Beaudesert Bulletin 7 October 2022

Family Fun Day coming up

By Susie Cunningham

The people behind the push for a PCYC in Beau desert will host a Family Fun Day in Jubilee Park to raise awareness and funds for the project.

The Youth and Communi ty Centre (YACC) is organ ising the free entry event, which will go from 10am to 2pm, 23 October.

Teisha Pocock and Annabelle Johnson from GTM Studios can't wait to share their music at the Family Fun Day.

PCYC push continues: story page 5

By Susie Cunningham

When more than 11,000 Scouts met in Maryborough for the 23rd Australian Scout Jamboree in 2013, Beaudesert’s Dr Michael Rice ran the health team for the event.

Michael Rice

It was a highlight of his life to date, expe rienced with his wife Caroline and their sons Kieren, Patrick and Alex by his side.

“I had a real ball, working with Caroline and medical colleagues and long-term Scout ing contacts and other

friends to organise a major event,” he said.

“We had the whole family there and I was doing bits of photogra phy and writing bits of media, it really brought a lot of my interests to gether in one place.”

Michael, 57, is probably best known around Beaudesert as Dr Rice.

He is a rural general ist GP at the bustling Beaudesert Medical Centre, where he has been a partner since 1994, and he first worked in Beaudesert and Jimboomba in the early 1990s.

He was instrumen tal in the campaign to

bring back maternity services at Beaudesert Hospital, where he was previously GP Obste trician, and he helped look after about 3000 pregnancies from 1994 to 2003.

He is an advocate for rural health, serves as Chair of the Rural Doc tors Foundation and has previously been president of the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland.

He is a Senior Lec turer at the University of Queensland School of Medicine and still works half a day each week in the Mater Hos pital antenatal clinic as a ‘GP with a Special In terest’.

For someone so qualified and experienced, Michael always seems to be learning from the people around him.

It is clear in the way he quotes other people to make his point.

“John Douyere from Longreach put it really nicely - he talked about how your friends be come your patients and your patients become your friends in a rural community,” he said.

“I’d have to say I’ve found it very comfort

ing.”

Michael’s family found comfort in the community of Beau desert in 1997 - a tough year.

“Our Patrick was one of twins and his twin sister Julia died in 1997, at 14 months, with bad viral pneumonia, and my father died that year as well,” he said.

“The practice was very supportive, the town was very support ive, particularly friends from kindergarten, BUGS (cycling group), the Junior Chamber of Commerce.”

Michael’s passion for community dates back to before he was born.

“My parents Adele and Charlie were both dedicated to their work as teachers and, out side of that, put a lot of effort into helping peo ple, particularly helping settle refugees from the end of the Vietnam War onwards,” he said.

“I think their com mitment to giving their own time to help other people probably set me and my two sisters up to do the same sort of thing.”

250,000 meals delivered

By Susie Cunningham

In homes across Beau desert and surrounding districts, people like Reg Ardrey appreciate their regular Meals on Wheels delivery.

Mr Ardrey, 92, re ceived the milestone 250,000th meal from volunteers Rick Wilson and Linda Street on 21 September, as the local Meals on Wheels gears up to celebrate 40 years.

He has been a client for about six years and says the meals are ‘fabulous - you don’t leave any on your plate’ - and he par ticularly loves the bat tered fish with wedges.

The standard package includes soup, a main meal, dessert, snack and juice. Meals are delivered three times a week, with volunteers and clients alike experiencing pos itive social interactions through the service.

In just under 40 years, Beaudesert and District Meals on Wheels has grown from humble be ginnings of eight clients receiving a total 24 meals

a week, to an average of more than 80 clients re ceiving about 250 meals a week.

Patron and Life Mem ber John Bartlett OAM was among locals who started it in 1982 along side inaugural President Ian Telfer, Vice President Joy Sheil (who later be came famed Beaudesert Mayor Joy Drescher), Secretary Meg Cloonan, Treasurer Tony Hall and Committee Joan Urqu hart, Ann Harrison, Es ther Holcombe, Jim Fer guson and Syd Callanan.

Mr Bartlett himself served as President for 36 years.

The first eight meals were prepared and deliv ered from the kitchen at Beaudesert Showgrounds on 25 October 1982. The arrangement continued for almost 21 years until 30 June 2003, and during that time the service supplied about 132,000 meals.

That kitchen did not meet new National Food Standards introduced in 2000 and an expensive upgrade was required, so a decision was made to

start buying meals from Wongaburra.

This went from July 2003 to October 2020, when conditions imposed on nursing homes due to Covid made it hard for the arrangement to con tinue.

In those 17 years, Meals on Wheels pur chased about 94,000 meals and expanded to clients on Tambo

rine Mountain in Octo ber 2008, and then also Kooralbyn, Canungra, Mundoolun, Tamborine, Rathdowney, Gleneagle, Veresdale and Tabooba.

Since November 2020, Beaudesert Meals on Wheels has sourced its fresh and frozen meals from Gourmet Meals on the Gold Coast, deliv ering more than 24,000 meals in that time.

Mr Bartlett said the outbreak of Covid result ed in more people taking advantage of Meals on Wheels, and overall sat isfaction with the meals led to more new clients.

President Barb Ware-Crawford applaud ed the work of everyone involved, particularly recognizing Mr Bartlett’s contributions since the group started.

Rick Wilson and Linda Street, client Reg Ardrey, Patron and Life Member John Bartlett OAM and President Barb Ware-Crawford.

Ukulele Club brings joy

don’t have to have an in strument,” he said.

“It’s the happiest fret ted instrument - happier than the banjo and the mandolin, it’s afford able, portable and sounds great.”

When the Bulletin popped into Ukulele Group, members had nothing but glowing re views.

“It is fun playing in a group because you can practice at home but it’s not the same as playing alongside others. And there’s no pressure - it’s a bit like being in a choir,” said Bernie Grodecki.

“John’s enthusiasm re ally motivates you - he’s been playing since he was 2. He can do anything with it - turn it inside out, upside down. His talent is amazing,” said Robyn O’Donnell.

By Susie Cunningham

The whimsical sound of up to a dozen ukuleles fills Post Office Square when Beaudesert U3A Ukulele Group gets to gether every Thursday.

It emanates from GTM Music Studios’ Shop 21, which Ukulele Group

participants have dubbed ‘Studio 21’ because it’s where they love to learn and play music together.

They play all kinds of music - country and pop, The Beatles and Paul Kelly, classics like 'You are My Sunshine' and, on the day the Bulletin vis its, ‘Ukulele Lady’.

They play from three songbooks - a folder from group founder Fi nella Loch, a folder from current leader John Brit ten and a book of ukulele songs.

No matter what they’re playing it’s fun, social and a great confidence booster.

There are participants who joined who had no musical experience, couldn’t read music and had never learned an in

strument who thrive in the no-pressure group en vironment.

Also in the mix are lifelong musicians in cluding Mr Britten, who has been playing ukulele for 60 years. He said it was about sharing and having fun.

“I bring a couple of ex tra ukuleles, so if some one just walks in and wants to play, they can. You don’t have to know how to play, and you

The group meets 12.30pm to 2.30pm Thursdays at Shop 21, GTM Studio, Post Of fice Square, 115 Bris bane Street Beaudesert and costs $3 per class for U3A members.

‘Come and try day’ is the first Thursday of the month, but new partici pants are welcome every week.

For more information, phone John on 0428 844 041.

Marlene Knights, Robyn O'Donnell, John Britten, Sarah Grodecki, Helen Hugo, Shell Hibberd, Margaret Smith, Bernie Grodecki, Brendan Dever, Sharon Turner.

PCYC push continues

By Susie Cunningham

Annabelle Johnson, 16, is among local youth looking forward to a fun day out in Jubilee Park at the Family Fun Day on 23 October.

The talented local sing er and her peers will per form with GTM Studios at the event, which the Youth and Community Centre (YACC) is hold ing to keep up commu nity awareness in their push for a Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) in Beaudesert.

There will be food vans and games, entertainment and activities, colourful displays and stalls from the likes of local party shop All Blown Up.

The PCYC Queensland

Emergency Services Ca dets will be there, as well as local service clubs like Lions and Zonta. Beau desert State High School will have a presence and Murray Dover from Do ver and Sons will bring along an all-terrain vehi cle, like the one YACC plans to buy.

Annabelle said she looked forward to being part of the Family Fun Day.

“It’s exciting because kids and teenagers in Beaudesert don’t really get much to do, so this Family Fun Day will give us the opportunity to hang out and have some fun,” she said.

“(A PCYC) would be good, because if my friends and I want to do

something, we have to go into the city or Browns Plains, so something like that here would be good for Beaudesert.”

Alice Warby from the YACC Fundraising Com mittee said the event will be as much about con necting with the commu nity and raising aware ness as it will be about raising money.

