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Commission to prepare legislation, noting that the complex issue required the balancing of competing issues.

10 days when my mother was lingering and in distress.

“It was an awful death and unnecessarily prolonged.”

The commission’s report is due

by March next year for the government’s final consideration.

Now she fears her father has no quality of life.

That may be too late for supporters of voluntary assisted dying such as Sue Brooks.

Ms Brooks, a former councillor, is a Maryborough voter who cares for her father Tom, 94, who has end-stage dementia.

It was when her mother died from lung disease in the 2000s when her support for voluntary assisted dying crystallised.

Now seeing her father’s decline has only cemented that conviction.

Tom Brooks with daughter Sue, a supporter of VAD, on his 94th birthday in June. Photo: Jay Fielding

JAY FIELDING IT MAY not have been at the top of voters’ minds during the coronavirus pandemic but the issue of euthanasia is coming into focus ahead of this month’s state election.

Voluntary assisted euthanasia was the subject of a high-profile State Government inquiry during the term of parliament that is drawing to an end.

A majority of the committee that ran the inquiry concluded that

voluntary assisted dying should be legalised in Queensland, following Victoria where it’s been legal since last year and WA where it comes into force next year.

Committee chair Aaron Harper, a former paramedic, said the inquiry had received information that a person suffering a terminal illness takes their own life in Queensland every four days.

“This must stop,” Mr Harper said.

“In my view, suicide should

never be the only option for Queenslanders suffering at end of life.”

For some, the fact Premier Annastacia Palaczszuk and her government have not dealt with the issue, as they did with abortion, is a source of disappointment.

Polling shows at least 70 per cent and up to 80 per cent of Queenslanders support VAD. In May, Ms Palaszczuk asked the Queensland Law Reform

And while she is confident voluntary assisted dying will become legal if Labor wins, she thinks it will be put in the too-hard basket if the LNP is victorious.

Ms Brooks said her mother had died an “awful death”.

“There was absolutely zero chance of my mother ever recovering,” she said.

“Those last 10 weeks were not pleasant for any of us, my father nor my siblings nor the hospital staff, and especially the last

He is legally blind, profoundly deaf, incontinent and doesn’t speak much. They still can share a joke, and Tom has some mobility and understands conversations.

“I’ve already explained to my children that I never want them to care for me like I’m caring for my dad,” Ms Brooks said.

There are no doubts in the mind of sitting Labor MP Bruce Saunders either.

“Yes, I am supporting it,” Mr Saunders said.

“If the government is re-elected, I will be voting for it.”

Also unequivocal in support for VAD is Legalise Cannabis Queensland’s candidate in Maryborough, River Body.

Mr Body said his party supported the push for legal reform.

“Personally I support the VAD legislation for people over 18 who meet the required conditions,” he said.

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Greens candidate for Maryborough Craig Armstrong also supports the VAD legislation as does his party.

“I know how close this topic is to the hearts of a lot of people,” Ms Packer said.

Greens MP Michael Berkman was among the majority of MPs on the health committee who supported the reform.

“I would like to say yes and truly believe that this should be an option for those who seek it for the right reasons,” she said.

One Nation candidate Sharon Lohse was unavailable for comment but the party is on record saying VAD is not a priority, so much so it doesn’t even want a vote on the issue.

The issue is not black and white for LNP candidate Denis Chapman.

“The LNP in government will upgrade the palliative care facilities in Queensland to make those who are suffering from terminal illness as comfortable as possible in their last days on this earth,” Mr Chapman said.

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“However, we must fully understand the implications of such legislation to ensure that what supports the needs of some does not put the needs of others unknowingly at risk.”

“We need to look at what has happened throughout history and consider what could potentially go wrong, regardless of guarantees that are drawn up as protection for the people … the question is, how can we safeguard our medical freedom for the future of Australia?”

Before supporting a bill, Ms Packer said she would need to consider the legislation carefully and consult stakeholders on both sides of the debate.

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Samantha Packer, the Informed Medical Options Party’s Maryborough candidate, also has some concerns.

“I would need to be convinced that this legislation is solid and cannot be amended to leave others in the

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community vulnerable. It is important to protect the medical freedoms of all Australians.”

Some supporters, including Ms Brooks, say the proposed law does not go far enough as it does not allow for advanced medical directives, when people make their wishes about issues such as VAD known in a legally

binding form.

The proposed law requires the person seeking VAD to already having a diagnosis and be of sound mind. Almost always by the time dementia is diagnosed, it’s too late.

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Lending changes to boost home ownership and business Now could be the time for individuals to invest, and for small businesses to expand THE Federal Government has given the rebuilding of the economy a big boost by removing overly restrictive lending requirements for finance lenders, including mortgage finance.

Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said, “We commend the Federal Government for winding back regulation to a more reasonable position that allows the market more flexibility to approve housing finance. We hope this means that banks will reconsider their loan to value ratios (LVRs) to help people overcome the deposit gap.”

“We expect that loan applications for borrowers should also become less cumbersome,” she said.

“The Reserve Bank has already flagged that the tighter regulatory provisions have been holding back credit growth

and some banks have acknowledged that they have been forced into being overly conservative,” Denita Wawn said.

“It is good to see the Federal Government is giving banks flexibility to deal with applications on a case by case basis which should result in lenders providing mortgage finance to more people,” she said.

“It should help streamline the processing of HomeBuilder applications on top of pre-approval processes which have been adopted in some states.

All states and territories should adopt these preapproval processes,” Denita Wawn said.

“Access to finance, land titling and planning approvals can substantially delay building of new homes and measures are needed to remove these

impediments and speed up processing of HomeBuilder applications,” she said.

“While today’s announcement should open up access to mortgage finance, we now need state and territory governments to activate their option under the agreement with the Federal Government to extend the HomeBuilder construction deadline from three to six months, as has already occurred in Victoria,” Denita Wawn said.

“This will ensure that the economic stimulus provided by HomeBuilder can be maximised to save more tradie jobs, and give more people access to the opportunity HomeBuilder provides,” Denita Wawn said.

Credit to flow to small businesses under plan to remove roadblocks The Australian Small

Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says an overhaul of lending laws proposed by the Federal Government would offer a necessary funding injection to the small business sector.

Under the plan announced today by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, lending laws will be changed to lift onerous barriers to small businesses applying for loans.

“Access to finance is critical to small business survival, particularly as support measures are tapered over the coming months,” Ms Carnell says.

“The reforms outlined today would give small businesses the confidence they need to seek funding to get through this crisis, so they can grow and employ.

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“The pendulum has swung too far and now is the time to correct this imbalance which is harmful to small businesses.

businesses that have been asked for all sorts of documentation by the banks - even for loans that have been 50% guaranteed by the federal government – including director guarantees, which really means the family home.

“It’s no wonder small business owners are reluctant to borrow.

“Even in the best of times, many small businesses struggle to secure finance, with a recent Sensis report revealing that of the dwindling number of small businesses that applied for a loan in the three months to August, about one in four had been knocked back.

“Importantly the banks will still be accountable to ASIC and the Government has pledged greater protections for vulnerable borrowers.

“There’s a good chance the onerous small business loan application and bank assessment process is partly to blame.

“Small business borrowers should always ensure their lender is an AFCA member and to go their trusted accredited financial adviser before taking out a loan.”

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Voting Information JAY FIELDING MARYBOROUGH’S Embassy Theatre building will be the home of the early voting centre for this month’s state election.

OPINION

CRAIG WINTER THE elections are getting close, as you can tell from the inordinate number of candidates’ articles in this week’s paper.

The building is at 72 Ellena St. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, early voting will be available for extended hours and, for the first time, on a Saturday during this election.

Early voting opens on Monday, October 19, and will run right up to the day before the election, Friday, October 30.

Maryborough’s early voting station will be at 72 Ellena Street.

online or by calling 1300 881 665.

The early voting centre will be open from: • 9am to 6pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays • 9am to 9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays • 9am to 5pm on Saturday, October 24 POSTAL VOTING Applications for postal voting are now open and close on Friday, October 16.

Postal votes will be sent to electors after the close of candidate nominations and the ballot order draw in mid-October.

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PHONE VOTING Telephone voting is available for eligible electors only.

Eligibility is restricted to voters who: cannot vote without assistance because they have an impairment; have an insufficient level of literacy; cannot vote at a polling booth because of an impairment; are a special postal voter; or are distance voters.

To register, phone 1300 912 782 before noon on election day.

ELECTION DAY Polling booths will be

open from 8am to 6pm on election day, Saturday, October 31.

Fundraising such as sausage sizzles and cake stalls will only be allowed if the Chief Health Officer’s advice supports it.

Social distancing will be in place, voters will be advised to use hand sanitiser and bring their own pen or pencil, additional cleaning of polling places will be in place and extra staff will be allocated for queue control.

For more information about the election, visit https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au or phone the ECQ on 1300 881 665.

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This is something we’re all used to of course, and while not all of these articles are interesting or important to all of us, they do serve a greater good for the community and are worth publishing.

