The Village Pump 20/01/23

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DR GARY ALLEN: ENABLED

Towards the end of 2022, Samford resident Dr Gary Allen received a Citizen Research Impact Award from the Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, in recognition of his tireless advocacy for people with disability and the life-changing initiatives he has led in the university, state, and nation, as well as internationally. Dr Allen lives with progressive Multiple Sclerosis and this is one of many awards this passionate campaigner for employment retention, access and inclusion for those with visible and invisible disabilities, has received.

Gary was diagnosed with MS in 2000, becoming wheelchair mobile in 2007. He was the first person in the world to receive the Pender/Khanna Immunotherapy treatment for MS, which helped alleviate much of his pain until research funding ran out. He is committed to helping find a cure for MS.

His doctorate on positive institutional research ethics arrangements was given an Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award from the Queensland University of Technology. He is now the Managing Director and Senior Consultant of the Australian Human Research Ethics Consultancy Services (ahrecs.com) as

well as the full-time Senior Policy Officer in the Griffith University Office for Research. Gary works on many state and national committees advocating for the disabled. The policies and guidelines he and his teams have developed for how the disabled are to be included in educational settings and in the workforce are changing society’s perception of “disabled” to “enabled” and contributing to developing our laws.

As a volunteer, Gary, with his family’s support, has raised thousands of dollars for MS Queensland and is an honorary

ambassador for the organisation. For twenty-three years he has been an advisor and educator for the National Health and Medical Research Centre. In Samford, he and fellow advocate for the disabled, Col Chandler, set up a support group for those with MS.

When asked what his greatest achievements have been, he said he and his wife have raised a “thoughtful, sensitive and socially responsible” son. He is proud of his academic and work achievements and especially proud of being a founding member and CEO of Enabled.vip. As part of his passion to help those with visible and invisible disabilities become small business entrepreneurs, allowing them to work around their challenges, Dr Allen has established this virtual business incubator to help them develop business expertise.

While people like Australian of the Year, Dylan Alcott, have openly proved how able the disabled can be, challenging societal prejudices, Dr Gary Allen quietly affects national, state and company policy and the laws on how people are treated. He is enabled in a different way. “Any rush to judge a book by its cover is bound to be flawed,” he said.

Julie Martin

@TheVillagePumpSamford

NEW DISTRIBUTION FOR OUR NEWSPAPER

Welcome to the first edition for 2023.

We hope you had a lovely Christmas and a relaxed start to this new year.

At the end of last year, we were faced with the decision of having to change our newspaper distribution provider. While this was out of our control, when one door closes another one opens (as they say!).

We are excited to let you know that we have been busily working with enthusiastic, young entrepreneurs who have created a new distribution arm to their local business especially for us. They had a test run with part of our December issue which went really well, and they are ready to commence as permanent distributors with this edition.

Did you know that there is no other operation (other than Australia Post) who will provide letterbox distribution into the Samford and surrounding areas? If you are a local business operator wanting to promote your offering to households locally and on time, then get in touch with Josh on 0491 097 507. You’ll be supporting a great local business while they support you.

We look forward to keeping you updated each fortnight with the latest on our people, events and issues in 2023. If you have something you think our readers would like to know about, drop me an email editor@villagepump.org.au. I look forward to hearing from you.

MaryAnne Editor

NEXT SDPPA MEETING

Wednesday 15th February 2023

Samford Community Hub (SCHUB).

7pm start. All welcome. Further information: secretary@samfordprogress.org.au.

FIRST MEETING FOR 2023

The Samford Area Aircraft Action Group (SAAAG) wish you a happy new year and invite all people impacted by aircraft noise/ pollution to attend our first meeting for 2023. This will be held at the SCHUB on Wednesday 1st February at 7.00 pm.

During the Christmas period, members of SAAAG continued their good work and luckily the prevailing SE winds have kept arrival numbers on our flight path low. Let’s hope that in 2023 we can continue to make progress in minimising the impact of aircraft in the Samford Valley area. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting and please don’t hesitate to reach out with any suggestions or concerns via email on ContactSAAAG@gmail.com

SAAAG is a sub-committee of the SDPPA.

UPDATE: JP’S IN THE COMMUNITY

Last year the Justices of the Peace in the Community Program site in Samford trialled an afternoon opening to cater for those who work and found it to be well received. As a result, we have decided to change our opening hours. As of 1st February 2023 Samford JPs in the Community will operate the following hours at the SCHUB:

• Tuesday 4pm - 7pm

• Thursday 9am -12 noon

If you are a JP or CommDec living in the Samford area with some time to volunteer, please consider joining the program to help spread the load – even if it is only a few hours a month. For any queries regarding volunteering or using the JP service, please contact Site Coordinator Ange Fairweather on 0433 119 811.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS FOR DECLARATIONS

Justice of the Peace (Qualified)

Community Hub (SCHUB):

Tuesday & Thursday 9am -12noon

Tuesday evenings .................. 5pm - 7pm

Maggie Scattini (Mt Nebo) ........ 3289 8175

Peter Gloor (Cedar Ck) 0409 482 767

Peter Jackson (Camp Mtn) 3289 6495

John Green 0400 373 726

Ben Sorensen 0407 302 544

Sue Flinders (Kobble Ck) 0466 619 660

David Macdonald(S/Valley)...0452 406 050

Justin Desmond 0438 380 767

Julie Lummis (Armstrong Ck) 0404 606 575

Merv Brown 0408 748 133

Elliott Baldwin 0448 056 110

Linda Smith 0409 637 203

Anna Burden 0423 594 900

Liz Gibbs .................................. 3289 1700

Commissioner for Declarations

Alison Murphy 3289 2835

Don Goebel 0412 932 288

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SUBMISSIONS Submitted

300-400

Please head to www.samfordprogress.org.au and click The Village Pump tab for dates, deadlines, rates and specifications.

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POLICIES

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SO - WHO ARE WE NOW? A 4520 Snapshot

Samford and surrounds has come a long way from the days of dairy carts and polio outbreaks, so who exactly are we now?

The latest 2021 Census shows a largely healthy community, growing in numbers who like big houses.

With an even split of men and women in the area, the median age in 2021 was 45, up from 43 in 2016. There are 140 of us aged 85 and over.

Private dwellings are up 7 per cent to 4,796 in 2021 compared to 2016, with an average of 2.7 cars per household. The number of families in the area has increased in this time by 10 per cent to 4,052.

Thanks to the vast space in our neighbourhood, most of our homes have 4 or more bedrooms.

The median rent paid in the 4520 area in 2021 was $488 per week, while median mortgage repayments were $2,459 per month. Given the current housing market, these figures are likely to significantly change yet again.

The most common employment industry for people in our area was in hospitals, followed by primary education,

Almost a quarter of couple families have both partners employed full-time, with a fifth of these families having one partner employed full-time and the other parttime. Median weekly household incomes are $2,795, higher than the Queensland average of $1,675.

Health issues were also captured in the 2021 Census with mental health conditions being the greatest ailment followed by asthma and arthritis. We’re a healthy lot overall though, with over 60 per cent of us reporting no long term health conditions.

The vast majority of us speak English at home, but the top responses for other languages spoken were German, Afrikaans, Dutch, French and Italian.

While the number of electric car owners wasn’t captured in the latest Census, anecdotal evidence suggests these are on the rise in our streets as are Hawaiian shirts and funky dog leashes.

(Data source: The Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Tanya Hall

LOCAL BIKE RIDERSWE NEED YOU!

We had a great response late last year seeking people willing to suport our new Village Pump distribution.

There’s still some positions to fill, so if you’re looking for a part-time job with a great team, then this could be perfect for you.

We are looking for people willing to assist with regular letterbox distribution in and around the Samford and surrounding areas.

Skills/Qualifications:

• RE Provisional or Open Motorcycle Licence

• Reliable and responsible

• Clean driving record

• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team

• Familiarity with local streets and neighbourhoods an advantage but not essential.

Initially, this is a part time role, every fortnight on a Thursday and Friday, with potential for increased hours and days as the business grows. You will be paid the standard award rate (MA000038 Award$28.91 p/hr plus super). Motorbike, helmet and shirt provided.

This is a great opportunity for a Uni student, part time worker, or retiree looking to earn some extra money.

If you are interested in learning more, phone Josh: 0491 097 507.

Image: Adnic Photography

computer system design, State Government administration, and cafes/restaurants.

Photo by RODNAE Productions for Pexels

SAMFORD LIVE –New Music Series

2023 will welcome a new chapter in the local live music scene - Samford Live is coming soon.

You can enjoy monthly live performances offering quality, diverse music and a great night out here in Samford Valley. Professional music in a licensed venue at an affordable price - convivial, spirited and fun. Music will include multiple genresfolk, blues, world, roots, indie, jazz, popular, and choral.

Call out to artists and music lovers:

Would you like to perform? Samford Live will promote and support our local artists. We’re keen to hear from professional and emerging acts.

What would local audiences like to see?

Share your thoughts on music and groups you’d like to enjoy locally. Email your info to the address below.

Who’s behind it?

This is a community initiative led by a producer and four professional local musicians including Zoe Quinn and Wendy Murray.

Zoe Quinn is a twenty year old singer/songwriter and guitarist. She draws influence from indie and folk-pop threads, infusing heartfelt lyrics, bold, passionate guitarplaying and a

compelling voice. Zoe ha released an EP and single, and in 2022 played her debut London show and performed at Woodford Folk Festival.

