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Chief leaves People of Bundaberg
Simone Finch has resigned as chief executive officer of The Friendly Society Private Hospital less than one year after taking up the role. The board announced Ms Finch had resigned and finished as chief executive officer due to pressing personal circumstances that required her to urgently move interstate. The board thanked her for her service, which included steering the organisation through a successful accreditation process and creating the framework for the next strategic plan. Chief financial officer James Waters has stepped into the role of acting chief executive officer pending a decision on Ms Finch’s replacement.
‘Leave something for us’. It’s what a young Peter Gash wrote down when hearing arguments about the damming of the Murray River in the early ’70s and now he’s helped turn Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort into a leading example of what can be accomplished in eco-tourism and sustainability. In 2022 the resort won gold and entered the hall of fame for the Steve Irwin Award for Ecotourism at the annual Queensland Tourism Awards, with Mr Gash’s daughter Amy Gash, awarded the Young Achievers Award. While the Gash family is deservedly in the limelight for their work on Lady Elliot now, they were just a few of the people doing great things for the Bundaberg community in 2022. Story pages 16-19
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Priest retires Almost half a century of service by The Venerable Keith Dean-Jones will be recognised on Wednesday 11 January. The Anglican Parish of Bundaberg is holding a service of retirement and farewell to allow the community to give thanks to The Venerable Keith Dean-Jones, rector, priest-in-charge Parish of Bundaberg and Archdeacon of Burnett for his 47 years of service to the church and communities in which he has served. Having spent time at many different parishes throughout NSW, in 2015 he was appointed as Priest-in-Charge of Bundaberg, before in 2017, being appointed as Archdeacon of Burnett.
Peter Gash uses his skills and passion to give back to the community. Story page 32
Alleged murder drives push for...
Justice reforms By Angela Norval The alleged murder of mother-of-two Emma Lovell in North Lakes in December by two teenagers with long criminal histories has led to a statewide focus on tough new action targeting repeat youth offenders.
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Burnett MP Stephen Bennett on 30 December was backing a petition that already has 136,228 signatures to have a new Emma’s Law introduced to enforce a mandate on courts to incarcerate, refuse bail, and breach of bail on violent home invaders who repeatedly offend with weapons, regardless of age.
In response to this petition and community concern, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced 10 new measures to fight youth crime in Queensland with the 10-point reform plan designed to toughen up penalties for a range of offences.
“The time for action is now and we are launching our most comprehensive response to youth crime in this state,” the Premier said. “Community safety has to come first.” Story page 3