JULY 2019 by Rollingstone Rag

Celebrating Pioneers in the Townsville Northern Beaches 2019 “Local Hero” nomination – Saunders Beach Community Bev Murphy Celebrating Pioneers in the Townsville Northern Beaches 2019 “Local Hero” nomination - Bluewater Community David Gurr Celebrating Pioneers in the Townsville Northern Beaches 2019 “Local Hero” nomination - Toomulla Community Rhonda Schwarz Celebrating Pioneers in the Townsville Northern Beaches 2019 “Local Hero” nomination - Rollingstone Community Colin Pace Celebrating Pioneers in the Townsville Northern Beaches 2019 “LOCAL HERO” Roy Mackay

Garage Sale 2 Households 6th and 7th July Sat 8 am to 4pm and Sunday 8am to noon No preselling or enquires. Just be there! Caravanning, Camping, Fishing, Household goodies , Tools and lots, lots more 1 Justin Street & 2 Rollo Court Balgal Beach Enter off 278 Ocean parade Middle Earth

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10 Week Health & Lifestyle Challenge Starting 15th July - 20th September This challenge is about making healthy lifestyle changes that you can sustain forever. It is not about a fad or a yoyo diet plan that you would most likely loose weight on. But what happens when the 10 weeks are up? You guessed it you go back to old habits and put all that weight back on plus usually more. We work with your goals of what you want to achieve whether it be weight loss, general health and wellness or improved fitness levels, it’s all about you. We have options to suit all budgets and goals. Call Benita for more information or to book your spot……….0408 395 850

What is happening in the Community—Current Online information ROLLINGSTONE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Look us up on Facebook

Community Noticeboard Don’t forget to send us your contributions for this page. Any news or items of interest are most welcome. Email your ideas, put them in the drop box at the back of the hall or leave them with Chris at the

Herb Society presentation on Sat 24 August 2019 info in the table of the Notes. Page: 4

The Townsville council has the Seniors luncheon this year on the 23rd August. There will be a 50 person bus supplied and 50 seats are booked for the luncheon. If you are interested in going please contact Wendy Clark by the 23rd July. Meeting place Community Centre car park at 8.30am leaving dot on 9am.

Rosco's Cheap Fuel is Rosco's 'No' ULP for now We had a "visitor" on Monday night who smashed into the petrol bowser and left it in pieces. The crime scene has been analysed, the wreckage removed and I have fenced off the fuel forecourt with barricades leaving a totally vacant area that cannot be accessed. After insurance assessment we will rebuild. It is obvious to me that this is not a quick fix as in it may take weeks or months to get a new fuel forecourt in place. It is equally obvious that I am not selling ULP at this moment. Devastating timing in the middle of the tourist season and I am fairly stressed and unhappy. So........comments/questions like this are not helpful. 1. What's with the fuel? I need to get to town. 2. When are you fixing it? I need to mow the lawn. 3. Why have you still got a sign up advertising cheap fuel? 4. Can you get your finger out and fix it mate. 5. This is very inconvenient you know. The BP up the road is open and Norm and Sue will be happy to look after you. Diesel is still available and we will get fully operational in time...please be patient. BUNNINGS FAIRFIELD WAREHOUSE JOIN OUR D.Y.I. LADIES NIGHT THURSDAY 11th JULY 6.00pm—9.00pm Special Guest—Luke Hines Light Refreshments Displays & Workshops Entertainment

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RaDCA are looking for expressions of Interest from the Community in getting Bunnings out to our Community Centre at regular intervals for various Workshops. If anyone is interested please ring Chris at the RTC on 47707855

Free Hearing Test and Become a Dementia Friend see page 26 Upcoming events at Bunnings and Pineapple Festival North American Craft Workshop Page 24 RADCA Membership Renewal form on page 17

BALGAL BEACH MARKETS 1st SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH Held in the Park @ The Landing Loads of Stalls with Food, Coffee, Jewellery, Clothes, Massage, Plants, Books, Bric a Brac . NEW Stallholders ALWAYS Welcome Car boot or Bric a Brac etc to sell Fishermans Landing Fishing and Social Club Balgal Beach inc. Presented by Fisherman’s Landing Fishing & Social Club For online information on what's on look up BALGAL BEACH MARKET

AED (DEFIBRILLATOR) at FISHERMANS LANDING available for PUBLIC USE

NOTES FROM THE R.T.C

on Bruce Highway, Ph. 47708184

The best and most unique Ice-cream and sorbets, fresh fruit juices, cakes and coffee, sandwiches and light tropical meals. Our ice-creams are made with skim milk and our fruit sorbets are dairy free. Frosty Mango is ideal for small meetings, family reunions, birthday parties or just relax with a tropical meal, an ice-cream, coffee and cake in air-conditioned comfort or under the veranda. We also look after you if you have gluten or lactose intolerance. We are open every day from 8:00am to 6:00pm P5

Margaret Butterworth had a health scare recently but is now on the road to recovery. Good news for a lovely lady. Shirley Rouse (Toomulla) isn’t very well at all at the moment. We’re thinking of you, Shirley, and sending just the very best wishes. And for all those who are unwell but about whom we’re unaware, please know that our heartfelt best wishes go your way. Debilitation is just the pits and we don’t wish for anyone to feel bad – ever!

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The “TNB Pioneers’ Luncheon” held during Queensland Week in early June went off well enough. We were amply supported by Townsville City Council to the tune of a most appreciated $2000. Hope all in attendance enjoyed themselves. The future of this function is presently a little uncertain due to financial constraints on behalf of the Rollingstone Community Association. More later. But on a happier note, Colin Pace was awarded the title of Rollingstone “Local Hero”.

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The Car Boot Sale was a roaring success – best to date. Lots and lots of sellers, so we just hope there were lots of buyers. Seemed to be a lot of movement of people attending, so let’s hope it was as good as it looked. We’ll probably do another in October. The trees on Pace Park definitely make a difference, providing lots more shade than we’ve ever had previously.

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Before the end of the year, we’re also looking at holding a Herb Presentation for the Garden Group and greater community; an Art Exhibition; a “Cyclone Saturday” in conjunction with the SES; an information presentation/workshop on Dementia; maybe an Old-Time Dance (still chewing on this one) and maybe a Cricket Match.

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Just remember that Chris will be on annual leave during the whole month of July, so there won’t be any of those cosy, l-o-n-g visits to get things fixed/sorted until she returns: August 5th. RTC hours will be from 8am until 1pm.

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Otherwise, the Community Centre seems to be chuggin’ along pretty well. We deal daily with maintenance matters, complaints, reports from around the village, regular activities, improvements, health, welfare and administrative requests, transport, and hiring, and at the moment all seems to be in hand without any problems – well, from our side, anyhow. We handle all these items at our meetings which are sometimes quite lengthy but nevertheless rewarding.

“POLITICS: “Poli” a Latin word meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".” Live well, love much, laugh often....................... “Sancho Panza”.

