Allora Jockey Club posters
History has been discovered in the walls of the old Clifton Courier Building. With the move into new premises from the old Clifton Courier building staff unearthed historic articles such as these large Allora Jockey Club posters.
Vale Jack Duggan – Wattles legend extraordinaire
Glyn Rees. As many will be aware on Tuesday last week, so very sadly the Wattles fraternity, senior and junior, lost one of their great stalwarts in Mr Jack Duggan. It will certainly be an adjustment for all who frequent Platz Oval at game time, senior and junior, to now see a vacant chair near the gateway aside the announcing box, a chair that in recent years has seen Jack, beside wife Shelley, as near permanent viewers of the achievements of all those on field in green and gold.
Exploring Ontario, Canada: Balancing urban growth with agricultural sustainability
The second leg of my Nuffield Scholarship Global Focus Program took us to Ontario, Canada. The Greater Toronto Area, with a population of approximately 6.4 million, is experiencing rapid population and economic growth.
Celebrating 50 years of early education at Allora
On Wednesday 11 September former and current staff, students and community members celebrated 50 years of Early Childhood Education at Allora P-10 State School. In 1974, long serving teacher-in-charge, Mrs Joyce Gibson oversaw the establishment of the Preschool centre, one of the first to open in Queensland.
Matthew wins at Brussels
Only weeks after bringing home the bronze medal from the Paris Olympics Matthew Denny has excelled at the Diamond League held in Brussels at the weekend. With an opening round throw of 69.96m Matthew took out the discus final for the second straight year and broke the 40 year old meet record.
Warriors curtain falls on 2024
Glyn Rees. The 2024 Toowoomba Rugby League season curtain fell for the Wattles Warriors reserve grade team in Sunday’s Preliminary Final after ï¬nishing behind the Valleys Roosters 28 – 10 at Toowoomba’s Clive Berghofer Stadium. The grinding game was anyone’s at halftime, before Valleys found a few extra legs ...
NIOA and RL Pastoral successful annual sale
The two Santa Gertrudis studs marked a successful return to the on-property auction ring with a full clearance at their third annual joint sale held last Thursday. After two years of American-style video selling, NIOA and RL showed off the best of their best in a hangar-turned-all-weather sale barn at NIOA Pastoral Co.’s Talgai Homestead near Allora.
