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A NOTORIOUS VISITOR

by Neil Wilson

Me hearties we have company! (Photo credit: John R Knox) Both locals and visitors flocked to the First Avenue jetty earlier this month for a chance to take a look at replica 15th century Spanish caravel, Notorious. The all black vessel was tied up at the jetty for several days and visitors were given the opportunity to go on board and explore the various parts of this all wooden ship.

Built at Bushfield in south western Victoria, the Notorious was launched in February 2011 and, after an extensive period in which Felicite and Graeme Wylie fitted her out to suit their plans of continually sailing up and down the east coast from Tasmania to as far north as Port Douglas.

Graeme and Felicity, along with Sea Dog April, their little Jack Russell terrier, spend most of each year living on board Notorious and would not have it any other way.

‘Our home is the high seas’, Felicite told me.

Graeme first decided to build Notorious due to a complete

Looking around.

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Lower deck fire place.

A busy day at the jetty. change of plans about what to do with the 300 tonnes of Monterey Cyprus logs that he had collected to make furniture ‘Just before I started to build the furniture, thinking about it caused me to basically have a burnout and I made the decision to find another use for my logs,’ Graeme said. ‘Doing the necessary research on caravels and then drawing the plans was a process that took almost three years before I even made a start on the construction,’ he added.

Construction of Notorious would take Graeme and Felicite nine long years and, as an indicator of the dedication to the task that

the couple needed, securing the wooden planks to the frame meant driving in a total of 3,000 wooden nails.

Despite being an arduous and drawn out task, the Wylie’s meticulous attention to detail has obviously paid off and is very much in evidence as one takes a walk through the solidly constructed Notorious.

Whilst all that is visible within the vessel seems to closely resemble what it would have looked like in the 15th century, hidden behind panels and bulkheads are some sacrifices to modern technology including a diesel engine and a GPS. Whilst Notorious was on display at the jetty, visitors were given the opportunity to purchase various souvenirs relating to the ship including T-shirts and DVD’s. Felicite and Graeme displayed their vessel for five days and I’m sure that their voices would have been almost non-existent after spending hours each day answering the many questions asked by visitors.

The Bribie Islander would like to thank Felicite and Graeme Wylie for paying a visit to our island and for allowing us to inspect their pride and joy for an insight into vessels of times gone by.

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LITTLE THINGS In the song advertising super annuation that I am sure we are all familiar with, the words are ‘’From little things big things grow’’. Well, I guess the words ‘’ From big things little things grow’’ apply when we think about our brand new publication, the MINI Bribie Islander.

After the two years and six months that have seen our popular community news

magazine The Bribie Islander go from strength to strength, we are proud to present The Mini Bribie Islander. We sincerely hope that you find this new publication both informative and enjoyable.

We welcome your feedback and any suggestions you may have regarding what you would like to see in The Mini Bribie Islander. Contributors are most welcome.

As always, you are very welcome to send in letters to the Editor and also we would ask that you inform us of any events and news worthy items that you would like us to report in our publication.

If you miss the cut off for the MINI then around two weeks later the Bribie Islander will be hitting the streets. So we now have a fornightly presence in the publishing

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XAVIER RUDD AND THE CAT EMPIRE AT SANDSTONE POINT HOTEL

Since it was opened the Sandstone point Hotel has been responsible for hosting concerts by quite a number of popular well known bands and solo artists and, on February 5th, 2016, they will uphold this reputation when Xavier Rudd and The Cat Empire will take to the stage for a concert that will showcase the diverse range of musical and vocal talent that has brought them international acclaim.

Both acts have recently returned to the country after sold out overseas tours to Europe and America and, from late January to the end of February, will join together to thrill music lovers from Tasmania to Queensland in a six concert tour, the fourth of which being at Sandstone point.

Last week, I had the pleasure of talking to Xavier

Xavier Rudd

and Harry James Angus from The Cat Empire and, as well as discussing the upcoming tour, had the chance to ask them about their musical backgrounds, their motivation and what they regard as the highlights of their time as musicians.

Whilst Xavier tells of growing up listening to artists such as Hendrix, The Dorrs and Marianne Faithful which were his father’s favourites, Harry told me that, despite being from an Irish Catholic family who were very musical and often involved him in singalong sessions around the piano, he feels his early years were virtually unsullied by genres such as rock or pop. ‘I never really became interested in music until I was about twelve when my trumpet teacher introduced me to jazz,’ Harry said.