Carer’s Group Craft Activity Once again we had a lovely afternoon with Sherree from Carer’s Qld, who comes out from Townsville for our meetings. This time, we learned how to create a kokedama – a plant is encased in peat moss, wrapped with string to create a hanging plant. We even managed to attract a ring-in for this month’s activity. We laughed and got inspired; and were amazed by how easy it is for us to relax and have some fun at the same time. We hope to see more Carers come to these groups as it is not about complaining about our partners but learning how we can support them and look after ourselves as well. Which is very important – if we don’t care for ourselves, we cannot help them.Hope to see you at our next group gathering. – dates in the diary. Op Shop We need your HELP!!!whatsy-bobs that no longer give joy? Perhaps you are collecting something new and don’t know what to do with your old coll Our little Op Shop has a great need for Bric-a-Brac. Are you tired of dusting those trinkets and ection; are you seriously thinking of downsizing; or life has just gotten so busy, Line Dancing, Bowling, playing Boardgames, Cards, Bingo that dusting is the last activity you want to do this week??? We would be very grateful for all you can donate. Thank you from all the Ladies and Man who work at our little Op Shop for your support – because without you we wouldn’t survive. From the Op Shop Workers.

Rollingstone State School

Hi Community, Another term done and dusted! I would like to thank everyone for a wonderful term and wish one and all a happy holiday. Term 3 is already filling quickly with a variety of activities including our camp and the Pineapple Festival. I’ll leave you with some holiday reading from one of our Year 4 students; they were presented the task of writing an imaginative narrative with the theme of ‘friendship’. Please enjoy!..........Andrew

FRIENDSHIP

Whoosh! Roxy and Coco ran for the fluoro pink frisbee. Gracefully, leaping into the air like a ballerina, Roxy grabbed the frisbee with her jaws. “Come Roxy, come,” Andrew called. Of course Roxy didn’t listen, instead she ran under the shady tree next to the garage. “Coco! Roxy, come here!” yelled Andrew again. COCKERDOODLEDOO! The wild red rooster screeched loudly. That morning after Andrew went to work, Coco woke up. She’d had the best dream about her catching that fluoro pink frisbee. She badly wanted to play again with Roxy and her friends who lived in the street but she couldn’t find Roxy inside. So she went outside to look but she wasn’t there either, that left only one place to look, her hiding spot next to the Andrew’s mango tree. Yes she was there! “Do you want to come and play Roxy?” Coco whispered. “No thanks, I don’t feel well Coco.” Oh no thought Coco. WOOF WOOF! Coco growled. Luckily, Andrew heard her carrying on so he raced home, faster than an Olympian could ever run. Over Fred’s lawn, then over our neighbour’s lawn too. When he got there Coco grabbed his shirt like it was a chew toy and pulled him over to where Roxy was laying down miserably. Andrew thought that was a bad sign because she looked like a zombie dog! He needed some berries, eucalyptus leaves, dragon breath, frog eyes and caterpillars to make up his famous healing potion. He grabbed them and went inside to crush them up in the purple medicine bowl. When he finished he took the concoction of leaves and berries to Roxy. He carefully poured them into her mouth. “Let’s hope she can play tomorrow,” Andrew said to me quietly. LICK, LICK, LICK. “Roxy you’re back! I missed playing with you yesterday.” I yapped excitedly. She grinned back at me and wagging her tail like a happy pooch should………..Story written by Mia M (Year 4)

Verses 11th July

13th JULY 12.30pm At a recent community information session, it was identified that there is quite a few people who live independently for various and differing reasons in our community and while many of them can cook very well, say they are just so unmotivated to cook for 1. This seeded an idea to establish a Community Kitchen “Dinner Date”. The idea being that once a month the group gets together, cooks the meal planned the month before, plan next month’s menu while enjoying a chat, socialising and cooking together. Once the meal is cooked, it is served and the group sits down to a home cooked meal, further enjoying the evening. This group is not only for our singles; it is open to anyone interested in a home cooked dinner and socialising once a month. Please note, this is not a free activity; the planned meals are costed economically and equally. Everyone contributes to the funds to purchase the ingredients and the cooking is shared. A sit down home cooked meal and great company is the reward. There is so much more I could mention but space is limited. Want to know more please call Gaye L on 0412965535. The next Community Kitchen “Dinner Date” is scheduled for 18th July. Don’t be shy, give Gaye a call. Simply this is Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with others that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for Alcoholics Anonymous membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for Alcoholics Anonymous membership. We are self supporting through our own contributions. Alcoholics Anonymous is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution, does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses or opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. If you or someone you know have a problem with alcohol, please contact Alcoholics Anonymous on 4771 5411 or come to a meeting Monday nights 7pm at Rollingstone Rural P7 Transaction Centre…….Phone: 4771 5411

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P: 07 4765 4700 | F: 07 4765 4709 | Visit: 86-92 Herbert Street, Ingham QLD 4850 E: hinchinbrook@parliament.qld.gov.au

Budget Boost for Beaches In June, the State Government handed down its budget for 2019-20, with several little wins for Hinchinbrook. I was particularly pleased to see some funding flow our way for the northern beaches in terms of education and infrastructure. $2.33 million will go towards five general learning spaces and three specialist learning spaces at Northern Beaches State High School and $7 million towards completing construction of the new North Shore State School. That’s an investment in the future. More than $84,000 has gone towards supporting the development of Peggy Banfield Park at Bushland Beach, while there’s $1.1 million to continue pavement widening on the Bruce Highway between Deep Creek and Bluewater Creek and $600,000 to continue intersection upgrades along the Bruce Highway at Bluewater Station Road and the intersection of Forestry Road and Toolakea Beach Road. Small businesses will also benefit from the budget’s $885 million payroll tax initiatives which will increase the exemption threshold from $1.1 million to $1.3 million and a one per cent regional payroll tax discount from July 1 for employers with 85 per cent of their employees outside of South East Queensland. But while the government gives with one hand, it’s taking with the other by upping vehicle rego by 2.25 per cent. It’s just another burden on the cost of living for local residents. Unfortunately, it seems Townsville is still getting the biggest slice of funding in our region, with projects like $101 million in 2019-20 for channel widening and $55 million towards addressing the city’s long term water security needs. The government needs to realise that a strong North Queensland needs to be underpinned by a network of well-resourced towns and I will continue my fight for our region’s fair share. Nick Dametto MP Member for Hinchinbrook

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Indoor Carpet Bowls At The Community Centre Wednesday Morning and Night 9-11.30am & 7-9pm!!!! Morning: $2.50 Night: $2.00 This is a FUN activity and is guaranteed to be a winner!! All skill levels & All age groups Just turn up and see how much fun you will have! Further info contact Chris on 47707855

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Board Games Played on the third Tuesday of each month between 2-4pm at the Hall. Scrabble, Mahjong, Yahtzee and MORE!!! Bring along your favourite game if you want or play with any of our games!

$2 for an afternoon of fun with like minded people.

