Herald 20220809

Council seeks further funds for Bridge Street quarry
The Toowoomba Regional Council is
seeking further funding to transform the
Bridge Street quarry into an international
tourist destination.
With rehabilitation of the site ongoing,
Bridge Street Quarry Development
Advisory Committee Chair Cr Kerry
Shine (pictured) said it was important to
advance discussions with the State Government
to progress the proposal further.
The council unveiled the Bridge Street
quarry Feasibility Study in September
2018 which recommended public investment
for the first two stages at an estimated
cost of $8.53 million.
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Stage one of the project is to make the
site safe by rehabilitating the site to provide
safe and environmentally sustainable
greenspace, and increase connectivity
to Jubilee Park.
The second stage will involve low,
community-based development with
activity precincts for entry garden, children’s
play and engagement with volunteer
groups.
Quarry operations ceased at the site in
1994, have which the council and interested
community groups have undertaken
investigations to redevelop the site into
an iconic tourism attraction.
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“This is a long-term dream that will require
substantial funding in order for us
to reach the full potential of what can be
achieved on this site,” Cr Shine said.
“To make sure we’re in a position to
take advantage of any funding opportunities
that may arise, the council will organise
a delegation to visit the Minister for
Tourism, Innovation and Sport, Stirling
Hinchliffe and the Director-General for
Department of Tourism, Innovation and
Sport John Lee. While the State Government
has previously shown interest in the
Quarry Gardens and committed funding
in the early stages of the project, we need
to make sure that the relevant State Government
ministers are updated on funding
needs for the project.
“It’s important we do this to raise
awareness of the project and to seek guidance
on any upcoming funding that may
become available.”
The council voted to have the Mayor
or Deputy Mayor, Southern Queensland
Tourism CEO, the Bridge Street Quarry
Development Advisory Committee Chair
and another representative nominated by
the Bridge Street Quarry Development
Advisory Committee to speak with the
State Government.
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Push for public post office bank
The Australian Citizens Party four banks but were left with no
is calling for support to establish bank at all.
an Australian public post office “Australia Post has branches
nation-wide where the big
bank to bring back banking to
rural and regional parts of the four banks have closed down a
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lot of branches in rural parts of
The party has been gathering
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Australia had public banking The Australian Citizens Party
in the Commonwealth Bank of has written legislation for the
Australia which was founded by creation of a public post office The Australian Citizens Party seeks support
the Federal Government in 1911 bank.
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before it was privatised in 1996. Mr Hazzard said there were “We’re informing communities
around the region on how Party for a public post office
port to the Australian Citizens
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Walking in the forest
Most gemstones are formed, and found, underground.
Things like sapphires, opals, rubies and
diamonds at some point were all hidden from
view. Even when mined and brought to light, there
is still the work of cleaning and cutting to be done
before their ultimate beauty is revealed.
This analogy can also be applied to many other
things in life. Art is an obvious one. A sculptor can
look at a block of marble for example and ‘see’ the
finished form of a sculptured piece. It is hidden
until he works to create the image he has in mind.
These examples can also be applied to our lives.
We are all gems and works of art, but often that
fact can be hidden. I’m not necessarily talking
about our outward appearance here. Even the most
visually beautiful young person on the outside, endures
the fading of that beauty as the years pass.
True beauty is found within and has nothing
to do with what we see at a glance. We must dig
deeper to uncover the hidden gem inside each
one of us. Life can sometimes deal us some harsh
blows and for many, this may cause us to want to
stay in a hidden place, or even to go back there if
we have ventured out and struggled to cope with
the harsh light of reality. To use the analogy of
mining for a gem, the process of being dug out in
itself can be an uncomfortable thing, but the process
doesn’t stop there.
Once mined, the gem has to be cleaned and then
cut before its true beauty can be seen. Life itself
can sometimes be abrasive and cutting,.
Trees are a signature of Highfields.
Some of the bushland parks are much more than
trees.
Locally, there some small reserves of dry rainforest
(semi evergreen vine thicket) which have an
enormous variety of species.
If people want a walk in a larger area there is
Highfields Falls, accessed either from Dau Road
or from Recreation Reserve Road and James
Byrne Road, that has different types of bush (although
still some weeds) traversed by several
walking tracks.
Although high on the Great Dividing Range
(not much more than 50 metres elevation below
the top of the range), there is a small permanent
spring fed waterfall. Even in bad drought years it
kept flowing, a great spot to visit on summer days.
If you are there on Tuesday mornings say hello
to the Friends of the Escarpment Parks weeding
volunteers. - Dougal Johnston, Hampton
CHRISTIAN COMMENT
Hidden gems - We are all works of art
But if we allow these things to ultimately bring
out the best in us, then the gem within us will
shine. Time, patience, and a yielding of ourselves
to the twists and turns of life, is what makes this
process in us a little easier. To resist, complain or
blame others can result in us becoming bitter instead
of better.
God is always at work in our lives for our ultimate
good, whether we recognise the hand of the
Master craftsman or not. Even the most difficult of
situations can be turned around for our good.
As it says in Romans 8:28 “All things work together
for good for those that love the Lord.”
This, of course, is the key. To love God and to
look to him to bring the good out of the trials of
our lives. We all have difficulties of a variety of
types, but it is how we respond to them that can
bring us to a place of having the hidden gem within
us revealed. Gemstones are precious things and
can often be of great price. This is recognised by
God as found in 1 Peter 3:4
“Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with
the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,
which is very precious in the sight of God.”
Dear God, I thank you for your work in my life
even if I have been unaware of it. Please help me
to yield my life to you in order that you may bring
out the hidden gem within me. Amen
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