“We haven’t got an actual building yet, but we’ve got community

support, we’re here still working away at it, and we want to keep it in the front of everyone’s mind,” she said.

“It’ll be free entry, no pressure, and all about locals supporting locals.”

In what was claimed as a win for community advocacy, Council com mitted in July to support ing the establishment of a PCYC in Beaudesert.

At its 5 July Ordi

nary Meeting, Council agreed to secure Coun cil-owned or controlled land on which to base a community hub for sport and recreation facilities, youth support and com munity services. It came via a community-led campaign started by Beaudesert Chamber of Commerce in September 2020, which then incor porated as YACC in June 2021.

Teisha Pocock and Annabelle Johnson (front), Tegan Zveglic, Sahara Webb, Harry Johnson, Lily Pellow and Nikita Barnes from GTM Music Studios.

Cameras monitor traffic

By Susie Cunningham

A camera sitting high on top of the traffic lights at the intersection of Brisbane Street and William Street set tongues wagging in Beau desert when it appeared out of the blue recently.

The camera got people talking, with speculations it might be to monitor mobile phone use or even provide security footage of sur rounding businesses.

Locals also noticed a new camera on a tall pole just north of the traffic lights at the Enterprise Drive and Mt Lindesay Highway intersec tion.

To find out the truth be hind the mystery cameras, the Beaudesert Bulletin made enquiries with local police and the Department of Transport and Main Roads.

In an enquiry to the De partment, the Bulletin asked when the cameras were in

stalled, why they were in stalled and at what cost.

The Department did not specify how much the cam eras cost, but responded with the following state ment, to be attributed to a Transport and Main Roads spokesperson:

“Cameras were installed in August at two busy in tersections in Beaudesert to monitor traffic move ments,” the statement said.

“The cameras allow of ficers to remotely monitor traffic and make changes to signals to optimise traffic flow.

“They also provide our Traffic Management Centre with vision to assist in inci dent management.

“The cost is funded through the annual Traffic Operations budget and in cluded in the Queensland Transport and Roads In vestment Program 2022-23 to 2025-26.”

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Backyard citrus is really coming into bloom right now, isn’t it? Our mandarin tree is full of blossoms, and there are some flowers on the Tahitian lime, cumquat, lemon, orange and finger lime trees. It’s exciting to think about how much fruit we might harvest this season. I think one of the most delightful things is to give and receive excess backyard produce, don’t you? My friend Jae, founder of Beaudesert crop swap, is especially passionate about this topic and suggested spreading the word about sharing our excess via initiatives like Tracey’s Pantry, the Beaudesert library table and crop swap (fourth Friday of each month). Now that’s food for thought!

Local plumber makes a difference

By Susie Cunningham

Sapper Donald Currie is doing his Beaudesert family proud, going from strength to strength in his career with the Australian Army.

Sapper Currie, 31, re cently returned from a four-and-a-half-month deployment to the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme (AACAP) in East Arn hem Land in the Northern Territory.

There, the Licenced Advanced Tradesman Plumber enjoyed not only his plumbing role on the job site for the In dependent Youth Centre in Gapuwiyak but also assisting other trades and learning about the Yolngu culture.

Sapper Currie, a proud Mununjali man raised in Beaudesert, has received three significant awards since he joined the Aus tralian Army four years ago: The Soldiers Medal lion (2021), Command ing Officer’s Commenda tion Soldier of The Year (2021) and the Royal Australian Engineering Most Outstanding Sapper (2021).

Among his proudest

supporters is his dad, Donald Currie Senior, and sister, Theresa Cur rie, who both still live in Beaudesert.

Sapper Currie draws inspiration from stories of his late grandfather Private Cyril Currie, who served in the 2nd Austra lian Imperial Force.

Originally intending to enlist in the Royal Aus tralian Infantry Corps in early 2018, the qualified plumber changed his mind and enlisted in the Royal Australian Engi neer Corps after learning plumbers were a critical trade in the Australian Army.

As Sapper Currie left to complete the ADF Indigenous Pre-recruit Program at RAAF Base Wagga, then soldier train ing at the Army Recruit Training Centre, Kapoo ka in 2018, his eldest sis ter’s parting words were clear; “You come back as an Australian soldier, my boy”.

Four months later, Sapper Currie graduated not only as an Australia Soldier, but was named the ‘Most Outstanding Recruit’ of his pre-recruit course.

“Those four months

away were really tough as my sister was going through chemo treatment for cancer at the time,” Sapper Currie said.

“It was an honour to receive the award for best recruit–not so much for me in hindsight, but an honour for my family.”

Now, after his posting to the RAAF Base Am berley 6th Engineer Reg iment (6ESR) and his de ployments to Fiji and the Northern Territory, Sap per Currie is preparing for a three-year posting in Darwin and embarking on promotion training to become a Lance Corpo ral.

Sapper Donald Currie works on the construction of an Independent Youth Centre in Gapuwiyak, NT. Photo by Lucas Petersen.

Chamber supports carp eradication

By Susie Cunningham

The Beaudesert Cham ber of Commerce has supported restoring bal ance to local waterways via a $1000 donation to the Logan and Albert Fish Management Asso ciation (LAFMA).

LAFMA Secretary Lloyd Willmann used his spot as guest speaker at the Chamber’s Septem ber meeting to seek sup port from Beaudesert’s business community to stock local waterways with native fish to replace noxious carp and tilapia.

He said the volunteer organisation had re stocked local waterways with nearly half a million dollars’ worth of native fingerlings since the late 90s, and every dollar helped.

LAFMA, previously known as Carpbusters, was started by a small group of concerned an glers in the Beaudesert and Rathdowney area to remove pest species from the Logan and Albert River system and replace them with native fish.

In the decades since, LAFMA has continued to do that work, with a

focus on creating a rec reational fishery for the Logan and Albert Riv ers including Wyaralong Dam by stocking native species, Mary River Cod and Australian Bass.

Mr Willmann said carp eradication competitions only removed a small percentage of noxious fish from waterways but helped raise money and much-needed awareness.

“Everyone knows what a cane toad or rabbit is, but people say, ‘what’s tilapia?’” he said.

“Tilapia is worse than the cane toad or rabbit problem, and there are concerns they’ll end up in the Murray Darling Basin and then the Mary River Cod will be gone.”

He said noxious fish were prevalent at Wya ralong, with reports of specimens as big as 50cm and as heavy as 7.5kg, causing significant habi tat degradation for native species.

Mr Willmann said LAFMA released $25,000 of native fish fingerlings in Wyaralong alone each year and was always looking for new sponsors.

In discussing the economic benefits of

supporting LAFMA’s efforts, Chamber Presi dent David Kassulke re called how the first carp eradication competition brought 3000 anglers to Beaudesert and the town

sold out of bread.

To help raise aware ness and funds, LAFMA will host its annual Wya ralong Dam Carp/ Tilapia Eradication Competition on 29 October.

Registration will open from 5.30am and costs $20 for adults, $5 for teenagers. Children under 12 get in free. For more information visit LAFMA.org

Beaudesert Chamber of Commerce Secretary Hannah Larsen and LAFMA Secretary Lloyd Willmann.

Beaudesert CWA hosts Jesse Bligh Shield

By Susie Cunningham

The handcraft skills of Beau desert Country Women’s Asso ciation members shone when the branch hosted the Jesse Bligh Shield on 30 September.

The Beaudesert branch hosts the annual QCWA South Eastern Division Handcraft competition (the Jesse Bligh Shield) every second year, alternating with Coomera branch.

About 25 women from Beau desert, Wonglepong, Beenleigh, Springbrook/ Mudgeeraba and Coomera QCWA branches turned out for the 2022 compe tition.

They admired one another’s work, from embroidery to cro chet, cardmaking to Kumihi mo braiding, jewellery to cross stitch, ceramics and pottery to pieces made using recycled ma terials.

They enjoyed a shared morn ing tea and lunch of home baked goodies and sandwiches and vied for prizes in the raffle draws.

Beenleigh branch won the 2022 Jessie Bligh Shield and in dividual members won a swathe of awards for their impressive efforts.

Among prize winners from across the five branches, Beau desert members took out their fair share.

From Beaudesert branch, Lyn Bruce won the Encouragement Award for her depiction of a mountainous landscape, careful ly crafted using denim and lace.

Joy Ford from Beaudesert branch won the Jean McKenzie

Award for best article for an in tricate lacework blouse.

Awards in the Recycled sec tion went to Beaudesert mem bers Kerry Anne Thomas, Coleen Shanks and Rosemary Ryan.

Badge section awards went to Beaudesert branch President Bev Fehlberg and Angela Gripske of Beenleigh branch.

Towel awards went to Bev Fehlberg, Cheri Crawford (Beaudesert branch) and Angela Gripske of Beenleigh.

