Warwick Today - 5th August 2021

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Thursday, 5 August, 2021

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Resident’s anger over road issue

Medical centre raises fees

Council considers climate

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Region’s pride Road closure causes chaos

Matthew Denny, the 25-year-old Allora local and two-time Olympian, fell five centimetres short of earning a medal in the Tokyo 2020 discus finals but earned a personal best - and the respect of the nation. Matt finished in fourth place with a throw of 67.02m. Sweden won gold and silver medals, while Austria secured bronze. Full report - Page 5

The shutting down of the main section of Palmerin and Grafton streets on Sunday 1 July caused some chaos, with drivers seemingly caught unawares in the area that was closed off. Read more about it, and when it’s going to happen again, on page 10.

Harriet brings home bronze Warwick’s own Harriet Hudson has won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Alongside teammates Caitlin Cronin, Rowena Meredith, and Ria Thompson, Hudson, 23, represented Australia in the Olympics’ women’s quadruple sculls. After the win, Harriet said “honestly, I still cannot believe it.“ She said the team “are absolutely on cloud nine over here“. “Enjoying every moment of the celebrations.“ Full report - Page 5

Locked-in losses Reportedly people are still making bookings for after the lockdown, though that is pending Covid-19 developments. Coachman’s Inn is still receiving bookings for September and October, but noticing a small decline. They would normally have about five or six bookings in a day for those, but only had three

the day we called. A staff member said the hotel “won’t be employing anyone this weekend and will be closing the restaurant this weekend“. They’ve been forced to close their restaurant too, with low numbers of locals dining in too. Staff member said people aren’t coming in because they’re worried about not getting paid this week.

“No housekeepers, no restaurant staff, no reception this weekend,“ they emphasised. The Palaszczuk Government will be providing $5,000 payments to small and medium businesses across Queensland affected by the current COVID-19 lockdown and lockdowns in other states. Full report - Page 4

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Motels in the Southern Downs are being hit hard by the Covid-19 lockdown, with empty rooms in sight for the foreseeable future. The Coachman’s Inn in Warwick told this paper they’d “just finishing cancelling up to 96 per cent of our bookings“. They say they have two people left staying with them, both from Toowoomba.

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