The Sentinel 10 July 2024 by SomersetMedia

◗ Marina Gomide JOUSTERS, sword ﬁghters, crowns and gowns transported Moreton Bay back 1,000 years, as all lords and ladies of the region, state, country and world ﬂocked to the Abbey Medieval Festival 2024. Story P4-5

Lives remain in limbo

Government announces 2025 timeframe for new highway alternative plans

◗ Sonia Isaacs

RESIDENTS will face another Christmas uncertain if their homes will be bulldozed for Stage 4 of the Bruce Highway Alternative after the government revealed new plans would not be released until 2025. Transport and Main Roads made the announcement last week following sustained pressure from

Elimbah, Moodlu and Caboolture residents, who face losing their homes to the current proposed route options.

The original controversial route was released in

December 2023, but following community outrage, the Government was forced back to the drawing board.

Many residents said it was unacceptable that their lives

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Our office has been struck down from all anglesthe kids in hospital with Covid AND the flu, the adults, planning a week of household chores have been hit hard and unable to lift their heads off the bed, let alone moving a few tonnes of gravel around a home project (small mercies perhaps?). The winter holidays, especially, are always fraught.

But for those of us handy enough to be either superimmune or just plain lucky, last weekend had something for everyone.

Our intrepid reporter, Marina Gomide, was out and about across the weekend including spending many hours at her new favourite local event, the Abbey Medieval Festival.

Having done a solid run of years taking the kids to the festival I concur it’s a lot

of fun and a great vibe as tens of thousands get into character and party like it’s 1399.

We were also at the hobby horse championships. Yes, it’s a thing and yes, it’s as weird and fun as it sounds.

If you’ve never seen hobby horse events, please check out our video on Facebook. Lols.

There are plenty more pics of activities, particularly in Moreton - because that’s where the action was - on pages 4-6.

Speaking of social media, this week we are running an op-ed from Country Press Association president, Peter Kennedy, about the impact of Facebook et al on society (see below).

A couple of weeks ago a Facebook executive told a parliamentary inquiry in Canberra (with a straight face) that social media didn’t harm children.

Fisher MP,

Andrew

Wallace, shot back, saying “You cannot be serious”. But serious they were.

It’s incredulous they say that, given the evidence piling up about the impact social media has on our kids.

How many times do we ask, almost hopelessly, to get them oﬀ their devices. It’s easier said than done, as most parents would attest.

“Facebook particularly has evolved into an antisocial entity that has provided a haven for toxicity, fake news, scams, blackmail, cyberbullying, doxing, revenge porn, trolling, deep fakes, political interference, surveillance capitalism and the spread of mis and disinformation that has caused so much damage within our communities,”

CPA president Peter Kennedy writes (below).

Clearly there’s no more room for good news!

The big concern for

regional publishers, including The Sentinel, is that Facebook will soon remove news pages from feeds. This is a terrible outcome for users.

And this is not just about The Sentinel, it’s about the millions of people who follow large media organisations and want to read genuine news articles. Facebook has hooked us all. It has evolved into an ‘unavoidable trading partner’, and is now cutting oﬀ real news.

My partner asked me the other day if I’d seen a story about Sam Kerr getting a black eye that had been popping into her feed. I hadn’t, but it was, of course, fake news.

That’s one small example of the rubbish that will intensify across our feeds if real news is abandoned by the social media giant.

Time for Meta to face music

By Andrew Schreyer CPA President

LAST month, Country Press Australia (CPA) – the largest representative association of newspaper publishers in Australia, appeared before a joint hearing in Canberra into social media and its impacts on Australian society.

The hearing was convened out of concerns about the negative impacts social media platforms have upon our community, including the recent decision by Meta to no longer pay news publishers for content posted to the company’s platforms.

That announcement has been met with anger, frustration, disappointment, worry and concern among news publishers, and the news industry shares the concerns of the broader community over Meta’s outrageous behaviour that has had such a damaging

impact on so many sections of the community.

Facebook particularly has evolved into an antisocial entity that has provided a haven for toxicity, fake news, scams, blackmail, cyberbullying, doxing, revenge porn, trolling, deep fakes, political interference, surveillance capitalism and the spread of mis and disinformation that has caused so much damage within our communities.

The live streaming of massacres, images of unrealistic so-called ‘beautiful’ people and conspiracies are also part and parcel of social media today.

In the case of the news industry, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has said Meta’s decision to no longer pay for news content in a number of jurisdictions “represents a dereliction of its commitment to

the sustainability of Australian news media,” a comment CPA endorses wholeheartedly.

Meta has shown complete disdain for Australian media outlets, the News Media Bargaining Code and the Australian Government by announcing its intention not to renew agreements with publishers.

Meta has been deemed

expectations as the rest of us. In short, we believe Meta fails to meet those standards, and that the company long ago ceased to be just a provider of social media platforms.

Just last month, the US Surgeon General called for social media to have warnings attached to it over mental health concerns for users.

and accept responsibility for the damage caused by providing the habitat for such scornful matter, Meta has instead opted to diminish the presence of the real news and of truth by continually adjusting its algorithms and rendering public interest news content more and more diﬀicult to ﬁnd. The federal government has the News Media Bargaining Code at its disposal, a mechanism established to ensure social media platforms can be held to account and that media organisations are treated fairly in their dealings with the tech giants.

Should the government designate Meta under the Code, the company is likely to block news sites from its platforms just as it has done in Canada. And in that country, it’s been regional and rural publishers who have been negatively

impacted the most. In this instance we encourage the government to insert a ‘must carry news’ clause in the code forcing them to negotiate with publishers or impose a 20 per cent tax on Meta’s Australian revenue.

If Meta refuses, they should be banned from Australia.

To suit its narrative and justify its agenda, Meta claims its users don’t go to Facebook for news, however the University of Canberra’s Digital News Report: Australia 2024 released in June found that 49 per cent of Australian users of Facebook use it for news and one in four rely on it as their main source of news.

It suits Meta to claim Australians don’t use the company’s platforms to read the news and for it to be allowed to continue to ride roughshod over our communities.

Jousting tournament at the Abbey Medieval Festival 2024.

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Medieval Moreton makes merry

Largest festival in southern hemisphere attracts 30,000

◗ Marina Gomide

JOUSTERS, sword

ﬁghters, crowns and gowns transported Moreton Bay back 1,000 years, as all lords and ladies of the region, state, country and world ﬂocked to the Abbey Medieval Festival 2024.

The largest festival of its kind in the southern global hemisphere welcomed 30,000 guests over the three-day event last weekend (July 5 to 7), providing plenty of fun for all ages.

The atmosphere was indescribably breathtaking as the tents, decor and entertainers did amazing work, but also due to most guests dressing up in medieval costumes, some

hand-made, some fantasy inspired and some period authentic.

The on again, oﬀ again rain only contributed to the authentic European feel.

Going on its 33rd year, the festival has grown from opening only one day and having at ﬁrst around 300 attendees, to its current massive size, becoming one of the best-known in the world.

Festival founder Edith Cuﬀe said she thinks the key to the festival’s success was focusing on authenticity.

“We wanted to make it so that when people came in there was this experience that was almost realistic,” she said.

“That set a high target of creating something that’s

unique and that is not layered with fantasy and Hollywoodish experience.

“We’ve helped encourage people to explore history and get their own creativity happening by making costumes.”

Ms Cuﬀe said the medieval period is so fascinating to people due to the easement it is to reenact, with the festival aiming to support the study of history.

“It’s an immersive experience we are trying to create here that brings people a little understanding of 1,000 years of history, which changed the world in a way,” she said.

“It’s lovely that history is being created and people

are inspired; we want people to be inspired.”

Visit Moreton Bay General Manager, Luke Edwards, said one of the best things about the festival, is that it is “a home-grown event” that has gone global.

“What this means to Caboolture, and the actual region, is it puts us on the map for something that is quite unique and the economic contribution to the city is estimated to be around $2 million,” he said.

“It’s become not only something the residents love, but the entire city loves.”

The festival featured medieval camps from various countries, including Nordic (vikings), Turkish,

A roaring reason to celebrate Lions open

◗ Liam Hauser

THE Lions Club of Caboolture North Inc was oﬀicially formalised at a charter dinner at Sports Central Caboolture on June 30.

Eight-five Lions members attended, as Wamuran, Morayfield, Kilcoy, Sandstone Point, Deception Bay, Pine Rivers and Redcliffe were among the clubs that were represented.

Guests included Mark Ryan MP, Ali King MP, Andrew Powell MP, and Councillor Brooke Savige.

Moves to establish the Lions Club of Caboolture North began in December 2022, with the new Lions Club of Caboolture North having 20 members so far.

Secretary Roz Bierton said teamwork, friendship, kindness, and a love of volunteering in the community were key aspects for the club to materialise.

“We are relieved that it has all come together, as teamwork is the key to a great community group,” Roz said.

Wildlife Day soars back to life in Esk

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THE Care4esK Community Wildlife Information Day returns to Esk on Saturday July 20, from 10am to 4.30pm.

This year’s event has been extended to include a break midway, with several food vans and market stalls onsite.

The day will begin with a warm Welcome to Country by Dungibara Elder Aunty Jannine Smith.

Nicola Peterson from the Sunshine Coast’s Detection Dogs for Conservation will present data from the most recent koala surveys.

Drs Benjamin Allen and Vanessa Gorecki from the University of Southern Queensland will outline the upcoming Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby Research Project. This project is a collaboration with Care4esK, across areas of the Somerset region.

