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TABLE OF CONTENTS Al Finegan........................................38-39 Arrival................................................20-21 Crime Report........................................ 71 Fishing Report....................................... 66 History ...............................................36-37 Kids Page............................................. 41 Letters To The Editor............................. 70

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY The Bribie Islander Magazine respectfully acknowledges and recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, winds, and waters where we live, learn and work. We recognise their connection to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects and acknowledge the important role of Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories of the traditions, cultures, and aspirations of Australia’s First Nations peoples.

We acknowledge any Sorry Business that may be affecting individuals, families, and communities. We promise to be respectful, take lead from the community and walk together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations.

We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is rich and diverse and that we have a responsibility to facilitate efforts that account for this to ensure equity for all.

We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, in particular the strength, resilience and courage that has occurred over time and now inspires current and future generations.

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Dear Readers,

Welcome to edition 169. We are halfway through the year and before we know it, it will be Christmas! Time seems to be passing a lot quicker than it used to!

I would like to bring up a subject that I have had brought to my attention by one of our readers. It is the change of flight path from Brisbane to Moreton. There have been concerns that it will impact our peaceful community significantly, but I haven’t been able to get much information about it. If anyone knows more and would like to email me about this, it would be greatly appreciated. I also welcome your thoughts and opinions on this proposed change.

We have a great story about our local AFL star Emmerson Brady who has made it to the school sport Australian AFL championship and needs some support to get there to compete! The story is on page 25 and the details of how to help Emmerson is there! Good luck Emmerson, you are doing your community proud!

The Bribie Island Community Nursery has been at it again! We will have a story about them in the next edition letting you know what Dynamic Dave and his wonderful team have been up to lately! Please go in and support these wonderful businesses that support our community!

Well, that’s all from me this time, Until the next edition,

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Reasons Why TRAVEL Is Good for Your Mental Health

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e live in an age where everyone’s mental health is more fragile than before, mostly due to constant exposure to social media and comparing to others. Even though using apps can be beneficial on so many levels and for many people, daily life is impossible without them, sometimes it’s needed to take a break from all the likes and shares. Travelling is the best way to make that happen, so if you’re looking to improve your mental health, then here are a few reasons why travelling can be the best remedy: Getting out of the comfort

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You will become less shy

Sometimes, your day-today life can become so overwhelming that getting out of your comfort zone is the only solution that seems acceptable. Travelling to a new place is a great way to change your surroundings while also being able to gain new experiences.

Exposing yourself to new people and cultures will surely help you feel better about yourself, while also teaching you some valuable lessons along the way.

Deciding to something unique might take some time, so don’t force yourself to try bungee-jumping or paragliding if you don’t feel fully ready.

Being in a new place can surely help you break out of the old behavioural patterns that can cause you to feel bad. Crippling anxiety and shyness or feeling inadequate about your language skills all become irrelevant once you’re faced with an unknown in a new place. Travelling abroad will help you broaden your horizons and start speaking your mind with more ease because you can’t be introverted if you need to approach a fellow traveller to ask for some information.

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Adventures are the sure ways to have fun and learn new things without it feeling forced.

Whether we talk about skiing or jumping out of the plane, the truth is — they might seem scary at first, but they’re often the best and warmest memories one could have.

Riding a jeep while blasting your favourite tunes will surely make you feel free and (a bit wild), which is often the only thing you need if you feel too constrained by pressure from work and day-to-day life. So, to feel peaceful while travelling, you should make sure that your ride is fully equipped and up to the task. So, it’s important to get quality 4wd parts for your four-wheeled fave vehicle, as that’s a certain way to ensure smooth ride wherever you go. Keep in mind that, being adventurous isn’t the same as being carefree, so make sure that you’re safe from potential harm before you decide to embark on a new escapade.

Being more self-reliant is one of the biggest gifts you can give to yourself. But, to become more independent, you also need to put yourself in situations that encourage said independence. Travelling is, of course, a very convenient way to practice your own self-sufficiency and resilience.

You don’t need to fly across the globe to make that happen but going to the nearest foreign country with a different language is the perfect place to start. Once you’re compelled to approach locals to ask for help, you will learn the importance of being proactive and outgoing. That will also provide you with enough self-confidence, so you will never feel shy or anxious to speak to others.

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Travelling might not help you cure serious mental health issues, but it can certainly make you feel more independent and self-confident, which are always great signs that your mental state is getting better. Finally, travelling can help you make new friends and learn valuable lessons, which are wonderful ways to feel healthy and happy.

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Now have both legs flat out in front of you and lightly jiggle them to release your muscles. Next, we are going to concentrate on our arms. You can continue in the same seated position or sit cross-legged for these. Remember to continue our deep breaths throughout. We are now going to stretch our arms out in front of us,

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These warm-ups are great to do before starting any exercise, or just a great way

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The Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre and the East Pumicestone Community Support Association Inc. both received $1,700 each.

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200 ladies attended a fashion show with a difference at the Bongaree Recreation Hall on Saturday 11 June. Bubbles and chocolate greeted the ticket holders on arrival and raffle tickets were bought. A wonderful array of pre-loved fashion was paraded and auctioned off. Bidding with

crafty numbered batons was fast and furious and complete outfits, including bags and accessories went from $5 to $60.

Lion Jenny Hadley compared the event and her quick wit and colourful explanations for the outfits worn had the audience laughing and contributed to all attending having a great time.

During afternoon tea break a random draw saw many, with the winning baton number, receive a small gift of jewellery which brought a smile to many a face. Finally, all models came out together in their lingerie for the final auction. Once complete, three racks of clothes were brought out and sold for $2 per item.

Mayhem reigned supreme but everyone, whether they bought or not went home with a smile on their face.

The event was so popular it will be held again next year.

Just Surrender!

I hear myself saying to clients… “You need to surrender.” Sometimes the look I get is one of horror. When I ask why they react in this way, often the response is similar to, “You mean, I should give up?”

You see, when we talk about surrendering, automatically we feel we have to give up or hand something over. While that meaning is accurate, what if we viewed surrendering as ‘the willingness to meet life’? To stop fighting or trying to change what is, so we can experience how life works with us.

For me, when I live life in this way, it brings more joy and peace, and I can let go. I can allow myself to be in the present moment with ease, and expectation of what I feel should be taking place. When we are in the ‘NOW’ we can move ahead in life and allow it to unfold as it is.

Why do we have these expectations that we should be living, at any given moment, a certain way?

Why do we do this to ourselves?

Why do we have to have the need for control, instead of allowing life to magically unfold?

It is all these ‘shoulds’ that keep us stuck and in opposition to life’s natural flow. Have you ever noticed that the more we want something and force it to happen, the further away from it we seem?

Whereas, when we relax, it seems to just fall in place.

Recently with my own workload, I have just had to look at what I really needed to get done, as opposed to what I expected I should be doing.

I noticed that I felt free, relaxed, and at peace. Without effort, people and events took place that was the next piece of the puzzle.

Surrendering is accepting “it is what is”, trusting that everything is perfect!

• Surrendering is a powerful tool for life.

• Embrace the situation and allow life to unfold and look for the blessings.

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• Change the way you look at something, rather than the event.

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• Through acceptance, one surrenders and there is peace, and in that state, transformation happens!

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HEART OF GOLD RETURNS: AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST REGIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, HEART OF GOLD, HAS ANNOUNCED A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION FOR A SPECIAL 2022 EDITION.

Alongside 4 days of international and Australian short films, the festival will host a future of cinema pavilion with VR and video art works, and an outdoor festival hub featuring live music & storytelling with a focus on film, First Nations storytelling & the environment.

The festival will run 6 - 9 October 2022 in the south of Gympie - 2 hours from Brisbane or just half an hour from the Sunshine Coast.

The 13th edition will see the

festival continue its unique mix of charming country town tradition with international arts culture for an experience unlike anything else on the national festival scene. Since its 2006 inception, Heart of Gold showcases works with an uplifting, inspiring, or thought-provoking spirit and attracts bright sparks of the national film scene for four days of networking, parties and workshops.

