Clermont Rag - 23 July 2021

CLERMONT RAG FRIDAY, 23 JULY 2021

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RE-ENERGISING LIFESTYLE TAKES COUNCIL BUDGET’S CENTRE STAGE Building and strengthening Isaac’s lifestyle and liveability is primed for a re-invigoration through a Council budget booster of $10.8M. The core of Isaac Regional Council’s 2021-22 Budget is re-energising communities through $9.8M for facilities, hubs and compliance, with $1M for parks and recreation.

Mayor Anne Baker said there are very positive signs emerging of the recovery in the events space.

“I’m confident that our efforts will help grow Isaac to be the place for families, professionals and industry to work, rest, play and invest,” Mayor Baker said.

“We have low employment rates; wide open spaces and our region spans from the coast to the coalfields.”

Stage 2 of the Clermont Saleyards and Showgrounds Revitalisation Masterplan Project is set for $3.2M in federal funding to help improve its infrastructure and technology upgrades thanks to an Australian Government injection, through Regional Recovery Partnerships.

Mayor Baker said this investment will support the Isaac community’s vision for a world class saleyards and showgrounds in Clermont – home of our regional show, the oldest in Queensland.

“This unique community venue offers sustainable, modern, adaptable and accessible facilities that support dynamic event opportunities,” she said.

Mayor Baker said $1.59M from the Queensland Government’s Works for Queensland program funding allocation announcement will help upgrade vital recreational spaces that benefit Isaac communities.

“A total of $1.2M in the replacement of the Greg Cruickshank Aquatic Centre water park and toddler’s pool,” Mayor Baker said.

“It will also see $355,200 be used to upgrade disability access, lighting and carpark resurfacing at the Dysart Civic Centre and to upgrade the Clermont Civic Centre courtyard. A total of $34,800 will be spent to renew the Carmila Beach water tank.”

Deputy Mayor Kelly Vea Vea, the Planning, Environment and Community Services standing committee chair, said Council is proud to be part of the reactivation of Isaac events across the region’s open spaces and community halls.

“Since COVID-19, we have played a huge role in re-energising events in the Isaac with 298 events led and supported by Council being reactivated,” Cr Vea Vea said.

“We have given nearly $167,000 in COVID-related grant funding from a range of Council initiatives.”

Cr Vea Vea said through the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, $546,000 will be spent to upgrade kitchens at the Clermont Civic Centre, Nebo Showgrounds, St Lawrence Community Hall and the air-conditioning replacement at Middlemount Community Hall.

“These projects help improve our facilities which are part of Isaac’s shared space in hosting events, workshops and conferences and we are proud to see this money being spent on our valuable assets,” Cr Vea Vea said.

WATER AND WASTE INVESTMENT OF $10.8 MILLION FOR ISAAC Water and Waste Investment of $10.8 Million for Isaac Isaac Regional Council’s 2021-22 Budget revealed an investment of $4.9M into water, $4.2M for wastewater upgrades and $1.7M to improve waste management facilities.

Mayor Anne Baker said the 27 water, wastewater

and waste capital expenditure projects in the Isaac Regional Council’s 2021-22 Budget is about strengthening and security for communities.

“We have made major inroads across our water and wastewater treatment plants and waste facilities and we are proud on how we’ve come,” Mayor Baker said.

WATER AND WASTE INVESTMENT OF $10.8 MILLION FOR ISAAC “Many of the issues that we continue to work through are historic in nature and by working together, we will be able to deliver a more efficient, cost-effective and sustainable water and wastewater network.

“We are dedicated to achieving long-term outcomes which meet the expectations of our communities through the improvement of infrastructure, service delivery and products, including drinking water quality and recycled water opportunities.”

Water and Waste Standing Committee Chair Councillor Simon West said one of the big projects for this financial year is significant $1.7M upgrades to Dysart’s wastewater services.

“This investment in Dysart is to improve electrical upgrades and rehabilitation works

COUNCIL BUDGET SET TO RE-ENERGISE ISAAC’S UNIQUE COMMUNITIES Re-energising Isaac region communities is the centrepiece of the adopted Isaac Regional Council 2021-22 Budget after the incomparable strain of COVID-19.

