Town & Country Journal, Week #110 - February 16, 2023

CountryJournal

Respected manager mourned

Selina Venier

Our newspapers were informed of the passing of Rose City Shoppingworld’s Centre Manager, Jason Gard last Thursday, February 9.

The well-known and respected Warwick resident held the position for more than 12 years and according to staff who worked closely in the team environment, was a friend who led “with heart”.

“Jason was instrumental in running the operations of the shopping centre and seeing it through its major redevelopment phase six

years ago,” Rose City Shoppingworld’s Marketing Manager Louise de Lissa said.

Mr Gard’s shopping centre management extended to areas such as Sunnybank, on Brisbane’s southside, and Dubbo, in New South Wales.

The family moved to Warwick approximately a year ago, after living in Killarney.

“They decided to make their home in Killarney and spent most of their time building a dream home and farm,” Ms de Lissa said, describing the Warwick move as a chance “to enjoy town living”.

Mr Gard, who celebrated his 50th birthday last November, and his wife, Joanne are parents to

Matthew, 22, and Simone who’s 20.

He held various positions in the community over the years including President of the Chamber of Commerce, four years as Chairman of the Warwick Art Gallery Committee and on their management committee for twelve.

Along with these responsibilities, Mr Gard held the position of Major and Battalion Commander with the local Army Cadet Unit and “was passionate about increasing the awareness of this unit in the minds of young teens in the area”, Ms de Lissa continued.

“Jason would spend weekends

Storage facilities or residential accommodation?

Jonathan O’Neill

oneill.jonathan1@outlook.com

Plans to turn a vacant lot in close proximity to Warwick’s central business district into self-storage sheds have been refused by Council, following a heated debate regarding the lack of accommodation

and storage facilities in the Southern Downs.

The lot at 43 Percy Street is located in a highly desirable medium-density residential zone within walking distance of the town centre, heightening the opposition voiced by councillors.

Despite its location, the vacant lot is listed as contaminated land, given its history as a scrapyard, however, a

Department of Environment and Heritage Protection letter in March 2013 advised that the property has been removed from the Environmental Management Register.

However, an SDRC Planning Services officer said that Council went through the process to get that listing lifted.

Continued on page 2....

away running camps and travelling afar in his role to keep this development program alive in the Warwick community,” she said. “He was a wonderful man who held a wealth of knowledge and was always there to listen. His experiences, even for his young years, was immense.

“Jason would be able to offer advice which was always heartfelt. He valued family and due to working in a small office environment, it was his main aim to keep balance and stability.”

A short battle with an aggressive cancer was said to cause his death.

24th & 25th FEBRUARY

Storage facilities or residential

Continued from page 1....

Following the recommendation by the Southern Downs Planning Services Coordinator to refuse the storage facility, Councillor Andrew Gale questioned why this decision was made.

“That block’s been vacant for many years … I would have thought if it was going to get residential housing on it, something might have happened in the meantime,” Cr Gale said.

Given the contaminated land listing, Councillor Gale stated that he felt it was a good way to use the area, and that there was a need in the community for self-storage facilities.

“The word on the street, and anecdotal evidence around the place …[shows] there is a drastic shortage of storage units available in this area. I’ve been told that people are renting private garages off people to use as storage.”

The Senior Officer for the SDRC Planning Services said the application by the developer needs to argue that based on client-occupancy rates of existing storage facilities in the region, this type of development is needed.

“This is an opportunity for us to indicate where we want the overall planning scheme to head moving forward, and I believe it should be residential and any opportunity we get to move people, with industrial businesses and even mixed use where possible, add industrial zones, future zones that haven’t even been decided yet,” Cr Gliori said.

“You also need to demonstrate that by taking away residential land, that you’re not going to compromise our goal of obviously increasing growth, allowing for residential growth within our medium residential zone,” the Senior Officer said.

Councillor Jo McNally said she was torn on which way to vote regarding this proposal.

“We definitely have a shortage of storage sheds … but there is also no accommodation for people,” she said. “I can see why it’s been refused in that area because we need accommodation. Council was the owner of this land, we did sell it, and with hindsight, we probably should have said it could never be sold unless it was going to be used for residential. I can understand the reasons for refus-

ing it, but I also wonder if perhaps some of those reasons are not reasonable enough to refuse it.

“We’re talking about storage sheds in a residential area … local governments across Australia, across Queensland are screaming out for accommodation for people … this is something that could have a huge impact for the residents of our town and our region,” Cr McNally continued. “I hope the Department of Housing are watching this [Council meeting livestream], and actually make an offer on this land and build some units there themselves, but that’s a different story. I believe it would be highly hypocritical to say that storage needs come above human needs and we have no accommodation … this is a per-

fect place.”

This opinion was not shared across the table.

Councillor Cynthia McDonald stressed that the vacant lot is located near a mechanics, a pub, a petrol station, a recycling shop, a railway line and a stock produce shop, highlighting zoning to be the issue in this argument.

“Looking at the planning scheme … medium density rules … allows for animal husbandry and warehousing … now storage sheds, how far off warehousing are they?” Cr McDonald said.

An original application in 2017 called for 25 double-storey townhouses to be built on the block, however, that application lapsed as the applicant failed to respond to the council’s information request.

“25 double-storey townhouses might have more of an impact than a storage facility on the amenity of the area,” Cr McDonald said. “Given the proximity of those other businesses being located literally across the road, I do have some concerns that we’re not showing any latitude at all as the Council are going hard down the line of refusing

this. My feelings are that we have a planning scheme that’s obviously coming in … it appears to me to be more of a mixed-use area,” Cr McDonald said.

Councillor Stephen Tancred voiced his disapproval of the report submitted to Council, saying storage facilities are very low impact.

“There’s a storage facility on the industrial estate near my business, I drive past it all the time … I’d be lucky to see one car a week go in there,” Cr Tancred said. “People just take their goods there, lock the door and come back in two, three or four months’ time … it’s not like it’s people ducking in and out daily … they’re very low impact, very low traffic.”

Councillor Marco Gliori sided with Councillor McNally and the majority of the room regarding the issue stating that the businesses and industrial parts of the area probably wouldn’t be approved now, and stressing his desire to plan for the future.

Local author Deborah Wheeler received word on Sunday, February 12 that her documentary, “Second

Carpenter” had won the Mykonos International Film Festivals ‘Best Short Documentary’. She said she could “never have dreamed there would be such ongoing acclaim” resulting from her book, ‘Silk Clouds & Olive Trees: Stories from the Battle of Crete.’ “It is so important to capture the stories of our Veterans, to hear them tell their stories in their own words before this important history is lost,” the author said. Read Friday’s Daily Journal for the full story.

“That’s what we’re here for, that helicopter view, that overview vision of where we’re going forward, we’re in the process of looking at planning for the future,” Cr Gliori said. “There are plenty of other areas where these could exist, and it really hit a nail on the head when Cr McNally said what is the priority here? Housing or storage sheds? It’s housing for me … we have lots of businesses that have been there for a long time. I understand they exist, but during this term we’ve had councillors speak out about, for example, the service station on the corner of Guy and Wood Street.

Urgent funding for aging sewer network secured

Jonathan O’Neill oneill.jonathan1@outlook.com

Aging plumbing infrastructure in the Southern Downs is set to receive a major upgrade, thanks to a state government funding boost.

New sewer pumps and emergency alarm systems will be installed in Stanthorpe and Warwick to reduce the risk of sewer overflow and address the aging infrastructure that has plagued the region.

$1.24m in funding has been secured by the Southern Downs Regional Council through the Queensland Government’s 2021-24 Works for Queensland program which will see the installation of emergency storage tanks, pumps, overflow meters, telemetry and alarms at three Stanthorpe pump stations, and a refurbishment of the access platform at Warwick’s pump station on Condamine Street.

Southern Downs Mayor, Vic Pennisi said Council has prioritised a number of important asset renewal projects across the region. “Council has identified several pressure

points within the sewer network as needing attention and it is working collaboratively with all levels of government to address the issues that potentially impact the delivery of essential services to the community,” Cr Pennisi said. “Council is prioritising funding opportunities to address aging infrastructure ahead of creating new assets.”

The project aims to meet the Department of Environment and Sustainability’s legislative and compliance requirements of the environmental authority, by minimising accidental sewer overflows to the environment during power failure and wet weather events.

Sewer overflows impacting the environment are considered breaches of the environmental authority and failure to comply with its guidelines can result in financial fines from the state environmental department.

Southern Downs Mayor Vic Pennisi told the Town and Country Journal that Council needs to have a plan by December this year regarding the future of the Stanthorpe sewage plant.

“Are we going to make it bigger? Are we going to move it up? Move it out? Are we going to make it bigger? What are we going to do with that plan, because the environ-

mental department has requested it, and we must comply with that,” Cr Pennisi said.

In regards to the ageing infrastructure, Mayor Pennisi continued to say that there is a significant number of projects needed to address the issues with the regions ageing infrastructure.

“We’ve got about half a billion dollar’s worth of assets underground… some of it was built in the 1930s, and at some stage will need to be replaced… it’s failing… we can’t ignore it forever,” he said. “What we have been doing is putting smart metres in Stanthorpe and we’re looking to roll that out right across the region.

“They found 77 leaks on the customer side of the metre, and we’re going to retrofit some metres on our network, on major pipe and trunk infrastructure, because if there’s a leak underground on the customer’s side, there’ll be leaks on our side.

“We need to conserve that water… it’s a reflection of our aging infrastructure, so hopefully, when it comes to water, over the next couple of years, we’ll be able to handle repairing anything that’s broken under the ground without losing water,” Cr Pennisi said.

Deadly brown in boot

Adeadly eastern brown snake - known as a ‘common brown’ despite its uncommonly poisonous venom - was found in a Warwick resident’s boot last weekend, possibly hiding from the venomous heat of summer. Southern Downs Snake Catchers’ Anthony Adams has had a busy time of it of late, with a report coming in of a snake attacking a pig in the greater Warwick area underlining the threat.

Mr Adams told Nine News, “It was the first time finding a snake in a gumboot, but they can pop up anywhere.” He admitted to being surprised to see the species, as they aren’t ordinarily known for their climbing up (or into) abilities. Best to have “eyes out before boots on” is his warning - and close the screen door not just to keep the flies and mozzies out.

EVERYONE’S ENTITLED with Andrew Gale

Please don’t bother ringing my wife and I at 8am in the morning. It doesn’t matter if you need a boat licence, driving lessons or help with the other things we both do. We’re always busy at that time. No, not getting the kids ready for school. (High schoolers need to be able to do that for themselves).

If we haven’t left already to go to work, we will be sitting down together, having a cuppa and watching Bluey on the ABC.

Yes, Bluey. The kid’s cartoon. Our grandkids put my wife onto it. She got me hooked and now it’s as much a part of our morning routine as the aforesaid coffee, cereal and feeding the cat.

If you don’t know the show, it’s about a family of andromorphic blue heelers that live in a world entirely populated by dogs. Bluey is a young dog who lives with her little sister Bingo and her mum and dad, Chilli and Bandit. It’s set in the inner west of Brisbane and all manner of Brisbane landmarks pop up in the show. Be it Mount Coo-tha, Southbank, City Cats and even St Brigid’s church at Red Hill.

So far there have been around 100 episodes of the show made. They’re all 7 minutes long and that’s the perfect time

length for an active child (or a grandpa) to sit still.

Sure, on face value it’s written to entertain little kids. Probably toddlers to under 10’s being the main audience. It does that very well. But Bluey is one of those shows, if you sit and watch it, you very quickly gather an appreciation that it is truly relevant to people of different ages. It is no doubt intentionally written in a multi-layered style to do exactly that.

Each episode has a fun or even silly to the point of ridiculous plot theme. The type of stuff you would expect from two little girls (I mean pups), having a fun little life with all the make believe that little girls do. Added to this is the interaction with parents, grandparents and neighbours in all types of scenarios. Be it a family BBQ, camping trip and once even whilst watching the dog equivalent of the State of Origin.

This adds up to life lessons for Bluey and Bingo and no doubt the young audience, along with deeper messages about parenting, family and even things like the work/life balance and sacrifices people make to bring up kids. Quite honestly the show has made me both laugh and cry. But it’s still a great way to start the day.

But don’t just take my word for it. In the 4 odd years it’s been about critics all over the world have raved about it much more often than not. Some have said it’s “the best kid’s show of the last decade”, some of said “of all time”. Others have argued in reviews far more grandiose than my mere ponderings that it is THE BEST television show of all time.

Hmmmm….. better than Captain Kirk and the original Star Trek?

I don’t know about that.

Town & CountryJournal

The Small Newspaper Company

Main Phone Number 4528 3131

Address: 1/41 King Street, Warwick, 4370

Advertising inquiries: Gordon Bratby

sales@thedailyjournal.ink 0437 417 736

Editorial contacts:

Editor: editor@thedailyjournal.ink

COLUMN CENTIMETRES

with Olav Muurlink

Ishouldn’t say this, because I’ve been in the news business for many years, but sometimes I don’t feel like reading the news any more. But then something happens to change all that. My ears perked up when I thought some aliens packed themselves in silver cylinders, packed light— very light it seems—and ended up floating over North America, slowly, saying to themselves…”shall we? Yeah….nah?” But before they could turn for home, without bothering to land, the Americans shot a Sidewinder (price of the bullet? Around half a million Australian dollars) into the vessel and now it’s smithereens in the tundra of Alaska. Now we’ll never know why aliens are so indecisive. You know, floating over earth for around a century or more without ever buying any real estate…let alone invading a single country. Picking up the occasional lonely driver or sunset watcher and doing a probe or two to test what we taste like, but obviously never liking the sample enough to really settle down and farm us.

Meanwhile, back on earth, apparently Turkish skyscraper architects have brought a whole new meaning to the phrase “not learning their lessons”, building gingerbread houses on top of the rubble of the 1999 earthquake.

