Back to school
Hundreds of students returned to school this week after the long summer break, along with many Prep students, who started their schooling lives. One local seat of learning, Cambooya State School welcomed 18 new Prep students to the school this week.
Downs police targeting youth crime
More than 20 young people in the Darling Downs area have been charged during a special holiday crackdown to combat youth offending. Operation Theta commenced on December 19, 2022 to proactively tackle youth offending during the busy school holiday period. In the first two weeks of the operation, Darling Downs District officers conducted 665 proactive activities, including a high visibility police presence in hotspot youth crime locations, shopping centre and business walkthroughs.
Saving horses to save people
The wild Australian Brumby is seen by many as a threat to the native environment, especially in the Snowy Mountains, but horse trainer Joe Hughes has not only helped to solve the problem but in the process has saved the lives of people suffering the effects of trauma ... he now uses his unique 4BP horse training methods (4 Brumby Protection) to transform wild brumbies for a life working with people.
Hike to Heal Scavenger Hike returns
Returning to Mount Peel Bushland Park in 2023 will be Hike to Heal, an interactive hiking adventure suitable for all levels of fitness and hiking experience. Hikers have fun following clues at the Mt Peel Bushland Park or a park of their choosing to find natural treasures and solve riddles as they walk along the trail.
Property offences at all-time high level
Local residents have unfortunately had to remain highly vigilant over the Christmas break as the chance of a thief breaking into a home looking to steal belongings and motor vehicles has been alarmingly high. Data that dates back to 2001 shows that in 2022 the Drayton Police Division ... had the most amount of unlawful entry offences on record. There were 234 unlawful offences recorded in 2022, comfortably surpassing the previous record of 161, set in 2021.
Cambooya now home to performing arts
Cambooya Hall is now the second venue to host classes by Kiyua, a not-for-profit organisation working with children and youth, building confidence and self-esteem through performing arts. Kiyua Kids come from all backgrounds and cultures and enjoy classes every Saturday during school term.
Our very own Christmas tradition
An insight into how Christmas in our region was celebrated in the past can be found in Steele Rudd’s On Our Selection, Chapter XXVI, which ends with this: “All night they danced—until the cocks crew—until the darkness gave way to the dawn—until the fowls left the roost and came round the door—until it was Christmas Day!”
