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Bin review on the cards
A brilliant gesture
After officially passing the now highly contested kerbside waste expansion in February, council has committed to a review of the service over the next three months. The review was passed at last Wednesday’s council meeting in Stanthorpe, with a full report of the information collected to be presented at council in June. Full story page 5
A Warwick couple is holding an open gardens at their property to raise money for motor neurone disease this weekend. The garden at 118 Ogilvie Road will be opened between 10am and 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday, and all visitors are welcome with a $6 entry fee. Full story page 10
Uniting for Ukrainians Local woman Sally Edwards was fed up watching the atrocities in Ukraine on TV each night and feeling powerless to do anything. Wanting to do something practical she contacted an old work colleague, Inessam who she knew was originally from Ukraine. “I felt moved to do something,” she said. Full story page 10
Conflict in focus By Emily-Rose Toohey At the 13 April Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) meeting, conflicts of interest founds itself at the centre of a lengthy discussion. Six councillors, including SDRC Mayor Vic
Pennisi, Cr Cynthia McDonald, Cr Jo McNally, Cr Marco Gliori, Cr Stephen Tancred, and Cr Cameron Gow declared conflicts of interest. Cr Cynthia McDonald acknowledged that items 9.1 (petition against material change of use application for intensive animal industry), 12.1 (corporate and community services
monthly status report), 12.2 (Saleyards Advisory Committee), and 14.3 (Pest Management Advisory Committee Meeting minutes) were conflicts of interests for her. “I am a beef cattle farmer and have commercial dealings in this industry, and some people may interpret this as me having a con-
flict of interest,” Cr McDonald said. “I’ve had three complaints made against me in 2020, which are under investigation by the Office of the Independent Assessor and may be referred to the Councillor Conduct Tribunal at this point.” Full story page 4
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