Mayor Anne Baker said the unprecedented impacts the Isaac region felt last year was the reason the budget needed to focus on community resilience.

“We saw so many impacts on our region and as we push forward with our recovery, Council has focused on delivering a responsible communitycentric budget,” Mayor Baker said.

“Council stood up last year in the face of COVID-19 uncertainty and froze rates and levies for residential and rural ratepayers while continuing to support the local economy through tough economic times.

“Significant work has been done to keep the general rates increase to 2.4%, following on from the rates freeze for residential and rural properties last year. We have reduced the cent in the dollar for general rates to offset some big increases to land values, in particular agricultural land values, as a result of Queensland Government land valuations.

“This means that for about 90% per cent of us the rates increase is equivalent to buying a cup of coffee each week. This is a responsible budget that will see us stay on track to meet our longterm financial forecast.

“Increases to Council’s waste management and utilities charges have also been kept to 2% despite rising cost pressures from the Queensland Government Waste Levy.”

Mayor Baker said the budget will make sure with the community re-activation that Council delivers on its core business of maintaining roads, managing waste and securing water.

“Through the $45M capital works program we are building our communities resilience and improving community infrastructure,” she said.

“We are investing $15.7M in roads around the region, $1M will go toward maintaining our parks and playgrounds and $9.1M will be spent on securing our water and wastewater assets for our future.”

Mayor Baker said Council had taken every opportunity with this year’s budget to preserve the Isaac way of life, enabling the community to get back to using Council facilities and services and helping our regional economy to move toward recovery.

“COVID-19 saw major changes to how Council does business and meant that we had to continue to push harder to support the local economy,” Mayor Baker said.

“Council has stepped up its local buy policy applying more weighting to local suppliers. This has seen Council spending an additional $6M with local Isaac suppliers and we will continue this strategy.”

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SCHOOL NEWS ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS Year 5: Perri Humphreys - An excellent and enthusiastic start to the term. Your focus and confidence Year 1: Malachi Parker - The enthusiasm and organization you demonstrate towards your learning in asking every single day. Malachi, Miss O’Leary admires the questions and way you begin everyday with such a positive attitude. participating in class You have made such an amazing start to this term discussions already. Keep up the fabulous work! is to be Year 2: Harry Witten - For your wonderful effort commended. and engagement in our reading comprehension Keep up the great lesson this week. You worked hard to identify the effort! clues in the text and activate your prior knowledge to infer what was happening in the story. Keep up the Year 6: Georgia Bellert - Your amazing work! fantastic start to Year 3: Tex Allen - Bringing your wonderful sense term 3. You showed of humour to Year 3 every day which makes us impressive effort smile. Tex, you are working hard on transferring your and determination knowledge of spelling patterns into your writing this week during and staying on task during learning time. You shine Maths. I was blown bright and keep up the hard work! away by your Year 4: Ryan Dixon - Your confident and enthusiastic improvement in our attitude you have displayed this week. You also multiplication race have demonstrated terrific concentration and and how quickly you participation in all classroom activities. Well done completed all tasks Ryan on your great start to Year Four at St Joseph’s given. Keep up the School. fabulous effort!

Prep: Harpa Lestone - The dedication and effort that you have shown towards all learning tasks this week. I was particularly blown away with the wonderful sentences that you wrote during English rotations. You should be super proud of your ability to apply the elements of a good sentence and reread your work. What a wonderful way to start the term.

Keep up the amazing work Harpa!

Making Jesus Real - God Moments: Isla Mifsud, Lucas Schrader

PUBLIC NOTICES COVID-19 CHECK-IN REQUIRED WHEN VISITING COUNCIL PREMISES Isaac Regional Council wishes to advise the community that the collection of contact tracing information via Check-In Qld App, in accordance with public health directives, will commence Tuesday 6 July 2021 This is in addition to arrangements already

in effect at libraries, galleries, museums and community facilities.

It is a condition of entry to Council premises that this information is provided under the Restricted Businesses, Activities and Undertakings Directive of the Public Health Act 2005.