“This year we’re extending that heart of gold spirit into a range of new programming that will really fill out the festival experience,” explains festival director Jackson Lapsley Scott.

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Hosted for the first time in the expansive Gympie Pavilion, the 2022 event will stretch across a distinctive blend of indoor and outdoor spaces and create a more immersive festival experience for its patrons.

A new outdoor moonlight cinema will be added to the 2 indoor screening rooms, allowing extra sessions and enchanting evening experiences.

The Front Yard is a new hub for eating, drinking, socialising & entertainment. This comfortable curated outdoor area serviced by food trucks, the Golden Bar and festival cafe will centre on a stage programmed with music, talks, dance and more over the four days and nights of the festival.

Access is free and Jackson hopes the community will see the space as a pop-up venue they can use to catch up with friends and make their own.

Also free of charge is the future of cinema pavilion, The Prospect. This initiative, situated inside two big tents,

includes a line-up of VR, AR and immersive experiences; a program of experimental video work; and a suite of masterclasses teaching hands-on skills for emerging storytelling technologies.

Heart of Gold’s Family Day on Sunday 9 October will offer youth-focussed sessions, a live dance-along stage show, markets, children’s workshops, a big communal art project and an outdoor family screening & community barbeque.

Staying true to their 16-year history, heart-warming and diverse short films will be at the centre of Heart of Gold. Local creatives will screen their works alongside international filmmakers who have been featured at the likes of Cannes, Berlinale, Venice and Sundance Film Festivals.

Many of these 140+ shorts will be screening to Australian audiences for the very first time.

“We’ve watched about 300 films by now and expect to watch another 300 before we lock programming,” explains

programmer Nancy Cao. “Jackson has just returned from Cannes and has brought some gems back that we’re excited to screen!”

Films selected for the festival play in competition for a spread of competitive cash prizes totalling over $10,000, to be judged by an industry jury. The festival is known for its warm country town hospitality toward guest filmmakers which includes homestays, volunteer drivers, networking events, parties and more. They are currently accepting submissions via FilmFreeway.

All this news comes on the heels of last week’s launch of Heart of Gold’s ‘Golden Evenings’ - a tour of short films & live music that will visit theatres in Pomona, Toowoomba, Maryborough and Maleny through June and July, with tickets on sale now.

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• Mass public vaccination programs (in the 1950’s/60’s) eliminating many previously fatal diseases and illnesses,

They invariably concentrate and dwell, ad nauseum, on issues and reminiscences from “the darker side of the moon” …. the negative (rather than positive) aspects of historical change.

And so on, and so on, and so on!

t is often claimed – rightly – that those of us who ignore the lessons of history are prone to repeat the mistakes of it.

This adage has a very obvious ring of truth about it.

But it’s also a fact that while historical perspectives often vary, one trait seems to be a common link among most historians (amateur or professional).

I have no time or regard for people who seek to deny REAL history – or set out to rewrite and/or re-present it, more “palatably”. But how often do we read (or see) historians in any genre expounding lustily on the virtues and worthiness of positive achievements? Yet there are many that we can point to not just in Australia, but worldwide.

My ancestors didn’t come here (from Britain) until the 1850s, but changes for the better since then (and especially over the past century or so) have been nothing short of spectacular; we actually DO have much to be thankful for from the contributions of our history, some of which I have chronicled in a family history dating back to just those 1850s (in a recently published book).

In my own 80 years alone, spanning horse travel and bush lights to space travel, I have witnessed (and/or experienced) the emergence of • Television, computers, mobile phones and (for better or worse) “social media”, Space exploration and travel (to the Moon and other terrestrial outposts), • Satellite navigation and communications, • The impact of computerisation in business, industry, and socially,

• Amazing advances in medical research and capabilities,

• Water – and sewerage – services at the push of a button, for (almost)everyone, almost everywhere, • A road network over an area the size of Europe…….

Today’s generations would have difficulty comprehending lifestyles and times with no water and electricity to our homes, no family or private car, no septic or sewerage systems, kerosene or gas lighting, no refrigeration or air conditioning, no electric trains or public transport, no milk in bottles or cartons, no computers or mobile phones, university education only for the wealthy etc., etc. ……. This (and more) was the world I entered into just 80 years ago.

Go back a bit further…. before the 1850s, for example….and we could add no hospitals in almost all areas of our vast land, and transport corridors trafficable only by camel or bullock dray – or by sea (which my ancestors did, initially).

One of the features which attracted me (initially) to read The Bribie Islander, and later to become a contributor, was its great emphasis on presenting positive aspects of community life on Bribie (and its district) …people’s achievements.

I hope this emphasis never changes.

This publication remains a shining light in a society presented, all too often, in doom-and-gloom issues…. past and present.

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uly buzz throughout the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre precinct means the finishing touches are put in place now for the Matthew Flinders Art Prize exhibition which opens Friday night July 15.

Book on 3408 9288 or at the Centre front desk.

What a feast of beautiful work is on offer to see this year – the 24th year of the event.

It’s a must if you want to gather valuable feedback on your or other entries.

There are limited tickets available for the opening night. They are $12 each, includes wine and nibbles.

Come along any day of the exhibition to catch creatives demonstrating their medium in the

But if you miss out, there will be a floor talk in the Gallery Saturday July 16 from 9.30am, with this year’s judges speaking about their choices and other entries.

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Gallery foyer.

They’re always happy to chat and share their creative thinking with visitors.

And don’t forget to cast your vote in the People’s Choice prize. This will be announced on July 31.

Exhibition open Tuesday to Sunday, 9 – 4.

Cafe 191 on site is a welcome rest from all the browsing.

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Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is researching the set-up of a permanent Art Trail map which will emanate from the Centre itself to include private studios and places of artistic interest on Bribie.

This is a tourist-based incentive. Copies of the map will be available in due course at the Tourist Information Centre, the Moreton Bay Regional Council and businesses. Visitors can tear off a map and indulge themselves for a day, week or however long they choose.

You don’t have to be open to the public at all times. You may opt for ‘by appointment only’.

To be part of it, you just need a small collection of work that you’d be interested in showing visitors and selling from your home.

Further info from Ange Venardos: Ph 0409 055 756 (after 2.30 pm weekdays or weekends) or email avena5@eq.edu.au.

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In Italian, I gather, the same word, see above, may be used between friends both to say hello and goodbye. When saying goodbye to Ferrari1 and hello to my new motorised scooter, Ferrari 2, I thought it appropriate to use their native tongue. Before I begin my story, perhaps I should warn my readers to have a large box of tissues handy in order to wipe away the tears of both grief and laughter that I expect my tale to engender.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin.

Certain good friends of mine suggested that perhaps it was time to consider purchasing a

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newer model scooter, one with more built-in safety features, better batteries, and brighter lights, so that I could more confidently venture out after dark. I would be picked up, taken to a scooter shop on First Avenue, and perhaps given the opportunity to test drive the model that they suggested for me.

This I did, successfully avoiding wheelchairs, walkers, staff, customers, and sundry medical appliances. I was

congratulated on both my handling of the new vehicle and also on having left the shop walls more or less intact.

A few questions remained to be asked. Does it come in any other colour? Some debate followed whether the model in the catalogue was pink or red, but finally, it was decided that it was, quite definitely, red, and would therefore go faster, as befits a Ferrari. There was going to be no name change. I was quite adamant about this

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HEALTH, WEALTH & COMMUNITY travelling circus tent. All I can say is, the owner of the shop, looking slightly startled, said, whilst donning dark glasses, “I don't think that you will need a flag”. Mind made up, I wrote a cheque, oldfashioned I know, but it did not seem to cause a problem.

As I always do, I kept checking my account to see when the money had been withdrawn.

No withdrawal: I made enquiries; no, the cheque had cleared, no worries.

