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Painted silos in the quaint town of Forest Hill would deliver an economic boom and increase in tourist numbers, according to a Thallon resident.
The statement comes from Thallon Progress Association secretary Leanne Brosnan, who was instrumental in having the small southwest Queensland town’s silos painted in 2017.
Not only does Ms Brosnan claim the silo art had a positive financial impact on the town t, but it’s also saved the small Balonne Shire town from dying.
In the years since the enormous artworks were revealed, there was no harvest, no rain, and 2019 was the driest year on record.
problem oo firefighters lately. today they ushed to the holiday poiit marina where aacouple offacres are now scorched.melinda roeder has &pthe story from edgewatee. - 3 33 &p3 3 ii yoo travel the -f-x.. pxpect major traffic troubles as you head out tomorrow morning..a major construction project is getting uuderway. 3 directiins of the jfx. nearr -3 299t street ii shuudown as crews make emergency repairs to ccogged and collapsed drain pipes. the work will reduce trafficcflow y a third.and repaars could take up to a month. 3 3 it is going to cause 3 congestion..that s why the message to please use alternate outes is so -3&pextremly important importaat the city departmmnt - of transsortation has mapped out aalist suggested routes. for drivees coming ffom the northwess. the alternates are liierty road, liberty road ann park eights avenue. avenue.if you re coming from the north tryycharlessstreet, york road and och raven boulevard. boulevvrd.and from he nootheast, your routes a
the southbound closure begins adjaccnt to the exit ramp for 28th street/druiddpark lake drive.the northbound lane blockage begins just afterr penn station and the multi-colored steel arch bridge.fire officials say first responders will be using the same alternate routes as commuters and drivers need to makeeroom. thhir response time will be impacted by this. some are wondering why the project is so massive that it has to constantly take up both lanes. the answer? this is project. 2435 the reason ii the construction has to go 20 ft down and that s not something you can safely plate and pull back out for rush hour, so it willlremain clooed/ ááad libáá as for how long it will be like this... the and 8 weeks. but that is just an estimate. it could be looger, once they see what their actually dealing with. in gambrills. a man is shot and killld by police after they were called to his home for a domestic disturbbnce. it happeeed friday nnght . on frost vallee lane. the officer