And closer to home, a 75-year-old man died earlier this month while waiting at a taxi rank in Margaret Street in Toowoomba. Not of

Editor: Olav Muurlink

editor@thedailyjournal.ink

Publisher: Gordon Bratby

Journalist: Selina Venier stanthorperecord@gmail.com

Journalist: Kim Hanson-Ross kimberley.hansonross@icloud.com

Journalist: Jonathan O’Neill oneill.jonathan1@outlook.com

Sports Journalist, Gerard Walsh sports@thedailyjournal.ink

A little bit of legals in not-too-fine print

While every care is taken to compile this newspaper accurately, we cannot be held responsible for any errors that may occur with advertisements or articles. All submitted content does not necessarily represent the opinions of The Small Newspaper Company

or The Daily Journal. All art and editorial content remains the property of the relevant copyright holder and may not be reproduced without permission. If we have got something wrong, get in touch, and we will print a correction in our next edition...and apologies in advance!

natural causes, unless you feel four thieves aged 16 to 18 are part of the natural fauna one should expect to see in Margaret Street. The boys shoved the man, stole his backpack…and the gentleman despite the attention of medics passed away. Investigations, police say, are ongoing.

And ongoing…. I have enough crusty old men in my circle to know what the mutterings are when we hear what’s happening everywhere from Margaret Street to Alice Springs. There are a disturbingly large number of people we want to, and seemingly need to, lock up, to keep ourselves safe. Assuming humans evolve, and sometimes I wonder, we seem to be evolving very slowly when it comes to understanding the lessons we are trying to teach ourselves. We’ve been imprisoning, fining, admonishing and re-educating young men for tens of thousands of years without quite succeeding. Indeed, a while back we even tried shipping them to Australia, whipping them, and hanging them from the neck until they were no longer able to shoplift and terrorise. And yet, like the aliens in aluminium, they still keep coming.

We are indeed, like Turkish skyscraper architects, slow learners.

Olav Muurlink is associate professor in sustainable innovation at Central Queensland University, and increasingly, a grumpy old man.

Community’s thumbs up for fire assist Thieves find keys left

Selina Venier editor@thedailyjournal.ink

Labor’s Joel Richters was among Granite Belt locals on Friday February 10 to see more water storage tanks at the ready at Applethorpe Rural Fire Station, before fire season kicks in.

Two 22,500 litre tanks were installed at the station “with connections for filling of fire trucks and aerial fire fighting aircraft”, with the promise that they will potentially “store sufficient water for 16 aircraft refills”.

“This commitment to the Granite Belt is critical for the safety of both residents and fire fighters,” Mr Richters said. “The events of 2019 are still very much at the forefront of our minds ... (and) we all need to listen to the expert volunteers on the ground and we can do more.”

Promising upgrades in June last year, Mr Richters said he was following through on concerns raised by Applethorpe Rural Fire Brigade members “who expressed their concerns about the need to upgrade facilities at the station”.

“I’m very pleased to have been able to

advocate for them to make this infrastructure improvement a reality,” he said.

Mr Richters further said that this follow-through “adds to the many commitments that the Palaszczuk Government has already delivered for the fire fighters here on the Downs”.

Applethorpe Rural Fire Brigade First Officer, Roni Bau said the community is “grateful”, adding that, “These additional tanks will be used by the water bombers to assist in fighting bushfires from the air.”

The Rural Fire Service has 67 brigades on the Southern Downs.

Selina Venier editor@thedailyjournal.ink

Following reports of more stolen property left with keys accessible, police are reminding residents and rural land holders to “lock it or lose it” in terms of leaving vehicles, houses and sheds.

“Thieves are entering properties and stealing vehicles,” a police statement read. “Reports received reveal that the majority have been parked with keys left in the vehicles and unlocked. No matter how far off a main road your property is, your vehicle, house or shed could still be targeted by opportunistic thieves.”

Police on the Darling Downs report that between 5pm on February 2 and 7am on February 4, unknown persons entered a house in Hall Street, Texas, stealing a Hikmicro Thermal Scope. The scope was later recovered. Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact police and reference QP2300218459.

Between December 17 and January 14, unknown persons entered a rural property on the Stanthorpe Inglewood Road and reportedly removed two off-road dirt

bikes. To disclose information on this theft, quote reference QP2300223307.

Between 6pm on February 10 and 10am on February 11, unknown persons entered a rural property on Bosnjaks Road, Glenarbon, in the Goondiwindi Region, stealing a Landcruiser utility that was later recovered in NSW.

Contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov. au/reporting or call 131 444.

Roni Bau (left) and Joel Richters at Applethorpe Rural Fire Station on February 10.

Bikes like these that were stolen. Photo supplied.

Spotlight on Warwick Courthouse

Kim Hanson-Ross kimberley.hansonross@icloud.com

It was a slow Monday, on February 13 in Warwick Court, with multiple adjournments, drug and drink driving and driving without a licence charges.

However, one case proved to stand out from the crowd, when a young lady of 23 years walked in on public nuisance charges, and all was not what it seemed.

The mother of two had left the children with her father, but when she went to up the children, they were found to be under the supervision of the children’s aunt. The aunt refused to return the mother’s children, and the 23-year-old then asked the

aunt to tell her ex-partner to drop off the children later.

The mother left to give a cool-down period, and returned later for the children, however the father gathered his friends and attacked her vehicle. The father is reported to have Domestic Violence charges against him.

The police were called to the scene, but the defendant was “very frustrated and angry” according to her representative lawyer, and yelled, “You sick f****** c***.” to her ex-partner.

When the police were unable to assist in the collection of her children, she shouted, “He killed my father, you are useless,” before spitting at them.

There was no order in place regarding the custody of the children and the Magistrate confirmed: “There is not a lot police can do when there’s no order in place. You would be well advised to get an order in place, so that you won’t have to keep up with organising arrangements anymore.”

Due to the circumstances of the incident, which is that she was trying to get her kids back, the woman wasn’t heavily punished. Instead, the judge gave her a lighter sentence, and put her on a good behaviour bond.

Another standout case involved a man who had broken bail on four Mondays in December.

On the first instance, the court was told

he “went in to report, but the door was locked, and didn’t know what to do”. He “failed to see the large sign on the door saying to call if the office was unattended”.

On the second occasion, the bail avoider was attending a wedding but failed to inform the police he was going away. On the third and fourth occasion, there were measures in place to allow him to work around the public holidays of reporting days, but by this point, he “stopped bothering to go in” and didn’t think he “would get in trouble.”

The man in question was convicted, but not punished further, due to already being in custody at the time of the hearing.

Smiling under the Southern Downs’ sun

Selina Venier editor@thedailyjournal.ink

Following on from our Stanthorpe Show report on the Historic Vehicles and Machinery Group officially opening their new shed, a spectacular “hot rods” display was seen on the Southern Downs on February 11 and 12, as they roared through local streets and collectively came to rest for others to enjoy.

Organiser Pete Neale was the first to describe the weekend’s get-together for motoring enthusiasts, and anyone wanting to “step back in time” a little, or a lot, as “marvellous”.

“It’s so good to see people out, enjoying the day,” he said of the automotive spectacle beside Quart Pot Creek and the Stanthorpe Information Centre last Saturday that carried over to The Summit on Sunday.

Pete also praised the representatives of Applethorpe State School who organised a BBQ beside the

The winning cars, among 126 entries, were awarded as follows:

Hot Rod Award - 1934 Coupe

Classic Award - 1953 Chevy

Pickup Award - C10 Chevy

Aussie Award - 1968 Monaro

Rat Rod Award - 1946 Buick

creek, and sweet offerings amid spiking heat at midday and early-afternoon. By all accounts, Pete, who runs Pete’s Hot Rod and Resto Shop in Cottonvale, was right when he said, “People were smiling all day, and enjoying themselves.”

APPRENTICESHIP SERVICES

QCWA risks losing two opening days

Kim Hanson-Ross kimberley.hansonross@icloud.com

The Warwick QCWA is looking to get more volunteers on board so they can keep the café running at its current days.

“If we do not get three or four more people, we may have to close two days a week,” Penny Campbell-Wilson, QWCA Volunteer, said. “That’s how important our volunteers are. It’s affecting us, and it’s affecting the community.”

Sandwiches sold in the store fund the organisation’s bursaries, which are offered to graduating Year 12 students commencing their tertiary studies.

The bursaries have recently been

increased to $2,000 each and are offered to any three students who may be experiencing financial strain.

“We feel we do a wonderful service out there,” Ms Campbell-Wilson said.

The QCWA sell “a lot of sandwiches” each day they are open, and support their

Properly managing property for landlords

Julie Clark’s passion for helping people means she now works on both sides of real estate, not only selling property but also managing rental property for numerous Granite Belt landlords. The opportunity to manage some rentals came up so Julie started Injule Property Maintenance just over three years ago. The business grew quickly and now her team includes property manager Vikki Whieldon, and Julie’s daughter Kathryn Arthurs, also

occurred around the rights and obligations of landlords so Julie is holding and information session for landlords who want to be brought up to date and who may be thinking of changing property managers. Julie says not all property managers are the same so putting your property into knowledgeable, professional hands can pay dividends.

Join Injule Property Maintenance for their Meet and Greet afternoon, 3 o’clock this Saturday 18th February at 8 Corundum Street, Stanthorpe. You can meet the team, ask questions and get answers about how to best manage your property.

local organisations through donations, hiring out the QCWA hall, and buying all produce and equipment locally.

The ladies on the day of interviewing, mentioned that they were passionate about “helping out the community”. “We don’t employ anybody, and these people here

have been QWCA members for a long time,” was agreed. “Every group is amazing an we’re here to help the community in whatever way we can.”

Anyone looking to volunteer, or apply for a bursary, can find the QCWA hall located on 76 Grafton Street in Warwick. Prospective applicants must reside in the QCWA Border Division, which includes the entire Southern Downs Council region, as well as the Goondiwindi Region. Applications close on February 28 at 5pm and application forms are available on-site. The café is currently open from Tuesday to Friday, 9am – 2pm.

Interest rates fail to freeze appetite for Downs

Staff reports editor@thedailyjournal.ink

The latest numbers are out, showing that the real estate market is continuing to bubble in a manner matching day-time temperatures. Listings continue to be a struggle for local agents looking for stock to sell, in contrast with the situation in Brisbane, where total listings are down just 0.8% on the peak a year ago - suggesting that the problem in the big smoke is not to do with stock being pulled, but stock simply not selling as interest rates climb the Reserve Bank stairs.

The median unit price in Brisbane dropped by just -0.2 per cent in December, bringing quarterly gains into the negative at -1.2 per cent. Over the past 12 months, Brisbane units have increased in value by +5.0 per cent, with the median price currently sitting at just under $490,000. Median total sales in Brisbane are down almost 5% on last year to $698.204.

Warwick’s postcode recorded $43.4 million in sales in the pre and post Christmas period from mid-November through to the first week of February with an average price of $429,876 and median price of $385,000. These figures don’t include private sales and

sales of properties not registered with CoreLogic. In the Stanthorpe 4380 postcode which includes EUkey, Greenland and Mt Tully a total of $18.8 million in sales were logged with the mean actually higher than Warwick’s at $438,953 and a median price of a neat $400,000.

On a lighter note, we checked out CoreLogic’s register of real estate sales in the region, a real estate sticky-beak which we do reasonably regularly like every red blooded Australian, and scrolled down the lines of the selling agents looking at who was busy before and after Christmas. There were the usual suspects (Southern Downs Realty, LJ Hooker, Warwick Real Estate, Helen Harm, George and Fuhrman on the Warwick end and even ‘celebrity’ real estate agent Darryl Evans doing a couple of sales after his ‘retirement’!...while on the Stanthorpe sde Stanthorpe Real Estate and Cec Mann dominated, with Crisp Real Estate and other names in hot pursuit as the market continues to run hot in the cold country) but there was one that stood out, head and shoulders, from all the others. Uploadtest Do Not Respond - Test Ads Only was the agent…apparently…of a property at Swan Creek. Despite it’s policy of Not Responding, and running Test Ads Only, the agent managed to sell 240 Kemps Road for a healthy $745,000. Some people will buy anything…off anyone!

Contributed

L-R Vikki Whieldon, Julie Clark and Kathryn Arthurs

Thursday group volunteers (from left): Joyce Fearby, Jenny Tarpp, Penny CampbellWilson, and Judy Bilbrough.

Tiffany and Carol.

Allora 135 years ago Part 2

Deborah Wheeler editor@thedailyjournal.ink

Our newspapers have been asked to again print the second and final article ‘Some wheat farms’ by Christophus which appeared in the Brisbane Courier on 18th February 1888. Many people who were at the recent Allora Show, commented on how different things are today. Allora is a thriving small township and it is great when you can see how hard the early settler of the district worked leaving the way open to the community of today to move forward and prosper. Thank you to our readers for their positive feedback on this series of articles. Enjoy.

It is not, however, with the Forest Plain that this paper would deal. It was to visit some of the wheat farms at Mount Pleasant which are situated just beyond the boundary of the Exchange lands I set forth. Mount Pleasant stands amongst the wooded ranges at the head of the Forest Plain. In the old days when the surrounding land formed part of Goomburra run Mount Pleasant was one of the out-stations, and it is on the sites of many of those old sheep camps that homesteads have been made. The country is very broken about here, heavily timbered, and traversed in places by deep gullies which show the great depth of the soil. It is probable that twenty years ago many of these gullies were not in existence but have been gradually worn down to their present depth

by the water finding channels down dray tracks. The formation is evidently basaltic and some of the alluvial deposits on the slopes and small flats are very rich and deep. I noticed that on some of the ridges the soil was red in colour, somewhat resembling the Toowoomba soil but more gravelly, whilst on the flats and slopes the colour was a deep black. The first two farms I visited belonged to Messrs. Tickle and Chard respectively. They are small in area, consisting of about 100 acres, but a great deal of work has been done in the way of clearing, &c. Mr. Tickle, on his farm Beulah, has cleared about 50 acres of what was originally thick forest of gum, ironbark, and box. The house is prettily situated on the summit of a high ridge more than 200ft. above Goomburra, and commands a fine view of swelling purple ridges and stretches of yellow plain bright with cultivation - a view typically Australian - sombre but bountiful. I saw here peach, apple, fig, quince, apricot, nectarine, plum, and mulberry trees all doing well. The ground was well stirred round the trees, and each tree matched with stockyard manure. Some young vines put in last year were thriving vigorously, but the orange tree does not do at all well, probably on account of westerly winds in winter. The situation is well suited for an orchard. Mr. Chard has cleared about the same area of ground as his neighbour, and has had to contend with the same difficulties. Those farmers have been generally successful in wheat growing, very rarely having a failure in fact, the year before last was the first time the crop had absolute-

ly failed, and even then some of them saved their seed. No doubt the reason of their success may be attributed to the proximity of the land to the Main Range. Those high ridges catch the showers that do not extend to the low-lying country beneath, and it has been generally in a dry year that they have had good returns sometimes eight bags per acre when there has been no wheat on the flats. I should think the soil would prove too strong in wet seasons, letting the cross run too much to flag and straw. The lie of the land is very suitable for wheat growing, consisting of well-drained slopes, and the clearing has added to the effectiveness of the drainage but the situation is liable to hailstorms.

