Volume 14, Edition 17 Friday 27th MAY 2016 WINTON, QLD 4735 In these ultra modern times, it is a refreshing change to see that some traditions and values haven t completely departed us. Winton Show Ball Committee presented four wonderful young ladies of the community on Saturday evening in their Debutante s Ball. Lauren and Racheal Nutting, Rhiannon Collins and August Crapp all raised their hands to be apart of the Debutante tradition with willing partners in Samuel Heslin, Gavin Patterson, Joshua Murphy and David Purcell (pictured below). Melissa Eliott and her executive committee of Lisa Pinky Johnson, Kylie Britton and Tahnee Oakhill presented to the community a delicately detailed and truly gorgeous ball in a perfectly fitting tribute to these emerging young ladies. The butterfly was the special emblem for the evening representing the symbolic coming of age of the young girls to emerging ladies in Winton society. Melissa introduced the Debs to the official party for the evening which consisted of Guest of Honour, Sargent Matt Rowe, and Winton Show President, John Paine and wife Katrina. Jenny Elliott kindly made and donated the cake for the Debutante s to cut and they were later gifted with a silver bracelet each as a keep sake of the event. Special thanks must go to charity Drought Angel s who donated a gift card to the Show Ball committee which paid for the bracelets. The lucky door prize this year was a spectacular week s paid accommodation at the Chevron Renaissance Resort on the Gold Coast which was won by Jenelle Cant and generously donated by The Banbidge Family. Words and pictures by Tahnee Oakhill WINTON S NEWS FOR WINTON COLOUR version available on www.thewintonherald.com
MAY 27 th - 28 th Shockwave Workshop @ Winton Youth Centre JUNE 2 nd Life To Be Lived, featuring 60 & Better, Shire Hall @ 7.30pm 3 rd - 4 th Winton Show 11 th - 12 th Silversmith Workshop with Jill Dyer @ Creative Arts 21 st - 23 rd Outback Writers Festival 24 th - 2 nd July Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival JULY 9 th Circus Rock, @ Shire Hall, 6pm Classifieds: DATE CLAIMERS HERALD INFORMATION Please email your contributions for the Winton Herald to wintonherald@hotmail.com Alternatively you can place/send all contributions in the mailbox at the Winton Newsagency, or post to Winton Herald PO Box 44 Winton 4735. ADVERTISING RATES FOR 2016: 1/8 page $8.50 1/4 page $16.50 1/2 page $27.50 Full page $55.00 ALL DONATIONS TO THE WINTON HERALD ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS WE ARE A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY SERVICE Methods Of Payment: Cheques are to be made out to Winton Business & Tourism Association. Direct Deposits are to be made to: BSB: 034-228 A/C #: 106 325 Please state Invoice Number IMPORTANT: Winton Business and Tourism will not be responsible for omissions on any supplied advertising. Advertisers supplying their own copy do so in the knowledge that these advertisements are printed as received and not altered or corrected in any manner. All news items and materials submitted to the Winton Herald must have the submitters name and signature on the item or they will not be published. If you wish for your name to be withheld, please state so. We thank you for your co-operation in these matters. Any complaints or feedback should be directed to Graham Dean. Produced by volunteers associated with the Winton Business and Tourism Association. Thank you. You can find the current edition and back issues of the Winton Herald online at the Winton Shire Council Website. www.winton.qld.gov.au Winton Herald Page 2 Friday 27th May 2016
COMMUNITY NEWS COUNCIL UPDATE Winton Meals on Wheels Volunteers Welcome One hour of your day every fortnight Please contact Jenny Elliott on 0427 571 106 HAY RHODES 4 * 3 round bales; Good protein; Excellent dry matter; Great for weaners and beef building; Delivery arranged. Phone 0428 866 067 Winton Shire Council has been working on the development of a Geothermal Electricity Plant over the last two years to service Council assets. Council has, over the last two Council meetings, approved tenders for two of the three major components of the system, by endorsing the purchase of the geothermal generation plants from Victorian based manufacturer gtet, for approximately $1,356,000 and the cooling