Herald 20220802

Feed Central supports GM with charity event
This year’s Feed
Central National Hay
Quality awards saw
producers from across
the country gather in
Toowoomba last week
to support the Cancer
Council of Queensland.
The awards held on
Monday, July 25, at the
Burke and Wills Hotel
were a fundraiser for
the Cancer Council’s
Do It For Cancer campaign.
Feed Central managing
director Tim Ford
said the team wanted
to do something for the
Cancer Council after
finding out about Feed
Central’s general manager
Cieran Maxwell
diagnosis of bowel and
liver cancer.
“We had the tragic
circumstances where
Cieran came to work
on a Friday, had some
pain, and went to emergency
where he was
diagnosed,” Mr Ford
said.
“This particular
event has people come
from all over the country.
“There are people
from South Australia,
Victoria and NSW
which shows support
to our team, family and
business.
“Everyone coming
in today is supporting
us supporting our team
which is wonderful to
see.”
Mr Ford said Feed
Central was on track
to raise $10,000 for the
campaign.
Feed Central project
manager Megan Ford
said the team was in
shock when they received
the news about
Cieran’s diagnosis.
“Cieran has been
with us for 10 years and
is an integral member
of the team,” she said.
Do It For Cancer is a
campaign that encourages
Queenslanders
to do what they can to
fundraise and support
locals affected by cancer
with the goal to
raise more than $1.35
million this year.
Mr Maxwell’s sister
Jackie Maxwell said
it was nice to see her
brother honoured at the
event.
“He (Cieran) has a
very strong place for
Feed Central in his
heart and it has been
such a big part in his
family life,” she said.
“It’s lovely to see
how far Feed Central
has gone for this.”
Cancer
Queensland
Phil Snowden, Tocumwal, with Gloria and
Rob Hamilton, Nobby
Council
general
manager Meaghan
Bush said the fundraiser
was a truly special
event and thanked Feed
Central for their support.
“Fundraising events
like this help bring
us one step closer to
a future free from the
burden of cancer,” Ms
Bush said.
“Cancer Council
Queensland is dedicated
to improving quality
of life for people living
with cancer by raising
funds for research, early
detection, prevention,
and information
and support programs.”
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Nathan Lister and Jordan
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Tim and Megan Ford - Feed Central
managing director and project manager
Amy and Wade Alexander
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Jackie Maxwell, Graeme Smith, Betty Maxwell, David Park, Alison
Park, and Mary McElroy - Cieran Maxwell’s family
Smart Parking technology comes to CBD
From the frontline to the home
front, World War II nurse Betty
Dorothy Robinson has touched
the lives of countless people, but
none so much as her own grandson.
At 24, Harrison Mayall is now
the same age as his grandmother
when she was posted to a military
hospital in East Yorkshire,
England, during the Second
World War.
Here, Betty treated sick and
wounded soldiers for several
years, standing firmly as aircraft
swarmed and bombs exploded
nearby.
Betty died in 2012, aged 92,
but her legacy lives on in her
grandson.
“My grandmother is the reason
I decided to study Nursing,”
Harrison said.
“She was such a remarkable
woman and told some truly inspiring
stories about nursing
during the War, and the lives she
saved.
“Soldiers, pilots, POWs – she
treated everyone and everything,
including meningitis, TB and
other infectious diseases.
“I always dreamed that one
day I would do the same.”
That dream is fast becoming a
reality for Harrison, who is now
in his second year of a Bachelor
of Nursing at the University of
Southern Queensland.
The road to get here has not
been an easy one, though.
Smart Parking in the
Toowoomba CBD has been
switched on, with paid parking
resumes
Toowoomba Regional Council
Infrastructure Committee
Portfolio Leader Cr Melissa
Taylor welcomed the new technology
which will allow motorists
in the CBD to easily find
available parking bays, offer
contactless payment and the option
to extend parking time within
the existing time limits.
“This is a step forward for our
community and will allow residents
to make payments on the
new ‘Toowoomba Parking’ App
otherwise the large machines
will accept all payment types
and the small machines will accept
card payments.
“Parking prices and time limits
remain unchanged however,
the first 30 minutes of on-street
paid parking within the CBD
“I didn’t complete an OP or
an ATAR when I was in high
school,” Harrison said.
“And I was never really a studious
person.”
But nothing could deter Harrison,
who completed the University
of Southern Queensland’s
Tertiary Preparation Program
(TPP) – a free program allowing
students to develop the skills
needed to successfully complete
a university degree - before enrolling
in Nursing.
“I would definitely recommend
completing a pathway
program,” Harrison said.
“Just don’t give up; as long as
you try your hardest, the University
will help you achieve your
goals – no matter how out of
reach they might feel.
“That’s what I did, and now
I’m on my way to working for
the Royal Flying Doctor Service!”
Head of the School of Nursing
and Midwifery Professor Christine
Neville said she felt tremendously
proud of the work-ready
nurses the University had produced.
“It’s a well-established School
with a long history of graduating
outstanding nurses, especially
for regional and remote communities,”
Professor Neville said.
“It has been a tough time for
people working in this profession,
particularly during Covid,
and that just shows the type of
will be free under the Smart
Parking project. 30 minutes of
free parking has been retained
to support businesses within the
CBD by encouraging turn over
in the city centre.
“While the first 30 minutes is
free, customers will still need to
use a parking meter or the App
every time they park regardless
of how long they are parking in
case they choose to stay longer
than originally anticipated.
Wartime nurse inspires grandson
USQ STUDENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO WW2 HEALTH HERO
HARRISON MAYALL
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people nurses are.
“They are there when people
are at their most vulnerable
times, but also their most joyous.
“Minute by minute, our students
are having a positive impact
on people’s lives and that’s
just incredible when you think
about it.”
• To learn more about studying
nursing at the University
of Southern Queensland, visit
www.unisq.edu.au/study/degrees/bachelor-of-nursing
“We know the move to this
new system is a change for our
residents and we ask for patience
during this early phase of
our Toowoomba City Centre Car
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and need help, contact 131
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this for you.”
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• The new ‘Toowoomba
Parking’ App is available now
for download on the Apple App
Store and the Android Play
Store.
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Committee (CCC) meetings ensure community views are heard about the
Gowrie to Helidon (G2H) and Helidon to Calvert (H2C) projects.
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