Interestingly, both Xavier, Harry and The Cat Empire started to make their way as musicians at a very similar time and their paths can be said to have followed similar trajectories initially.

Xavier Rudd has of course been predominately a solo performer whilst Harry James Angus joined The Cat Empire in 2001 whilst still in high school. I asked Harry about his motivation for joining the three existing members of The Cat Empire and from what he said I would have to say that common sense dictated that as a sixteen year old, he made the correct choice. ‘Some of the kids my age were getting paid a pittance flipping burgers or in supermarkets and I also knew that these guys, Ollie McGill, Ryan Munro and Felix Riebel were earning very good money

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playing music at parties and weddings,’ said Harry. ‘Once I joined them I thought I was king getting this sort of money for playing the trumpet for a couple of hours at the weekend,’ he said.

Both Xavier and The Cat Empire have been well received in Australia and overseas on each occasion that they have toured and Xavier explained to me that although their paths have often crossed at the same venues throughout the world, they are often a couple of weeks apart.

When I asked Harry about this he told me that he seems to remember sharing the stage with Xavier at the odd festival overseas.

Despite knowing each other and having a great respect for each other’s music, the two acts have never toured

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The Cat Empire together and both said that they are really looking forward to the chance to team up at the end of the month.

Obviously, even though the two acts follow similar paths, there are many differences in not only the styles of their performances but also their motivations for creating this well known music that has achieved number one on charts worldwide on many occasions.

Xavier’s ability to play a number of instruments including slide guitar and didgeridoo often produces what I would describe as a really unique haunting quality in his music. He told me that he really does not have a favourite instrument out of all the ones that he uses. ‘ They are all special in their own way,’ he said.

When comparing genres that Xavier and The Cat Empire are best known for, once again there are similarities.

With The Cat Empire known for their mix of jazz, reggae,

indie, ska and alternative rock and Xavier an exponent of folk, blues, reggae, indie folk and folk rock, the diverse range of entertainment that will be offered up during this upcoming tour will ensure a memorable experience for all who are fortunate enough to attend one of the concerts.

I spoke to Xavier about his single “Follow The Sun” which was released last year as a precursor to the album due for release in March.

It was recorded during his last European performance at Tivolivredenburg in The Netherlands. ‘That has been a good song for me. It was well appreciated through the world and stayed at number one on the pop charts in The Netherlands for several weeks,’ he told me. ‘It was a homecoming song that I wrote while sitting on the bank of the river at Bellingen and watching the trout. I had just returned from an extensive tour in America,’ he added.

Talking to Harry James Angus about the successes

of the many Cat Empire albums and singles it became apparent that both he and I regard “Steal The Light as probably one of their best contributions to the high energy and often Latin influenced music that The Cat Empire is known for. ‘Our stage performances have always contained a fair amount of high energy and this is often hard to recreate on an album,’ Harry said. ‘ I feel that there were a lot of times that we just got it a bit wrong but the last two albums were the ones where I think that we did get it right. Knowing that has sort of revitalised the band and made us keen again.

When we are on stage we are always doing something new and each night there is something that just happens at the time,’ he said.

Harry believes that this willingness by all the band to be a bit impromptu has been a big factor in keeping them together. ‘When you have eight super talented musicians constantly performing together for so

many years it can become a bit stale but sometimes we don’t even know what we are going to try next so that can make it interesting for everyone,’ said Harry.

I asked both Xavier and Harry about their plans for after the tour and, whilst Xavier will have a reasonably full year with a short Bali tour, sometime at home spent recording and then an eight week tour of Europe and America, Harry said that The Cat Empire intends to make 2017 a comparatively quiet year spending more time with family, doing the odd show and perhaps writing some new material.

‘After the last few years being quite hectic with touring and recording, we intend to take things easy for a while,’ Harry told me.

All I can say to anyone who enjoys the music of either or both of these great acts or perhaps would like to experience the entertainment that the concert will offer is, if you don’t go you will never know just how good it was.

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JUST A HOBBY of men want a shed. Well, that’s true but not a lot of men use their shed and their creativity as well as a sense of the ridiculous to create the really unique form of art that Kerry has been producing for over two years. ‘I was retired and starting to become extremely bored,’ Kerry told me. ‘I came up with the idea to start using bits and pieces that were otherwise no good for anything to make something a little bit different,’ he said.

Chain Saw For quite some time, Kerry Heffernan had thought about how good it would be to have a big shed and, when personal circumstances necessitated the sale of his Burpengary property, his wish became reality when he was able to purchase a house with an extra large four bay shed at the back.

