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Gracemere’s paradise to get even better
One of the region’s most beautiful spots is set for an upgrade, with work beginning today on $1.35m of improvements for a Touch of Paradise in Gracemere’s Cedric Archer Park.
Acting Mayor Neil Fisher said this work would elevate Touch of Paradise to a whole new level.
“Over the past couple of years we have transformed this little corner of Gracemere by reshaping the lagoon, installing new pathways, and building a new 43 metre pedestrian bridge.
“The works we are starting now will pull all of these improvements together by repairing old footpaths, installing new shade structures, replacing seats and benches, and planting thousands of new trees and shrubs which will enhance the existing canopy.
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UPDATE 4.15PM: Police have left Stockland Rockhampton and are circling back to the Kershaw Gardens area after a wanted person fled the centre. It is understood the wanted person was last seen heading past Anaconda toward the gardens.
INITIAL: Multiple police crews have converged on Stockland Rockhampton following an earlier foot chase through the Kershaw Gardens. Just before 3.30pm, reports suggest police were engaged in a foot chase for a male person of interest through the Kershaw Gardens. It is understood the male fled into Stockland via an entrance near McDonalds. Police are now stationed at exits throughout the shopping centre, and also on foot in the centre, in a bid to capture the man.
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Miranda Broadbent chose to meet the press at Rockhampton’s Botanic Gardens Thursday morning, to remind voters of her commitment to the environment and to the Sister City program.
She emphasised she would not place corrugated plastic signs, which she described as “distracting”, along footpaths nor litter residents’ letter boxes with “intrusive” leaflets.
“When I tell you I aim to reduce, reuse and recycle, then I’m not going to turn around and pop something on the side of the road which takes however long to break down in landfill,” she said.
“People who are interested in my policies will find them online, or I’m happy to organise a meet and greet.”