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Flynn electorate is about TWICE the size of Tasmania
Ken O'Dowd on Facebook
Feel good Friday: OPEN MIC!!! This group is for beginner or amateur muso’s to inspire you to learn a new instrument or improve on your current musical talents... and show case your talent
Was set up in April – in the height of COVID Lockdown – for here and now personal contact with people
Set up by 2 Emerald Ladies – Bronwyn Roberts and Jenni West former Emerald Resident
Has over 15000 Members and still growing
People all over Australia and overseas – sharing and having a go at singing or playing musical instrument or doing poetry
bit.ly/2NU4wiM
Congratulations to the team at Gyranda Pastoral Company from Theodore.
They have taken out a major win in Australia’s richest beef competition.
Their pen of six won Class 40 with an average daily gain of 2.419kg, while one of those cattle recorded an average daily gain of 3.26kg to claim the highest individual weight gain award.
This week Ken celebrated his 70th Birthday!
Ken was born in the Gladstone Hospital and grew up on his parent’s dairy farm at Mount Larcom.
After finishing school, he worked at places including QAL and construction at the Bougainville Copper Mine before entering into his own business in the fuel distribution business.
He was elected as the Federal Member for Flynn in 2010.
This has got us reflecting on how times have changed.
Back when Ken was born:
Milk was 82c Lt, Postage stamps were 03c,
Bread 14c, the average income was $3,216,
you could pick up a Ford for around $1339-$2262,
records from $3 and fuel was 20c!
Things have changed: you don’t call people anymore - you send them a text message, you ‘Google it’ to find out more and we use abbreviations like lol.
What is the most significant change for you?
I took a trip to Paradise Dam yesterday to see how things are progressing.
I met with some of the locals from Coalstoun Lakes (and surrounds) and discussed how that region is managing the current climate