The reason?

Because election time is the one real time that we as individuals and businesses can get each and every one of the candidates to provide us with things we need if they win a seat.

Want better roads? Then you’ll want to get ALL of the candidates to see it as an issue, get them EACH to allocate specific funding for those roads if elected, and viola! Whoever gets in will spend more on roads.

That’s the theory.

With that in mind, that’s

why we’re now seeing articles about all the things we care about and want improvements in.

Water, roads, education, infrastructure, medical etc.

From now on, every time you see those stories, just remember that someone somewhere has spent a lot of time lobbying for them, and their appearance in an article means that someone actually listened.

Still on elections, we now have a few more candidates to choose from on October 31st including Clive Palmer’s own fatherin-law (story on page 5).

Clive seems to be running his entire family this time, and if nothing else, they’ll provide us with some interesting press moments.

Thankfully most parties this year have agreed to desist with the pamphlet ‘gauntlet’ we all have to run at the polling stations which is also a good thing.

The aggression and intrusion of the flyer distributors on polling day is disliked by pretty much everyone, and even the

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So here’s to a relatively painless election for everyone.

Even if you’re not at all interested in the results, please at least take five minutes to think about who you vote for and make it count.

There is absolutely no point in complaining if you didn’t vote correctly (or at all).

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Postal votes and early voting will of course feature heavily this year because of COVID and judging by the last elections takeup of early voting in pre-COVID days, we can look forward to an easy entry to the pollling booth.

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Clive Palmer’s fatherin-law in bid for Mary

The cat’s out of the bag

Graham and Denise with return visitor Suoki and (below) a typical family suite. Photos: Craig Winter

Alexandar Sokolov will take a tilt at the seat of Maryborough at the State Election.

Jay Fielding CLIVE Palmer’s father-inlaw has been announced as the United Australia Party’s candidate for Maryborough at this month’s state election.

Alexandar Sokolov is the father of Mr Palmer’s second wife, Anna, who is also running as a UAP candidate, in Currumbin on the Gold Coast.

Mr Sokolov’s son is also the father of Gueorgiui Sokolov, who is running UAD candidate for the seat of Springwood.

The only information on Alexandar Sokolov’s candidate entry on the UAP’s webpage is an email address but it says a biography and photo are “coming soon”.

The website does list the party’s main policies as zonal taxation to encourage regional development, reintroduction of an upper house in Queensland, a first farm buyers grant and the abolition of payroll

tax, land tax and stamp duty.

Mr Sokolov made headlines in 2017 when a News Corp investigation revealed he was living in Bulgaria as liquidators chased $7.6 million Mr Palmer had paid to him five years earlier.

In 2017, Mr Palmer told a Queensland court that the $7.6m payment — one of 40 he ordered on the one day tallying almost $43m — was made out of “love and affection”.

The money had come from Mr Palmer’s Queensland Nickel company, which went into administration in 2016.

In September 2018, a court ordered Mr Sokolov returned to Australia.

A document produced by Mr Palmer’s Queensland Nickel in 2015 listed Mr Sokolov as its technical director.

The United Australia Party was contacted for comment.

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WHEN tradie Graham Farley was struck down suddenly by a severe stroke five years ago, he lost his ability to work and struggled for years to regain his skills and confidence.

His love of cats and long term dream of a cat retreat seemed like the ideal path to follow.

He had no idea what the future held for him, or how his wife Denise would cope by taking on full responsibility for their income and his care.

However Graham had an angel by his side and through his uncertain journey he was accompanied 24 hours a day by their cat Gina.

The building of Nerada Cat Retreat finally started in September 2019 and after months of Council approvals and construction and despite the COVID delay, the retreat is now open and offering clients 24 cat suites, 14 with windows and views, 10 interior rooms, and even two corner ‘family’ suites for owners who have more than one cat.

She never let him down and sat with him during his darkest hours providing comfort and hope.

During construction, Graham also successfully completed two certificate courses in animal care to ensure the service they would provide would be of the highest standard.

The ex-tradie took up painting and restoring furniture for therapy, and very slowly, he started to recover a little with Gina beside him.

The foyer immediately fortells of the quality fitout and comfort within, all immaculate and carefully thought out in it’s construction.

Graham never asked for handouts during the years of recovery, but wanted to somehow provide for the family again and have a

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The catery is fully air conditioned and insulated, not only for temperature, but to provide peace for their visitors.

Graham and Denise have created the ideal feline getaway and it’s quickly become popular with several specialty cat groups who want their

furry investments to be secure and comfortable.

Sadly, the ever faithful Gina passed away recently, but Graham and Denise happily credit her with being the catalyst that started this new chapter in their lives.

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JAY FIELDING Stock of just one of the locally manufactured Auctioneer’s Promise products ready for shipment to the USA.

FOR several years now a small workshop in Maryborough has been quietly refining and hand making three-generationold recipes for furniture waxes and oils, sending them around the world and gaining a reputation for being some of the best on the market.

Auctioneer’s Promise products are made

mostly from locally sourced ingredients including Fraser Coast beeswax and offer a range of eight waxes and oils designed for both modern and antique timber furniture, gun stocks and woodworking projects.

The popular Traditional Furniture Wax is by far the biggest selling product, but their line of gun stock oils is now taking off in the

USA with stock producers raving about the high quality and useability.

One major producer has even ordered custom sample-sized bottles to give to their clients with every purchase.

Hand cooked timber waxes and oils are a ‘lost art’ and something the manufacturers have

revived to fulfill the needs of thousands of antique collectors around the country and beyond, and the super-secret recipes haven’t been changed since they were first produced in the 1900s.

Auctioneer’s promise products can be found at Another Life Antiques in Kent Street, or online at auctioneerspromise.com.au

Morrison Government backs Wide Bay businesses to ‘go digital’ FEDERAL Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien is encouraging local businesses to “go digital” so they can compete, succeed and create job opportunities as Australia emerges from the COVID-19 crisis.

As part of the Liberals and Nationals Government’s $800 million JobMaker Digital Business Plan, Mr O’Brien said the Australian Small Business Advisory Service (ASBAS) Digital Solutions program has been expanded to offer low-cost, independent, expert and tailored advice to more small businesses.

“The expansion of the ASBAS Digital Solutions program means an extra 10,000 Australian businesses will be able to

access these services and get practical advice and information on how to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the digital economy,” Mr O’Brien said.

Businesses will be able to receive information and advice on: • Websites and selling online.

• Social media and digital marketing.

• Using small business software.

• Online security and data privacy.

• Business crisis management and business continuity planning.

• Finance management and boosting cash flow.

• Staff management and creating a safe work environment.

• Retaining and staying connected to customers.

• Resilience and wellbeing.

“Many businesses moved online quickly when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, finding new customers or new ways of doing things online as the Australian economy rapidly moved to a digital economy,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Our JobMaker Digital Business Plan provides significant backing to help small and family-owned businesses continue that digital push and find opportunities to grow and create more jobs.

“Australia’s changing economy means that businesses are no longer

bound by their location, so it is a fantastic opportunity for Wide Bay’s small businesses to expand their horizons.”

The Australian Small Business Advisory Service – Digital Solutions program is available to small businesses with fewer than 20 full-time (or equivalent) employees, as well as sole traders. The service is available across all metropolitan and regional areas.

Further information on accessing the program is available at business.gov. au or 13 28 46.

MARYBOROUGH police will receive a massive boost in resources under the biggest investment in policing for decades if the State Government is reelected this month.

Labor has promised an additional $624 million over five years to bring the total number of new police personnel to 2025 by June 30, 2025.

With that funding, Commissioner Katarina Carroll has determined at least 150 additional police officers will be deployed to each police region.

New positions will also include 50 in child protection and investigation units; 300 in communication centres, watch-houses and prosecutions; 125 police liaison officers and schoolbased police support officers; and 100 frontline support personnel.

Member for Maryborough Bruce Saunders welcomed the news that 150 extra police would be deployed to the police region that covers the electorate.

“This is a huge investment in community safety,” Mr Saunders said.

“While the allocation of these new police resources is rightfully a matter for the commissioner, it’s good to know that the people who live and work in the electorate of Maryborough will benefit from this significant boost to police resources,” he said.

“It’s about keeping our community safe and it’s about jobs at a time when jobs and job security are more important than ever.”

Mr Saunders also welcomed the announcement the government would fund $3.75 million for 25 new mobile police beat vans.

Each of Queensland’s 15 police districts will receive one of the vans, with the allocation of the remaining 10 to be determined by the commissioner.

“These mobile police beat vans can be moved from place to place within our police district to address community safety issues,” Mr Saunders said.

“While their precise placement is a matter for the police commissioner, I am pleased that the police district that covers my electorate will receive a new mobile police beat van,” he said.

“These new mobile police beats will take police into the heart of our local community so that people see more police, more often.

“From these mobile police beats, officers will be able to take crime reports, victims’ statements and conduct field interviews.”

Ms Carroll recommended the increased investment following a study of the Queensland Police Service’s future resource requirements.

