Baton bearer Ramon Andersson carrying the baton in a kayak on the Swan River as the Queen’s Baton Relay visited Guildford.
Camera IconBaton bearer Ramon Andersson carrying the baton in a kayak on the Swan River as the Queen’s Baton Relay visited Guildford. Credit: Supplied/Gold Coast 2018 / Colin McPherso, Supplied

Community celebrates Queen’s Baton Relay in Midland and Guildford

Staff WriterHills Avon Valley Gazette

THE Queen’s Baton worked its way through Midland and Guilford on Monday as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay.

The baton was carried by 20 community members and sports men and women, who have contributed to the local community.

Dual Olympian Ramon Andersson, of Bassendean, carried the baton along the Swan River in a kayak.

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The baton came to rest at Stirling Square, where a celebration of live music, market stalls and fireworks awaited it, before heading to Karratha for the next leg of the relay ahead of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

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