What’s on in Middlemount? March 2015
This Anzac Day, April 25 we will commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War One. We will remember them. 2015 Anzac Day dawn and morning services will be held in Middlemount at 5.15am and 11.15am in Anzac Park. For more details including marches and locations, please visit www.isaac.qld.gov.au/anzac-day
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Rate notices are due during April. You can receive a 10% discount on general rates or 30% discount for pensioners by paying before April 15.
Arrow Energy is helping bring specialist health services to the region, for details on scheduled visits to Moranbah during April visit www.heartofaustralia.com/ patient-information/timetable/
If you haven’t received your rates notice by March 23 please contact Council.
Anzac Heroes and Heroines Exhibition Honouring local men and women who answered their country’s call. Showing now at the Clermont Historical Centre. Open Wed to Sat, 9am to 3pm. Entry fee applies. Located 2km from Clermont along the Peak Downs Highway.
Visit www.isaac.qld.gov.au or call 1300 ISAACS 1300 47 22 27 to find out more
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This year Anzac Day is a particularly special event, with April 25 marking the 100th anniversary of WWI. Middlemount will once again honour our fallen countrymen with a dawn service assembling at 5.00am for a 5.15am service at Anzac Park. There will be a complimentary breakfast at the bowls club to follow. The morning service will commence with a march, departing from the post office at 11am for a 11.15am service at Anzac Park. Morning tea will be provided by the Middlemount Community School Graduation Committee.
ANZAC DAY Saturday April 25, 2015
Middlemount organised by Stephen Harper 5am Dawn Service:
Assemble 5am at ANZAC Park (opposite swimming pool). Service to commence at 5.15am sharp, followed by breakfast at the Middlemount Bowls Club at 5.40am
11.15am Morning Service: March assemble at the rear of the Post Office by 11.00am, march to ANZAC Park. Main service to commence at 11.15am, followed by morning tea 1pm Two-up:
Middlemount Bowls Club with some sponsored refreshments
5pm BBQ:
Middlemount Bowls Club (gold coin donation) All donations from the day will be forwarded to LEGACY QUEENSLAND
For more details on Anzac Day services visit www.isaac.qld.gov.au/anzac-day
This year, Anzac Day is a particularly special event with the marking of the 100th anniversary of World War One. In World War One alone 61,512 Australians died and 152,000 were wounded.
Visit www.isaac.qld.gov.au or call 1300 ISAACS (1300 472 227) to find out more
500 Poppies Workshop Middlemount Library ‘Call to arms’ for our Poppy making workshops We identify the flowering poppies on the battlefields of France, Belgium and Gallipoli in the spring of 1915 as a symbol of great loss in war and hope for those left behind. Our aim for this project is to create 500 Poppies throughout the Isaac Region to remember all those that served. Isaac Library Service is inviting you to be part of our 500 Poppy Project. We will be using methods of crochet, knitting, paper, felt, card or material to create the poppies with your assistance. Materials and patterns will be made available for you at your Library.
Poppy Making Times Middlemount Library 1pm - 2pm Mondays Or drop in anytime with your friends, to help make poppies
NOW SHOWING
Anzac Heroes and Heroines Exhibition Clermont Historical Centre Astonishingly, 706 men and women from the Clermont district left for the unknown perils of WWI and WWII to protect their home and nation. A century on, we remember and honour them with the Anzac Heroes and Heroines Exhibition, showing at the Clermont Historical Centre from March 2015.