I know that you just thought to yourself, there’s nothing special about that, a lot

Born in Ipswich, Kerry has worked in various fields over the years but has never had a position that involved using the talents that he has obviously needed to produce the many rather quirky creations that he has on display in the little gallery at the front of his Bellara home.

‘My past occupations have included selling new cars and real estate and I’ve even been involved in furniture removal but I have never had any experience with wood or metal work,’ said Kerry.

‘What I am doing now is

nothing more than a hobby to relieve the boredom,’ he added.

Kerry combines various items such as old tools, kitchen implements and other discarded household bits and pieces to make objects that he names according to their appearance. Items on display on the gallery shelves and in the yard have such names as Springer Spaniel, [the body is a vehicle suspension spring] Spanner Crab, [with spanners as claws] and The Iron Lady, Mrs Thatcher. [use your imagination for this one] One of the most difficult things associated with Kerry’s hobby is constantly having to source the appropriate materials for his various projects and sometimes there can be up to twenty five pieces in various stages of completion. ‘There are times when I don’t work on anything for a month or so and then I come across something and think, “I know exactly what I can use that for” and I get back into it,’ Kerry said.

As part of his never ending search for materials, Kerry is

Garden Bed with bulbs planted and spring water

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by Neil Wilson happy to hear from anyone who is disposing of any unwanted bits and pieces and, after he checks to see if he is able to use any of it, offers to take the rest to the tip. Also, Kerry would be interested in hearing from any other locals who have a similar interest with a view to organising regular get togethers to discuss their hobbies. He can be contacted through The Bribie Islander.

Some of Kerry’s interesting pieces are very often on display at the Inner Room on First Avenue so anyone who is interested in seeing them should call in and speak to Paula. I’m sure that, after you get a glimpse of Kerry’s art, you will be keen to organise a visit to his home based gallery for a look at the rest.

Just when I become sure that I am aware of all the many varied types of hobbies undertaken by the extremely talented people who call the island home, I get told about another one. Kerry Heffernan, thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with The Mini Bribie Islander and the rest of the community.

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BRIBIE GARDENS

by Neil Wilson

and weir system would assist in preventing tidal surge and would protect the sixty metre wide canals from siltation and therefore eliminate the need for dredging.

Artist’s impression If I said the words Bribie Gardens to you, chances are that you would think well, yes, of course there are gardens on Bribie, nearly every home has them. Whilst that reaction would be considered perfectly natural, I’m actually referring to the early 1980’s development which introduced canal living to the island.

The brainchild of local man Keith Johnson along with fellow developer John Boyd, Bribie Gardens Waterways Estate was a million dollar multi stage development which aimed to provide 1,000 new home sites in Bongaree, four hundred of these with canal frontage. Construction began on stage one of the Waterways estate and this included thirty three canal front blocks close to the entrance to Pumicestone Passage. This was actually stage seven of the total development and by 1984 220 dry allotments had been sold at prices between $25,000 to $30,000. The first canal frontage sites with an average size of 740 sq/

metres were offered for sale at prices ranging from $62,000 to $67,500 each.

Although canal developments were most certainly not unheard of at the time, the Bribie Gardens canals boasted an absolute first in the field of Australian private development with a lock and weir system which basically meant that those with a canal front site were the only boat owners able to use the canals and this was enabled by using their key to operate the lock.

Before this unique system was built, developers and engineers travelled to Adelaide to consult specialists regarding the preferred method of construction.

As well as providing great security for residents, the revolutionary lock

On April 3rd, 1985, Bribie Gardens was officially opened by the Chairman of Caboolture Council at the time, Councillor Alex Barr. Whilst canal blocks were originally offered for sale at prices over $60,000, at times a stressed economic market saw some advertised for prices under $50,000 and

Weir under construction

a few extremely lucky buyers were able to secure a house and land package with canal frontage for under $100,000.

Thirty years on from the introduction of canal front living to Bribie, the Bribie Gardens Waterways Estate features beautiful homes surrounded by gardens and lawns that are obviously the pride and joy of their owners. The lock and weir system at the entrance to the canals is, I believe, just more evidence of Bribie Island showing the way to the rest of the state.

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EYES ON THE ROAD MORETON

by Senior Sergeant Garth Peake

The following information relates generally to road related enforcement operations and statistics reported for the Moreton Police District which includes statistics for Redcliffe, Deception Bay, Burpengary, Caboolture, Bribie Island, Woodford, Kilcoy and Moore Police Divisions. The statistics relate to the week ending on January 15 and has been compiled by the Deception Bay Road Policing Unit.