Recently, an endangered Greater Glider was observed in Deongwar State Forest, by ecologist Jessica Lovegrove-Walsh from Friends of Parks Queensland.

contribute is asked to email lionscabnth@gmail.com

Jessica will share further information on the Greater Glider, and also help attendees learn how to record and share

ﬂora and fauna sightings as ‘citizen scientists’ in the community.

For an up close, warm and cuddly experience, Martin Fingland from Geckoes Wildlife will be back with his wonderful family of faunal friends, and his wide wealth of wildlife knowledge.

Birdwatching numbers across the globe are growing for many reasons, with recent research also showing its beneﬁts for improved health and wellbeing.

The focus of Andrew Dinwoodie, from Birdlife Southern Queensland’s presentation, will be birds

of prey.

Wrapping up the day is a personal session from local wildlife rescuer and carer Petrina Paidel, from Somerset Sanctuary. Petrina will share what this valuable role involves, and how to respond if you ﬁnd injured or unwell wildlife. Add to this the return of the popular lucky door prizes, raﬀles and the drawing of the major fundraiser ‘Eucalyptus Koala’.

This FREE event oﬀers something of interest for everyone at the Anglican Church Hall, 85 Ipswich Street, Esk.

Presentation during last year’s info day

to see at the festival were jousting tournaments, Turkish oil wrestling, Morris performances, and endless stalls showcasing unique local, medieval inspired products.

Nordic inspired costumes worn by attendeesAttendees dressed as pirates, peasants and fairies

Prince and princess costume

American jouster Sir Sean Gulick

President Michael Bierton (left) being presented the international flag set. Inset - New Caboolture North Lions Club banner.

A fairy jailed in the pillory The sword ﬁ

Birds of Prey display

Animal inspired costumes Turkish Oil Wrestling

Fantasy costumes Irish sheep carrying competition

Jousters entering the arena

Family costume fun

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Hoist the colours high

KICKING oﬀ this year’s National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week (from July 7 to 14), a community ﬂag-raising ceremony was held at the Caboolture Town Square on Friday, July 5.

Featuring a smoking ceremony, Welcome to Country and Wajji-Walu Koomurri dancers, the event attracted many locals to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, with the ceremony ending when the three ﬂags were raised: Aboriginal, Torres Strait, and Australian.

Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery said Council is very proud to support NAIDOC Week, which it has been doing since 2009, as it’s an opportunity to understand people.

“It’s about education celebration, reﬂection and respect,” he said.

“NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for us to deepen our understanding of the rich culture of First Nations people, that shape this country.

“It’s a chance to listen to their stories, to learn from their experiences, and to honour the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people”.

Cr Flannery said it’s important for Council to stand with First Nation communities to help the ongoing process of reconciliation and

their ﬁre continues burning brightly into the future, after facing many adversities in the past.

“It’s about sharing your (Aboriginal) culture, breaking those barriers of ignorance between the many diﬀ have in Australia,” he said.

“We want to learn about the ﬁrst culture because it’s what this place was built on.”

State Member for Morayﬁeld, Mark Ryan, said the attendance of nonaboriginals at the event show how the community is ﬁlled with good-hearted people, with good intentions, despite what has

“This is an important day for all of us to acknowledge we have a strong connection to our First Nations people. They are part of us. They are part of this country. And that will be forever the case,” he said.

NAIDOC events

JULY 11

NAIDOC STEAM Squad - Esk

When: Thursday July 11th, 3.15pm – 4.15pm

Where: Esk Library, 19 Heap Street, Esk Info: An exciting schedule of activities, experiments, crafts and, of course, lots of STEAM related books.

For more information phone 5424 4000.

NAIDOC STEAM Squad - Kilcoy

When: Thursday July 11th, 3.15pm – 4.15pm

Where: Kilcoy Library, Kennedy Street, Kilcoy Info: An exciting schedule of activities, experiments, crafts and, of course, lots of STEAM related books.

For more information phone 5424 4000.

JULY 13

Portraiture workshop with Tori-Jay Mordey

Saturday July 13th, 12.30pm – 3.30pm Redcliﬀe Art Gallery, 1 Irene Street, Join Tori-Jay Mordey at this beginner-friendly portrait workshop. Tori-Jay is a First Nations

artist and illustrator. Her portraits are created using various mediums including digital illustrations and drawings, printmaking and mural painting.

JULY 14

In conversation with Aunty Hazel Cowburn - Bongaree

When: Sunday July 14th, 10.30am – 12.30pm

Where: Bribie Island Seaside Museum, 1 South Esplanade, Bongaree

Info: All are invited and encouraged to join us for an in-conversation event with Aunty Hazel Cowburn, as we celebrate NAIDOC week 2024.

Aunty Hazel is a local artist residing on Bribie Island and often returns to her birthplace of Gayndah, Queensland. Aunty Hazel is a descendant of the Wakka, Wakka, Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi, and Gureng Gureng peoples and has a deep connection with her birthplace and culture which continually inspires her work as does sharing personal and cultural stories.

Smoking ceremony to cleanse the soul

Mayor Flannery, Mark Ryan MP, Wajji-Walu Ryan Koomurri dancers, and Kabi Kabi elders Photo: Yvonne Packbier

Wajji-Walu Koomurri dancers

Elected Reps

BHWA Stage 4

Decision Delayed

The Labor Government announcing that further advice and consultation on a route for Stage 4 of the Bruce Highway Western Alternative won’t be ﬁnalised until 2025 is another slap in the face for residents who have faced uncertainty over the future of their lives and homes since December 2023. I can’t believe the government disrespects the aﬀected communities so much it’s not going to give them certainty and peace of mind until next year at the earliest. It’s just not good enough.

D’Aguilar Highway Upgrades

Heads up to those who travel through D’Aguilar! Resurfacing and rehabilitation works will be completed over the next couple of months. Please know I continue to push for resurfacing upgrades

Powell’s Pitch

with Andrew Powell State Member for Glass House

through the Woodford township itself and a number of intersection upgrades along the D’Ag as I consider that a higher priority than this. In the meantime, please drive safe through roadworks!

Shadow Minister

Visits Glass House

Electorate

I recently welcomed the LNP’s Shadow Minister for Communities and Disability Services – JP Langbroek – into the electorate for discussions with the Caboolture Neighbourhood Centre and the Compass Group. Neighbourhood Centres provide invaluable services to their local communities, while Compass is an awardwinning ‘For Purpose’ organisation, dedicated to providing support for people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities. It was fantastic to show JP the work these two groups are doing in the electorate.

Longman News

Over the past 18 months, I was privileged to be part of a Federal Government inquiry into AI.

We looked at how it will ﬁt into our education system and industries. For me, my major concern was around the potential manipulation of the inexperienced and unprepared minds.

We are now seeing a growing number of people relying on AI and algorithms rather than their own critical thinking and research skills.

As legislators, one of the greatest challenges we face in this modern world is ensuring that future generations are educated on the latest technologies. Yet, at the same time, we need to make sure that the next generation is given the tools to protect themselves

with Terry Young Federal Member for Longman

from the harms of the everchanging technological space.

It stands to reason that the next generation of working Australians are given the tools to see through AI and algorithmbased manipulation by corporations, governments, and self-titled inﬂuencers.

While I do not want the next generation to be left behind in the technological space, I also do not want them to be taken advantage of by big-tech, foreign actors, and unscrupulous people whose aim is so often to cause harm and make ﬁnancial gains from our youth.

That is why I am pushing for a system that utilises AI as an assistance tool, not a complete solution.

I’m thrilled to connect with you through a new monthly column in The Sentinel. Our community in Moreton Bay is always evolving, and I want to make sure your voices are heard loud and clear. Whether you have questions about upcoming projects, ideas for improvements, or concerns you’d like addressed, I want to hear from you.

Starting this month, I’ll be using this space to answer your questions and dive into some of the topics that matter most. Your input is incredibly valuable. If there’s something on your mind or a topic you’d like me to cover, please email me at tony.latter@ moretonbay.qld.gov.au.

Recently, at the Woodford Show, some of you asked about the new Garden Organics program launching later this year. Here’s the outline: Beginning December 2, 2024, Moreton Bay City Council is rolling out a new garden organics (GO)

Latter’s Letter

with Tony Latter Councillor Div 12, Moreton Bay

collection service to help to better manage waste. 23% of what we throw away is garden waste. If your property is between 300 and 2,000 square metres, you’ll receive a new GO bin between September and November this year. This service will turn that waste into compost or even energy instead of sending it to landﬁll, keeping a massive 15,000 tonnes of garden waste out of landﬁlls each year. It’s a big win for recycling and reusing! The GO bins will be emptied every other week, on the same day as the general waste bin, but on the weeks when the recycling isn’t collected. If your property size is outside this range, you can opt in from March 1, 2025. For those within 300 - 2000 m2 using a professional gardening service or commercial organics collector, can choose to opt out between July 10 and August 10, 2024.

HOME & GARDEN

Winter Weed Watch

WITH winter well and truly here, it’s time to get on top of the winter weeds which have been stealthily multiplying in your lawns. And with the day length now increasing, the winter weeds will grow faster and stronger than your turf grasses will. So there’s no time to lose.

The main oﬀenders are bindii, cats ear (or ﬂatweed), tropical chickweed, green and silverleaf desmodiums, white clover and red caustic weeds.

