Above: Left - Elaine’s sister Cecily Giddey, middle - Elaine Millers and right, Elaine’s long-time friend Bette Broom.
A letter from King Charles III and the company of sister Cecily, brother Bill, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, marked Elaine Millers turning 100 on Friday, 23 May 2025.
Elaine was born in Mount Morgan in 1925 and lived, worked and volunteered in the town all her life.
After attending both the Central State School and Mount Morgan State High School, Elaine began her working life as a shop assistant at Woods Drapery Store in Morgan Street.
Elaine’s next role was as Secretary to the Manager of the Commonwealth Bank, a position she held for seven years until her marriage in 1950.
In 1953, Elaine began working at Mount Morgan Limited as a clerk in the cost office, although she was often shifted around to other departments to supervise. The office was an extremely busy work environment with employees working an eight hour day.
Shorthand and typing were essential skills when Elaine worked at the Mine. Elaine was a member of the Mount Morgan Past Pupil’s High School Association. The association members would often attend dances, the pictures, take trips away and playing tennis.
Elaine was known for her prowess on the tennis court and often partnered Bette Broom in the A-grade competitions.
Elaine was also involved in the Mount Morgan Amateur Drama Society where she was a founding member.
The group consisted of students, teachers, mine employees, retirees and shop keepers and was a great avenue for newcomers to find their niche in the town. The mine built a stage and room for the productions, in the building which now houses the Historical Museum.
Elaine performed in many of the productions and even managed to win best actress on one occasion. Elaine was also involved in the Presbyterian Church choir who sang in four parts, with Harry Weir as conductor and Irene Sturgess as pianist. Elaine was in a quartet as part of the Past Pupils annual dinner along with locals Margaret Hall, Chris O’Leary and Jan Emerton.
Elaine retired from Mount Morgan Limited in 1981. Never one to sit idle, she commenced delivering meals for Meals on Wheels, as well as off-siding as cook and was President of the committee for several years. This was when the meals were cooked in the East Street premises.
In 1986 the Mount Morgan Shire Council gave the newly formed Mount Morgan Arts and Crafts Group Inc, the Welfare Building to hold sewing, knitting and crochet classes for locals. Elaine was a key player in this group for many years helping it to grow and expand. Elaine’s hobbies over the years included playing tennis and golf, sewing, crochet and arts and craft. Her family have been the happy recipients of her many crocheted rugs and tea towels. She also enjoyed travelling with friends, including embarking on a 17 week holiday to Europe in 1973. Her tireless community involvement resulted in her winning both the Australia Day Citizen of the Year award in 1993, and Golden Mount Festival Volunteer of the Year in 2000. Elaine has lived a very full 100 years. She is a devoted mother, grandma and great grandma and is dearly loved by her family. Elaine has never considered living anywhere else and will always call Mount Morgan Home.
Gordon Luck presents Elaine with a bunch of flowers from MMPHS staff.
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Community invited to give feedback on new park
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Parks, Sport and Public Spaces Councillor Cherie Rutherford encouraged the community to submit their ideas and preferences for the space.
“This space is for everyone in Mount Morgan so we are asking for their thoughts which will help us in shaping our decisions moving forward,” Cr Rutherford said.
The invitation for feedback comes after Council recently decided to remove the former scout hall following a thorough review process that highlighted the hall had reached its end of life.
“This provides us with an opportunity to transform the site into a space that everyone can enjoy,” Cr Rutherford said.
“The hall has been vacant for many years and even though Council has offered it to various community groups, efforts have been unsuccessful due to the extensive upkeep required.
“The presence of asbestos makes any efforts to restore the building quite difficult.
“After the hall has been removed, Council hopes to rename the space and we welcome suggestions from the community on what we should call it.”
Any sentimental pieces found on the site including the Mafeking Bell stand, signage and emblem items would be saved with the goal of incorporating them into the site’s new design.
“This site holds such a special place in Mount Morgan’s history as it was home to the Mafeking Bell for many years before it was moved to its current place on Morgan Street,” Cr Rutherford said.
“We recognise that Mount Morgan has a strong scouting history, and we would love to pay tribute to that as we take steps to create a beautiful open space for the community.
“Already, we have received positive feedback on our plans and we welcome further community input via our online survey.”