Opening Hours
Wednesday to Saturday, 9am to 3pm
Location
Peak Downs Highway, 2km from Clermont
Entry Fee
$6 adults, $4 pensioners, $3 children under 12yrs, $15 family with two or more children We invite you to experience this personal exhibition telling stories of local heroes and life in Central Queensland during war times.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them
WWI premier sniper William “Billy� Sing
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Are you an eBook and eAudiobook lover? Or would like to be? Downloading the best Australian and international content on eBook or eAudiobook just got a whole lot easier and at no cost. Isaac Regional Council libraries, through Bolinda Digital, now offer downloadable e-Books and e-Audiobooks through a library app called BorrowBox. The BorrowBox mobile app is the world’s first digital library app for Android and Apple devices, including iPhones, Smartphones, iPads, MP3 players and computers. The platform allows online browsing and borrowing and also incorporates an eAudiobook player – all without leaving the app. Library members with an email address registered with the library can simply download the BorrowBox app through IRC’s website, follow the library link and click ‘Audiobooks’. To register your email address and access BorrowBox visit your closest Isaac library. Visit www.isaac.qld.gov.au/libraries/home or call 1300 ISAACS (1300 47 22 27)
‘Heart of Australia’ specialist unit in Isaac Heart of Australia in partnership with Arrow Energy brings specialist services to rural communities on a 25m-long custom-designed clinic-on-wheels, driven by a Kenworth K200 prime mover. “This Australian-first program coming to Moranbah, brings capital-city levels of care to rural and remote parts of the state,” said Mayor Anne Baker. “From mid-March, our communities will benefit from fortnightly visits from the mobile cardiac ‘clinic on wheels’,” she said. Heart of Australia provides specialist medical services including cardiology and respiratory medicine, so residents will need a referral from their GP and can make an appointment on (07) 3162 5310 or email reception@heartofaustralia.com “Isaac strongly welcomes the launch of Heart of Australia’s local delivery of this life-saving, specialist service to people in our region,” said Mayor Baker. The purpose-built, self-sufficient trailer provides two private clinic rooms, a testing room and a reception area for patients. It is wheelchair accessible and fully-air-conditioned. For details on the scheduled visits to Moranbah please visit www.heartofaustralia.com/patient-information/timetable/
2015 Children’s Services Program Middlemount Library Date: Tuesday 27th January – Thursday 2nd April 2015 Monday 10.00am - 10.30am (2 - 5 Years) Story / Craft Time*
Wednesday 10.00am – 10.30am (0 - 2 Years) Rhyme Time* 3.00pm – 4.00pm (School Age) Craft Activities*
Thursday 10.00am – 11.00 am ( 2- 5 Years) Craft*
*Bookings are required Phone 4985 7752 or visit Middlemount Library for more information.
3.00pm – 4.00pm (School Age) Reading Hour*
Parents, please collect a copy of Isaac Regional Library Service—Children and Young Adults Policy when booking your child into these programs.
Friday 10.00am – 10.30am (0 - 5 Years) Story / Songs Time Visit www.isaac.qld.gov.au Or call 1300 ISAACS to find out more
Please note, children must be accompanied by an adult to all activities.
2015 Easter Holiday Children’s Services Program Middlemount Library
Date: Tuesday 7th April ~ Friday 17th April
Monday
10.00am – 10.30am Easter Storytime / Craft (2-5 years) 2.00pm – 3.00pm 13thh April - Papier Mache Workshop* (School Age)
Wednesday
10.00am – 10.30am Rhymetime ( 0-5years)
2.00pm – 3.00pm 8th April - Movie & Popcorn 15th April - Papier Mache Workshop*
Thursday 10.00am – 11.00am Easter Craft 2.00pm – 3.00 pm 9th April – Mosaics * 16thApril - Papier Mache Workshop*
Friday
10.00am – 10.30am Storytime / Rhymetime (0-5years)
*Bookings are required for all programs Please phone 4985 7752 or visit Middlemount Library for more information. Parents, please collect a copy of Isaac Regional Library Service— Children and Young Adults Policy when booking your child into these programs. Copies are available at Middlemount Library.
2.00pm – 3.00pm 10th April – Board Games 17th April - Papier Mache Workshop*
Please note, children must be accompanied be an adult to all activities.
Visit www.isaac.qld.gov.au or call 1300 ISAACS to find out more