Those with couch grass lawns will have noticed them thinning out a bit. This is normal for couch in winter, but it does leave space for the winter weeds to expand.

To give your grass a ﬁghting chance, there’s a few simple things you can do now before the winter weeds really start to take over.

Firstly, lighten your soil. It’s probably a little compacted from being walked or driven on over the summer months.

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Compacted soil has less air pockets, and air in your soil is vital for good healthy grass roots. You can use a specialised soil aeration gadget which can be pretty cheaply hired from a hire shop, or you can use a bit of elbow grease and get to work with your garden fork - jab it in, lever it a little, then repeat across your whole lawn.

At this point you might like to pick up a trailer load of sand and spread this thinly across your lawn and then lightly rake it in. The sand will make it into the gaps you’ve created which will really help to improve

the structure of your soil. Fertilise with a slow release lawn fertiliser and water it in well. This will encourage grass roof growth as the days lengthen. Do some hand weeding to remove the winter weeds allowing the grass to once again gain the upper hand.

If the weeds are too far gone to hand weed, you may need to resort to a lawn weed herbicide. If you’re not sure which is best for your grass type, best to ask for the advice from someone at the local hardware or produce store.

If you’re mowing regularly, raise the mower height to let the grass grow a little longer. This will give them more leaf area to photosynthesise and make their own energy that they

need to grow.

is bindii, which you won’t see a lot of yet as it’s just at the start of its growth season. But the little prickle seeds have germinated and are just sitting there waiting to take oﬀ

You’ve got about another month before they change resort to a bindii herbicide. If you leave it too late and they start to form their prickles, then it’s too late to use a herbicide as the bindii will put all its remaining energy into maturing the prickles.

In this case, you’re best oﬀ going back to hand

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Conroy can move mountains

New laws shut down vapes

FROM July 1, the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Act 2024 ushered in a national framework regulating the importation, manufacture, supply, commercial possession, and advertisement of vapes across Australia.

This landmark legislation, passed by the Australian Parliament, aims to mitigate the growing health risks associated with vaping while ensuring access to therapeutic vapes for smoking cessation remains available where clinically appropriate.

The reforms bring signiﬁcant changes to how Australians can access vapes. Non-pharmacy retailers including tobacconists, vape shops

and convenience stores will no longer be permitted to sell any type of vape.

Therapeutic vapes will continue to be available from pharmacies, but only when deemed clinically appropriate.

Individuals wishing to purchase vapes containing nicotine or a zero-nicotine substance will still require a prescription from a medical or nurse practitioner.

Additionally, ﬂavours for therapeutic vapes will be limited to mint, menthol, and tobacco.

Strict requirements will be imposed on anyone involved in transporting, storing or handling vapes, and the advertising or

promotion of vapes will be generally prohibited. This comprehensive regulatory

approach aims to curb the illicit supply and reduce opportunities for unlawful

trade. From October 1, therapeutic vapes with a nicotine concentration of 20 mg/mL or less will be available from pharmacies without a prescription, provided a pharmacist assesses this as clinically appropriate.

The legislation also outlaws the domestic manufacture, supply, and commercial possession of nontherapeutic and disposable singleuse vapes from July 1. Only established pharmaceutical supply chains will be authorised to distribute and supply vapes. Importers will be required to hold a customs license and permit from the Oﬀice of Drug

Control, and only ﬁnished products will be lawful to dispense, prohibiting pharmacists from providing ingredients for patients to mix their own vaping substances.

Enhanced border controls, a ban on disposable single-use vapes, and an advertising ban are central to the reforms, making it easier to detect and disrupt illicit vape supply chains. The Australian Border Force (ABF), in collaboration with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), will enforce these measures at the border, with any unauthorised vaping goods to be seized and destroyed.

A National Vaping Enforcement Framework will guide the uniﬁed enforcement of these laws.

New Satellite Hospital

BRIBIE Island is set to have its own Satellite Hospital (SH), which is oﬀicially opening on July 17. The Bribie Island Satellite Hospital Minor Injury and Illness Clinic will be open 8am to 10pm, seven days a week – oﬀering treatment for non-life threatening illnesses and injuries.

This includes things like cuts, abrasions, sprains and broken bones.

In addition, the facility will include an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health hub, kidney dialysis services, a day medical treatment unit and outpatient mental health services.

A second stage of the SH will be open in early 2025.

A paw-sitive Psych

DR Vikki Knott has worked in research and teaching for 25 years, and completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology later in life. As a Clinical Psychologist, Vicki combines her passion for research and its application with a warm, authentic, and compassionate approach to working with clients.

Vikki has recently moved to Esk with her partner and three dogs, including therapy dogs, Ezra and Ruby.

Being a nature and animal lover, she fell in love with Esk and the entire Somerset region and operates now from her newest practice, EskPsych.

While Vikki will continue to travel on a limited basis

to Ascot, Brisbane, she is taking on clients from the Somerset and surrounding regions in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and some Saturdays. She will continue to be available via telehealth to clients in rural, regional and remote Queensland.

with a range of client presentations including stress, anxiety (including phobias), depression, health related concerns (e.g., cancer, Parkinson’s disease) adjustment disorders following injury and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Vikki is registered to provide services through the Better Access Medicare Initiative, Department of Veteran Aﬀairs, WorkCover, and the QPS Self Refer program.

She is also able to provide private services and NDIS billed sessions through plan or self-managed NDIS.

Vikki conducts psychosocial and cognitive assessments for clients who are seeking NDIS funding or to facilitate adjustments in educational settings. Vikki also specialises in assisting clients work through barriers to achieve their potential whether that be at work, home, or school/ university.

You can reach out to Vikki on 0448 475 362 or visit www.eskpsych.com.au

Dr Vikki Knott, founder and director of of EskPsych

EskPsych therapy dog Ruby

EskPsych therapy dog Ezra

Spotlight on WOODFORD & WAMURAN

Aged

and boxing champion Liam Wilson’s sister, Sharnie Wilson.

Kay Hooper, AKA Bad

to the Bone Hooper, will be box ﬁghting Sharnie, AKA Spit Fire Wilson, for the gold medal, with Liam Wilson serving as his sister’s trainer and presenting the medal. Ms Wilson is a personal care assistant at the facility, so she and her opponent are known to each other.

Kay has been

practicing boxing

the

a week for the past four years, now preparing for an actual match.

Ms Swan, who has been around boxing all her life, said she brought it to the aged care facility to help keep the residents mobile and work with co-

ordination, balance and cognition.

“Kay is a beast at 82,” she said.

“It showcases the elderly can keep going and have mobility.”

The Manor will be doing their best to mimic the Olympics, including an opening ceremony on July 26, buying various

medals, and even taking an Olympic torch through the community.

“The Olympic torch has left overseas and is on its way to Woodford,” Ms Swan said.

Aside from boxing, residents will also compete in medals for other sports on August 2, including fencing,

basketball, soccer, and shooting.

The Woodford Strikers (residents) will take on the Woodford Warriors (Manor management staﬀ ) for those sports. Hooper and Wilson will be boxing at 10.30am on July 30, in the Theatre Room, at Woodford Manor Aged Care.

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Manor with trainer LeeAnn Swan twice

Main - Bad to the Bone Hooper takes the ring Right - Kay Hooper and Sharnie Wilson ready to box

Beeswax wraps

When: Friday July 12th, 11am - 11.45am

Where: Caboolture Library, 4 Hasking Street, Caboolture

Info: Discover how quick and easy it is to make beeswax wraps. Take home a 20cm snack-size wrap and a 30cm wrap, perfect for wrapping larger bowls. For adults.

Board Game Club

When: Friday July 12th, 4.30pm - 5.30pm

Where: Woodford Library, 1 Elizabeth Street, Woodford

Info: Grab your friends after school for some friendly competition with our board games and card games.

Lasting Letters

When: Friday July 12th, 10am

Where: Esk Library 19 Heap Street, Esk

Info: Lasting Letters is a pen pal program that connects socially isolated seniors through letter writing. Come along for a delicious morning tea and a letter writing session. Second Friday of each month at 10am.

Roald Dahl’s The Twits

When: Friday July 12th, 5pm - 6.10pm

Where: Somerset Civic Centre 35 Esk Hampton Road, Esk

Info: Adapted for the stage by Shake & Stir Theatre Co. Presented by Shake and Stir Theatre Co and the Somerset Civic Centre. All Tickets: $15.00 *Children under 18months Freeseated on parents lap. BOOK NOW - https://www. trybooking.com/CRZBV

Caboolture Orchid Society Inc. Annual Winter Show

When: Friday 12thSaturday 13th July, 8.30am Where: Morayfield Community Complex, 298 Morayfield Road, Morayfield Info: Adult entry $4, children free. Displays and sale items available.

Tattoo and Motorbike Show

When: Saturday July 13th, 10am

Where: D’Aguilar Hotel

Info: The Viking Breed Social Motorcycle Club will again stage a tattoo and motorbike show at the D’Aguilar Hotel in support of a local rural fire brigade.