Beenleigh, Springbrook/ Mudgeeraba and Beaudes ert took home Branch Table Awards and Angela Gripske of Beenleigh was awarded for her Teacher’s Display.

In the Member 69 and under section, Beaudesert’s Joy Ford, Cheri Crawford and Bev Fehl berg received awards.

In Member 70 plus, Beaudes ert’s Florence Retschlag, Kerry Anne Thomas and Lyn Bruce won awards.

Beaudesert’s Coleen Shanks, Linda Lynch and Bev Fehlberg received awards for Kumihimo braiding.

Rosemary Ryan and Bev Fe hlberg of Beaudesert received awards for their cardmaking.

Embroidered item awards went to Beaudesert’s Bev Fehl berg, Rosemary Ryan and Kerry Anne Thomas.

Out and about at Jessie Bligh Shield: photos page 20

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Lyn Bruce won the Encouragement Award for her denim and lace artwork.

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It was in 2000 and I was travelling from Queensland to go to the Sydney Olympics. I don't actually remember the town we were in but I re member getting a real shock at the bowser when I saw the price.

It is difficult to explain the feeling I had with the news that 100 regional News Corp papers stopped printing in a restructure that sees these papers with online presence only.

I think I'm about to have the experience of pay ing over $2 a litre soon. Not really looking forward to it.

It is sad for communities who will lose their local newspaper. Years ago, the local paper was the backbone of a community. The people who owned the paper and the people who worked there were involved in their communities, they had their finger on the pulse and they knew the people in the towns.

Fortunately, I drive a small four cylinder car and don't need anything larger. I really feel for people who are on properties or have jobs where they need a larger vehicle and will be hit hard by the impact of petrol price increases.

No doubt this is still true for local journalists - but how many of those jobs will be shed in the move to digital?

Of course, this has come about after the Federal Government's fuel subsidy has run out, so we knew it was coming. That won't stop it causing a heap of pain for a lot of people who might already be feel ing the effects of price increases for rent, groceries and of course the interest rate rises.

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What will the record keeping of townships look like? How can truth be disseminated without this grassroots vehicle of news? Because it is easy to see that a report about the refurbishment of the soccer club’s canteen or ‘what we did in the pandemic’ is real and true, but who will remember this when they are relegated to the archives of the internet? Where are the pictures to cut out and keep on the fridge? Or does none of that matter?

I've always had a vegetable garden; the last three years (since moving back to Beaudesert) has been the trickiest for me to grow vegetables - I suspect this is a time management thing!

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Is the Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival still on? The answer is yes butin what format is still undecided. The Scarecrow trail is definitely on and the datesare 11th to 20th September. Advertisements in papers, web site and face bookwill be appearing in early June providing all the detail. We hope to have a specialguest on the Mountain who may open the festival and then provide an activity forfamilies on Saturday 12th September. The Lantern Parade and other activities aresubject to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. We have set a date of 1st August

The talk of Scarecrow Town is who will be the winner this year? We can putsmiles back on faces by putting scarecrows out on the trail and entering the competitions. We are sure that Scarecrow Senior Poetry will be on and children can takepart in their Colouring In and Poetry competitions.

Entry is free and Entry Forms will be at various locations around the Mountainand on our web site for those off the Mountain who are coming to engage.

So, the message is: put huge coloured circles around the 11-20 September onyour calendars, get your planning hats on for making a Scarecrow display or visiting the Mountain. If visiting, consider an overnight stay, enjoy our fabulous sunsetand visit some of our attractions.

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Zonta raises $5000 for women and girls

By Susie Cunningham Photos by Keer Moriarty

Beaudesert Zonta raised $5000 to help women in need locally and abroad through their Spring Fashion Parade and High Tea recently.

Local fashion designer Erica Bates’ garden on Brolga Road was filled with 130 guests, mostly made up of local women with a few children and men, in a sold-out event.

Guests were treated to fashions by Our Little Shop, Kalico Country and creations from Er ica’s label, ‘Just Be It’, tucked into treats baked by Zonta volunteers and won plenty of exciting raffle prizes.

Each guest paid $30 entry and spent up big on raffle tickets to help Zonta make a significant difference in the lives of women locally and fur

ther afield.

Money raised through the event, which is Beau desert Zonta’s major fundraiser, goes towards helping women who are escaping domestic vio lence, packages for wom en facing homelessness, breast care cushions for people who’ve had breast cancer operations, food packages and care pack ages, birthing kits to send overseas, dignity packag es and more.

Zonta President Anthea Walker said $5,000 was a record for the fundraiser, and the group hoped to make it bigger and bet ter next year to keep up holding Zonta’s vision to ‘Build a Better World for Women and Girls’.

Our Little Shop models with owner Jacqui Stephan (centre), Fran Ballard, Ang Boesten, Karen Dickson and Mikaela Dickson.

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Rathdowney celebrates new fire truck

By Susie Cunningham

The community of Rathdowney has cele brated its shiny new fire truck through a display, demonstrations and kids’ activities at the Septem ber Rathdowney Country Markets.

Rathdowney Rural Fire Brigade and Fire and Rescue brought their new truck along and did pub lic demonstrations about how a fire spreads and the benefits of having fire breaks in an informative and enjoyable day for the community.

Local firefighters re cently secured the new state-of-the-art fire truck at an official handover ceremony at Beaudesert Fire and Rescue Station on 18 August, attended by Captain Matthew Ar kinstall and firefighters Michael Whyte, Tom Cheevers and Andrew Kennedy.

At the Rathdowney Country Markets on 18 September, several local firefighters mingled with marketgoers as they ad mired Rathdowney’s new truck.

A colouring in com petition organised by Bonfire Cartoons and

the Rathdowney Coun try Markets attracted 40 entries, which were set up in the barn for all to admire.

Candice Knudson from Rathdowney Country Markets thanked every one involved and said it was fantastic to celebrate the town’s new truck.

“The weather was amazing, we could not have asked for better and it was an all-round enjoy able day for the whole community,” she said.

The new Rathdowney truck, valued at about $690,000 is a ‘Type 2 Medium Urban Fire Ap pliance’ which holds 2000 litres of water.

It carries the same equipment as the old truck such as breathing apparatus for fires, road crash rescue equipment, hazardous materials equipment and special ist rescue equipment for rope and water type res cues.

It also has a Com pressed Air Foam System (CAFS), which mixes normal firefighting foam with compressed air and water, as well as other new features to enhance safety for firefighters and the community.

When local firefighters received the truck in Au gust, Captain Arkinstall told the Beaudesert Bul letin it was significant for Rathdowney.

“Our existing truck was the oldest one running in the fleet, it’s 21-yearsold, still well-maintained and it’s been getting mi nor upgrades over the years, but I have to admit I never thought I’d see a brand-new truck in Rath downey,” he said.

“The CAFS just en

ables us to use less water, so when you’re travel ling to fires particularly in drought where people don’t have a lot of rain

water available or there’s no surface water because it’s dry, we can just in crease the amount of foam we use.”

Beaudesert Show Rural Ambassador Entrant Elizabeth Scott with Tom Cheevers and Tony Salisbury. Image supplied.

The colouring in comp was set up in the barn for all to see with volunteers Chappy Sam Fillery and Kyla Devitt from Tamrookum State School. Image supplied.

Tony Salisbury, Tom Cheevers, Andrew Buchanan (President of the Memorial Grounds Assoc), Ian Richter and Brian Williams. Image supplied.

Are You Forgetting your Child’s Future?

I started out like most people my age – I turned 18, got a job, a personal loan and a credit card. My spending appetite was larger than my pay cheque, so I consolidated my debts into one big debt. By the time I was 22 I was so far down a hole there was no way to get ahead.

This scenario is all too common and we can prepare our children much better.

There are various ways to start saving for your child’s “Future Fund.

t a plan is just a wish"

One popular option is an Insurance Bond. This type of investment can offer some great tax benefits (especially if you’re in a high tax bracket) and it’s a useful way for other family members such as Grandparents to setup savings for the child.

Saving for your child’s future doesn’t have to be complex – an Online Savings account will do, as will any Bank account with reasonable. A great alternative to a savings account is your Mortgage Offset account (if you have one). This is a great way to save for their future AND reduce the amount of interest you’ll have to pay back to the Bank!

The majority of children don’t receive specific education in financial matters. You can start at an early age by playing games like ‘Shop’ and Monopoly, so they understand the value of money. As they get older, this can progress to budgeting of pocket money and saving for goals, and eventually having adult conversations about debt facilities etc.

Specialyour financial position to your goals sooner!

Till next month, Sarah Nulty

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Golf Day to raise funds for sun safe swim shirts

By Keer Moriarty

The Lions Club of Beaudesert's 45th Annu al Charity Golf Day will raise funds for children's sun safe swim shirts.