All the farmers just round here strip their wheat, and say it is the cheapest method. In fact, the reaper and binder would not work comfortably on this description of country, and the thrashing machine would have great difficulty in reaching the spot. As far as I could see, the strippers had been very wasteful, as in some of the paddock where the straw had been burnt off the ground was covered with baked grain. Mr. Chard told me the wheat had been lying down in some places to such an extent that the machine could not touch it, and a considerable percentage was lost. I asked Mr. Chard how the wheat did on the places where the heaps of burnt timber had stood, and he informed me that the ashes had to be well scattered, otherwise the growth was too strong in wet seasons and too stunted in dry. The wheat

chiefly grown has been Purple Straw and Talavera, both very subject to rust, but good milling wheats. Defiance seems to be the favourite now, and on all sides I heard it well spoken of. Mr. Chard’s theory is that the quality of the wheat is affected by the description of soil it has been grown in. As a case in point he mentioned that some Defiance from the same seed was raised in one case on gravelly soil and in another on black. When taken to the mill they were mistaken by the author for different varieties, the grain grown in the black soil being greatly superior. Farmers around here are great believers in seeding down the crop when it grows too strong. Three years ago, Mr. Chard informed me he fed his paddock down five times with sheep, and ultimately stripped eight bags per acre from it. From personal experience I can vouch for the effectiveness of feeding the crop down, as the stock firm the ground well round the plants and when the wheat gets a fresh start it is rarely laid afterwards. About six bags per acre has been stripped off these farms, but much has been lost by the stripper. These holdings are almost entirely given up to wheat growing. After the crop is stripped, the straw is burnt and the land ploughed. It then lies fallow for some months and receives another ploughing. As a proof of the inexhaustible character of the soil it may be mentioned that wheat has been taken off these slopes year after year for the last eight seasons, the soil receiving no manure except the potash of the burnt straw. By CHRISTOPHUS, in the Queenslander.

Source: Brisbane Courier, 18 Feb 1888

TRACTORS & SLASHERS: - 2013

John Deere 4720 4wd tractor 4 in 1 bucket & forks 2540 hrs, Massey Ferguson GC 2300 4wd tractor 60-inch deck cut 3ptl, Howard 5ft 3ptl slasher

VEHICLES: - 2016 Range Rover Sport

Wagon diesel 198,000 km reg

HAY EQUIPMENT: - Welger AP 530

baler, mower conditioner, Hayline 94-6 accumulator, Hayline 17-7 grab

QUAD BIKES: - Kawasaki Workhorse 4wd quad bike & trailer 1683 hrs 8900 km

HORSE GEAR: - mare crush, 6 x horse feeder bins, 3 x water troughs with floats, 6 x horse rugs, 6 x fly veils, 6 x round horse feeders, 6 x head collars, 20 x plastic buckets with lids, saddle, 2 x rectangular feed storage bins,

MOWERS: - Greenfield ride on mower 32 inch fast cut with catcher & trailer

HORSE FLOATS: - 2009 PBL 4 horse angle load float interior lights reg, CUB 4 horse straight load reg

GENERAL: - Cyclone 20 tonne grain silo, 12 x 3m farm gates, Honda Hushmate 6.5 kva generator, compressor & hose, Black Bushman 5000 gal water tank, disc plough, auger, spreader, timber kit chicken coup, pressure washer, Stihl brush cutter & accessories, Husqvarna chain saw, cement mixer with spare motor, Panasonic split system air conditioner, extension ladders, qty irrigation fittings, sprinkler heads, qty various size irrigation pipes, wire spinner & roll of wire, spirit levels, tractor top link, 3 x rolls fence wire, qty star pickets, star picket driver, 3 x rolls belt rubber, 3 x trolleys, 6 x enamel bath tubs, 7 x 3m copper logs, 2 x steel benches, 6 x wheel barrows, 3 x metal shelves, tool boxes, 11 x 3m lengths pool fencing, qty scrap metal & steel, qty roofing iron, qty fridges & tv’s, bbq & outdoor settings, push mower, electric

hedge trimmer, whipper snipper, garage workshop items

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE: - house full of furniture

SPORTING MEMORABILIA: - signed Sir Donald Bradman cricket bat in frame, signed Wallaby jersey Geoff Paul & Peter McLean, State of Origin jersey, State of Origin framed poster, Battle of Codes signed framed plaque AFL & NRL PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE

HIGH ON A HILL

$ 375,000

FAMILY

FRIENDLY

$ 450,000 +

MARYVALE

Enjoy the relaxed ease of country living!

• Air con + wood re

• 2 Bed Westbuilt, 2 built-in

• Open Living areas

• Shower, vanity & toilet + laundry

• Vinyl ooring in Living

• Garage converted to Studio

• Carport, shed

• Fully fenced 2023 m² yard

• 3 Large rain water tanks

ON A CREEK

ROSENTHAL HEIGHTS

Designed for family living.

• 4 Bed, 2 bath, 2 car

• Main bed has en suite, walk-in robe

• Bathroom has separate shower, vanity

• Separate toilet

• Modern open plan living

• Galley kitchen, large pantry

• Separate laundry

• Undercover entertaining

• Fully fenced 845 m²

• Vehicle access to backyard

$ 150,000 +

GREYMARE – 2251 m² (.55 Acres)

• On the banks of Greymare Creek

• Level block, slopes gently to the creek

• Bitumen road frontage

• Ideal spot, privacy, relaxed country lifestyle

• Escape the hustle & bustle of the city

• Live in picturesque Southern Down Region

• Direct access to main highway

• 20 Mins west of Warwick

• Next to the historic Cheese Factory

• Downstream from the historic Gold fossicking sites

WORKIN WEAR - WARWICK $ 210,000 + STOCK

SIMPLE COUNTRY LIFE

• Sell products always in demand

• Main Street location

• Workwear, work boots, safety supplies & more

• Solid customer & account base

• Open 5 ½ days

• Steady growth since 2008

• Easily run by Owner + 1 or 2

• Room for a vegie patch $ 1,250,000

Short drive to Warwick – 9 mins or 6.9k Livestock suits 11.8 Ha (29 Ac) property

• Large 5 Bay Shed

• Smaller 4 Bay Shed

• Cattle Yards, Thompson Longhorn Crush & Race

• Dam, 3 paddocks, water troughs & more

• 3 bed, built ins – main ensuite & aircon

• Separate shower & bath, separate toilet

• Kitchen/Dining –storage, electric appliances

• Lounge media has replace + aircon

• Rain water tanks + town water

• Patios front & back

Storage cupboards

• Solar power • Rain Water tank

• 2 bay garage • 997 m² yard

INVESTORS: Current rent return $900 p w

ALLORA - 917 m², bitumen frontage, power on street, town water, in CBD $ 125,000

SOLD

HENDON - 2023 m², frontage 40.2m, power on street, country village $ 65,000

WARWICK $ 2,210,000

MARYVALE - 6637 m², VIEWS, power nearby, on Millar Vale Ck $ 300,000+

GREYMARE - 2251 m², bitumen road, power on street, on Greymare Ck $ 150,000+

Excellence at TAFE and beyond

Staff reports

editor@thedailyjournal.ink

One of the realities of raising a family on the Granite Belt is that tertiary education is needed to be obtained further afield. This essentially means that tertiary-bound young adults move away to universities in cities, or if considering veterinary studies, there’s the University of Queensland Campus at Gatton as the closest study hub.

Readers might be interested to know that the Palaszczuk Government is further investing in TAFE pathways in Toowoomba, which is accessible from the Southern Downs.

There is current expansion of the now $8.1 million Rural Centre of Excellence into its second stage, as a part of its $100 million investment. These dollars are said to “place Toowoomba’s TAFE Queensland campus on the agricultural training map”.

Officially opening the centre’s second stage, Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer said the stateof-the-art facility is “helping to prepare Queensland’s workforce for the anticipated growth in the state’s $23.5 billion agriculture industry”.

“The Queensland Government is providing specialised training to get more people into more jobs, and we are making sure our industries are supported by people who are trained in the latest facilities and technologies,” Minister Farmer said.

“The Rural Centre of Excellence, which was officially opened three years ago, trains students in more than 25 courses covering the latest in innovative, sustainable agriculture and horticulture practices.

“This new $1.1 million facility, which includes a specialised laboratory, will also offer a new course in Laboratory Skills – for the first time in Toowoomba.

“I know local agribusinesses are excited about their employees being trained in improved analysis of environmental samples of soil and water along with grains, seeds, and animal health.

“In 2021-22 more than 560 students were trained at the centre and enrolments are expected to continue to grow this year, especially with three of the centre’s courses available under the new Fee Free TAFE agreement with the Federal Government.”

In more pluses, there has been a reported 1,800 students through the Rural Centre of Excellence. “Many have gone on to secure jobs in the farming and cat-

tle industry, veterinary practices, and horticulture industries,” Minister Farmer continued. “Almost 1,200 students have studied agriculture and horticulture at the centre with the help of the State Government’s Free TAFE and Free Apprenticeships for Under 25’s programs, as well as the Job Trainer scheme.”

Overall, the training is described as “cutting edge” and Jobs Queensland predict agriculture industry jobs in the Darling Downs, and particularly in the Maranoa region “will increase by 11.5 per cent from 202021 to 2024-25 with a 20,000-strong workforce”.

State-wide by 2024-25 it is predicted the industry workforce will grow to more than 87,000 – up 8,700 since 2020-21, and the Queensland Agriculture Industry Workforce Plan 20222027 has identified the four priority groups for future employment growth as grazing, horticulture, crops, and aquaculture.

86 Mt Marshall Clintonvale Road

“The anticipated growth is great news for students and a highly skilled workforce is great news for employers,” Minister Farmer said.

For more information about the Rural Centre of Excellence and its courses, including the fee-free TAFE courses visit tafeqld.edu.au

Information Centre

Who do these welcoming smiles belong to at the Stanthorpe Information Centre and what are they smiling about? Pick up Friday’s Stanthorpe Record to find out about a new venture, enlivening the hearts and minds of young artists particularly.

It’s showtime in Killarney!

“Killarney Show & Rodeo Society Inc. is part of a tradition of hundreds of agricultural shows across Australia, part of Australia’s past, present and future, and continuing to be at the heart of local, regional communities. The Killarney Show Grounds is a community-owned capital asset managed by a not-for-profit community committee, so the show is really YOUR show. The myriad of events held at the showgrounds help fund the upkeep of your showgrounds and brings people to our town.

“On that note I must say a huge and heart-felt thank you to the many volunteers who keep this Show on the road each year and are particularly in recent years, contributing massively to positive upgrades and positive futures. A big thank you to all those individuals giving of their time and expertise in this wonderful era of new developments for the Killarney Show & Rodeo Society. I would also like to say a big thank you to all of the local businesses from Killarney to Warwick and wider area who are again this year contributing to a successful annual show. Welcome back! It is great to have you with us! We have been very successful with obtaining grants whilst we were in hiatus. Thanks to the Queensland Government, the Australian Government, the Southern Downs Regional Council and the Gambling Community Benefit Fund for making these grants available.

In this, our 116th year, the Killarney Show & Rodeo Society continues driving positive economic, social and cultural ripples and we look forward to taking this tradition into an exciting future. Looking forward to seeing you at the Show.

“Please show support to all our great sponsors, without their generous support we will not be able to present all the great events we hold at the showgrounds throughout the year.”

Additionally, the Killarney Show and Rodeo Society Inc. acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland

Government Department of Local Government Show Societies Grants Program. President Jan Hamilton said without the generous grant programs from the Australian Government, Southern Downs Regional Council and FRRR-Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal “We would have been unable to continue upgrading our grounds and facilities. Thank you to the women of the Warwick Work Camp (Queensland

Corrective Services) for maintaining and preparing our Showgrounds and facilities, and to the Killarney Recreational Club for their support and use of facilities throughout the year,” Jan said.

“Killarney Show & Rodeo Society Inc. thank all judges, stewards and volunteers and acknowledge the contribution they make to the staging of our Annual Show.”

Contributed by Jan Hamilton.

Rundown of Show program

FRIDAY 24TH FEBRUARY

Prime Cattle at 8am Killarney Show is lucky enough to present one the best and largest Prime Cattle exhibits on the Southern Downs including an auction at 11am. Pavilion entries close at 9am and re-open from 2pm after Judging on Friday and they are available for viewing all day Saturday. Killarney is such a beautiful place, the photography alone is a must see as locals pull out their best shots. At 6pm the Killarney Show Rodeo is back with the Johnny Ringo sponsored Bulls, Barrels & Bulldogging.

SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY

For the Kids. Throughout the day there will be face painting, our regular Entertainment Marquee with giveaways and of course, everyone’s old favourite, Side Show Alley. There will be a fantastic kids’ area outside the pavilion with lots of different activities and unusual exhibits.