Parish Morning Tea

When: Saturday July 13th, 10am

Where: Mary MacKillop Hall, 30 Beerburrum Road, Caboolture

Info: Fr John Conway will be the guest speaker as the Caboolture-based Knights of the Southern Cross (KSC) stages its first function since covid. Cost is $5 per person. Raffle tickets will be $1 each, or 6 for $5. All community members are welcome, although bookings are essential. RSVP by Saturday July 6 by calling 0410 911 946 or emailing petermcc11@ hotmail.com

World Snake Day with Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers

When: Saturday July 13th, 10am - 11am

Where: Caboolture Region Environmental Education

Centre, 150 Rowley Road, Burpengary Info: Come down to Caboolture Region

Environmental Education Centre for World Snake Day. Did you know that Australia has almost 200 known species of snake and 58 of them are in South East Queensland? Learn more about our slithery friends with Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers at our environment centre.

Australia Multicultural Community Market

When: Saturday July 13th, 8am - 3pm

Where: Redcliffe

Showground, Scarborough Rd, Redcliffe Info: Saving your dollars by providing low-cost products and services . 1) Low fees for all vendors or stall holders. 2) Low prices for customers/ residents. 3) Encourage small business participation

Creative Writing

Workshops with Donita Bundy

When: Saturday July 13th, 9am - 12pm

Where: Somerset Civic Centre 35 Esk Hampton Road, Esk Info: Have you ever wanted to write your own novel or develop your writing skills? Join local author Donita Bundy to create your own written masterpiece over three creative writing sessions. Bookings Essential. Phone 5424 2713.

Esk Country Markets

When: Saturday July 13th, 7am - 12pm

Where: Pipeliner Park, Heap Street, Esk Info: Join us in celebrating

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the vibrant spirit of our community at the Esk Cuntry Market. Here’s what you can look forward to: Fresh Produce, Artisian Crafts, Homemade Delights, Plants and much more.

Cardigras Rumbles into Burpengary

When: Saturday July 13th, 2pm - 5pm

Where: Buddy Brewing, 178 Station Rd, Burpengary

Info: We are very excited to be able to show case unique and beautiful cars, bikes and trucks from all makes and models. For more information visit; www. cardigras.com.au

Mac’s Bridge Car and Aircraft Festival

When: Sunday July 14th, 9am

Where: Caboolture Aero Club, Lot 451 Aerodrome Road, Caboolture

Info: After a couple of years hiatus, the Famous Macs Bridge Car Sports and Classic Car Festival is back in 2024 with a spectacular new addition of “Wings”. The event will cater for all types of interest of participants and visitors. Catering will be provided by a range of food and beverage vendors and trophies will be judged by the three host clubs for outstanding participants.

Storytime

When: Monday July 15th, 9am - 9.30am

Where: Lowood Library, 1 Michel Street, Lowood Info: Talk, read, play and sing with your child at our weekly Storytime sessions.

Australia Services: Desert Rose

When: July 15 and 16

Where: Toogoolawah & Esk

Info: Services Australia’s Mobile Service Centre

Desert Rose is visiting towns in the Somerset Region in the coming weeks, offering locals easy access to Centrelink, Medicare, National Disability Insurance Scheme and Department of Veterans’ Affairs services.

Desert Rose will visit: Toogoolawah on Monday July 15 adjacent to the library, Gunyah Street (10am to 4pm)

Esk on Tuesday July 16 near Pipeliner Park, Highland Street (9am to 4pm)

Goldies

When: Tuesday July 16th, 9.30am - 10.30am

Where: Woodford Library, 1 Elizabeth Street, Woodford Info: Enjoy a cuppa with friends! Seniors are invited to join us to meet new people, play board games and cards or just chat and have a laugh. Sessions held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month.

Storytime in the gallery: Caboolture

Regional Art Gallery

When: Wednesday July 17th, 10am - 10.30am Where: Caboolture

Regional Art Gallery, 4 Hasking Street, Caboolture Info: Join the Caboolture

Library team for a special storytime in the Caboolture Regional Art Gallery. Read alongside artworks and objects in our latest exhibitions. Storytime is a great way to introduce your child to books and inspire a love of reading. Experience the magic of stories, action rhymes and song with your child at the gallery.

STEAM Station

When: Wednesday July 17th, 3.30pm - 4pm Where: Caboolture Library, 4 Hasking Street, Caboolture

Info: Get curious! Explore a world of science, tech, engineering, art and maths through hands on discovery after school.

National Tree Day at CREEC

When: Wednesday July 24th, 9.30am - 11am Where: Caboolture Region Environmental Education Centre, 150 Rowley Road, Burpengary Info: Join us as we celebrate National Tree Day at Caboolture Region Environmental Education Centre. Learn why native trees are so important to wildlife habitats and how our native animals rely on them.

Enjoy a guided bush walk, looking at the different habitats throughout our grounds. We will help you identify any local wildlife as we go.

National exhibit opens in Toogoolawah

THE national regional tour of ‘Primavera: Young Australian Artists’ is launching at The

Time Out Love ﬁlled cabaret songs

Moorina Bonini, Nikki Lam, Sarah Poulgrain and Truc Truong, working across video, painting, sculpture,

is ‘Light Hearted’, an exhibition in The Condensery’s bomb shelter which showcases the work

by Talia Smith and features Primavera 2023 artists Tiyan Baker, Christopher Bassi,

Saturday, 13 July from 2pm to 4pm,” Cr Brieschke said. Opening concurrently

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New performance hits Kilcoy this Sunday

PREPARE to be swept away on a journey with all your favourite love songs as “Lovesong the Cabaret” takes the stage at The Kilcoy Memorial Hall at 2pm on

This emotionally evocative production follows a trio whose lives are intricately woven together by the threads of tragedy, heartbreak and

“I am thrilled to share the story behind LOVESONG THE CABARET,” shares Dr Kirsten Hunter, the visionary behind this captivating

With a diverse background ction, ﬁction and playwriting, Kirsten, a Toowoombabased award-winning author and psychologist, penned LOVESONG THE CABARET fuelled by a personal passion for music theatre and a desire to see our favourite love songs

take centre stage, telling the ultimate story of love’s redemption. Kirsten’s eagerness to collaborate with Melissa Buchholz, the nationally and internationally acclaimed musician and performer, was palpable.

Melissa stepped into the role of Musical Director and performer with enthusiasm, her piano performances oﬀ a glimpse into the soul of the production. Through a seamless blend of haunting melodies and soulstirring lyrics, some of the greatest love songs of all time serve as the backdrop for the trio’s captivating narrative.

In “Lovesong the Cabaret,” audiences will be treated to an unforgettable experience that delves deep into the complexities of the

human heart. Tickets for “Lovesong the Cabaret” are available now at https://www.trybooking. com/CRSYC For more information, visit https:// kirstenhunterauthor.com/ lovesong-musical/ or contact Melissa Buchholz on 0418 458 293.

FRIDAY, JULY 12 & SATURDAY, JULY 13

Dr Kirsten Hunter

Christopher Bassi, Monuments to the South/West Waters of a Great Ocean (detail), 2023, installation view, Primavera 2023. Photo: Zan Wimberley

Henry Somerset COMMENT

A mouthful of marbles

Held up in traﬀic for more roadworks brought back memories of Old Zahncke.

He bulldozed and graded post WW2 lots of the roads around this region we now take for granted.

As a child I saw him in an old US Army surplus dozer creating some of the still steep, windy roads around Mt Mee down to Wamuran and Caboolture and grading some of the rough bush tracks up the Brisbane Valley.

He was a one man road making machine.

He would twist and turn the old open cab dozer around trees to rip out roots to create a road path. One time up in these basalt hills he spent a week digging out around a huge boulder to get it out of the way. I think he might have

used a few sticks of gelignite to blast it apart. He wouldn’t have been a team player because he spoke, rarely, like his mouth was full of marbles. That’s because he escaped Poland as a young man as WW2 threatened and lived in Holland where he married, escaping again as the Nazis invaded. We were never able to get him to relate these adventures.

But he spoke a mix of Polish, Dutch and English, unintelligible to most.

However Dad could see this desperate migrant from tyranny was a good machine

operator, fearlessly going where others thought too steep or too diﬀicult.

I think Dad just pointed and said he needed a road cut from the bottom to the top of

a ridge and left Old Zahncke to it. No computer mapping or OH&S plans in those days.

His Dutch wife baked wonderful pastries while Old Zahncke made his own Polish

sausages. He’d have a couple hanging on string from the dozer frame, from which he’d cut a slice to chew on while he sliced up the side of a mountain.

Under My Skin

Painful cosmetic surgery duplication

Here we go again — more booming announcements, more bureaucracy, more taxpayer funds splashed up against the wall — this time “a new role created to tackle rising levels of violence against women in Queensland”.

We’ve had Commissions of Inquiry, investigations, forums, talkfests, and roundtables. We’ve had peak bodies, working groups, think tanks, and advisory groups aplenty. We’ve had reports, action plans, programs, initiatives, and promises.

We’ve had mega-millions of dollars promised, spent, and too much wasted. So what are we getting now? Just unnecessary duplication in diﬀerent gift wrapping.

Rebecca O’Connor will be Queensland’s ﬁrst victims’ commissioner. She is the chief executive of domestic violence support organisation DVConnect and sits on multiple councils and

foundations for victims of crime.

Her multiplicity of similar roles emphasises the wasteful duplication of services. I wish her well in her new role but I hope she realises it’s cosmetic surgery for multiple gaping wounds.

Remember when the maternity services crisis kept rearing its ugly head? After all the usual time and moneywasting processes were exhausted, a new position of Chief Midwife Oﬀicer was created — another level of management, no extra workers.

Maybe your anger and anxiety will be eased by knowing the ever-failing Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Yvette D’Ath, is in charge.