The Lions Club Sec retary Henry Pellinkof said the Club has been providing the shirts to students in the local area for 16 years, with the lat est batch of shirts ready to be distributed via local schools.

"All funds raised from

this year's golf day will be used for purchasing swim shirts for all Year 1 students in our local area," he said.

"It is also used to pro mote skin cancer aware ness," said Mr Pellinkof.

The Charity Golf Day, played at Beaudesert Golf Club, will be held on Sunday 9 October with a shotgun start at 12.15pm.

This year the event is a four ball Ambrose event with four players per tee.

There will be prizes for first, second and third teams as well as nearest the pin prizes and a mon ster raffle on the day with lots of great prizes.

Carts are available for hire on the day and a bar becue lunch will also be available.

Entry into the competi tion for golfers is $25 per entrant for a club mem ber, and $35 per entrant for a non-member.

To nominate a team, contact Beaudesert Golf Club on 5541 2291.

Janet Coombes from Beaudesert Lions with one of the swim shirts. Photo: Susie Cunningham.

Interest in local sports hall of fame

By Susie Cunningham

A community meeting will be held on 28 Octo ber to gauge local interest in establishing a Scenic Rim Sports Hall of Fame.

Mark Gee, who in his younger days played for the Beaudesert Kingfish ers and is part of wellknown local football family, the Gee's, is be hind the idea.

Mr Gee is hoping in terested parties will come along to the meeting, in cluding sporting club rep resentatives, local, state and national government representatives and locals in general.

The passionate for mer local resident, who still has strong ties to the Beaudesert community, said it was about recog nising and celebrating local sporting stars, past and present.

He said he saw a fresh opportunity to put the idea forward, in light of Beaudesert sports stars currently making their mark on the national world stage.

“You’ve got Riley Day (Olympic sprinter), Jamal Fogarty (NRL star) and Maverick Antcliff over playing in the PGA, and there are probably even more that I don’t know about,” he said.

Mr Gee put together a proposal about the idea in 2017 to discuss with Sce nic Rim Regional Coun cil representatives and felt the idea had some support when he flagged it briefly back then.

He does not have a lo cation in mind for a Sce nic Rim Sports Hall of Fame, but said he hoped to gauge at the meeting who was in support of the idea, with a view to establishing a steering

committee.

“The Scenic Rim Sports Hall of Fame (SR SHOF) is proposed to be operated… by a group of civic and sports-minded persons to acknowledge, honour and promote the region’s sporting achievements by athletes, coaches and officials, at the elite level,” Mr Gee wrote in his 2017 pro posal.

Olympian Riley Day.

“The SRSHOF en deavours to preserve and celebrate the history of our region’s sport and to excite the next generation of young sportspeople to achieve their potential both in sport and life.

“The implementation of the SRSHOF will take an extended process that will require much dis cussion and deliberation. The suggestion of a steer

ing committee to initi ate and develop further guidelines to present to Council will be of utmost importance to maximize the success of the pro gram.”

The meeting is set for 6pm, 28 October at The Club, Beaudesert.

For more information phone Mark on 0422 380 006 or email mark gee2206@gmail.com

Peter

Rosemary Ryan with her award-winning entries.

Florence Retschlag and Coleen Shanks.

Joy Ford, Leanne Brennan and Maureen Dooley.

Beaudesert CWA President Bev Fehlberg.

Beaudesert CWA member Dinah Buchanan (centre) with Kay Beagley and Dawn Low of Springbrook/Mudgeeraba CWA.

Top dogs on show

By Susie Cunningham

Cattle dogs and kelpies, Afghan hounds and Tibetan mastiffs, pugs, chi huahuas and terriers, beagles and Rho desian ridgebacks, malemutes and En glish springer spaniels, rottweilers and German shepherds, corgis and even a Karelian Bear Dog were among breeds at the 2022 Beaudesert Kennel Club Championship Shows.

About 500 dogs and their people from across south-east Queensland and north ern New South Wales filled Beaudesert Showgrounds for three days of shows from 1-3 October.

The annual shows have been going for about 30 years on the October long weekend, with many long-term mem bers of Beaudesert Kennel Club based in areas of the old Beaudesert Shire, which are now part of Logan.

Beaudesert Kennel Club Secretary Vicki Schneider said despite some rainy weather, it was a good three days of showing pedigree breeds.

She said all dogs were well-trained and well-behaved, and there were dogs

from three months of age up.

On day 1, a Shiba (Japanese breed) from Logan won Best in Show and a Keeshond from Brisbane won run ner-up.

On day 2, a German shepherd from Lowood won Best in Show, and the Keeshond from Brisbane won runner-up again.

On day 3, the German shepherd from Lowood won Best in Show again and an Afghan hound won runner-up.

Mrs Schneider said a fair bit went into being an award-winning show dog.

“It’s based on structure - they have to look like their breed, i.e., did they look like a cattle dog? Did they look like a German shepherd?” she said.

“Basically, we’re looking for a dog that looks like it can do what it was bred to do. If you’ve got a malemute, we want it to look like it could pull a sled.

“It’s about their looks - they have to look like they’re a proper part of that breed - and then it’s about what we would call function, that they could function doing their job that they were originally bred to do.”

What’s Going on at BSHS

with Grant Stephensen

BSHS

Building resilience for social change

Beaudesert State High School has a strong history of working together with the Scenic Rim community to provide education that supports the evolving needs of the community.

The strength in communities is most often seen in times of challenge – floods over the past few years highlighted just how strong we are when we pull together. These experiences increase our individual and collective resilience.

With the understanding that ‘resilience is the child of experience’, we can perhaps better understand why it is harder for young people to be armed with the same resilience as we have – they simply don’t have our experience- yet!

This is one of the reasons we implemented a range of Signature programs in 2021 – to provide more ex periences for young people that include challenges to overcome and resilience to be built.

Later in 2022 and into 2023 we are implementing a resilience program that incorporates the Jeff Horn Bullyproof Program.

Bullyproof Australia is a program that unifies the community to support students and families in the fight against bullying in Australia. Involving an informative and interactive phone app for ongoing information and strategies, the program will become a component of the HPE program at the high school.

Students will learn how to physically, emotionally and mentally defend themselves if faced with bully ing. Going further there will be refresher programs to ensure strategies are embedded and continually refined to support resilience building and a happier life for all students.

However, it’s not just for students. This program was chosen for its resources for parents including detailed information on how to report bullying in a manner that can get better outcomes. Also part of the program includes discussions on what constitutes bullying behaviour and what role we all play, includ ing conversations on the role of bystanders.

We understand parents fear and frustration for their children.

This is why we have worked hard as a school to gain the funding for this program. To invest the time needed to learn about the program and to identify the most appropriate pathway to deliver it.

And now we are asking all of our families and our community to become involved as we roll this pro gram out. Talk to us about what is happening for you. Encourage your child to get involved in HPE.

Because when we work together, we can make build a stronger more resilient community beyond the school gate.

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Judge Colleen Stoate with Best Baby Gundog George and owner Tracey Sharpe. Image supplied.

Melody Labinsky relaxing with her Pembroke Welsh Corgi Harry (Carenci Spicy Scoville). Image supplied.

Heritage trucks coming to town

By Susie Cunningham

Heritage truck enthu siasts from south-east Queensland and beyond will roll into Beaudesert for the Heritage Truck Association of Austra lia’s 2022 Annual Show on 15-16 October.

It will be Beaudesert’s first time hosting the event, which has previ ously been held at Rock lea but is shifting here this year due to flood damage at its usual loca tion.

The event at Beaudes ert Showgrounds, will mark 20 years of the association, which was formed in 2002 to en courage the restoration and preservation of old trucks.

Beaudesert’s Mark Plunkett, an association member who has been in strumental in organising the show on home soil, said they were expecting a solid turn-out.

“We’ve got members all over Australia and in the past, we’ve had up to 200 trucks,” he said.

“There’s probably five or six members directly in Beaudesert and some have got multiple trucks.

I’ve got two trucks and a tractor. I actually drove my 1975 model 1418 Mercedes Benz all the way from South Australia when I bought it, 1800km in about 40 degree heat with no air conditioning, but it was an adventure.”

Mr Plunkett said there was something special about old automobiles.

“It takes you back to

your early days. I grew up in the passenger seat of one of Jim Salisbury’s trucks when I was 14 or 15, then I went and worked for him,” he said.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s cars or trucks - you always want to go back to something you had in those early days because it was special to you. You always remember your

first car and wish you had one of those again.”

He encouraged locals to come take a look, even if they didn’t have old vehicles themselves, and said it would be a fun and affordable day out for the whole family.

The show will go from 8.30am to 4pm 15 Oc tober (official opening 10am) and 8am to 1pm

Sunday. Tickets cost $5 for adults and children under 14 get in free. Exhibitor entry is open to heritage cars, trucks and tractors over 30 years old.