The survey is open now and closes on 15 July 2025. To read the plan and have your say, please see here or go to https://engage.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov. au/
For any groups who want to submit a proposal for the ownership of the hall, please see here or go to https:// www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/AboutCouncil/ News-and-announcements/Latest-News.
Visualartists4714 recently called a community meeting to present a proposal to save the Scouts Hall from scheduled demolition.
The meeting was held on 7 May 2025.
“The attendance was small, but there were some great ideas,” Ms Jones said.
The charity is wanting to utilise the hall as a multi use community space which could include a youth space, playgroup, artist in residence, Gangulu people, men’s shed and/or permaculture base.
Council has advised the group that they had until July to submit their ideas for the abandoned hall and land.
Rockhampton Regional Council is inviting the Mount Morgan community to have their
new open space which will be created after the former scout hall is removed from the site on Dee Street.
update
Residents of Mount Morgan will no doubt lately have noticed the increased level of people, trucks and machinery going to and from the Mount Morgan mine site! Although still subject to meeting all conditions to achieve financial close, it is expected that the new tailings processing plant will be commissioned around 12 months from now with the first pouring of gold soon thereafter.
There are currently around 20 contractors on site along with 75 members of the initial site workforce. There are currently daily and weekly deliveries occurring of processing plant components and other supplies such as concrete, fuel, various pieces of equipment, as well as large numbers of technical advisors working on everything from equipment installation to environmental monitoring.
Cofferdam and Sandstone Gully Drilling
The Heritage Minerals team advises they continue to work closely – effectively on a daily basis – with the Queensland and Australian Governments and the Rockhampton Regional Council.
A number of important milestones have recently been achieved. The new cofferdam between the old Sandstone Gully and the Open Cut Pit was completed in April after several years of planning and four months of earthworks, including through the innovative use of a remote-controlled dozer which was used to improve the safety of personnel near water bodies.
The cofferdam will allow further dewatering of the Open Cut Pit. It has also permitted new additional
Photo captions:
Above: The completed cofferdam between the Open Cut (foreground) and Sandstone Gully was finished in April (background).
Top right: Drilling on Sandstone Gully.
Tailings Processing Plant
Large amounts of rock have been relocated to the process plant site to be used for the processing plant.
Concrete footings have also recently been poured for the plant.
Water Sampling
Heritage Minerals has contracted a specialist firm, Hydrobiology, to undertake samplings at nine locations along the Dee River’s watercourse. These locations are Rannes, Deeford, Walmul, Cattle Creek, Red Hill, “Funny Farm” (South of Boulder Creek), Dee River Upstream, Meyenburg and Dairy Creek. The purpose behind this sampling is to test water quality, riparian vegetation and fish and macro-invertebrate life to establish an intensive
Middle and bottom right: Construction on the circular footings. Continued on Page 7
drilling of the Sandstone Gully tailings.
environmental baseline assessment. One of the project’s key objectives is to improve the overall environmental conditions on the site and adjacent waterways.
Community meeting
Heritage Minerals expects the next Community Information Night will be in the third quarter of this year.
Below: Maddison Stuart prepares to throw a fish trap into the water, while Cian Ritchie (right) takes samples from the riverbed.
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Finlayson & McKenzie Funerals
Sandi Wood (nee Inslay) from Mount Morgan was born and raised within the Mount and is well aware of the needs of the Mount Morgan community.
Sandi is Mount Morgan’s funeral consultant and is available for all funeral advice.
Contact Sandi for more information and competitive prices with burials, cremations or prepaid funerals.
Sandi Wood your local consultant Phone: 4922 1269 fmckfunerals@live.com.au
PLAYGROUND UPDATE
Rockhampton Regional Council would like to inform Mount Morgan residents of changes to the playground at No. 7 Dam.
Following recent vandalism, the much-loved pirate ship play structure had to be removed for safety reasons.
In its place, a brand-new piece of equipment, a train-themed play structure designed especially for toddlers, has been ordered. This new addition pays tribute to Mount Morgan’s rich railway history. Due to current supply delays, the new equipment is expected to be installed within the next 16 weeks.
In the meantime, Council has installed temporary play equipment so that local families and children can continue to enjoy the playground.
Council appreciates the community’s patience and support as we work to maintain safe, fun, and inclusive spaces for everyone.