But fear not. Ms O’Connor will have the power to undertake systemic reviews and investigate whether additional rights should be added to the Charter of Victims’ Rights.

Almost $20 million has been provided to the commissioner’s oﬀice, which will begin developing a website to help guide victims through the criminal justice process.

Yippee. More reviews and investigations, more reports with recommendations, another 20 million big bucks ﬂushed down the loo and, best of all, a website. I’m so excited.

Footnote: I used the term cosmetic surgery for a reason. It’s basically an operation to change physical appearance for aesthetic reasons. That sums up government performance in Queensland. Obvious priority

If you’re among the twothirds of cancer patients not receiving test results on time due to critical staﬀ shortages in Queensland’s pathology laboratories, stop complaining.

If you were one of 300,000 (reported) Queensland victims of crime last year, stop complaining.

WEASEY’S PROPERTY REPORT

Sealing the Deal: How to Make an Oﬀer on Your Dream Home Without Losing Your Marbles

When you find your perfect house in Queensland, it’s time to make an offer and take the next step toward home ownership. First home buyers particularly tell me this stage is daunting to them, however it can also be exciting and is very important, so let’s walk through the essentials to help newcomers navigate the process smoothly and with confidence.

When you make an offer, you’re essentially proposing to buy the property under specific conditions. These conditions include the price, settlement terms, special conditions and any other relevant terms like removing fixtures or requesting that certain furnishings be part of the sale.

Before making an oﬀer, ensure you thoroughly research the property

His Dutch wife also imported woollen Dutch underpants which were warming in winter but very scratchy in summer so never took oﬀ in Queensland.

When he retired from dozer to a grader, Old Zahncke would on Sunday hook up two trailers, one full of fuel and the other picks, shovels, a tent and food.

He’d head oﬀ up gravel roads, ﬁnd a camp site and park the trailers, before grading bush tracks into reasonable

gravel roads for farmers and foresters. Friday afternoon he would return for his weekly shower.

Some of those roads are pretty much as he formed them up half a century ago.

He’d always put on a nice crown and plenty of good drainage to keep the roads long lasting.

So when I see the whole circus of road repair gangs with heaps of air conditioned machinery, lots of blokes in utes and computers and a battalion of Stop/Go people, I do think of Old Zahncke and his lonely pioneering roadworks.

beyond its market value. Look at recent sales in the area to gain valuable insights and determine your budget. It’s crucial to have a realistic understanding of what similar properties are selling for to set a competitive yet fair oﬀer.

I highly recommend getting preapproval from your lender or arranging bridging finance if necessary. Preapproval determines your true borrowing capacity, allowing you to make a serious offer backed by your bank, giving you a competitive edge. Schedule an inspection or attend the open home to assess the property’s condition, features, and any potential issues that may affect your offer. Seeing the property in person helps you gauge its true value and suitability for your lifestyle. A firsthand look often provides a better understanding than photos or descriptions alone. Based on your research,

budget, and in-person evaluation, decide on your offer. Besides the price, include other terms like the desired settlement period, conditions such as a building inspection or finance approval, and any inclusions or exclusions you wish to negotiate. Discuss these terms with the agent before putting your offer in writing if you’re unsure. Most agencies have online forms or templates, making the process straightforward. Clearly state the proposed purchase price, any conditions attached, and relevant timeframes. Include your full name, address, contact details, and conveyancer’s details if known.

Seek out a conveyancer or solicitor specialising in property transactions in Queensland. They will guide you through the administrative processes, review contracts, and ensure your legal interests are

If you have been caught up in Queensland’s decaying health system (not the staﬀ’s fault) which features a 45.5 per cent ambulance ramping rate (the worst in the nation and the worst it has ever been in Queensland), stop complaining.

If you’re one of the 20,000 homeless (that’s one in 200 Queenslanders and the number is rising three times the national average), stop complaining. Stop being selﬁsh and feel happy for other Queenslanders beneﬁtting from the State Government’s action on higher priorities.

For example, Premier Steven Miles has found $700 million (completely on credit card) for the second Bribie Island bridge proposal — a project not a priority for, or recommended by the department; not backed by a business case; not funded; not time-lined; just promised. Oh silly me, I forgot. The bridge is in a mustwin electorate for Miles in

protected. Their expertise provides peace of mind during the transaction and is well worth the cost.

Once your oﬀer is submitted to the agent, be prepared for the seller to take time to consider it along with any other oﬀers they have received. This can be a nerve-wracking time but patience is key.

The seller can respond to your offer in various ways. They may accept it, reject it outright, or enter into negotiations. Be prepared for potential counteroffers and engage in open and transparent communication with the seller’s agent. Negotiation is common and requires flexibility, diligence and skill to reach a mutually beneficial agreement.

This back-and-forth exchange continues until both parties reach a mutually acceptable outcome. If negotiations reach an impasse or the terms can’t be met, either party may choose

October. No wonder it’s a priority.

Thanks for nothing

I’m not a big fan of taxpayer funds being used to prop up private enterprise but I admit there are times when it is necessary.

What irks me is the way governments of all colours apply the subsidies, usually to beneﬁt “mates” or push their own political or ideological agendas.

The most recent travesty is the contributions from the public purse to some “renewable” start-ups which have ﬂeeced the taxpayers and produced absolutely nothing.

The evidence of poor government spending is mounting on a weekly, if not daily, basis and the amounts involved are mountainous.

Just brieﬂy

Queensland has a new advertising slogan: Beautiful one day, violent every day.

(Newspaper headline: Queensland revealed as nation’s crime capital — A

to walk away and explore other options.

If the seller accepts your oﬀer, congratulations! This is an exciting moment for any potential homeowner. You’ll be provided with a draft contract for review. Read it carefully and seek legal advice from your solicitor before signing. Once signed, the contract becomes binding, and all dates, including the deposit payment, will be calculated from the date the contract is fully signed.

Note - there is a fivebusiness-day cooling off period that applies to residential sales contracts which takes effect on the day the buyer receives it. Certain conditions and some penalties apply, so it’s important to carefully consider your decision before making an offer to avoid any complications.

Turning an attractive oﬀer into a ﬁnalised sale is easier when you have

By SKINHEAD

State in fear.) I’ve had relatives in three Queensland hospitals recently and all have nothing but praise for the staﬀ. What a shame the Minister and department head honchoes don’t have the same dedication and discipline. Retirement village pick-up line. “Do you come here often? If so, can you tell me where I am?”

Parliament House in Canberra is an amazing place. Inhabitants can’t control their behaviour — alcohol intake, sexual abuse, bullying — but they can make the laws that tell us how to behave.

Joke for the Week: Newspaper editorial calls for Premier Miles to “show strength” and sack Energy Minister Mick de Brenni. There’s more chance of de Brenni getting rid of Miles.

the right guidance and a professional team on your side. Sometimes the process can get drawn out but with patience, open lines of communication and expert negotiations, your dream home can absolutely become a reality.

If you would like any assistance in your personal real estate journey, please don’t hesitate to contact me anytime on 0427 536 725 or cwease@remaxliving.com. au. I look forward to being of service.

with Chris Wease, Senior Sales Agent at Remax Living, Woodford.

Rural C

Charbray X Steers 16-18mths

old sold for $1310/head

SHEPHERDSON and Boyd reported a reduced yarding of 559 head of cattle for their fortnightly Toogoolawah Store Sale.

This week’s market saw some positive changes with feeder and re-stocker steers meeting stronger competition from lot feeder and travelled backgrounder buyers. Feeder heifers and good quality Weaner heifers also showed signs of improving by 50 to 80 dollars a head.

Tandora Grazing of Maryborough sold Charbray Steers 16-18mths old for $1310/head, and Limousin X steers 16-18mths old for $1270/head. RJL Cattle of Kilcoy sold Droughtmaster X backgrounder steers 14mths old for $1090/ head. Mathew Barnes of Anduramba sold Simmental

X weaner steers 8mths old for $980/head. Loretta Skinner of Colinton sold Charbray X backgrounder steers 12mths old for $1070/head. A & R Pratt of Kilcoy sold Santa X backgrounder steers 12mths old for $940/head.

S & S Gedda of Maleny sold good quality charbray weaner steers 6-8mths old for $820/head. Kilcoy Valinor P/L sold Angus X weaner steers 6mths old for $660/head.

Inverstanley Pastoral company sold Charolais X feeder heifers 18mths old for $1050/head and Brahman X for $1020/ head and $1000/head. J & K Harvey of Toogoolawah sold Charolais X, 20mths old feeder heifers for $1030/ head and $1000/head. Kate Cowley sold charbray feeder

heifers 18mths old for $960/head. A & K Kubler sold Simmental X feeder heifers 16mths old for $910/head.

Geoﬀ Wagstaﬀ of Maleny sold Charolais X weaner heifers 10mths old for $770/head.

S & S Gedda sold Charbray weaner heifers 6-8mths old for $620/head.

Allery & Sons of Moore sold Brangus X weaner heifers 6mths old $660/head. R & A McIntosh of Peachester sold Angus X weaner heifers for $510/head.

Charbray x steers 16-18mths old account of Tandora Grazing, Maryborough, sold for $1310/head.

Aged Brahman Cows with young Charbray Calves at foot account Darren Pratten

of Kilcoy sold for $1050/ head. Shepherdson and Boyd would like to thank all of their vendors, buyers and underbidders for their

valued support. The next Toogoolawah Sale will be the last Weaner Sale for 2024, on Friday July 12 starting at 9am.