Gates open 9am with a program of Stud Cattle, Woodchop, Horse Events, Show Jumping, Ute Muster and an Entertainment

Stage under the marquee. The Killarney Show Society has pleasure in presenting the Saturday evening program in the Show Ring full of family fun and entertainment. Audiences were roaring with laughter last year at the littlies motor bike racing followed by their fathers racing on the same bikes! There will also be hay cart races and potato sack races. Of course, the evening would not be complete without the Fireworks, followed by the Smash

killarney butchery

Killarney Butchery is proud to sponsor the 2023 Killarney Show and we wish them a very successful Show

4664 1 365 1 3 Willow St, Killarney

Up Derby sponsored by Ryanie for Tyres. All up, Killarney is looking forward to a fabulous year in 2023. Check out the full programme at www.killarneyshow.org.au

Killarney always has a very impressive Lego Display. Six classes covering age groups from Under 16 down to under 8 years. Own creations or created from a box with instructions.

Line up for Dog Jump. Don’t forget to check out the Killarney Show Dog Jump on Saturday. Family fun with all dogs welcome, competing for cash and prizes. For more information, visit Killarney Show & Rodeo Society on Facebook.

Program Times

Horse Program for Beginners in Rodeo Arena

10.00am Terrequip (Warwick Limestone) Entertainment Stage Commences

11.30am Ute Show & Judging

12.00pm Pavilion for Trophy Presentation

2.00pm Kgari Kelpie Stud Dog Jumping

5.00pm Kgari Kelpie Stud Dog Jumping

6.00pm Evening Entertainment in Main ring with Motor Bikes, Hay Carting Races

8.00pm Fireworks

8.30pm Smash Up Derby Calcutta followed by the Ryanie for Tyres Smash Up Derby

9.00pm Music till late

Close

ADMISSION PRICES

Tickets $15 Adults, $5 U/18, $10 Senior Card Holders, Free for Under 5 years, $40 Family Pass (2Adults + 2Children). Family Membership is $40 (2Adults + 2Children) and Single is $20. Members of the Killarney Show & Rodeo Society Inc. have reciprocal entry rights at the Stanthorpe, Allora and Warwick Shows. Life membership is $300 for this feast of local shows.

The inaugural show was held on Wednesday 15 January, 1908. It was reported…. “For some time past the people of Killarney and its surrounding district, have been making great preparations for their first exhibition of the resources and possibilities of their rich district, and on Wednesday last their efforts culminated in the holding of a most creditable show. A good working committee had been appointed and nothing was spared to make the initial effort worthy of the progressive township of Killarney. … When such public spirit was exhibited and such excellent workers were secured there was little wonder the Killarney show society astonished visitors by the excellence of their display of products and the completeness of their arrangements. During the day there were upwards of a thousand people present, and the keenest interest was evinced in the ring competitions and the display in the building.”

After initially being leased from R A Howell, the Killarney Showgrounds were bought by the Show Society for 300 pound in 1908. Killarney Show & Rodeo Society remains one of the few Queensland show societies to own their own grounds.

By 1911, the Border Record recorded the following events for Killarney’s Show held on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 of February - hackneys, stock sales, parade of hacks, trotters, and all classes of horses and cattle, log chopping and cattle drafting. Admission was 1 shilling, with children 6 pence, and members free. Non-members paid 1 shilling for each vehicle and 6 pence for each saddle horse. A special Show train ran from Warwick to Killarney.

In the 1930s the Show was the social event of the year, the results of the show were reported in the Brisbane papers and excited correspondents wrote letters to advise of friends and family’s success at the show. For ladies a new outfit, frock and hat, were a must and the advertisements in the Border Record reminded ladies it was never too late to consider show wear.

During the war years, no shows were held and the showgrounds fell into disrepair. The newly formed Killarney and District Sports Club offered a generous amount of 30 pound for repairs so they could hold a rodeo. The first rodeo was held in the show ring on New Year’s Day 1945.

Up to the 1950’s horse high jumping was a popular attraction, with a record of 7 feet

4 inches (2.2 metres) being held for 15 years. The hunts, where horses were judged on style and ability over jumps, were also a popular event. In the 1950’s the Junior Farmers Club always mounted a fine display of produce grown in the district. Trots and Pony Races were also a key attraction. Trotting remained popular until the 1980’s when new rules meant the show ring was too small.

A call for financial assistance saw many of the Killarney community join the society as Life Members. There were 63 life members in 1955. The Show Committee was very robust – the President of the committee often acting as the unofficial mayor of the town. It is said at one point there was a waiting list to join the committee!

The weather, of all extremes, has always been a challenge to the Killarney Show, with the show dates moving from January, to March, April and February to try to find a more temperate season. The season’s rain, or lack thereof, reflects in entries in all sections and each year’s newspaper reports refer to the weather and its affects.

The Show Ball and the concurrent Miss Showgirl quest have been keenly supported by the young women of the Killarney since the 1960’s – with the best and brightest competing for the honours of the sash and tiara. Thousands of dollars have been raised for the society by the quest.

The Showgrounds did not avoid the terrible damage wreaked by the tornado in November 1968; the pavilion was blown away with only the floor remaining. The supper room lost its roof. After debate over the limits of insurance the policy paid out to cover the building. The current pavilion was built on the existing floor and opened on 3 April 1970. Three blocks of land along Acacia St where buildings had been destroyed became the current rodeo grounds. Over the years the grounds have been used many times to raise money for community projects and individual community members in need.

A popular feature of the Killarney Show during the 1980’s was the Wickham’s Bullock Team, driven by Eric Reis. The challenge of bullock team vs semi-trailer was a great spectacle. During this time Horse Driving events regained popularity and the show-jumping was held on Saturday evening under lights in the Rodeo Arena.

The 1990’s was a great period of updating facilities – the showgrounds were

fenced with the assistance of prisoners who had assisted with the clean up after the Charleville floods, a new show arena was built and the rodeo yards were rebuilt. The Smash Up Derby was introduced to become one of the most popular events of the modern evening programme and a Stud Cattle competition was reintroduced.

In the 2000’s a changing culture has put great pressure on the volunteer committee. The outbreak of Equine Influenza caused the Show Society to cancel the 2008 show – though the Dog Show, Cattle Dog Trials and Show Ball were still held. The closure of the town’s major employer, Killarney Abattoir, in 2009 and the northern mining boom affected the fortunes of Killarney.

In the 2010’s an increasing number of tree changers joining the community saw an increasing interest in the society – with the facilities hosting more and more activities to support visitors to Killarney. Caravan Clubs became more common visitors along with cyclists and walker. Killarney Bonfire Night found a new home on the grounds which enables it to attract more than 4,500 people for an evening. The Border Ranges Trail Bike ride continued to contribute many thousands of dollars

to the community through a highly successful off road motor bike ride based at the showgrounds and travelling through Killarney’s surrounding mountains.

As we enter the 2020’s the Society and grounds are now at the core of hosting many visitors to the area in line with Killarney’s ongoing recognition as an area of outstanding beauty and hospitality.

The history of the Killarney Show Society reflects the culture, fortunes and interests of the town of Killarney and its people over more than a century.

ACROSS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

4 Name a nautical unit of depth in the imperial system, equal to six feet (6)

7 What do we call one who makes or sells candles (8)

8 To be expert in the use of the hand or mind, is to be what (6)

9 Which term describes that which is rare (8)

11 Name an infectious skin disease caused by parasitic mites (7)

13 Name a thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel (7)

15 To look carefully at something, is to do what (7)

17 To behave in a mechanical way, is to be what (7)

20 What are hobbles or fetters (8)

23 Name a worldwide youth movement (6)

24 Which bowling style is used in softball (8)

25 To feel sorrow, is to do what (6)

DOWN

1 Name the train on the Adelaide/ Darwin line that follows the Overland Telegraph route (4)

2 To bury someone, is to do what (6)

3 Name one of the various bivalve molluscs (4)

5 When something pulsates or vibrates, what does it do (6)

6 Popeye’s lady friend was known as ... Oyl (5)

9 To be not just or equitable, is to be what (6)

10 Name a large two-toed, swift-footed, flightless bird (7)

E-QUATIONS 7

14 What is a detachable section of a space vehicle (6)

16 What, colloquially, do we call those who opt out of arrangements (6)

18 Which statuette is sought after by many actors (5)

19 Name another term for offspring or progeny (5)

MINI WORD FIND

Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.

CURIO

4 Name a former silver coin of France (5)

Letters have a number value

12 Name sluggish, arboreal edentates of tropical America (6)

Some values are in the right hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

E-QUATIONS

Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

21 What do we call an assistant (4)

22 Name a British nobleman (4)

Shoes were once designed for both feet – there was no adjusted design for left or right! High heels became popular for the wealthy in the late 1500s but it would take around another 300 years for someone to think: what if the left shoe was different from the right?

BIYWORD

Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.

LCLUES:

Do Not Resuscitate (3)

Firm (5)

Illness (7)

Layers (5)

Musician: Ringo ... (5)

Palm-shaped (7)

Saints (abb) (3)

Sister (abb) (3)

Units: electric potential (5)

Value Added Tax (3)

SOLUTIONS SUDOKU

QUICK THINK

Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.

The Long Paddock with

Gerard Walsh

There aren’t many days between a good season and a dry one. That appears to be the case in 2023 with such hot weather in February.

There was good recent rain in many areas but it wasn’t across the board.

The fires in the Miles and Tara areas are a real worry.

We had two reasonable falls, 22mm one afternoon and 49mm one night, but with another week of dry weather, most of the green will be gone in a couple of weeks.

The 22mm storm which came in from the north west and blew down some trees (pictured) in about one quarter of an acre but then I saw a tree 50 metres further away which was also down.

This tree was always going to fall across the fence if it came down and finally did.

Hard to know how wide the wind was as it was mainly cultivation country in an area with few trees.

There were some more trees knocked down in a strip to the west but didn’t seem to be in line with our little area of knocked down trees.

Rates time this week

Last year, we had a week away at Hervey Bay and guess what, I thought about whether we had paid the rates on the first night we were there.

I had a bit of a look at the website and then started to ring councillors with numbers I had stored before the mayor answered.

He told me nicely when the closing date was and I started working out how much it had cost us.

The estimate in my head of $300 wasn’t far out and I just tried to put it out of my mind.

I don’t think I told my wife at that time as I sometimes talk too much about the bad news like missing the rates and having to pay more.

So this year, I had it in my diary last Friday and then Tuesday and Friday this week.

Down the years, I nearly missed the rates a few times but it didn’t happen to last year.

At times in the media industry, I was

the one suggesting we need a reminder in a story/brief in the paper and then I go and do it myself.

I knew jolly well last year, there was no point in asking for the discount after being late. As a member of the former Rosenthal Shire Council for 12 years, I knew a date was a date.

If a family was flooded out, battling bush fires or serious illness but not because “we forgot”.

YOUR GUIDE TO THE STARS 16th - 22nd February

ARIES

21 Mar-20 Apr

The best results could be achieved with the help of others. There should be more love and money on offer. And most should be on the right wave length to make big decisions.

CANCER

22 Jun-22 Jul

Make sure you are not neglecting your partners emotional needs. Be diplomatic around the in-laws and workmates. This will avoid a rather negative situation developing.

LIBRA

24 Sep-23 Oct

You could be making a big impact on your chosen field and someone in the position to improve your lot could help you. Problems with travel arrangements could cause worry.

CAPRICORN

21 Dec-19 Jan

A trip away or plans for long distance travel could be very much on the agenda and well planned endeavours will succeed even better than you expected. Not a good time to confide in people.

TAURUS

21 Apr-20 May

Most may need to take the initiative where their love life is concerned. Set the record straight, so that loved ones are not in doubt about your own expectations and don’t let others interfere in your love life.

LEO

23 Jul-22 Aug

Social life could bring business opportunities, so present yourself at your best, someone is watching you. New friends will bring more excitement into your life.

SCORPIO

24 Oct-22 Nov

It’s just a matter of getting stuck into it and getting things done and you should succeed in everything you try. Your love life is due for a lift. Also your business should improve very soon.

AQUARIUS

20 Jan-19 Feb

You might feel like letting off some steam but make sure you do not jeopardise your chances for the future with your little outburst. Try not to attract too much attention just now.

GEMINI

21 May-21 Jun

A wish comes true through the help of a loved one. However, you tend to get caught in the middle of other peoples problems and this could put you at a disadvantage.

VIRGO

23 Aug-23 Sep

Although luck in career affairs is indicated, stick to what you know best. Romance should be easier to find, however be very discreet with the way you handle a romantic overture.

SAGITTARIUS

23 Nov-20 Dec

The time is coming when you will be ready to make the move you have been planning for some time. Permanent relationships are considered and there are promises made during this period.

PISCES

20 Feb-20 Mar

If you are interested in bettering yourself or do some social climbing, this is a good period to make the right contacts. Circulate more among your old and new friends and you could meet some interesting people.