BOULDY BUSH BALLAD BASH
Jammo’s Bouldy Bush Ballad Bash was a great success again this year with people attending from all over Australia.
Held annually, the event honours founder Keith Jamieson
Organiser, Alisha Smith said everyone thoroughly enjoyed the week of entertainment from the invited artists and bush poets as well as over 50 walk-up artists.
“A fun night was had by all at the Bingo night as well as the old-time dance night where they danced the night away to live dance music from Roger and Barb. Alisha said she would sincerely like to thank everyone involved in making the event a success including the many dedicated volunteers and the Bouldercombe Progress Association for allowing for venue hire, Bouldercombe State School P & C and Gracemere Lions for catering and the Bouldercombe State School for the gazebos.
“A big thank you to the Bouldercombe Craft Group and Bouldercombe Progress Association members and community members who assisted with the Bingo night and donated prizes,”she said.
Jammo’s Bouldy Bush Ballad Bash is well known on the Country Music Festival circuit for the friendly, welcoming atmosphere and great venue as well as the lovely home cooked food on offer! Alisa said many of the visitors said they were looking forward to coming back next year! If you love Country Music and Bush Poetry, make sure you mark it on your calendar for the 11-17 May 2026!
Above: Caitlyn Jamieson, Keith’s daughter and the Toyota Star Maker finalist for 2025 at Tamworth. Below: The tribute to Keith Jamieson features proudly at the front of the stage
Pictured: Russell Dann, Mary Carroll. John Frankish, John Steinberger, Cr Cherie Rutherford and Glen Kelly, MP.
FEASIBILITY STUDY MEETING
In the lead-up to last year’s State Election, the Queensland LNP had pledged $50,000 to Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc [MMPAD] to undertake a feasibility study for Mount Morgan Tourism.
The election pledge was confirmed by Minister for the Environment and Tourism, Mr Andrew Powell, MP recently.
A special meeting arranged by Member for Mirani, Glen Kelly, was held at the Mount Morgan Railway Museum on Friday, 16 May to discuss the Mount Morgan Future Directions Tourism Feasibility Study.
Mr Kelly invited representatives from Rockhampton Regional Council (RRC), Capricorn Enterprise, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development [DNRMMRRD], Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation [DETSI] and Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc .
A considerable amount of time was spent discussing the Fireclay Caverns’ safety aspects preventing access and the importance of reopening with their potential to become Mount Morgan’s “hero” tourism product.
Other ideas relevant to the feasibility study to be explored after the meeting included:
• Validating the uniqueness and rarity of the dinosaur trackways (specifically their location on the ceiling as opposed to the floor),
• Continuation of consultative investigations for technical quotes towards access to establish the stability conditions and remedial costs for the fireclay caverns.
• Progressing the feasibility study which focusses on the whole of Mount Morgan and engaging consultants where required.
• Signing of the funding agreement between the Department of Tourism and MMPAD and developing the project plan.
MMPAD has proposed June 2026 for completion of the feasibility study.
BEST IN QUEENSLAND
Mount Morgan’s Railway Museum has achieved a perfect score in the annual Best of Queensland Experiences Program for 2025.
The Mount Morgan Railway Museum is operated by Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc [MMPAD]. MMPAD also operates the Explore Centre (Visitor Information).
The Best of Queensland Experiences Program (BOQEP) is an innovative program that guides the Queensland tourism industry to deliver exceptional transformational experiences. By creating positive word of mouth for Queensland it will help to attract more visitors, grow expenditure and increase market share.
The program has been developed in partnership with the state's Regional Tourism Organisations, the Queensland Tourism Industry Council and the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport. It identifies and recognises experiences that best bring the Queensland story to life and consistently deliver an exceptional customer experience.
The program is based on an independent set of criteria that incorporates online customer reviews, responds to consumer expectations and reflects industry best practice. All operators assessed in the program receive an individual report providing valuable insights on consumer perceptions of their experience to drive business performance. The Best of Queensland Experiences are assessed on an annual basis.
All operators assessed in the Best of Queensland Experiences Program receive an individual report providing valuable insights on consumer perceptions and how to improve the delivery of customer experiences to drive business performance. The information available in this report is valued at more than $2,000.