Helping farmers’ mental health

CHARITY Rural Aid has been assisting farmers who are battling increased levels of mental ill-health in recent months.

Rural Aid CEO John Warlters said primary producers are feeling overworked, underappreciated and anxious.

“In a recent Rural Aid study, one in two farmers said they’ve felt their mental health decline in the past year,” Mr Warlters said.

Rural Aid’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager, Myf Pitcher, said their counselling team is “making a really important diﬀerence every day.”

To donate to Rural Aid, or to ﬁnd out more about Rural Aid’s mental health and wellbeing program, visit www.ruralaid.org.au or call 1300 327 624.

Cattle markets

Stariha Auctions Eumundi cattle sale on Tuesday. Overnight rain saw reduced numbers but cattle that made it in sold to strong competition for all categories.

RJ Cattle, Kenilworth, sold a pen of Droughtmaster steers for $1200.

Caroline Anderson, Traveston, sold Limousin heifers for $950.

Gerard Kennedy, Kenilworth, sold a line of light Droughtmaster steers calves for $460.

J Walker, Bellmere, sold a line of Droughtmaster heifers for $720.

Randell Hardy, Kidaman Creek, sold a pen of Santa cows for $990. Charbray vealer heifers out of Gympie sold for $530.

WOODFORD

A wet sale saw the market rise signiﬁcantly at Stariha Auctions Woodford cattle sale on Monday. The yarding

good quality younger cattle. in operation, resulting in pleasing results for vendors.

A & R Jackwitz, Lowood, sold lines of young Charolais calves, with steers selling for $670 and heifers for $530 & $480.

Susan Danastas, Yarraman, sold a line of Charolais cross steer calves for $530.

Max Oberle, Lowood, sold Charbray steers for $970 and heifers for $860.

B & S Cavanagh, Maleny, sold Droughtmaster cross steer calves for $610.

Greg Nunn, Kilcoy, sold Brangus vealer heifers for $610.

PJ Roberts, Woodford, sold Limousin male calves for $690 and vealer heifers for $440.

Russell Meagher, Toogoolawah, sold medium Dairy cows for $1130 and $1120.

A & D Magnay, Neurum, sold Droughtmaster vealer heifers for $570.

Moreton Saleyards market report

AGENTS Boyd O’Brien

Bartholomew reported a smaller yarding. All descriptions sold to dearer rates with the export market 35 cents dearer in places. Grain assisted steers and heifers created strong competition, as did heavy yearling heifers. Limited number of weaner steers created hot competition with improvements up to 30 cents dearer.

L J Williams sold Weaner Heifers Angus X for 241.2c/

kg $723/head.

M & M Self sold Yearling Heifers Limousin X for 273.2c/kg $894/head.

R. Billiau sold Weaner Steers Santa for 327.2c/kg $801/head.

Tinton Grazing sold Grain Assisted Steers Charolais X for 270.0c/kg $1005/head.

M. Stenzel sold Feeder Heifers Angus X for 276.2c/ kg $1021/head.

K & L Jackson sold Pasture Heifers Charolais X for 250c/kg $1225/head.

Millions invested in ﬁ ghting drought

THE Federal Government will invest $519 million in the Future Drought Fund, aimed at bolstering Ipswich and Somerset Region farmers against future droughts and climate challenges.

This record funding follows a restructuring to better address climate change impacts, previously neglected.

Programs include extending Drought Resilience Adoption Hubs, enhancing Farm Business Resilience initiatives, and funding innovative drought solutions.

QLD Meat Group sold 8 Tooth Ox Braford X for 293.2c/kg $1979/head.

Homeview Pty Ltd sold Pen of Medium Cows Charolais X for 247.2c/kg

Look Enterprises sold Heavy Cows Droughtmaster X for 226.2c/kg $1481/head.

K & L Jackson sold Heavy

For Sale Details, Market Reports and more info, visit www.moretonsaleyards. com.au or ﬁnd us on Facebook @ Moreton Saleyards.

Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Queensland Senator, Murray Watt, stresses proactive community resilience planning, starting in July.

“This not only empowers local farmers and communities, but makes them more self-reliant when drought hits,” he said.

“By doing the work now our rural and regional communities are not just reacting to events as they unfold, but will have considered plans to make them more resilient to climate change,” he said.

Federal Member for Blair, Shayne Neumann, highlights empowering local farmers with tools and strategies, citing successes like drought-resistant feed trials.

The investment responds to sector priorities and consultations, supporting agricultural sustainability amidst climate risks.

Communities can ﬁnd out more by reaching out to the Department of Agriculture by phone on 1800 900 090 or (02) 6272 3933, or online.

For more information, visit https://www. agriculture.gov.au/ agriculture-land/farm-fooddrought/drought/futuredrought-fund

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Bulls Charolais for 241.2c/kg $2219/head.

Gray Heavy sold Bulls Santa for 247.2c/kg $2249/ head.

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Community members

Council is seeking six community members with broad experience in the arts, culture and heritage sector for its newly formed Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee (ACHAC).

The Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee will assist Council, to improve coordination of arts and cultural networks and to provide advice on the regions arts, culture and heritage priorities.

To nominate for a position on the ACHAC, submit an expression of interest via a cover letter or email noting the qualities you would bring to the ACHAC, along with your resume.

Applications must be submitted to mail@somerset.qld.gov.au by 5pm Friday, 12 July 2024 and addressed to Somerset Regional Council CEO Andrew Johnson.

For more information about the committee and how to submit your expression of interest visit www.somerset.qld.gov.au or contact Council via mail@somerset.qld.gov.au or 5424 4000.

www.somerset.qld.gov.au

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH

DELANEYS CREEK HALL

(Cnr Mt Mee and Bleakley Roads)

Every Sunday evening 6pm - 8pm. Great message, wonderful fellowship followed by supper - all welcome.

Enquiries: 0432 579 250 or 0407 736 244

KILCOY KRAFTERS

Come along and join a fun group of craft, learn to sew, knit, crochet, patchwork and quilting.

Beginners and experienced all welcome. Just turn up to the Kilcoy Library, Kennedy St, 9am each Thursday.

KILCOY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

BREAST & THE REST

Meets third Tuesday (monthly) @ 10am

Kilcoy RSL Rooms (Kennedy St)

Contact: Sandra 0429 382 724 or John 0403 336 263

FOR SALE

MASSEY FERGUSON - 2 disk plough with cutting disk, plus a spare new disk; Bonell Reversable Plough - large cutting discs. Napier Rippers - 3 tines ripperheavy duty; Massey Ferguson Scariﬁer - 11 tines - 7 inch double bar; Massey Ferguson - Hydraulics Stabiliser armTractor; Chain heavy duty, 5.20 mt long, 16ml thick; Howard Rotary Hoe - 70 AR Series, 2 large metal side wheels, heavy duty unit, as new; Tractor Air PumpAir PTO Driven; Vital Chain Block with bearings, never used, 1.5 tons, lifts 3 mts; Load Binder - 2 available. Make an offer. PH 0416 276 763.

COLLECTABLE CARS & TRUCKS

Diecast Collectable Cars beautifully made with all details $42.00 each. Burpengary PH 3203 1073

BLACK,

Jean Margaret

Late of Woodford

Passed away peacefully on Saturday 29th June 2024

Aged 91 years

Much Loved Wife of Dick (dec'd) Dearly Loved Mother of Suzanne, Graham, Barry, Jeffery and their families. Cherished "Nanny" to her 8 Grandchildren and 15 Great-Grandchildren.

Family and Friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Jean's Life to be held on Monday 15th July 2024 at St Matthias Anglican Church, 88 Archer St, Woodford commencing 10:30am. No Funeral Cortege.

KILCOY / WOODFORD FUNERAL DIRECTORS

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FOGG, Robert Stanley " Bob"

Late of Biarra Toogoolawah

Passed away 3rd July 2024

Aged 84 years

Much Loved Father of Shaun and Kylie. Loved " Poppy" to his Grandchildren, Lydia, Patrick, Gemma, Hugh and Marty. Dearly Loved Uncle and friend to many.

Family and Friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Bob's Life to be held on Friday 19th July 2024 at the Kilcoy Memorial Hall Kennedy Street Kilcoy, commencing 11am. No Funeral Cortege.

KILCOY / WOODFORD

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Sport Sport

Esk golf

Peter Cook was in ﬁne form as he claimed the win as well as best putts and a pin shot in last Friday’s Turkey run.

Winner P Cook 41/28, r/up J Humphrey 48/30.

Best putts: P Cook 12. NTPs: 4 I Timms, 8 P Cook. Run-down: D Back 45/31, B Glanville 49/32, I Timms 45/33, M Beetz 44/34, I Ward

Caboolture darts

Josh was the best player at Caboolture darts on Monday night last week, as the 2024-25 season began for pot luck doubles.

Josh’s scores were 180, 140 and 100.

Greg and Tom won the

Lowood golf

Thursday July 4: Single Stableford. Winner S Mahoney 39. BRD: Pat Dwyer 37; T Quinsee, Shane Kopelke 36; D Olsen, F

53/35, I Macintyre 49/36, M Winchester 46/39, G Ray 55/40, D Maddy 64/46. Last Saturday was Garth and Amanda Wilson’s sponsored day (Foursomes Stableford). Winners D Bitossi/B Moore 42pts, r/up P Cook/C Neilsen 39 on a count back, 3rd B Farnham/ BL Farnham 39 as there were 5 pairs on a count back with 39.

