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LGAQ ban Somerset Regional Council (SRC) has given a big thumbs down to the Local Government Association of Queensland’s constitution regarding electing Policy Executives. In its ordinary meeting on Wednesday, 8 May, council had the choice of voting for either Councillor Paul Tully of Ipswich City Council or Councillor Tom Sharp from Scenic Rim Regional Council to represent District 2 SEQ (Western) in the Local Government Association of Queensland Policy Executive. Councillors unanimously agreed voting was pointless, given Ipswich had eight votes while Somerset, Lockyer and Scenic Rim had only two each. STORY PAGE 2
Fernvale turns 150
Hill murder
A large crowd assembled at Fernvale State School on Saturday to celebrate the school’s 150th anniversary. Longstanding principal, David Raine, who has seen students, staff and supporters come and go over 25 years at the facility, and whose four children attended classes there, told a packed school auditorium of his pride at the quality of education and community support that is its hallmark. STORY PAGE 15
Longstanding school principal David Raine (centre) assembled the two oldest and two youngest members of the school alumni to cut the cake. They are Thora Smallwood (nee Denning), 96, and Joyce Jackwitz (nee Pointing), 92, plus preppies, Isabella Byth and Ashlin-Jayde Bond.
Toowoomba detectives have launched a homicide investigation following the death of 76-year-old Gatton and Minden Bus Service owner Jim Hill as a result of a serious assault that occurred on Anzac Day, 25 April. Emergency services were called to Mr Hill’s Hood Street address in Gatton between 6pm and 7pm on 25 April, following reports a man had been assaulted. Upon arrival, Mr Hill was located with serious injuries and was transported to Toowoomba Hospital. Mr Hill appeared to be recovering from his injuries but passed away on Sunday, 5 May. STORY PAGE 3
Council riled at ‘NO’ to triathlon…
Dam swim police By Jacob Hayden Seqwater and Somerset Regional Council are seemingly at loggerheads over the establishment of a triathlon event at Lake Wivenhoe. In October 2023, the council resolved to support and sponsor a triathlon event by Atlas Events Pty Ltd, currently scheduled for 12 and 13 October 2024.
SRC Corporate and Community Services director Daniel Rowe said Seqwater initially refused the open water swimming component of the event. “It’s slightly disappointing, considering council’s trying to promote the use of those campground facilities,” Mr Rowe said. “It’s quite important that open water swimming as part of a triathlon event is included.”
Mr Rowe’s report to council detailed the back-and-forth between SRC and Seqwater. “Following further correspondence from council querying the decision due to the limited number of individuals (up to 400) participating in an event directly adjacent to a recognised Seqwater managed swimming location, council received conditional advice from Seqwater that the event may proceed,” the report
said. “The conditional approval of the event limited the event’s total capacity to 450 attendees (including participants, spectators and event staff), noting that there are only about 130 carparks available on site at the Logan Inlet Day Use Area.” STORY PAGE 3
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