Local Services the Community Centre on 54868607, or drop in and see us. Special Thankyous: During the recent storms the Community Hall became an Evacuation Centre for people who were relocated into Rainbow Beach from Fraser Island and Inskip Point. There were some very kind and generous locals who provided food and cooked for these people, on the day that the ATMs and other telecommunications were all out. A very big thank you is well deserved for helping those people who were stranded away from home. Fund Raising Events: • Cancer Morning Tea. Each year the Centre’s volunteers hold a Morning Tea in May and donate money raised to “Supporting Chemo in Cooloola”. This event will again be held in early May. • Country Music Evening. This is a first for the CI&RS; organisation is well underway to hold this evening on 1st June. Artists Jed & Trudy will entertain with their grea ll. More information on both events will be provided over the next couple of months. Financial Information Seminars: Janine Quinn, ‘Centrelink’s’ Financial Advisor from Gympie has been invited to speak to interested people in April. The dates are yet to be fi nalised. Janine can cover a range of topics including Your Pension, Incoming Streams and Investing with Safety. The Centre is taking expressions of interest from people who would like to attend any of the sessions. Please drop in and gives us your name, this will help us estimate numbers. AGM: Our AGM will be held in April. All CI&RS Members are invited to attend, the date will be advised next month. Our Volunteers: We have a number of very good people who provide their time to run the Community Centre. One of these people, Lyn Sutton, has been a volunteer for the past 10 years. Lyn is very well respected among her colleagues and the people she has helped over this time. For many years now she has compiled our rosters, making sure that there is always someone available to open the Centre daily. Lyn and her husband are moving out of Rainbow, and Lyn will be a big loss to the Centre. We thank her for her great effort and wish her a Neil all the best for their future. New volunteers are always welcome. If you would like to join us please drop in to the Community Centre for a chat. Mary Cottam Secretary CI&RS
Music Plus Night In Cooloola Cove Thursday 28th March 2013 at 7pm Vet’s & Community Hall Come and join our happy band of music lovers and performers, who always give us a fun evening with all the trimmings. Don’t forget to bring your friends and your voice. If you have an instrument you play or a story to tell and want to join in just contact Pam Graham on 5488 0110 or 0428 541 784.
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Ambulance Report New Vehicle The Tin Can Bay Ambulance Station received a new replacement vehicle recently. Our local MP Mr. David Gibson handed over the vehicle last week. In the photograph are Mr. Gibson and Mr. Keith Clark, who was present on behalf of the Local Ambulance Committee. Donation from Sleepy Lagoon Sports and Social Club The Local Ambulance Committee recently received a most generous donation from the Sleepy Lagoon Sports and Social Club. This money was raised through raffles, including meat trays and will be used towards upgrad-
Gordon Alexander (right) from Sleepy Lagoon Hotel Sports & Social Club cheque presents cheque to the Local Ambulance Committee Troy Rivaldis (QAS), Randolph Aguirre(QAS), Keith Clark(LAC)
ing equipment in the ambulance vehicles and at the station. Many thanks. Photo: A/OIC QAS Troy Rinaldis, Randolf Aguirre QAS, Keith Clark (LAC) and Gordon Alexander (SLHSS). Street Numbering In the not too distant future Rainbow Beach residents will have their house numbers stensiled on their kerb at no cost. This is necessary for easy identifi cation by emergency services personnel when out on a call, as every second counts in some cases. Lost minutes can be critical and these numbers will make house location easy to achieve, especially at night.
Flower Show Early notice! The Flower Show will be held this year on the 19th October and there will be some small changes to the format, including a section for Peoples’ Choice prize winning plant/display. More on this to follow in later notices. Calling 000 Once again please take note that in cases of emergency, or suspected emergency, please DO NOT attend at the station, but call 000 and wait for the ambulance to arrive. Time is of the essence, and if there are no officers at the station, time lost waiting may well be critical.