NTPs: 4/13 I Macintyre,

doubles, while runners-up were Jenny and Chris K. Sherrie and Josh received the prizes for highest scores, and prizes also went to Matthew with a peg of 40 and Chantelle with a peg of 20. Jenny and Sherrie had 100 scores, while Chantelle had an 88.

Tom had pegs of 40 and 26, and Ian had a peg of 36.

Kingma 35; P Cattanach, D Sippel 34 on a count back. NTPs: 2 G Milady, 5 A Page, 11 V Birchall, 14 D Sharp. Saturday July 6: Single Stroke. Men’s Div 1 winner D Gray 72. Men’s Div 2

8/17 2nd BL Farnham. Longest putt: 4/13 P Cook. B Glanville won last Sunday’s 9-hole Chooky with 30 nett.

Run-down: K Toft, J Humphrey 31; M Scott, G Ray 32; G Steele, P Cook 33; S Wilson 34; D Back, C Pettet 35; M Winchester 36; V Scott 37; M Beetz 39; A Charnock 41. Putting competition: Jeﬀ Humphrey 12 putts.

NTPs: 4 and 8 M Scott.

Darts is played every Monday night at the Combined Services Hall in Hayes Street, Caboolture, with names required by 7.15pm.

For further information, ring Ian on 0400 475 007 or Dale on 0459 344 493.

Bar and coﬀee items are available to purchase. Visitors are welcome.

winner T Cook 67. BRD: P Lawrenson, T Quinsee 73; M Rennie, K Lodder, H Buckley 74; P Kelly, P Brown 75 on a count back. NTPs: 2 Shane Kopelke, 5 O Abakumov, 11 Sue Kopelke, 14 B Wieland.

Toogoolawah golf

Wednesday July 3: PM Chook Run 9-hole single stableford. Winner Eathan Shephard (Louis Seymour’s mate), runner-up Alan White.

NTPs: 1 Richie Marschke, 8 Garry Hutchinson. Saturday July 6: John and Enid Faulkner’s Trophy Day. A Single Stroke event and Monthly Medal for July.

Men’s winner Louis Seymour 65 nett, Louis was Monthly Medal winner.

Ladies winner Robyn Bagster 74 nett, Robyn was Monthly Medal winner.

Exchange Hotel Groovy G.O.A.T Pizza 3/12 Robyn Bagster, IGA Toogoolawah 4/13

Peter Stevenson with a chip in for an Eagle, For Frank 6/15 Peter Granzien, Grand Hotel Esk 7/16 Men Michael O’Connor, Ladies Ailsa Richter.

Thirty-one players competed in the blistery cold day. At least there was no rain.

Coming events: Saturday July 13: Round 1 of BTC Shield at Blackbutt, 11am shotgun start. If you are going to play, please let Peter know at 0417 025 007 so he can send Golﬂink number to Blackbutt.

Wednesday July 17: Ladies are travelling to Cabarlah Ladies Open Day. AM Golf 9am/PM Golf 3pm. Friday July 19: Lowood’s Ladies Open Day. Tuesday July 23: Dean Dagan from Woodford Golf Club is coming over for lessons. Anyone interested can call Judie on 0407 130 596.

Toogoolawah bowls

At home on Sunday July 7, we had two very close pairs games in very cool but dry conditions. Winners were Hugh Edwards and Kim Dorman. Raﬀle went to Sandra Wright. For your calendar: Our next club meeting will be at 9am on Sunday July 14. Please join us and help in the

running of your club. It is a job for many and not just the few willing. Our next trivia night will be on July 26.

To ensure the attendance of players from other clubs at our venue, it is necessary for our members to attend away games at other clubs. If available, please advise Keith McWhirter. Our annual general meeting (AGM) will be at 9am on Sunday August 11. All positions will be declared vacant and open for you to

nominate to be part of our committee. Nomination forms are available at the club, so please think about doing your bit in the running of the club. We need you. Annual dues of $95 are now due and must be paid, for you to be eligible to vote in the elections.

Please note that our annual Valley of the Lakes tournament will be on October 26 and 27, and that we will require ALL HANDS ON DECK.

Thirty-one players competed in John and Enid Faulkner’s Trophy Day at Toogoolawah Golf Club

SUDOKU

Take advantage of moneymaking ventures. Sudden good fortune will help you cover your debts. Expect to experience a sudden reversal of fortune. Residential changes, renovations, or moves are likely to disrupt your routine.

You can come into money that you don’t necessarily work for. Travel opportunities must be taken advantage of. A female colleague may cause problems for you. Try not to push your philosophies on others.

You may have difﬁculties at an emotional level with mates. You can work in conjunction with those in the know in order to get to the bottom of any pending issue. You will be drawn to individuals who can provide you with both intellectual conversation and physical passion. Property deals will pay big dividends.

Try not to get into disputes that will lead to estrangement’s. You should consider getting your whole family involved in a project at home. You will be able to communicate well this week. Compromising could be on the agenda this week.

Don’t let your health suffer because of worry. Talk to someone you trust. You won’t have much time for your mate this week. You may be experiencing emotional turmoil in regard to your mate. Family responsibilities are escalating.

Your best gains will come through helping others emotionally. Your pilgrimage may end up being fruitless. You may not be that popular at home but you should be able to shine at social gatherings. Your mate will be pushing you to do things that you really don’t want to do.

Difﬁculties with older females in your family may turn out to be quit trivial after all. Don’t be shy to promote your own interests. It might be time to make a fresh start. Pleasure trips should be on your agenda.

Put your energy into behind the scenes activities. You may ﬁnd that you can be the recipient of valuable information if you’re willing to be a good listener. You should be raising your self esteem and conﬁdence in order to promote your work. Get help setting up a reasonable budget. Look into ways of making extra cash.

don’t watch your diet.

Strong wins for Eagles men in NAIDOC round

Snakes on a roll

◗ Liam Hauser

THE Caboolture Snakes crept into fourth spot on the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League (SCGRL) A grade points table, after upstaging ladder leaders the Noosa Pirates at Bob Day Oval last Sunday.

It was Noosa’s ﬁrst defeat of the year after 10 straight wins and, incredibly, the Snakes prevailed 42-18 after the Pirates beat them with the same scoreline back on April 27.

Last Sunday was also Caboolture’s fourth win on the trot.

Cayse Munro and Josh Jansen scored two tries each, with Munro opening the scoring with a 90-metre intercept.

Caboolture coach Jamie Floss said defence was the main focus in the lead-up.

“We’ve got points in us, so it’s just a matter of making sure we can defend,” he said.

Floss said he was a bit concerned about the way

the Snakes ﬁnished the previous week’s ﬁxture, as they nervously hung on to win 28-24, after leading 28-6 against a team that was down a player.

“We really addressed that this week,” he said.

“We can’t let that happen against good sides, especially Noosa who hasn’t been beaten all year.”

Caboolture’s reserve graders won on forfeit while the U19s beat Beerwah 38-16.

Esk’s biggest race of the year

ESK Jockey Club (EJC)

president Carmel Lynch is predicting a big day of exciting thoroughbred racing and social interaction at this Saturday’s races in Esk.

Carmel said marquees on the hill were “all booked up” while there were three new local businesses which were race sponsors.

“The track is looking good even after a couple of frosts,” she said.

July is traditionally the biggest race day for the EJC. Many diehard July racegoers bring their own chairs, rugs and picnics to this meeting. Gates will open at

10.30am, with the ﬁrst race set for about 12.30pm. Check the Racing Queensland website for details.

Food and drink will be in plentiful supply; an Asian stall, pizza truck, coﬀee cart, BBQ and possibly a ﬁshand-chip van will be busy. A second bar, beer and cash only, will also be set up to keep the queues shorter.

Fashions on the Field is a big attraction, with winners in the best dressed man and woman categories to receive $500 each, with runners-up receiving $100. Registration is from noon. There is also a

back of the net once each in the 7-0 mauling.

In the women’s match, Chloe Pearson landed four goals in Moggill’s 5-1 victory while Maddy de Waard scored Narangba’s sole goal. De Waard produced a sublime long range eﬀort midway through the ﬁrst half.

To mark NAIDOC week, there was plenty of action other than soccer at the Narangba venue.

There were performers from the Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dance Company, performing a traditional cultural dance and a smoking ceremony.

Fancy Pants

following a hat-trick of goals points ensured a one-point lead over the Logan Roos at

In the U23s, seven diﬀerent players found the

THE Brisbane Valley Rattlers had their second biggest victory of the Queensland Football Association (QFA) Div 4 South season, as they trounced the Labrador Tigers at Fernvale Sports Park last Friday night.

After forfeiting their match against Coolangatta a week earlier, the Rattlers returned to home soil in style as both teams were more than one win outside the top-six.

As the Rattlers were on their way to their 15.13.103 to 5.4.34 triumph last Friday, ironically, Coolangatta forfeited its contest with the top-placed Greater Springﬁeld.

Joshua Spicer starred for Brisbane Valley with ﬁve goals, while Dane BirdSmith and Zak Smith kicked four apiece.

The Rattlers led by 13 points at quarter-time, 29 at half-time and 41 at three-quarter time, before the ﬁnal term was the most convincing.

