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Subscriber only Some of Gladstone s biggest contributors were recognised for their commitment to the community at Gladstone Regional Council s Australia Day Awards on Tuesday. Seven categories were awarded at the ceremony including Citizen of the Year, Mayor s Young Citizen of the Year, Arts and Culture Award, Young Sportsperson Award, Sports Official Award, Community Event or Initiative Award and the Community Volunteer Award. Beloved community member Liz Cunningham won Citizen of the Year for her commitment to various community groups. Ms Cunningham was recognised for her contribution to the Calliope Rotary Club, Gladstone Central Committee of the Ageing, Boyne Tannum Artscape Committee, Rio Tinto Here for Gladstone, Qld Retired Police - Gladstone Branch, National Serviceman s Association - Gladstone Branch, Gladstone Cancer Council - Relay for Life, Port Curtis Historical Society and Gladstone Chaplaincy.
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There really is nothing more Aussie than a few cold drinks and snags on the barbecue while celebrating Australia Day.
But for those craving a change of scenery to celebrate one of Australiaâs most popular days on Tuesday, The Observer has you covered.
Listed below are events happening at a whole range of establishments from licensed venues to free events organised by Gladstone Regional Council.
How will you be celebrating Australia Day? Leave a comment telling us how!
â Harvey Road Tavern s Australia Day event poster
A Harvey Road Tavern spokeswoman said the Kids Australian Family Funday was one of their most highly anticipated events on their annual calendar.
On today s program
A veteran doctor says the nearest hospital to a proposed COVID-19 quarantine site in Queensland will need major upgrades for the plan to be feasible because at the moment it does not have any beds in its intensive care unit. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced mining camps could be used to house overseas arrivals, as the state tries to contain an outbreak of the highly infectious UK strain of COVID-19.Homeground Villages at Calliope in Central Queensland was been flagged as a possible quarantine facility for returned overseas travellers. Retired GP John Bird, who worked in Gladstone for 40 years, said the city s hospital lacked an infectious disease specialist and only had one bed in its isolation ward.
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A job for the Director of COVID Response and Quarantine Accommodation has been advertised to be based in Rockhampton with a salary of up to $143,000.
The job advertisement states the director would “provide expert leadership, management, guidance and governance for Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQHHS) response to the emerging COVID pandemic response, including co-ordination of public health requirements and directions, planning for and implementation of the COVID vaccination program and management of quarantine accommodation services across CQHHS.”
The job pays between $5,230.70 to $5,484.20 per fortnight with an annual salary of $136,465 to $143,079 plus super and benefits.