Wendy Murray is a much-loved local singer, songwriter and guitarist who has performed extensively across Australia and internationally.

Her original music is infused by a love of World, Folk, Blues and Jazz. Wendy has two groups Hot Mambo and trio Triple Moon and is a music therapist and music teacher.

Samford Live is also proudly supported by Samford & Districts Progress & Protection Association and Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Stay up to date: Watch these pages for further announcements. Join our mailing list to be the first to know and receive special offers.

Email: samfordlivemusic@gmail.com and follow Samford Live on Facebook and Instagram for all updates!

VALE Harold Hall

Many Dayboro residents and former residents will be saddened to learn of the passing of Harold Hall on 10th January 2023 at the age of 96. Harold was a long time resident of Mt Pleasant until moving into a care facility several years ago.

Harold was born on 23rd November 1926 at Albion to parents John Thomas Hall and Mary Ann Dobbin. He had two younger sisters, Joyce and Joan. Joyce passed away in 2013. Joan, who is now aged 88, resides at North Lakes.

John Hall built a large residence in Delaney Road, Dayboro about 1929. Shortly thereafter he and his family moved to take over the running of the Dobbin family farm at Mt Pleasant. The Dayboro Private Hospital was opened in 1932 in the house built by John Hall. Harold’s youngest sister Joan was born in the Dayboro Private Hospital on 3rd October 1934. Harold and his sister Joyce later took over the running of the Mt Pleasant farm.

Harold was very much involved with the Dayboro Presbyterian Church and was an Elder of the church for quite some time. He was always a very quietly-spoken gentleman, almost from a different era.

Carmel Bond

Chris Bowen

Wendy Murray (image: Sam MacPherson)

John Thomas Hall, Mary Ann Hall (nee Dobbin) and Harold John Hall 1927.

Zoe Quinn (artist image)

CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA DAY AT THE MUSEUM

On Thursday 26th January, Australia Day will be celebrated at Samford Museum from 9am -2pm with activities for children, working restored farm machinery, feature and visiting displays. Dinky di Aussie refreshments – billy tea & damper, lamingtons and sausage sizzle, tea/coffee and cold drinks will be on sale.

At 11am our new book, The Samford District Historical Museum 1986 to 2018, will be launched. This illustrated book tells the story of the establishment, developmental progress of the collection of local history in objects, buildings, photographs and files. Copies will be on sale for $22 after the launch.

Assistance will be on hand for local, family and Service Personnel history enquiries too.

In May 1984, the then Samford and Districts Historical Museum Committee, a sub-committee of the Samford & Districts Progress & Protection Association (SDPPA) held ‘Back to Samford Day’ in John Scott Park. A building had been acquired to use as a museum (but had not arrived on site), on land at the back of John Scott Park, which Pine Rivers Shire Council and the Lands Administration Commission had, in 1979, given permission to be used for an historical museum.

That building was the Head Teachers’ residence at Albany Creek School. On that day, our first Samford Reminiscences was launched. The committee was reconstituted as The Samford District Historical Museum Society on July 30 1984 and was granted incorporation in February 1985. The Samford Museum opened in May 1986 in the remodelled building.

Come and join with members to celebrate

Adults $5.00 School children $1.00.

For further information email info@ samfordmuseum.com.au or phone Geoff 0417 610 983.

This caramelised banana damper was legit one of the best things to come out of my oven. Let’s put it into yours.

Basic damper just uses flour, butter and milk. Add to that fool-proof mix, some mashed bananas and brown sugar and you have the most satisfying Sunday breakfast for under $3.

I haven’t included golden syrup in the ingredients list, but don’t forget the golden syrup. Because... well... it’s golden syrup.

CARAMELISED BANANA DAMPER

Ingredients:

3 cups self-raising flour

GO BANANAS FOR DAMPER

Fun fact for your next trivia night: Banana Bread is one of the most searchedfor recipes according to Google. Recently, I (like everyone else apparently) had an oversupply of bananas that were going brown faster than I could sell them as a snack to a four-year-old.

Looking at my squishy, brown fruit, I decided that if bananas can be a bread, they can also have an Aussie spin to them and become damper. And they can be caramelised too.

1/3 cup brown sugar

80 g butter

2 bananas

1/2 cup milk

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Mash the bananas with the brown sugar and let sit for a few minutes.

Soften the butter slightly in the microwave and cut into cubes.

In a mixing bowl, rub the butter and flour together until it looks like breadcrumbs. This is a great job for little hands. Add in the banana mixture and milk and stir until everything just comes together. Knead lightly into a damper dough ball and pop on a baking tray. I cut an X into the top of the bread to help it rise a bit more evenly. If you prefer any other letter of the alphabet - go for it.

Bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes. Once done, let the damper cool out of the oven for 10 minutes. Then serve up with butter and golden syrup and make a mental note to always over-buy two bananas during each grocery shop.

Tanya Hall

www.australianfoodie.com

Australia Day Samford style. Admission:

Peter Krause will display his model of Samford Rail yards and trains on Australia day.

Jacek Sicinski

Samford Bowls Club

Welcome to 2023. Reading the calendar of events to be held at the bowls club this year, promises to be a busy time with something to interest all our members. There are club competitions, pennant competitions, social bowls and social events. There are visits from other clubs and visits to other clubs. There are events where the community can come and join us.

We have continued to bowl all through the holiday period with the games directors keeping members busy in getting on with the Champion of Champion competitions so the winners will be able to go further and play in the District competitions.

Social bowls days have been busy during the holiday period this year. Non uniform days bring out the ‘social’ in us.

Turbo Triples, an event where our members normally travel to Dayboro to play, was held at the Samford Club on Thursday 5th January as the Dayboro green is having maintenance work done. With two greens, Samford was able to accommodate double the usual number of players. Thank you to

ME Property Sales Dayboro for supporting the day. Team Walsh took home the winning cash with Club Pine Rivers, runners up. The teams were happy the normal lunch of pies was still on the menu.

Village ‘Barefoot Bowls’ will commence on February 2nd. This popular social night is always fun so now is the time to get those teams together, think of a great name and contact Allan. Barefoot bowls is held on Thursday nights for 8 weeks twice a year. If you are a novice and never played, or only had a few games, it doesn’t matter. If you’re interested but don’t have a team, no worries we will find you a team. Bar open from 5.30pm, games from 6pm till 9pm with BBQ food available. Contact Allan on 0429 919 486.

The Alex Gow and Tyre Power competition teams have been decided and play will commence in early February.

Our usual Bring a Friend/Come and Try days sponsored by Samford Grove Retirement Village are on the calendar again for this year. First one is on Tuesday 7th March starting at 9am. If you would like to give lawn bowls a go, we can help anytime.

Later in the year, if you’ve ever wondered what U3A is all about, you might like to visit when we host an open morning on May 23rd to see the variety of activities, including lawn bowls.

Let’s not forget our annual Fashion Parade morning. Note the date - Monday August 21st - last year we sold out in 2 days! More info closer to the day.

Every week there are social bowls. Tuesday morning, Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning and Saturday afternoon. Further information: info@samfordbowls.com.au

Janice Ridley

Yay - it’s time for another SPADEwerx Theatre “Muster”.

This is where existing actors/members herd visitors for an hour or so in the hope they may consider joining the group. SPADEwerx is a not-for-profit group. Proceeds from our plays are donated to great local causes.

On Saturday 28th January from 2pm3.30pm, SPADEwerx members will be at the Samford Farmers Hall in the hope of recruiting new members. We’ve got plays planned for 2023 and into 2024 and have scope for new actors.

We always need new actors to replace/ relieve existing ones who need to pull back for family, work, sleep etc! Our musters have always been very productive at bringing in new members, so fingers crossed for this one.

Please drop in and meet us, have a cuppa, maybe try a bit of small group play-reading, have another cuppa, and see what you think about joining. We’d love to see you in the Farmers Hall from 2pm on Saturday 28th January. Check us out on Facebook.

Jo Roberts

Winners of the Turbo Triples. Team Walsh. Winning score of 39.

L-R: Alan, David and Martyn ready for action.

WORKING ON WORKPLACES

Those of us who know climate smart business owners in Samford will know that there’s some very simple and very useful things that can be done to create climate smart business locations.

Maybe it’s simply shop design and plantings such as at the Foot Health Clinic, or the reuse of hair clippings for compost as per the Barba Shop. Maybe the wholesale use of recycled timber to construct display furniture at The Leisa Tree attracts our attention to sustainable workplace design.

Then we have the use of solar energy by Four Seasons Organics and their use of low energy refrigeration, not to mention the sustainable products they sell to customers.

And there’s more being done by the Patisserie and the Long Yard Larder to create added value to the environment without it costing a pretty penny. There’s more being done by others in the growing list of members of the Samford Sustainable

Business Network which we will continue to highlight in future issues of the Village Pump.

And the focus of businesses such as Arthouse Constructions and award winning Bligh Graham Architects has the capacity to help us decide what to do if we’d like to design and construct a more climate conscious business location.

Our local Green Street service has been beavering away at a totally new website to be launched in the first quarter this year because we know that the way we design and deliver our workplaces is important to the overall sustainability of our businesses and the community. The current site at www.greenstreet.net.au/badges shows a checklist relating to the sustainable design of workplaces and they are listed below. Maybe this list will help businesses to chip away at a new way to add value to a sustainable Samford.