In the ﬁnal quarter, the home side booted four goals ve behinds while the visiting team scored just a single behind.

best dressed couples competition with a $200 prize.

The committee is very grateful to Jade Jaenke, who runs the annual event.

After the Wondai race meeting was unfortunately abandoned last Saturday, Racing Queensland moved one of Wondai’s races to the Esk program. This will be a 1200m race for Open horses.

Esk does not usually have Open races, so this is a treat for keen race watchers.

With the ﬁnal race to be run at about 4pm, Glen Rock will cast a long shadow while the weather will be cold.

Wolves falter at home in the wet

THE Stanley River Wolves moved one step closer to the wooden spoon in the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League (SCGRL) A grade competition, after stumbling in wet conditions last Saturday night.

With the Wolves and Kawana Dolphins battling to avoid last place on the ladder, Kawana won the match 22-12 at the Woodford Showground. The result relegated the Wolves to outright last, after the two teams were level on points beforehand.

Kawana led 10-0 before Rowan Klein scored for Stanley River, and then Kawana moved ahead 16-4.

The Wolves cut the margin to four points following successive tries, before Kawana scored the ﬁnal try to seal its victory.

Both the Wolves and Dolphins were well below full strength, with Kawana ﬁelding only about ﬁve regular A graders.

The Wolves meanwhile remained last on the reserve grade ladder, as the Dolphins prevailed 28-14.

THE Caboolture Snakes ﬁnished the round-robin season in third place in the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League (SCGRL) women’s competition, after a 38-10 beating of the Caloundra Sharks at Bob Day Oval last Sunday.

The two teams will go head-to-head in an elimination semi-ﬁnal, following a break this coming weekend.

Emmogen Taumafai starred for the Snakes last Sunday with three tries.

Caboolture’s co-captain Jazmyn Taumafai said the game was “a good indicator” of where the Snakes were at, as a number of players had been in and out of the team.

With Emmogen returning to the Snakes after playing for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the BMD competition, Jazmyn said her younger sister was “a massive inspiration” for other Snakes who wished to play in the BMD competition.

Taleah Molloy will trek to the South Burnett region for this coming weekend while the SCGRL has a general bye. Molloy will line up for Sunshine Coast in the 47th Battalion representative games in Kingaroy.

Narangba Eagles and Jimboomba men’s soccer teams in action.

Photo credits: Yvonne Packbier/MMM Sports Photography.

Cayse Munro and Josh Jansen scored two tries each for the Snakes

Lions eat Buffaloes for brekkie

THE Moreton Bay Lions notched two wins on the trot for the ﬁrst time this year, as they defeated the bottom-placed Beenleigh Buﬀaloes 20.13.133 to 11.8.74 at Guardian Gantry Hire Oval last Saturday.

It was the second time this year that Moreton Bay beat Beenleigh in the Queensland Football Association (QFA) Div 1 senior men’s division, as the Lions moved further away from the last-placed Buffaloes on the points table. It was also the first time the Lions beat the Buffaloes at Beenleigh’s home ground.

Bayden Goﬀ and Rhys Nickalls tallied 11 goals.

Lions coach David ‘Penguin’ Harding said it was “a consistent fourquarter performance from this young group”.

“Belief, trust and ultimately a willingness to work on all aspects of the game (are) really starting to show,” he said.

“Growth as one ultimately leads to a better team performance.”

In reserve grade, the Lions beat the depleted Buﬀaloes 23.22.160 to 1.3.9.

Pickleball stars shine

Event draws hundreds to Moreton Bay

◗ Liam Hauser

THE annual Queensland Pickleball Championships were a huge hit as 620 participants were involved in the Moreton Bay-based event from June 26 to 30.

Games were played at the Morayﬁeld Sport and Events Centre (MSEC) each day, while there were also games

Tennis Academy on the ﬁnal three days.

The fixtures at MSEC were indoors while the fixtures at Redcliffe were outdoors.

With competitors ranging from 14 to 81 years of age and coming from around Australia and New Zealand, Pickleball Association of Queensland secretary Michelle Jones said the

high.

“This year it was also an Australian ranking event, which means that people earned points towards their ranking”, she said.

“A number of the top male players in Australia competed.”

Yowies and Bulldogs deadlocked

THE Kilcoy Yowies had a drawn result for the third time this year, as they drew the Beerwah Bulldogs 18-all in last Saturday’s C grade rugby league contest at the Beerwah Sportsground.

The Yowies remained third on the points table while the Bulldogs progressed from equal-last to second-last out of the eight teams.

Kilcoy scored four tries but landed only one goal, while all three of Beerwah’s tries were converted.

Ill-discipline also cost the Yowies as they had two players sin-binned.

Kilcoy threatened to score a match-winning try, but one of its players was ruled to have touched the sideline.

Yowies coach Ricky Smith said he was a bit disappointed overall while “it was frustrating at times”, although a draw was better than a loss.

With his team having beaten Beerwah by only two points earlier in the year, Smith said he didn’t think the Yowies took the Bulldogs too lightly.

Due to work commitments and a few injuries, Smith said “we had a completely diﬀerent backline”.

“That’s the hand I’m dealt,” he said.

Yeppoon-based Kale Hodgson achieved a gold medal in men’s singles and a silver medal in men’s doubles, while narrowly missing a medal in mixed doubles while playing alongside his partner Kerry Prior.

Ms Jones said one of the highlights of the event was the Open Men’s doubles ﬁnal, as it was “a fast-paced high quality match”.

Ms Jones thanked the City of Moreton Bay Council for its support.

Lions women prevail in roaring wind

◗ Liam Hauser

REIGNING women’s premiers the Moreton Bay Lions defeated reigning runners-up the Morningside Panthers 4.8.32 to 1.1.7 last Saturday, as a scrappy and hard fought game unfolded in blustery conditions at Red Rooster Park.

Moreton Bay remained second on the ladder, while Morningside remained ﬁfth among the seven teams in the Queensland Football Association Women’s

(QFAW) Div 1 competition.

With the Panthers having beaten the Lions by nine points back in round one on April 13, Lions coach Shane Dawes said the coaching staﬀ asked the group in the lead-up to last Saturday, “How much have we improved since then?”

Moreton Bay dominated possession in the ﬁrst term despite running into a howling breeze, with Emily Watson landing a goal.

Leading 1.2.8 to 0.1.1 at quarter-time, the Lions kept

their opponents scoreless in the second term but landed only one goal from ﬁve shots with the wind behind them.

Dawes said neither side handled the conditions too well, while there was a lopsided free kick count in favour of the Panthers as their bigger bodies forced the Lions into errors.

At half-time, Dawes asked for a renewed eﬀort to get back to the team focus of long kicks into the forward line instead of overusing

handball.

The hosts responded to the instructions, with Charis Tarr kicking a major before the Panthers landed their only goal.

In a grinding ﬁnal quarter, Lions co-captain Mon Loughlin slotted the only major.

“The most pleasing aspect was the Lions played the game out to the end with sustained pressure, and at times, good ball movement,” Dawes said.

“Interestingly, three of

the best players on the ground were the Lions 18-year-olds.

“The coaching staﬀ were very satisﬁed with the win, and now look forward to playing a topof-the-table clash against the undefeated Sandgate Hawks in a fortnight.”

As rain became incessant last Saturday, the topplaced Lions development squad defeated the second-placed Panthers 2.8.20 to 0.3.3 in appalling conditions.

Snakes strangle Swans

Snakes women recover from first-half deficit to overcome Swans

THREE tries to Telesia Faalogo helped the Caboolture Snakes women to a come-from-behind 26-19 win against the Maroochydore Swans in last Saturday’s rugby union contest on Caboolture soil.

The result lifted the Snakes to third on the ladder while the Swans slipped to fourth.

Faalogo scored ﬁrst, and then the Swans moved ahead 12-5 before a converted try to Ane Mailau enabled Caboolture to draw level with half-time looming.

Faalogo scored ﬁrst in the second half before Maroochydore levelled at 19-all, and then Faalogo

broke the deadlock with a determined try as about ﬁve minutes remained.

Faalogo and Mailau were among Caboolture’s best players, while Georgia Sturgess and newcomer Lacey Fairley also made a ﬁne impression.

With the Snakes not having played for a few weeks, coach Aaron Vinton said there was “a lot of rust” as the Snakes continually struggled to get everyone together at training.

As last Saturday’s line-up had a few new players, Vinton said the Snakes still had “a lot to improve on”. With a laugh, he said “to be honest, they didn’t do a great deal of what we did at

training”.

“But they gutsed it out, and they fought to the end and they got the win,” he said.

Vinton said his team “deﬁnitely had a point to prove” after losing 32-12 to the Swans back on May 11.

He thought the Snakes were “a bit more prepared” for what to expect from the Swans.

“They also had conﬁdence that if they could control the ball, that would win the game,” he said of the Snakes.

Meanwhile, the lastplaced Snakes men’s A graders lost 41-17 after trailing 41-0, while the reserves won 38-12.

Kathy Nofoagatotoa (right) attempts to win the ball in a line-out for

the Caboolture Snakes

Photo: Liam Hauser

Main - Kale Hodgson gained a gold medal in men’s singles and a silver medal in men’s doubles.

Left - 50+ women’s singles 2.99 and under medal winners

Photo credits: Rogue Gun Photography & Media.

Giddy up at the Grand Nationals

◗ Marina Gomide

clearing

Jasmyn clearing a double jump

Amelia, Eleanor and Nikita