solution from Marley Flow Systems for approximately $643,111. The final component of the system is the distribution network for the power. Council is currently negotiating with Ergon to use the Ergon network to distribute the electricity to Council facilities. If an agreement cannot be reached with Ergon, the total project budget provides for a private distribution network to be constructed at a cost of $770,000. The total budget is $3,500,000, funded by a $1,500,000 loan, $1,500,000 from cash reserves and $500,000 from a State Government Grant. The project is expected to generate savings to Council and the community in the order of $13,000,000 over the life of the plant and will reduce the risk to Council assets from fluctuations in the power supply. Council is about to commence negotiations to roll out some of the direct benefits of the project to residents. Winton Herald Page 3 Friday 27th May 2016
COMMUNITY NEWS As the newly elected Publicity Officer of the Historical Society, I have decided to contribute some of the stories of the Winton WW1 soldiers. These stories are housed in the railway carriage reading room at the Museum. The original folders were painstakingly put together by a dedicated band of volunteers for the WW1 exhibition More Than a Name that had just opened at the Waltzing Matilda Centre before it was destroyed by fire. The folders have been reprinted and sleeved and are available for viewing. It was a hard job deciding which stories should be told. My personal opinion is that every soldier who goes off to war deserves to have his story told. Ideally we would love a picture of each soldier and be able to put a face to the name (even though most of these faces are heartbreakingly young). If anyone has any more information on a soldier we would love to hear from them. The Museum is free to locals so please come in and have a read and remember some long ago names that gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Lest We Forget Kate Bradshaw Winton Herald Page 4 Friday 27th May 2016
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COMMUNITY NEWS Lot 109 Kennedy Development Road, Winton This massive American Barn style shed is ideally located on 8.87 Ha (8,870sqm) of Freehold land just a few kilometres from the township of Winton. You can see the lights of Winton from the property at night. There is no concrete flooring inside the shed. There is no power or water reticulated to the property but both are available from the roadside supply and through an easement on the southern side of the property. A partially built hardwood fence has been constructed around the curtilage of the property. The boundary is unfenced. Priced at a market related value of just $109,000.00. Contact Howard Raven to arrange your inspection on (07) 4658 1122 or 0428 509 449. Longreach Real Estate - howard.raven@longreachrealestate.com.au Winton Herald Page 6 Friday 27th May 2016
COMMUNITY NEWS WINNER Winton Arts Council 100 Board LNP candidate for Maranoa, David Littleproud, has announced $151,000 infrastructure funding for Australian Age of Dinosaurs, Winton. This project is to construct fully accessible disabled-certified pathway infrastructure from the reception area to the Cretaceous Garden and the viewing areas of the first of four Outdoor Galleries at the Dinosaur Canyon. David Elliott, David Littleproud and Mayor Butch Lenton Winton Herald Page 7 Friday 27th May 2016
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Support Your Local Businesses And They Will Support You!! Carisbrooke Tours Winton Phone Charlie Phillott on 4657 1028 6am to 4pm 7am to 1pm 6th August 2016 Winton District Historical Society & Museum Inc. A volunteer organisation dedicated to the collection and preservation of artifacts of the Shire. Volunteers welcome! Contact Lorraine Murphy 0488 124 295 Bruce Collins 0427 573 053 Corfield & Fitzmaurice Browse through Cra Shop Aracon Pass accepted to display WOOL INDUSTRY DISPLAY Dinosaur/Fossils Opalton Story Winton History Panels Locals Free Ph/Fax (07) 4657 1486 Winton Herald Page 15 Friday 27th May 2016
2016 Winton Herald Supporters 1924 2016 Tuesday 10.30am Winton Meals On Wheels Not Just A Meal President Jenny Elliott 0427 571 106 Support Your Local Businesses And They Will Support You!! Winton Herald Page 16 Friday 27th May 2016