Here is the Green Street Badges checklist on sustainable workplace design, and the new website will have more!

• Design maximizes the availability of

lighting wherever possible.

• There is insulation to all walls and ceilings.

• Construction materials are made from renewable or reused resources.

• The building uses renewable energy supplies.

• Paints, varnishes and finishes are produced with no or low volatile organic compounds and are not toxic.

• Overall space used is minimised.

• There is no or low-use air conditioning.

• If air conditioning is on, windows and doors are closed and thermostats are set at 24-26 degrees in hot weather and 18-19 degrees in cold weather.

• Green energy is used for cooking and heating.

If you have more ideas on climate conscious workplace design, please get in touch at info@greenstreet.net.au or call 0407 190 162 and we’ll look at including those ideas in a revised checklist for the new look Green Street Badges.

Howard Neilsen

Happy New Year from Samford QCWA. What a wonderful Centenary year 2022 was. Thank you to all members for the many activities you participated in - here’s some wonderful ‘22 moments in pictures.

Bring on 2023! QCWA Samford are ready for you.

Catering events are going very well. We cater for small to medium group functions and other special occasions. Please contact Fiona on 0421 353 272.

If you’re interested in hiring our airconditioned CWA Hall in Main Street Samford (with a new kitchen), get in touch with Lilah on 0421 709 723.

SCHUB FRIDAY’S

A Year of Good Things

Welcome to a new year filled with good things that have never been and wonderful things from years gone by. This year’s program includes Samford Scribblers starting at noon in Week One, Crafting Kindness starting at 2pm on Week Two, Surprise Week on Week Three (a new twist), and the Good Stuff Ideas Forum starting at 3pm on the last Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome. Each week a Cuppa and Chat will start at 2pm.

You don’t have to join in activities if you don’t feel like it. Sometimes it is just nice to be part of a group from the outside, watching or taking in the stunning rural views from the SCHUB veranda. Connection can happen in a supportive group of lovely people. We have lots of space to spread out if you don’t like crowds…not that our small group could ever be called a crowd.

In Crafting Kindness, which will now be on the second Friday of the month with projects put out each week so fidgety hands can be kept busy, our first project revolves around The International Day of Giving Books on February 14 and Random Acts of Kindness Week between 14 and 21 February- and Valentines Day comes in there somewhere too. We started on January 13, but the preparation will roll through into our February 11 meeting, so hands can be busy while we enjoy our Cuppa and Chat each week.

Jenni’s Good Stuff Ideas Forum on January 27 will discuss Carpe Diem: Seize the Day, using literature excerpts, poetry, art and experience as initiators. On the 20th, Surprise Week will be just that.

Just before Christmas, we delivered half a dozen rugs with some beanies and scarves to Caboolture Neighbourhood Centre for the mental health unit at Caboolture Hospital where patients were complaining of the freezing air con. If you have busy fingers, please help us create more as they are sorely needed. We can provide wool.

Marni

Anne, Marnie and Susan helping at Senior Citizens Xmas Party, Mitchelton.

Jenny from Dayboro QCWA and Megan.

Brisbane City Hall Centenary Morning Tea.

Photo by ESTEE JANSSENS of Unsplash

QCWA Samford

IT’S SURVEY TIME AND YOU’RE INVITED

SUMMER BUSHCARE

Happy New Year to everyone from the Eco-Corridor team. MBRC does not run bushcare sessions in December or January, but work continues unabated at the EcoCorridor. On New Year’s Eve, our volunteers started our first summer bushcare session at 6.30am to avoid the heat of the day. We had a solid turn out, especially considering that there were a few drizzly showers around earlier in the morning. Our focus was on removing weeds around our young trees and shrubs in the ‘new’ riverbank planting below the powerlines. As well as exotic grasses, we also removed Madeira Vine, Creeping Inch Weed, Dutchman’s Pipe Vine and an assortment of sun weeds. After the working bee, our volunteers shared morning tea and socialised at the picnic site.

Our local contractor, Bushtekniq, has also been on site twice (once before Xmas and once in January) to tackle the weeds in hillside planting P3, tidy up the boundaries of revegetation zones P1 and P2, and weed around the young trees and shrubs in our riverbank planting. This work is funded by the SDPPA.

MONTHLY BIRD SURVEY

During the December survey, our birders recorded 62 species at the Eco-Corridor. Just like last month, there were plenty of Australian Figbirds around and also good numbers of Welcome Swallows and Fairy Martins. Summer visitors included Pacific Koel, Channel-billed Cuckoo, Common Cicadabird and a flock of about

30 White-throated Needletails. It was great to see all 3 species of fairywren (Red-backed, Superb and Variegated).

SUMMER SURVEYS (SPIDERS, BUTTERFLIES AND FROGS)

Community members are invited to join us on some upcoming surveys (attendees will need to sign on and confirm that they have no symptoms of Covid). Families are most welcome.

Greg Anderson hopes to carry out a nocturnal spider survey on the evening of Saturday 21 January. At the time of writing, Greg is overseas, so the details will be posted on our social media pages.

Our friends from the Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club (BOIC) will be carrying out a survey at the Eco-Corridor on Saturday 4 February from 9.30am (sign on at 9.15am). Again, further details will be provided on our social media pages and sent to those people on our mailing list.

Currently, conditions are too dry for frogs to be active, but if we get a period of sustained rain, local enthusiast Josiah Rossic will run a frog survey, likely at short notice.

Peter Storer

The Samford Eco-Corridor is a project of the SDPPA

Female Common Eggfly butterfly (Photo Peter Storer)

Jumping spider Mopsis mormon with fly (Photo Peter Storer)

THE LANTANA DILEMMA

Lantana (Lantana camara) is one of the most widespread, and widely detested, invasive weeds in South-East Queensland. In disturbed sites, it establishes and spreads rapidly, due to its fast growth rates and toxicity to other plants. It often forms impenetrable thickets that shade out regenerating native seedlings, thus stalling the successional regrowth of forests. It can completely smother large shrubs and small trees, even bringing them down with its sheer weight. On grazing properties, lantana invades pasture and is toxic to livestock. No wonder it is so unpopular!

Richmond Birdwing. And to cap it all off, the small black fruit are relished by many small birds, including Silvereye, Lewin’s

multiflorum ), Currant Bush ( Carissa ovata) and Chain Fruit (Alyxia ruscifolia). Alternatively, many local vines such as Kangaroo Vine ( Cissus antarctica ) or Barbed-wire Vine (Smilax australis) can be grown to form dense thickets, thus providing valuable shelter for birds and other wildlife.

However, experienced birdwatchers know that Lantana is often the single most important habitat species for small birds in the Samford district, especially fairywrens, finches and scrubwrens. The dense structure and prickles also provide refuge for the Eastern Whipbird and Pheasant Coucal (at Mount Mee it is used also by the vulnerable Black-breasted Buttonquail).

So, what is the answer to this ‘friend or foe’ dilemma? Firstly it important not to ‘nuke’ a large infestation of Lantana at once (as is common practice), but rather to deal with it in stages, preferably in a mosaic pattern. Lantana makes wonderful mulch that enriches the soil below, so it is best to chop up the bushes on site and let them break down. It then needs to be replaced with Australian native plants that provide the equivalent habitat value, comprising a combination of dense foliage, prickles, nectar and small fruit. I am not aware of a single native plants species with all these features, but substituting one monoculture with another wouldn’t be desirable anyway.

Local shrubs or vines with nectar-rich flowers for birds and/or butterflies include Pavetta (P. australiensis) , bottlebrushes ( Callistemon/Melaleuca) , Velvet Leaf ( Callicarpa pedunculata ) and Monkey Rope Vine (Parsonsia straminea). Lantanasized fruits are provided by Coffee Bush (Breynia oblongifolia), Native Peach (Trema tomentosa), Native Elderberry (Sambucus australasica) and Lime Berry (Micromelum minutum), all of which are fast-growing and fairly hardy.

In conclusion, Lantana should be removed from the environment, but in a staged manner, and be replaced by a diverse mix of local native species that provide the same overall habitat value. Kumbartcho Nursery at Eaton’s Hill or Paten Park Nursery at The Gap would be able to provide advice on many other suitable species to replace Lantana.

Bandicoots, wallabies and pademelons also use Lantana as a safe refuge during the day before emerging to forage at night. Lantana flowers are rich in nectar and provide a valuable food source for a myriad of butterflies, including the iconic

The idea is to use a suite of species that together provide the same overall benefits. Several native raspberry species (Rubus spp.) occur locally, are prickly, occupy a similar forest-edge niche and grow densely to provide a safe refuge from predators (and food for fruit-eaters).

Other prickly species that serve this purpose include Black Thorn (Bursaria spinosa ), Orange Thorn ( Pittosporum

Honeyeater and various pigeons.

Article and photos: Peter Storer

Regent Skipper on Lantana

Variegated Fairywren on Lantana, Liuda Court Park

Tawny Grassbird on Lantana, Days Road West Reserve

Double-barred Finch on Lantana, Samford EcoCorridor

Richmond Birdwing on Lantana

FOOD GARDENING Coming in February 2023

The Village Pump will be featuring a new monthly column on food gardening, provided by local business Gleanr. The column will be written by Peter Kearney, a co-founder of Gleanr and a resident of Samford, who has a long-standing involvement in the urban agriculture movement. Each month, readers can expect a list of the best vegetable, herb, and edible flower crops to grow in the local climate, as well as expert tips and advice on various aspects of food gardening such as crop management, garden design, soil management, plant health, and pest and disease control.

