And the winner is”¦
Allora locals had the opportunity to vote for their favourite mural to be painted on the wall of the IGA building. There was a good response of 567 votes with 375 going to the red-winged parrot design.
Why 26th January 1788?
As Woolworths and other retail outlets decide to reduce Australia Day merchandise offered for sale it might be time to examine why this particular date is important and whether our celebrations reflect the significance of the date. A common mistake is to believe the date relates to the voyage of Captain James Cook as he explored the east coast of Australia.
Melissa Hamilton announces mayoral bid
Commercial lawyer Melissa Hamilton has announced her intention to enter the race for Mayor of the Southern Downs ... With a billboard unveiled on the New England Highway last week, Ms Hamilton is the first candidate to publicly state her intention to run. She will run as an unaligned independent candidate.
Sports tragics attend Allora’s long lunch
Allora Regional Sports Museum welcomed over 90 guests to the Commercial Hotel on Saturday for the Long Lunch. Catching up with super coach Wayne Bennett are two of his early school mates from St Joseph (now St Pats) - former Qld League Representative John Cowley and half century Rugby League administrator Peter Cavanagh.
90th anniversary of Allora Bowls Club
John Ellwood. The Allora Bowls Club was formed at a meeting in the Shire Hall on the 23rd January, 1933. Shire Clerk Andy Hamilton took the chair but declined nomination as the foundation president. It appears that Andy must have relented afterwards ...
Allora attaches great importance to community hall
A survey by Southern Downs Regional Council asking for community responses about various Allora facilities has revealed that there is no doubt about the importance of the Community Hall to the town and district. SDRC received 252 responses to the survey and 92 per cent of those placed a level of importance on the Community Hall - 65 per cent saying it was extremely important, 18 per cent very important and 8 per cent somewhat important.
Storms lash Allora
On New Years Eve storm cells built up between Clifton and Allora with the most damage happening in Allora. On the corner of Forde and Warwick Streets two huge old gumtrees were torn out of the ground, roots and all.