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Bauple girl relives her WWII years through presentation KAREN BERRY

LILLIAN Coyne, a 97-year-old resident of Bauple, was honoured on Wednesday, September 23, at the Tiaro RSL sub-branch.

Mrs Coyne (nee Davis), who served as a writer in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) during the closing years of World War II, was presented with a commemorative medallion and Certificate of Commemoration to acknowledge her service in this, the 75th anniversary of the end of that war.

Presented by the Hon Llew O’Brien, Federal Member for Wide Bay, the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) medallion and certificate is being made available to every living veteran of the Second World War, and Mrs Coyne is one of only a few of these remaining in this region.

According to DVA’s website, “While Australia can never repay the debt we owe almost one million Australians who served, this medallion and

certificate are a small but meaningful way we can thank living veterans of the largest global conflict of the 20th century”.

“It was a wonderful life,” she proclaims when asked of her memories of that time. “I enjoyed it immensely!”

The obverse design of the medallion features the Commonwealth Coat of Arms in the centre with ‘Second World War’ above and ‘Thank you for your service’ below.

A fond memory she recalls is of being able to purchase canned peaches while on a day’s outing on one of the visiting Navy ships because, “You just couldn’t get them anywhere else!”

Also in a ring around the coat of arms are the theatres of war that saw the significant involvement of Australian Armed Forces: Europe, Australia, North Africa, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific and SE Asia.

Mrs Coyne is an active member of both the Tiaro RSL Sub Branch and the Maryborough Matelots ex-Navy group, attending most of the latter’s functions because “It’s like being with family”.

The medallion reverse design utilises the poppy as the central symbol surrounded by the beginning and end years of the Second World War (‘1939–1945’) above and ‘Australia Remembers’ below.

Mrs Coyne served her time in the Navy at HMAS Moreton, in Brisbane and worked in the Captain’s office of that establishment, performing secretarial and clerical duties.

Mrs Coyne received the certificate and medallion in front of her fellow Tiaro RSL members, Maryborough Matelots and family.

When asked if she would do it all again, Mrs Coyne responded: “I’d do it again in a heartbeat!”

Mrs Coyne with Llew O’Brien MP and her medallion and certificate: Lillian with ex-Navy mates from the Maryborough Matelots and (far right) WRAN Davis in her naval uniform.

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Emergency upgrade

LNP to fast-track more water for Maryborough farmers A FRECKLINGTON LNP Government will prioritise the building of a new $18 million offstream water storage project at Glendorf near Maryborough to supercharge the regions.

JAY FIELDING THE STATE Government is set to sign the contracts for a new $12.1 million Maryborough Emergency Services Complex for Maryborough.

Maryborough MP Bruce Saunders said the project would provide firefighters with the modern facilities they needed to continue delivering a first-rate service to the local community.

Mr Saunders said the contract signing was imminent.

economic recovery plan to help stimulate the Maryborough economy by employing local contractors and tradies.

It will deliver new facilities, vehicles and support to frontline firefighters and emergency service personnel.

Mr Saunders said he was proud of the Palaszczuk Government’s record on investment in emergency services and commitment to delivering regional jobs by building infrastructure in Maryborough.

The new centre will be built on the site of the existing fire station on the corner of Lennox and Adelaide Sts.

“Our local Maryborough community can feel at ease knowing their local firefighters are well-equipped and ready to assist the local community,” he said.

Funding for the project is coming under the government’s COVID-19

“Importantly, this project means 40 jobs for our local community.”

Viagogo fined $7m

TICKET reseller Viagogo AG has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a penalty of $7 million for breaching the Australian Consumer Law by making false or misleading representations when reselling tickets for live music and sports event, in proceedings brought by the ACCC. The Court found in 2019 that Viagogo made false or misleading representations to consumers that it was the ‘official’ seller of tickets to particular events, that certain tickets were scarce, and that consumers could purchase tickets for a particular price when this was not the case because

significant fees, such as a 27.6 per cent booking fee, were not disclosed until late in the booking process.

ACCC Chair Rod Sims said: “Viagogo’s business practices were unacceptable. Viagogo misled thousands of consumers into buying tickets at inflated prices when they created a false sense of urgency by suggesting tickets were scarce and when they advertised tickets at a lower price by not including unavoidable fees.”

“Today’s $7m penalty sends a strong signal to businesses like Viagogo conducting business in Australia.”

LNP candidate for Maryborough Denis Chapman said this commitment to fast-track and build much-needed water infrastructure was a big win for local farmers and the economy.

“The LNP will partner with the Federal Coalition Government to get this project delivered by fast-tracking approvals through the LNP’s new Economic Recovery Agency,” Mr Chapman said.

“The Economic Recovery Agency will be tasked with kick-starting job-creating projects to stimulate the economy

and drag Queensland out of recession.

“In the same way a government would rebuild after a bushfire, flood or cyclone; the LNP will deliver essential water storage projects just like this one at Glendorf, to stimulate the economy and create a decade of secure jobs for the Maryborough community.

“With the uncertain future around the Maryborough MSF Mill and cane production in the region, the region needs economic certainty and an assurance of future water for local farmers.”

LNP Federal member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien welcomed the renewed commitment by the state LNP to utilise the $18 million in funding that was on the table.

“After securing Federal money for this essential project in April 2019 the Palaszczuk Labor Government has failed to work with the Federal Coalition Government to deliver,” Mr O’Brien said.

“This is a 6,000 mega litre off-stream water storage project that has completely stalled under the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s anti-water and anti-regions agenda.

“It’s another example of Labor’s local MP failing to back our local farmers.”

LNP Shadow Minister for Agriculture Tony Perrett said the commitment was all a part of the LNP’s plan to unleash agriculture by providing water security for farmers as well as reducing input costs and red tape.

“In addition to making water available, the LNP

has already announced it will slash the price of water for the more than 5,000 SunWater irrigators by almost 20% from 1 July 2021 – including those 192 irrigators on the Lower Mary Scheme,” Mr Perrett said.

“This is great news for all of Maryborough because lower costs for businesses means increased profitability and more local secure jobs.

“The contrast could not be clearer, the Palaszczuk Labor Government have no budget and no plan to provide the long-term water infrastructure and structural reform that Maryborough farmers need to grow and keep employing locals.

“Only the LNP has an economic plan to get Queensland working again.”

Locals throwing money down toilet JAY FIELDING LOCALS have begun throwing money down the toilet – for a good cause.

The Divine Dunnies public donation appeal has started, kicked off with $3000 from Maryborough Quota.

Other donations include $3000 from Wade Sawmill, an anonymous $500 gift, $64 raised from members of the public at the markets and $50 Murray Barnett Plumbers, which also donated the toilet being used to collect the cash.

The new toilets may include hanging plants and (right) Dell Ward, Pam Casey and Christine Smith with the toilet being used to collect donations.

The Divine Dunnies project will see the toilets at City Hall transformed into unique amenities designed to delight tourists.

Donations can be made by bank transfer: • Account name: MCPAI – Divine Dunnies • BSB: 084802 • Account: 260831185

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Mary school triumphs again

Mary Headspace opens

Sky Neale, Cammie Burridge and Kate Bensted from St Marty’s College. Photo supplied.

MARYBOROUGH students have won another STATE competition.

St Mary’s College Year 10 Extension Maths class entered the USC Maths Modelling competition which is open to all schools in south east QLD. The Students were given a real world mathematical model and each team

had to create a response addressing a number of criteria and then present their findings electronically to be submitted.

Mansfield SHS. There were two other categories with first going to Kawana Waters and second to Burnside.

All the students developed great responses with the College having to choose just one group to submit.

In the third category Urangan SHS were awarded the winners.

The chosen group consisting of Sky Neale, Cammie Burridge and Kate Bensted won the competition, edging out

This competition has prize money with the school winning a $300 voucher for resources and the students in the winning team all receiving $100

LNPs Chapman wants planning CRAIG WINTER MARYBOROUGH’S LNP candidate Denis Chapman recently attended the Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce breakfast where local developer Glenn Whinney spoke about the post-COVID future of real estate on the Fraser Coast.

Denis backed up Glenn’s comments about Maryborough being the commercial hub of the Coast and reiterated his views on the importance of future planning.

“Effective town planning is a must for the City” he said.

“We need to concentrate on the building of affordable infrastructure, and to do that, town planning needs to start now for the future.”

Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien, Headspace Hervey Bay manager Ricky Goostrey, PHN mental health co-ordinator Tim Byrne and Aimee Garland, a member of the youth advisory council helping Headspace set up in Maryborough. Photo: Jay Fielding

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fortunate timing.

Mr Goostrey said.

MARYBOROUGH’S new Headspace office is due to open at Station Square Shopping Centre next month.

“As we go forward and some of the economic shockwaves of the pandemic really hit, a service like this here in Maryborough is going to be desperately needed to support our young community.

“Having this centre here, we’re expecting to be inundated from the word go.”