The information for the column will be sourced from Gleanr’s online platform, which offers extensive information on 140 food crops and can be tailored to any location in Australia.

The website also has a community feature that allows users to connect, share knowledge, ask questions and form local groups.

The column will be published at the end of each month and readers can visit Gleanr’s website, www.gleanr.com.au, to get more information. Gleanr’s management team believes that as readers use the information provided in the column, local online groups will form within the platform and food gardeners will connect with each other over their shared interest in food gardening and local food growing initiatives.

Since late August 2022, Millen Farm has hosted Permkaids activities to focus on its core educational mission to “Learn, Feast, Grow” by introducing children’s activities.

Permakids is a dynamic and creative approach to educational permaculturebased activities for children on the principles of fair share, care for the earth and caring for each other. Over 50 children have participated so far in the last 6 months in the following activities.

• Beauty and the Bees.

• A Christmas scavenger hunt with Greggles the permaculture pirate.

• Decorate your own garden pot.

• Terrific terrariums.

• Bush Christmas wreath making.

• Making a butterfly garden.

• Garden angels and faeries.

• Totem poles, dreaming stones and dream catchers.

• Beary fun activities for Koala month.

• Permaculture Pirate morning. A percentage of the tickets proceeds goes towards the operational costs of Millen Farm.

In 2023 Permakids hopes to continue offering these well received workshops for children with more and varied themes. If you have ideas or requests for kids’ workshops or gatherings at Millen Farm, contact Sue who is an international educator at Permakids on 0408 684 517.

NEW YEAR NEW YOU

With the beginning of each calendar year comes the opportunity for renewal for all of us. We often start the year with hopes and aspirations for our health and fitness, yet struggle to keep those goals alive.

As great as it might feel to set new goals each year, it’s important to remember that we are still the same person as we were the year before. Which means that unfortunately the same obstacles and thought patterns that got in the way of us achieving our goals in 2022, have the potential to do so again.

Luckily, we can change and grow any day of the year, and the transition to a new calendar year just provides us with an opportunity to reflect, reframe and apply new ways of thinking and behaving.

This conscious practice is the key to achieving your New Year resolutions whether that be personal, family, work or health related. Being really clear on what it is you want to achieve, and why, is also the anchor which keeps you focused and helps you to roll out of bed in the morning when

you really want to hit the snooze button once again.

The simple secret is to convert your practice into habits.

1. Create realistic goals. Aim high and stretch yourself, but not so high that you feel discouraged if your progress is slowincremental improvements lead to transformations.

2. Set yourself up for success by creating practices that you can fit into your daily routines.

3. Commit to doing something each day. Even if you can’t do your full workout because of a late night or change in schedule. Just do a 10 min stretch routine (e.g. Tibetan Rites or a few lunges and sun salutations)

4. Track your progress so you can celebrate the little wins and keep motivated.

5. Choose an accountability partner to join you on your fitness challenge. Working out with a friend or your partner can help you stay engaged and committed, even when you feel like missing a day or giving up.

Our ‘Get Fit With A Friend’ personal training sessions provide the perfect opportunity for you to learn simple yet effective routines that you can continue on your own at home.

Book in your Complimentary Fitness Assessments with PURE Fitness & Wellbeing and let 2023 be the year you achieve your fitness and health goals! www. purefitnessandwellbeing.com

OPEN: Community Sustainability Action Grants

This grant provides funding to eligible community groups and individuals for innovative projects which seek to address climate change, conserve Queensland’s natural and built environment and protect our unique wildlife. The program supports locally based, community driven projects which encourage real change in Queensland communities.

Grants of between $5,000 and $50,000 (excl GST) are available to rehabilitate or rewild unused spaces to support biodiversity conservation, or to repurpose unused or neglected spaces for community use.

Projects funded will be those that focus on connecting communities to their natural and green urban landscapes to:

• improve community engagement and access with the natural environment and green urban spaces

• deliver good environmental outcomes (for example, by improving habitat for Queensland native species)

• support circular economy initiatives, such as local organics reuse

• help to address food poverty and/or food security in local communities.

Activities funded may include but not be limited to:

• revegetation.

• pest and weed control.

• clean up activities (such as litter, debris and collection of dumped materials with the aim of providing habitat for native species, building wildlife corridors, or incorporating new areas in community spaces).

• provision of trails, guided activities and/or the creation of trail maps for community managed spaces.

• installation of circular economy infrastructure (composting bins, glass bottle receptacles etc.) at community facilities.

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• establishment, refurbishment, or expansion of community gardens including, but not limited to, the installation of irrigation and water tanks, garden sheds, greenhouses and construction of garden beds. Activities should encourage community/volunteer participation. Online application process closes 4pm, Thursday 16 February 2023. https://www. qld.gov.au/environment/management/ funding/community-sustainability

Experienced Veterinary Surgeon Offers Hope to Region’s Pet Owners

The Dayboro Village Vets has brought hope to pet owners seeking advanced surgical options for their companion animals closer to home. Dr. Ashley Young, a well-respected and very experienced surgeon, performs complex surgical and medical procedures right here in the region, meaning pet owners do not always need to travel to Brisbane to seek specialist care.

Pet owner, Natasha Hermann, has benefitted from Dr. Ashley’s surgical expertise to repair her dog, Naesse’s, cruciate ligament.

“We had received some previous, wellintentioned advice that our girl’s age made the risk too high and that her recovery would not go well,” said Natasha.

“Dr. Ashley undertook a comprehensive assessment and provided the much-needed reassurance that not only could the risks be well-managed, but that the knee surgery could be completed, and our girl was likely to recover well, making the whole process more accessible for our family.”

“Being local has also meant we did not

have to travel into Brisbane for expert surgical care and support. Naesse’s recovery has been outstanding; she is moving better than she has in years,” she said.

Dr. Ashley Young has been delighted by the community’s response to the services Dayboro Village Vets is providing.

“It’s a privilege to offer this service to the pets and people of Dayboro, Samford and surrounds. Accessible and affordable solutions to complex surgical and medical problems are what we strive to offer, and it’s great that pet owners can have peace of mind, knowing they have expertise only a short car trip away,” he said.

Dr. Ashley Young is

Dayboro Village Vets and is available for surgical, medical and second-opinion consultations. To make an appointment with him, call the practice on 3171 2227.

CARDS ANYONE?

Do you love cards? What’s your favourite?

Why don’t you come along to the SCHUB on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday of the month from 11am to 3pm and bring your best game? You can play what you know or learn a game or two. Some lessons will be conducted for newbies or refreshers starting on 30th January. Current games being played include Hand and Foot, Nomination English Whist, Cribbage, Bush Rummy and 5 Crowns.

New members always welcome. Contact June for further information: nowhiskey53@ gmail.com, or just drop in. Gold coin donation entry.

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Welcome back to Thank Goodness it’s Friday! This monthly community event is the perfect opportunity to unwind, relax and get to know your neighbours in a laid-back, fun atmosphere. Join us at the Cedar Creek Community Hall on Friday, January 27th for a night of delicious burgers hot off the grill, local music talent, and good company.

PILATES LIFESTYLE AND WELLBEING

“Not just another exercise class”

We have all been well schooled into understanding the importance of safe lifting, be it in the workplace, at home, or within an exercise routine. However, the subsequent safe lowering of the weight back to a surface is not so commonly spoken about. It is often at this point of the movement, when a load is being put down or the body is landing - as in a jump, that problems arise.

Pilates exercises emphasis the Control phase of any movement. Working with care through the control phase of muscle engagement brings ease, flow, ballistic movement and most importantly it ensures the body remains injury free.

Controlled movement requires the skeleton of the body to be correctly aligned to allow balanced muscle work creating efficient movement.

WELCOMING NEW APPLICATIONS

The start of a new year is often the time when parents look for a suitable co-curricular activity that takes place outside school but supplements the classroom curriculum.

The Scouting movement is one of the world’s largest and most successful youth organisations and at Samford Scout Group, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life, in a youth-led, adult-supported environment.

The Cedar Creek Community Hall has been an iconic gathering place in the district since 1925, and it remains a widely recognised part of the area thanks to the ongoing support from the community and the halls members. By attending events like TGIF and becoming a member of the hall, you can show your commitment to its future and help ensure that it remains a thriving hub of activity and connection. Membership forms are available at TGIF, or you can join via the website cedarcreekpublichall.org.au

So bring your friends, family and colleagues and make new connections while enjoying a casual, fun evening at the Cedar Creek Community Hall. The kitchen will be open from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, and the music will continue until 8.30pm. We hope to see you there!

Belinda

Our basic standing posture needs to be aligned before we start to move the body to enhance strength, flexibility and control.

All four Pilates Lifestyle and Wellbeing Instructors will, this year, be working with increasing our client’s awareness of alignment of their bodies during all classes as well as during their everyday lives.

Pilates Lifestyle and Wellbeing has four experienced instructors, four Reformers and an extensive timetable offering both early morning and early evening group classes, as well as one on one sessions where available. To view our expanded timetable and easy pricing plans, go to www.pilateslifestyle. com.au or contact us on 0432 269 472.

Dorothy

Each week, young people enjoy fun and adventure, while forming friendships and learning skills they need to succeed both now and in the future. Skills like teamwork, leadership and resilience – skills that have helped Scouts become everything from teachers and adventurers to astronauts and Olympians. We deliver an essential service that empowers young people to be active, confident, responsible citizens of their local, national and international communities.

