We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A man has been charged after Toowoomba school and shopping centre were placed in lockdown Friday morning due to an emergency situation sparked by he was armed. Officers responded to an address on Hunter Street in Centenary Heights at 6.55am before establishing an emergency exclusion zone over a suburban block opposite the suburb's state high school. Police outside the school and shopping centre in Centenary Heights on Friday morning.Credit: WIN News Toowoomba "Specialist police are on the scene and members of the public inside the exclusion are urged to stay inside," police said. "Members of the public are asked to avoid the area." Police revoked the emergency declaration about 10.45am after the man was "surrendered to police without incident". In a message posted to its Facebook page, Centenary Heights State High School had warned people to stay clear of the grounds while noting all students were safe. "Parents will be notified when the lockdown is over," the school said. One parent commented that police had turned away one of her sons, while her two other children were already inside. Southtown Shopping Centre, located opposite the school but outside the emergency declaration zone, was also locked down. "There is a domestic incident currently taking place in the neighbourhood, as a precautionary measure QPS have locked down the area to enable them to deal with the incident effectively," a post on its Facebook page said. "We’ve been informed that our traders are safe." Police released a statement just before 4pm to report the man was taken into custody and no gun was found. However, a search allegedly led to ammunition being found in the roof cavity at the Hunter Street house. Police will allege a quantity of  meth and drug utensils were also found along with keys for a stolen vehicle. A 31-year-old Cottswold Hills man has been charged with one count each of obstruct police officer, possess explosives (ammunition), stealing, receiving tainted property, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, wilful damage, possess utensils along with two counts each of possessing dangerous drugs and breach of bail condition. He is expected to appear at Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Saturday. Officers responded to an address on Hunter Street in Centenary Heights at 6.55am before establishing an emergency exclusion zone over a suburban block opposite the suburb's state high school. \\\"Specialist police are on the scene and members of the public inside the exclusion are urged to stay inside,\\\" police said. \\\"Members of the public are asked to avoid the area.\\\" Police revoked the emergency declaration about 10.45am after the man was \\\"surrendered\\u00A0to police without incident\\\". \\\"Parents will be notified when the lockdown is over,\\\" the school said. \\\"There is a domestic incident currently taking place in the neighbourhood, as a precautionary measure QPS have locked down the area to enable them to deal with the incident effectively,\\\" a post on its Facebook page said. \\\"We\\u2019ve been informed that our traders are safe.\\\" Police will allege a quantity of\\u00A0 meth and drug utensils were also found along with keys for a stolen vehicle. 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Top of the town: Mount Gambier's Centenary Tower Link copiedShareShare articleGot a head for heights and fond of a good banter One of the most unusual tourism roles in Mount Gambier is up for grabs A steep climb up Mount Gambier's highest walking trail leads visitors to Centenary Tower where they are able to gaze out on 360-degree views of the city reward themselves with a cold drink and indulge in a friendly chat with the resident caretakers But after the former caretakers left in early 2016 those making the tower trek during the busy summer tourism season have been met with a locked door at the top After the position becoming vacant for the third time in three years, City of Mount Gambier City chief executive officer Mark McShane is hoping a 'word-of-mouth' advertising campaign can help spread the word but said the demands of the role would not suit everyone "We are looking for people who are able to become real ambassadors for Mount Gambier," he said Adelaide's Peter and Kylie Osmond say the tower is one of their favourite Mount Gambier attractions "The ideal candidates would be a couple or two or three people because of the isolation of the tower so they are able to rotate working through weekends and the busy Christmas holiday period." Although the position does come with the best parking spot in Mount Gambier for views "It is a demanding position," Mr McShane said One of the caretaker's first jobs upon arrival is to raise the flag on the roof of the tower and which stands a vertigo-inducing 190 metres above sea level Perching your car on the top of a slim slice of land with a steep descent on all sides also requires some confidence In 1907, Adelaide adventurer Sydney Cheney made history by becoming the first person to drive a vehicle to the top, but once getting there, didn't quite know how to get down. Driving a 16-horsepower Argyle, Mr Cheney created a spectacle for the thousands of onlookers by performing a 50-point turn, inching forward and backwards a few centimetres at a time, to turn the vehicle around. In its search, the council was hoping to come across 'another Bob and Viv', Mr McShane said , after long-time caretakers Bob and Viv Peters, who left the role in 2014 after nine years. "They were absolute legends and well suited to the role," Mr McShane said. Although council pays a monthly retainer to the caretakers and offers assistance towards insurance, Mr McShane said there was limited financial reward for a tourism job which was largely dependent on the weather and season. "They can reap the rewards of anything they are able to sell," he said, "but a howling gale, rain and nobody goes up there. They might have five people in a day and not sell anything. "Hence, it is not a money-making venture, but would suit people who are passionate about Mount Gambier and tourism." Sunset at Mount Gambier's Centenary Tower. (ABC South East SA: Kate Hill ) Adelaide father and daughter Peter and Kylie Osmond, who climbed to the top this week, said they were disappointed to find the tower closed, as it had been staffed last time they visited several years ago. "It is a bit of a downfall not to have it open," Mr Osmond said. "People want to go in, right up to the top and look out the windows. You used to be able to get a certificate for a dollar or two, saying 'We've done the