Photo of trees blown down in recent storm at Greymare

Paranormal Caught On Camera (PG) 1:00

Raising Hope (PG) 2:00 Full House (PG) 2:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 3:30

That 70’s Show (PG) 4:30 The Nanny (PG) 5:00 Bewitched 5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie 6:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 6:30

Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 7:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 7:30 Movie:

“Knight And Day” (M d,s,v) (’10) Stars: Tom Cruise 9:45 Movie: “Into The Blue” (M) (’05) Stars: Jessica Alba

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00

Movie: “Unwritten Obsession” (M) (’17)

Stars: Haley Webb 2:00 Kochie’s Business Builders (PG) 2:30 Border Security International (PG) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4

5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00

Seven News 7:00

8:30 Escape To The Country

10:30 World’s Most Secret Homes (PG)

Raising Hope (PG) 2:00

Full House (PG) 2:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 3:30 That 70’s Show (PG)

4:30 The Nanny (PG) 5:00 Bewitched

5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie 6:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 6:30 Movie: “Tom And Jerry - The

Movie” (G) (’92) Stars: Dana Hill 8:30

Movie: “Kong: Skull Island” (M) (’17)

Stars: Tom Hiddleston 10:45 Movie: “Lucy” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Scarlett Johansson 12:30 Alphas (M v)

6:00 Home Shopping 6:30 Religious Programs 9:00 Home Shopping 10:30 Pointless (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian 12:00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 12:55 The Young And The Restless (PG) 1:50 As Time Goes By 3:10 Antiques Roadshow 3:40

Movie: “The Loves Of Joanna Godden”

(PG) (’47) Stars: Googie Withers 5:30

Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques

Roadshow 7:30 Grantchester (PG) 8:40 Poirot (M) 10:55 London Kills (M)

5:00 Worldwatch 9:30 Shortland Street (PG) 11:00

The Movie Show (PG) 12:05 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey 3:15 BBC News At Ten 3:45 ABC World News

Tonight 4:15 PBS Newshour 5:15

Takeshi’s Castle (PG) 5:45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross 6:15 Forged In Fire (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Curse Of Oak Island (M) 10:10 Jack The Ripper: Hidden Victims (M v)

Prepared by National Typesetting Services

Project (PG) 7:30

Taskmaster Australia (PG) 8:30 The Montreal Comedy Festival (M l,s) 9:30

Law & Order: SVU (M v) 11:30 The Project (PG) 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings

5:00 Worldwatch 9:00 World’s Most Secret Homes: Extreme Hideaways

9:55 Confucius Was A Foodie 11:00

The Story Of Cheese (PG) 12:00

Worldwatch 2:00 Bamay 2:20 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads: Watling Street (PG) 3:15 Mastermind 4:15 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 From Paris To Rome

With Bettany Hughes: Florence, Lake Como, Milan 8:30 American Presidency With Bill Clinton 9:20 The Walk-In (MA15+) 10:15 SBS World News 10:45

L’Opera (M d,l) (In French) 11:40 World On Fire (M l,s,v) 3:00 Mastermind Australia 4:30 Bamay

2:00 Shortland Street (PG)

2:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 3:00 Bushwhacked 3:25

Red Dirt Riders 4:00 Grace Beside Me (PG) 4:30 Spartakus And The Sun

Beneath The Sea (PG) 5:00 Our Stories

5:30 The 77 Percent 6:00 Bamay 6:30

NITV News Update 6:40 Arctic Secrets

7:30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo

(PG) 8:30 True Colours (M l,v) 9:30

Movie: “Welcome To Woop Woop” (M)

(’97) Stars: Johnathon Schaech

12:10 Movie: “Hive” (PG)

(’21) Stars: Yllka Gashi (In Albanian) 1:45 Movie: “Memoria” (PG) (’21) Stars: Tilda Swinton 4:15 Movie: “Passione” (PG) (’10) Stars: John Turturro (In English/ Italian) 5:55 Movie: “Late Bloomers” (PG) (’11) Stars: William Hurt (In English/ Italian) 7:35

Movie: “Brief Encounter” (M) (’74)

Stars: Richard Burton 9:30 Movie: “Portrait Of A Lady On Fire” (M n) (’19) (In French/ Italian)

5:00 Worldwatch 9:00 Home Of The Year: Scotland 10:05 Confucius Was A Foodie 11:05 The Story Of Chocolate (PG) 12:00 Worldwatch 2:05 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads: Ermine Street (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Bamay

Judge Judy (PG) 4:00 Farm To Fork

4:30 The Bold & The Beautiful (PG) 5:00

10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG)

7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8:30 Taskmaster Australia (PG) 9:30 TBA

10:30 Just For Laughs Australia (M l,s)

11:00 Just For Laughs Uncut (MA15+)

11:30 The Project (PG) 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG)

12:00 American Restoration (PG) 12:30 Movie: “Frantic” (M d,l,v) (’88) Stars: Harrison Ford 3:00

STIHL Timbersports (PG) 3:30 Down East Dickering (PG) 4:30 Barter Kings

(PG) 5:30 American Restoration (PG)

6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn

Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “The Mule” (M)

(’18) Stars: Clint Eastwood 9:55 Movie:

“The Wild Bunch” (MA15+) (’69) Stars:

Ernest Bornine 1:00 American Pickers

(PG) 2:00 Pawn Stars (PG)

9:00 Home Shopping 10:30 Pointless (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian 12:00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 12:55 The Young And The Restless (PG) 1:50 Grantchester (PG)

3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Movie:

“Spring In Park Lane” (G) (’48) Stars: Anna Neagle 5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30

Keeping Up Appearances (PG) 8:40

Movie: “Pelican Brief” (M l,v) (’93)

Stars: Julia Roberts 11:30 House (M)

6:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) 7:00

NBL Slam 7:30 Seinfeld (PG) 9:00

Becker (PG) 10:00 The Middle (PG)

11:30 The King Of Queens (PG) 12:30

Frasier (PG) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG)

12:00 Land Of The Giants (M) 1:35 Bamay 2:05 The UnXplained With William Shatner (PG)

2:50 Counter Space (PG) 3:20 BBC News At Ten 3:50 ABC World News

Tonight With David Muir 4:15 PBS Newshour 5:15 Takeshi’s Castle (PG)

5:45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross 6:15 Forged In Fire (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Hoarders (M)

9:20 The Swiping Game (M)

2:00 Shortland Street (PG)

2:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 3:00 Bushwhacked

3:25 Bogged 4:00 Grace Beside Me (PG) 4:30 Spartakus And The Sun

Beneath The Sea 5:00 Our Stories 5:30

NITV News: Nula 6:00 Bamay 6:40

Arctic Secrets (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Belle & Sebastien” (PG) (’13) Stars: Félix

Bossuet (In French) 9:15 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 10:15 Cultural Connections (PG)

3:45 Mastermind 4:15 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Scotland - A Year In The Wild (PG) 8:30 Megadams (PG) (In English/ French) 9:30 LighthousesBuilding The Impossible (PG) 10:25 SBS World News 10:55 Gomorrah (MA15+) (In Italian) 1:45 Das Boot (M l,n,v) (In German/ French/ English)

3:50 Mastermind Australia

12:00 Movie: “Where Hands Touch” (M n,s) (’18)

Stars: Abbie Cornish 2:15 Movie: “A Raisin In The Sun” (PG) (’61) Stars: Sidney Poitier 4:35 Movie: “Love And Friendship” (PG) (’16) Stars: Kate Beckinsale 6:15 Movie: “Sometimes Always Never” (PG) (’18) Stars: Bill Nighy 7:55 Movie: “Destination Wedding” (M n) (’18) Stars: Winona Ryder (In English/ Spanish) 9:30 Movie: “Endings, Beginnings” (MA15+) (’19)

6:00 rage (PG) 7:00 Weekend Breakfast

9:00 rage (PG) 10:30 rage Guest

Programmer (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon 12:30 The Larkins (PG) 2:00

Death In Paradise (PG) 3:00 Marjorie

Lawrence: The World At Her Feet (PG)

4:30 Landline 5:00 Dream Gardens: Toowoomba, QLD 5:30 Further Back In Time For Dinner: The 1920s (PG) 6:25

Better Date Than Never (PG) 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Call The Midwife (M) 8:30

Midsomer Murders: 25 Years Of Mayhem (M v) 9:20 Hunting The Essex Lorry Killers (M) 10:20 Come Home (M l,s,v) 11:20 rage Guest Programmer (MA15+)

Sunrise 7:00 Weekend Sunrise

The Morning Show (PG) 12:00

Seven’s Horse Racing:

10:00 Today Extra - Saturday 12:00 Living On The Coast (PG) 12:30 The Pet Rescuers (PG) 1:00 My Way 1:30 Mr Mayor (PG)

2:00 For The Love Of Pets (PG) 3:00 Movie: “Buckley’s Chance” (PG) (’21)

Stars: Bill Nighy 5:00 NINE News: First At Five 5:30 Getaway (PG) 6:00 NINE News Saturday 7:00 A Current Affair

(PG) 7:30 Space Invaders: Jo And Shayne (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Blind Side” (PG) (’09) Stars: Sandra Bullock

11:10 Movie: “Concussion” (M l) (’15)

Stars: Will Smith 1:30 The Pet Rescuers (PG) 2:00 Religious Programs 2:30 Home Shopping 5:30 Helping Hands (PG)

6:00 Reel Action 6:30 Religious Programs 7:00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey 7:30 Escape Fishing

With ET 8:00 Exploring Off The Grid

(PG) 8:30 What’s Up Down Under 9:00

Everyday Gourmet 9:30 Good Chef Bad Chef 10:00 Studio 10: Saturday (PG)

12:00 Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures

1:00 The Offroad Adventure Show (PG)

2:00 All 4 Adventure (PG) 3:00 What’s Up Down Under 3:30 Cook It With Luke

4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 Taste Of Australia 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:30 TBA 7:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 8:30 NCIS: Hawaii (M v)

9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 10:30 FBI: International (M v) 12:30 Home Shopping 5:00 Religious Programs

5:00 Worldwatch 9:10 Blue Water Safari10:10 Love Your Garden (PG)

11:05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs (PG) 12:00 Worldwatch 2:00

Figure Skating: ISU European Championships Highlights 3:30

Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed

4:40 Secret Scotland 5:30 The AbyssRise And Fall Of The Nazis (PG) 6:30

SBS World News 7:35 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes (PG) 8:30

Portillo In The Pyrenees: A Spiritual Quest (PG) 9:30 Inside Windsor Castle: Love And War: 1936-1953 (PG) 10:25

Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman: Fleeing Hellmira (M) 11:15 Brooklyn

Nine-Nine (M l) 3:50 Mastermind Australia 4:25 Bamay

1:30 Pokemon: XYZ 2:00

Movie: “The Power Of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special” (G) (’00) Stars: Kel Mitchell 3:30 Formula E 2023 - Highlights 4:30 About A Boy (PG) 5:00 Transformers: Cyberverse (PG) 5:15 Movie: “Scooby-Doo” (PG) (’02) Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr 7:00

Movie: “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde” (PG) (’03) Stars: Reese Witherspoon 9:00 Movie: “Magic Mike XXL” (M) (’15) Stars: Adam Rodriguez

10:00 My Favourite Martian

10:30 Seaway (PG) 11:30

Movie: “Cage Of Gold” (PG) (’50) Stars: Jean Simmons 1:15 Movie: “The Titfield Thunderbolt” (G) (’53) Stars: Stanley Holloway 3:00 Movie: “The Brigand Of Kandahar” (PG) (’65) Stars: Yvonne Romain 4:40 Movie: “Zulu”

(PG) (’64) Stars: Stanley Baker 7:30

Movie: “A Time To Kill” (M l,v) (’96)

Stars: Matthew McConaughey 10:30

Movie: “The Mechanic” (M v) (’72)

5:00 Worldwatch 9:30 Shortland Street (PG) 11:00

The Movie Show (PG) 12:00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish (M l,s)

1:00 Front Up 1:30 BBC News At Ten

2:00 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir 2:30 PBS News Hour 3:30 World Cross Country Championships

*Live* 7:35 Impossible Engineering (PG)

8:30 Keanu Reeves: Pop Messiah (M)

9:35 Movie: “Constantine” (M l,v) (’05)

Stars: Keanu Reeves

12:25 Arctic Secrets (PG)

1:15 Songlines (PG) 1:50

Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG)

2:50 Ethnic Business Awards (PG) 4:50

Intune 08 5:50 Going Native 6:20

Chuck And The First People’s Kitchen

6:50 NITV News Update 7:00 Family

Rules (PG) 7:30

Bears: The Ultimate

Survivors (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The

Orator” (PG) (’12) Stars: Fa-afiaula

Sanote (In Samoan) 10:25 The Habits Of New Norcia (PG) 11:25 Bamay

12:45 Movie: “Portrait Of A Lady On Fire” (M n) (’19)

Stars: Noémie Merlant (In French/ Italian) 2:55 Movie: “Late Bloomers” (PG) (’11)

Stars: William Hurt (In English/ Italian) 4:35 Movie: “Coming Home” (PG) (’15) Stars: Gong Li (In Mandarin) 6:35 Movie: “The Big Steal”(PG) (’90) Stars: Ben Mendelsohn

8:30 Movie: “The Place Beyond The Pines (MA15+) (’12) Stars: Ryan Gosling

5:00 Worldwatch 9:05 Blue Water Safari (PG) 10:05 Love Your Garden (PG) 11:00 Outside - Beyond The Lens (PG) 12:00 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek

3:00 Life Saving: Australia Interstate Championships Highlights 4:00 Figure Skating: ISU Figure Skating Highlights

7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) 9:10 War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy 10:10 FBI: Gone Baby Gone (M v) 11:00 The Sunday Project (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings

5:30 The Abyss - Rise And Fall Of The Nazis (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Ancient Egypt By Train (PG) 8:30 Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries (PG) 9:30 Black West (PG) 10:30 CastlesSecrets, Mysteries And Legends (M v) 11:35 24 Hours In Emergency: In Safe Hands? The Missing (PG) 1:30 Why We Hate: Tribalism/ Origins (M v) 3:10 The Source (MA15+) (In Spanish) 4:00 Mastermind Australia

12:00 I Escaped To The Country 1:00 The Yorkshire

Vet (PG) 2:00 South Aussie With Cosi (PG) 2:30 The Great Australian Doorstep 3:00 Sean’s Kitchen 3:30 Our Town (PG) 4:00 Penelope Keith’s

Hidden Villages (PG) 5:00 Escape To

The Perfect Town 6:00 Border Security

USA (PG) 6:30 Border Patrol (PG) 7:00

Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30

Heathrow (PG) 9:30 Chris

Tarrant’s Extreme Railways (PG)

1:00 Power Rangers Dino Super Charge 1:30 3rd

Rock From The Sun (PG) 2:00

Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry

(PG) 3:00 Full Bloom (PG) 4:00 Dance

Moms (PG) 5:00 About A Boy (PG) 5:30

Transformers: Cyberverse (PG) 5:45

Movie: “The Secret Life Of Pets” (G) (’16) Stars: Kevin Hart 7:30 Movie: “Lara Croft Tomb Raider” (M v) (’18)