For enquiries phone 0439 222 762 or 0417 644 199 (after hours) or visit https://heritaget ruckassociation.com.au/

Mark Plunkett with his Mercedes Benz 1418, 1975 model.

Elysium Over 50s Village, in Scenic Rim Beaudesert, is offering Over 50s buyers a fantasitc first time chance of a BUY BUILD NOW and PAY LATER scheme helping you to avoid pending home price increases.

This No Risk offer will attract buyers not wanting to sell their current home right now, but who prefer to stay put and wait until their brand new home is ready to move into, while taking advantage of rising house prices in Australia’s current booming real estate market.

The only upfront outlay is a $2,500 refundable deposit and no progress payments! YES! You can back out at any time in the event you choose not to proceed, within 12 months of signing a conditional contract to purchase.* *Subject to special conditions

WANTED!

We are seeking HELP from residents all over the Scenic Rim in asking for kind donations of unwanted children’s toys. Books, board games, cuddly soft toys, balls, Lego, electrical & mechanical, videos or DVD’s for ages baby to 12 years old!

We want to fill our SANTA’S SWAG BAG of GIVEAWAYS for every child who visits our Elysium Village Christmas Lights Extravaganza from November 29th to 24th Decemb er between 6.30pm to 9.30pm.

This year our Christmas Night-Lights Spectacular will be Simply the Biggest and Best ever staged in our Village, covered entirely with Christmas Decorations, and every Weekend there will be Live Entertainment, PLUS dotted around our Village, a huge variety of Christmas Market Gift and Food Stalls, Coffee Van, Hot Dog Stand, Children’s Activities, Dance Competitions Plus much, muc h more!

Donations can be dropped off to THE BIG SANTA’S GIFT BOX at our Elysium Village Sales Office 7days a week between 9am & 4pm at 339-347 Brisbane St Beaudesert

To arrange personal pic ups, please call Dennis our Sales Manager on 0419 828 576 or by Email sales@elysiumvillage.com.

The Elysium Management and Event Organisers will be greatly appreciative to all those who generously donate items, just to see the BIG SMILES on the Children’s Faces as they walk around our Christmas Wonderland of Spectacular Lights

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What’s On? GUIDE

Arts Showcase7 October

McAuley College will hold their Arts Showcase on Fri day 7 October from 4.30pm. Enjoy performances by mu sic, drama, dance and art stu dents. For more information and to register contact the College on 5542 3000.

Lions Club 45th Annual Charity Golf Day - 9 October

The Lions Club of Beaudes ert’s Annual Charity Golf Day is a four ball Ambrose event with four players per tee. Held at Beaudesert Golf

Club, there is a shotgun start at 12.15pm. Cost is $25.00 per entrant for a club member, and $35.00 per entrant for a non-member. Carts are available for hire.

Creative Business Champions11 October

Artists looking to progress their arts business or project can join a free mentoring pro gram for artists from Munun jali country, Beaudesert. Grab a cup of tea, bite to eat and re ceive an overview of the Cre ative Business Champions program and guidance to help develop skills and networks

to boost your arts career or project. Drop in between 9.30am and 3pm at Munun jali Hall, Drumley Street.

Register and learn more at https://cqregionalarts.net/ beaudesert/ or phone Stevi Knagge on 0438 056 121.

Woodhill Dance -

15 October

Old Time, New Vogue Dance on Saturday 15 October at Woodhill Hall. Dancing starts 7pm, Supper supplied. Band"Undecided". Admission $10 for 14 years and over. See Woodhill Hall Facebook page for updates. Enquiries to 5543 1301.

Family Fun Day23 October

A Family Fun Day will be on from 10am to 2pm Sunday, 23 October at Jubilee Park.

Entry is free and there will be face painting and games, music and entertainment, stalls and food vans.

The event is organised by the Youth and Community Centre (YACC) and stallholder spots are still available.

Phone Maree for more infor mation on 0427 153 174.

Beaudesert Show

Society Horse Show29 October

As a replacement to the can celled Saturday program of

the 2022 Beaudesert Show, the Beaudesert Show Society will run its horse show program on 29 October.

There will be an 8am event start, with heavy horses at 10am.

The primary focus will be to give competitors the opportuni ty to gain a Royal Show quali fication.

The event program is avail able to download at https:// www.beaudesertshow.org.au/

For more information phone Chief Steward Leonie Walsh on 0414 893 843.

Carp Eradication29 October

The annual Wyaralong Dam Carp/ Tilapia Eradi cation Competition host ed by local environmental group Logan & Albert Fish Management Association (LAFMA) is scheduled for Saturday 29 October at Lake Wyaralong.

Remembrance Day11 November

Beaudesert RSL Sub Branch will hold a Remembrance Day service at the Beaudesert Ceno taph on 11 November.

The service will start at 10.40am and the cenotaph is on the corner of Brisbane Street and William Street, Beaudesert.

Support for carers of dementia patients

By Susie Cunningham

Beaucare has been awarded a grant of $4,500 for its work to improve mental health and wellbe ing in Beaudesert as part of Australia Post’s 2022 Community Grants Pro gram.

The grant will fund their project ‘Carers Sup port Group’, a fortnightly meet up to provide social linkage and connection for carers of people with dementia.

The facilitated group will provide peer support, and advice and strategies to better manage their mental health.

Beaucare Community Support Officer Madeline Kelly welcomed the fund ing.

“This project will sup port carers of people living with dementia. Through building knowledge and skills with peer support, carers will develop en hanced resilience and im proved strategies for man aging their own stress and anxiety,” she said.

Beaucare is one of 70 community organisations across the country to re ceive a 2022 Australia Post Community Grant of up to $10,000.

The program funds projects like Beaucare’s Carer’s Support Group

that help improve connec tion and mental wellbeing in local communities.

Australia Post Exec utive General Manager Community, Sustainabil ity and Stakeholder En gagement, Tanny Mangos said the project would make a real difference to health and wellbeing.

“These grants help en hance community connec tions and we know that when we connect with oth ers, we feel better. We also know that this often results in improved mental health outcomes, and we want to support the organisations that are helping make this happen,” she said.

“The continued impact of the pandemic, financial pressures, isolation, and the constant demands of everyday life can all im pact on mental wellbeing.”

Recipients this year will make an important differ ence to their communi ties, supporting a range of groups including Aborig inal and Torres Strait Is lander communities, those with a disability or care commitments, LGBTIQ+ communities, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities and young people.

People

by SUSIE CUNNINGHAM

Robyn Condrick and Aussie the long haired chihuahua share a spe cial bond.

Robyn bought Auss ie for her mum, the late Laura May Holley, from the old pet shop at Beaudesert Fair nearly 12 years ago when he was just a puppy.

Mrs Holley was very patriotic - her husband was a prisoner of war in Changi - and took three days to think of a good Australian name, before she finally set tled on ‘Aussie’.

Here’s what Robyn has to say about Auss ie:

“He’s supposed to be a full blooded long haired chihuahua, but we reckon he’s got a bit of red kelpie in him - his colouring and his nature as well. He sat on mum’s knee for six years - mum lived out the back for 27 years - and when she went into the nursing home, we took him to see her right up until she died in June this year. He’d sit on her bed the whole time and she could still remember his name. He’s one step behind me most of the time and the neighbours love him. My hus band Stephen has even come to love him.”

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Ingenia Lifestyle welcomes Oakland Village to the family.

Leading developer of over 55s Lifestyle communities, Ingenia has welcomed Oakland Village to the family and will soon begin the first two stages of its new masterplan development. With Queensland expecting an influx of more than 220,000 people from southern states over the next five years, the Scenic Rim looms as a strong growth area for those seeking an easygoing lifestyle still within an hour’s drive of Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Located in the heart of the region, Oakland Village joins 20 other Ingenia Lifestyle communities across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria under its new name –Millers Glen.

Ingenia’s’ General Manager Residential Communities, Justin Blumfield said these first releases are part of an anticipated nine-stage project which will also include the development of a state-of-the-art community clubhouse.

“Ingenia sees great potential in Beaudesert, with the first stage to include the release of 10 homes in November this year, complementing the existing six occupied homes in the community,” Mr Blumfield said.

“We’ll then release stage two in early 2023, boasting an additional 13 homes.

“These homes will have a range of designs on offer from two bedroom/one bathroom to two bedroom/two bathrooms, plus study, selected designs with double car garage, and all homes feature open plan living, kitchen and dining opening to alfresco entertaining area.

“The community will also offer resort-style facilities for residents including a magnesium pool, spa, library, gym, craft room, barbecue facilities, kitchen and bar and garden patch.

“Millers Glen will create an opportunity for residents to make the most of an easy going but active lifestyle.