Operators who are identified as Best of Queensland Experiences receive:
Consumer advocacy by delivering exceptional experiences, are included in Tourism and Events Queensland’s preferred operator database accessed by staff when planning marketing and activity, will receive prioritisation across all Tourism and Events Queensland marketing and activity including on Queensland.com and will receive a Stamp of Recognition which operators can use on their own marketing channels and TEQ will display the stamp through ATDW listings on Queensland.com
MMPAD President, Mr John Steinberger said the effort put in by all associated with the Mount Morgan Railway Museum is the reason why MMPAD has achieved this award.
“Our Board, volunteers, contractors and staff are integral to the successful operation of the Railway Museum,” he said.
Arts Precinct
MOUNT MORGAN CITIZEN’S CLUB
Thank you to everyone who has visited the Mount Morgan Gallery since opening. We have met tourists from as far away as W.A. and have had much encouragement and positive feedback from visitors and artists.
One such visitor was Catherine McIntosh, whose roots connect back to the Mount as a descendant on the Stubbs family tree. Catherine visited during the Golden Mount Festival weekend and brought in a wealth of information regarding the designer and builder of St Enochs, the honourable Thomas Thompson (T.T.) Cornes. He had a business in Morgan Street, T. T. & C. Cornes, managed building projects and operated a funeral parlor (odd mixture of business!).
Catherine’s research shows that he built an ambulance station and extensions to the Olympia Theatre around the same time he built St. Enoch’s. T. T. Cornes was the son of Thomas Glen Cornes. T. G. Cornes designed and built Mount Morgan’s first hospital and School of Arts, St Mary’s Anglican Church, the original buildings on the Works, and he managed the building of the Masonic Hall - to name just a few.
Catherine gifted to the Arts Precinct, a beautifully presented archival-grade folder showcasing a collection of Cornes Family photos and information, and has sent additional pictures when she visited his grave at the Mount Morgan Cemetery.
Many thanks for this wonderful gift to be kept in perpetuity at the Arts Precinct, for future generations.
If anyone has wedding or christening photos, Sunday school gathering pics, or interesting records in regard to St Enochs or the Upper Dee Hall, please allow us a copy to keep on site for public viewing and to keep our history alive.
Soldiers’ Rooms
Many thanks to Hainian and Naomi Yu, for an evening of Opera on Friday, 16th May. This free event, was well enjoyed by those who attended, with a lot more younger faces in the audience. Though numbers were down, assumedly due to it raining, good feedback was received. Watch this space, as there will be a few more opportunities to catch them later in the year
Our dance calendar is as follows:
• 21 June @ 7pm - Mid Year Mardi Gras
• 26 July @ 7pm - Men and Women In Uniform
• 20 September @ 7pm - Gala Ball - Celebrating Hall Anniversary, Mine Activity and Pipeline Completion.
• 25 October 2025 @ 7pm - Boho Hippy Night
• 29 November @ 7pm - Around the World.
To book the Soldiers Rooms Hall for your own events, please call 0419 605 662, all other enquiries including Arts Precinct, please phone 0411 865 621.
OPEN STUDIO SUCCESS
It’s not everyday you get thirty people walking through your house. But last Sunday Nicholai von Tonslamann entertained that many members of the public keen to view the vast array of artworks he has produced over years of living in Australia and abroad.
On climbing the red stairs up to his dining room you get a glimpse of the vibrant multicultural decor and exquisite paintings around the corner. The dining table is covered in photobooks which record Von Tonslamann’s prolific artmaking and exhibitions.
The lounge room is replete with objets d’art from Asia; his works also echo Asian landscapes and dreamlike scenes from Greek mythology. Visitors enjoyed the vista from his studio and the many local landscapes such as the No. 7 Dam and mine paraphenalia he captures in his smaller paintings. It is difficult to describe the setting without the backdrop of the Shiva Mandir Temple (at 17 Kyonet Street), which he built from scratch. The lush gardens, mosaic paths and archways lead visitors into grottos of Hindu deities, many handcrafted by Nicholai. Aspects of the temple grounds are popular themes in his paintings too; intricate plasterwork and tiling contrasts with lush greenery in realistic portrayals of the grounds. Temples also form the background of more mythical and apocalyptic scapes. Visitors were treated to turkish coffee and biscuits provided by Nicholai and his supporters and regaled with stories of travel and culture, making it a hugely enjoyable day out for all. This open studio was the first offering of VisualArtists4714 project to open up artist spaces for the community to enjoy. Each month a new local artist will host a similiar event. By Louise Jones
A story on Nicholai and the temple will be in a future edition of the Mount Morgan Argus.
