectacular performance by the Brisbane Baroque Players on their period instruments and with two guest sopranos. Photos pages 14-15
Anzac Day this Sunday Premier gives pipeline update Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Water Minister Glenn Butcher visited Warwick last week to announce a significant investment in water security for the Southern Downs region. As part of a $20 million Drought Resilience Package,
Anzac Day is this Sunday 25 April - with many commemorations planned across the region after cancellations due to Covid in 2020. The community is expected to turn out in strong numbers this year in our towns both large and small to remember the service and personal sacrifice of Australians in wartime - see inside for your guide to times and locations of Anzac Day services, and more ... Pages 8-9
the state government has committed $8.1 million towards commencing early works on the proposed Toowoomba to Warwick pipeline. Story pages 4-6
The cost of rain By Jess Baker Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) officers have revealed the cost of local road repairs following recent rains will soar above the “disaster trigger point” of $233,000. Repair works for damage sustained during February 2020 flood events had reportedly just begun when rain flooded the region once
again last month. “The March (2021) flood event has put the 2020 (repair) works on hold,” said SDRC Director of Infrastructure Services Seren McKenzie. She said the target for completion of repair works is now March 2022 for the 2020 event and March 2023 for the 2021 event. Following the recent rains, a number of
local residents have reached out to SDRC to request road damage be addressed. Ms McKenzie said conditions are still “too wet” for maintenance to recommence. Killarney resident Paul Stumkat said damage to Condamine River Road is particularly severe, given the many water crossings along the road, and requires urgent repair.
“I’ve written to Council several times asking them to fix the damage but they say it’s too dangerous for them to come out,” he said. An email addressed to Condamine River Road residents from SDRC staff said repair works will commence once they are able to safely get into the area. Story page 3
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