“There are several iconic National Parks at the community’s doorstep for residents to navigate and explore, and with the region also popular with foodies, you can enjoy the best of local wine and farm-fresh produce right in your own backyard.”

Ingenia Lifestyle’s land lease model makes homes at Millers Glen an affordable alternative for those seeking to downsize with lifestyle in mind, allowing

buyers to free up equity in their existing home.

“Residents can enjoy a great location and amenities with no stamp duty, no exit fees or council rates and keep 100 percent of any capital gains on resale – it’s a really great alternative”, Mr Blumfield said.

“From a lifestyle perspective, residents retain their independence and flexibility, and can live the laidback life they envision, surrounded by nature and as part of a supportive and social community.”

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Nominations open for Australian of the Year Awards

By Keer Moriarty

Nominations are now open for outstanding members of the commu nity to be nominated for the Scenic Rim Austra lian of the Year Awards.

Nominating some one for an Australia Day Award gives the com munity an opportunity to publicly recognise and reward some of the quiet achievers of our region.

Nominees must be Australian citizens and live in the Scenic Rim.

This year, nomina tions are to be made on line via the smartygrants platform which can be accessed through Scenic Rim Regional Council's website.

2023 Australia Day Awards categories are (ages given are ages as at

26 January 2023):

Community Event Of The Year Award: Indi vidual, group or organi sation who has staged the most outstanding com munity or virtual event in the Scenic Rim.

Citizen Of The Year Award (16 – 30 years): An exceptional person aged 16-30, accomplish ing great things in all walks of life, making a positive and outstanding contribution to the Scenic Rim community. .

Citizen Of The Year Award (31 – 65 years): A leading citizen, consid ered an inspirational role model to the Scenic Rim community and a person who inspires us to be a friendly, caring and en gaged community.

This person has taken

risks, done the hard yards and had a positive impact on a wide range of people in the Scenic Rim.

They have given ex traordinary commitment to service in the local community over a num ber of years.

Citizen Of The Year Award (65+ years): An inspirational person aged 65 and over, who contin ues to achieve and con tribute outstanding ser vice to the local Scenic Rim community.

A person who proudly gives back to the commu nity and presents a posi tive image of ageing.

For more information and to nominate, visit https://www.scenicrim. qld.gov.au/grants-fund ing-awards/austra lia-day-awards/1

2021 Citizen of the Year, Judy Day.

The Hunter Brothers

By Ailsa Rolley

gas pipeline in Ypres Bel

the body of Queenslander John Hunter.

bronze statue depicting a lifeless soldier being carried from the battlefield for burial by his younger brother is planned for erection on the other side of the world.

The two brothers are John and James Hunter who enlisted in Beaudesert in 1916.

Beaudesert ran a strong re cruiting campaign at the time with Sergeant Quince from Bris bane riding his horse around the district, enthusing young men working on the station runs to answer the call to duty.

The brothers sailed for over seas together and were taken on strength at the front together. Tragically, John was killed in action on 26/9/1917.

James carried his older broth er from the battlefield, and wrapped him tightly in his rub ber ground sheet tied down with signal wire. In haste he buried his brother with a promise to return.

As the years rolled on, this

once treeless quagmire blos somed into life once more, and John’s body lay somewhere be neath.

In 2006 a gas pipeline be ing laid beneath Zonnebeke Road near Ypres in Belgium, unearthed the remains of five Australian soldiers recognised by their Rising Sun badges still intact. They became known as the Zonnebeke Five.

John Hunter was one of the Five, his DNA later confirmed as a match with an elderly niece in Brisbane.

As a child, Johan Vandewalle rode his bicycle up and down Zonnebeke Road and listened to stories of the bravery of so many Australians who had saved his country.

Now, as owner of the family pub, he has turned a section of his Café De Dreve into a per sonal museum to the Hunter brothers and other Australians with no place of burial.

The remains of the Zonne beke Five were exhumed and reburied with full military hon ours at Polygon Wood cemetery.

Both John and James Hunt ers’ names are recorded on the Beaudesert Cenotaph.

John Hunter

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REGULAR MEETINGS

Beaudesert & District Restored Auto Club: Meeting second Monday each month at 8pm at the CWA Hall in Beau desert (except January).

Beaudesert Branch QCWA: Meets Monday 9-12 for sewing and Thursday 9-12 for handcrafts. Second Thursday of month is meeting day. Contact President Bev Fehlberg on 0427 698 519 or Vice President Linda Lynch on 0407 193 752.

Beaudesert Camera Club: Meet fourth Tuesday of the month - Beaudesert Com munity Arts & Information Centre, 7pm. Cost $2 for non-club members. Enquiries 0410 688 012 (after 6pm).

Beaudesert Cake Decorators: Third Saturday each month at the Station Masters House, 100 Brisbane St. Email beaudesertcakedecorators@mail.com.

Beaudesert Districts Orchid and Foliage Society Inc Meeting: Third Wednesday each month 7pm at Canungra School of Arts Hall, 3-7 Pine Street, Ca nungra. www.bdofs.com.

Beaudesert Girl Guides: Every Friday during school term 5.30pm till 7.30pm, 5-7 Jane Street for girls 5-17 years. Face book @Beaudesert Girl Guides or con tact Group Leader on 0402 451 317. Beaudesert Quilters: Wednesdays from 9am to 3pm. Call Robyn on 0439 721 325 or Chris on 0401 037 595.

Beaudesert RSL Sub-Branch Social Golf Club: Plays 18 holes of Golf on the second Monday of each month. Phone No ela 0412 273 885 or Janice 0409 000 767.

Beaudesert Scouts: The Den corner Eaglesfield and Hart Streets, Beaudes ert Tuesday evenings 6 - 7.30pm. Joeys 5-7yr, Cubs 8-10yr, Scouts 11-14yr, Ven turers 15-17yr and Rover Scouts 18-25yr.

Beaudesert University of the Third Age (U3A): U3A’s line dancing group meets 12.45 pm Tuesdays in The Centre, Brisbane St. Contact Marg 0422 415 145.

Historical Society of Beaudesert: Third Friday of every month at 2.30pm. Phone The Museum 5541 3740.

Kooralbyn - Bingo: Every Friday night, 6.30pm at Unit 4/13-31 Etruscan Drive. Cost $15 for 10 games. Contact Charlie 0400 513 635 or Lynn 0400 610 055.

National Seniors Australia Beaudes ert Branch: Meet third Wednesday each month at Beaudesert Golf Club from 9am to 11.30am. Cost $7.50 includes morning

tea. Contact Rosemary on 0409 265 472.

NASHOs: NSAA Beaudesert & District Branch meet 1st Monday each month. Odd months 10am morning tea, meeting, 2 course lunch $25. Even months 10am morning tea, BBQ lunch. All NASHOs and partners welcome. Contact: Peter 0408 221 512 or Brian 0413 897 608.

Pickleball: Pickleball at Beaudesert State High School Tuesday 5.30pm8pm; Saturday Woodhill Primary School 8am to 10.30am. Contact beaudesert pickleball@gmail.com.

Probus Club Beaudesert: Meet first Wednesday each Month at The Club (RSL) from 10am. Enquiries to Secre tary Lyn 0439 733 026.

Rathdowney and District Soccer Club: General Meeting first Sunday of each month. Phone Ellen on 5541 4638.

Rotary Club of Beaudesert: Meet Mon day 6pm for 6.30pm at the Stationmaster House, 100 Brisbane St. Email beauro tary@outlook.com.

Rotary Satellite Club of Jimboom ba-Sunrise: Meeting at Beaudesert Bowls Club every Wednesday at 7am. Phone Jeff 0427 870 061.

Senior Citizens Club: Every second Tuesday 9-1pm at Beaudesert Golf Club, entry is $12. Morning tea, lunch, lucky door ticket, music, indoor bowls and cards. Contact Lyn Kenny 0449 117 704 or Sylvia Hickey 5541 0869.

FOOD BANKS

Harvest Point Church: Food parcels available at Harvest Point Church, Walk er Road, Gleneagle Tuesday 11am - 2pm.

Tracey’s Pantry: At Beaudesert Unit ing Church. Fridays 1pm - 3pm. Phone: 0407 021 424.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

JPs in the Community: JP signing ser vices are available at the Qld Govern ment Centre, 1 Telemon St Beaudesert, to witness your documents. Monday and Friday from 9.30am to 3.30pm and Tues day/Wednesday/Thursday from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The service is free and is op erated by JP volunteers in the Beaudesert area.

JPs at the Library: Saturday morning 9.30am -11.30am at Beaudesert Public Library.

MARKETS

Beaudesert Markets: First Saturday of each month. Dick Westerman Park, Beaudesert (next to Wongaburra). Con tact Jenny Young on 5544 8200. Kooralbyn Valley Markets: Second Sunday of each month from 8am - 1pm opposite Billabong Village Shops. Stalls $5, phone Lyn 0400 610 055.