We’re incredibly proud of the positive impact we’ve made to thousands of people from our local community. And our secret to success? We put the needs of young people first. Our youth-led, adult supported approach ensures our youth members are always at the forefront of our program.

The scouting program for 2023 starts soon and we are welcoming new applications now.

Parents, you can apply for your child to come along for a no obligation try out session by applying via this link www. scoutsqld.com.au/membershipform

David Reed Group Leader

Samford Area Mens Shed

Well! That’s another year over and done with. And what a year it was! January started off innocently enough. The world had great hopes and plans for a good year, having got through the previous year dominated by the Covid epidemic. By February, war clouds had gathered over Eastern Europe, which soon developed into a full-on storm. Meanwhile in other parts of the world and throughout the rest of 2022, famous and familiar faces left this mortal coil, some governments were deposed while others were elected – some in dramatic fashion –and life carried on in all its drama, sadness, joy and happiness.

As is the nature of the human creature, people everywhere yearned for and lived in hope that better times were just around the corner. And just to prove that hope springs eternal, we threw ourselves headfirst into the joy and celebration of Christmas and New Year. So, here we are again in January 2023, once again, living in the hope that this year will be a very good year.

For the men at Samford Area Men’s Shed (SAMS), 2022 was indeed a very good year. Much was achieved by the Men who are the “Steelies”, “Woodies”, walkers, photographers, artists and craftsmen. Most importantly, new friends were made, old friendships were re-affirmed and fellowship abounded as the men stood shoulder to shoulder in support of each other. All of us at SAMS look forward to an even better

2023 as we do those things that the Men’s Shed movement is famous for. Men of Samford and surrounds, why not to come along and join us in 2023? Just come to the far end of Showgrounds Drive, Highvale on a Tuesday morning at about 9am - just near the high voltage power tower. Find out more at samfordshed.org. au or email samssecretary1@gmail.com Brian Slattery

the procedure for obtaining a fire permit be explained. This, plus much more related information is available on the Rural Fires website (www.ruralfires.qld.gov.au), but the basics are as follows.

Properties vary tremendously, so the bush fire risk varies according to the lay of the land. Hazard reduction burning, as well as bush fire mitigation, generally will also vary from one property to another.

A permit application is required before a permit can be written for a particular property and the application forms are available on the rural fires website.

APPLYING FOR A PERMIT TO BURN

During a recent community gathering, it was suggested by a number of residents that

The procedure does vary from one fire warden district to another but here in this mountain country we suggest that, before applying for a permit, you contact your fire warden so that your property can be visited to discuss the best course of action.

Once the various options are discussed, a basic plan can be suggested which would make the permit application clearer and easier to complete.

It may be that a good start would be to reduce fuel around your property by burning small heaps. Large heaps require a permit but small heaps no greater than 2 metres in any direction are usually permitted in this Council region, as long as the block is greater than 3,000 square metres. (check with your local Council for guidelines and restrictions)

Smoke in bush fire areas is soon noticed, so it is important to call your fire warden or Rural Fires Officer (as well as neighbours) before lighting any fire, otherwise emergency fire units may be despatched to investigate.

Remember, it is the landholder’s responsibility to keep properties fire safe and your fire warden is available to help.

Bob Snowdon

Mt Glorious Fire Warden

BUILDING NEW PATHS AHEAD

2023 has started off remarkedly green everywhere

and Samford Landcare is looking forward to a great year. One of the major project areas that Samford Landcare has been developing over the past year is the creation of the new Scout Trails Garden development, between Samford Creek and Cash Avenue, Samford. This has been progressively taking shape with walking trail paths now created plus a special creek activity viewing area.

Our first wave of planting has been undertaken also and we’ll continue to develop this area as we move forward. If you are walking these trails, please feel free to pull up any weeds and grass that appear, as we’ve yet to train them to stay dormant!

In converting overgrown bushland into the Scout Trails Garden, all the weed plants and trees were extracted and after as much green waste as possible was redeployed, the Samford Rural Fire Brigade conducted a very well managed burn of the remainder at the end of the year - thank you SRFB!

With plenty of new planting projects planned for the year ahead, Samford Landcare welcomes any help at our regular site work sessions. Details of how to register your interest and support your local environment are available now at www.samfordlandcare.org.au

David Reed

ARANA HILLS LIBRARY SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM

Saturday 4 February,11am – 12.30pm: Chooks with Claire Bickle. Learn to how to keep chooks successfully in your backyard. All your questions answered. Free. Bookings required.

cultures all over the world. Betsy aims to give you knowledge and confidence to have a go yourself. She will share her weaving journey, how she experiments with all kinds of plants and different weaving techniques with practical examples to handle and try. Free. Bookings required.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Mon, Thurs & Fri, 9.30am – 10.00am: Playtime.

For bookings and to find out more of what’s happening each week, go to mbrc. qld.gov.au/libraries.

*Libraries operate in line with Queensland’s Covid Safe Future Roadmap, including adhering to social distancing requirements.

Arana Hills Library, 63 Cobbity Cres, Arana Hills

Friday 10 February, 11am – 12.30pm:

Mindful weaving.

Join Betsy Mills from Life Healing Journeys as she teaches you mindful weaving using materials from your garden. Basket weaving is a creative pastime generating calm and mindfulness while bringing you closer to Mother Nature. Traditionally, women have come together to weave and yarn in

Introduce your child to the wonderful world of free play. Have fun playing with your child, making up stories together and sharing in their delight as they make new discoveries. Playtime is a fully resourced opportunity for parents and children 0 - 5 years to play, pick up early literacy tips, network with other parents and make new friends. Limited spaces available*, which will be allocated as people arrive. Tues, Wed & Thurs, 10.30am – 11.00am: Storytime

Storytime is a great way to develop a love of reading and introduce your child to books. Experience the magic of stories, action rhymes and songs with your child at the library. For parents and children, 2-5 years.

Photo by Ralph

Why Do Yoga?

Do you want to be more flexible? To be stronger? To make time to find your breath and a little bit of peace? To work on injuries or physical challenges?

This ancient and complex practice is around 5000 years old, rooted in Indian philosophy. It began as a spiritual practice but has become a popular way of promoting physical and mental well-being.

In today’s modern lifestyle it can be hard to find a moment to take a few quite breaths and reconnect to the ground and your inner self. Research from the National Center for Complementary and Integrated Health (USA) suggests that yoga may: Help improve general wellness by relieving stress, supporting good health habits, and improving mental/emotional health, sleep, and balance; as well as relieve lower-back pain and neck pain, and possibly pain from tension-type headaches and knee osteoarthritis.

If you’ve been wanting to begin yoga, or return to yoga after a break, then we invite you with a friendly smile to come to Zen Space - a clean and spacious yoga studio in the Lifestyle Centre, just a couple of kms from the Samford roundabout along

Mt Glorious Road. The teachers are trained, insured and registered with Yoga Australia to keep you safe and well – they know how to make your yoga easy, fun and safe for your body.

You can start with a Beginners course or Over 60s course or just turn up at the time that suits you. There are classes every day so check our website (see below) or Facebook Page for timetable and cost.

And to give you even more encouragement – on January 29th we have an Open Day with free yoga and classes so come along and check out the studio, meet our team and have some fun!

All you need is YOU, and maybe a friend…so just turn up!

www.zen-space.com.au; zenspacesamford@gmail.com 0421 058 250.

the day you consider supporting not just your independent bookstore, but also our great local talent. Why not try Bush noir from Garry Disher and S.R White instead of Scandi, colonial and first nations historical fiction from Robbie Arnott and Sean Wilson instead of French and English, even some speculative or magical realist fiction from Claire G Coleman and Nardi Simpson or just plain beautiful storytelling from Inga Simpson, Melissa Lucashenko, Tim Winton and Alexis Wright.

Did you know that the average Australian author only receives about 10% of a book’s sale price and are only paid per book held by libraries not each time it is borrowed?

The Australian market is also so small that even a bestseller here doesn’t earn an author enough money to give up their day job. That, alas, comes with overseas sales and while Australian authors can mix it with the best in the world, these are tough markets to break into.

While we can’t buy every book that we would like to read, make Australia Day

At Baffies Oan Books we also have a growing selection of books from local Samford and surrounds authors – Richard Carroll, Jo Ward, George Johnston, Laura Hewitt, R.R. Lycette, Chelsea Lomandra and Franceska Jordon.

So don’t just throw some lamb on the barbie this Australia Day, pop in and check out the diverse array of books available from our wide selection of Australian authors.

Baffies Oan Bookstore, in the Lifestyle Centre on Mt Glorious Road.

Fiona Taylor

Vera Women’s Wellness is a Samford-based wholistic Women's Health Clinic that envisions a world where every woman can achieve her best health and aims to heal, to restore and to empower women.

At Vera we value every woman’s uniqueness. We give you the time and space to tell your story. We respect your health decisions and commit to providing you with the clinical insight, information, education, and options to enable good decision-making. Conditions we treat. All conditions including:

Infertility

Pelvic pain and endometriosis Vulval and vaginal discharge & pain Pain with sex Ovulatory dysfunction (PCOS, hypothalamic amenorrhoea) Adolescent gynaecology Peri-menopause and menopause Hormonal mood disorders such as PMS and PMDD Period problems, contraceptive counselling, and IUDs.

