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New play equipment coming to Brian Bulman Park
Families, get ready to climb, swing, crawl and slide, as Rockhampton Regional Council is about to install brand new play equipment at Brian Bulman Park in Norman Gardens.
Parks, Sport and Public Spaces Councillor Cherie Rutherford said the brand new playground is sure to please with a range of play structures designed to encourage imaginative play.
“Little explorers will be able to walk the plank, crawl through the tunnel, climb the net, escape down the slide, and much more with this fantastic new equipment,” Cr Rutherford said.
“We are committed to continuing to improve our parks and public spaces and the addition of more play equipment is one way that we can meet the needs of families across the Region.”
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Mount Morgan parishioners are hoping to repeat the âMiracle of 2000â when their dam went from empty to full in just six weeks.
In the middle of a severe water shortage, about 70 people from six Mt Morgan churches attended a prayer meeting at the School of Arts, and the next day the town got only 0.6mm.
But over the next six weeks, the rain fell directly over the Mt Morgan catchment, overflowing the dam walls which were raised by four metres in previous years.
For more than a month, Mt Morgan received a steady convoy of vehicles travelling to town to see the water running over the new spillway.
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Rockhampton residents gathered in the moonlight on Thursday night to mark the beginning of the country’s 20th National Reconciliation Week.
Laurel Mason led the Juwarki Community Lantern Walk for Reconciliation from Col Brown Park to the riverside precinct.
“Reconciliation week happens every year from the May 27 June 3,” she said.
“I’m very lucky that I work with such a great organisation such as Juwarki Kapu-Lug Ltd, and I work with some really amazing people.
“I love what I do and I love where I work.” A child at the lantern walk.
Melinda Mann performed the Welcome to Country.
Rockhampton Regional Council has welcomed media reports this week advocating for a permanent ADF presence in Rockhampton.
Mayor Tony Williams said a permanent presence had been on the councilâs priority list for several years and the region would be supportive of any move.
âOur community has a strong history of supporting the Australian Defence Force,â he said.
âA permanent presence would bring some huge benefits to our region, and there are a number of factors which make Rockhampton a great strategic choice for the ADF.
âWe have suitable land close to our city and weâre also in close proximity to Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area (SWBTA), which is why the Singapore Armed Forces have stored equipment and vehicles at the Airport for the past 30 years. Once the Ring Road is built this will only make the SWBTA more accessible.