Registration came next on my list of To-Dos. This I did, with the help of the charming ladies at the Main Roads Department and received my new licence plates.

Fine, I thought, all done and dusted. I checked my account again but could not find any evidence of having paid for my brand-new, sparkling Ferrari.

In order to sort this out, I made a visit to the shop and explained my puzzlement to the ever-helpful Sarah. She looked equally mystified, but by consulting her computer she found the date when my cheque had cleared, but

aha, just a few days later, the bank, in its wisdom, decided to reject the cheque and the money went back into my account leaving me none the wiser of these transactions.

It is not only the Deities that move in mysterious ways, their wonders to perform.

Apparently, the Banks can give them a run for their money!

That evening I paid my debt, having been given BSBs and Account details. I still remain amazed that I was able to “steal” a vehicle and register it, no questions asked.

Reader, you have had your fun, now prepare to shed some tears. I had intended to have a few quiet words with my travelling companion of so many years and break the news to him that, though he was about to be replaced by a younger model, he would forever have a place in my heart and that I would be finding him a new home, with someone who would love him just as much as I did. Alas, I forgot to do this personally, and can only think that he heard it on the Bribie Grape-

vine and was hurt, cut to the quick, that he should be so easily thrown over. He decided to repay me in kind.

Why I decided that I could not pass an evening without my can of soft drink, I will never know. Despite the pouring rain, I set off to the shops. Turning a sharp bend, I reached into my front basket to retrieve my glasses and perch them on my nose, all at high speed! Total disaster!

Ferrari threw me over and committed some kind of harakiri by throwing himself down concrete steps in an effort to end it all. A gentleman to the last, he made sure that I remained at the top of the steps, whilst he made his futile attempt at scooter suicide. Fortunately, the tide was out, so he landed on soft sand, whilst I made contact with rather hard concrete, protected to some extent by dependable MnS jeans. What would have happened if the tide had been in, I prefer not to think about it! All I can say is, many thanks to Ray, Dave, three paramedics plus an

ambulance, and the four burly firemen needed to lift Ferrari back onto terra firma.

Damage, you ask? Surprisingly little. Ferrari suffered a broken mirror, now replaced, and a swivelling seat, fixed after a night in scooter hospital.

On his return, I made my apologies and for the next few evenings, before retiring, assured him that he would always have a special place in my heart, One never forgets one's first love! Myself? Some rather nasty skin abrasions and bruises rather less than I deserved.

When Ferrari 2 was delivered, I made sure that I introduced him to Ferrari 1, suggesting that they got to know each other and become friends.

This, they appear to have done, as every evening I am sure that I can hear giggles, gasps, Oohs and Aahs, not to mention muffled laughter, coming from the barrage as stories are exchanged relating to the foibles and eccentricities of their owner.

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ou may be retired from work, but not from life, so it can become the best time of your life. Informal learning stimulates the mind, helps mental health, and enables new friendships.

U3A embodies the principle of lifelong learning and offers activities that enrich the lives of seniors. The annual Conference of U3A Network Queensland took place last week with the theme “Learn to Spread your Wings” offering stimulating topics and entertaining speakers.

There are now 35 U3A’s throughout Queensland with 24,000 senior students enjoying classes in almost every subject you can think of, and this huge business is run entirely by volunteers.

Bribie Island U3A (University of the Third Age) is recognized as one of the very best in Australia, offering 150 classes each week

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to its 2200 students. The word University may worry some people, but it is certainly not about examinations and hard study, but all about learning for pleasure, with likeminded people, and the opportunity to try new things you have always wanted to. A glance at the Bribie U3A timetable of classes will show there are subjects for everyone. No tests or qualifications to get in, and no exams or results at the end, just lots of fun and nice people Bribie U3A is on holiday until Term 3 starts on Monday 11th July. New and existing students can enroll in any classes that have vacancies on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 July between 9.00am and 1.00 pm, and in the first days of the new term.

Classes with vacancies include Art topics such as Acrylics for Beginners, and for those with more experience the new Art for Fun course will encourage experimentation with a variety of media. For lovers of music there is Classical Music meets Technology and for those interested in Australian history there is Australia in 12 Wars, Australian Constitution and Australian History from federation to today.

To improve your computer presentation and

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photo layouts try the Microsoft PowerPoint course, and if you are contemplating an overseas holiday there is Europe for Aussie Travellers to help plan and avoid pitfalls.

Writing your Memoir will ensure your recall is well constructed and holds the reader’s interest. There is Tap Dancing Techniques for Beginners, Advanced Scottish Genealogy, Family History for Beginners, as well as Lawn Bowls, Pickleball and Croquet lessons being offered. In the area of health and fitness new courses include Tai Chi for Beginners and Laughter Wellness. New members are always welcome and can join U3A for a half yearly fee of $5, and Class fees for the 10 weeks of Term 3 to September 16th are $15.

THE WORLD OF U3A The world’s first U3A started in France almost 50 years ago, and this year Bribie Island U3A celebrates its 30-year anniversary. The organization is truly International with more than 3000 U3A’s in 64 countries, on all continents of the world.

There are 220 U3A’s throughout Australia, and 35 in Queensland.

Several special events are planned for Bribie’s 30-year anniversary in September, including an Art Exhibition and Entertainment evening on 9th, a lunch for some long-enrolled members on 10th, followed by a retro revival music and dance evening.

Details about U3A Classes and events are on the web site www.u3abribi.org.au and Newsletters and timetables are available at the Library and Visitor Centre. You can contact U3A by telephone on 3408 1450 during term office hours.

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PUMICESTONE CAROLYN’S PASSAGE PROBUS TA X

BY: Kathy Vincent.

How funny that one Bribie Islander feature writer is writing about another one!!

Barry Clark gave a fascinating and entertaining talk this week to our Probus Club.

What an amazing life Barry has had. Barry has been a Civil Engineer and Project Manager of ‘big things"

he retired to Bribie after such a career.

But he didn’t stop then, he was the founding member of the Historical Society a U3A committee member, a history tutor, Rotarian and has volunteered in Cambodia, South Africa, and India.

So, as you can imagine he

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As usual there are all those actions required to be done in readiness for the preparation of annual tax returns.

Stock-take – whether livestock or trading stock. You don’t have to count every last little screw or nut, but the general idea is to take stock of your larger expensive items, those items that you have many on hand and as a group are a large cost, take stock of any other items that are important, and add an amount for the rest.

Motor Vehicle kilometers – if you are keeping a business travel log book, then total up the business km travelled, write down odometer reading at 30.06.22 and calculate your business % used over the total travelled by you car for the year. If you are maintaining a log book for under 5000 business km, make sure it is up to date to 30.06.22 and add the number of kilometers used for the business for the year. The rate remains at 72 cents per kilometer.

Superannuation contributions – if you are contributing a claimable amount to your superannuation, ensure that you have transferred the money in time for it to reach your fund well before 30.06.22. Many super funds require the funds to be received at least a week beforeIf it is not received in time, you will be unable to claim. Also, you must complete a form to send to your super fund advising them of the amount you are claiming on your return which may or may not be the full amount contributed. Once received, you will be provided with an acknowledgement.

Without this you cannot claim your contribution.

Let me know if I can assist with any tax or accounting issues you have. Happy counting.

Need help or assistance with your tax or accounting, please ring my office for an appointment. My offices are open both in Woodford and Bribie.

around the world. He has worked in remote places, climbed Himalayan peaks, lived in 18 different countries, and visited hundreds more.

He was involved with the first gas and oil rig off the Danish coast in the North Sea. Worked in the middle of the Sahara Desert (phew hot !!!)

He has worked in Libya, Java, Indonesia, Beijing, and China and was Program Manager for the Sydney Olympic Games and America's Cup in New Zealand. I am not surprised

gave a fascinating and very entertaining talk to our group.

It was so interesting to see how Australia came to be and to hear about the culture of Australia. It is a little-known fact that Australia has the oldest cultural history in the world going back millions of years. Most people think of Italy and Greece as having the oldest culture, but this is not the case. Perhaps one day the world will realize this and want to learn more about our amazing country.

