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[email protected] Ph: 5461-3866 www.maryboroughadvertiser.com.au www.maryboroughbusiness.com.au Published Tuesdays & Fridays No. 20,399 G $1.50 c n i The Maryborough District AdvertiserEst. 1855 Friday, July 17, 2020 T EVENTS T FUNDRAISING T NETBALL TALBOT FARMERS’ MARKET TO RETURN COUPLE COMMIT TO DRY JULY LOCAL TEAMS JOIN JUNIOR COMP PAGE 4 PAGE 8 SPORT JUMPING BACK IN The Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centreʼs Caitlin Butler is busy preparing the indoor pool which is set to reopen for the first time since COVID-19 restrictions forced it to close earlier in the year. The pool will be open from Monday and new change rooms, including an all abilities Changing Places room, are awaiting community members. Story, Page 7. 170720 06 EB CALLED OFF 2020 Energy Breakthrough event cancelled due to coronavirus CHRISTIE HARRISON biggest annual events and has Energy Breakthrough Committee Delahunty said while cancelling the as long as we could but we made the The coronavirus pandemic grown to inject nearly $5 million into made the difficult decision to call off event was disappointing, it was the right and responsible decision. has landed a heavy blow to the local economy each year with the 2020 event based on current “right and responsible” decision. “Public health takes priority and Maryborough’s community and some 20,000 students, staff and COVID-19 government restrictions “It was a big decision, it was a we must make the necessary and economy with the town’s major spectators descending on the town and a spike in cases in the difficult decision, but it was the right responsible decision in response to event, the Energy Breakthrough over the four-day competition.