Headspace provides tailored and holistic mental health support people aged 12 to 25.

Construction is well advanced at the site, the former home of the Telstra shop.

Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien said 20 per cent of the clients of Headspace Hervey Bay were from Maryborough.

“I imagine that number would be a lot greater than that of people that need help but can’t get (to the Bay),” Mr O’Brien said.

Current Hervey Bay Member Ted Sorrenson and LNP candidate for Maryborough Denis Chapman at a recent business breakfast.

Photo: Craig Winter

There are more officially registered businesses in Maryborough than Hervey Bay and recent statistics suggest that whilst only around 500 vehicles commute from Maryborough to Hervey

Bay each morning, several thousand travel the other way carrying workers to Maryborough businesses, reinforcing the importance of the City as an industrial and commercial centre.

“This is a service that is really needed and I’ll be so happy to be here in November when building and construction finishes,” he said.

Mr O’Brien said the Commonwealth Government had provided about $1.5 million to set up and operate the service.

“This is a big step forward for Maryborough,” Mr O’Brien said, adding that it had come at with

Headspace Hervey Bay manager Ricky Goostrey said the Maryborough office would be operated as a satellite of the Bay office.

Mr Goostrey that meant the parent office in the Bay could better share resources and save money on overheads, which was then pumped into providing more services.

He said the Maryborough site would offer at least three if not all four of Headspace’s core services.

They are mental health, general health, vocational and education support and alcohol and other drug services.

“The great thing about this satellite centre, though, is because there was such a need for it in the community we’re getting great results … in terms of people wanting to partner with us and help,”

Guidance has also been provided by a local youth advisory council.

Mr O’Brien said Headspace was an amazing organisation.

“Research shows threequarters of mental health problems emerge before the age of 25, so it’s incredibly important to connect young people with support and resources as soon as possible,” he said.

“The new Maryborough Headspace service will help overcome the stigma associated with mental health and wellbeing challenges,” he said.

“We are very happy the young people of Maryborough will soon have a dedicated space to call their own where they can access services in a safe environment.”

Headspace Maryborough will be at Shop 2b/138 Lennox St. Referrals can be made by contacting Headspace Hervey Bay.

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CRAIG WINTER IN RESPONSE to our front page story on the accommodation crisis in Maryborough, Ray White Maryborough reported last month that their rental vacancy rate was just .01%.

Assistant Manager Teanne Schellbach says the good news is that because of COVID there haven’t been any rent rises outside of the normal CPI increase on new leases, but the problem lies with the lack of new rental properties coming onto the market.

“Even though housing sales are strong, those have mostly been to owner/ occupiers” she said.

Investors who would

normally be opening up new rental stock may have been spooked by COVID, but the problem existing long before that.

Teanne reports that there are new areas being opened up for building, but they’re almost exclusively being bought by owner/ occupiers with any new rental stock tending to be older style housing, and older homes in Maryborough generally means 2 or 3 bedrooms.

The issue is that the average rental requirement seems to be increasing.

Families are now looking for 4 bedroom homes with room for pets, a shed and other amenities that they didn’t expect in the past, and those homes generally

just aren’t available here.

Another problem of course has been social-distancing and the difficulty that causes to those wanting to inspect a rental property before submitting an application.

Teanne’s office has introduced virtual tours not only from the comfort of your own home, but from the office itself where you can use the supplied iPad to view; particularly helpful for those who aren’t as internet savvy as others, or who don’t have an internet connection.

The lack of rentals continues to slow down the influx of families wanting to live here, and what that will do to our available labour force in the future is anybody’s guess.

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TV archive goes online HISTORIC TV footage of the Fraser Coast between 1965 and 1975 has been digitised and saved to a YouTube playlist where people can view it from the comfort of their homes.

Mayor George Seymour said an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland made it possible to digitise extracts from the archives of Wide Bay’s first television broadcaster, Channel 7.

“In the 1990s, former Fraser Coast librarian Robyn Dowling was contacted by Channel 7 Studio in Maryborough,” he said.

“The studio was closing down and operations were being moved to the Sunshine Coast and the libraries were offered some Channel 7 footage.”

Cr Seymour said Council applied for the grant and worked with Gympie and Bundaberg libraries to create the list of clips to preserve.

“Fraser Coast man Selwyn Connell helped edit the original clips,

which we then had converted to VHS and then DVD. “7LAB Library and Archive Services manager Paul Richardson digitised these clips in a format we could upload to YouTube.”

Cr Seymour said Council believed digitising and preserving the video clips was necessary to ensure they didn’t get lost and were easily accessible to everyone.

In one clip, former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam can be seen opening Chifley place in January 1967 with Maryborough’s Brendan and Moira Hansen standing behind. www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ylwNtoh9JWA “Other clips include the trots at the old Maryborough Showgrounds, the telephone exchange in Maryborough, and a railway picnic at Hervey Bay.” The playlist can be found at www.youtube.com/pla ylist?list=PLYsvWaZnb -PRhI5fpnHVgziVTSjz V10ry

Grand old lady’s 100th birthday JOCELYN WATTS WITH the timber for its cabin coming from the kitchen ceiling of Henry Hume’s home, one of Maryborough’s oldest fishing vessels has stood the test of time.

On Tuesday 22 September 2020, descendants of Mr Hume gathered with Fraser Coast Mayor George Seymour and Councillors Phil Truscott and Jade Wellings to celebrate the MV Ella’s 100th birthday.

Maryborough historian Peter Olds was also present at the home of Henry’s grandson, Eric Hume, where the MV Ella is currently stored, to marvel at the workmanship that went into its making.

“Henry had the MV Ella built so he could catch fish to feed his large family of 15 children,” Mr Olds said.

“To build the cabin, he pulled down timber from his own kitchen ceiling.”

Traditional Queenslander homes had steeply pitched corrugated iron roofs with timber ceilings below, providing the resourceful father with a good supply of timber.

At the 100th birthday celebration, Eric Hume

Four of Henry Hume’s descendants Coral Kelleher (left) and siblings Thelma Bray (nee Hume), Beryl Baker (nee Hume) and Eric Hume. Photo: Jocelyn Watts

said it felt “unreal” that the MV Ella still existed today.

“The MV Ella was my grandfather’s livelihood, and likewise for the other men who worked on the river,” Eric said.

“They had to build their boats themselves and they worked up and down the Mary River, fishing and crabbing.”

Mayor George Seymour said the MV Ella was a significant vessel and piece of Maryborough’s history.

“It’s a living, breathing link to our past and I want to thank the people who have restored her. I promise it won’t be long before she is back before the public again,” Cr Seymour said.

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Plans are now in progress to install the MV Ella at the Maryborough Heritage Centre at 164 Richmond Street, but as all approvals are not yet finalised, her 100th birthday event was held at the Hume family home.

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, David Hurley, also sent a message of congratulations.

“One hundred years ago, the MV Ella was a familiar sight on the Port

of Maryborough and Mary River,” he said.

“As a fishing vessel, Ella not only supplied seafood to the population of Maryborough and surrounding regions, she also employed local deck hands. Ella, therefore, was integral to the health of the local economy.

“The sight of a fully restored MV Ella will bring much joy for older generations especially of the Fraser Coast.

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Just $5 helps local mental health AN INVESTMENT of just $5 can help local mental health by getting the livin. org team to visit schools and workplaces to teach students and workers how to deal with some tough issues.

Buy a raffle ticket from the front counter of Ray White Maryborough and the proceeds will help livin. org schools and workplaces with the LIVINWell 45-minute mental health educational program building on LIVIN’s mantra that “It Ain’t Weak to Speak”.

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Connecting, supporting and encouraging one another to talk about their feelings and challenges because “It Ain’t Weak to Speak”.

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MARYBOROUGH’S new business boom is continuing, with the opening of a gourmet deli in the CBD.

Ms Outhwaite and Ms Barwick started their other business, MAD Stylists, more than two years ago, helping clients stage memorable events with picnic baskets, grazing tables, props and balloons.

Locals Helen Outhwaite and daughter Alisha Barwick have opened MAD Providore in the old Robin’s Nest Cafe shopfront.

MAD stands for “mother and daughter”.

An incredible array of carefully curated topquality food is what you’ll find at MAD Providore.

Think cheeses, dressings, charcuterie, condiments, sauces, gelato, fine chocolate, Maggie Beer products, confectionery, nuts, gourmet crispbreads, biscuits, pickles, vinegars, speciality beverages, international products and even fresh produce.

They also sell pod coffee, Byron Bay Teas, sweet treats made by Ms Outhwaite, gourmet pies and sausage rolls and a range of filled baguettes, bagels and breakfast

gourmet cheeses, meats and antipasto.

“We wanted to do it before anyone else. It’s been our dream,” she said.

“We want to stock items that you can’t get down the road at your big supermarkets.”

“I was maid of honour at my best friend’s wedding and it was a DIY kind of wedding,” Ms Barwick said.

The pair also has a monthly cheese club and is hoping to be able to offer wine and cheese nights in the future.