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TAX SCAM ALERT! CYBER SECURITY EXPERT WARNS AUSTRALIANS HOW TO AVOID SCAMS THIS TAX SEASON

Tax season is fast approaching and unfortunately, that means Australians could be hit with an influx of tax scams A global leader in digital security and privacy is warning Australians to be extra vigilant over the coming months to avoid falling victim to a tax time scammer.

People right across the country will be looking to lodge their tax claims in the next months, giving cybercriminals a prime opportunity to seize, intercept and execute tax-related scams.

Often, these scammers pose as someone you know – or an institution you use – and offer an easy “fix” to a problem you have in an official-sounding way or even give the victim a sense of urgency that they must hand over their information to be cleared of a financial issue.

Stephen Kho, cyber security expert at Avast says, “We know these scams have been prevalent in high numbers over the last few years, so it’s important to be on the front foot and know what to look out for when it comes to identifying fraudulent activity online, especially around tax time where we are having conversations around finances with various institutions.”

“Cybercriminals are always looking for new ways to steal your data, personal details or money through increasingly sophisticated scams and online threats and the timeliness hook of tax time helps them seem more legitimate.”

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tephen has shared three examples of prevalent tax scams to look out for, plus ways to avoid them.

1. FAKE TAX preparers

claiming they can do your tax return fast, and for a low price. These fake tax preparers often operate by accessing the myGov accounts of their clients and lodging their tax returns through the ATO’s myTax web portal, or take your personal details and your payment, and then disappear.

How to avoid this scam: • Check that your tax preparer is registered on the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB).

They may display the TPB logo on their website, but you should still double check to ensure they are legitimate. (https://www.tpb.gov.au/ registrations_search) • Never share your myGov password with anyone. Sharing your information (such as your myGov password) with an unregistered practitioner puts your personal and financial affairs at risk.

• Setup your myGov account to use two factor authentication. You can use either the myGov Code Generator app or receive a code by SMS when logging in.

This will further protect you from unauthorised access to your myGov account.

2. ATO PHISHING

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SCAMS used to trick you into giving them your sensitive information These scams work by impersonating a trustworthy and reputable company or individual to gain access to information such as usernames, passwords or credit card numbers.

In an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) phishing attack, the recipient will typically receive an “urgent” email, SMS or automated phone call claiming to be from the ATO with instructions to follow a link to log in or make a payment on an outstanding tax debt.

How to avoid this scam: • If you receive a phone call, SMS, or email from the ATO, don’t click on links to log in to your account, send payments or provide any personal information. The ATO will never threaten you with immediate arrest, demand payment, or suspend your TFN. So, if you're not sure if it's the ATO contacting you, phone them directly using the phone number on their website to check.

• It’s also worth installing a digital security product, like Avast One Essential, to protect you from any malicious software that you might download from a tax scam email, and using a secure browser with a VPN like, Avast Secure Browser, which has an

Anti-Phishing solution in the desktop browser to defend against malicious threats when browsing the internet.

3. EMAILS POSING AS THE CEO, director, or a payroll provider known as Business Email Compromise scams In a business email compromise scam, attackers target those with financialrelated roles and sometimes even employees. They then send emails asking for copies of payroll details or PAYG payment summary forms, which include all the personal information a cybercriminal would need to steal someone's identity. These emails start with a friendly greeting before getting to the request, attempting to put those targeted at ease before asking for the forms or details.

How to avoid this scam: • If you work for a company, make sure to strictly follow your company’s payment authorisation/approval process.

• Never send tax information electronically without first verifying with the sender in person or on the phone that they sent the request in the first place. It’s worth taking the extra precaution, as the likelihood of this type of scam increases during tax season.

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HELP SUPPORT EMMERSON TO GET TO THE SCHOOL SPORT AUSTRALIAN AFL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!

Emmerson Brady is a local Bribie resident who is in year 10 at Grace College Caboolture, where she has been a student since grade 7. She has been playing AFL for about 6 years. Emmerson started playing here on Bribie Island with the U12 boys' team for 2 years. From there she was involved with Bribie U13 girl's side for another 2 years. She is currently playing for the Sandgate Hawks and has been for the last 2 years.

Back in April this year Emmerson went to the Sunshine Coast regional trails in Maroochydore, there were well over 150+ girls trying out for this regional team and Emmerson was one of 20 players selected.

After being selected for the Sunshine coast

regional team she trained at the Kawana fields over a 7-week period. The state carnival was held in Hervey Bay from the 26th of May through to the 29th of May with 10 regional teams competing. The Sunshine Coast team made the playoffs for 3rd position against the Metropolitan West team which they won in a close contest by 3 goals.

After this game on Sunday afternoon, Emmerson was named in the Qld team.

This was an outstanding effort to make this side as the standard of AFL played by all regional teams was of high quality. She has also been selected to train with the Brisbane Lions Academy squad in Brisbane on a Wednesday afternoon to develop her skills further Emmerson is very passionate about her AFL and loves to share her ideas and strategies with other team members to increase their playing abilities and ultimately have fun. Over the school holidays, Emmerson has been asked to

assist the Banksia Beach state school team to run skills sessions to enhance their knowledge of the game.

The school sport Australian AFL Championships will be held in Albury Wodonga in late July this year and to get there, Emmerson needs to raise funds. Both Caboolture Sports Club and Bribie Island Lions Club have made contributions to start Emmerson on her way! Their support is greatly appreciated

by Emmerson and her family. If you would like to support Emmerson in her dream, please call the Brady’s on 0418 571 870 to donate.

Good Luck Emmerson, Go hard!!!

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DO YOU WANT THE BEST TAX REFUND? Here are the most overlooked or under claimed tax-deductible expenses: • Laundry expenses • Protective items • Tax Agents (Accountant’s) fees • Travel to and from Tax Agent • Telephone calls to Tax Agent • Work related motor vehicle expenses • Home office expenses • Internet expenses • Memberships to work related professional associations • Technology expenses (computer, consumables, depreciation) • Tools and equipment • Travel expenses • Union fees • Income protection insurance premiums • Donations to Registered charities The better you are at keeping receipts and records-the more money you will get back. We will also provide you with strategies for the current year, so you can maximise next year’s tax refund. ATO rules are constantly changing, so it is important to get proactive, professional assistance for the best results.

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winelander BY: Philip Arlidge

the Shingleback winery have produced yet another wine drinking-friendly wine to be enjoyed now, no need to cellar this wine it is medium-bodied and oozes flavour, well worth a try if you are looking for something different, it will certainly match any red meat, pasta and cheese dishes.

The farmland where Shingleback has been made since the mid-1990s was first farmed by their grandfather in 1957 and brothers Kym and John Davey had a goal to make affordable and highquality wines that express the true character of McLaren Vale. The vineyard is predominantly planted with Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller plantings of Chardonnay, Fiano, Mataro, Tempranillo, Graciano and Touriga Nacional. The wines are made in small batch open fermenters with gentle handling, pressing and maturation which results in balanced, food-friendly wines, expressive of their terroir and variety.

Initially, the wines carried the Shingleback label, but the portfolio has grown into a collection of wine wines that include Shingleback, The Bio Collection, Haycutters, Davey Estate, Red Knot and The gate. Each wine is made in a distinct style and there is a commitment to producing outstanding wines from this great wine-growing region.

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was wandering around Liquorland the other day, as I often do, having a look for something different when an odd label caught my eye with a leaf and the non-flattering words “The Bio Project” Tempranillo Blend McLaren Vale, turning the bottle around to read the back label it showed the wine was made by the Shingleback winery, which is a winery that produces a range of outstanding wines and this wine is dedicated to the ongoing commitment

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to undertaking native revegetation within their vineyards. The plants were carefully selected to provide benefits to the vineyard by specifically attracting beneficial insects and native birds, improving the water quality and restoring some of McLaren Vales biodiversity. The wine is a blend of Spanish grape varieties including Tempranillo, Touriga Nacional, Garnacha and Graciano and is a fragrant, bright and food-friendly wine. I found that as usual, the Davey family who owns The Bribie Islander

Red Knot Wines, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay and Red Knot ‘Classified’ Shiraz can be found in BWS and Dan Murphys, it is exclusive to this group and can often be found on special, Haycutters and Davey Estate are exclusive to Liquorland, First Choice and Vintage Cellars, and again are often discounted.

