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Evacuation report card West Moreton Health has given insight into the decision to vacate 21 patients from Gatton Hospital after an unpleasant odour was reported at the Lockyer hospital on Good Friday. The hospital reported an unpleasant odour in what was suspected as a chemical leak about 1:30pm on Good Friday after a UPS battery pack used as a backup for the power supply was identified as the cause. West Moreton Health Chief Executive Hannah Bloch said the wellbeing of hospital patients and staff was highly prioritised once the odour was detected. STORY PAGE 2
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By Lowood circle work The 15th annual Lowood Spudds and Dudds B and S Ball revved up the Lowood Showgrounds on Saturday 6 April. Utes and ute-lovers turned the Lowood Showgrounds into party town with vehicle displays, driving events and live entertainment. Event organiser Jessica Anderson said Lowood was one of only two B and S balls in the state, with the other held in Goondiwindi. “Everybody lives nice and close, it’s not many hours drive from Caboolture or Toowoomba, and Lowood’s a nice little town,” Jessica said. PICS PAGE 28
Past, present, and future Rural Ambassadors came together at High Country Droughtmasters in Eskdale on Saturday 6 April to share ideas, experiences and lessons at the inaugural Rural Ambassador Workshop. The workshop was hosted by Toogoolawah Show Society and West Moreton Brisbane Valley Sub Chamber’s (WMBVSC) 2023 Rural Ambassador,
Stephanie Laycock, and Marburg Show Society and WMBVSC 2022 Rural Ambassador and Queensland Rural Ambassador Community Spirit Award winner 2023, Matthew Petty. Guest speakers discussed public speaking, rural matters, program requirements and the Next Gen committee, shedding light on what it meant to be a Rural Ambassador. STORY PAGE 16
Matthew Petty (Marburg/Mt Walker), Brooke Martin (Toogoolawah), Danika Brooks (Linville), Leonie Nichols (Cherry Creek), Grace Hankinson (Gympie), and Stephanie Laycock (Toogoolawah) at the inaugural Rural Ambassador Workshop, held at High Country Droughtmasters, Eskdale. Picture: JACOB HAYDEN
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DV abuse shock Moore resident Bradley Love and his 14-yearold son were traumatised after witnessing a man physically assaulting a woman at the service station in Harlin in late March. Mr Love said the community had turned out to support a charity organisation at the
Harlin Hotel, but the incident likely traumatised people and ruined a positive experience. “Sadly, walking to the premises I was alerted by a scuffle at the nearby service station,” Mr Love said. “It came to my awakening from the screams and argument that a man was physically assaulting a woman at the service station.
“It was hard to initially see as it was dark and a man was on top of another body.” Locals heard the concerns and walked over to defuse the situation, and Mr Love said QPS were alerted, but the man and woman left before police arrived. Toogoolawah Police Station Officer in Charge Sergeant John Cumner confirmed po-
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lice attended Harlin in relation to a report of a female being assaulted by a male, and the matter was before the courts. “Police conducted investigations that evening and into the next day,” Sgt Cumner said. STORY PAGE 3