Road Fatalities As of midnight on January 15, the Queensland road toll is 13 fatalities, seven up on last week and four more than the same time last year.

The Southern Police Region, of which Moreton is a member, has had four of the 12.

Moreton District had another bad week, where a 16-year-

old male rider of a motorcycle was killed in a crash on January 13 on a road near Rogers Street at Beachmere.

The forensic crash unit is investigating the matter. This is now two fatality crashes in the district within the first two weeks of the year.

Operations/Enforcement Road Policing Officers continued with their Christmas-New Year Operations targeting the Fatal Five. Saturation enforcement occurred on the Bruce and Daguilar Highway for an eight hour shift last Thursday with all available vehicles and enforcement devices deployed.

Crashes There were 23 traffic crashes reported in the Moreton District during the week, which is a hopeful trend down

GARAGE REMOTES SHOULD NOT BE KEPT IN VEHICLES

from 32 last week.

The Causes • Unsafe lane change x 1 • Public report x 3 • Hit and run x 3 • Due care x 4 • Fail to give way x 4 • Follow too close x 2 • Red light x 1 • Road surface x 1 • Speed x 1 • Fail to maintain control x 1 • Further enquiries x 2 Crash Locations • Redcliffe 4 • Deception Bay 4 • Burpengary 4 • Caboolture 7 • Bribie Island 3 • Woodford 0 • Kilcoy 1 • Moore 0 Disqaulified/Unlicensed Driving Sixteen unlicensed/ disqualified driver offences

were detected during the last week across the district, ten less than last week. Of those, two vehicles were forfeited.

Offence Locations • Redcliffe 2 • Deception Bay 5 • Burpengary 1 • Caboolture 4 • Bribie Island 3 • Woodford 0 • Kilcoy 1 • Moore 0 Drink/Drug Drivers Seven drink drivers were detected across the Moreton District and nine drug drivers were detected driving with specified drugs in their system. Alleged offenders are awaiting prosecution upon the return of results.

On January 10 at 9pm, a 28 year-old-man was intercepted due to erratic driving in a

IT WAS THE FIRST an individual point of view about the criteria necessary to qualify for this title.

By Sergeant Joanna Broughton

On January 11 we published a post urging community members in the Moreton District to be mindful of the security of their vehicle keys after a number of newer model European cars had been stolen since the beginning of the year.

This is the second plea that police need to make to the community about not only making sure your vehicle keys are secure but also garage remotes.

We have had a number of offences where vehicles are in driveways with garage remotes inside. Offenders are breaking into the vehicles and then using the

garage remotes to enter the houses, steal the car keys and then the vehicle.

Once again, if your keys/ garage remotes are easily obtainable, the risk of theft is exacerbated.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.

You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

This may not be the first newspaper ever, but it’s got a great name.

No matter what you think of, there’s always got to be a first one or a first time but as you are about to discover, sometimes which one was the first ever will depend largely on

One classic example of the above is the much debated opinions about the identity of the first newspaper. The most favoured opinion seems to be that the first newspaper was the Relation Aller Furnemmen und Gedenckwurdigen Historien, ‘’Account of all Distinguished and Memorable News’’, which was published in Strasbourg in 1605

by Johann Carolus.

By definition, if a newspaper is defined by the functional criteria of publicity, seriality, periodicity and currency or

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returned to the station where he provided a specimen of breath with a reading of .264 per cent BAC. He is due to appear at Toogoolawah Court on February 10.

Drink/Drug Drive Offence Locations

Eyes on the road. southbound direction on the Bruce Highway at Deception Bay. Police conducted a roadside breath test which returned a negative result.

Police then allegedly located a clip seal bag and a syringe in the front seat for the driver’s car. The driver was allegedly unsteady and spoke in a slurred voice. He was arrested transported to Caboolture Hospital where a blood specimen was taken. A court date is yet to be set.

On January 13, police from Kilcoy were setting a static

breath testing site on the Daguilar Highway at Kilcoy when they observed a vehicle being driven on the wrong side of road forcing other vehicles of the road. Police followed and intercepted the vehicle where they located a 43 year-old-man behind the wheel.

It is alleged that the driver stated that he had been drinking but could not remember how much, when and where he had consumed his last drink. The driver was

- OR WAS IT? actuality, that is, as a single current affairs series published regularly at intervals short enough for readers to keep abreast of incoming news, then The Relation was the first newspaper.