GOLF NEWS
Mount Morgan’s Shai Pearce had two enjoyable days on two separate CQ Golf courses.
After winning the Wowan Ladies Open she went onto win the Moura Ladies Open, but had to survive a sudden death playoff against Biloela’s Tracie Green with both players recording an 84 gross, Shai had rounds of 42 and 42.
Yeppoon’s Keri Wilson won the B-Grade with rounds of 50 and 49 to give her a winning gross total of 99 and a 5-shot margin from Biloela’s Chutima Dilger finishing her round on 104. Moura’s Sandra Coughlan won the C-Grade with rounds of 54 and 59 to give her a 113 total six shots in front of Rockhampton’s Sue Dunne on 119.
The Nett results were as follows:
A-Grade - Nicole Mille, Biloela, won on a count back from North Rockhampton’s Kirsten Mills after both players returned a 75 Nett.
B-Grade - Blackwater’s Majella Tanzer 80 from Wowan’s Jace Mallet on 87, C-Grade - Moura’s Sharon Edmiston 90 from Moura’s Selena Edmistone on 95.
Long Drives: A-Grade - Shai Pearce, B-Grade - Chutima Dilger and C-Grade - Sharon Edmistone.
Dee River Oldies next bus trip is to Footlights in Yeppoon on Wednesday, 11 June 2025. Members need to put their names down and pay their $50 at our May Morning Tea to secure your seat. We are going to Footlights in Yeppoon for morning tea and a show, then on to the Capricorn Tavern for lunch. The bus leaves the Morgan Street, Mount Morgan bus stop at 8.30 am.
Our May Musical Morning Tea is on Wednesday 28 May 2025 starting at 10 am. Dianne Coburn will entertain us on the day. The cost is $5. There are a lucky door prize and raffle. Come along and enjoy the music. We look forward to seeing you there.
Membership forms will be available at the May Morning Tea, if you still need to complete your form. There is a fee of $5 to accompany this form. You need to be aged over 50 years old to become a member.
Our June Monthly Meeting is on Tuesday 17 June 2025 starting jiat 2 pm.
Our Morning Tea for June is Wednesday, 25 June 2025 starting at 10 am. The cost is $5.
Our Meetings and Morning Teas are held in St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan. (Behind the Anglican Church).
Getting our members out and about is what we aim to do. Rug up and keep warm. Stay happy and healthy.
The Steering Committee
Dee River Oldies Group
Carol Glover 4938 1995
Colleen Constable 0427 161 131
Have something you need printed or laminated? Come down and see the friendly people at MMPAD.
Contact us on 4938 2312 for prices or for further information visit us at the Railway Museum.
HARMS RURAL
Financial Information Session
A financial information session for carers and people with a disability will be held at the Mount Morgan Library on Friday, 6 June. Topics will include eligibility and rates of payments, income and asset tests, deeming, and temporary cessation of care. This will run by Margie Horstman. This free session is run by Service Australia staff, who will be available for questions. The session runs between 10.30 am and 12 noon. No bookings required.
Jobs Expo: Wed 11 June
When you head to the Mount Morgan School of Arts for the Jobs Expo on Wednesday, 11 June, 11am1pm, visit us at the library too – we’re just next door!
Library membership is free (just bring ID!) and with it you can access all our resources, including the LinkedIn Learning suite, Libby’s full range of digital magazines, and Haynes AllAccess Manuals.
Author Talk: Shirley Eldridge (Pictured)
Shirley Eldridge details a true story in her new book, “Woman For Sale”: how a young woman called Rose was sex trafficked, and how the business card of an Australian man played a key role in her rescue.
She will then explore the growing scene of human trafficking right here in Australia.
This talk will take place on Tuesday, 10 June between 2 - 3 pm at the Southside Library.
This author talk is free. For inquiries call 4936 8043.
WIN a movie pass!
Design a Viking shield and you could WIN a double movie pass to see “How To Train Your Dragon”, the live-action re-imagining of the story of young Viking, Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless.
Anyone can enter - just pick up a competition page from the library. The competition is in partnership with Event Cinemas. Comp. closes Friday 13th June 2025.