Stars: Angelina Jolie 9:45 Movie: “The Incredible Hulk” (M) (’08)

12:00 The Fishing Show By AFN (PG) 1:00 Hook Line And Sinker (PG) 2:00 Al McGlashan’s

Fish’n With Mates (PG) 2:30 Step

Outside With Paul Burt (PG) 3:00

SailGP S3 *Live* From Sydney Harbour

4:30 Full Custom Garage (PG) 5:30

Motorbike Cops (PG) 5:50 Movie:

“Maverick” (PG) (’94) Stars: Jodie

Foster 8:30 Movie: “Black Panther” (M)

(’18) Stars: Chadwick Boseman 11:15

Movie: “Keanu” (MA15+) (’16)

10:00 Helping Hands (PG)

10:30 Movie: “Bottoms Up”

(G) (’60) Stars: Jimmy Edwards 12:20

Movie: “The Ghost Of St Michael’s”

(PG) (’41) Stars: Will Hay 2:05 Movie:

“Billy Liar” (PG) (’63) Stars: Tom Courtenay 4:05 Movie: “What Did You

Do In The War, Daddy?” (PG) (’66)

Stars: James Coburn 6:30 Bondi Vet

(PG) 7:30 David Attenborough’s Life In

Colour (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Enforcer”

(M l,n,s,v) (’76) Stars: Clint Eastwood

6:00 Friends (PG) 7:30 The Neighbourhood (PG) 8:30 Mom (M) 9:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 11:00 Friends (PG) 1:00 Two And A Half Men (PG) 1:30 Mom (M) 2:00

The Middle (PG) 3:30 Friends (PG) 4:00

TBA 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG)

9:00 Friends (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Charmed (PG) 2:30 Nancy Drew: The Spellbound Juror (M)

Two And A Half Men (PG) 4:30 Home Shopping

5:00 Worldwatch 9:30 Shortland Street (PG) 11:00

The Movie Show (M) 12:00 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey

2:40 E-Sports Revolution 3:40 ABC

World News Tonight 4:10 Mastermind (PG) 6:40 The Cars That Built The World (PG) 7:35 Abandoned Engineering (M) (In English/ Russian)

8:30 Lost Gold Of World War II (PG)

9:20 Tales From The Territories: Stampede: The Hart Of Pro Wrestling

Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures 10:00 Reel Action (PG) 11:00 Healthy Homes Australia 11:30 Roads Less Travelled 12:00 JAG (PG)

1:00 What’s Up Down Under 1:30

Football: Round 17: Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers *Live* 4:30

Football: Matildas v Spain *Live* 7:30 NCIS (M v) 10:20

Movie: “Deja Vu” (M)

(’06) Stars: Denzel Washington 12:50

Seal Team (M) 1:50 I Fish

11:20

NRL: Big Rivers

Football League: Senior

Men’s Grand Final: Ngukurr v Katherine

Camels 1:20

Rugby Union: Ella 7s 1:50

Froth 2:15 Feeding The Scrum 3:15

AFL: NTFL Women’s Under 18s 4:30

First Nations 6:00 Songlines (PG) 6:30

NITV News Update 6:40 Wild New Zealand (PG) 7:40 Idris Elba’s Fight School (M) 8:40 The Wrecking Crew!

(PG) 10:30 Movie: “Rurangi” (M l) (’20)

Stars: Elz Carrad 12:00 Spirit Talker (M)

12:00 Holly Hobbie (PG) 12:50 Built To Survive 1:15 Mythbusters (PG) 2:05 Horrible Histories 2:35

Operation Ouch! 3:35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 3:55 The Fairly OddParents 4:30 The Beachbuds 4:55

Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 5:20 Ted’s Top Ten 6:00 Crazy Fun Park: Chapter 8: My Name Is (PG)

6:25 Robot Wars 7:35 Slugterra (PG)

8:00 Camp Lakebottom (PG) 8:20

Droners 8:45 Dodo 8:55 The Next Step

1:15 Movie: “Destination Wedding” (M n) (’18) Stars: Winona Ryder (In English/ Spanish)

2:50 The Movie Show (PG) 3:25 Movie: “Sometimes Always Never” (PG) (’18)

Stars: Bill Nighy 5:05 Movie: “Lost In Paris” (M l) (’16) Stars: Emmanuelle Riva (In English/ French) 6:35 Movie: “Mr Holmes” (PG) (’15) Stars: Ian McKellen 8:30 Movie: “Harry Brown” (MA15+) (’09) Stars: Michael Caine 10:30 Movie: “Serena” (MA15+) (’14)

6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC

Hello SA (PG) 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Religious Programs

6:00 The Talk 7:00 Farm To Fork 7:30

Good Chef Bad Chef 8:00 Everyday

Gourmet 8:30 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 9:00 Judge Judy (PG) 9:30 The Bold & The Beautiful (PG) 10:00 Studio 10 (PG) 12:00 10 News First 1:00 Dr

Phil (M) 2:00 Australian Survivor (PG)

3:40 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 4:00

Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold & The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30

The Project (PG) 7:30 Australian

Survivor (PG) 8:40 Would I Lie To You?

Australia (M l) 9:40 Ghosts: Ghost

Hunter (PG) 10:10 FBI: Most Wanted:

Criminal Justice (M v) 11:00 The Project

(PG) 12:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) 1:00 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings

5:00 Worldwatch 9:15 Home Of The Year: Scotland 10:10 Confucius Was A Foodie 11:10 Bridges That Built London

12:05 Worldwatch 2:20 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (PG) 3:15

Mastermind (PG) 4:15 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Planet Reef: Rescuing The Turtles In Raine Island 8:30

Monster - The Mystery Of Loch Ness (PG) 9:30 Secrets Of Playboy: Predator Number One (MA15+) 10:25 SBS World News Late 10:55 Partisan (M) (In Swedish/ English) 11:50 Mr

12:00 Pure Genius (M) 1:00

Raising Hope (PG) 2:00 Full House (PG) 2:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 3:30 That 70’s Show (PG)

4:30 The Nanny (PG) 5:00 Bewitched

5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie 6:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 6:30 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 7:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 7:30

RBT (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Blade Runner

2049” (MA15+) (’17) Stars: Harrison

Ford 11:40 Young Sheldon (PG) 12:05

Millionaire Matchmaker (M)

12:00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 12:55 The Young And The Restless (PG) 1:50 Bondi Vet (PG)

2:50 Antiques Roadshow 3:20 Movie:

“Lady With A Lamp” (G) (’51) Stars:

Anna Neagle 5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30

Death In Paradise (PG) 8:40 Agatha

Christie’s: Partners In Crime (M v) 9:50

Coroner (M) 10:50 Law & Order:

Criminal Intent (MA15+) 11:50 House (M) 12:50 Explore 1:00 Home Shopping

2:00 Devoured (M l) 2:50 Counter Space (PG) 3:50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir 4:20 ABC America This Week 5:15 Takeshi’s Castle (PG) 5:45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG)

7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Taskmaster (PG) 10:20 Somewhere Boy (MA15+) 11:20 The Salisbury Poisonings (M l)

1:45 Songlines (PG) 2:00 Shortland Street (PG) 2:30

The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 3:00

Bushwhacked 3:25 Harding Dam 4:00

Grace Beside Me (PG) 4:30 Spartakus

And The Sun Beneath The Sea 5:00

Our Stories (PG) 5:30 APTN National

News 6:00 Bamay 6:40 NITV News

Update 6:50 Extreme Africa 7:40 Who

Killed Malcolm X (M v) 8:30 Karla Grant

Presents (PG) 9:30 Take Heart: Deadly

Heart (M) 11:55 Death In Thunder Bay

12:40 Movie: “The Big Steal”(PG) (’90) Stars: Ben Mendelsohn 2:35 Movie: “Thirteen Days” (M l) (’00) Stars: Kevin Costner

5:15 Movie: “Raid” (PG) (’18) Stars: Ajay Devgn (In Hindi) 7:30 Movie: “Salvo” (M l,v) (’13) Stars: Saleh Bakri (In Italian) 9:35 Movie: “An Act Of Defiance” (M l,v) (’17) Stars: Peter Paul Muller (In Zulu/ Afrikaans/ English) 11:55 Movie: “Breathe” (M) (’17) Stars: Andrew Garfield

Pure Genius (M) 1:00

Raising Hope (PG) 2:00 Full House (PG) 2:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 3:30 That 70’s Show (PG)

4:30 The Nanny (PG) 5:00 Bewitched

5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie 6:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 6:30 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 7:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 7:30

Movie: “Under Siege” (M l,v) (’92)

Stars: Tommy Lee Jones 9:40 Movie:

“Exit Wounds” (M) (’01) Stars: Steven Seagal 11:40 Young Sheldon (PG)

Down Under (PG) 9:30 Aussie

Salvage Squad (PG) 10:30 Truck Night

In America (PG) 11:30 Jade Fever (PG)

9:00 Home Shopping 10:30

Pointless (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian 12:00 Days Of Our

Lives (PG) 12:55 The Young And The Restless (PG) 1:50 Death In Paradise

(PG) 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30

Movie: “Trent’s Last Case” (G) (’52)

Stars: Michael Wilding 5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques

Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (PG) 8:40

The Closer (M) 9:40 Rizzoli & Isles (M)

10:40 Major Crimes (M)

6:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) 7:00 Seinfeld (PG) 8:30 TBA 10:30 Becker (PG) 11:30 Frasier (PG) 12:30 The King Of Queens (PG) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00

The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG)

8:00 The

12:00 Rise Up (M v)

The Deep End (M)

Deep Fake (M v) 11:00 NCIS: Los Angeles: A Long Time Coming (M v)

12:00 The Project (PG) 1:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) 2:00 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings

5:00 Worldwatch 9:10 Home Of The Year: Scotland 10:10 Confucius Was A Foodie 11:00 Bridges That Built London 12:00 Worldwatch 2:20 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads 3:10 Mastermind (PG) 3:40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 4:10 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? UK 8:30 Insight (M) 9:30 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 10:00 SBS World News 10:30 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 11:05 Antidisturbios (MA15+) (In Spanish) 12:00 Manayek (MA15+) (In Hebrew) 1:40 Cacciatore - The Hunter (MA15+)

Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure (PG)

2:00 Shortland Street (PG)

2:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 3:00 Bushwhacked 3:25 Red Dirt Riders 4:00 Grace Beside Me (PG) 4:30 Spartakus And The Sun

Beneath The Sea (PG) 5:00 Our Stories

5:30 Indian Country Today 6:00 Bamay

6:30 NITV News Update 6:40 Extreme Africa 7:30 Moko (PG) 8:00 True North Calling (PG) 8:30 The Last Land (PG) 9:00 Hunting Aotearoa (PG) 9:30 Wellington Paranormal (PG)

2:10 Movie: “Mr Holmes” (PG) (’15) Stars: Ian McKellen 4:05 Movie: “The Band’s Visit” (M l) (’11) Stars: Sasson Gabai (In Hebrew/ Arabic/ English) 5:40 Movie: “A Street Cat Named Bob” (PG) (’16) Stars: Luke Treadaway 7:35 Movie: “An Almost Ordinary Summer” (M d,l,n)

12:00 10 News First 1:00 Dr Phil (M)

2:00 Australian Survivor (PG) 3:30

Judge Judy (PG) 4:00 Farm To Fork

4:30 The Bold & The Beautiful (PG) 5:00

10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG)

7:30 The Dog House Australia (PG) 8:40

Fire Country: Happy To Help (M v) 9:40

Bull: Espionage/ Bull Undone (M) 11:30

The Project (PG) 12:30 The Late Show

With Stephen Colbert (PG) 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings

5:00 Worldwatch 9:05 Peer To Peer 9:35 Home Of The Year: Scotland 10:05

Confucius Was A Foodie 11:00 Bridges That Built London 12:00 Worldwatch

2:05 Insight (M) 3:05 Mastermind 3:35

The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 4:10 Britain’s Most Historic Towns (PG) 5:05

Jeopardy! 5:30 Letters And Numbers

6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News

7:35 Wildlife ER: Spiky And Stinky 8:35

My Grandparents’ War: Toby Jones (PG) 9:30 Bloodlands (PG) 10:35 SBS

World News 11:05 Cargo (MA15+) (In English/ Finnish/ Arabic/ Italian) 12:00

Witch Hunt (MA15+) (In Norwegian)

3:25 Face To Face (M) (In Danish) 4:20

3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 3:30 That 70’s Show (PG) 4:30 The Nanny (PG) 5:00 Bewitched 5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie 6:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 6:30 Everybody Loves Raymond

(PG) 7:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 7:30

Movie: “Gemini Man” (M v) (’19) Stars: Will Smith 9:40 Movie: “Shaft” (MA15+) (’00) Stars: Samuel L Jackson 11:40 Young Sheldon (PG)

12:00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 12:55 The Young And The Restless (PG) 1:50 New Tricks (PG)

3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Movie:

“The Face Of Fu Manchu” (PG) (’65)

Stars: Christopher Lee 5:30 Murder, She Wrote: Always A Thief (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes

By (PG) 8:50 Midsomer Murders (M)

10:50 One Deadly Mistake (M) 11:50 House (M) 12:50 Explore 1:00 Home Shopping 4:30 Religious Programs

12:00 One Armed Chef (M)

12:55 Border To Border (M l)

1:25 Cryptoland (PG) 1:55 Hunters (M l)

2:45 Counter Space (PG) 3:15 BBC News At Ten 3:45 ABC World News

Tonight With David Muir 4:15 PBS

Newshour 5:15 Takeshi’s Castle (PG)

5:45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross 6:15 Forged In Fire (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Bloody Decade (MA15+) 9:25 Letterkenny (M)

2:00 Shortland Street (PG)

2:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 3:00 Bushwhacked 3:25 Red Dirt Riders 4:00 Grace Beside Me (PG) 4:30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea (PG) 5:00 Our Stories

5:30 Living Black 6:00 Bamay 6:30

NITV News Update 6:40 Extreme Africa

7:30 Exile And The Kingdom (PG) 8:30

First Australians (PG) 9:30 There Are No Fakes (M) 11:35 Long Time Ago (PG)

12:00 Volumz

11:25 Movie: “Salvo” (M l,v) (’13) Stars: Saleh Bakri (In Italian) 1:30 Movie: “Raid” (PG) (’18)

Stars: Ajay Devgn (In Hindi) 3:45

Movie: “Courted” (PG) (’15) Stars: Fabrice

Mastermind Australia 4:55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize '

Southern Downs Rifle Club results

Robert Tyllyer

Contributed

There was a good attendance considering the very hot conditions last Sunday, February 12. In standard class John Cook (Cookie) had a suc-

400 yards

F class

Merryn Snelling 107

Paul Reid 104.2

Cookie 115.5

cessful morning with a win ahead of Merryn Snelling and Paul Reid. The open class was led by Greg Wilson who put down a good total to beat Dave Taylor and Kevin Jones (just ahead of Margaret Taylor by two “x” points). In the sporter/hunter class Gary Snelling had another victory this week posting

Open

Greg Wilson 123.10

Kevin Jones 118.6

Dave Taylor 119.4

Margaret Taylor 118.4

Warwick Sporter’s Golf

an excellent score, with runner up Geoff Volmerhause not far behind and Nick Kent in third place. Next Sunday, February 19 we will be at the 500 yard mound, sign on at 7.30am for 8am start. Please contact Margaret on 4666 1018 if you require more information.