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Pharmacy Choice Brand Products (Quality product made affordable with 100% money back guarantee) Easy parking available SAND FLY (MIDGES) FACTS Commonly known as ‘Sand Flies’. Biting Midges are small flies. Small and hard to see. People are often bitten without realising. Itching may commence immediately after bite, but often not for some hours later or next day. Reactions to bites may last for several days to weeks. If you experience discomfort from the bites of midges seek medical attention to help relieve symptoms. Midges are most likely to be encountered around tidal zones, lagoons, estuaries and mangrove swamps. Most active around dusk and dawn. Adult flight activity increases shortly after high and spring tides. Activity decreases as wind increases. The department of Medical Entomology at Sydney University states that – “There are no known efficient methods of controlling biting midges” (Sand Flies) and “Irritation associated with bites may be alleviated with anti-pruritic preparations, but severe reactions may require medical treatment with antihistamines”. Where appropriate try to wear long sleeves and long pants, light coloured and loose fitting clothes especially around dusk and in areas of high midge populations. Use insect repellents when necessary and follow label directions and precautions closely. DEET (Diethyltoluamide, N,N-diethyl-3-methlbenzamide) remains the gold standard of currently available insect repellents. It’s a broad spectrum agent that is effective against mosquitoes, biting flies, fleas and ticks. It was developed in 1946 following the experience of American soldiers involved in jungle warfare and was again used in the Vietnam War. In higher risk areas (eg areas where malaria, Ross River Virus, Barmah Forest Virus and Dengue fever occur) Insect repellents with 15-30 per cent Deet should be used. Always follow directions of manufacturer when applying insect repellent. Guidelines for safe use of insect repellent are:  Read entire label before use  Roll on preparations are preferable to sprays  Apply sparingly (lightly) to exposed skin  Do not use on cuts, wounds or irritated skin  Do not apply to areas around the eyes and mouth  Do not apply to lips, hands or fingers of young children  When returning indoors wash repellent of skin with soap and water  Store repellents out of reach of children as ingestion may be harmful Natural repellents include  Eucalyptus oil  Tea tree oil  Vick vapour rub and many more home remedies. Try what natural remedy works best for you. What works for one person may not work for the next person If you experience discomfort from the bites of midges seek medical attention to help relieve symptoms. References www.outbackcrossing.com.au/Information/Sand_Fly_Bites_and_Prevention.shtml Cairns Regional Council www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/facts_sheets/insect_repellents_guidelines_for_safe_use/ P 12

BALGAL BEACH MEDICAL PRACTICE Tel: 47707 244

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Dr Zakia Sultana

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Dr Avinash B.K

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Allied Health Services PHYSIOTHERAPY

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PSYCHOLOGY

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COMING SOON - DIETITIAN Rachel McKellor Pathology collection WEDNESDAY only 8.30am to 12.00noon See your GP for referrals to these services.

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Lovely to see community kids playing in the new kids playground area in Toomulla Park. Thank you Cr Margie Ryder for your commitment to having the playground upgraded. Along with Cr Ryder & TCC we are going to have a fun day & BBQ for the community so keep an eye out in your mailbox soon for the flyer. Our thoughts go out to Shirley Rouse who is not feeling the best lately. Eddie is doing a great job caring for Shirley while she is sick. We are thinking of you both. Speaking of Eddie; he has decided to hand the Rouse Harvey Park to the TCC to look after fully now. He has done such a wonderful job for several years now watering, pruning, planting & caring for the park. It is such a credit to Eddie for all the hard work to keep the park looking immaculate. There has been weddings & even an engagement proposal in the park over the years that Eddie & Shirley have had the pleasure in witnessing. So on behalf of Toomulla, we would like to say a BIG THANK YOU Eddie for such a wonderful effort in keeping the park in such an impressive condition. There has been another attempt to steal a car from Toomulla recently, so please remember to keep your property locked up. Lucky the neighbours were able to disturb the thieves attempting to steal the car which resulted in the said thieves running off. Lucky Number Winners for Round 2 - Congratulations to Rudi, Bev & Doug, Shelly & John and also Kate each week winning $50. There is one more draw to go….who will the lucky winner be!! Round 3 will start again in August. Congratulations to Marcus Bell; one of our wonderful community kids, on your selection for under 16 Junior Brolgas State Championships in Toowoomba for Rugby Union. The teams selected will play multiple games (and in the cold weather) across three days from the 5th July - 8th July. Good Luck to you & your team Marcus. Please consider supporting the Rollingstone Lions by leaving your cans & bottles in the collection bag on Herald Street opposite the Plant & Book Stall. Thank you to Betty Coleman for the very large thick white board markers for Rudi to use on the notice board. Now everyone will be able to read the board!! Happy Birthday to all those celebrating in July………..Cheers……….Rhonda.

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WILDLIFE CARERS ROLLINGSTONE, BALGAL BEACH and surrounds GWEN CAHILL: GAYE LOVELL:

BIRDS WALLABIES & KANGAROOS CHRIS GREEN: POSSUMS

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Well, by the time you read this I will have returned from a trip to Monkey Mia in North WA. It is a well known attraction for getting up close and personal with Dolphins. We stayed in the Monkey Mia Caravan Park, it was very nice and the ground was covered in shell grit instead of dirt and grass. A bit of a shock when you first arrive but such a good idea and so much cleaner. The resort is rather nice and focusing on the Dolphins and The Pelicans. My experience with the Dolphins is one I will not forget for awhile if ever. When I first saw them up close I was hit with the WOW factor and couldn’t take my eyes off them. There were around thirteen Dolphins and three of them were males, there were three babies and they are called Calves and seven females. You get so close to them you just want to pat them but you can’t for the health of the animal and their safety. They are such a fascinating animal to watch so interesting and intelligent. When they get fish, the pelicans follow them up and down in case a Dolphin drops one, it is so good to watch. Stay tuned for more on my Dolphin experience next month. See you in the great outdoors…….Chris

Rollingstone & District Seniors

What a wonderful turn out at the Cancer Biggest Morning Tea. Thankyou to all who helped and those who participated, great results so thankyou all. $6252, I would like to do a special thanks for everyone who made a cup of hope, brilliant work. The next big event coming up is the annual Pineapple Festival, so keep that date free and make plans to bake, grow or stew something for the Seniors table. Being a pine fest we are hoping to indulge with lots of pine yummies, so get the thinking caps on. September 21st. Closer to time, we are hosting the Magnetic Island seniors on July 9th at the community centre. There will be various activities on and we are supplying morning tea and lunch for those who wish to participate. The entrance fee is $10 which includes all. The lunch will consist of your choice of; beef casserole, chicken surprise, beef stroganoff, fried rice, plain rice, damper, garlic bread and then fruit and ice cream to finish. I’m hungry just writing this, wow what a wonderful spread. We return the favour by going over to Magnetic Island in October, date to be decided. In August we are off to visit Ingham group on the 5th, A lovely outing for us. September we have the PCYC coming for a visit also. We hope to have a raffle so please donate pantry goods towards it….thankyou. The Lions’ Den has a receptacle for the pull top rings and they exchange the ringtops for cash and then the cash goes towards financing the manufacturing of Wheelchairs for kids. The depot is in WA. There is a function in the far planning for lunch out in November but will you tell more as it gets closer and finalized….Ciao Would any Seniors be interested in a trip to Winton, Longreach and Emerald? I am considering dates for end August to early September, probably 10 to 12 days. If there is enough interest, I will look at costs of hiring our own bus, 22 to 25 seater and looking at accommodation and other expenses. Please call or email me your interest: gwenpete@bigpond.com, 47707540 Gwen