COMMUNITY NEWS OPPORTUNITY’S A PLENTY FOR CLERMONT QUEENSLAND CORRECTIVE SERVICES Opportunity comes in all shapes and sizes. The Clermont Bowling Club has had an opportunity to engage the assistance of the prisoners at the Clermont Work Camp to complete a vital piece of infrastructure, allowing for people of all abilities to access their sporting club and enjoy the activity but also to continue to be inclusive with their people. As people’s lives return to somewhat normality after COVID-19 and activities become more consistent many clubs and organisation have used the opportunity to advance their spaces.

The Clermont Work Camp prisoners over several rotations have laid a brand-new concrete pathway including a kerb ramp from the Lime Street roadway to the disable access ramp that provides access into the Bowling club. This fabulous addition, completed in our May rotation, has now given participants of all abilities a point of access that is easy to manage.

The May rotation also saw the prisoners actively assisting in the setup of the annual Clermont Show with some hidden skills coming to light which proved to be of great benefit. The Clermont Show is such an important calendar event for the community and has given the prisoners a sense of reparation in being able to give back to such an event. Our June rotation saw the Clermont Day Care and Kindy have a broken pathway repaired allowing their young scooter and Clermont Bowling Club

bike riders to enjoy risk free which is great, whilst work began at the Motor Cross Club to give their toilet block a much needed face lift.

Amongst the concreting, painting, vegetation control and maintenance, allocated workcamp prisoners continue to assist at the Clermont Saleyards and Historical Centre harnessing new skills and improving on their social presentations in preparation for release and future employment.

2021 is still shaping up to be a busy year with plenty more projects and jobs to be completed for the community, along with the many annual event set up and pack downs on the calendar. Queensland Corrective Services prides itself on being able to provide a labour source to the clubs and organisations of the communities in which they live. The work camp initiative is important in offering low-security prisoners the opportunity to make reparation to the community harmed by offending behaviours, whilst developing skills that will increase employment opportunities upon their release.

In closing: “Every day is an opportunity for a great opportunity”- Annonymous.

Contributed by Clermont Queensland Corrective Services

ON THE SHELF Contributed by Laura Crichton

CHRISTMAS IN JULY A Merry Christmas in July!

• The Cookbook Club by Beth Harbison

Why do we celebrate Christmas in July?

• Tom Clancy’s Target Acquired by Don Bentley

For most of us, our Christmas celebrations originate from the Northern Hemisphere where it is winter in December.

December tends to be sweltering hot in Australia so many Aussies prefer a feast of seafood and salad or a barbecue instead of a roast turkey with all the trimmings.

July is the coldest month in Australia so it’s the best time to have a ‘Cold Christmas’.

It’s never too early to start planning your Christmas celebrations for 2021.

Come in and browse through the cookery section for ideas for a sumptuous Christmas feast or find inspiration in the art and craft books for handmade gifts to put under the Christmas tree.

POP UP @ THE PARK The ever-popular Pop Up @ The Park is back in Clermont next month.

Clear your diary for Wednesday, 4 August for the Pop Up @ The Park at the Clermont Historical Centre.

The Pop Up @ The Park will be held from 9.30am to 11.30am Come along with a picnic blanket, hat, sunscreen, water bottle and a snack.

NEW ARRIVALS New books in adult fiction include: • Lily of Love Lane by Carol Rivers • The Talk of Pram Town by Joanna Nadin

• Eli’s Promise by Ronald H Balson

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – DON BENTLEY When it comes to writing military thrillers, American author Don Bentley can call upon his experience of serving in the United States Army.

Bentley served in the US Army as an Army Apache helicopter pilot for more than a decade.

During that time, he was stationed in South Korea, Germany and Texas.

Bentley was deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Commander and was decorated for his service.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with ‘V’ device for valour.

After leaving the US Army, Bentley worked as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Bentley made his debut as an author in 2020 with the publication of Without Sanction – the first book in the Matt Drake series.

Bentley’s newest book, Tom Clancy’s Target Acquired is the latest in the Jack Ryan Jr series.

Until next time, stay safe and healthy, Sue, Mikaela, Robekah and Laura at the Clermont Library.