However, English historian Stanley Morison believes that using a single criterion “format” rather than frequency and function, The Relation should be classified as a news book on the grounds that it still employed the format and most of the conventions of a book. It is printed in quarto size and the text is set in a single wide column. Morison believes that by definition, the first newspaper in the world would be the Dutch Courante unt Italien, Duytslandt, & C. which was published from 1618.

Despite this, The World Association of Newspapers

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and many other authorities have not adopted his definition.

To make the matter just a little bit more confusing, in 2007 The Mitchell Archives announced that it was in possession of issue one of The Oxford Gazette printed in November 1665 and, surprise surprise, claimed it to be the first newspaper ever printed. They stated that their reason for making the claim stemmed from the publication meeting the seven standards for a newspaper and these include longevity, availability to all classes and text divided into columns.

Whilst The Relation seems to be the preferred nomination for the title of first newspaper, as with so many analysis’ of historic times, the correct result is often just a matter of opinion.

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Speed Camera A speed camera was operated on 35 occasions across the district in the last week in areas at Redcliffe, Bribie, Caboolture, Deception Bay, Woodford and Kilcoy.

Additional operations were also conducted by officers from Road Policing Command.

Five deployments on the Bruce Highway detected only 14 alleged offences however

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high speeds were recorded of 121km/h in the 100km/h zone and 134km/h in the 110km/h zone.

A deployment on Bribie Island Road returned five detections with a high speed of 143km/h in the 100km/h zone.

A deployment on Oxley Avenue at Redcliffe for three hours returned 23 detections with a high speed of 102km/h in the 60km/h zone recorded.

This is the second week in a row where speeds exceeding 100km/hr have been detected on this road.

A deployment on Morayfield Road returned only three detections however the highest speed recorded was 100km/h in the 70km/h zone.

Contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com. au 24hrs a day.

For all non-urgent police contact Policelink on 131 444 or Policelink.qld.gov.au 24hrs a day.

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mad poets society Remembering Charlie

Mark Edwards 04/01/17 This is about our recently departed dearly loved dog I took her hand as we walked on toward the water.

The sound of waves lapping gently on shore seemed to quieten her for a while.

We sat on the warm sand and I could see all those years spent, etched into her skin and the thin veil of quite was disturbed by a sob.

“I miss him so”.

I know I said and kissed her gently on her head.

The pain of silence was a battle to bear, the constant wind twirled ringlets in her hair, and I longed for the strength to rip and tear away the sorrow that rested there.

She stood and removed a photo from her pocket and so softly placed it on the waves, turned back toward me and said with a smile, “He is with the beauty now and forever will be, I saw him run on into the light.”

I stood then and held her close with all my might.

Occultation

Flying The Thermals

Time stood still.

I could not tear my eyes away From the thrill I’d waited hours to see that day.

Quiet and silent gliding high Floating on the winds in the sky Broad and open are your wings Brown and white like fingerlings

Hazel Beneke 13/06/06

The moon was black Against the glory of the bright Corona’s flare Of hidden Sol’s amazing light.

The jewelled rim Spewed forth a glow etherial.

My heart leapt With wonder at the fiery wheel.

Far too soon The diamond ring produced a flare Beside the moon.

The halo killed by Sol’s bright glare.

The sun will forever rise with every morn.

The days will be bright, long and warm.

And we will live until that hand summons us, to be with him in twilights’ dusk.

We live through gain and the pain of loss, forever human and accepting the cost of loving and giving and holding lives near.

The letting go is the most difficult thing yet to do it with a smile and a twinkle of memory, is a blessing, a gift, yet an eternal mystery.

“G’day Richard.

I would like to thank you for all the publicity you have given to Bribie Bush Poets. ​​Thank you very much.

Cheers, Cay Ellem”

Sharmayne Kurtz 3/1/11

Searching the ocean for your catch Keeping your young big and fat Swooping down to the beach Checking out the old prawn meat Landing on the branch above Peering down for the reluctant dove Your babies are waiting for their dinner I hear their calls your getting thinner No time to rest you ancient Mother Your nest is tendered they hug for cover You travel at the speed of light Here one moment and then out of sight You fly over me and hold your pace Looking down and full of grace Your presence is a magical thing I wish I could fly but I don’t have wings Your nest is made of very large twigs You gather the wood as your ancestors did Your mate is there for the rest of your life Bonded by nature even in strife Raising your young again and again Nurturing and feeding until they mend Teaching them to fly until they are strong Allowing them to play until they are gone Osprey eagle your are a delight I watch you on sunset and in the morning light The power and skill when you are flying high Is poetry in motion on the afternoon tide

Bribie Island Bush Poets meet on the 4th Monday of every month at the Blue Pacific Hotel, Woorim from 6.30 to 9.00 pm.

