Joan Cronin recognised for her service to museum
At its Ordinary Meeting Southern Downs Regional Council recognised Joan Cronin for her signiï¬cant contribution and dedication to the region as a volunteer at the Allora Regional Sports Museum ... “Joan is a shining example of an ordinary citizen delivering an extraordinary service to the community and I am pleased to recognise her years of selfless service”: Mayor Pennisi.
Clifton Benchrest Shooters news
Some welcome new and returning faces ï¬lled out the benches at Clifton Benchrest Shooting Club’s September shoot ... placegetters in Centreï¬re, from left, Marg Sullivan 3rd, Helen Manteit 2nd and smallest group, Gary Manteit 1st.
Beef hides and livers – the secret ingredients in new skincare and supplement products
A new, eco-friendly range of collagen products made using traditionally low-value bovine inputs such as hides and livers will soon deliver beneï¬ts across the entire beef value chain. This world-ï¬rst Certiï¬ed Organic collagen skincare and supplements range is the highly anticipated result of a collaboration between MLA and Freeze Dry Industries (FDI), a manufacturer based on the Sunshine Coast.
Allora Golf Course celebrates 25th anniversary
The current Allora Golf Course will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, with a golf day and BBQ planned for Sunday 2nd October. We say “current” because this golf course is actually the third one in Allora. The first Allora Golf Club was formed in June 1927 and the course opened in August 1927.
The Melbourne Cup comes to town
The Melbourne Cup visited Allora with guests from the Victoria Racing Club, Ray Dummett and jockey John Letts ... Cr Marco Gliori presented a poem he wrote about the thrill of the Melbourne Cup.
Burns leads Wattles to Grand Final glory
Glyn Rees. Team captain and coach Travis Burns’ Wattles Warriors ï¬rst grade team served up their club’s ï¬fth ï¬rst grade premiership success since joining the Toowoomba Rugby League in 1966 when they dispatched the Gatton Hawks 51 – 20 at Toowoomba’s Clive Berghofer Stadium on Sunday in front of a packed crowd. While a swansong for the skipper, it was a dream come true for him and his sixteen team mates.
A marvellous monarch: James Lister
"We have lost a truly remarkable Sovereign. Throughout her seventy year reign - the longest in the over one thousand year history of the Crown - Elizabeth the Second was a tower of strength and dignity. She proved over long years that lasting and beloved leadership is not founded upon power and influence (although she nominally possessed both) but that it is about always being there and being a steadfast reference point through time and in the lives of people and nations": James Lister, Member for Southern Downs, Queensland Parliament.