Council Update on Mystic Sands – Clement Creek Modification & Esplanade Restoration Following the very well attended community workshop with Council on Coastal Management Solutions last year, Council conducted Clement Creek mouth modification prior to the wet season commencing. As a result, substantial wet season flood waters did not flow along the Esplanade and no erosion of the Park Esplanade occurred this year. Council monitoring of the creek modification works has noted the impact of successive large spring tides in March through to April this year. Fortunately with seasonal rainfall and spring tides now easing off, small creek mouths along our coastline will begin to close over with sand. Another outcome of the workshop last year was for Council to plan a Community planting day during towards the end of the wet season in April/ May. Due to the extensive commitment of Council resource to disaster response, assessment and subsequent urgent environmental recovery activities this has been delayed. Council is planning to reassess beach access conditions in August and set a community planting date for September. The planting will require the placement of sand in a low 40cm high burm along the edge of the Esplanade Park. It will consist predominantly of low lying coastal vines, grasses and shrubs with the occasional tree. The intent of the planting is to increase the Esplanades resilience and ability to recover from erosion whilst not impacted residential property views. Adam King (Natural Environment Recovery Subgroup of LRRG) Senior Officer – Environmental Operations (Management) - Environmental Services Section P15 Planning, Environment and Cultural Services Division

CHRONIC PAIN WOMEN’S HEALTH (Menarche to Menopause) Sho Ni Shin for Children (No Needles) FACIAL REJUVINATION (Cosmetic Accupuncture)

YOGA work to your edge and your limits A general guided Hatha light flow class Sundara Yoga Garden Studio 17 Salamander St, Bluewater Tuesday 6.30—7.30 pm Restore and release Yin Saturday 8am to 9am—General Hatha flow Rollingstone Community Centre, Balgal Beach Saturday 10.30 to 11.30 am Nicole: 0410 474 460 www.sundarayogatownsville.com Facebook—Sundara Yoga

Lions are taking up a collection of old mobile phones that are no longer being used. Collection bin (plastic container) is in the Community Hall

The Bookmobile visits twice each month on Yellow Bin day. Located in the carpark at Rollingstone Community Centre P16

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Fax No: 07) 47707811

NOTIFICATION This is a timely reminder to let everyone know â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rollingstone and District Community Association Inc Memberships are now due.

Membership fees are $1.00 per year and due before 30 June 2019. Please note: this is a RaDCA Membership and is totally SEPARATEto the Rollingstone Seniors membership. RaDCA membership fees can be paid to Chris/Mark at the RTC Office.

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GOLF Membership

Prices are the best around. Give us a call to find out what membership best suits you.

139 Mystic Avenue, Balgal Beach PH: 47 707 355 Email: admin@mysticsands.com.au Web Site: www.mysticsands.com.au

Course Fees – 9 holes front and back $20 Golf Carts - $25.00 and we have 12 carts available for hire.

GOLF — 9 HOLES FRONT AND BACK

RESTAURANT Pizza night : Tuesday Restaurant open Wednesday and Friday nights for meals Friday night: RSL and Goose Club Happy hour: Friday 4-6pm $5 Cans, Stubbies, Schooners, Basic Spirits and Wine. PHONE FOR BOOKINGS:……...47707355

FACILITIES AND FUNCTIONS Tennis Court AND Swimming Pool. IF YOU ARE PLANNING A FUNCTION FOR ANYTHING, PLEASE PHONE OR EMAIL US. WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A QUOTE AND WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE IT A GREAT EVENT.

Members Game Days: Tuesday - VETS Saturday - Competition

Visitors and Members Days: Friday - Social Friday Club Sunday - Bushrangers

Barefoot Bowls Thursday night Register 5:30pm Play 6 pm onwards

$2 entry with sausage sizzle

Big 4 Fourball Ambrose Sunday 21st July Please call the clubhouse to book a team of 4 or you can book individually $10 per player 18 holes 100s $$$$$$$ in prizes Starts at 9.30 for a 10am tee off

WE HAVE BOUNCE COFFEE ENJOY THE LOVELY SCENERY AND GOOD COFFEE. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK VISIT WIKI CAMPS FOR CAMPING.

Courtesy bus available Live Music From 2pm Visitors Welcome BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL Ph 47707355

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Op Shop Please be mindful, that while all donations are gratefully received, your goods need to be in reasonable condition. Please ask yourself “if it is not good enough to give to my best friend—is it good enough to give to the Op Shop?”

9am—3pm Monday to Friday and 9am—12noon 1st. SATURDAY of the MONTH

Please be advised the Op Shop cannot accept: Electrical goods; large knives; bulky, chipboard or damaged furniture NOVEMBER RAINFALL REPORT Monthly Rain totals as at 27/05/19 Rainfall for May: 30mm Year to date: 2292.7mms Wet Days: 9 Max Temp: 30° on 10/05/19 Min Temp: 14° on 11/05/19 Access the data from our local weather station at: www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/ dashboard?ID=IQUEENSL849

3, 17 and 31 JULY FREE WIFI now available from Mobile Library

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Fisherman’s Landing Fishing & Social Club News