climb to Centenary Tower', and sign a guest book. "We are always happy to help them out to make a bit of money." Mr McShane said council had been trying to find an ongoing and viable model or strategy that worked both for the tower and the people who fill the role. "We would like to hear from anybody who feels they can provide that type of service we are looking for," he said. "I'd sell it as a great opportunity to meet and greet a large number of visitors and local residents and also assist with the promotion of our fantastic city." CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced The only underground lift in the southern hemisphere is celebrating its centenary in Whanganui this week it descends 66m into Durie Hill before connecting to a 213m-long tunnel which emerges on to Anzac Parade Durie Hill landowner William J Polson and his brother-in-law Their aim was to better connect the "garden suburb" which enjoyed panoramic views over the Whanganui River Whanganui District Council facilities manager Peter Tantrum said the Wilsons overcame numerous obstacles to realise their dream They had two slips in the one day when they started at the entrance of the tunnel and that did collapse on some stables so there was a delay at that point But you've got to remember that this was constructed during the war so there was a limited amount of labour available." The Wilsons gifted the elevator to the Whanganui council but it still faced a challenges including when its direct current electricity supply was shut down in the 1950s with the demise of trams Mr Tantrum said that required the installation of a brilliantly-named "mercury arc rectifier" which would not be out of place in an episode of Dr Who converts alternating current electricity into direct current while all the time putting on a fantastic light show "You can see the pool of mercury in the base with the arc flashing around there There's a fan spinning around underneath cooling the mercury in the pool at the bottom there And so it's just a glass bowl with electrodes off the side and a purple arc in the bottom lights up the whole glass bowl," Mr Tantrum said Major and Stevens motor shipped out to New Zealand a century ago Mr Tantrum described the mechanics of the engine room through the reduction box and the sheath you can see turning is lowering the car Under the cover here you can see the slides for the speed drive and that's putting the power onto the motor "When we get down low enough the power will cut to the motor and it doesn't freewheel but it will sound like that and then you'll see the brake grab." Raewyn Tangaroa has been an operator at the Durie Hill Elevator for almost three decades "My father Jock Hood started here in 1969 and he finished in 1984 was the first woman to ever work here in 1971 and then I'm the 29 year person and Zena's daughter Charlene she's done 19 years with us and Zena's grandson Ramon does a bit of work experience here so that's four generations of us haunting this place." Ms Tangaroa had witnessed a marriage proposal in the car but her favourite elevator tale took an altogether different turn "Another time I had two young women in here and one of them says 'is there somewhere up here I can change into my costume?' and I said 'well why don't I just let you change in here' Anyway she was a stripogram girl and she was going to visit one of the people up there [on Durie Hill] but she never told me who she was visiting Local historian Penny Robinson was also a regular commuter on the elevator RNZ caught up with Dr Robinson in the tunnel "Well it's got wonderful acoustics and it's great fun when you've got small children with you and you can suggest that they make all sorts of noises so the echo comes backwards and forwards [down the tunnel] "At one stage they did some recording in the front with a musical quartet which was beautiful." At $2 for a one-way trip Dr Robinson reckoned it was well worth the outlay "I love coming here in the summer when it's cool and really hot outside It's a really good way of connecting with community You come down the elevator and have a conversation with somebody I think as a community connection it is great as well as anything else." The Durie Hill Elevator is now Whanganui's most popular attraction and in summer up to 3800 people visit it every month Centenary celebrations for the engineering wonder including a market and the issuing of commemorative tickets It's the first event in the inaugural Whanganui Heritage Month which runs until 15 September New Zealand RSS Follow RNZ News The Centenary Methodist Church Choir are currently into their second week of the Holy Land or Middle East tour The 23-member group is led by Eremasi Lolo from Nawaikama Village in Gau and the duration of the tour is three weeks Preparation time for this tour took two years Unfortunately not all the choir members were able to be part of the tour because of some constraints and other situations encountered Mr Lolo said that the preparation was not easy as a lot of hard work and determination was needed to enable the tour to eventuate the senior pastor within the Suva Methodist Circuit and another church minister were part of the group Mr Lolo was grateful for the assistance given by the Fijian troops in Golan Heights as they were provided transport to take them around the holy sites during their tour After the traditional ceremony of welcome at Camp Ziouani on the Christmas Eve The military personnel were delighted for the wonderful and hearty presentation by the Centenary Choir led by Ilaitia Koroi the Christmas church service was conducted at the Koronikalou Chapel in Camp Ziouani Golan Heights whereby Reverend Moce delivered the Christmas sermon The service was a very special one and everyone appreciated the special moment Camp Ziouani is the base for the United Nations Disengagement Observation Force in the Golan Heights Feedback: jyotip@fijisun.com.fj By entering your email address you're giving us permission to send you news and offers The ad-free version is ready for purchase on iOS mobile app today we couldn't find that page";var n=e.querySelector("h2");return n&&n.remove(),{staticContent:e,title:t}},d=function(e){var t=document.createElement("button");return t.innerText=e,t.classList.add("error-page-button"),t},f=function(e){var t=document.createElement("div");t.id="recirculation-404",t.classList.add("brand-hint-bg");var n="\n \n \n \n \n \n '.concat(e,' Tick here if you would like us to send you the author’s response The file could not be found for a number of reasons such as the file being moved or deleted. 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