The Shingleback ‘D’ Block Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are outstanding multi-trophy, gold medal-winning wines and represent the best Shiraz from the vineyards, they also produce a sparkling

FOOD, WINE & ISLAND TIMES shiraz called ‘Black Bubbles’ which is a non-vintage made using several vintages to keep the style consistent in the same way as non-vintage Champagne. Also, at the cellar door is ‘Silver Bubbles’ in a Prosecco style, a fortified 2016 vintage Shiraz and an extremely limited release shiraz called ‘Ambassador’.

Under The Gate label, they make a Shiraz and Cabernet /Shiraz which are big bold styles and have spent 15 months in 1-5-year-old American and French hogsheads, The Davey Estate range includes a Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Fiano.

Also from The Cellar Door is a small batch Shiraz from a single block called ‘Unedited’ and they also make a range exclusively for the United States Market which was developed by Kym Davey called “Davey and Brown”, this is a winery that continues to produce outstanding wines vintage upon the vintage, if you are on a budget look for the Red Knot Wines or Davey Estate and for that special occasion The ‘D’Block.

Recently I have been commenting on The Fat Bastard Chardonnay a wine made from Chardonnay grapes grown in The Napa Valley in California in The United States and how enjoyable the wine is.

It seems this Fat Bastard label has been set up to represent several wines from around the world including a Malbec

from The Mendoza region of Argentina, a region that produces outstanding Malbec wines and a wine I’m hoping to try shortly as these wines compete very well with the best Shiraz from Australia. Also, a Pinot Noir from The Languedoc region of France, an older wine-producing region that has been transformed from producing cheap low-quality wines to outstanding premium wines in recent years.

I had the Pinot Noir the other day and whilst it didn’t quite match up to Burgundy, the traditional home of great Burgundies, it certainly had many of the earth farmyard characters that are there in good Burgundies, and at around $15 a bottle or two for $30 depending on Liquorlands promotional period, and if you enjoy this style of Burgundy the Fat Bastard represents good value. There are basically two types of Pinot Noir out there in the marketplace, the traditional French style which is very earthy and a jammy style somewhat smelling of strawberries, both have a lot of followers.

The fat Bastard Shiraz is the next on my hit list which intrigues me as the description on the back label states a wine made from historical vineyards in South Australia which could apply to just about anywhere in South Australia including The Riverland, The Barossa Valley, The Clare Valley and McLaren Vale or a blend of all of them so I will reserve judgement

until I have tried a bottle, a pity the label isn’t a bit more forthcoming.

As usual, if you have any comments just drop me a line in the email below.

Cheers, Philip Arlidge arlidge@bigpond.com.au

A couple of quotes from the Good Book written in the language of the day.

It (wine) biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder (Muhammed Ali came very close here with “floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee”) Thine eyes shall behold strange women and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

Who says things change, my eyes still behold strange women, but not too much uttering nowadays!

Here is the good news from no less than the Book of Wisdom no less.

Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately. Measurably drunk and in season, it bringeth gladness of the heart.

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On a chilly Beachmere morning -Saturday the 18th of June, Beachmere Community Garden Inc hosted the latest Moreton Bay Regional Council Neighbour Day event. Attendees from over ten local groups were warmly welcomed to the Beachmere Community Hall by BCGI members and State member Ms Ali King.

All were invited to discuss how we can achieve our goal of the

would like to see at the community garden.

A common theme ran through the responses – A welcoming, safe area, sensory garden, workshops and educational events, local bush tucker plants, and lots of seats!

With the last of the morning’s formal activities completed, everyone moved outside to view the Community Hall Garden redevelopments.

BCGI has been undertaking this garden transformation in conjunction with the Beachmere Community Association and Beachmere History and Research while waiting for Council approvals at the community garden site. Karen from Beachmere History and Research gave an informative talk about the story behind the dolphin and mullet sculptures

Beachmere community garden being inclusive and welcoming to the whole community. As we have said from the outset, this will be a garden for Beachmere and surrounds not just BCGI members, so who better to discuss this with than our neighbours.

BCGI were lucky to have two passionate guest speakers attend to discuss the theme of inclusion. Jasmin from Carers QLD outlined the work their organisation has been undertaking with SEQ Community Gardens to improve inclusion.

The results of the recent inclusion forum at North Lakes were discussed with some of the main findings indicating that there is a willingness to be inclusive, however, a lack of information and technical knowledge can be a barrier for many community gardens.

Nathan from Swallowtail Nursery was the next guest speaker.

Having Asperger’s hasn’t stopped Nathan from leading a busy and successful life, with the creation of Swallowtail Nursery an amazing achievement.

The nursery is set up to assist those with a disability to gain experience in the horticultural industry.

Not satisfied with that, Nathan discussed how he has recently completed a horticultural diploma at TAFE, which included him working together with TAFE to tailor the course for those with a disability.

After a delicious morning tea, provided by MBRC, the attendees participated in a workshop to determine what the local community

that now take pride of place in the redeveloped garden. Finally, we all took a walk over to the Community Garden site. Everyone was very impressed with the garden’s location and the design we have planned.

Overall, the Neighbour Day was a great success and the outcomes from the workshop reinforce our view that we are on the right track to providing what the local community wants from their community garden – an inclusive and welcoming garden space where everyone can learn about growing healthy, local food.

Thank you to State Member Ali King for not only her attendance but also for donating a garden trolley to BCGI. This will be so useful and is greatly appreciated. Thank you to Jasmin from Carers Qld and Nathan & Rachell from Swallowtail Nursery for your interesting and inspiring words. Thank you, Micah, from the MBRC Community Development team who coordinates these Neighbour Day events and who organised with Bean Seen Café for the supply of the delicious morning tea. Thanks to all those groups who attended: Beachmere History and Research, Beachmere State School, Beachmere RSL Subbranch, Beachmere U3A, Beachmere Area Network Group, Beachmere Community Association, Caboolture Baptist Church Community Garden, Bribie Island Community Plant Nursery and Bribie Island Library. Last but not least thank you to all the BCGI members who helped organise and run the event, your efforts are a great example of community inclusion at work.

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THE BRIBIE GLEEMEN ARE HOLDING AN OPEN NIGHT FOR GUYS OUT THERE WHO WOULD ENJOY SINGING WITH A GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED BLOKES. “The Bribie Gleemen celebrate 20 Years of Service to the Bribie Community with a big concert coming on August 6th to celebrate this special occasion!

This very year marks 20 years since the formation of The Bribie Gleemen, the island’s well known Male Voice Chorus.

All of 20 years ago, a small band of men got together with the idea of a Men’s Choir and The Gleemen Chorus was formed!

Rehearsals initially in member’s private homes until the numbers swelled and more public rehearsal venues were sought.

Since then, the men have performed hundreds of concerts in this region, under the baton of our steadfast Musical Director, Dr Trevor Vincent!

Each year, the Gleemen perform several major concerts with some proceeds always going to local needy charities and causes. As well as the major concerts, many performances are held in Lifestyle Resorts and Aged Care Facilities.

This August Concert is going to be one that will tug at the heartstrings of most of our loyal friends and followers, with memories recalled from our past 20 years.

So, for now, pencil Saturday August 6th in your calendars and diaries!

Do not miss this special Gleemen Tribute to our past!

More on this later, closer to the August Concert! “ And…. if you are thinking maybe you would enjoy singing in a Men’s Chorus, but don’t know quite how to get started….. you are most welcome to come along to our friendly, informal Open Night.