Hello Members and welcome. Here we go on the down-hill race to Christmas and with it the accompanying silly season. Where has the year gone? Our Club Family Fun Weekend Away to Lucinda from 24 to 26 May was again a great relaxing time although the weather was not too kind. Thanks to all those Members who attended and also the ones who got in and helped out, Dickie, Terry and Denny who took care of the cooking and clean up each meal time, Di Greene for her delicious salads and nibbles and manning the toaster each morning, Mon and Koy for looking after everyone, Dan for his great espresso coffee which was a big hit especially in the bleary mornings, Di for organizing the event and doing the catering and myself for just standing around trying to look busy and/or important. In fact, everyone who attended contributed to the successful running of the weekend for which Di and I are thankful as it makes our job much easier. Congratulations to Dan and Mon who used their caravan they purchased some months ago for the first time. We hope you have caught “the bug”. The trivia was a hotly contested tussle but Garry Luff was eventually crowned Club Champion and graciously accepted his handsome prize. Due to the Weekend Away function, there was no End of Month Club BBQ at The Landing in May. The Balgal Beach Markets held on Saturday 1 June started slow due to the threatening rain and there were several stall holders who cancelled at the last minute. These cancellations were a pity especially when the sun came out for a glorious morning and the shoppers came streaming in to enjoy the morning. Mon’s coffee was especially popular and the Club’s Big Breakfast crew were very busy. Thanks to Darren Gleemyre (Darren Da Plumber) and Cameron Love who expertly did the cooking aided very professionally by Kim Love, Lyn Prytherch, Vicki Fischer and Lyn Woolard who did the serving and collected the money. A very polished performance by all. Well done team and congratulations. On the sick list this month is Richard Pickering, who is doing it tough but still ticking along in his own happy gallant way. Babz is looking after him hand and foot which we suspect Richard is lapping up and really enjoying. Keep smiling beautiful couple, you are an inspiration to us all. May Dale has had a recent spell in hospital after an operation and is now recovering at home doted on by Dan and Mon. On the bright side May, think of all the school days you are missing. Get well soon. As I alluded to last month, the rift in the Love Family Business is over. Gavin recently took Kim on a lavish holiday to the Gold Coast where she was wined and dined in the flashiest of establishments, treated like a queen and given a blank cheque to shop. No Cyril, he didn’t take her just to carry the bags but we do give some credence to the strong rumour he gained part-time employment for her as a Gold Coast meter Maid. On their return they really looked most content and definitely “spent”. So, everything is lovey-dovey. Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink, Say no More! The long- awaited Boat and Jet Ski Licence Course is finally up and running and is to be held over the weekend 20th and 21st July on the lower deck at The Landing. The cost of the boat licence is $150.00 and the jet ski is $120.00. Club Members should check their Emails regarding details of this course. Please ring Di on 0427240472 if you wish to undergo either course. The courses are open to all members of the community to attend. An upcoming event in August is the Annual Member for Hinchinbrook Inter-Club Fishing Challenge. The Challenge runs over a 2 week period and culminates in a great presentation night where great prizes and trophies are presented. As current Club Champions, it is our responsibility to do all the organizing and to put on the presentation dinner. Club Fishing Events Co-ordinator Dan Dale is working on the dates in conjunction with the other clubs involved and the details of which will be published as soon as they are known. In the meantime, get your gear and boats ready. Dickie recently celebrated his 76th birthday with his friends in the public phone box outside The Landing. They all fitted comfortably. From all of us Dickie, happy birthday. He said he is beginning to feel old as his feet can no longer keep up with his rubber thongs. Because of his age, he has not been able to put together his much-anticipated Fishing News article this month in time for publication but is working on one for next month where no doubt you will hear about the whales that should be off-shore by then. Club Memberships will cease at the end of the financial year. Applications to renew your membership are available at The Landing and will also be sent out to existing members soon if you cannot wait to re-join. Don’t miss out. Fees remain at $60.00 for Family Membership and $30.00 for a Single Membership. What a bargain for what you get back during the year. The repairs to the Pontoon walkway have not commenced as Council who have finally admitted to ownership of the pontoon, now advise they now await a funding grant from the State Government to do the repairs. Once funds are granted, Club Management has identified and given Council details of a local tradesman (person) who could complete the repairs in a day. However, if Council decide to do the job themselves….well, how long is a piece of string? Don’t hold your breath. This month your Club has donated funds to the Biggest Morning Tea for Cancer Research and to Kristy Ball, a local lass whose very sad situation we all know. We thank Allison Gough and others who organized the BlackTie Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser for Kristy. Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) should be conducted sometime during August depending on how soon the Club’s Auditor can get our financial affairs audited etc. At that meeting, all committee positions will be declared vacant and new elections held to fill all the committee positions. Please have a think of who you should nominate for a position or even nominate yourself, being a committee member is not an onerous task; there is one meeting per month of about 45 minutes duration and the work-load is light. Go on, make a contribution to your club. There Madam Lash, my article is in on time this month so please ease up on the whip. I related my torment, torture, sleepless nights, anxiety and feelings of unlove to a bar fly at a 6 am opener in town after your last public thrashing but after some time I got the feeling he was not at all that interested in my tales of woe due to the increasing loudness of his snoring. Oh well, as someone famous (or infamous) once said “such is life”. Until next month, Ninger PS. Anyone want the Club Scribe’s job. No experience necessary but must be capable of frequent beatings. P21 Editors note: No beatings this month seeing that NSW beat QLD 38-6, I think that you have been P21 beaten enough…….LOL

Balgal Beach Boating & Leisure Club News Hola Amigos, Our Mexican night was a great success; we had spicy Mexican food for dinner followed by perfect sweets. Thank you ladies for a job well done. IT WAS OUTSTANDING… After dinner we had a Piñata to whack and each person had 3 strikes of it. There were huge misses and a lot of laughter. Denis Drew’s turn came and we were surprised how hard he could hit. The Piñata busted and it was chocker block with lollies. Everyone ate them and took some home. It was a lot of fun. Merle Douglas won the Lucky Member Draw. CONGRATULATIONS MERLE. We did not hold our normal raffle this month. Ken Turner scored Best Dressed costume. All said he certainly looked like a real Mexican Bandit. On the 24th July we will be going on our fishing trip aboard ROSIE to Magnetic Island. Our trip has had to be cancelled several times due to the weather conditions. Here’s hoping.... Visitors are always welcome at out monthly BBQs. Visitor meals are $10 per person and children under 12 are free. Members are always free. So come along and enjoy good food and great company. We hope everyone is well and we will see you at our next BBQ. Kind regards and best wishes from your Committee………….Adios Amigos

Reef zoning information in the palm of your hand Are you a keen angler who loves getting out on the water, but still unsure where you can fish? All the information on where you can and can’t fish is available on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Eye on the Reef app. The app includes the entire Marine Park zoning plan, so you can do the right thing while you’re out on the water. Best of all, it’s free! Not only that, you can help us monitor the Reef by reporting special events, wildlife or incidents right from your smartphone. By reporting your reef sightings and observations, you will help to build our knowledge of reef-wide ecosystem health and resilience. Key features of the app:  view the entire Marine Park zoning plan, including Special Management Area zoning  maps are 100 per cent offline so you can access all the information without reception  track your zone via GPS or select a spot to show rules for any location  traditional paper zoning map descriptions included  key contacts for you to report strandings, incidents or offences to help protect your patch For more information, visit the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s website www.gbrmpa.gov.au and download the Eye on the Reef app from the Apple Store and Google Play today.

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Mystic Sands Golf Resort Report WOW, COURSE IS SUPERB, CREDIT TO EVERY ONE INVOLVED are just some of the comments being received at the club, especially after Our Men’s and Ladies Open on 22nd and 23rd June. Over 75 entries golfers with plus 1 and minus 1 handicapped right through to 45 handicap enjoyed a magnificent weekend at the club. Players/Visitors to our area from Home Hill, Tropics, Ayr, Sarina, Rowes Bay, Townsville, Ingham, Maggie Island, Lavarack and places such as Neangar Park Vic, Woodburn Evans NSW, Richmond NSW. Total Cash vouchers prizes from Golf World Townsville (one of our sponsors) over $2400 and pineapples from Pace Farming and Goodies from Bunnings saw most players going home with something. Thanks to our sponsors and also Flexihire who assisted in providing equipment to use on course. Men’s overall gross winner was Colin Albreht from Rowes Bay: 73 and Damien Haupt from Tropics: Gross A grade winner after a playoff. Fantastic results in B grade with winner Gross: Darren Beavis 86, Runner up Gross: Ashley Foster 88. Best Nett B Grade Winner: Wayne McCarthy 72 ALL FOR MYSTIC! and our former Green keeper Greg Ryding 75 now at Ayr Best nett Runner up. C Grade Winner Gross Mike Gidley Sarina 91 with our own Ross Jessop 94 Runner up Gross. Best Nett winner Richard Gammie had a super day 69 and Phil Thompson 73 Runner up…...Well done! Ladies Over all Gross winner Bev Hocking 87 Townsville, A grade gross winner Carmel De Ponte 89 Ayr and runner up A Gross Julie Laslett 91 Townsville. Two visitors Rosemary Veitch and Gail Kum Sing took out Nett A grade prizes. B Grade gross Runner up was Sue Thompson 102 and Best Nett Winner B Grade was Anja Devereaux 76. Both local ladies had a fantastic day on course. Former local Wendy Washington took out C grade best gross winner and runner up was our own Cheryl Lloyd 114. Our two newest Ladies to join club found themselves winners with Shelly Barrett 74 and Natalie Pace 76 being Best nett winner and runner up. SPECIAL THANKS must go to ALL the volunteers who assists in course maintenance, garden works, running of the events or fundraising. You all know who you are and without your efforts the weekend would not have been a success. Tony Cochrane and Mick McMahon; the feedback on course was so positive. THANK YOU for all your time and efforts. Charlie; your food over the weekend and Saturday night was great. Thanks and if you did not attend and hear the new young talent of Shimmer and Taylor, you missed out. I am sure they will be back! Start of a new financial year now, so hope you have taken advantage of new members package just $500 for golf all year round or $600 for current playing members. We are all so very lucky to have such a wonderful facility in our area. Come down and enjoy some fun in the sun! Hit ém long and straight but most of all have fun!..............GURDIE

