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Vale Father Much-loved Parish Priest of Stanthorpe and Wallangarra for more than 40 years, Father Lino Valente, has passed away aged 93 years. Father Lino spent 43 years as a priest at Stanthorpe and Wallangarra. He retired in 2003, spending 18 months in his ‘home Parish’ of Inglewood and Texas before returning to Stanthorpe to live and assist Father Brian Connolly with ministering to the parishioners of Stanthorpe, Wallangarra and Lyra. Four years ago, due to deteriorating health, Fr Lino moved into Lourdes Home at Toowoomba, where he passed peacefully on Tuesday 14 September. Full story – Page 3
A century celebrated
Water boost
Stanthorpe living legend Enid Hamilton recently celebrated her 100th birthday, with multiple festivities held in her honour. Enid is a beloved local to many, having lived a legendary life so far. Read more about Enid’s extraordinary life so far, and see photos from the day on Page 12
Stanthorpe’s farmers and irrigators are set to get a boost after unallocated water was released from the Accommodation and Pike creeks. The release of 1060ML of unallocated water will reportedly deliver a boost to 24 local farmers and irrigators. This provides an opportunity for those affected to improve water security through storage of water on their property and increased farming production levels. Full story – Page 10
The end of an era Kirra Pines was highly regarded for its production of top quality tomatoes and capsicums, operating across 260 hectares on nine sites with about 25 local staff and 120 seasonal staff. Carnell Family Farming was said to have sustained significant damage to its crops from large hailstorms in December 2018 and from
drought in 2019 and 2020, also losing revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic and falling returns for tomatoes and capsicums. In a statement released in July, Kirra Pines Farming managing director Tim Carnell said his family was “extremely disappointed” to be entering voluntary administration. “We are extremely disappointed this situ-
ation has emerged and want to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Kirra Pines team. “We remain very proud of what Kirra Pines has achieved in terms of the contribution it has made to the Granite Belt community.” Full story – Page 3
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