After doing the marquee styling, tables and chairs and grazing table for the wedding, the pair saw an unfilled niche in the Maryborough market and MAD Stylists was born.

MAD Providore is at 413 Kent St, next to Westpac and opposite City Hall.

“Before we knew it, we had an ABN and a business name, and it was happening!” Ms Outhwaite said.

“From that, the next step was here to the deli.”

Ms Barwick said it was a natural fit for the pair to expand into a shopfront, given their experience working with, ability to source and knowledge of

It is open from 6am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday and 7.30am to 11.30am on Saturday.

For more information, visit the MAD Providore Facebook page or phone 0434 271 806.

Other businesses that have opened recently in the Heritage City include Kaisercraft at Station Square and Remax Reach at Tinana, with plans for two other CBD businesses to open soon. Read more in next fortnight’s Sun.

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“This mural reflects the “ancient footprint” as seen by Barbara,” explained Gary Pettiford, the Chairman of the St Mary’s Parish’s Finance Committee.

“Barbara believes that Jesus walked on the land first as a rainbow serpent.

“Then came the Aboriginal Nation for thousands of years.

“The smaller white footprint is European colonisation and the little footprint in rainbow coloured dots represents all the different cultures who have recently walked upon this land.

“All have a collective responsibility to care for the land on which we walk.”

Barbara is delighted to have her design reproduced now on her own country and Aunty Karen is happy to have been given the opportunity to do it.

“I am so pleased to be able to reproduce this image on behalf of Barbara,” said Aunty Karen Hall the artist.

Karen came back on country about 7 years ago to retire. She is a Butchulla community member and Elder who has a background in Education and is a renowned Butchulla artist whose unique style on display at the new Emergency Section of the Maryborough Hospital.

The mural is a joint project between the Maryborough Mural Project and St Mary’s Parish.

St Mary’s Parish is funding the project through a Fraser Coast Regional Council Grant and the Project has arranged in kind support.

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Neighbourhood Angels ABF Dad’s Support Group here to help Hosted by Brenden Evans and the Maryborough Homeless Action Group, the Dads Support Group will be held on Tuesday 13th October from 5:45pm at the Powerhouse Community Centre.

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All separated dads are welcome.

This group operates under a Volunteer CovidSafe plan issued by the Queensland Government.

Sport & Recreation Grants now open THE Maryborough Sun today announces The Sun Service Award for local groups, charities, clubs and associations.

If your group has a member or volunteer who you believe goes above and beyond, who helps others without asking for thanks or otherwise makes Maryborough a better place to live through their actions, you can nominate them.

Community Navigator Tara Deurkop with Neighbourhood Angels Lee Currant, Barb Bilney and Kim Ablett. Photo supplied.

IF YOU are struggling to find the support you need to access services, or to find your way through confusing processes, the Neighbourhood Angels are here to help.

The Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre is proud to introduce the Neighbourhood Angels – volunteers ready to help community members connect with support services.

Three volunteers will be part of the pilot program, supporting HBNC’s Community Navigators.

Over the past six months the Community Navigators, funded by the Department of Social Services, have supported more than 200 community members to access appropriate services.

Due to COVID-19 and the increasing number of people in crisis the demand for the Community Navigators has doubled.

The Angels will provide initial and immediate support to ensure no one is left on a waiting list.

They can support anyone in the community by connecting them with the relevant services such as homelessness services, directing them to partners for food relief or simply pointing them in the right direction. They can also help with filling out complicated forms and paperwork.

More complex cases will still be handled by the Community Navigators, who currently help people navigate Centrelink and the court system, among other services.

Lee Currant, who is one of the three Neighbourhood Angels, said she saw it as an

opportunity to give back to her community.

“It’s a real eye-opener, hearing the stories about people in our area and how they need help,” Lee said.

“I just think it’s something everyone should think about. If we all give back, it makes it a better place.

“I worked in aged care for a very long time and found, it doesn’t matter if you’re young or old – everyone needs a helping hand. It’s nice to know there’s somewhere safe where they can find help.”

HBNC CEO, Tanya Stevenson, said the free service was needed now more than ever.

“Given the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 we have seen a significant increase in our services across the sector including a lot of community members who have never had to access support. We would like to encourage people to reach out as soon as they need support to avoid getting to a crisis point,” Tanya said.

“We will be looking for more volunteers to be able to support our community to navigate the systems they need and get help as soon as possible.”

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FRASER Coast sporting groups can now apply for Council grants of up to $10,000.

Cr Phil Truscott said Round One of the Fraser Coast Regional Council 2020/21 Sport and Recreation Capital Assistance Grants opened today (Monday 28 September 2020).

“Council has allocated $250,000 in the 2020/21 budget for the program as part our commitment to ensuring we have a safe, healthy and active community,” he said.

The grants help groups: •Build community skills, capacity and resilience •Develop and maintain community infrastructure •Provide opportunities for community to leverage Council’ s assistance to obtain funding from other sources •Provide opportunities for community organisations to assist Council to deliver

on Councils strategic goals and identified key initiatives.

“Grants are available under the categories of security, shade, water sustainability and canteens for projects that assist in the growth and engagement of sport or active recreation in the Fraser Coast region,” Cr Truscott said.

“In recognition of the fact that groups’ have had their fund raising efforts disrupted by COVID-19, Council will waive the requirement for them to provide a 20% cash contribution towards the project.

“Council’s Sport and Recreation Officer is also available to assist groups to develop and submit project applications. “ For more information go to www. frasercoast.qld.gov.au/ grants-and-awards

Mary clubs reap benefits FOUR Maryborough community groups will share more than $90,000 in funding under the latest round of the State Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund.

The grants are: •$24,500 for Football Maryborough to install shade cover •$13,325 for Maryborough Active Riders Club to upgrade its facility and buy a trailer •$20,592 for Maryborough Woodturners and Woocraftsmen Guild to buy tools •$35,000 for Hervey Bay Motor Sports Association to buy mowers and water tanks

GCBF grants are worth between $500 and $35,000 and applications are open to not-for-profit organisations.

Over the past 25 years, GCBF has distributed more than $947 million to community groups.

The grants are merit based and funding is allocated by an independent panel.

A full list of recipients is available at www.justice. qld.gov.au/grants.

To get in touch with the GCBF team, call 1800 633 619 or email cbf@justice. qld.gov.au.

Each fortnight, our panel will select one nominee as a finalist who'll receive a $50 dinner voucher to Portside Restaurant in Wharf Street.

From those fortnightly finalists, a winner will then be selected in December to receive the annual plaque as well as a $250 cash donation for their group.

Community groups, sports clubs, service clubs, charities and other volunteer organisations quietly support our region in so many ways, and the volunteers who join them selflessly give thousands of work-hours every year that would otherwise not be available to supervise, feed, clean, support, officiate, and administer the hundreds of activities and needs of Maryborough.

Because of them, our city is a better place.

TERMS & CONDITIONS Any club, association, charity, service organisation or club can nominate.

Nominees must be a

current member of your group at the time of entry. Age is open. If under 18, a parent or guardians permission MUST be provided with the entry.

The entry MUST be approved and signed off by an office holder of your group ie President, Treasurer, Secretary etc (email entries can supply that officer's name and phone number for confirmation if needed).

Nominees must be a member or volunteer, NOT a paid staff member or contractor.

We may contact you to arrange a photo of them at work if they're named as a finalist. We will notify you and them first.

Every entry MUST provide an email address for the nominee, or a contact phone number if email is not available.

These details will be treated with the utmost privacy, and never be used for any other reason.

Our panel will be made up of prominent Maryborough residents, and will change periodically.

Entries are open immediately, and if not received by close of trade Friday prior to publication, will be held over to the next edition.

The winner will be announced and published in December.

So, get your entries in and let these superheros know how much you think of them and their efforts.

Don't forget, your group can also benefit if they win the overall title!

Entries are to be emailed to admin@ marysun.com. au or posted to The Maryborough Sun, 467 Alice Street, Maryborough Q 4650.

Maryborough ASD Support group restarts DENISE Hughes has recently restarted the Maryborough ASD Support Group.

There are two groups, the daytime group meets every third Thursday from 9.30 to 11.30am and the evening group meets first Thursday of each month from 7.30 to 9pm at the Oasis Room of

In the next edition: All your election candidates, updated polling information and much more.

the Maryborough Baptist Church, 168 Fort Street.

All parents and caregivers of children and adults with Autism are very welcome.

Children are welcome at the daytime one as well.

The meetings are a time of sharing and caring over morning tea or supper.

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The Maryborough Sun, Thursday 8th October 2020

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Mary & Susan: sister rivers of the Fraser Coast

Fertilise This is a great time to fertilise your lawn and other areas around the garden.

Maintain Use a metal rake over your lawns to break up any build up of grass clippings, and maybe even a little soil soaker to condition the soil in time for the rains.

Mulch Top up organic mulch to stop weeds encroaching on the lawn, and bed in those garden edges for the same reason.