All welcome to perform, read or just listen.

For more information, call Cay on 3410 3219.

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I’VE NEVER SEEN A MONUMENT THERE

Monument at Kal-Ma-Kuta’s grave site Chances are that, like many who drive the road from Bribie Island to Caboolture regularly, you are completely unaware of the monument that sits in a small cleared area in the centre median strip just a short distance to the east of Turner’s Camp Road.

This monument is dedicated to the memory of indigenous woman Kal-Ma-Kuta who married oyster fisherman Fred Turner and was known by the name of Alma Turner.

She and her husband resided in their home at Turners

Camp for twenty three years and, as well as tending their oyster leases in the area, were responsible for lighting and maintaining the beacon lights at Toorbul Point which is the area now known as Sandstone Point.

Kal-Ma-Kuta, a member of the Undanbi clan who lived along both sides of Pumicestone Passage, had seven children with her husband Fred and was described by Thomas Welsby the chronicler of Moreton Bay as a smart and intelligent woman. In the Caboolture

Shire Centenary Volume she is credited for her skill as a swimmer and boatwoman which was apparently responsible for many rescues and prevented tragedies in Pumicestone passage. It seems that Kal-Ma-Kuta was also a skilled basket maker and this is evidenced by one of her baskets which is displayed at the Queensland Museum. It is described as being made with a unique diagonal stich which was known to be used only by the inhabitants of the area.

Kal-Ma-Kuta passed away in 1897 and her husband Fred died in 1927.

In 1962 the Caboolture Historical Society erected a tall cairn of river stones next to her grave and the plaque on the cairn describes KalMa-Kuta as someone who was honoured and respected by all who knew her. As part of the memorial to this well known woman whose life and

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deeds are such an important part of local history, a native fig and a grove of Bunya pines have been planted at the site.

The ceremony held to unveil the monument honoured Kal-Ma-Kuta as being the last of the Joondoburri tribe and was attended by the last of the old ones’ uncle Willie McKenzie of Kilcoy Station and a Mrs Shakespeare as well as the then Mayor of Caboolture Shire, Councillor Joy Leishmann If you were already aware of the information in this article, I hope that you enjoyed it anyway. If these have been completely new facts about our local history, I hope that you also enjoyed it and found the information interesting.

I would also recommend planning a visit to the site of this monument which serves to remind us of one of the earlier inhabitants of the area.

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I FEEL OK BUT AM I OVER?

by Richard Whetlor

says ‘You’re under arrest for drink driving.

Well it seems there will be another option available in this futuristic world, with technology racing ahead of us.

It seems the fiction of futuristic things are getting nearer with self driving cars and the patented floating warehouse by Amazon that will deliver goods using drones. Don’t think they have actually got one up there yet though.

You’re at a friends barbie, down the pub with mates or at home and sunk a few coldies or a glass of vino or two and debating whether or not you’re OK to drive?

Blow into a breathalyser to find out and the policeman

Wearing a wristband is normally associated with fitness gadgets or a smartwatch but PROOF developed by Milo Sensors have a non invasive biosensor for the consumer and health applications. No Blood test required and it links to your smart phone app with options available to alert you when you are

at a certain level or keep on drinking and it’s going to hurt in the morning.

This device can measure your blood alcohol level for 12 hours at a time and Milo Sensors have a disposable cartridge that attaches magnetically measuring the perspired sweat into an alcohol blood level.

Maybe in the near future it will detect your DNA so it knows it’s you, linked to your car and prevent you from getting behind the wheel because it won’t let you drive over the limit?

Who knows.

STAYING SECURE ONLINE

by Jacob Wood, Impact Computers.

Convenience is great, but, with banking, bills, and even ordering food becoming digital, staying secure is an absolute must.

Here are some tips to keep your details safe while still enjoying all the benefits of the online world.

1. Use an internet security package. A good anti-virus

is a must-have but a good internet security package takes it a step further. Not only does an internet security package include an anti-virus program, but it also comes with a number of extra features to ensure your online activity is protected, such as keystroke encryption.

2. Look out for the padlock.

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websites such as your bank for example, you may notice a padlock near the website name up the top. This padlock lets you know an extra level of security is being applied and ensures that everything you send to this website cannot be read by anyone inbetween you and the website.

