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Murgon’s Visitor Information Centre in Lamb Street may soon be the permanent home of a defibrillator, courtesy of the Murgon Baptist Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 14, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

A defibrillator donated by Murgon’s Baptist Church to the town’s residents may soon be available to anyone using Murgon’s CBD.<\/p>\n

At the Murgon Business and Development Association’s (MBDA) March meeting, members heard from Bob and Kerry Baldwin the church had raised money to purchase a defibrillator for the town, and wanted the MBDA’s help to get it placed in the CBD.<\/p>\n

Defibrillators deliver a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the heart which helps restore its normal rhythm when it\u2019s beating too quickly or slowly, or when someone has suffered cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

Studies have shown that prompt access to a defibrillator can save the lives of almost 4 in 10 people suffering a heart attack, and as many as 6 in 10 suffering irregular heartbeats.<\/p>\n

The meeting was told that for maximum effectiveness, the machine needed to be somewhere that could be easily accessed in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n

“There is one in Goomeri and this is housed outside the Fire Station,” Bob said.<\/p>\n

The meeting was told the machine was virtually foolproof – it would not work if a patient’s condition wasn’t suitable for defibrillation.<\/p>\n

In addition to paying for the machine, the church will also fund the machine’s servicing for two years after it’s installed.<\/p>\n

The meeting also heard Murgon’s Local Ambulance Committee was willing to conduct CPR training courses for a gold coin donation.<\/p>\n

The MBDA felt a good place to house the machine would be in a sheltered box outside the Visitor Information Centre in Lamb Street, and will take the matter up with Council.<\/p>\n

MBDA president Leo Geraghty thanked the Murgon Baptist Church for their generous donation.<\/p>\n

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Moreton Resources CEO Jason Elks addressed the meeting about his company’s proposal to build an open cut coal mine near Kingaroy, providing the company receives approval to do so. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Elks told the meeting that if approved, the mine would use the latest technology and this would address a number of concerns raised by the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group at a public meeting held in Kingaroy on February 10.<\/p>\n

Mr Elks said he believed the mine would lead to new employment opportunities in the region.<\/p>\n

Later in the meeting, Mr Elks’ company donated the cost of bringing former Murgon Mustangs footballer Gavin Cooper back to Murgon with the NRL trophy in late March.<\/p>\n

Mr Elks also booked several tables at a special dinner to honour Gavin Cooper at the South Burnett PCYC, which had been organised by local businessman Mark Smith.<\/p>\n

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Murgon State High School’s Principal also addressed the MBDA meeting to report he expects 65 students to graduate from Year 12 this year, a number that will be 15 per cent higher than last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, only 30-40 per cent are likely to go on to higher education, while the remainder will prefer to move into full-time work.<\/p>\n

Because of this, the High School is currently developing an in-school program to help senior students get job ready when they leave.<\/p>\n

A representative from the school will be looking in on Murgon businesses soon to discuss what the school can do to help students choose careers.<\/p>\n

He told the meeting a new building is also being built at Murgon State High School, thanks to a State Government grant.<\/p>\n

It will be used by the Clontarf Foundation, which offers support and guidance for young indigenous males to help them connect better with the school.<\/p>\n

The school is now looking for funding to provide a parallel program to assist girls.<\/p>\n

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FLASHBACK: Murgon fundraiser Gina Gleitch presents Burrumbuttock Hay Run’s Brendan Farrell with a $5000 cheque from Cornett’s IGA at the Murgon fundraiser; another $3000 cheque from Murgon Apex helped push the day’s total takings to $25,000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A fishing competition held at Bjelke-Petersen Dam in February was a great success and attracted a record number of entrants, the MBDA was told.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However there is no news on any sale of the former Murgon Meatworks site at present, and any rumours to the contrary are incorrect.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, work on the Murgon-Kingaroy Rail Trail is progressing steadily and the Murgon Men’s Shed – which occupies the former Murgon railway station – are waiting for carriages to arrive so they can begin developing Murgon’s railhead as part of the project.<\/p>\n

Finally, a joint fundraising day for the Burrumbuttock Hay Run held at both the Murgon Bowls Club and the Murgon Golf Club in late February was very well supported.<\/p>\n

It raised $25,000 for the drought relief project that has since seen several South Burnett crews join a 140km long convoy to Ilfracombe to deliver hay and other supplies to drought-stricken farmers in Western Queensland.<\/p>\n

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