Can't get enough of Hiccup's story? Download the Borrowbox app and experience Cressida Cowell's How To Train Your Dragon series in audio, dramatically
LIBRARY NEWS
read aloud by the beloved David Tennant. The whole family will enjoy the adventure (and the accent)! Once downloaded, these audiobooks work offline.
Mount Morgan Library Opening Hours
The library is open 9:00am-5:00pm (closed for lunch 1:00-2:00pm) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
On weekends, Mount Morgan Library and Gracemere Library open 9:00am – 12noon on alternate Saturdays:
The library will close for lunch 1pm-2pm.
Has your printer packed it in? With just a free library card, you can use the library’s computers to print. Printing is 20c for an A4 black and white page, or $1 for colour.
Mount Morgan Library 31 Morgan Street Gracemere Library 1 Ranger Street
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EVERYONE CAN DRAW
As an artist and educator there have been many students and adults alike who adamantly declare they have no creative bone in their body. ’ I can’t draw’,’I’m not artistic’ ‘I can only draw stick figures’ are some of the declarations made.
There are a number of reasons why you might feel this way. Perhaps you had an art teacher in school who discouraged you or you were surrounded by ‘talented’ people and feel hopeless in comparison. You might be a perfectionist who gave up after your first attempt at art. Or you might simply have not discovered YOUR creative outlet.
That was the case for a number of first timers at the recent Life Drawing Session run in Wild Mount Morgan Clay’s Studio. Tammy discovered she enjoys ‘freestyle’ creating rather than having a particular outcome. Fiona found she could draw small scale rather than large. Ros enjoyed the process of learning strategies for drawing so much that she aims to enrol in the Introduction to Art series.
My personal challenge as a teacher is to engage anyone in art; there are two instrumental findings that have informed this. The first is discovering that the marines on sailing ships during the age of exploration were all trained in observational drawing. In order for the British colonialisation of countries to be recorded,
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After careful consideration, The Nationals have agreed not to enter a federal Coalition Agreement with the Liberal Party.
During the last term of Parliament, The Nationals fought hard for a package of sensible and important policies that will benefit regional Australia and the future of our nation. These were adopted as Coalition policies and were strongly supported by local communities.
The Nationals cannot in good conscience walk away from our commitments to regional Australia.
We will not walk away from the $20 billion Regional Australia Future Fund, which would provide up to $1 billion extra funding every year for regional projects, from improving access to better health, child and aged care, through to fixing local roads and building new sporting facilities.
We will not walk away from ‘big stick’ divestiture competition laws that keep the big supermarkets
Everyone can draw...From Page 14
marines were tasked with drawing accurately the flora and fauna of each newly discovered country. In my mind, if these highly rational, left brained thinkers can be taught to observe and record illustrations of new lands, then anyone can!
The other instrumental event was being given and reading ‘Drawing from the right side of the brain’ by Betty Edwards, which is a whole philosophy about observing the world using strategies to overcome our left brained mind. Using the tricks and techniques in this book has helped so many achieve much more artistic output than they dreamed possible.
Art is not just creating something beautiful, it is expression of ourselves, our hopes and our passions. In doing so we connect with others and our world.
Everyone is welcome to join in the six-week course which gives a taste of drawing, painting, ink, collage and printmaking. The first round of classes is almost finished, but there will be other opportunities to discover latent artistic talents. Contact Louise on or Book through www.wildmountmorganclay.au/p/ introductiontoart2. Submitted by Louise Jones.
MOUNT MORGAN RSL SUB Branch Inc
Veterans Hub every Friday 10 am to 2 pm 1 Cornes Street, Mount Morgan.
MOUNT MORGAN QCWA BRANCH
Meets every third Wednesday of the month at the Green Shed Thompson Ave 9.30 am meet for 10 am start.
honest and deliver fairer prices for farmers at the farmgate and families at the checkout.
We will not walk away from an improved Universal Service Obligation for communications, forcing a better minimum standard for regional mobile and internet access.
We will not walk away from the potential of nuclear power as a necessary element of a balanced energy mix that secures Australia’s energy security.
The decision by the Nationals to not enter a federal Coalition Agreement will not change my position as the Federal Member for Flynn. I will continue to be a strong representative for Central Queensland and for our communities’ needs.