3. Be cautious of links in emails. It’s all too common these days to get an email from somewhere important asking you to verify your information or the like. But be weary of clicking anything in the email as sometimes these links don’t go where you’d expect them to.

These types of emails are called ‘Phishing’ scams and are when a scammer

attempts to impersonate somebody else. An easy way to check these links is by hovering your mouse over them to see where they actually go.

A good internet security suite will also safeguard you from accidentally going to these links.

For this issue of The Mini Bribie Islander, Impact Computers is offering Kaspersky Internet Security 2017 for Windows at the special price of $29. Even better, this copy can be used on 3 computers for a full year!

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IS THAT PHONE LOADED?

by Neil Wilson

In a time when mobile phones are regarded as a part of life as we know it, if the person next to you in the street or on the train takes a mobile phone from their pocket we see it as a very normal and non-threatening action ….. don’t we?

Well, it may be that those days will soon be a thing of the past if an invention by a company in The United States becomes popular.

Already available in the

U.S.A. is the Ideal Conceal Cellphone Revolver. As the name suggests, this piece of hardware that for all the world appears to be a mobile phone is actually a well disguised .380 calibre double barrel revolver. This lightweight weapon is able to be either carried in a purse or clipped to a person’s side. The manufacturer claims that it has been designed with safety as a priority and is ready to use with just one

click. The cellphone revolver has a one piece frame and hammerless construction for added safety.

As one would expect, this high velocity, extremely accurate addition to the firearms market is causing concern among law enforcement agencies throughout the world. ‘Due to being so well disguised and also the nature of the disguise, it could arguably be one of the hardest

weapons ever to detect’, said a police spokesperson.

I think if pictures of the smartphone gun where shown around Bribie to find out what residents think, the replies may be some thing like: “It’s insanity! It’s insane, It’s scary”.

So the next time that you see someone take a mobile phone out of their pocket, I guess that you’ve just got to hope that they start talking into it.

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combined her love of travel and adventure with delightful stories about the past. She has studied a variety of modern history topics at the University of Queensland, written numerous novellas and will have her books available, on the 25th of February, for purchase, signed by Jodie herself.

Vlad Tepes: National Hero or Homicidal Maniac?

There is much mystery and controversy surrounding the life of Vlad Tepes otherwise known as Vlad Dracula! On Saturday the 25th of February at 7.30pm, the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology is taking

an in-depth look into the tumultuous life of Vlad Dracula with an exciting Floor Talk titled: Vlad Dracula, the Infamous Impaler.

Join esteemed author and amateur historian Jodie Lane, as she shares her discoveries about the man, the myths and the legend of Vlad the

Impaler. Ms Lane will also be sharing some of the history of the inspiration behind her latest novel “Transylvanian Knight” and will explore some of his character, as viewed through the eyes of our time-travelling heroine!

Jodie Lane is a Brisbane based author who has

Bookings for this exciting floor talk are essential as places are limited. Tickets cost: $5 for members and $10 for non-members and member’s guests. Tickets can be purchased online at www.abbeymuseum.com.au For more bookings and further information, please contact the Abbey Museum on​ 5495 1652​.

Grant applications closing soon for 2017 youth and cultural celebrations There’s just under two weeks left for organisations to apply for grants of up to $1,000 to help deliver celebrations and activities across the Moreton Bay Region for Harmony Day (21 March) and National Youth Week (31 March - 9 April) in 2017.

Mayor Allan Sutherland said grant applications would close at 5.00pm 1 February 2017, so all eligible community groups and organisations were

encouraged to get their applications in quick.

“We’re encouraging community groups and organisations looking to host activities or events which celebrate Harmony Day or National Youth Week in 2017 to apply for a council grant, but make sure you do so before applications close on 5.00pm, 1 February,” Mayor Sutherland said.

“Last year, community groups, sporting clubs and

schools from across the region hosted an impressive range of activities to celebrate the occasions, ranging from art workshops and a hip hop dance competition for National Youth Week to a touch football tournament and cooking demonstrations for Harmony Day. “For 2017’s celebrations, we’re offering community grants of up to $1,000 to help subsidise the costs of running these important activities,

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“Both Harmony Day and National Youth Week are great opportunities to celebrate our wonderful community. I look forward to seeing the wide range of activities put forward for grant funding.”