Sow Seeds Spring is of course a great time to plant pretty much anything so the plants can condition before the real heat comes in.

Plant Perennials These should be done in September/early October so they can establish themselves in the ground prior to summer.

Keep an eye out for Pests This is a good time to update your termite barriers and carry out annual pest maintenance around the gardens and house.

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This view of the foreshore at Tandora shows a distinct cut-off level [mean sea level] under which mangroves cannot successfully grow. Photo: Lindsay Titmarsh

LINDSAY TITMARSH DURING the time 20 000 years ago when the last Ice Age was at full blast, sea levels were up to 110 metres lower than at the present time.

The Fraser Coast shoreline would then have been out where the continental shelf now drops off into deeper water; possibly 50 kilometres east of the present Hervey Bay coastline and well seaward of Fraser Island.

As Fraser Island has been there for at least 800 000 years, then the Mary River must have diverted around that formation while on its journey out to the coast.

The river could well have been 60-80 kilometres longer than it is now.

That scenario makes the site of the 21st century Mary River mouth at River Heads, a long way inland, with an elevation at least 100 metres above sea level. Result: what we now know as the shallow tidal Mary-Susan Estuary would have been a deep narrow freshwater stream just like we see inland at Tiaro today.

My family property Tandora has a frontage of about five kilometres to both the Mary and Susan Rivers. We can see the mouth of the two rivers just six kilometres downstream.

In the area between the junction of both rivers lies a vast maze of tidal

creeks, mudflats, saltpans and mangroves, with most of this area only being accessible from mainland Tandora.

The Bunya Creek area to the north and German Creek system to the south complete thousands of hectares of tidal wonderland in the lower Mary-Susan area. From most tidal streams in the estuary, the whole area appears to consist of an endless mangrove scrub.

This is not the case as many large, open or sparsely timbered tidal flats hide behind a waterside fringe of trees.

Ten species of ‘mangles’ grow in the Mary-Susan Estuary.

Mangle was a name used by bygone seafaring Spaniards to describe trees growing in warmer marine areas worldwide.

In English literature, a group of trees growing together is called a grove, so it must follow that a cluster of mangles should be referred to as a ‘mangle-grove’. Any ideas how the word mangrove eventuated?

Technically, a mangrove is a plant that grows to over half a metre tall in a marine environment.

Vegetation that reaches maturity below that height is categorised as a saltmarsh plant.

Mangroves are unique trees; they live in a very

harsh environment.

They do not just establish themselves on any available salty mudbank; one very limiting factor influences where they can grow.

To reach maturity in a tidal situation a mangrove must spend half of its time out of water.

The reason these trees cannot remain permanently submerged is that, owing to the absence of oxygen in the mud they grow in, they must breathe from above ground level.

If they were to be inundated above their breathing mechanism for an extended period most would drown, although flood water for a few weeks can easily be tolerated by these resilient trees.

On the Fraser Coast, the tidal range from the smallest low tide to the highest ‘king’ tide averages about four metres but is much less in some local areas.

The halfway point [mean sea level] is the lowest level at which a mangrove can successfully grow, which means that all the mangroves we see in our district are situated in a zone with less than a two-metre difference in elevation.

The cut-off point is critical; we do not see juvenile trees establishing themselves on areas even a few mm below mean sea level.

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The Maryborough Sun, Thursday 8th October 2020

Prepare for storms this month

Threatened Curlew’s wail sparks stories of grief CAROL BUSSEY FEW of us are fortunate enough to be wakened in the middle of the night by the eerie scream of the bush stone curlew (Burhinus).

THE Fraser Coast Regional Council will hold Get Ready Month in October to encourage residents to prepare for the coming storm and cyclone season.

“Now is the time to have a clean-up around your yard to get rid of anything that could become airborne in a storm or a cyclone,” Councillor David Lee said.

“Get rid of those old sheets of corrugated iron, damaged or unwanted or unused play equipment (trampolines, swing sets), outdoor furniture and barbeques from your backyard,” he said.

“It is time to trim trees and branches from around your homes and prepare for the storm season.

“Broken branches and loose items can become airborne in a storm or cyclone and damage houses or injure people.”

Previously Council held a Get Ready Weekend in November.

The promotion of a storm clean-up has been brought forward to align with the State Government Get Ready campaign.

To cut confusion a list of items that can be disposed of for free during the Storm Clean-Up Month is available on the Council website www.frasercoast. qld.gov.au.

Residents will still be encouraged to sort their loads to ensure all

reusable and recyclable items and green waste can be disposed of for free and don’t end up in landfill.

trimmed and items that could become missiles in a storm have been secured or removed.

As part of the changes, Council will no longer accept free-of-charge during the storm clean-up program tyres, mattresses or fridges, freezers and air conditioners that have not been degassed.

Residents will be able to dispose of four cubic metres or one tonne of green waste (about a 6x4 trailer load) for free.

“In previous years residents would bring in these items during the storm clean-up campaign,” Cr Lee said.

“That is not what the storm clean-up campaign is designed to encourage.

“It also passed costs on to ratepayers.

“Once those items are handed in ratepayers have to pay the cost of transporting tyres to the recycling centres; to degas and dispose of the refrigerant in fridges, freezers and air conditioners; and had to bring in equipment to shred mattresses as they cannot be compacted in the landfill.

“We also found that offering free disposal took away the incentive to sort loads and recycle.

People would just dump everything into the landfill.

“The storm clean-up campaign is to encourage us to prepare for storm season – to make sure that our gutters are clean, overhanging branches near our homes are

“Loads from commercial operators will be charged at normal rates,” he said.

QUICK GUIDE • October is Get Ready Month - prepare for the coming storm and cyclone season.

• Clean you gutters, trim overhanging branches near your home.

• Get rid of items that could become a missile in a storm (such as old furniture, toys and trampolines).

Currently, Fraser Coast residents are more likely to see a fox than to spot our own native predator, the dingo!

They are very long lived and mate for life.

In spring, the pair do a courtship dance with wings outstretched and tails up.

The two eggs, which are laid on the ground, take 28 days to hatch and the chicks have a long, vulnerable 8 weeks before becoming capable of flying.

The eggs and young who are beautifully camouflaged play doggo if a predator is detected and both parents do their best to frighten off predators such as goannas, but the cunning fox with it’s excellent sense of smell is a more formidable threat.

If you haven’t heard the call of this bird and have access to a computer, Google bush stone curlew and give yourself a treat and if you are lucky on your next trip to northern Australia, you might hear and see this interesting but sadly now threatened bird in the wild.

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The Maryborough Sun, Thursday 8th October 2020

October is National Safe Work Month SAFE Work Australia is reminding Australians of the importance of work health and safety as we face the ongoing challenge of COVID-19.

CRAIG WINTER Maryborough local River Body claims that his knowledge of the region is a great asset at the next election, but it’s his alternate platform that will have people really talking.

Safe Work Australia Chair Diane Smith-Gander AO said this year’s theme, ‘Work Health and Safety through COVID-19’, acknowledges and reflects the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian workplaces.

“The global COVID-19 pandemic has seen Australian workplaces facing new challenges which have affected all aspects of their operations, from new physical distancing, hygiene and cleaning requirements to innovations in the way they do their work.

“COVID-19 has also put a spotlight on other work health and safety risks, most notably from the large increase in numbers of people working differently such as from

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“The risks arising from COVID-19 are likely to have changed Australian workplaces forever.

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“We’re inviting workplaces across Australia to take part in National Safe Work Month and show their ongoing commitment to health and safety at work, through COVID-19 and beyond.

“National Safe Work Month is an opportunity to build awareness of work health and safety, encourage discussion about safety at work and share best practice.

“The National Safe Work Month campaign kit is available online now and has a suite of resources to help support and promote safety at work.

“Together, we can create safer workplaces for everyone.”

Safe Work Australia Chief Executive Officer Michelle Baxter said it’s an opportunity to remind Australian workplaces to keep work health and safety a top priority.

“Whatever the industry or workplace, every organisation can take part in National Safe Work Month and champion work health and safety.”

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River believes that his most effective pain relief is going to come through the use of medicinal cannabis, however he discovered that in order to be prescribed cannabis products he would need to go exhaust all other pharmaceutical pain relief options, which he is very reluctant to do.

“The price for imported, corporate cannabis products is a problem,“ he said “ a barrier many Australians are finding insurmountable, especially those on Centrelink benefits due to disability.”

River has been a loud advocate for Cannabis law reform for a long time and now represents the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party.

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Living with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, River is in pain every day and found himself needing time off work to recover from the severe side effects of pharmaceutical medication.

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He has held long conversations with authorities such as police

River Body is standing for election for the HEMP Party

and doctors about how peoples’ opinions have changed, but the stigma remains intact and he says that “No-one in power wants to stand up and admit they lied to the people to push their own agendas.”

“Hundreds of thousands of users pour money into the hands of criminal cartels.” he said.

“The Government needs to redirect that money ...into the economy to stimulate growth and help pay for Government services. There is also hemp, an amazing allpurpose resource, bound up in so much red-tape.

