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FROM two elections, a pandemic, ongoing health sagas and the opening of many new facilities there were plenty of ups and downs for Gladstone in 2020. Here are some of the highlights from the year that was. Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher and Calliope State High School Principal Pete Stansfield with students cutting the ribbon to mark the first day of high school at Calliope State High School.
It was history in the making as 165 students walked through the gates at Calliope State High School for the first time in January.
Excitement and nerves was a prevalent theme between Year 7 and 8 students as they began the first day of their secondary education.
More than 4400 unregistered cats and dogs in the Gladstone Local Government Area will be targeted by council staff after the animal inspection program was reinstated.
Since the program was cancelled on March 13 due to COVID, Gladstone Regional Council staff discovered a significant increase in the number of pet owners failing to renew registrations.
At the beginning of November, council papers revealed there were 4403 animal registration notices that were not renewed, from 15,305 issued.
The Queensland Government requires dogs aged 12 weeks and over to be registered and microchipped.
Under section 113 of the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, the council has the power to approve a program to monitor compliance with the Act.
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Subscriber only A misspelled road in the Gladstone region that annoyed the family it was named after so much they altered the sign themselves, will now be accurate. In June, Gladstone Regional Council received a request to change the name of Nichols Road, Targinnie, from Shane Nicholls. For 40 years his grandparents Ivan Herbert Nicholls and Dora Mercia Nicholls lived and farmed along the road. When the original sign was erected for Nichols Road, Shane s grandmother, Mercia was most upset as it was only spelt with one L and therefore painted a second L on the sign to read Nicholls , council documents stated.
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Entries for a chance to win $400,000 in prizes are flowing in like the tide for what promises to be the biggest ever Boyne Tannum HookUp.
After COVID snagged the 2020 event and forced it to be online only, organisers say anglers are like a pack of ravenous piranhas, eager to take home the glory in Australia’s biggest fishing competition.
President Jennifer McGuire said annual event, that has brought millions of dollars into the Gladstone region since its inception in 1996, won’t let the virus pandemic destroy it’s proud legacy.
“The Boyne Tannum HookUp was initially launched on June 7, 1996, and since then has run annually for the past 25 years and hopes to continue as an event for families to enjoy all that the Gladstone Region has to offer as a premier fishing location,” she said.
Passengers travelling from Gladstone airport over the Christmas holidays will walk through a new body scanner installed as part of the Strengthening Aviation Security Initiative.
Gladstone Airport Corporation GAC said the full body scanner replaces the previous walk through metal detector, aligning national security screening standards with those of airports around the world.
“Body scanners provide an additional layer of security detection with the equipment capable of detecting nonmetallic prohibited items worn or carried on one’s body,” GAC said in a statement.
“The scanners use non-ionising millimetre wave technology which emit low power levels and meets the health regulations in relation to licencing compliance.