Jimboomba Country Markets: Third Saturday each month 7am - 12pm. Hon ora Street, Jimboomba. See Facebook page for details or phone 0488 793 799.

Tamborine Village Lions Markets: 1st Sunday of the month (except January) at Tamborine Memorial Hall Park Grounds, 7am to 12 noon. Stall site $15. Ph: 0487 770 114, email tamborinevillagemar kets@live.com.au.

Rathdowney Country Markets: Held on the third Sunday of each month from 7-12 (Oct-April) and 8am - 1pm (MaySept). Contact 0407 827 312.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Beaudesert Hospital: 5541 9111

Beaudesert Library:

Police Station:

Energex

Scenic

Council:

5540 5142

3826 4298

FIRE WARDENS

Beaudesert

GROW YOUR OWN

with Bill O’Sullivan TULLAMORE FARM

Stone fruit

Most of us like our stone fruit. We grow peaches, nectarines, apri cots, plums and cherries.

This is not the perfect area for growing stone fruit but there are many varieties bred and suited to our region. Your local supplier will know the varieties that grow best in your locality.

When planting fruit trees always consider where they are grown and their country of origin.

Do they need a lot of water? What is the best soil type?

We plant out most of our fruit trees, including stone fruit, starting with a large hole.

Ideally the hole is 400 to 500mm wide and at least that depth. We use plenty of our compost in the mix when planting. Sounds like a lot of work?

The initial effort will increase your likelihood of a great long term out come. With most fruit trees the effort is in the planting and the first two years.

our stone fruit in May

and October.

We use home made compost and ensure all our trees have a lot of mulch cover to minimise weeds, help hold mois ture and protect the roots. This provides a healthy environment for the worms and all the good guys found in the soil.

Pruning is one of the most important things with stone fruit. It is ide al to keep them to a man ageable size. This helps with pest control and harvesting of fruit. It also makes it easier when and if netting is needed.

When pruning we find it ideal to prune to a bowl shape with a nice open centre. The nice open centre allows air flow and easy harvesting and man agement.

Stone fruit can be a bit of a target for fruit fly so make sure you have fruit fly traps.

The fruit that get stung can still be used. Cut the affected areas and feed them to the chooks. Have the balance as stone fruit slices.

INGREDIENTS:

250g Philadelphia

cream cheese

250g vintage cheese

250g mature cheese

250g tasty cheese

1 onion, finely chopped

4 tablespoons

Worcestershire

sauce

Curry powder

Sweet paprika

1 cup dried apricots, finely chopped

Flaked almonds

Grand Marnier

METHOD

Cheese balls

Grate all cheeses into a bowl and add Philadelphia cream cheese. Mix together. Divide in half. Put half of the mixture aside for later.

With half the mixture, add a finely chopped onion, four tablespoons Worcestershire sauce and mix together. Divide in half and roll into two balls. On a plate put four tablespoons curry powder and four tablespoons sweet paprika and mix together. Then roll the two balls in it till both are covered. Mix more powders if you need.

With the other half of the mixture, chop finely 1 cup dried apricots and put in with cheese. Mix in about 200g of flaked almonds. Add two tablespoons of Grand Marnier liquor. Divide into two balls and roll in poppyseed or toasted almonds.

Photos by Susie Cunningham

Thomas Prange

Charlie Meloury

Kayla Kindred

Arthur William Meloury

Alyse Kindred

Amelia Tacono

Makes cents not to bin it

Residents can choose their own planet-saving adventure when the Ga rage Sale Trail, Austra lia’s festival of pre-loved stuff, returns to the Sce nic Rim this Spring.

Garage Sale Trail 2022 will take place over two big weekends from 1213 and 19 - 20 November 2022.

Powered locally by Council, the festival en courages residents to sell, shop and learn about the circular economy.

Mayor Greg Chris tensen said the event was a fun way for residents to connect, make some money and keep good stuff out of landfill.

“Keeping stuff in use for as long as we can by buying or selling it at a garage sale makes sense for the planet and makes cents for participants.”

“It’s the circular econ

omy in action and it’s something all Scenic Rim residents can get behind.”

Between 29 October and 5 November, the Scenic Rim community can be part of the Trail Tutorials, a series of in spiring and educational talks all about sustainable fashion and renovations. Featuring Barry Du Bois, Annabel Crabb and Craig Reucassel — alongside experts in fashion, home renovations and the cir cular economy—the ses sions are hosted online and free to attend.

Then, over two week ends of garage sales host ed simultaneously around the nation, declutter and sell pre-loved goods or shop the trail and snag a guilt-free bargain locally in the middle of Novem ber.

“It’s garage sales made

Garage Sale Trail will take place over two weekends.

easy with supplied tips, resources, advertising and even touch-free Pay Pal QR code payments, plus you’ll extend the life of stuff you love, meet the neighbours and make

some money”.

“We hope to see many garage sales popping up locally in our com munities, joining others around the nation," said Mayor Christensen.

Register your sale and find out more at www.garagesaletrail. com.au or https://www. whatsonscenicrim.com/ event/16770107-a/ga rage-sale-trail

VISION:

School

knowledgeable

Photo: Garage Sale Trail.

The Honest Truth about Roads

I would love to tell ev eryone who has contact ed me that I can get their gravel road sealed with bitumen or widened, how ever that would be a lie.

As a Councillor, I have no ability to direct Council to conduct any specific capi tal works. Council officers through a detailed analysis of the road condition, traf fic numbers and available funding have formulated a 10yr Capital Works pro gram that sets the priority of which roads, footpaths, bridges etc will be up graded over that time. We have limited capital works funding and this program gives the Council and community a clear indi cation of what works are

These are my own personal views. I do not purport to speak on behalf of Council.

being planned.

At present Council has a focus on replacing our ag ing wooden bridges as the Federal Govt have a 50:50 grant which greatly reduc es the funding required by ratepayers as most bridges cost in excess of $2 mil lion. We have been suc cessful over the last few years for Federal Govt funding assistance in re placing two bridges on Veresdale Scrub School Road as well as the up grade of Veresdale Scrub Road.

Council is doing its best, also given the constant wet weather, to ensure that the roads are maintained and/ or upgraded within the fi nancial constraints placed on us by a small rate base population.

Agri-business Agri-tourism

At our recent Ordi nary meeting the Council adopted the Scenic Rim Agribusiness and Agri tourism 10-Year Roadmap 2022-2032 and Scenic Rim Agribusiness and Ag ritourism Three-Year Ac tion Plan 2022-2025.

Council was success ful in securing $100,000 under the Queensland Bushfire Category C Flex ible Funding program to deliver Phase One of this program, which aimed to restore and grow agri-food

and agritourism sectors through:

• Building capacity and capability to innovate, di versify and value-add;

• Working collabora tively to overcome intrac table problems; and

• Creating a platform to enable industry to work alongside Government.

The Roadmap outlines 11 objectives that align with the agribusiness, agritourism and capacity building pillars, and sets out success factors that are critical for industry devel opment.

More information can

CONTACT ME

be found on Council's website.

Lets Talk

Don’t only use Face book to express your con cerns, be part of a growing online Scenic Rim com munity that assists the Council with consultation on matters of public inter est or where public input is required. This consul tation can be undertaken through a range of meth ods including public fo rums, information sharing sessions, online surveys, advertisements, and writ ten feedback.

I am always available to talk directly with residents by telephone on my mobile 0436 327 434 or email jeff.m@scenicrim.qld.gov.au.

Follow me on Facebook – Jeff McConnell Councillor for Division 2 Scenic Rim Regional Council. I am happy to meet with anyone who requests a meeting.

COUNCIL

WITH AMANDA HAY

Email: frangipani1956@msn.com

The following are my views, not those of the Editor. Any threats of legal action can be directed to me.

Brickbat

On 7 September 2022 Judge Kefford made an Order requiring Coun cil, as the respondent in Planning & Environment Court Appeal 1578/22 –Gillespie -v- SRRC (the Onsens & cabins), to file and serve a statement of its position on or by 21 September 2022. Coun cil failed to do so until 27 September 2022. Who knew compliance with a court order was so flexible? The same oc curred in another current appeal.

Bouquet

Hip hip hooray to Council’s answer to the rental crisis on Tambo rine Mountain. At least two properties adjoining the now ratepayer owned winery and potential parking lot on Gallery Walk are on the market or about to go on the market, with the vendors intending to move out of the Scenic Rim. Who wants to live next to a carpark?

Development Applications

A quiet fortnight on the planning application

front across the region.

• MCU21/068 – “Song birds” 232-238 Geiss mann Dr, Tamborine Mountain. 12 addi tional cabins, tourist facility, food estab lishment/reception centre (seats 96). Ap proved 21 September 2022, bringing the to tal number of cabins to 20. Just what we need – more cabins.

