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Beware the festive ‘treat’ Feeding household pets human food can be toxic and potentially fatal, and vets are encouraging owners to be mindful of this over Christmas. Stanthorpe Vet Care Services vet Dr Olivia Turner said a lot of pets - particularly dogs are fed leftovers more frequently at Christmas. “Ham and sausages are high in salt and fat and cause pancreatitis, and they can get very sick with vomiting and diarrhoea,” Olivia said. Story page 5
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Local boxer Chris Dawson won his recent fight, cementing himself as one to watch. His brother, Jahmarley Dawson, said Chris improves every week. Chris said before the fight he was nervous, but training helped. Story page 3
Toughest choice “I didn’t really want to discriminate against anyone, especially in a small town,” she said. Kristy said it just wouldn’t feel right to only open to some of the community. She wrote online that “here at Brinx we love all our customers equally and we hope you will continue to support us as we move into
this hopefully short lived phase of running our deli/cafe”. Kristy said a takeaway model was thankfully viable for her business, as they have the deli attached to the cafe as well. Brinx Deli and Cafe’s whole menu is available for takeaway and will be providing take-
away platter boxes as well as gelato, ice cream, sorbet, and coffee. Kristy said she was concerned about ensuring her staff had the same amount of hours to work and considered this when making her decision. Story page 4
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Stanthorpe cafes have taken drastic action in the face of the vaccine mandate, with some changing their business models while others close for the foreseeable future. Kristy O’Brien from Brinx Deli and Cafe made the decision to operate as a takeaway only venue after the mandate came into effect.