When? Monday July 4th at 7pm.

Where? The Community Hall at Bribie Island Retirement Village, Foley St, Bongaree (it’s around the back of the care facility in front, by the duck pond)

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Ellen Towers was born 26 June in 1922 in Kedron, Brisbane. Those were the days when families grew most of their own food in their own backyards. Ellen lives independently in her home, does her own cooking, shopping and housework. She catches the bus to the shops.

Ellen's social life was hampered by the COVID

restrictions these past two years, but it was great to have the chance for a few of her friends to get together to make it a special day.

Interestingly, Ellen was describing for us the Sylvan Beach Hotel as it was many years ago when it was a

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GALLERY SINGERS were to celebrate their 21st + 1 SUNDAY SERENADE CONCERT last Sunday but unfortunately, due to our Musical Director contracting the COVID virus, this event had to be postponed. But we are not deterred.

The show must go on and we have rescheduled this event for July 31st.

This may be to your advantage if you would like to attend but were unavailable to do so last Sunday as tickets are still available by contacting President, Eileen, on 0408 302 889. Tickets are $20.00 and include a Cuppa & Cake.

We will perform nostalgic favourites from our archives as well as some

more recent additions to our repertoire of compositions by BOB DYLAN, MICHAEL JACKSON, and ABBA. Jocelyn Busse, who has assisted us as our rehearsal pianist for several years, will feature as our guest artist on this occasion by performing some of her favourite movie themes on piano.

The proceeds from this concert will go towards much-needed new equipment for rehearsal and performance as well as new music to update our repertoire.

GALLERY SINGERS has been delighting audiences for 22 years now at Matthew Flinders Gallery, Caboolture Hospital, Bribie Island

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The Bribie Island BICA Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree, the 3rd Sunday of each month from 6am -12pm

Bribie Rotary Markets

The Rotary Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree on the second Sunday of each month from 6.30am – 12 noon

Queensland Cancer Council Markets

The Cancer Council Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree on the first Sunday of each month from 7am to 12 noon.

The Sylvan Beach Munch Markets

(Farmers Market) The Munch Markets are held in the park opposite the Bribie Island Hotel on the 1st Saturday of each month from 9am to 2pm

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The Bribie Lions Club Markets are held at Tintookie Park, Woorim on every second Saturday of each month from 8 am to 12 noon

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our ORIGINAL HISTORY FIRST EXPLORERS

Barry Clark Bribie Island Historical Society

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Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to sail around the world in 1521, going west from Europe to Asia, and naming the Pacific Ocean, but did not see this great southern continent before being killed with a poison arrow in the Philippines. More than 100 years later in 1642, Dutchman Abel Tasman sailed all around this huge continent, but saw only the tip of what he named Van Diemen’s Land, now Tasmania. Two years later he named the north coast of the continent New Holland, and many other explorers over the next 120 years were wrecked on the vast coastline, but there is no record of anyone claiming the east coast until James Cook in 1770.

During that period the British East India Company became the words biggest

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business, controlling 26% of the world’s population and trade for 200 years, making the British Empire the world’s largest monopoly.

successfully modified and managed the landscape to provide food and resources throughout 60,000 years of change.

It took a long time for Europeans to discover this great south land.

CIVILISATION

INITIAL CONTACT When early explorers made first contact with the ‘natives” of this land they found Aboriginal society very different, and beyond their comprehension.

English explorer William Dampier sailed the northwest coast in 1688, describing the people as “the most miserable people in the world”, because as far as he could see they had no houses, did not use metal, and did not farm or worship anything.

Explorers could not appreciate the unfamiliar landscapes and radically different way of life, nor could they see that indigenous people had

The concept of “civilization” for societies with constructed monuments, systems of writing and agriculture came into the English language to describe cultures such as Egyptian, Greek and Roman. Theories about human development, natural selection and a hierarchy of races also developed around that time, using terms such as “Primitive” and “Stone Age”.

By the early 1900’s modern science began to reveal the complexity of indigenous Australian society, and realise that the first people had come by sea from what is now Indonesia, over 60,000 years ago, and described the first residents as having:

REGULAR FEATURES "Made the first ocean crossing in the history of mankind, performed the oldest human cremations on earth, revered the afterlife before anyone else, dug the oldest mines, painted the largest art galleries, and were the first to depict human faces, paint battle scenes, make axes and tools, and have the longest oral histories and oldest continuous culture on earth."

For the convenience and purpose of British settlement, the new south land was declared to be “Terra Nullius” (nobody’s land) based on limited contact. It is now estimated that when the First Fleet arrived, the indigenous population would have been at least one million people.

TERRA NULLIUS

The Indigenous population rapidly declined due to introduced diseases, violence, frontier wars, social dislocation, loss of traditional land and ecological imperialism caused by the introduction of new animals and plants.

Government policies and laws assumed that indigenous Australians would soon die out, and that mixed race people would be gradually assimilated into white society. In 1973 the British Museum mounted an Exhibition of Mankind in which it noted.

In parts of Australia, the aboriginal culture has been extinct for more than a century. The assimilation of the aborigines in proceeding but with varying degrees of success.

This was far from the truth, but it was a view long held in some quarters of Australian society, as it was at the start of colonization.

It took more than 200 years after white invasion, before the Australian legal system in the High Court Mabo decision in 1992, overturned the assumption that the land belonged to no one.

TRUTH TELLING We have started making slow progress towards recognition and acceptance of truth telling that is sought in the “Uluru Statement from the heart”, asking Australians to walk together to build a better future, establish a First Nations voice in Parliament, and a commission for treaty making and truth telling. Initial steps have been taken saying “Sorry” and the routine recognition of “Elders and Country” in public speeches and the media. There is still much to be done to accept “Truth Telling” of many dark aspects of our history.

I have done my share of global exploration. I drove and old car and rode a motorcycle for a couple of years overland from UK to Australia, where my first job as a young Civil Engineer was among the Yirrkala people in remote Arnhem Land.

people were outraged and handed the first Land Rights Petition to the Government on a piece of tree bark. This was first ever native title litigation case, which was rejected by the Court in 1968.

1968 was the year I arrived as young engineer at what is now Nhulunbuy, on the Gove peninsula, as the Planning Engineer for Nabalco. I lived four years among the indigenous people, constructing a massive mine and treatment plant. It was my first encounter with indigenous Australians, and they taught me a great deal about life and survival in the remote tropical bush.

We faced many engineering challenges involving the destruction of sacred trees, rocks and locations that had been the subject of the Bark Petition. I confess now to having little understanding or ability to do anything about it.

experienced in those years, were are amongst the most highly regarded of all indigenous art in Australia.

I enjoyed the friendship and help of many indigenous people teaching me to catch Fish, Turtle, Dugong, Shark and even Crocodile. In return I shared some of my cold beer with them. What a big mistake I now realise that was, for which I personally say “Sorry”.

AUSSIE CRICKET

What I have come to appreciate in the 50+

I will finish this article with a story about the first indigenous people to gain widespread public awareness overseas. It was a team of 13 Aboriginal cricketers who toured the UK in 1868. That was 154 years ago, when the very first Australian cricket team went to the UK, many years before any first white cricket team went. They played matches against teams in many English towns, where it was a novelty attracting large crowds, as it was just a few years after the publication of Darwin’s “Origin of Species”. Before and after cricket matches, they gave displays of their traditional skills, throwing Boomerangs, and dodging Spears, Clubs and Cricket Balls.

years since then are the amazing cultural displays, artistic creations, paintings, woodwork, and carvings of the Yirrkala people that I

Australia is the ONLY Commonwealth country without a treaty with its first Nations People.