The Nationals must now refocus and draw our attention to a number of issues. This includes:
- Our opposition to the tax on unrealised gains.
- The renewables rollout and how it’ll drive up the price of power which will drive up the cost of living.
- Understand the detrimental effects of Net Zero targets and job destroying policies such as the Safeguard Mechanism.
MOUNT MORGAN SHOW SOCIETY
Meets on the second Sunday of every month at the Mount Morgan Showgrounds, Showgrounds Road
SAVE THE DATE! CLASSIFIEDS
MAY 28: Dee River Oldies Group - May Morning Tea. It starts at 10 am and is held in St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan. (Behind the Anglican Church). Cost is $5. Raffle and lucky door prizes. Come along and catch up.
JUN 7-8: Queensland Ladies Sand Green Championships. Mount Morgan Golf Club’s major event for 2025.
JUN 11: Bus Trip to Footlights in Yeppoon for Morning Tea and a show, then on to lunch at the Capricorn Tavern. Bus leaves 8.30 am from the bus stop in Morgan Street, Mount Morgan. The cost to members is $50. Please pay at the May Morning Tea to secure your seat.
JUN 14: Baree Markets - held at Baree School of Arts between 8 am and 12 noon.
JUN 17: Dee River Oldies Group - June Monthly Meeting. It starts at 2 pm and is held in St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan. (Behind the Anglican Church). Come along and put your ideas forward.
JUN 21: Mount Morgan Citizens’ Club - Mid Year Mardi Gras @ Soldiers’ Rooms, Morgan Street, from 7 pm.
JUL 12: Baree Markets - held at Baree School of Arts between 8 am and 12 noon.
JUN 25: Dee River Oldies Group- June Morning Tea. It starts at 10 am and is held in St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan. (Behind the Anglican Church). Cost is $5. Raffle and lucky door prizes.
JUL 26: Mount Morgan Citizens’ Club Men and Women in Uniform @ Soldiers’ Room, Morgan Street from 7 pm.
AUG 9: Mount Morgan Show, Mount Morgan Showgrounds.
SEP 6: Mount Morgan Wattle Day - historic Railway Station.
SEPT 13: Baree Markets - held at Baree School of Arts between 8 am and 12 noon.
SEPT 20:Mount Morgan Citizens’ Club Gala Ballcelebrating the Soldier’s Room anniversary, Mine activity and pipeline completion. 7 pm @ Soldiers’ Rooms.
OCT 11: Baree Markets - held at Baree School of Arts between 8 am and 12 noon.
OCT 25: Mount Morgan Citizens’ Club - Boho Hippy Night @ Soldiers’ Rooms from 7 pm.
OCT: Solo Exhibition/visual artists 4714 - Nancy Liddle. Thousand Yard Stare, Baree Hall, Creek St, Baree. Date to be advised.
NOV 8: Baree Markets - held at Baree School of Arts between 8 am and 12 noon.
NOV 29: Mount Morgan Citizens’ Club - Around the World @ Soldiers’ Rooms from 7 pm.
DEC 13: Baree Markets - held at Baree School of Arts between 8 am and 12 noon.
MOUNT MORGAN MEN’S SHED INC.
Meets 9 am - 12 noon - Wednesdays & Saturdays
Phone: John 0429 055 165
DEATH NOTICE
HUEY, John (Robert John) – Passed away peacefully on 9th May 2025 at Mount Morgan Multi Purpose Health Service, aged 84 years. Dearly loved husband of Valmai (dec), father and fatherin-law of Jayne and Grant Farrell and Andrew and Kellie Huey. Grandfather of 4 and GreatGrandfather of 5. Some of Robert and Billie (Ilma) Huey (both dec), brother of Jeanette Finlayson and Margaret Tapp. Brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and relative of the extended Huey, Schumann and Hare families. As per his wishes, John was privately farewelled.
THANK YOU NOTICE
The family of the late John Huey would like to thank the entire staff of the Mount Morgan Multipurpose Health Service for their care of John over recent months. Everyone went above and beyond to ensure that he was treated with great respect, utmost care and dignity.
Mount Morgan Promontion and Development Inc Advises that its ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on THURSDAY, 19 JUNE 2025 AT 5.30 PM AT The Mount Morgan Railway Museum Susan Debanon - Secretary