Vera has a therapeutic community focused on integrated, wholistic wellness and multiple treatment modalities including:

Specialist medicine Physiotherapy Dietetics & Nutrition Acupuncture Skin Therapy Health Coaching Massage Therapy Peer Support

In 2023 Vera will be welcoming a General Practitioner, Dermatologist and Counsellor.

www.verawomenswellness.com.au

P: 07 2000 1099

E: hello@verawomenswellness.com.au

VIEW CLUB UPDATES

ARANA

Well - what fun we had at our Christmas break-up in early December. The room was full of glorious angels who proceeded to have a wonderful day being entertained, firstly The Ferny Groovers, the local ukulele band who had us singing along to old favourites and many were dancing as well. This was followed by a lovely Christmas lunch and entertainment by Ian Maurice and Natalie Mead, followed by all the raffle prizes supplied by members.

We also had a ‘bring and buy’ with lots of Christmas goodies to purchase, helping us raise over $400 towards our Learning for Life Students with The Smith Family.

The new year meetings will commence on 1st February with our AGM. We are

always happy to have new members join the committee. Meetings are held at the Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade Keperra, 10.30am for 11.00am start. Come and enjoy a 2-course lunch, tea and coffee for $30.00. Annual memberships are due in February too.

If you’re attending, please contact Carol on 3355 5349 by noon, Monday 30th January.

many children miss out on a world of knowledge.

An Internet Access Pack will ensure a child living with disadvantage can connect to the internet and access the crucial resources they need to complete their school projects and homework. The Pack will provide access to the internet for one, two, three or four terms and enable families to participate in The Smith Family’s digital programs and access to key services online.

We are supporting seven of The Smith Family’s Learning For Life Students ranging from 8 years to 19 years of age.

Our 2023 fundraising will aim to raise $1800 for 5 Internet Access Packs and we’d love your help to do this. Members enjoy a monthly get together over lunch with raffles and other activities contributing to our fundraising efforts.

To commemorate The Smith Family centenary in 2022, the Mint has struck a $1 uncirculated coin as a collectors’ item only. The coin is now on sale in Australia Post offices nationally.

If you wish to know more about the Newmarket VIEW Club, email us on newmarketview@gmail.com

NEWMARKET

Fundraising Project for 2023 Internet access is vital for children to keep up with their learning in the 21st century. Unfortunately, there are still many families who can’t afford it. This means

Arana VIEW angels Bonnie and Loris at the Christmas party.

Sisters, Sylvia McGrice and Lynne Ingen-Housz, enjoyed our Christmas lunch at the Alderley Arms Hotel, at our final meeting for 2022.

BRENDALE

Upcoming ‘In the Pink’ Birthday Celebrations

Welcome and Happy New Year. The Brendale VIEW Club year has commenced with the January dinner meeting AGM and committee nominations. Congratulations to our new committee. We have a great social and fundraising events calendar coming up this year.

First up, at our 21st February dinner meeting we will celebrate our 24th Birthday anniversary and the theme for the night will be ‘In the Pink’.

Yes Ladies, Pink is the word so come along and with all things pink to enjoy a night filled with lucky door prizes, raffles while enjoying our guest speaker Trevor Peacock, a former Diplomat from DFAT. What’s a birthday without cake? We’ll be cutting a birthday cake to share too!

Ladies, if this year you have decided to make a difference in your community, then why not join us? We meet on the third Tuesday of the month for dinner at the Aspley Hornets Football Club. You can meet like-minded women, make new friends, enjoy a 2 course meal, listen to

an informative guest speaker and attend additional social activities that suit you.

VIEW - Voice, Interests & Education of Women - is a leading women’s volunteer organisation and support network that empowers women to have their voices heard on issues of importance for the future wellbeing of Australian society, all while supporting disadvantaged Australian children through the work of children’s charity The Smith Family.

In the last year, VIEW members raised more than $1 million and supported more than 1,000 children through their Learning for Life program.

As well as our dinners, we have a ‘Coffee and Chat’ on the first Saturday of the month at 10am onwards at White’s Coffee Co. in the Bracken Ridge Tavern.

Come give us a try – we’d love to meet you! Contact our President Shayne on 0409 991 428.

Barb Lupton

FREE BRIDGE LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS

Lessons commence Saturday 4 February, 10am to 12.00 noon, at the Arana Bridge Club, 20 Tramway Street, Ferny Grove, located opposite the Ferny Grove Police station.

Have you tried bridge? It’s a great way to meet new friends and learn a new skill to exercise your mind. The club provides a very social interaction with people of all ages and backgrounds. The course runs for 9 weeks after which help with play sessions is available. Lessons are free but purchase of the textbook ($30) is recommended.

All welcome. Contact Jim Taylor on 3289 0033.

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BOOK REVIEWS JULIE MARTIN

A PASSAGE NORTH Anuk

Arudpragasam

In post-Civil War Sri Lanka, where the effects of the conflict still permeate everyday life, Krishnan receives two disturbing messages: one about the death of Rani, his ailing grandmother’s carer, and a non-committal unexpected communication from his Indian activist bi-sexual ex-girlfriend. These messages drive Krishnan through two parallel journeys: a physical train journey from Colombo to Rani’s funeral in the far northern Tamil village where she met her death in what could have been a horrendous accident or perhaps a murder, the second a mental journey revisiting and analysing the past events and their implications for him and his country.

Arudpragasam stunned me with his detailed lyrical observations of Krishnan’s grandmother’s physical and mental decline, her strange relationship with traumatised Rani who lost both her sons during the war; the parallels between aging verging on dementia, and the horrors of post traumatic stress, and between the sometimes destructive friendship between the women and Krishnan’s turbulent feelings about the loss of his non-committal girlfriend.

If you don’t like convoluted sentence structures and ponderous story lines, then this book is not for you. If you revel in beautiful language woven into a deeply contemplative novel, then wrap yourself in Anuk Arudpragasam’s A Passage North. It’s a book I very much appreciated. Thank you Fiona of Baffies Oan for your recommendation.

THE SHIRALEE D’Arcy Niland

The Shiralee is an Australian classic which realistically depicts the problems many faced in the Great Depression of the 1930s when governments were more interested in repaying foreign debt than helping their citizens. It was published in 1955, toward the end of an extended period of depravation for Australia (the droughts, floods and economic depression of the 1890s, the devastation of 60,000 Australian soldiers dying in WW1, the Great Depression when one third of our workers were jobless, then WW2 and its horrific aftereffects).

As a novel of its time by a man who had humped his swag round Western New South Wales, along with thousands of others, to get enough work to survive, it has a heavy sprinkling of Australian slang as well as a sprinkling of misogyny and racism which may offend some.

Macauley is an itinerant labourer (swagman), trudging through the outback searching for work. He kidnaps his fouryear-old daughter from his unfaithful wife and takes her on the track. The child becomes his shiralee: first his burden then his gift. He can’t get work easily with a tot in tow, he can’t get on the grog, gamble or fight as much. He loves the child with a deep, tough love and she adores him. Old and new friends they meet along the way, share what little they have. There is an innocence in the book’s harshness.

This story has a big heart, funny in places, sad in others, occasionally tender, sometimes brutal, always humble.

If you haven’t read it, put aside your modern life’s view for a short while to walk Macauley’s and Buster’s road in a time past. I’ve read this so many times that my third copy is falling apart. It’s one book I won’t lend. It has many unexpected twists and a cracker of an emotional ending. If you have read it, delight in it again.

THE RISING TIDE Ann Cleeves

I have never been disappointed by an Ann Cleeves novel. The Rising Tide, is no exception. Cleeve’s complex mysteries are always character driven, this time exploring the lives of a group of sexagenarians meeting at a fiveyearly reunion in a remote retreat on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

At their initial visit to the retreat in the 1970s, their young teacher leader released the teens from strict school conformity, encouraging open and honest discussion about their feelings. Now, 50 years later, they’re stuck on sharing memories, because if they talk about the past, they don’t have to face their present challenges.

Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, frumpy, overweight and cranky as ever, is called to investigate the apparent suicide of charismatic TV presenter Rick Kendall who was about to write a tell-all, after being accused of sexually harassing an intern. The other reunion attendees, Anglican priest Phillip Robson, deli co-owner Annie Laidler, Kenneth Hampton an ex-teacher with dementia and Louise his retired principal wife/carer, find a past shadowed by the death of their friend Isabel who stormed away from the island, drowning on the causeway as the tide swept in, after an argument at the first reunion.

Vera and her team uncover secrets, lies and betrayals among those at the retreat, and their peripheral friends, linking Isabel’s drowning, Rick’s murder, and the death of Rick’s ex-wife, exposing the investigators to danger.

The mist-shrouded island with its perilous tides becomes a foreboding character contributing to the gloomy malevolence of the book. The reader is continually in the dark, examining an array of suspects, unravelling misleading clues. The tension never lets up. The ending is startling. Underneath it all is a canny examination of how circumstances and time change people in unforeseen ways.

This is a knockout book. Desert your TV and read it. I think it’s Cleeve’s best yet.

NOISE SHARING: IS YOUR SUBURB NEXT?

