Volvo Car Club visit postponed
The National Volvo 1800 – 120 Club were scheduled to bring P1800S and 120 cars models to Warwick this Sunday, but the predicted rainy weather has forced the group to postpone.
Volvo Car Club’s Gavin Janson said because the cars are from the 60s and 70s, the weather has the potential to damage them.
Nonetheless, the new date has been scheduled for Sunday 26 June at the Victoria Street Precinct between 8.30am and 10.30am.
Early voting period starts
The two-week early voting period started on Monday and the Australian Electoral Commission are reminding Australian voters to plan their vote according to their circumstances.
“Approximately 550 early voting centres will be in operation across Australia during this period with many people who have applied for a postal vote already receiving their ballot papers in the mail.”
For information about early voting locations in the Southern Downs, follow this link: aec.gov.au/election/voting.htm#start
Allora Heritage Weekend cancelled
Due to the current state of the grounds and the predicted weather for the coming week, the committee have decided that the 2022 Allora Heritage Weekend will be cancelled.
However, the event for 2023 will go ahead on the 28 and 29 of January.
Queensland’s animal welfare laws to be amended
Prong collars and other inhumane practices will be banned as part of animal welfare law reforms in Queensland in more than 20 years.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said the Palaszczuk Government is delivering on an election commitment to review the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001.
“Queensland already has some of the strongest animal welfare laws in the country, but we wanted to make sure the Act was current and reflected community expectations,” Mr Furner said.
“The community said to us overwhelmingly inhumane practices like the use of pronged collars have to stop.
“These collars are designed to train or restrain animals by injuring them and the fact is there are better ways to train our family pets.
“That’s why new amendments to the Act will ban these collars as well as other inhumane practices like the firing of a horse or dog’s legs as a means of treating injuries.”
Other key amendments include:
Prohibition on the use of yellow phosphorous pig poison.
Strengthening enforcement powers for inspectors and
Delivering on an election commitment to allow pregnancy testing of cattle by accredited laypersons.
Mr Furner thanked the more than 2,300 Queenslanders and groups that made submissions into the review of the Act.
Further amendments will be announced shortly.
“Stakeholders will be able to provide further feedback on the proposed amendments via the Parliamentary Committee process before any amendments to the Act are made,” he said.
