Thousands turn out to see Queen’s baton travel through Logan

Logan streets came to a standstill when the Queen’s baton was carried through the city on Sunday.

Jim Dennis carrying the baton at the Daisy Hill Koala Centre on Sunday.

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Logan streets came to a standstill on Sunday when the Queen’s baton was carried through the city.

Thousands watched as the baton made its way through Logan on one of the final legs of its 388-day, 230,000km journey to the Gold Coast.

The #DaisyHill community lined the streets to celebrate #QBR2018 and cheer on local legend @damiandmusic as she carried the Queen's Baton through her hometown this morning. 🎶👏 pic.twitter.com/Ctc1IKvaHq

— Gold Coast 2018 (@GC2018) April 1, 2018

All eyes were on Logan’s Young Citizen of the Year Samuel Glancy when he carried the Queen’s baton through Daisy Hill yesterday.

Samuel said he was excited to be chosen as one of 3800 baton bearers — especially when he got to pass the baton on to his singing idol Dami Im, also from Daisy Hill.

Batonbearer Dami Im carrying the Baton at the Daisy Hill Koala Centre.

Sam took charge of the baton on Shailer Rd, 30m before the intersection of Harley St.

Logan's Samuel Glancy with Commonwealth Games 2006 Long jump Gold medallist Bronwyn Thompson. Picture: Mark Glancy

The last person to carry the baton before the Commonwealth Games start will be Logan man Brendan Hain.

Brendan, from Slacks Creek, will play a special role in the baton’s last leg of its journey. He will have the baton secured to the mast of his Liberty class Hansa dinghy on April 4, just after 1pm.

Brendan Hain will be one of the last people to carry the Queen’s baton to the Gold Coast.

He will sail the baton around the Southport Yacht Club and the Broadwater before it is handed over for the opening ceremony at Carrara Stadium.

Brendan, 37, has cerebral palsy, after a near drowning accident at the age of two. He was nominated as a participant in the relay by Sailability Gold Coast where he has been a member for the past 16 years. He sails his boat by using electric controls.

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The last time the Baton Relay passed through Queensland was in 2014 prior to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, when it visited the Gold Coast, Townsville and the Great Barrier Reef.