Volume 14, Edition 8, Thursday 24th March 2016 WINTON, QLD...

Volume 14, Edition 8, Thursday 24th March 2016 WINTON, QLD 4735

“WINTON’S NEWS FOR WINTON”

COLOUR version available on www.thewintonherald.com

The Winton Shire Council (WSC) and Australian Age of Dinosaurs (AAOD) are extremely proud to announce significant changes and enhancements to the world acclaimed Dinosaur Stampede at the Lark Quarry Conservation Park.

Effective from April, the AAOD will commence a long-term management agreement of the site.

The agreement will provide visitors to the region with a single cohesive dinosaur experience and will provide AAOD the opportunity to apply its managerial and marketing expertise to the Dinosaur Stampede experience.

The signing of the agreement completes a two year period of planning, restoration, modification and negotiation that will ensure the Lark Quarry Dinosaur Stampede site will provide an amazing and vibrant experience for locals and visitors to enjoy for many years to come.

The complex has been significantly upgraded with the construction of new building elements and the implementation of a state of the art audio and lighting system. Work has also included the implementation of a café and shop.

Winton’s Mayor, Cr Butch Lenton, is pleased to have the AAOD telling the dinosaur story to the world as they are best equipped to do it both professionally and effectively in a manner that everyone understands.

“We will use the skills of AAOD to improve the experience for visitors to Winton and the Central West,” said Cr Lenton.

Cr Lenton thanked all those concerned with the project and remarked, “It is an exciting time to be involved in developing such major aspects in Outback Queensland.”

Winton Herald Thursday 24th March 2016

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MARCH

29th Winton Club AGM @ 5.30pm, Winton Club

APRIL

12th Winton State School P&C AGM, @ 5.30pm, School Office Building

19th Little Swaggies Day Care P&F AGM @ 5.30pm, Day Care Centre

23rd North Gregory Turf Club Races

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

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DATE CLAIMERS


COMMUNITY NEWS

Winton Meals on Wheels

Volunteers Welcome One hour of your day every fortnight

Please contact Jenny Elliott on

0427 571 106

The Winton Club will closed on Good Friday 25th March 2016.

Footy tipping can be submitted on Thursday 24th March 2016

between 6-8pm.

Good Luck Tipsters!


COMMUNITY NEWS

Raffle Winner

Winton Bowls Club

100 Board

#47 - Ada Black

The family of the late Myla

McLachlan would like send a message of thanks to all who paid a part in helping to keep our mum in her home and for the care given to her especially in her later years.

She was a wonderful Mother and a friend to many and she will be sad-

ly missed.

From Kay and Diane


COMMUNITY NEWS

Chicken Fillet Burger


COMMUNITY NEWS


COMMUNITY NEWS

Winton Business and Tourism Association Presidents Report March 2016 During the 2015 year, WBTA operated on what would have to be considered the minimum of attendances at all of our meetings. To the dedicated few who supported and participated throughout the year, I offer my heart-felt and sincere thank you. Encouraging and obtaining business and community membership of WBTA is the greatest hurdle this organisation faces, and it is certainly a major dilemma for the future – how do you create and complete projects if there are no members, and how do you attract members if the organisation is just treading water. I personally contacted many Winton businesses in March/April of 2015, and from that a few new businesses became members, but we still cannot get them to contribute to the monthly meetings which is where the commitment is required.

Activities for 2015 have included: The Junior Bush Poetry Festival celebrated 20 years, incorporating the Performance Festival, the Little Swaggies written award and the new Video Competition, all of which were very successful. I know how much work Louise had on this occasion. It is becoming difficult to find enough volunteers within the community to assist with this event;

The Bronze Swagman Award for the year attracted fewer entries than in the past. This is a concerning trend and it could be said that the reasons for this are manyfold, not the least of which would be the amount of other competitions available and the ageing population of traditional bush poets;

WBTA successfully gained funding from Gambling Community Benefit Fund for a storage facility to be built on a leased area at the Men’s Shed enclosure. A local contractor is in the process of working towards a completion of this project within the first half of 2016;

The initiation of the Rusty Regan Project, an idea generated some years ago to acknowledge Bruce Forbes Simpson and his award winning poem “Vale Rusty Regan” by constructing a memorial on the grave of Russel Regan in the Winton Cemetery. Donations from poets and the community have started the funding required, and WBTA will be applying for further grants to assist with the finalisation of this event;

The establishment of the Bronze Swagman website has been moderately successful in its first year of operation attracting added book sales and donations to the Rusty Regan Project. It is hoped that this will continue to grow as we add some of the poetry entered into the competition to broaden its appeal. In closing, I would like to welcome everyone to a fresh new year, and look forward to increasing the profile of WBTA into the future for the benefit of the community. Graham Dean President WBTA


COMMUNITY NEWS


COUNCIL NEWS


2016 EVENTS CALENDAR


1974 - 2015

Meeting dates


Corfield & Fitzmaurice

Browse through Cra� Shop

A�rac�on Pass accepted to display

WOOL INDUSTRY DISPLAY

Dinosaur/Fossils

Opalton Story

Winton History Panels

Locals Free

Ph/Fax (07) 4657 1486

Support Your Local Businesses—

And They Will Support You!!

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

Winton District Historical Society

& Museum Inc.

6th August 2016

Carisbrooke Tours Winton

Phone Charlie Phillott on

4657 1028


Support Your Local Businesses—

And They Will Support You!!

2016 Winton Herald Supporters

Tuesday 10.30am

2016 1924

Winton Meals On Wheels

‘Not Just A Meal’

President Jenny Elliott

0427 571 106

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