• POS22/033 – 42 Al bert Street, Beaudes ert. Subdivision plans approved. One lot into two.

• CAR22/054 - 26 Te questa Drive, Beau desert. Reduced Road (6m) and side (1.5m) boundary setback and proposal exceeds to tal gross floor area of domestic outbuildings (55m2). Now ap proved for .3, .3 and 72.44m2 respectively. Lot size: 600SqM.

• CAR22/060 – 75 Ser ena Dr Beaudesert.

Referral for matters

Dwellings Setbacks

Sheds. 881SqM lot.

• RAL22/043 – 85 Ev ans Road, Dugandan. Industrial subdivision

– 2 lots into 6.

• MCU22/095 – 56-62

Beacon Road, Tam borine Mountain. Car Parking Facility ancil lary to Educational Es tablishment – Tambo rine Mountain College

– minimum 72 cars.

• CAR22/058 – 7 Aca cia Street, Beaudesert.

Referral for matters

Dwellings Setbacks

Sheds etc. No docs available. 626SqM lot.

SRRC Court Cases

• No new Planning and Environment court cases involving Coun cil.

• The 10 cabin DA at 36 Young Street Tam borine Mountain is about due for a deci sion. Given Council’s

predilection for all things tourism related, what are the chances that this one will be refused?

• 1578/22 – Gillespie -v- SRRC. (The On sens & cabins). Go Fund Me page has been established by the Tamborine Moun tain Progress Assn Inc to raise funds to cover a senior Planning so licitor, barrister and Planning Expert. All donations appreciated.

• 518/21 – SRRC -vQld Heritage Council (Pig & Calf Saleyards appeal against heri tage listing). Awaiting decision.

• 13762/19 (Supreme Court) – Scenic Rim Developments P/L -vSRRC. Multi-million dollar claim for dam ages. Filed: 11 De cember 2019. Review on 28 October 2022.

LAND FOR AGISTMENT

119-155 Mundoolun Connection Road, Tamborine

154-156 Sundown Court, Tamborine

308 Brabazon Road, Gleneagle

Brabazon Road, Gleneagle

Knapp Creek Road, Knapp Creek

Road, Rathdowney

Lamington National Park Road, Canungra

Mt Lindesay Highway, Innisplain

Brookland Road, Allenview

Brookland Road, Allenview

Malabar Road, Veresdale

3074 Beaudesert-Beenleigh

on RP141768

on RP140936

on RP105771 16.263

C8113

6.4917 ha

3.0250

3.0900

4.4515

Approximately 6.901

Approximately 1.96 ha

SP112099

Rosevale

Warrill

1.41

13.0000

Horse events on again

By Susie Cunningham

The Beaudesert Show Society will run their nine-ring horse program on 29 October after the show’s Saturday equine program was washed out in September.

In a rainy 2022 Beaudes ert Show, churned up muddy grounds forced the cancellation of Saturday horse events in the society’s third try at their 125th anniversary show since the pan demic began.

In a show of support for the equine community the Show Society will have another go at running its full Saturday horse program, with the exception of show jumping.

The Beaudesert Community Kindergarten will do catering for the event, giving the local organisation another chance to fundraise.

Chief Horse Steward Leonie Walsh said it would provide a valuable opportunity for compet itors to get out and perform amid other events being rained out.

“Show Societies around the state have experienced the same disappointment as ourselves with weather making it impossible to safely run their horse programs on their designated show dates,” she said.

“Everyone is chasing a Royal Show performance to take their precious horses to the next level – the Royal Show rings around Australia.

“In good faith, Beaudesert Show Society is holding their Saturday show equine program to assist competitors in gaining those performances. The only thing stopping us will be inclem ent weather.

“Please be advised show jumping is not on the program. Our brilliant steward along with his jumps will be at another event that day.”

In a slight change to the entry system, the Society is charging a one-off fee for the day. It will be a horse vehicle entry fee of $30, with no class entry fees and no prize monies.

Mrs Walsh said it would be a performance-driven, cost-effec tive event for competitors.

Classes will commence at 8am and entry to the grounds will be via the Jane Street entrance.

Gate personnel will advise competitors where their ring will be located as this will be different to the regular show ring place ments.

Equine stewards are welcome. For enquiries, phone Leonie Walsh on 0414 893 843.

For program information, keep an eye on the Beaudesert Show Society Facebook page and at https://www.beaudesertshow.org. au/

Horse Section Steward Leonie Walsh, ring announcer Angus Lane, Naia McKeagg and Kate Harrison.

Australia wins polo in Beauy

By Susie Cunningham

The Australian wom en’s polo team defeated the USA women’s polo team 6-4 to win the Bro melton House Ladies In ternational recently.

Scenic Rim local Phil lipa Fitz-Henry was in the winning Australian team alongside Indi Bennetto, who spends six months of the year in the region, Anna Dowling and Whit ney Warren.

In a game of ac tion-packed professional polo, the experienced players fought hard for the win on home soil.

The official Australian Polo Federation Inter national Match was part of a full day of women’s polo and live music, with local families making a day of the opportunity for free kids’ activities, food vans, polo action and stalls.

There were four grades of fast women’s polo –with winners taking home exciting prizes.

Tamarang Fillies won the Queensland Ladies Polo Cup, Team Scenic Road won the Home boddi Ladies Challenge and Challenge Polo won

the Scenic Road Ladies Shield.

Luisa Slack Smith, who was instrumental in organising the event with husband Drew, said it was a fantastic day.

She particularly thanked Bromelton

House owners Stuart and Kath Murray for hosting the tournament at their property in con junction with South East Queensland Polo Club and the Australian Polo Federation.

“A great crowd of local

families enjoyed the day, grazing from food trucks and sipping on local wines,” she said.

“Mick Lindsay and his band played live un til sundown, making the day a standout event and a great closer to the

Queensland Polo Season. “This was the last of Queensland tournaments to be played for the year with many of the profes sional polo players now heading out with their polo ponies to continue the Spring Polo circuit.”

Anna Dowling, Indi Bennetto, Whitney Warren, Phillipa Fitz-Henry. Photo by Ashley Grant.

Whitney Warren, Indi Bennetto, Anna Dowling and Phillipa Fitz-Henry. Photo by Ashley Grant.

Mununjali Eagles do Beaudesert proud

Mununjali pride was strong when Beaudesert’s Mununjali Eagles fielded an under 18s side in the 2022 Queensland Murri Carnival.

In addition to the under 18s side, local Mununja li women Desree Foga rty and Shania Paulson played in another wom en’s team in the compe tition and several local Mununjali kids joined

other teams at the carni val, held at the Redcliffe Dolphins Moreton Daily Stadium.

The Eagles under 18s side played three strong days of football at the Murri Carnival, which is a highly anticipated annu al event on Queensland’s rugby league calendar.

Mununjali Eagles under 18s player Jack Gunzler made it into the

Queensland Murri U18s in a proud moment for his team.

The Eagles under 18s lost their first two games to Sunshine Coast Bunyas and Dean Smith Memorial teams on 27 and 28 September and their third game against the Jenny Andrews Me morial side on 29 Sep tember got cut short due to an opposition player

breaking their leg.

Team manager Troy Willis said while the un der 18s side did not come away with any wins, they showed strength and de termination against quick opponents.

“They did well, and we don’t really look at the scores. A lot of the teams we play against are actu ally representative teams whereas we’re just a mob

team from Beaudesert,” he said.

“A lot of these me morial teams are repre sentative teams from the Sunshine Coast, Towns ville or the top end of Queensland.

“They go in with a full squad of 25 and I think we took 20 kids in, lost two on the first day, but they played really well for the size of them, and

Mununjali Eagles. Image supplied.

we were proud of what they did.”

The smoking, drug, alcohol and sugar-free event also had a strong focus on health and educa tion to honour the legacy of the late rugby league legend Arthur Beetson, who helped start the car nival alongside Tony Currie, with a focus on enriching lives beyond the game.

Beaudesert has previous

ly fielded a senior side in the Queensland Murri Carnival but did not pull a team together this year.

Mr Willis said he hoped play ers from 2022’s Under 18s team would be able to step up and help the Mununjali Eagles field a men’s team again in the 2023 Queensland Murri Carnival.

Time for a home loan health check!

Aiden Long. Image supplied.

Nate Davis. Image supplied.

Angus Holland. Image supplied.

Jackson Midgley. Image supplied.

Mununjali Eagles swoop into Murri Carnival

Local rugby league team the Mununjali Ea gles did their hometown proud when they repre sented Beaudesert at the 2022 Queensland Murri Carnival.

The Eagles fielded a full under 18s team and, beyond that, other Mununjali players in di visions which could not field a full team from Beaudesert also ran on with other teams.

Mununjali Eagles do Beaudesert proud: page 46-47