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Issue No. 3364 The AlloraPublished by C. A. Gleeson Pty.Advertiser Ltd., at the Office, 53 Herbert Street, Allora, Q. 4362 “Since 1935” Issued Weekly as an Advertising Medium to the people of Allora and surrounding Districts. Your FREE Local Ph 07 4666 3128 - E-Mail [email protected] - Web www.alloraadvertiser.com THURSDAY, 1st OCTOBER 2015 GRAND FINAL WINNERS ! The 2015 Wattles Warriors Toowoomba Rugby League Premiership winning team after their 52 – 26 Grand Final win over the Dalby Diehards at Clive Berghofer Stadium with the ‘Hutchies Cup’ and a merry band of supporters. Wattles Win 2015 Grand Final in 50th Year to Snare Their First Back to Back Premierships The 2014 Toowoomba Rugby League A Grade Premiers the Wattles Warriors finished Sunday’s 2015 & 96th TRL Grand final day with a dominant 52 – 26 win over the Dalby Diehards to take back to back premierships for the first time in the club’s 50 year history. Wattles A Grade premiership tally has advanced to four since entering the Toowoomba Rugby League competition in 1967, after Sunday’s main game success they have also won last year in 2014, 1997 & 1970. Wattles’ player stalwarts Brenden Wilson, Glen McMillan & Aaron Scheid helped their side to back to back Toowoomba Rugby League A Grade premierships on Sunday, the curtains falling on the …Continues inside page 7 illustrious careers of all three as they announced their playing retirements. PTY. RENBUKAN KARATE PLUMBOWE LTD. Plumbing and Gas Installations ALLORA Starts Domestic & Commercial BSA 1198291 (ADULTS & TEENS) ✔ Wednesday Plumbing, Drainage & Gas Installations October ✔ New Homes, Maintenance & Emergency Work • ALL fitness levels welcome • ALL skill levels welcome 7th Competitive Rates • 13 years to 80 years Servicing: Allora, Clifton, Warwick, Greenmount, • Wednesday nights 6.40pm to 7.40pm (school term) Toowoomba and surrounding areas • Allora State School Hall (Warwick St) CALL GREG BOWE 0407 651 831 36 Hodgson Street • FIRST CLASS FREE!!! Email [email protected] Greenmount Qld 4359 PHONE: 0431 677 078 Letter to the SUDOKU Editor… Dear Editor, We would like to thank the people of Allora and Gordon Country for our Weekly Specials wonderful stay in your area in September 2015. NEW IN STORE – Velvet Beauty Below is a letter I have forwarded to Southern Bar 4 Pack – ONLY $2.95 Downs Regional Council. Thank you again and we Napisan Vanish 2kg + 1kg BONUS – look forward to returning GREAT PRICE $14.95 again in 2016. Subject: Bouquets and Southern Cross Owners Group enjoying the atmosphere at Gordon Country, Goomburra. or Thanks Photo courtesy Barbara & John Shield. Napisan Vanish 2kg + Vanish Oxy Hello to all, Townsville and south to Hobart. We shopped and fuelled our Action 375ml spray FREE I am a participant in the Southern Cross Owners Group. We are vehicles in Allora and found everyone to be most helpful and a Group of mature aged Fifth willing to assist. The butcher supplied our meat and Palmolive Naturals shower Wheeler and Caravan owners Supermarket our supplies for a wonderful camp oven dinner at whose recreational vans have our camp site on Saturday evening. All sixty-eight who attended gels – ONLY $5.99 been made in Brisbane by the dinner had a wonderful time. No outside entertainment was and receive a FREE Southern Cross Caravans. needed as we were happy to tell tales of where we had been Solution in classifieds section The purpose of this letter is to and where we are going. exfoliating sponge! say thank you, not only to The bush walks and bird life around Gordon Country are LIMITED TIME ONLY! Gordon Country at Goomburra magnificent. We cannot thank the wonderful people of Gordon positions. but also to the Southern Downs Country enough for making our stay so enjoyable. “The consultative committee will meet every two months to Regional Council and the towns Congratulations to Southern Downs Regional Council in review progress and to monitor the key issues outlined in the people of Allora. particular the people of Allora for helping us to experience a MOU, which will remain in force for a period of 12 months,” Cr In September 2015 we had a true Aussie adventure. Council makes inroad with GrainX Blundell said. four (plus) day Muster of 32 We look forward to visiting again in September 2016. A number of residents suggested at the August community Fifth Wheelers and Caravans at Kindest Regards, through MOU meeting that it would be preferable for GrainX to move Gordon Country. Our owners Southern Downs Regional Council is well on the road to locations, rather than achieve compliance with regard to the came from as far north as Barbara & John Shield addressing environmental concerns with GrainX operations in noise and dust issues currently associated with the operation For Southern Cross Owners Group Allora. of the business. At today’s General Meeting, Council adopted a Memorandum The Mayor outlined that Grainx representatives