PERSONAL LEARNING

FIRST LAND RIGHTS In 1931 Arnhem land was declared an Aboriginal reserve, and the Methodist Church soon established a Mission at remote YIRRKALA on the remote east coast of Arnhem land. In 1963 the Government stole 300 square kilometers of land from these people and granted a lease to Nabalco to develop a massive Bauxite Mine and Alumina Treatment plant. The local Aboriginal

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n 1808 Australia's first and only military coup d'état was successfully waged to depose Governor William Bligh’s administration. The perpetrators were the officers of the NSW Corps, a unit which began arriving as guards on the Second Fleet in 1790.

From their arrival the Corps officers were a law unto themselves. The Corps held two ongoing convictions. The first was resentment that they were under command of naval officers who were never on their side. The second was that the convicts were there to be used, not reformed.

The Colonial Office in London responsible for the oversight of the colony of NSW was dominated by senior naval officers who had the belief that admirals were the best qualified to fill the role of governor in the remote colonies. Army officers were seen as lesser mortals; after all, the navy was the senior service. They ignored the fact that there had always been a loathing between the two services.

From the very beginning, the officers of the Corps maintained a belligerent attitude to the governor of the time, ignoring unwanted orders, and establishing their own commercial enterprises. In the remote colony, cash was in short supply. To fill the gap, colonists began to use rum as currency.

The Corps quickly seized on this development, and in no time they had a lucrative monopoly on rum production and importation.

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In 1792, the Colonial Office made the blunder that was the root cause of the impending coup. They allowed Governor (Admiral) Arthur Phillip to leave the colony before a replacement had been installed.

During his time as governor, Phillip had been constantly battling the arrogant and uncooperative commander of the Corps, Major Francis Grose. Grose refused to allow his troops to supervise the convicts at daily work, or to allow his officers to sit as members of the criminal court. He missed no opportunity to embarrass and hinder the governor, and supported and encouraged his fellow officers in their conflicts with Phillip, stiffly resisting any effort to criticise, or even inspect, his troops.

It was exhausting. In December 1792, a disillusioned and thoroughly fatigued Phillip left Sydney Town to the mercy of the NSW Corps. It took two years before a replacement governor arrived. This gap in civil administration was the cause of seventeen years of despotic corrupt governance to dominate NSW, impeding any attempt to improve the colony’s growth.

In December 1792, a gleeful Major Grose immediately assumed power as the acting lieutenant governor. He abandoned Phillip's plans for governing the colony.

Imposing military rule, he set out to secure the authority of the Corps. He abolished the civilian courts and transferred the magistrates to the authority of Captain Joseph Foveaux. After the poor crops of 1793 he cut the rations of the convicts, but not those of the Corps, overturning Phillip's policy of equal rations for all. In a contrived move to improve agricultural production and make the colony more self-sufficient, Grose turned away from collective farming and made generous The Bribie Islander

land grants to his officers. They were also provided with government-fed and clothed convicts as farm labour. In the meantime, the profits from the trade in rum soared.

In private, those involved laughingly called themselves, the “Rum Corps”.

A civilian, John Macarthur connived his way into the favours of Grose to become the chief civilian racketeer. In February 1793, Grose granted him 80ha of the best land in the colony at Rose Hill near Parramatta, together with 40 convicts to provide labour.

In return, Macarthur shared his profits with Grose who rewarded him with command of the outposts at Parramatta and Toongabbie.

As the profits increased, he was appointed as the paymaster for the regiment, then Inspector of Public Works, giving Macarthur almost complete control of the finances and administration of both the military and civil sections of the colony. Grose and Macarthur were now the Godfathers of the colony, and ruthless ones at that.

Grose was recalled in late 1794, leaving another Rum Corps officer, Captain William Paterson in charge. Under Paterson, Macarthur's influence increased further by being promoted to the rank of army captain. By 1795, Macarthur held some of the highest paying government positions in the colony, while he made huge profits on the extortion of trade. Granted a further 200ha of land including convicts to work for free, he produced goods that he sold to the government and other settlers at extravagant prices. In the meantime, hardly any improvements were being made to buildings, roads, or sanitation.

Meanwhile, in London, word of the despotic governance of the NSW colony slowly reached the Colonial Office, when it eventually decided to act. In doing so, they

REGULAR FEATURES were to learn the hard way that placing hard conditions of his service, King realised the futility of his role and a Senior Naval Officer in charge of an army regiment was to invite disaster. withdrew from public duties.

They had learned nothing from the Once again the Lords in London knew unworkable hostility between Phillip, they had to appoint yet another a naval officer, and the army officers. governor of NSW, hopefully capable They were to repeat this mistake of restoring order. They simply didn’t three more times. One would think learn from their mistakes, and once they would learn, but the navy was again they searched for a naval the senior service so…. On Phillip’s officer to rescue the situation. Vicerecommendation, Naval Captain Admiral William Bligh, despite his John Hunter was appointed to be the notoriety as the victim of a mutiny, had new governor of NSW. Hunter was gained the reputation of being a firm thoroughly briefed that the NSW disciplinarian, and thus seemed perfect Colony had to be restored to the civil for the role. administration, and he had to get it He was an even bigger disaster than done. the previous two. Even before his In 1795, Governor John Hunter finally arrival, Bligh's style of governance led arrived to take command of the colony to problems with his subordinates. from the interim military oligarchy of The Admiralty gave command of the the Rum Corps officers. Hunter began storeship HMS Porpoise and the convoy a process of reform by attempting to the lower-ranked Captain Joseph to separate the military and civil Short, while Bligh took command of functions. He was undermined at his a transport ship. This led to quarrels every effort. Macarthur spearheaded which eventually resulted in Captain Vinegar Hill 1804bow in an a subversive campaign to discredit The Battle Shortof firing across Bligh's Hunter by writing letters to the British government, claiming that the widespread drunkenness in Sydney was due to him.

While an impotent Hunter watched on in despair, Macarthur and the Rum Corps managed to retain control of the courts, using violent techniques of intimidation over people who wanted reform. The chief-surgeon William Balmain viewed Macarthur as a “… base rascal and an atrocious liar and villain”.

Once again the London Lords knew that serious action was needed in the rotten borough of Sydney. One has to wonder at the mentality of these Lords, when once again they decided to send another naval officer to the mercy of the army. Captain Philip Gidley King was sworn in on 28th September 1800.

On assuming control, King was stunned to find a government rife with corruption. Stores meant for convicts were being rapidly diminished by army officers for personal gain. The civil commissars were handing out land grants for bribes and the convicts were being paid in rum to work on private projects. The women convicts were being ruthlessly exploited by the military for sexual favours and were prostituted against their will. Just about every transaction by the civil service required a bribe. The senior officers and senior government employees had become rich beyond their dreams.

The endless hostility and complaints from the officers harmed King’s reputation, and his health suffered. The final straw was the ruthless massacre at Vinegar Hill in 1804, led by Major Johnston. This action drew widespread condemnation, and this, added to the

attempt to force Bligh to obey his signals. When this failed, Short gave an order to Lieutenant Putland to stand by to board Bligh's ship. Instead Bligh boarded Porpoise and seized control of the convoy.

Bligh arrived in Sydney on 6th August 1806 to become the fourth naval governor. His confrontational administrative style immediately provoked the wrath of influential settlers and officials including the senior officers of the NSW Corps.

Bligh attempted to normalise trading conditions in the colony by prohibiting the use of spirits as payment for commodities. He also ceased the practice of handing out large land grants to the powerful in the colony.

During his term, he granted just over 1,600 hectares of land, half of it to his daughter and himself. In October 1807 Major Johnston wrote a formal letter of complaint to the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, stating that Bligh was abusive, and interfering with the troops of the NSW Corps.

It is clear that Bligh had made enemies of some of the most influential people in the colony. He also antagonised some of the less wealthy when he ordered those who had leases on government land within Sydney to remove their houses. Bligh halted importation of rum, thus stopping Macarthur from distributing large quantities of rum into the Corps. When six officers working under Macarthur ignored a Bligh directive, he accused them of mutiny. He summoned Major Johnston to come and deal with the matter. Johnston replied that he was ill and ignored the order.