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Can everyone keep their can ring tops off the aluminium cans please? There will be a tin in the Community Hall for collection. The ring tops go towards the making of new Wheelchairs Collection Tin in the Hall

Rollingstone Community Association yearly memberships are due Only $1.00 per person See Mark or Chris at the RTC

Volunteers required for delivery of the Rolly Rag to the local community once a month (excluding Jan and Feb) Please contact Chris at the Centre on: P 25 47707855.

Gidday Rollingstone Half a year down, half to go. School holidays, extra visitors, full camping grounds, grey nomads everywhere, highway running constantly…remember a few basics – lock your house, lock your car, be patient on the roads, be tolerant of the visitors and the terrorists on holidays. Speaking of terrorists…I live with two women now…it used to be one woman and a small terrorist who took up a large amount of time and a small amount of space…now it’s two women who both take up a large amount of time and space. The small terrorist is 13 now, as tall as her mother, waaay smarter than her father and already looking at brochures for Retirement Villages and Nursing Homes. The space issue at home is real. Besides the 10 inches of mattress area allocated to me in HER king-sized bed, I have a shoe box sized drawer and 3 coat hangers allocated to me for almost all my worldly possessions. My ‘Fortress of Solitude’ however is my workshop under the house which I keep deliberately stocked with snake skins, mouse baits and enough dust and wood shavings to give it that ‘Chernobyl Disaster’ look. Nothing is where it should be, but everything is exactly where I want it… carefully placed to prevent anyone with the wrong combination of chromosomes wanting to stay there for too long. But I haven’t even had time to do much in the way of wood working lately (actually, my girls refer to it as ‘Wood Wanking’ and me as a… Wood…Wanker). We’ve been doing a few reno’s to a house, some yard work, cutting a few trees, getting rid of some rubbish, fixing a few things… oh and I had a camera shoved down my throat and up my…where the sun doesn’t shine. Too much info? I know that’s probably more than you want to know and I’ve been accused of ‘over-sharing’ in the past but you’ve been part of my life for over 16 years now and I think of this as more of a ‘Community Health Service’. In my humble opinion, if you’re somewhere between 45 and 50 or over, it might be worth talking to your GP and thinking about having photos taken of more than just your smiling face. This was my first go at this sort of thing and surprisingly, I didn’t feel as violated as I thought I would. The lead up to it is probably worse, with the junk you have to take to clean you out but even that wasn’t completely horrible. And I even got to learn a few new skills like getting to the toilet with the least number of steps and running with my butt cheeks clenched. Speaking of clenched butt cheeks, another big ‘MUST DO’ for us blokes is the never popular but very necessary Prostate Exam. I think the prostate exam was more traumatic for me than the ‘lights, camera, action’ of the colonoscopy. I don’t know whether it was the when the Doctor started giggling when he was standing behind me or that he wanted to take me out for a drink before the appointment. I went to the Car Boot Sale at the hall the other week – pretty impressive. Plenty of people and stalls, great range of gear. I love that sort of stuff…there’s always something that I never knew I needed until I get there. And then we had the fund-raising BBQ at the park near the Landing in the arvo. That’s what makes a community worth living in…when you see it get behind a family who needs a helping hand, regardless of anything else. Good job people. Stay safe……….Goughy

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Money can’t buy happiness. Life’s hard. You have to be tough. Are you missing the point of happiness? Do you need to put a smiley stamp on your life?

You should know it doesn’t have to be this hard.

Psychologist Natalie Arnel is at the Balgal Beach Medical Practice and would like to help you move ‘the conscious pursuit of self-awareness and happiness’ from the BOTTOM to the TOP of your TO DO list. Low self-esteem, violent behaviours, anxiety and depression are all well known negative mental health conditions, and they occur more commonly than you may think.

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Paluma in the Clouds - Colwyn Campbell First let me say thank-you to Rollingstone for hosting the Seniors’ Luncheon on 7th June at which the Local Hero awards were announced. The residents of Paluma were pleased and proud that the major award went, albeit posthumously, to their much beloved and now sadly missed, Roy Mackay. Those of us who attended the luncheon greatly enjoyed the occasion and the opportunity to meet people from other Northern Beaches communities. Winter is certainly upon us, the chilly nights demanding a cosy fire to warm our houses. The soft scent of smoke hangs in the early morning cloud mist. This time of year brings tourists to the area, especially bird-watchers and there are plenty of birds around to satisfy them. Satin bower-birds are very active and apparently in courtship mode although I haven’t yet found a bower. Large numbers of currawongs have migrated in from the west and their liquid, carolling call is heard all day ringing throughout the village. Melodious as these calls are, they are not appreciated by other smaller birds whose nests and offspring are plundered by the currawongs. Paluma residents celebrated the start of winter with a Soup and Casserole night at the community hall. Country and western dress and music was mandatory and the evening was enjoyed by all. The next recognition of winter will be the Solstice Dance, held every year at the end of June, (Saturday, 29th). This is a popular event in the style of the old-fashioned bush dances where all the family, from children to grand-parents, attends. Sunday Markets will be held on Sunday 30th June. Work on the restoration of areas affected by land-slips and rock falls along Mount Spec Road is almost completed. TMR and the contractors involved are to be congratulated on a difficult and dangerous job, well done and with as little as possible inconvenience to the road users. Removal of large boulders and the stabilisation of nine major slip sites is finished. Jute matting was applied to eight of these slopes and concrete, coloured to blend with surrounding rock faces, has been applied to one slope to protect it from further erosion. In mid-July, hydromulch, seeded with coral fern spores, will be applied over the jute mesh and eventually these slopes will look much like the rest of Mount Spec Road. While the hydromulch is applied the road will be closed for short periods. The annual Paluma Push cycling challenge will be held on Sunday 21st July. The gruelling event attracts several hundred participants and the population of Paluma more than trebles for the day with supporters and volunteers added to the mix. The Paluma photographic history display is again open – every Tuesday between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm. Please come up and browse the collection and enjoy a cuppa and cake. Entry is free. If you haven’t yet familiarised yourself with the Paluma website, you are urged to do so. You will find items of general interest plus information of any special events or activities in Paluma. Visit Paluma.org Hope to see you on the hill……….Colwyn Campbell

R.S.L.NEWS We now have a Facebook page! Search for Rollingstone RSL to “like and follow us”. We will be sharing relevant information and letting you know what is happening at your RSL. Our quarterly members meeting was held on 9 June. Topics for discussion included: support for the upcoming 2RAR reunion, support for allied Defence members and their families and the State RSL AGM in late June. Darrell Spann has joined the Rollingstone RSL Committee as our Membership Officer. Welcome Darrell! RSL raffles and Goose Club continue to be a great success on Friday nights at Mystic Sands Golf Club. Suzi Vincent

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Joke of the Week A German Shepherd, Doberman Pinscher and Australian Cattle Dog have died. All three are faced with God who wants to know what they believe in. The German Shepherd , “I believe in discipline, training and loyalty to my master.” “Good,” says God “then you shall sit by my right side.” “Doberman, what do you believe in?” asked God. Doberman answered, “I believe in the love, care and protection of my master.” “Aha”, says God, “You may sit on my left side. He looks at the Australian Cattle Dog and says “What do you believe?” The ACD answers, “I believe you are sitting in my seat.”