Sporter Hunter

Geoff Volmerhause 101.9

Adrian Baker 94.5

Gary Snelling 103.16

Nick Kent 95.6

Garry Hanson Contributed

After last week’s “Walkers Only” washout Sporters had 61 golfers greet the starter for the Pro Shop sponsored nett event on February 15.

Cooming in with an excellent nett 65 Ian Stewart took the bikkies from runner up Brian Davidson just missing out with 66 nett.

I think Brian is sharpening up his game for the upcoming start of the “Owls”new season.

This week’s run down went this way: David Gengos, Brett Sturgess and Duke Maloney all on 67. Danny Lyons on his

Golfing prowess

Michelle Wright

Contributed

Michelle Wright 25, Dianne Evans 24, Anna Cox 22, (9 Hole Players) Lynn Lane 20, Patti Hemmings

Wednesday, February 8 we played a Single Stableford on the red course.

Janine Stewart was the golfer of the day, securing her win in the Cherry Tree Coffee and Dining sponsored day with 36 quality points. Thank you for your continued support Guys, we appreciate your sponsorship. Following Janine was Anne Lyons, whose winning streak just seems to go on and on. Well done on your continued form Anne, carding 35 points surviving a countback from Sharron Cooper. The field followed like this- Lynette McKillop 34, Narelle Norris 33

C/B, Jill Barnes 33 C/B, Melanie McLennan 33 C/B, Judy Lester 33, Liz Cockram 30 C/B, Mary Young 30 C/B. Vicki Bennett 30, Yvonne Pinington 29 C/B, Tub Ingall 29 C/B, Roslyn Darton 29, Maria Carey, 28 C/B, Carole Brandon 28, Margaret Adcock 27

C/B, Wendy Rhea 27, Annice Payne 26, Helen Olsen 25 C/B,

17, Jan Aspinall 14, Lois Wilson 13.

The Jackpot pin was shared amongst Helen Olsen, Sharron Cooper, Melanie McLennan, and Narelle Norris. Vicki Bennett took out the front 9 with an awesome 21 points!

It was an extremely hot day, and you are all commended for playing.

It is well worth mentioning…. Janine and her husband Ian took out the Double on Wednesday. Ian securing himself the win in the Sporters competition. This doesn’t happen very often, it’s a wonderful day when it does. Congratulations Ian and Janine, no doubt celebrations in your household on Wednesday night.

Saturday, February 11 the keenest of golfers took to the course to play in The Rose City Premium Meats Single Stableford. The weather was extremely hot, but Janine’s Score continues to sizzle!

Continuing in her fine form, Janine scored an awesome 38

points to take home the bacon, surviving a countback from Narelle Norris also with 38. Great scoring ladies, the heat must agree with you. The field scored like this- Helen Olsen 36 C/B, Gwen Mills 35, Dianne Evans 35 C/B, Anne Lyons 34, Margaret Adcock 33 C/B, Sam Hinze 33, Judy Lester 32 C/B, Di Johnston 32, Tub Ingall 31, Annice Payne 30, Yvonne Pinington 28 C/B, Roslyn Darton 28, Joely Singleton 28, (So lovely to see you back playing with us Joely), Wendy Rhea 26, Mary Young 23 C/B, Lyn McKillop 23, Carole Brandon 20. The Jackpot Hole was shared amongst Margaret, Samantha, Narelle, and Di. The front 9 was secured by Jill Barnes with 20 points.

This week, on Saturday February 18, we will be playing a Single Stableford, sponsored by One Table Café. Thank you Noo. Located out at The Regency Park complex, One Table Café is such a lovely place to pop out with friends for a coffee, cake and or lunch.

Wednesday February 22 will be

own with 68.

Herb Bownds, Ian Skillen and Bob Lester all on 70. Tim Plemming and Garry Hanson on 71 and Greg Wallace rounding things out with 72 on a countback.

Nearest the pins :- 5th Dan Bowles, 7th Doug Rickert, 9th Jesse Ollerton, 11th “Door Monitor”Maloney, 16th Pete Farrell.

A final reminder that next Wednesday February 22 is the final day for qualifying for the Sporter’s shoot-out.

It is also the day for the Sporter’s AGM. There will be nibbles and drinks after the meeting so make sure your social calendar is free to attend this very important meeting.

the Monthly Medal, proudly sponsored by Club Warwick RSL. Thank you for your wonderful sponsorship again this year, your days are always very well supported.

Another day to make sure you don’t miss is Saturday February 25 where our hardworking Secretary Lyn McKillop will sponsor the 2023 Secretary’s Pen. So come along and show your support.

Warwick East Bowls Club news

Ed Diery

Contributed

Last Saturday, February 11, our A Grade singles competition continued, with the following results:

Peter Dipplesman d. John Harslett 22-6; Ed Diery d. Peter

Dipplesman 23-14; Rob Alcock d. Johnno Johnson 21-11. In the finals Rob Alcock proved far too strong for Ed Diery, winning 25-5. Congratulations to Rob Alcock, our A Grade champion now for two years in a row.

Also on Saturday in our evening bowls we played two games of pairs. The equal winners were Braydon Culverhouse and

Ray Southee.

Evening bowls will be on again this coming Saturday. Play starts at 6pm, with names to be in by phoning the club on 4661 9050 by 5.30. We have two games, with a sausage sizzle in between. This is a good time for anyone wishing to try out lawn bowls to come along and have a go.

Next Thursday February 23 is our

monthly pairs day. Play starts at 10am. The following Thursday March 2, will be our monthly triples day.

Finally, we are once again calling for anyone wanting a club shirt or jacket to put their names on the list on the noticeboard.

Winners Ian and Janine Stewart. Photo supplied.

Town & CountryJournal

DISTRICT DIARY

MUSICAL & FRIENDSHIP MORNING ON THE 1ST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE WARWICK SENIORS CENTRE, 13A ALBERT STREET. MUSIC PLAYS FROM 9.30AM TO 11.30 AM. COST $5 PER PERSON. THIS INCLUDES MORNING TEA AND A DOOR PRIZE.

KILLARNEY & DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS ARE HOLDING A MUSICAL MORNING ON THURS 16TH FEBRUARY AT THE SENIOR CITIZENS HALL FROM 9.3AM. MUSIC PROVIDED BY GARY TEUNIS. ADMISSION $12 PP. TEA, COFFEE, MORNING TEA & LUNCH INCLUDED. FOR MORE INFO, CALL JESSIE VOLK 4664 1208 OR SHIRLEY BALLARD 4664 1248

KILLARNEY ALL AGES SKATE/SCOOTER NIGHT. LAST

FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH EXCEPT DEC AND JAN. 5.30 PM TILL 8.30 PM KILLARNEY RECREATION HALL, WILLOW ST. GAMES, PRIZES, THEME NIGHTS, FOOD, DRINKS AND THE BAR IS OPEN FOR THE ADULTS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT SONYA CARR ON 0439618371

WARWICK COMBINED PROBUS CLUB MEETS 1 ST WED EVERY MONTH FROM 9.30AM – 12 MIDDAY IN THE AUDITORIUM, CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN DRAGON ST. INCLUDES GUEST SPEAKERS, MORNING TEA, GROUP TRAVEL TO INTERESTING DESTINATIONS, OUTINGS TO MUSICAL SHOWS IN BRIS & TOOWOOMBA. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME. PHONE SECRETARY 0457 317 597

WARWICK SENIORS TABLE TENNIS – EVERY MON & FRI 9AM – 11AM AT RAILWAY INSTITUTE HALL, HAMILTON ST. $2.50 PER DAY INCLUDES MORNING TEA. CONTACT RITA 0407 763 878 OR LUITHA 0447 524 554.

WARWICK: ROTARY CLUB OF WARWICK SUNRISE MEET EVERY THURSDAY 7AM TO 8AM AT WARWICK GARDENS GALORE, ALBION STREET. JOIN “PEOPLE OF ACTION” AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME, CONTACT DON HUGHES ON 0456 654 814.

WARWICK U3A. ARE YOU ACTIVELY RETRIED? IF SO U3A MAY BE FOR YOU. WE ARE A GROUP RUN BY LOCAL VOLUNTEERS PROMOTING LIFELONG LEARNING FOR PERSONAL ENJOYMENT AND WELLBEING. VISIT WWW.U3AWARWICK.ORG.AU FOR FURTHER INFO OR CONTACT RHONDA COONEY 0403 438 984

ROSE CITY PROBUS CLUB MEET-UPS FOR SOCIAL RETIREES! MEETS 3RD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. FROM 9.30AM. – INCLUDES GUEST SPEAKER & MORNING TEA. RSL FLANDERS ROOM – BOOKING ESSENTIAL. OTHER LOCAL OUTINGS INCLUDE COFFEE MORNINGS, LUNCHES, DINNER. OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUP TRAVEL. YOU’LL BE MADE MOST WELCOME! PHONE MARION: 0499267547;

LESLEY: 46614273

WARWICK SPINNERS AND WEAVERS MEET EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAY, AT ROOM 3, BRICK BUILDING AT ST MARKS CHURCH, GRAFTON ST, 9 AM TO LUNCHTIME. YEARLY MEMBERSHIP. WCKSPINANDWEAVE@GMAIL.COM KERRY 0430 511 260.

QCWA CONDAMINE VALLEY - WARWICK BRANCH MEETS EVERY 1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 1.30PM AT 76 GRAFTON ST. TEA ROOMS OPERATE TUES TO FRI FOR DINE-IN FROM 9AM - 2PM AND TAKE-AWAY CAN BE ORDERED ON 4661 2966. HALL IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE.

WARWICK MENS SHED EXTENDS A WARM WELCOME TO ALL MEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE CAMARADERIE AND SKILLS WITH OTHER MEN. YOU CAN BE AS ACTIVE OR AS RELAXED AS YOU LIKE. AFTER A SHORT INDUCTION

TO THE WORKSHOP, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE WIDE RANGE OF MACHINERY AND TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. 29 ACTIVITY ST. PH 0490 170 569.

WARWICK: THE SEW CRAFTY CHICKS HOLD THEIR CRAFT MORNING EVERY FRIDAY AT THE WARWICK BOWLS CLUB, FITZROY STREET, WARWICK (OPPOSITE THE WARWICK POLICE STATION) FROM 9AM TO 11.30AM. EVERYONE WELCOME, COME AND ENJOY GOOD COMPANY, MORNING TEA, WORK ON YOUR OWN PROJECTS OR LEARN NEW ONES. COST $5. THE CLUB NOW HAS AIR-CONDITIONING - COOL SUMMERS AND WARM WINTERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION RING TRICIA COLLINS ON 4661 3076.

WARWICK: LIONS CLUB MEET ON THE 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE CRITERION HOTEL. MEET AND GREET 6.30PM TO 7PM. THEN 7PM DINNER MEETING. ALL WELCOME. PHONE JENNY ON 0432 804 826 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

WARWICK TOASTMASTERS MEET EVERY 2ND AND 4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7PM IN THE CWA BUILDING. NEW MEMBERS WELCOME - LEARN ABOUT THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING. FOR MORE INFO CALL CHRIS ON 0435 994 763.

WARWICK BRIDGE CLUB, VICTORIA PARK, HOLD LESSONS EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9.30AM AND PLAY EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY AT 12.30PM. FOR MORE INFO, CALL NOELA ON 0417 757 255.

WARWICK: THE GATHERING - “SATURDAYS AT THE SALVOS” YOU ARE INVITED TO A COMMUNITY GATHERING AT THE SALVATION ARMY, 25 GUY ST, WARWICK. THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY SATURDAY AT 4PM. THE GATHERING WILL INCLUDE A FREE MEAL, A POSITIVE AND PRACTICAL MESSAGE, AND FRIENDSHIP. THE SALVOS CREATING A PLACE TO BELONG. COVID GUIDELINES IN PLACE. PHONE RICHARD 0428 230 431, LEANNE 0419 379 738.

WARWICK VIEW CLUB MEETING & LUNCH 3RD WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH. WARWICK GOLF CLUB 10.30AM FOR 11AM START. JOIN WOMEN SHARING LUNCH IN SUPPORT OF THE SMITH FAMILY. CONTACT SUE 0427 792 840.

WARWICK COMMUNITY VAN. A MEAL IS SERVED EACH SUNDAY NIGHT IN LESLIE PARK, WARWICK, FROM 5 TO 7PM. FEEL FREE TO COME FOR FOOD AND FRIENDSHIPAN INITIATIVE OF THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH.

