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Check out the July issue of our ‘Southern Living & Real Estate’ magazine - free inside this week. We take a look at what to see and do at the Jumpers & Jazz in July, the thriving Granite Belt tourism scene, seasonal recipes and more - plus hot property on the market right now in our region.
Ian Schmidt’s Model T Ford workshop was opened on Saturday 2 July, marking a new attraction for Stanthorpe. More photos on page 10
Expansion binned By Emily-Rose Toohey After evaluating survey results regarding public interest in the kerbside waste collection expansion, Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) decided to make the service voluntary last week. Cr Marco Gliori said he thought the deci-
sion was fair and reasonable. “It’s been one of the more enjoyable decisions we’ve made,” Cr Gliori said. “We shouldn’t be forcing people into it.” Similarly, Cr Stephen Tancred said the decision demonstrated that council listened to the people. “It was a very well responded to survey and
we have good information,” Cr Tancred said. In the survey sent to 1,100 landholders, the following was the response to whether they supported the service going ahead: Yes (29 per cent), No (30 per cent), and not returned (41 per cent). Of the residents in the expansion area, a council spokesperson said that 59.2 per cent of
the overall surveys were returned and 40.8 per cent were not returned. However, Cr Andrew Gale said he was hoping the survey results would present a majority. “This is one of those times when it’s a tough decision to make given the public sentiment,” Cr Gale said. Full story on page 4
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