Truck crash under investigation
On Friday 1 July, a truck veered off-road into Warwick’s Enchanted Garden on Alexandra Drive.
According to Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), the driver was transported to Warwick Hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries.
However, police are still looking into the cause of the accident and Warwick Police acting officer-in-charge Sergeant Cameron Slater said it may have been due to the wet weather, but mechanical failings are also being looked at.
Tin experience to re-run
Amiens History Association is planning to re-run its Tin Experience at Amiens Legacy Centre on Sunday 4 September, 10am to 2pm.
Demonstrations of tin panning, sluicing, melting and moulding as well as screenings of a new documentary on Stanthorpe Tin will be part of the day’s events.
Grants for Queensland women
Grants of up to $15,000 are on offer for community organisations who focus on initiatives that address the unique issues faced by Queensland’s women and girls.
Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Shannon Fentiman said organisations are encouraged to apply for funding in the latest round of the Investing in Queensland Women grant program.
“Across the State women and girls have raised their voices time and time again to demand equality, respect and the right to live in safety,” Minister Fentiman said.
“We are funding frontline and community organisations and partners with innovative ideas to help women achieve, succeed and be safe and secure.”
Three categories of funding are available for applicants:
• Category 1: up to $5,000 for small initiatives such as targeted campaigns or events
• Category 2: up to $10,000 for larger initiatives that will operate on a broader scale or are more sustainable in nature
• Category 3: up to $15,000 for substantial initiatives which are undertaken jointly between two or more organisations or community groups, with favourable consideration given to applications where there is a matched contribution to the initiative from the initiative partners.
First Nations voices heard
The State Government has taken a step towards Indigenous Voice where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have a greater say in decisions about their lives, communities and future.
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Craig Crawford made the announced the appointment of Queensland’s eight-member First Nations Consultative Committee (FNCC), in honour of NAIDOC week last week
“The FNCC will help inform the state’s input to the national Indigenous Voice process,’’ Minister Crawford said.
“They will help design a Queensland Indigenous Voice model that best meets the needs and priorities of First Nations peoples and reflects the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities in Queensland.”
Committee member for Southeast Queensland: Mr Cameron Costello, Quandamooka man, former Chief Executive Officer of the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, current Deputy Chair of Queensland Tourism Industry Council, UQ Law Advisory Board member, Healthy Land and Water Director, and Director of Costello Consultancy.