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RIDE SHARE RAISES CONCERNS

It is just a fact of life as we know it that at some time during the next twelve months, most of us will find the need to go somewhere in our local area without using our own vehicle and this will more than likely mean using the services of a taxi.

Well, I guess that until recently, that was the only choice available but of course now we also have the option of making a booking with a ride share driver.

Legalised in Queensland on September 4th, 2016, ride share operators are increasingly vying for a share of a market that has solely been the ongoing lifeblood of the taxi industry but due to the changes in legislation, taxi operators are suddenly left with licences that are worth very little in the market and therefore have to face the bitter truth that the business that they have built up over, what has been in some instances many decades, is almost impossible to sell if they were ever to want to.

George Goold has been in the taxi industry since about

1982 and, after starting a taxi service on Bribie Island in 1992 with only one vehicle, he now operates a fleet of sixteen vehicles under the banner of Bribie Island Taxi and Limousine Service.

He is not only well known and respected by island residents and regular visitors but also has always shown a commitment to the local community. His business provides employment to many local residents and his drivers are always helpful, know the area completely and take pride in providing a truly professional service.

The introduction or ride sharing services in Queensland has prompted Mr Goold to put forward what he feels are some very relevant and disturbing issues about the impact that the new service will have on not only the continuation of a reliable taxi service but the community at large. ‘The ride share drivers are not there to do the hard yards,’ said Mr Goold. ‘They are normally only available in the early part of the night so if someone needs to go somewhere late at night, say at one in the

morning, ride share is not an option or, if it is, the fare will be absolutely enormous,’ he added.

A part of the service provided

by Bribie Island Taxi and Limousine Service is the availability of a wheelchair accessible vehicle and this has become a well used and relied upon facility for many island locals. ‘The ride sharing operators do not operate vehicles with wheelchair access,’ Mr Goold told me. ‘If people start giving their business to ride share drivers and they force taxi companies to close or introduce drastic cutbacks, then wheelchair accessible vehicles will no longer be available and I am really

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concerned for those who rely on this feature of the service,’ he said.

Other facts about ride share that concern this long time taxi operator are the lack of on board cameras which are compulsory in taxis for security, the lack of the consistent availability of a ride share driver and the comparative ease of entry into the industry compared to the stringent guidelines that taxi operators are required to meet. Whilst there are very few ride share drivers available in our area at present, Mr Goold feels that the public should think carefully about the ongoing consequences of giving their business to ride share.

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Service: 9am Sunday Sandstone Community Church Sandstone Point Community Complex Behind Shopping Centre Information: Judy Haigh P: 5429 5835 Service: 4pm Sunday Bribie INC Christian Outreach Centre Shop 7/1 Toorbul St, Bongaree P: 3408 0429 M: 0408 455 508 E: cocbi@bigpond.com Services: Saturdays 7pm light supper provided (1hr service) Sundays 9am kids ministry & morning tea provided (1hr 15min service) Youth Culture Shop 7/1 Toorbul St, Bongaree (Christian Outreach Centre building) P: Briony 0422 140 805 or Peter 0411 575 044 When: Every Friday 7pm8:30pm

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Easy healthy coating for fish or chicken

By Selina Whetlor

CALLING ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES

​ s busy mums, trying to A find something easy, healthy and quick is not so simple, but this coating for fish or chicken is a winner!

Ingredient​s: ​ /4 cup coconut flour 3 2 tbsp mild curry powder 1 tbsp cumin powder salt and pepper optional 4 fish fillets 2 chicken breast cut into pieces

and coat then pop into the fridge as long as you need before cooking.

Once ready to cook, spray frying pan with rice bran oil and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes each side depending on size of portion.

If putting onto skewers, spray meat with oil and grill for about 8 minutes under a medium grill, turning every couple of minutes.

I have used this coating on whole fish fillets (hoki and basa a ​ re r​ eally good) and also small pieces of chicken, which is good for the kids to put on to skewers too!

I​served chicken skewers with mountain wraps​,​salad and low fat greek yogurt with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

Just mix all the ingredients together, add fish or chicken

Serve fish with steamed veg and basmati rice. Enjoy!

The Bribie Island Tigers Soccer Club would like to work with your business on promoting the upcoming sign-up for the 2017 season.

This includes sharing information in newsletters, displaying flyers at your front counter, incorporating messages onto your social media account and sharing information with staff members.

The club would also welcome the opportunity

to promote your business through a sponsorship.

Your business would be advertised on a sign around the main field, in the monthly newsletter, the club handbook and on the club’s Facebook and website.

Sponsors will also be invited to special events.

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