{"id":115217,"date":"2015-07-21T20:20:06","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T10:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=115217"},"modified":"2020-08-11T15:39:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T05:39:48","slug":"still-time-to-sign-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/07\/21\/still-time-to-sign-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Time To Sign: Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 21, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann says there is still time to sign up to support the #saveOURhospital campaign.<\/p>\n

Mayor Kratzmann is aiming for a target of 5000 submissions to be achieved when the final count begins on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

He said the campaign had gained momentum with submissions being received from across the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Mayor it has been great to see the support from the community for #saveOURhospital,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

“It is not only the council who are gathering support for the submissions. The community involvement has been overwhelming.”<\/p>\n

He said Megan Blasius, owner of First Ave Store, attended the council meeting last Wednesday and was inspired by the plea for “people power”.<\/p>\n

Megan, along with Barbara Eddy, set up a stand in Kingaroy Shoppingworld on Saturday and again on Tuesday collecting signatures for the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been living in Kingaroy for six years now and have attended this hospital countless times, it has been like a second home to me. I truly can\u2019t fault the services and care that this hospital provides, it is absolutely devastating that it has come to this,\u201d Barbara said.<\/p>\n

Mayor Kratzmann said seeing members of the community actively getting involved in the #saveOURhospital demonstrated the issue was one that the community valued and was passionate about.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still time to show your support by signing the submission and I really encourage members of the community across the South Burnett to please sign,” he said.<\/p>\n