had advised of Understanding (MOU) between Council and GrainX outlining that they will need to increase on- site operations during the Southern Downs specific actions with timeframes for completion to address and busy harvest period from early October to the end of December manage environmental nuisance caused by the GrainX and have proposed to undertake a temporary expansion of the Pty Ltd operations. container operations to land owned by Council on the Allora Commodities Southern Downs Regional Council’s Mayor, Cr Peter Blundell Industrial Estate (Allora Council Depot), for a period of four DENNY’S ENGINEERING SDC said that following a public meeting with members of the Allora months from 1 October 2015 to 31 January 2016. Buyers and sellers of all community August 10 to discuss issues about the operations of “This proposal is supported by Council, as it will ensure coarse grains and pulses. local business, GrainX, Council officers have been working container operations will not extend beyond daytime operations & WELDING PTY LTD with GrainX representatives to address the community’s at the GrainX site on Herbert Street during the harvest period. We can also source all your concerns. “In order for this to occur, a permit to occupy from the MANUFACTURERS, DESIGNERS and protein meal requirements. “The MOU establishes the guidelines for collaboration between Department of Natural Resources is required, along with INSTALLERS OF COMPLETE Council, GrainX and the Allora Community to address the development approval from Council and these processes are Mal Henry Mal Henry: 0448 663 621 environmental nuisances of noise and dust resulting from the underway. SYSTEMS [email protected] operations at GrainX. “Council also agreed to a Water Access Agreement with GrainX Andrew Weier: 0417 874 864 “As part of the MOU, a consultative committee will be formed, to allow GrainX access to water sourced from the disused Elevated Cone Base Grain Silos, 5T-675T [email protected] and Council has today appointed Councillor Neil Meiklejohn Allora Water Bore which they will use for dust suppression and GRAIN SILOS AERATORS CONVEYORS and I, along with Council’s Senior Environmental Officer, to the misting on the Grainx site located in the Allora township. 71 Herbert St, Andrew Weier Allora Q 4362 Ph: 4666 2212 committee. In addition, GrainX and the Allora Community will “I am pleased that Council has made significant inroads with SEALED SILOS MEAL BINS TUBEVEYORS each have two representatives on the committee. An expression GrainX to address the concerns of the community, and the FERT. SILOS SPECIAL SILOS BUCKET ELEVATORS of interest will be called for the community representative MOU certainly ensures that the Allora community will be involved in the process of addressing and managing the MACHINE SHOP FACILITIES environmental issues associated with the GrainX operations,” AVAILABLE The Allora Advertiser Cr Blundell said. Gutters Cleaned Paths No Job Too Small Your community advertiser servicing local and surrounding areas for over 75 years FOR: - Fitting and Turning Weeding Edges 53 Herbert Street, Allora Qld 4362 WEATHER FORECAST - Milling of Splines and Keyways, etc Phone 07 4666 3128 - email [email protected] Call us for - Repairs to Machinery and Parts Pruning Mowing DEADLINE: Advertising and Articles – Tuesday 4.00pm Day Forecast Min/Max a quote THU Showers Late. Haze. Warm. 9 27 - All Welding Repairs Errors and Omissions Policy: Care & confirmation is taken in the production of All rubbish removed today! Display & Classified advertising. Every effort is also made to ensure that information FRI Sunny. Warm. Dry. 9 27 Our prices are very competitive – Average published in articles is correct, however, we do not give express or implied warranty SAT Sunny. Mild. 10 26 as to its accuracy. We do not accept any liability for error or omission. (07) 4666 3266 house block $45 (based on 1 hours work) SUN Sunny. Warm. Dry. 8 29 Copyright: All advertising and Editorial material resides at all times with the Allora FAX: (07) 4666 3564 Contact Pauline on Advertiser with the exception of where copyright is otherwise held. Copyright will MON Sunny. Warm. Dry. 10 28 0407 607 367 not be released to any other party without written permission. TUE Sunny. Warm. 9 29 22 SOUTH STREET, ALLORA QLD 4362 2 — THE ALLORA ADVERTISER … THURSDAY, 1st OCTOBER 2015 THE ALLORA ADVERTISER … THURSDAY, 1st OCTOBER 2015 — 3 ALLORA’S ANZACS REMEMBERED: THERAPEUTIC CENTRE - 2 Queen St., Clifton 4361 fighting strength. The routine then became front line position, then training and labouring behinds the line. In early 1917, the A project by the Allora Historical 52nd Battalion participated in the advance that followed the Allora Grain & German retreat to the Hindenburg Line. Society A. Rhyl. Bell Private Francis Vincent Beakey was taken on strength with the Milling (AGM) Holder of Therapeutic Goods Certificates 52nd Battalion on the 25th April 1917.