CURFEW A BETTER

Airservices Australia and Brisbane Airport Corporation want an unlimited number of planes flying over greater Brisbane to make them rich. Their solution to the devastating noise pollution this is causing is to “share” it to new suburbs, including yours. BFPCA is fighting for a better solution; a curfew and a total flight cap just like Sydney Airport has. SCAN THE

“Kobble on the Creek”

Offered for the first time in 20 years, park-like acreage offers an unrivaled business and lifestyle package with 100 metres of absolute creek frontage and virtually unlimited water supply.

The main residence boasts 9 foot ceilings, 3 bedrooms, 2-way family bathroom and a large rear deck capturing the stunning rural outlook across the horse paddocks and magnificent fig tree.

Purpose built for light industry, 170m2 workshop with 3 phase power and numerous 10, 15 and 20 amp power points plus 66m2 under-cover truck parking. Directly adjoining, self-contained 2 bedroom granny flat with kitchen, bathroom and living area.

3.23 hectares of ex-dairy land includes quality split-post and star picket fencing, cattle yards, fruit orchard, stock water to both paddocks plus 70,000 litres water storage and 5 kilo watt solar system. Hurry, opportunities on this scale are in scarce supply!

could have been cooking chestnuts (8) 6. Her horse did a circuit of the field in the polo game (4)

Online search found inverted U-shapes (6) 8. Coal makes a fine drink when stirred (4) 12. No, don’t turn it off (2) 14. You have been prewarned about such a crazy education (9)

Gnawer was a work of art (3)

13. A new pea Copy that (3) 14. Escorts change into support garments (7) 18. Hill climbers use enumerations (12)

20. Boarding school accommodation can become a dirty room (9) 22. Most are too small to sail a sloop on (5)

A dense object has its wants (5)

A mixed serve of fruit is poetry (5)

Eager to be in unity (5)

Nod if you want to wear it back to front (3)

Anxious that the reports were wordier than necessary (7)

Crude oil processing could infringe copyright (8)

Those with enthusiastic vigour and flair use the fast lane (4)

You can choose that sheet of paper or the ones

The pet was caught in the act (3)

While he posts his letter, he stands still (5)

The church was so hot, the organist could have been cooking chestnuts (8)

Her horse did a circuit of the field in the polo game (4)

Online search found inverted U-shapes (6)

Coal makes a fine drink when stirred (4)

No, don’t turn it off (2)

You have been prewarned about such a crazy education (9)

30. Anxious that the reports were wordier than necessary (7)

31. Crude oil processing could infringe copyright (8)

32. Those with enthusiastic vigour and flair use the fast lane (4)

DOWN

2. You can choose that sheet of paper or the ones I have (5)

3. The pet was caught in the act (3)

4. While he posts his letter, he stands still (5)

5. The church was so hot, the organist could have been cooking chestnuts (8)

6. Her horse did a circuit of the field in the polo game (4)

7. Online search found inverted U-shapes (6)

8. Coal makes a fine drink when stirred (4)

12. No, don’t turn it off (2)

14. You have been prewarned about such a crazy education (9)

15. Gnawer was a work of art (3)

16. That meteor was far, far away from our planet (6) 17. Expenses can be claimed from your health fund for this type of procedure (7)

18. That horse was so hungry, she ate a whole ream of paper (4)

19. Nameless vendors of goods and services door to door (8)

21. Not the safest place to be in a canoe (5)

24. The gardener owns the seeds that were planted (4)

25. A video of her rival went ballistic (5)

27 Coral outcrops are born to be free (4)

29. They wrote a bio on the girl in a sash (3)

ORDERS for point of lay pullets. Gleam O Dawn 3289 1699.

BULK CANE BALES Gleam O Dawn 3289 1699. 45kg GAS BOTTLES exch. Gleam O Dawn 3289 1699.

GLEAM O DAWN stocks NutriRice range. 3289 1699. CONTACT GLEAM O DAWN for all your fertilizing, gardening & micro irrigation requirements. Ph 3289 1699.

FREE removal unwanted cars/car bodies. 0412 268 087.

FARRIER Good rates. 0417 738 722

PETA’S PET MINDING Ph: 0418 118 708.

SAMFORD PET RESORT AND DOGGY DAY CARE Ph 3289 1600 www.samfordpetresort.com.au

DRIVER TRAINING: Automatic/manual, accredited female trainer, own car only. $40 p/hr M: 0434 544 215.

FRENCH with a native speaker with over 20 years’ experience. High school & uni students + advanced learners. Ph Rose: 3289 4505/0408 249 013.

SAMFORD “SOUL” ACCOMMODATION: House for Hire, 3 bed short term. Cabins delivered to you. Winnebago for hire. 3289 6000

ACREAGE and domestic mowing, whipper-snipping, gardening and pressure cleaning. Cheap fixed rates, honest and reliable. Ring Liam 0472 626 206

CELEBRANT with depth and warmth. Contact Margit on 0410 030 870 or margitradcliffe@gmail.com

FUNERAL CELEBRANT Services with soul. Contact Robyn on 0412 083 641 or robyn@eyesofheart.com. au

LANTANA a problem? Call Peter on 0417 726 923 for prompt removal, roots and all with no pesticides used.

L&S DOYLE ELECTRICAL Competitive rates, free quotes. Liam Doyle 0404 494 184. Lic No 73073

LOCAL CLEANING LADY $30/hr. 0488 483 231.

RESIDENTIAL HOME CLEANER AVAILABLE. Closeburn & Cedar Creek only. Collect & return wash & fold service. Call Catherine for quote. 0491 364 726.

RIDER MOWER and small engine repairs & servicing, general welding & fabrication work. Low rates no frills. Call Aaron: 0417 716 662 8am-4pm Mon-Fri. Pick up service avail.

TLC CLEANERS – Reliable, local service over 20yrs. Many references avail. 0414 328 945

WALK AND TALK THERAPY. $35 for 1 Hour with Counselling Student currently studying Diploma in Counselling. Message Catherine 0491 364 726

WELDING: Minor welding work. 0407 255 549

DEATH WALKER/DOULA Support & care for the dying and their families. Contact Robyn on 0412083641 or robyn@eyesofheart.com.au

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Early childhood/school/ executive skills, self care, sensory/self regulation. gwen@ gwenliddleot.com M: 0413 124 121

YOGA AT ZEN SPACE is for every-body! With nearly 15 classes a week we are your one stop shop for yoga & meditation offering courses and classes for beginners, over 60’s and established students. Plus regular workshops, weekly HeartSong Community Choir and live music events! Space for hire for your events too! www.zenspace. com.au or 0421 058 250 for more info.

PSYCHOTHERAPY + HYPNOTHERAPY Feel like your mind and emotions have control over you? Gently rewire your automatic, subconscious processes and address issues at their core to achieve lasting change and enjoy greater resilience, empowerment, peace and joy. Visit www.takethewheeltherapy.com or contact Mel on 0493 426 961.

SAMFORD WOMEN’S MASSAGE: Remedial & Relaxation Massage Therapy. M: 0401 844 554 www. samfordwomensmassage.com

BUS DRIVERS: Casual vacancies. Samford Valley Steiner School. Min LR Licence. Blue Card. Ph: 0493 557 119. Details: samfordsteiner.qld.edu.au

BUS DRIVER: Urgently needed for school run. Mt Nebo to The Gap, morning & afternoon runs. Contact Adrian Jones 3289 8126 or 0432 192 389.

CLEANER WANTED 0414 328 945.

GARDENING, weeding work Camp Mountain, suit teenager, Ph Diana 0407 597 055.

WANTED: Truck Driver. Min HR Licence. Ph: 3298 5436

COMMUNITY

Aged Care Advice and Advocacy. FREE Service. Samford Community Hub by appointment. Jay Richters 0420 278 240

Aikido Samford Club Beginners welcome. Darren 0402 901 933.

Facebook: Aikido Samford

Alcoholics Anonymous Helpline 3255 9162 Samford Community Hub every Tues: 7pm. Farmers Hall every Thurs: 10am. No need to book just turn up. These are both child friendly meetings.

ALP Australian Labor Party Monthly meetings in Samford. Kerry O’Connor 0417 634 755

Archery- Target Archers Beginner courses and new membership enquiries email: samfordvalleytargetarchers@gmail.com

Army Cadets: Samford 107 ACU parades from 6pm to 8:30pm every Monday, excluding holidays at Samford Community Hub. E: 107ACU@ armycadets.gov.au for further information.

Avenue of Honour For all information on this project or to order a memorial plaque contact samfordaoh@gmail.com or leave a message at the RSL on 3289 6928

Book Club Contact Rose: 0414 973 010, E: rose.moss@bigpond.com

Bowls Club Wednesday is Ladies Bowls at 9.00am (Men welcome) Saturday is mixed bowls at 1pm. For Sunday bowls & financial days contact Club. Ph: 3289 1204

Bunya Residents Association SES Building, James Drysdale Sport Reserve 7.30pm last Wed of month, Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov. email: president@bunyaresidents.asn.au. www.bunyaresidents.asn.au

Caravan Club Dog friendly club holds rallies one week each month within 350km. Marion 0409 028 851.