The National Redress Scheme (the Scheme) commenced on 1st July 2018 and will run for 10 years. The Scheme provides redress to people who experienced childhood institutional child sexual abuse. The wallet cards are a discreet way to provide details of where people can get information about the Scheme.

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Rollingstone and District Lions Club Inc. Hi Folks, Well our Lions had another busy month. Our Project Calendar seems to grow along with our membership. We currently stand at 41 with 4 prospective members soon to be inducted, this is a very healthy membership growth. Earlier in the month, we had our Lions Changeover Dinner at Mystic Sands Golf Resort. Our Hosts: Mick and Lisa, provided a lovely spread and Charlie the chef cooked up a storm. Thank you very much to all the staff for making it a great night. Lion Kerrie Cochrane received the Lions Prestigious Award: “The Melville Jones Fellowship Award.”

Lion Vince Lopez was awarded our “Lion of the Year.” Congratulations to your both. Various other Awards were given on the night. We also handed out cheques to the Rollingstone State School and the Mutarnee State School and various foundations that we support. All in all, it was a great night. Our Projects are many and varied, from cooking Bangers on Sangas at the Car Boot Sale to supplying two very large Marquees that we erected at the Brothers Leagues Club for the Townsville Fishing and Boat Expo. This was achieved with the help of Volunteers from Youth With A Mission. (YWAM) and Members of our small Community. It’s great to see people Volunteering for these types of tasks. Thank you one and all. Lions; John and Shirley Muller head off to Milan to attend the International Lions Convention. No doubt we will be kept up to speed on how the bigger part of Lions is conducting business. We hope they have a marvellous time. The “State of Origin” game 1, was a good result if you follow QLD. Game 2 was a totally different outcome. The Blues played like Champions and they deserved to win.

38 NSW—6 QLD.

It makes it more interesting and challenging for Game 3. Needless to say; Coach Kevin Walters has a lot of work ahead of him to bring the Maroons back from the Flogging the got in Game 2. On that sorry note, as always if anyone on the Community needs our help, please contact me on 0412 396 460. Until next month. Stay safe and look after one another…..Dowie Hello again Rollingstone and another great effort this month by our Leos as they planned, coordinated and conducted three Sunday afternoons of sport for the youth of the community. It is wonderful to see our young people out and about and participating in healthy lifestyle events and we also thank parents, grandparents and other family members who have supported these activities. Sports included Touch Football, Soccer and the very popular “Ultimate Frisbee”. And I am sure everyone enjoyed the sausage sizzle on the last night to complete this project. A special thanks to Assistant Leos Coordinators Shirley and Chappie Travis for your efforts over the period, with Chappie also acting as the referee for all of the events. Our next activities will be:* Sunday afternoon 4th August – Leos at Den (Planning for rest of year) * 24/25 August – Leos Activities & Sleepover at Community Centre * Saturday 21st September – Pineapple Festival * Sunday 17 November – “Lions Lap the Map” Diabetes Healthy Activity Walk – National Project And did you know that Leos are part of the International Association of Lions Clubs, with our Club being part of 150,000 Leos worldwide who learn life skills, have the opportunity to experience leadership and practice those skills as part of our Leos Club who plan, organise and conduct their own fun-filled activities to support their local community. Want to join our local Leo Club and have a lot of Fun – just give me a call. Open to all young people over 12 years of age who live in our local area. And….LEOs stands for:Leadership Let’s Experience and Enjoy Opportunity Ourselves John Muller Leo Advisor Mobile 0407 114687: Email jsrellum@yahoo.com.au

Centrelink Access Point at the Community Centre Centrelink provides phone, fax, copier and computer access for individuals wanting to access Centrelink services. To make a claim or an enquiry please make use of the equipment and services available through the Access Point. Limited Medicare services also available.

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Satay Chicken Skewers 1 large onion, sliced 4 garlic cloves, sliced thinly 3 tabs. thinly sliced fresh ginger 1 long red chilli, sliced 1/4 cup no-added sugar-or-salt Crunchy Peanut Butter 1/4 cup reduced fat Plain Yoghurt 1 1/2 tabs. Reduced fat soy sauce 400gr chicken breast fillets cut into 2cm pieces 2 tabs. Finely chopped peanuts 2 tabs. chopped coriander leaves 3 shallots, sliced 2 x 250gr packets microwavable basmati rice, to serve Lime wedges, to serve. Spray a large non-stick frying pan with olive oil and set over medium-high heat. SautĂŠ onion, garlic, ginger and the chilli for 8-10 minutes, or until golden. Allow mixture to cool slightly. Place onion mixture, peanut butter, yoghurt and soy sauce in a food processor and blitz to make a chunky sauce. Transfer half to a small bowl and set aside. Scoop remainder into a large non-metallic mixing bowl, then add the chicken and mix to coat thoroughly. Cover and set aside in the fridge to marinate for at least 30 minutes. When ready to cook, heat grill to high and line a large baking tray with foil. Thread marinated chicken onto eight skewers and place on baking tray. Cook the chicken under the grill for 8-10 minutes, without turning until the chicken is cooked through and any marinade is a golden brown. Garnish the skewers with peanuts, coriander and shallots. Serve the skewers on a bed of steamed basmati rice with remaining satay sauce and the lime wedges.

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COMMUNITY DIRECTORY Rollingstone & District Community Assoc Inc.

Alcoholics Anonymous

44 Community Cres, Rollingstone 4816

For More Information

Committee: President:

Sue Von Wald

0407753562

Treasurer:

Lynne Prytherch

47707 689

Hon. Secretary

Chris Martin

47707 855

Ian Dow

0412396450

Deb Calder

47707 474

Narelle Wallace

0468903638

Geoffrey Prytherch All Correspondence to:

47707 689

The Secretary

Community Centre Manager

Chris Martin

Community Centre Assistant

Mark Eberle

8am - 4pm E-mail:

47707 855 Fax: 47707 811

rollingstonertc@bigpond.com

Community Hall Phone (M-F 9am-3pm) @ op shop 47707 153 ROLLY RAG E-mail:

rollingstonerag@bigpond.com

Contact:

Rag office

47707 799

Police Office Hours 9.30am - 3.30pm Tuesday to Thursday

47707 144

(excluding Public Holidays) Senior Sergeant

Brad Gough

Senior Constable

Shaun Sutton

Front Desk Admin

Alissa

47707 285

Fire Permit

John Pace

47707 348

Toomulla

Eddie White

47707 619

Hencamp Creek

S.E.S.

