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Wind farm greenlighted A one-gigawatt wind farm near Warwick, set to be the biggest in Australia after it is completed, is one step closer to delivering affordable renewable energy. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Queensland’s publicly-owned transmission company Powerlink has signed an agreement to connect the MacIntyre Wind Precinct to the grid. Full story page 5
Allora Hall temporarily shuts doors
Warwick Show success The Warwick Show weekend was a huge hit, with locals and travellers enjoying the massive range of
The Allora Community Hall, which has been temporarily closed due to repairs, was discussed at the 9 March Southern Downs Ordinary Council Meeting. Cr Marco Gliori brought the subject up during the general business section, and said locals have been unable to book ahead for upcoming functions. Full story page 9
entertainment on offer. Check out our coverage of the show on pages 12, 26, and 27
Bin plan a waste By Emily-Rose Toohey Southern Downs residents have expressed hesitancy regarding the kerbside waste collection expansion, which is set to commence on 4 April.
The expansion was last discussed at the Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) meeting on 23 February, and applicable residents have since received a letter detailing the expansion. The service will have a three month free trial period, ending on 30 June - $450 will
be the cost after the trial. An anonymous local source, who will be unnamed due to privacy reasons, said she rang council about the bin collection being of no use to her and her partner. “If we wanted it, we would have applied
for it – we don’t want or need a bin service,” source one said. This sentiment was voiced by other locals on Facebook after two high traffic posts regarding the expansion gained 124 comments in total at the time of this print. Full story page 4
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