Cards@TheSCHUB: 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday of each month. 11am to 3pm. All card games welcome. Contact June at nowhiskey53@ gmail.com

Cedar Creek Bushcare Group: 2nd Thurs of the month (except Dec and Jan). Andy Williams Park. 8:30am - 10:30am. MBRC provide tools and insurance. All welcome. Contact Fiona 0421 071 412

Churches/Religions

Sacred Heart Catholic Church: Enquiries 3355 2667

Samford Valley Community Church. 3289 2832

Samford Baptist Church: Pastor Samuel Thompson 0409 797 931

St Pauls Anglican Church: Rev Robert Paget 3289 1715

Brisbane Christian Fellowship: Alan Elliott 3289 2888

Mitchelton Presbyterian Church: Rev. Phil Campbell 3355 3843

Baha’i Faith Azita 0405194623

Church of United Spiritualism: Rev Lee Ovenstone 0404 059 916

Alive Church: Ps Duane Van Vuuren 0488 495 049

Mychurch Everton Park Ph: 3355 7444

Nexus Church Samford: www.nexuschurch.com.au

Community Library Samford Books, games, jigsaw puzzles, CD’s, DVD’s, social groups Contact Linda Murray 0408 062 393 or email info@communitylibrarysamford.org

Creative Samford Inc A community group whose aim is to foster and increase the visibility of all arts in Samford & surrounds. Contact: admin@creativesamford.com

CWA CWA Hall at 10.00am on the third Wednesday of the month. Hall bookings Lilah: 0421 709 723

Cycling Samford Velos. Every Saturday from Samford Patisserie. Contact Daryl Van Cooten 3289 8319 (h) 3480 6602

Eco Corridor Samford (SDPPA) Monthly bushcare 2-4pm 2nd Sunday except Dec/Jan. Meet in Samford parklands carpark by netball courts. samfordecocorridor@gmail.com

Equestrian Group (SEG) Riders of all ages and abilities welcome. For full details, calendar & contacts - www. samfordequestriangroup.com

Halls for Hire

Farmers Hall, 0422 054 378.

CWA Hall. Lilah 0421 709 723

Showgrounds Pavilion - Seating for 500. 3289 7057.

Samsonvale Hall - Linda Jeffrey 0416 735 361.

Cedar Ck Hall - cedarcreekhall4520@gmail.com

Samford Bowls Club - info@samfordbowlsclub.com.au

Samford Community Centre, School Rd - 0408 665 434

Mt Nebo Hall - mtnebohall@mtnebo.org.au

Samford Scout Hall & Shelter - David Reed 3040 6400

Anglican Church Hall 3289 1715

Zen Space Samford - 0421 058 250

Greens Meetings online 6.30pm, first Tues of each month. Facebook: pineriversgreens. E: pine.rivers@qld.greens.org.au

Liberal National Party LNP Darcy Creighton 0403 435 606

Lions Club 7.00pm on the first and third Thursday of the month. Contact David 3289 4378 samford@lionsq3.org.au

Meals on Wheels Delivery Mon - Fri. Ph: 0409 920 824. samford@ mowpr.org New volunteers always welcome.

Men’s Coffee Morning: Meet other local retired and semi-retired men for a coffee and chat. 9.30am. Fish Lips, Main St, Samford. Contact Morris: 0409 614 85

Millen Farm a not-for-profit volunteer run organic permaculture-based community farm - education area, market garden, community exchange. Contact: Martine Nordh 0450 696 854 or Greg Prior 0419 913 536.

Mt Glorious Community Assoc Meets third Thurs of month. 6.30pm at the new comunity hall. mtgloriouscommunityassociation@ outlook.com

Nebo Resident’s Assoc. Mt Nebo Hall at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month. mtnebohall@mtnebo.org.au www.mtnebo. org.au

Native Plants Qld (formerly SGAP) CWA Hall 7.15pm first Tuesday of month (except January). Enq sgapsamford@outlook.com or 3289 7858

Netball Club Meetings are the 1st Monday of each month at the Parklands Clubhouse, 7pm. Contact Sonya Grieve 0428 648 154. www. samfordnetball.org.au

North Pine Poultry Club Inc Meet 3rd Saturday of each month. See facebook page for details.

Pine Rivers Croquet Club Deakin Street, Brendale. Social sports club, play days: Tue, Wed, Thurs, Sat. Carolyn 0480271272 or pinerivers@croquetqld.org

Pine Rivers Koala Care Assoc Inc 24 hour Koala & Wildlife Rescue 0401 350 799.

Playgroup Contact Julia 0459 067 752 or samfordplaygroup@gmail. com or www.facebook.com/samfordplaygroup

Pony Club Committee meetings at Richards Rd, 7.30pm first Monday of the month. Pony Club Muster at Richards Rd on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month at 8.30am. www.samfordgvponyclub.org.au

Reko Samford & Dayboro: Order ea week online for contactless pickup ea Saturday. Facebook: Reko Samford/Reko Dayboro for details.

Rotary Club of Samford Valley 6.45pm second and fourth Tuesday. Contact President Amanda: 0417 612 400

RSL Sub-Branch Memorial Park corner Main and Progress. Pension and welfare on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Meetings as arranged, phone 3289 6928 for details or email samford@rslqld.org

Samford & Districts Progress & Protection Association (SDPPA) Meetings 7pm, 3rd Wed of month @ SCHUB. Email: secretary@samfordprogess.org.au W: samfordprogress. org.au Facebook: SDPPA

Samford Stags Rugby League Club Committee meetings at 6.30pm at the Clubhouse on the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Mick Hughes 3289 1027

Samford & District Carriage Drivers Based at the Samford Showgrounds. Contact sdcarriagedriversinc@gmail.com

Samford & Districts Chamber of Commerce Meets 7am on the second Wednesday of each month at Flying Nun cafe. Contact President info@samfordchamber.com

Samford Area Men’s Shed Tuesdays 9am, Showgrounds Drive, Highvale. samssecretary1@gmail.com

Samford Art & Craft Association Slab Hut John Scott Park 7 days 10am-4pm. Ph. 3289 3113

Samford Bowls Mah-jong Every Wednesday & Friday 1pm4pm. Contact Jan Smith: 0402 623 794

FIRE WARDENS:

SAMFORD

Highvale: Rob Packer 0408 728 727

Jolly’s Lookout: Les Austin 3289 1465

Mt Glorious Rd to and incl. Hulcombe Rd: Noel Draper 3289 1811

Gibbons Road: Kemsley McDowall 3289 1215

Samford Village: Tony Marks 0422 001 814

Camp Mountain: Bob Millar 0409 890 203

Wights Mtn: Garry Morrison 3289 1748

Draper: Irwin Draper 3289 1497

CLEAR MOUNTAIN

John Blake 0418 878 575

Samford Commons admin@samfordcommons.org.au. Leah Hudson M: 0432 682 024. Community Conversation @ Little Tree Bake & Brew House. 2:30pm – 4:30pm – 1st Sunday of each month.

Samford Community Folk Dance. All welcome at 7:30pm on 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month in the Farmers Hall. Contact Heather 3289 4708 www.colonialdance.com.au

Samford Community Singers Mondays 7pm. Farmers Hall. Coordinator, Nettie Carroll 0412 991 759. Membership Secretary: Raymond Adams 3289 1789

Samford Hash Group Since 1991. Runners, walkers, joggers. Ph Haughty 3289 4378 Payback 3298 5194.

Samford Hash House Harriers Contact Stubby 3425 2849 for location of run. Meet 5pm every Sunday. (4pm winter)

Samford Landcare www.samfordlandcare.org.au. Contact: samfordlandcare@gmail.com

Samford Local Growers 3rd Sunday of each month, 9am to 11am. Contact Jason 0407 740 856 or go to http://groups.google.com.au/ group/samford-local-food-group

Samford Museum Station St, open every Wednesday & Sunday 10am - 4pm. info@samfordmuseum.com.au. Ph: 3289 2743

Samford Patchworkers Meet CWA Hall every Wed morning 9am except 3rd Wed. Ph: Rae 0407 693 818. ‘Nighties’ meet at Samford Community Hub 2nd & 4th Wed. 6.30pm to 9pm. Ph: Victoria 0438 757 185

Samford Pool - Redfin Aquatics www.redfinaquatics.com. M: 0448 726 343

Samford Rangers Football Club (Soccer) PresidentGraham Young, pres@samfordrangers.org.au, 0400 487 809. Secretary - Mathew Kilkelly, secy@samfordrangers.org.au, 0437 437 313

Samford Riding for the Disabled Samford Showgrounds Call 0458 246 883. www.samfordrda.com.au

Samford Scout Group Membership enquiries to David Reed: gl@ samford.scoutsqld.com.au www.samfordscouts.com.au Ph: 3040 6400

Samford Support Network 0470 214 916. SSN@ samfordsupportnetwork.com. www.samfordsupportnetwork.com.

Samford & District Show Society Committee meetings at Showgrounds - 2nd Wednesday each month. www.samfordshowsociety. com.au

Samford Valley Markets. 2nd Saturday each month 7am-noon. Facebook: Samford Valley Markets.

Swimming Club Contact Anna Wilson 0427 659 388. president@ samfordswimclub.com.au

Samford Tennis Club Enquiries Jessica Catterall 0466 883 899 www.samfordtennis.net. hello@southerncrosstennis.com.au

Samford Valley Weather Station Visit www.samfordweather. com

CLOSEBURN-UPPER

CEDAR CREEK

Closeburn and Upper Cedar Creek: Miles Boon 0409 661 353

SAMSONVALE

Kobble

Kobble

Steve Arkell 3289 9061 - 0408 792 975

Kundes

Chris Kunde 0408 180 669

MT NEBO

Mt Nebo Terry Bradford 3289 8181

Mt Glorious Bob Snowdon 0422 609 477 or 3289 0150