CLERMONT BEARS HOME GAMES

SPORTS NEWS

Saturday, 24 July: Clermont Bears v Tigers

GOLF NEWS

Saturday, 7 August: Clermont Bears v Bluff

On Sunday, 18 July the Golf Club played the 5th club medle sponsored by Pownall.

For all the updates, follow the Clermont Bears’ Facebook page: @ClermontBears

Winner of the day was R. Barnes.

Runner-up P. Battle.

A grade medel winner: P. Battle and R. Barnes.

C grade medel winner was J. Ilott

SSAA CLERMONT BRANCH CLERMONT CLAY TARGET Clermont Clay Target shoot the fourth Sunday of the month.

If anyone would like to give it a go just turn up, or call Allison on 0427 792 562 or Andrew on 0419 968 577.

The SSAA Clermont Branch shoot on the first and third Sunday of every month. Arrive at range at 9.30am and commence shooting at 10am.

Anyone who is interested in shooting rifles or pistols is welcome to attend. You can also find us on Facebook @SSAA Clermont Branch Inc.

RELIGIOUS NOTICES UNITING CHURCH Service time 8am each Sunday unless stated otherwise.

Contact: Heather James 0429 641 897 Address: Cnr Capella and Box Streets Website: clermontcapellauc.org.au NEW CREATION CHURCH CLERMONT Service time: Sundays, 10:30am Address: Scout Hall, Daintree Street Ps Trevor and Roxanne Cole: 4983 3980 UNITED CHURCH OF GOD (UCG) CLERMONT Service time: Every Sabbath (Saturdays) 2pm Address: 80 Mimosa Street Contact: Ken Murray (Elder) 0487 408 889 Website: ucg.org | beyondtoday.tv LIFE CHURCH Service time: Sundays, 9am Address: 58 Capella Street Office: Monday and Tuesday, 4983 2926

Pastor Allan Kelly: 0417 095 918 Regular events: Mainly Music (0-5 years): Thursdays, 9.15am Horse Riding: Wednesdays, 4pm - 5.30pm CLAW Youth: Fridays, 7pm - 9pm Kids Club (primary aged): 2nd Friday of every month (term time) 4pm-5.30pm SAINT MARY’S CHURCH First, third, fourth Sundays of the Month – Mass 8am Second and fifth Saturdays of the Month – Mass 6pm ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICES ALL SAINTS’ CLERMONT Sunday July 18 Communion Service 4pm All other Sundays Morning Prayer 9am Every is welcome to attend Contact: Bob Polsen (Warden) 0427 831 676 Address: Cnr Daintree and Capricorn Streets www.facebook.com/clermontanglican

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MEETING AND IMPORTANT NOTICES CLERMONT MEALS ON WHEELS New volunteers on a permanent or casual basis are most welcome.

If you would like to receive meals from Meals on Wheels or require more information please contact: Coordinator - Barb Lambert: 0467 280 493.

President - Chris Robertson: 0429 490 102.

Secretary/Treasurer – Marg Daniels: 0437 835 272.

CLERMONT PATCHWORK AND QUILTERS GROUP INC Monthly meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 10.30am at 76 Capricorn Street, Senior Citizen’s Hall.

New members and crafters are welcome.

Casual craft days are held every Thursday and Saturday.

For further information call Helen Olsen, President on 0403 198 305.

NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS, CLERMONT From the sights of the traditional dancers, the sounds of the digeridoo to the smell of the smoking ceremony, it was a culturally immersive experience at the Clermont NAIODC Week ceremony held in Clermont on Tuesday, 13 July. 🖤💛❤️Council was proud to be a part of the Clermont NAIDOC Week activities, hosted by the Wangan & Jagalingou Cultural Custodians. Through the day, which took attendees to the ceremony at the newly constructed Bora Ring at Sandy Creek, attendees had the honour of hearing the stories, reflecting on the history, appreciating the culture and celebrating the achievements of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The construction of the Bora Ring was supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund - a partnership between the Queensland Government and Isaac Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

NAIDOC Week celebrations were from 4-11 July 2021. 📸Van Der Stoep Photography Dancers: Wangan and Jagalingou Diya-na Dancers

NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS, CLERMONT