River is aware of other problems plaguing the electorate, including growing unemployment and homelessness, especially since COVID. “I understand the complex issues that come with having a correctional centre nearby, and I’m concerned about the wider effect this is having on the many retirees in the town and the tourism industry.

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The Maryborough Sun, Thursday 8th October 2020

Hyundai double podium in Turkey HYUNDAI Motorsport has concluded Rally Turkey with a double podium finish.

A dramatic final day saw both Thierry Neuville and Sébastien Loeb picking up punctures on the opening stage.

With the longest test of the entire event - the 38.15km Çetibeli - run twice on Sunday morning, in addition to the shorter 6.28km Marmaris test, it was never going to be a straight-forward finish to the rally.

However, issues for the crews during the opening run were not a welcome addition to the script.

Overnight leaders Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul saw their 33-second advantage eradicated as they were forced to stop to change a tyre mid-stage.

Loeb and Daniel Elena, too, were struck by tyre misfortune as they nursed their Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC through the final kilometres with a puncture, losing over a minute of time.

They weren’t the only

second and Loeb in fifth.

crews to experience trouble in the first run through Çetibeli, which transformed the overall classification.

On the first pass through Marmaris, Neuville took an emphatic stage win to reclaim second overall, behind new rally leader Elfyn Evans, with Loeb in fourth overall - less than five seconds from the podium.

Heading into the repeat loop, all three Hyundai Motorsport crews including the re-joining Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja - were aiming to make it through safely in a bid to secure the maximum manufacturer points possible.

Another stage win for the Belgian crew - their sixth of the weekend - saw them consolidate second with Loeb moving into third following Sébastien Ogier’s retirement.

All in all, Hyundai Motorsport crews took eight stage wins (seven for Neuville, one for Loeb) from a possible 12, including five 1-2s.

The final result marks Hyundai Motorsport’s 15th WRC double podium in total, and second in a row following the 1-2 in Estonia.

Second place is Neuville’s second podium finish of 2020, and his first since winning Rallye Monte-Carlo.

By taking third, Loeb has taken his first top-three finish since Rally Chile last year, while also confirming the team’s best result in Turkey following two consecutive third-place finishes in previous seasons.

All eyes were on the Power Stage to see which drivers would add to their personal tallies.

In the manufacturers’ championship, secondplaced Hyundai Motorsport keeps the pressure on with just a nine-point deficit to the leaders.

All three Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC pairs were able to secure points with Neuville fastest, Tänak

Tänak lies third in the drivers’ table on 70 points, with Neuville fifth on 65.

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MGs first-ever virtual ‘show and shine’ MG MOTOR is bringing its ownership experience into the digital world with its first-ever virtual Show and Shine for Australian owners. The month-long event celebrates the rich heritage and bright future for the MG brand and shines a spotlight on the many fascinating stories behind the cars and their owners.

A first-ever for the MG brand in Australia, the Show and Shine will be completely virtual, taking place across Facebook throughout September. With the goal of showcasing Australia’s love of classic and modern MG vehicles, owners and fans can get involved by sharing their favourite vehicle photo and MG memory.

With the current

climate limiting these opportunities, the online event is not only a celebration of the thousands of MG owners within Australia but an opportunity to unify the MG family at a time when human connections are more important than ever.

Reinforcing its dedication to giving back to the community, MG Motor Australia will be donating up to $50 for each upload to the Facebook event page to Australian Red Cross with the overall goal of raising up to $100,000 for vulnerable, at-risk Australians. Every photo or video submission will also have the opportunity to win one of more than 30 prizes for the best submissions.

Peter Ciao, CEO of MG Motor Australia and

New Zealand said: “In these uncertain times, it’s important to stay connected with family and friends, and with thousands of iconic vintage, classic and modern cars nationwide, we’re bringing our MG family together to help raise essential funds for Australian Red Cross.”

Australia is home to the largest national community of MG Car Clubs, who are leading the charge with a collection of iconic roadsters, retro vehicles and modern SUVs to name a few. For many MG owners, particularly those in the midst of Stage 4 lockdowns in Victoria, the virtual Show and Shine is an opportunity to connect with the MG community.

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the MG Car Club Victoria said: “Since first making its home down under, MG Motor has continued to capture the hearts of Australian motoring enthusiasts everywhere.

With Club members in Victoria currently confined to their homes, the Show

and Shine provides a way for our wide-reaching community to connect with other MG owners, without stepping foot outside of their living rooms. It is a beautiful showcase of the MG legacy, and a reminder to many that the MG spirit continues

to shine, despite many of our cars remaining in our garages at present.”

MG owners and car aficionados can take a look at the MG Show and Shine Facebook event page.

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POWERED BY FRASER COAST TESS

JONATHAN Preferred type of work: Graduate Civil Engineer Recent history: 9 weeks of work experience as an Undergraduate Engineer at Wide Bay Water Skills: MS Office experience, MapInfo Professional and associated GIS Mapping software experience, skilled with computers, database work, some design experience Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering Science, Major in Civil Engineering Other info: Willing to consider unpaid internship.

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JAYDEN Preferred type of work: Any Recent history: Wade Sawmill Skills: Team work, effort, respectful and always turn up early Qualifications: Advanced first aid etc Will take: F/T, P/T, Cas, Con CODE 092002 LINDY Preferred type of work: Reception, working with children. customer service Recent employment history: Crossing Supervisor, Teacher Aide, before/after school vacation Skills: Caring, do the best I can, love working, work great in a team environment, resilient Qualifications: Cert 4 Teacher Aide, Cert 3 Business Admin (Medical), Blue Card What else do we need to know about you? I have a passion for helping and a warm, friendly, outgoing personality and always strive to do my best.

Will take: F/T, P/T, Cas, Con CODE 092003

ZACCARY Preferred type of work: Hospitality Recent employment history: Old Sydney Bar gaming and bistro. Maryborough R.S.L bar gaming bistro reception. Miners Arms Torbanlea apprentice chef 1st year List your 5 best work skills: Willing to do any job. Fast learner. Attention to detail.

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THIS IS A FREE SERVICE To make contact with any of these candidates, please call Fraser Coast TESS on 4122 4444 or email admin@tess.org.au

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FISHING

Perfect weather for fishing pays off High on this week’s hit list was Kauri creek which has been producing Mangrove Jack, Estuary Cod, Grunter and Summer Whiting, along with quality sand crabs.

THE TEAM from FREEDOM FISHING SUPPLIES WHO doesn’t love this time of year for fishing?

Not too hot, not too cold and the fish also love it.

Let’s check out the report.

Monster Flathead and Summer Whiting have been on the bite in Shark Inlet and Butha, Poona and Tuan creeks have all reported Threadfin Salmon, Mangrove Jack, Bream, Whiting and Flathead.

weeks not much has been reported from the far reefs but as summer kicks in all the usual suspects will move back in.

Along the island’s deep channels and ledges are the places to try for some tasty reef fish like Grassy Sweetlip, Blackall, Cod, Mosses Perch and these area’s this time of year can also produce big Barramundi and Mangrove Jack so it’s worth being prepared with a heavier rig and possibly a livey as bait.

and the Burrum River continues to keep anglers happy with Barramundi, Threadfin Salmon, Mangrove Jack and Flathead.

As the weather permits some boaties have headed up the island hitting a few reefs and picking up some late season Snapper and some nice Scarlets.

The Mary River continues to impress with anglers landing Threadfin Salmon, Barramundi and Silver Bream at the Lamington Bridge, along with River Jew in numbers.

Quality Flathead and summer whiting are on the bite at Toogoom

Since we haven’t had the best of weather windwise over the past two

Monster Threadfin Salmon have been landed between Walkers Point

and River Heads, and Grunter, Flathead and whiting closer towards the mouth.

To escape the winds and head inland, camping and fishing around the fresh is always popular this time of year.

Lenthalls Dam is starting to fire as the days heat up so the Barramundi and Bass will be back on the chew after the cooler temps.

This week's Brag Board First up is Mikayla who is up on holidays with her grandparents at Poona. She landed this 71cm – 2.07kg flathead all by herself. Awesome job Mikayla. Mila is also doing it for the girls with her first salty Barra, it went 73cm. Super work Mila. Next is Charlie who is very excited about his PB Barra, it went 86cm. Caught in Lenthalls. Well done mate. Jack is looking pretty happy with his 65cm Flathead, what a beauty . Fantastic effort Jack. Last, we have Dan with a nice Queenfish, it went just under 4kg

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SPORT Wallaroos comeback seals grand final spot

The Maryborough Sun, Thursday 8th October 2020

RUGBY LEAGUE: “I had given up and put the cue in the rack,” said Wallaroos coach Shaun Hobson as he described his side’s stunning comeback to defeat Hervey Bay Seagulls 36-34.

With fourteen minutes left in the match and Wallaroos trailing by 20 points, the result appeared to be a foregone conclusion for most people involved or watching the game, with the Hervey Bay team preparing to play West Panthers in the grand final next Saturday.

Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell the Maryborough team as they stormed back into the contest scoring twenty points to draw level after scoring a try under the goalposts with just over a minute to play.

As if to add to the theatre of this unusual match, a Hervey Bay Seagulls player lay prone on the field receiving treatment from first aid officers.

The referee called time-off with an ambulance called for the injured player.

While the player lay on the field of play awaiting the ambulance, the match officials decided to allow Wallaroos to attempt their

goal kick from in front of the posts .

After the successful conversion, the referee called time off once again.

With the score now reading 36-34 and just over a minute left to play in the match, officials agreed to move the game to field two while waiting for the ambulance.

The teams, officials and spectators moved over to the second field, and the match resumed with Wallaroos holding on to secure an incredible victory.

Before the team benches could settle Seagulls started the match confidently scoring their first try after a kick downfield caught the Wallaroos defence short.

A follow up try minutes later had the Hervey Bay team in control and Wallaroos players wondering what had happened.

The Maryborough team ground their way back into the match, and the result was in doubt as the teams went to half time.

As the Hervey Bay team dominated the early part of the second half, it was evident that the

hot conditions were influencing both teams with players struggling.

As both teams were preparing to accept the result as a foregone conclusion, both coaches made mass changes to their on-field teams to allow players more game and recovery time.

It was no doubt the turning point of the match and in hindsight can be viewed as a masterstroke, a coaching error or plain lucky.

The Wallaroos team will now prepare to play the dominant West Panthers in Maryborough next weekend.

“We will turn up ready to play our footy to believe that we can win,” Hobson said.

Jordan Kemble kicks downfield during the semi-final against the Hervey Bay Seagulls and (below) the celebrations kick off. Photos: Brendan Bowers

He believes his team deserve to be in the decider after their commitment throughout the season.

In other semi-finals held at Stafford Park, it was two wins to the Hervey Bay Seagulls in both the under 13 and 16 matches.

In the under 13’s the Seagulls defeated ATW Tigers 26-4 while they held on to defeat a latecharging Wallaroos 16-10.

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It takes all sorts...

Trent Walters Memorial burnouts

BRENDAN BOWERS

SOFTBALL: What do you do if you love playing master’s softball and a pandemic cancels your regular annual competition?

Why, you hold your own of course?

Maryborough Softball president Sheree Lehr along with teammates and friends from around the Wide Bay region held a four-team competition over the weekend at the Maryborough Softball grounds.

Players from Gympie, Fraser Coast, Bundaberg, and other locations came together to enjoy the camaraderie of master’s sport.

“A few of us felt like doing something and with regular sport on hold we thought this would be a good way to get some people together,” Lehr said.

The four teams, Bargara, All Sorts, Boozy Babes, and the Wai Warriors, played a six-game roundrobin before a final at 1 pm on Sunday.

Karen Hansen watches the ball across the plate and Jo Jo Christensen of the WAI Warriors getting into the master’s spirit.

Photos: Brendan Bowers

Wai Warriors defeated All Sorts in the final winning 21-7.

A 3,2,1 point system operated on all games with the top 10 players chosen for an All-Stars team: Deb Brown - Boozy Babes (14 points), Melissa Tobin - All Sorts (11), Suzi Clacher – Wai Warriors (10), Brooke Walker - Wai Warriors (10), Karen Hansen – All Sorts (9), Kelly Collins – All Sorts (8), Kelda Krafft – Boozy

Babes (8), Heather Hallas – Bargara (8), Trish Rowbotham – Bargara (5), Sue Faithful – Bargara (5).

“Masters sport is always so much fun, and we have missed it and all that it brings,” Lehr said.

The Association president also believed it was a great way to prepare for the upcoming Maryborough Softball season that begins on October 10.

Brodie Walters smoking up the tyres in his brother’s ute at Maryborough Speedway.

Photo: Brendan Bowers BRENDAN BOWERS

BURNOUTS: A day of celebration and emotion was held at the Maryborough Speedway yesterday with the second Trent Walters Memorial burnouts.

Over fifty vehicles of all shapes, sizes and engines lit up the concrete pad in the centre of the speedway circuit.

The event opened

with the presentation of Trent’s Legless VZ Maloo with family and friends beside the ute waving a chequered flag.

A moment of silence in memory for Trent was held before his brother Brodie burnt some rubber and sending blue smoke into the sky in the Legless machine.

For Trent’s parents Jill and Greg, it was a day of mixed emotions but a

fitting way to remember Trent.

“It is very emotional, but we are just happy to continue it on for him,” Jill said.

They wished to thank the Maryborough Speedway for all their assistance in hosting the event.

“It was difficult to do with COVID-19, but they have been amazing,” Jill said.

This week’s bowls results DOON VILLA MEN Jackpot Pairs : Winners - W.Zieth , P.Davis d K.Pieper, C.White 17-15.

Runners up - W.Jackson, G.Allan d J.McCoombe, B.Stimpson 23-20.

N.Weinheimer, N.Gambie, G.Gambie d G.Kuhn, S.Thomas, R.Wells 29-14.

K.Andersen, A.Hartwig d R.Andersen, R.Dillon 2410. S.Patch, T.Buckley d J.McPhie, M.Wilson 22-16.

Davis / Pollard Shield match vs Burgowan Doon Villa 188, Burgowan 101. N.Gambie, S.Jensen, G.Allan d A,Nein, R.Goodwin, K. Neven 18-12. J.Martin, S.Barry, K.Greenhalgh d A.Tremlin, K.Priddy, L.Piggot 36-4.

P.Stevo, P.Davis, A.Hartwig d B.Pratt, R.Tremlin, R.Thorburn 26-13. K.Fraser, M.Allan, R.Turnbull d G.Thomson, R.Foley, M.Jonnson 36-7.

D.Pearson, R.Goodwin, J.Rybinski d P.Caines, J.Bargenquast, B.Stimpson 17- 13.

W.Zieth, K.Andersen, K.Paxton d K.Smith, J.Nein, R.Johnson 20-16. G.Pitt team d R.Andersen, D.Smith, W.Raguse, C.White 22-17. R.Wells, T.Jones, G.Gambie, T.Buckley d D.Rybinski, K.Thomson, Gordon, J.Thomson 22-16.

- C.White, scribe.

MARYBOROUGH MEN 22nd September Meat

Day 2 Bowl Triples Winners A.Blazely M.Anderson D.Blazely 2 wins Plus 46 Runners up K.Selby K.Milzewski B.Braid 1 lose 1 win plus 20 Others K.Campbell P.Matsen B.Henningsen 2 wins Plus 25 J.dawson J.English P.William 2 wins Plus 28 N.Carter B.Wilde A.Morgan 1 lose 1 win plus 20 D.Kohler L.Turner G.Deacon 1 lose 1 win Plus 18 S.Pearson D.Rybinski J.Rybinski 1 win 1 lose R.Eduards M.McDonald B.Hovard 1 win 1 lose J.Haughton S.Nitz D.Redman 1 lose 1 win plus 8 R.window J.Johnston P.Howard 1 win 1 lose J.Collins J.Hansen L.Genrich 1

win 1 Lose M.Johnston B.Johnston R.Goodwin 2 Losses L.Frivaldo R.Watts P.Frawley 2 losses O.Maughan L.Parson P.Clarke 2 losses 24th September Mens Nominated Jackpot pairs R.Braid K.Milzewski d R.McLeish G.Heselwood 17-15 B.Murphy G.Deacon d B.Henningsen G.Walker 17-16 P.Walsh LGenrich d P.Bendall C.Clark 30-11 B.Dean K.Campbell d C.Lean W.Burton 22-21 B.Hovard R.Eduards d M.Stonemane A.Blackwell 19-15 M.Roy A.Johns d R.Watts P.Frawley 37-9 W.Murdoch A.Aeillo D.Blazely d A.Hewson

J.natoli O.Maughan 24-10 N.britton B.Fitzsimmons drew T.Lindeberg P.Harvey 21 all S.Nitz N.Nitz d L.Wood J.Dawson 2412 B.Wilde R.Relton d D.Kohler P.Clarke 19-18 1st October Mens Nominated Jackpot Pairs B.Henningsen G.Walker d R.Watts E.Kath 29-8 S.Nits N.Nitz d M.Stoneman A.Blackwell 31-22 M.Roy A.Jones d C.Clark P.Bendall 29-11 B.Wilde D.Blazely drew P.Walsh L.Genrich 15 all A.Hewson O.Maughan d J.Dawson L.Wood 2-13 W.Burton C.Lean d G.Sauer C.Williams 26-17 B.Murphy L.Turner d

W.Murdoch R.McLeish 28-7 K.Campbell B.Dean d T.Lindergerg P.Harvey 21-20 B.Hovard R.Eduards d G.Heselwood J.Cruice 25-17 K.Duffy T.Peterson d N.Britton B.Fitzsimmons 27-9 D.Readman K.O’Obrien d D.Kohler P.Clarkee 28-10

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