{"id":193101,"date":"2017-10-17T22:50:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=193101"},"modified":"2020-08-12T12:12:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T02:12:28","slug":"locals-to-carry-games-baton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/10\/17\/locals-to-carry-games-baton\/","title":{"rendered":"Locals To Carry Games Baton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Floyd Aubrey wins the inaugural Reconciliation Fun Run at Cherbourg way back in 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Relay For Life chair Rowena Dionysius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 18, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

More than a dozen South Burnett names are on the list of 3800 Australians selected to carry the Queen’s Baton on its 100-day journey across the nation in the lead-up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n

Among the lucky batonbearers are South Burnett Relay For Life chair Rowena Dionysius, Kingaroy Christmas Carnival organiser Craig Lucas, Reconciliation Fun Run winner Floyd Aubrey and well-known local sportspeople Paul and Pacey Clegg.<\/p>\n

On average, each baton bearer will carry the baton for about 200 metres.<\/p>\n

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the list of names were selected through a community nomination program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lists have been compiled by judging panels in each State and Territory, allowing local knowledge to play the greatest possible role in the selection process,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Premier said the uniform that the batonbearers would wear as they carry the baton would become a treasured keepsake of their special role in GC2018.<\/p>\n

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Baton bearers for the Kingaroy leg are:<\/strong><\/p>\n