HQ Group Leader

13 2500 47707 589

Rob Wilson

47707 498

Rollingstone State School Principal:

Andrew Stallman

47707 313

Rollingstone state school P & C Assoc. President:

Sophie Connolly

47707 001

Mutarnee State School Principal:

Michael Blake

Balgal Beach Boating & Leisure Club Inc. President

Faye Thomson

47707 616

Secretary

Kerrie Cochrane

47707 034

Fishermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing Fishing & Social Club Inc. President

Di Thompson

0427240472

Secretary

Neil Thompson

0427240472

47516 511

Paluma & District Community Association President

Jamie Oliver

0408710030

1st. Vice President

Sarah Swan

0439492351

Secretary

Michele Bird

0417767099

Email:

mbird09@bigpond.com

Treasurer

Wilfred Karnoll

47788 441

President

Ewan Cameron

0417719043

Secretary

Suzi Vincent

0409880902

Rollingstone RSL

Rollingstone & District Lions Club President

Ian Dow

0412396450

Secretary

John Holliday

0414808483

President

Joh Schwier

0421482666

Secretary

Gaye Lovell

47707 356

Toomulla Community Association

Raymond Pace

Emergency - Flood or Storm

47786 033

Rollingstone & District Seniors Inc.

Rural Fire Brigade Rollingstone

C/o Northern Beaches Station

North Townsville Community Hub

Rollingstone Qld 4816

Monday - Friday

Ambulance

Playgroup

44 Community Crescent,

RTC

47715 411

President

Rhonda Schwarz

47707 813

Animal Contact Numbers Animal Refuge

47745 130

Animal Ambulance (after hours)

47745 130

RSPCA Inspection

47744 714

Straying Stock

47738 411

National Parks & Wildlife Service

47212 399

N.Q. Wildlife Care Group Bird Rescue

0414717374 47707 356 / 041296553

Margaret Preston (Vet)

0403262212

Livestock on highwayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;REPORT TO

13 19 40

Justices Of The Peace Chris Martin Max Agnew

M-F 8am-4pm

47707 855 0409689320

47708 131

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Rollingstone General Store 6.30am to 6pm every day Cheap petrol, diesel, oil and car products Gas cylinder refills Newspapers and magazines Gift cards and stationery Milk and fresh bread Pet food and bones Ice-cream Cold soft drinks, iced tea, flavoured milk Hot pies and sausage rolls

POST OFFICE

Groceries and small goods

Pay bills (rego, phone, power etc)

FRESH COFFEE

Phone credit (all networks) Post parcels and letters

Barista quality Bounce coffee

PARCEL COLLECTION ONLY

Latte, cappuccino, caramel, skinny, etc.

BETWEEN 9.00AM AND 5PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY

Try our chocolate muffins

NEED HARDWARE? Lots of new stock on display.

FRESH FRUIT AND VEGIES 

Potatoes

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Eggs

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Onions

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Bananas

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Tomatoes

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Pineapples

Plus Extensive range of Frozen Vegetables

Going Fishing? We stock tackle, lines, lures, BAIT for local conditions

R os co, Olga, N ess i e & Eamo n

FRESH MEAT IN CRYOVAC PAKS 

Barbeque Sausages

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Lean Mince

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Rump Steak

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Rosco’s famous ham off the bone P34

JULY Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

1 9am Line dancing 12.30 Cards @ Hall 7 pm AA Meeting at RTC 6.45pm SES training

2 11am-1pm Paluma Photographic History Display Paluma Comm. Centre Free Entry

3 9am Indoor bowls at hall 9.00am Hairdresser @ RTC 11.30am-1pm MOBILE LIBRARY 7-9pm Evening Indoor Bowls

SHOW DAY HOLIDAY

2019

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

4 8am-3pm Community Bus Shopping TOTEM STICK 9am Cards (in Community)

5 8am Entire Wellbeing Weight Circuit Class

6 9am-12 Op Shop 10am Yoga at the Hall

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 7 7.30am St Anthony’s Church @ Community Centre

8 9am Line dancing 12.30 Cards @ Hall 7 pm AA Meeting at RTC

9 11am-1pm Paluma Photographic History Display Paluma Comm. Centre Free Entry 6.30pm Lions Bus. Meeting at Den

10 9am Indoor bowls at hall 9.00am Hairdresser @ RTC 6.45pm SES training 7-9pm Evening Indoor Bowls

11 8am-3pm Community Bus Shopping 9am Cards (in Community)

12 8am Entire Wellbeing Weight Circuit Class

13 10am Yoga at the Hall 12.30 BINGO at HALL

14 7.30 am St Anthony’s Church @ Community Centre 5pm BBBaLC BBQ at hall

15 9am Line dancing at Hall 12.30 Cards @ Hall 6.45pm SES training 7 pm AA Meeting at RTC

16 11am-1pm Paluma Photographic History Display Paluma Comm. Centre Free Entry 2.00pm Board Games

17 9am Indoor Bowls 9.00am Hairdresser @ RTC 12pm Dementia Presentation @ CommCentre 11.30am-1pm MOBILE LIBRARY 7-9pm Evening Indoor Bowls

18 8am-3 pm Community Bus Shopping 9am Cards (in Community) 9am VET at Hall 9.30am Playgroup at Hall 6pm COMMUNITY KITCHEN

19 8am Entire Wellbeing Weight Circuit Class

20 10am Yoga at the Hall FLFASC Boat/Jetski Licence Course

21 7.30am St Anthony’s Church @ Community Centre Mobile Dentist at Doctors PALUMA PUSH

22 9 am Line dancing 12.30 Cards @ Hall 7 pm AA Meeting at RTC

23 11am-1pm Paluma Photographic History Display Paluma Comm. Centre Free Entry 6.30pm Lions Dinner Meeting at Den

24 9am Indoor Bowls 9.00am Hairdresser @ RTC 7-9pm Evening Indoor Bowls BBBALC Fishing Trip on Rosie

25 8am-3pm Community Bus Shopping 9am Cards (in Community) 9.30am Playgroup at Hall

26 8am Entire Wellbeing Weight Circuit Class 6pm Fishermans Landing BBQ

27 10am Yoga at the Hall

28 7.30am St Anthony's Church Community Centre

29 9am Line dancing 12.30 Cards @ Hall 6.45pm SES training 7 pm AA Meeting at RTC

30 11am-1pm Paluma Photographic History Display Paluma Comm. Centre Free Entry

31 9am Indoor Bowls 9.00am Hairdresser @ RTC 11.30am-1pm MOBILE LIBRARY 7-9pm Evening Indoor Bowls

Townsville to Cairns Bike Ride

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JUNE OUT AND ABOUT

Congratulations to Todd Small for winning the “Mullet Hole” at Mystic Sands Golf Resort He collected over$2400 Woohoo!

Jack sitting in front of Rhonda’s Memorial Seat on the 5th Tee

Rollingstone Lions Accepting a cheque from Townsville Sportfishing Club Incorporated

Mark has lost his Soul/Sole