SOUTHERN DOWNS STEAM RAILWAY. CHECK OUT OUR UPCOMING TRIPS ON WWW.DOWNSEXPLORER.ORG.AU. TICKETS SELL OUT QUICKLY, SO PLAN IN ADVANCE. BOOKINGS ON WWW.DOWNSEXPLORER.ORG.AU. PHONE 4661 9788.

KILLARNEY: KILLARNEY COUNTRY MARKETS ON EVERY 3RD SUNDAY OF MONTH AT CANNING PARK, KILLARNEY FROM 8AM - 1PM.

SD OVER 50’S CLUB MEETING ON 26TH FEBRUARY, 10AM, RSL CAFE, WARWICK STREET, ALLORA. FOLLOWED BY RSVP OPTION OF 12.30PM TOUR OF MARY POPPINS HOUSE IN ALLORA - $10 P/P. RSVP TO JEN BY MON 20TH. MORE INFO ON OVER 50’S SOCIAL CLUB, CONTACT JEN 0400 505 943

STANTHORPE: OPEN MIKE NIGHT AT STANTHORPE LITTLE THEATRE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6.30PM, 20 CONNOR ST, STANTHORPE. FREE FOR FINANCIAL STANTHORPE LITTLE THEATRE MEMBERS. SINGERS, MUSICIANS, POETS, WORD-SMITHS, STAND-UP COMEDIANS (WARNING: MATURE CONTENT).

STANTHORPE: GRANITE BELT JUNIOR CHOIR IS HELD EVERY TUESDAY FROM 3:30 TO 4:30PM AT THE STANTHORPE LITTLE THEATRE (20 CONNOR STREET), EXCLUDING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. OPEN TO ALL SCHOOL AGED CHIL-

DREN - NO MUSICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. STANTHORPE. GRANITE BELT CHOIR MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 7 - 9PM AT THE STANTHORPE LITTLE THEATRE. NEW VOICES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: LEONIE WELCH ON 0410 417 941.

STANTHORPE: SOCIAL TABLE TENNIS AT THE STANTHORPE FITNESS CENTRE, TALC ST. EVERY MONDAY AT 9AM - TWO HOURS OF FUN FOR JUST $5.50. EVERYTHING PROVIDED. CALL KEITH, 0413 870 021 OR JUST TURN UP.

STANTHORPE: U3A GRANITE BELT OFFERS LIFE LONG LEARNING FOR ACTIVE SENIORS. OUR MANY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DISCUSSION GROUPS, WALKING, SOCIAL LUNCHES, MOSAICS. FURTHER INFORMATION? VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.U3AGRANITEBELT.ORG. AU OR PHONE SECRETARY 0491 093 157. VISITORS/PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME.

THE STANTHORPE CAMERA CLUB MEETS EVERY 2ND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7.30 PM (SUMMER) OR 7 PM (WINTER) AT THE ADULT LEARNING CENTRE, STANTHORPE STATE HIGH SCHOOL. AT EVERY MEETING THERE IS A PEER JUDGED PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION AND A PRESENTATION OF SOME KIND. NO CHARGE FOR VISITORS. PLEASE CALL 0413870021 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THE STANTHORPE FILM SOCIETY SHOWS A FILM ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH (EXCEPT EASTER). A DIVERSE RANGE OF FILMS ARE SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHICH CATERS TO MOST PEOPLE’S TASTE. COME AND ENJOY THESE SCREENINGS IN A COMFORTABLE AIR CONDITIONED CINEMA SURROUNDED BY OTHER FILM LOVERS. PLEASE SEE WWW.STANTHORPEFILMSOCIETY. COM FOR A LIST OF THIS YEAR’S FILMS AND MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION.

THE STANTHORPE CYCLING CLUB MEETS EVERY SUNDAY AT 7 AM (SUMMER) OR 8 AM (WINTER) AT THE BURTON AND SON’S CARPARK, NEXT TO WOOLWORTH’S. WE GENERALLY CYCLE 40 TO 50 KMS AND END UP AT A COFFEE SHOP BACK IN TOWN. CALL 0413870021 FOR MORE INFO.

STANTHORPE: ARE YOU PLAYING BRASS OR WOODWIND? WHY NOT JOIN THE GRANITE BELT COMMUNITY BAND AND HAVE FUN PLAYING MUSIC TOGETHER. WE PRACTICE EVERY THURSDAY EVENING IN STANTHORPE. INTERESTED? CONTACT COLIN - 0490 230 391 OR EMAIL: GRANITEBELTBAND@GMAIL.COM.

STANTHORPE RAILWAY PRECINCT HOSTS A WEEKLY ART GROUPS - THURSDAY FROM 9AM - 12. HERITAGE STATION CAFE 9AM -2PM SAT

STANTHORPE: STANTHORPE-WALLANGARRA BRANCH (QLD ALP) MEET ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT GRANITE BELT SUPPORT SERVICES, COMMENCING AT 5.30PM. PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE – LABOR ON THE GRANITE BELT (WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ STANTHORPELABOR/ ) – TO CATCH UP ON BRANCH MEETINGS, VISITS, ETC. FOR FURTHER INFO PLEASE CONTACT THE SECRETARY (HELEN) ON 4683 5229.

STANTHORPE: THE STANTHORPE BRIDGE CLUB MEETS EVERY THURSDAY AT 10.45AM IN THE INTERNATIONAL CLUB. NEW MEMBERS AND VISITORS WELCOME. PLEASE CALL MARGARET ON 07 4683 2010 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Stanthorpe Cricket

Aaron Simmers

Contributed

Good scores for Saturday’s stroke event at Stanthorpe Golf on Saturday February 11, the event being a single stroke sponsored by Matt and Nikki Waterworth who are thanked for the day. Great to see Kay back on the course after a lengthy layoff from injury, hope you

enjoyed the day back on the course.

Men’s event was closely contested with nett 68 being a winning score. Three players with 68 so the count back to find a winner. This time, Brendan McMillan was the favoured player taking first place with Hamish Adam taking runner up and Matt burgess settling for the run down.

The ladies division was won by Christine Hood with a very good score of nett 65, a few more points off the handicap after a very good round. Helen Jones continued

her good form after injury, returning nett 68 for ladies runner up.

Men’s pin shots were claimed by Scott Constable at 3, Matt Waterworth at 12 and Max Hunter at 17. Ladies pins claimed by Kay Webb at 3, Filomena Silver at 12 and Lisa Stuart at 17. Pr pins went to Tod Beckett at 1/10, Scott Constable at 5/14 and Matt Burgess at 9/18. Birdies nest at 14 went unclaimed.

For the run down scores of nett71 and better for the men and nett 82 for the ladies all received a voucher.

Special award presented to Richard Reardon who returned an uncharacteristic high score on the day, won’t divulge the

amount, but he had plenty of friends, namely Mark Baker and Aaron Simmers who both had the same score.

Some interesting events coming up include the Glen Aplin School golf day, a 2 ball Ambrose event on Saturday 25 of February. This is an open event and all players will be welcomed, no need to have an official handicap, just nominate at the school or at the club.

Next Saturday February 18, our sponsor is HelloWorld in Stanthorpe, the event being a single Stableford. Time sheet is on the board.

FUNERAL NOTICE

GARAGE SALE

5 Mardon Road Rosenthal Heights

This Friday and Saturday 17th & 18th February

Starting at 7am

Heaps on sale including Fridges, Household & Kitchen items, TV, Furniture, Camping gears, Garden tools, equipment and Bric a Brac.

GARAGE SALE

Unit 1, 2 McEniery St Warwick

Saturday 18th February

7am Start

Fridge, Single Bed, Chest of Drawers, Plus Bric-a-Brac

POSITION VACANT

Piece worker or casual industrial sewing machinist required for local clothing factory.

Phone 0428 795 888 for details.

MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SALE

RUSSELL, John Kevin "Poppy"

Late of Warwick, formerly of Browns Plains and Wynnum, passed away on 2nd February 2023, aged 71 years.

Beloved Husband of Cecilia. Dearly loved Father and Father-in-law of Camille; Justin and Shilo; Damien and Ursula. Loving Pop of Peyton; Krystal and Kenton; Jordon and Breanna; Troy; Bailey; Madi; Kayla; Julian; Lauren; Phoenix. Loving Brother, Brother-in-law and Uncle of Patricia, Desmond, David, Brian and their families.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend John's funeral, to be held at St Mary's Catholic Church, 163 Palmerin Street, Warwick, prayers commencing at 1.30pm, Friday 17th February, 2023, followed by interment at Eden Gardens Memorial Park, Little Warner Street, Warwick.

2004

Registered till May 2023

Travelled 524,801 kms, RWC, in very good condition

$12,500

Phone 0438 106 190

Alternatively, the service will be available via live stream, please go to www.burstows.com.au/tribute-centre

“Eternally Young #JKR51”

4667 8700

Nissan Patrol Wagon

Narrow win for Stanthorpe

Gerard Walsh sports@thedailyjournal.ink

Alate innings partnership by Aiden Halford and Damian Anderson helped set up a one-run win against Lockyer in the final of the Mitchell Shield cricket competition at Cahill Park in Gatton on Sunday.

Stanthorpe batted first and scored 197.

Captain Lachlan Pill said the team from the Granite Belt knew if they could get close to 200, they were a good chance to win the shield.

Lockyer was a top during their innings but Stanthorpe fought back for Andrew Einam to take the last Lockyer wicket for the narrowest possible victory.

Pill and Sam Dowie added 62 for the Stanthorpe opening partnership before Charlie

Moncada dominated a partnership with Pill when he scored 40 in 55 balls, including six fours.

Pill was out soon after for 44

off 88 balls with six fours and no other batsmen dominated but Pill paid tribute to Halford and Anderson for taking the

score close to 200.

In the Lockyer innings, Anderson was best with the ball taking 3-22 off 10 overs.

As the game got tight towards the end, Stanthorpe went back to opening bowler Liam Lanza for two late wickets and then Einam for the final wicket.

Einam and Kalo Shem also took two wickets.

Stanthorpe will now play the winners of the Knox Shield,

Roma, in Roma, on February 26 in the battle for the Slade Shield. The bus from Stanthorpe will leave on the Saturday afternoon for Roma.

Pill said the Stanthorpe shield team was a committed group of players who were determined to also win the Slade Shield.

“After losing to Lockyer, we then beat Toowoomba, Warwick and Lockyer to win the Mitchell Shield,” he said.

Warwick Bowls Clubs Sport’s notes

Trish Owens Contributed

It was a wonderful to have the Green overflowing once again for last Tuesday’s Monthly Triples. Thank you to all the Clubs that participated. Your support is very much appreciated. The Triples were sponsored Rose City Premium Meats and this was very much appreciated by the Club. The Conditions of play were 2 Rounds of 14 Ends and 1 for an End plus 5 for a Win.

Results 1st Round: Bill Lee, P. Ridgewell and W. Foster def. Pamela Kerr, Chris Lawler and Brian Black 13-6. Jools Buse, Steve Tyter, Al Buse def. Faye Flint, Ray Southee, Max Holder 14-5; J. Cochran, M. O’Leary K. Weier def.

Margaret Harvey, B. Murphy, A. Mattiazzi 12-7; A. A. Imhoff, M. Skaines, Dave Scotney def. J. Torrossi, Margaret Wright, Steve Ford 15-4;

Pat, Geoff Davis, Peter Collis def. Barry Perks, Gary Cooper, Richard Tartan 10-9; Trevor Wright, Craig Thurgate, Edwin Welsh def. Team 6 (Card not filled in) 12-6; Ossie McPaul, Phil Wagner, John Ruhle def. Gerda Brack, Michael Dungey, Tim Gallagher 7-12; Sue Butz, Lorna Tucker, Margaret Grayson def. Gordon Assey, Julie Foster, Kevin Mooney 13-6.

Results 2nd Round - Skip’s name only: Brian Black def. Margaret Grayson 14-5; Al. Buse def. W.Foster 13-7; Max Holder def. A. Mattiazzi 13-6; Dave Scotney def. K. Weier 14-5; Steve Ford def. Peter Collis 13-5; Richard Tartan def. Team 6 (Card

not filled in); Edwin Welsh def. Tim Gallagher 13-6; John Ruhle def. Kev. Mooney 13-6.

Congratulations to the Winners: A. Imhoff, Marion Skaines and David Scotney, and to the Runner-up Jools Buse, Steve Tyter and Al Buse., and to winners of the 2nd Round Pamela Kerr, Chris Lawler and Brian Black.

Our thanks must go to Peter, our excellent Green Keeper, and to the members and Charlie for their assistance with the Working Bee every Monday. Also a very big thank you to the excellent cooks in the kitchen with their beautiful home cooking, and their sandwiches are to die for.

Coming Events for February: Sun. 12th: Open Fours Carnival.

Morning Tea 8.30 for play at 9am. Wed. 15th: Jack Pot Bowls - Pairs; Thur. 16th: Evening Bowls; Sat. 18th: Social; Wed. 22nd: Social; Sat. 25th: Warwick Bowls Club’s Annual General Meeting at 1pm. All members are requested to attend.

N.B. Wednesday Morning Bowls: Names in from 8.00 to 8.30 for play at 9.00 a.m..

Thursday Evening Social Bowls : Names in from 5.00 to 5.30 p.m. for play at 6.00 p.m.. Cost will be $12 including a Sausage Sizzle. Everyone is very welcome to come along - Bowlers, Non-Bowlers, Barefoot Bowlers. Do come along and enjoy Bowls in the cool of the evening.

Saturday Afternoon Bowls: Names in from 12 midday to 12.30pm for play at 1pm.

The winning Stanthorpe dressing room on Sunday at Gatton. Photos contributed.

The winning Stanthorpe Mitchell Shield cricket team (from front) Anthony Coup (scorer), Aiden Halford, Lachlan Pill (c), Jamie Carnell, Danny Folkers (squad member). 2nd row: Damian Anderson, Sam Dowie, Andrew Einam, Callum Blake. Back: Jordan Lanza, Barry Bulow (13th man), Kalo, Liam Lanza, Brendan Barker, Charlie Moncada, association umpire John Hendry.