On the morning of 26th January 1808,

Bligh ordered the police to arrest Macarthur. The Corps demanded a new Judge Advocate and the release of Macarthur on bail. Bligh refused and summoned the officers to Government House to answer charges, informing Johnston that he considered his, and the action of his officers, to be treasonable. This was the tipping point that triggered the coup.

That afternoon, 400 soldiers of the NSW Corps, under the command of Major Johnston, with band playing and colours flying, marched on Government House to arrest Bligh. As they approached Bligh's residence, his daughter, immaculately dressed, complete with parasol, strolled out in front of the marching troops. The front ranks baulked causing a ripple effect down the lines with soldiers stumbling and tripping in a most unmilitary and embarrassing manner. An angry Captain Thomas Laycock, glared at the smiling woman, then rushed into the house where he finally found Bligh, in full dress uniform, hiding under his bed.

A rebel government was subsequently installed and Bligh, now deposed, made for Hobart in Tasmania aboard HMS Porpoise. Bligh failed to gain support from the authorities in Hobart to retake control of NSW and remained effectively imprisoned on the Porpoise from 1808 until January 1810. NSW was now in chaos.

After an exhaustive investigation in London, into the disorder of Sydney, at last common sense prevailed. A highly regarded army officer, Major General Lachlan Macquarie was appointed Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of NSW including the NSW Corps. He left for the colony on 8th May 1809.

Macquarie's first task was to restore orderly lawful government and discipline to the colony. He immediately cancelled the various initiatives taken by the rebel government. All pardons, leases, and land grants made by the rebels were revoked (although some were later re-issued). Macquarie’s approach to restore order contrasted that of Bligh.

He began a steady disassembling and reorganisation of the rogue elements of the NSW Corps and its monopoly, which was soon peacefully ended. He reorganised the civil administration, adding many checks and balances to eradicate the blatant corruption that had existed.

The great gulf that had developed between the officers and the colonists, who included both free settlers and freed convicts, was soon diminished.

NSW began the long challenge of converting to a civilised society.

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Sanctuary for Senior Dogs Brisbane Our Sanctuary started 16 years ago after we had been fostering through the local animal shelter Peninsula Animal Aid, they called me about a very old big staffy called Sally that had been left tied to the gate at the shelter and was not doing well.

So, I went to the shelter and found Sally in one of the cages her back to me, head down and I knew she was in trouble. She was very old I could see that clearly and I went into her cage, took her head in my hands, and told her she was coming home with me.

Sally was very scared, very depressed and our vet did not think she had long to live, he told me ‘Not to get too attached Karen, she is very old, and she does not have much time left’.

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Sally did not have any real medical issues other than some arthritis. Sally was food aggressive and dog aggressive and we had 4 dogs already at home we so had to work with her on those issues which she stopped after loving training and showing her, that she did not have to be scared.

Well, Sally thrived, and she lived for another 2 years. She passed over in my arms and we thanked her for her trust, her love and for being our girl. I had to take a week off work to get over losing Sally, but Jamie and I knew what we had to do, we had to get the seniors out of shelters and start the sanctuary as seniors were not getting adopted and many pounds and shelters were euthanizing them as they knew no one would come forward to love and care for them.

So that is how the Sanctuary began 16 years ago. We started slowly

taking in 2 or 3 at a time then we got big fast due to so many being in the shelters and pounds. We have taken in over 60 old dogs during the past 16 years and said ‘goodbye for now’ to all those as well. Believe me, it never gets easier. Our seniors pass away at home with our vet coming here so that they are not stressed and calm and we are calm with them as well so as not to get them scared with what is happening.

Not many of our seniors have passed over in their sleep surprisingly but I guess that is because we see what is happening to them as they shut down, stop eating and our vet lets us know ‘not long now guys’…..

We presently have 13 seniors living at the Sanctuary with us, we did have 14 up until last month when our Riley passed over with bone cancer. We have 2 more coming into care this

TRAINING TIPS – STAY ON THE MAT PART 1 One of the main reason owners keep their dogs outside is due to unruly behaviour. The dog comes inside and tears around the house knocking things over, grabbing things that aren’t theirs such as shoes, kids’ toys, and in the case of puppies’ toileting anywhere and everywhere.

People have said to me in puppy class, my puppy will come inside when he has learnt how to behave. BUT how do puppies learn if they’re not taught, you cannot expect an adult dog to miraculously enter and know how to behave. He must be taught.

It is normal behaviour for a puppy/dog to spend time with the rest of the pack and so if you spend time inside then your puppy/dog should as well. How do we stop unruly behaviour?

BRING OUT THE MAGIC MAT. • Place the mat in one area, a quiet place and leave it there.

• First you need to show him the mat and lure him towards it.

• Teach him to sit, reward.

• Repeat until the dog is happy

sitting on it.

• Once he has learnt to sit there, and then teach him to lie down on the mat.

• This is done from a sit position, lure him with food directly under his chin to the ground and slowly move the food away from him. Suitable for large dogs as they stretch forward when lying down.

• Other dogs push their back legs, backwards and others curl around.

Watch how he naturally lies down.

• Once he lies down on the mat, the next stage is teaching him to stay on it for longer periods. This is achieved by giving him a chew toy or rawhide bone. It helps to occupy the time.

• Your dog will learn that when he is allowed inside, he must at certain times such as mealtimes learn to lie quietly on his mat.

• Once he settles on it, you can use the mat anywhere. Take it to the vet’s, visiting friends, outings etc.

• Be realistic as well; don’t expect a young pup or even an adult dog to lie there for hours.

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SKIES ABOVE BRIBIE BY: Kat Miller

The Tweezer Galaxy

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uly’s full moon will be the second supermoon of the year. Occurring Wednesday, 13 July, this full moon is often referred to as the Thunder Moon, Deer Moon, or Hay Moon. It is one of three supermoons for 2022.

The Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower runs from 12 July to 23 August. The Delta Aqaurids is an average shower, producing up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak, around 28-29 July. The meteor shower comes from debris left behind by comets Marsden and Kracht. With a new moon on 28th July and weather pending, this year is a good year to view the Delta Aquarids.

One of the most daunting things when starting astronomy, either as a visual observer or as an astrophotographer, is knowing which telescope is best suited to your requirements. Over the next couple of articles, I will discuss some of the different options available. This month, I will be covering refracting telescopes.

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Dark Tower Nebula Refracting telescopes are the pioneers of space exploration. The concept was first patented by a Dutch eyeglass maker, Hans Lippershey (or Lipperhey) in 1608.

The device used a convex and concave lens inside a tube and was said to aid in "seeing faraway things as though nearby".

Although the patent application was denied, Hans was commissioned to make several binocular versions. Word of this new invention soon spread throughout Europe. Famously the first person to use this concept for observing the night sky was Galileo Galilei, who altered the original design, creating telescopes of higher magnification for his personal uses, creating the Galilean telescope. In 1611 Johannes Kepler improved the refracting

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telescope with the invention of the Keplerian telescope. Unlike the Galilean telescope, which used a concave lens as the eyepiece, the Keplerian telescope used a convex lens. This gave a wider field of view, greater eye relief, and higher magnification.

Modern versions of refracting telescopes are known as achromatic and apochromatic. Both use multiple glass lens elements, often categorised as doublets or triplets, depending on how many elements there are. These modern designs overcame issues with distortion, physical size, long focal lengths, and severe chromatic aberration. An achromatic telescope brings red and blue wavelengths into focus by using two elements (doublet), apochromatic telescopes are corrected to bring red, blue, and green wavelengths into focus by using three elements (triplet) providing a better colour correction.

Refracting telescopes are a popular choice for astrophotographers because of their sharpness and higher contrast. They can be compact, increasing portability.

They are a solid unit, therefore there are no obstructions to the light path, which reduces reflections and there is no need to collimate. Diffraction spikes on stars are also eliminated. However, they can be expensive in comparison to other telescopes and also collect less light due to having a smaller diameter. The longer the focal length the larger the telescope’s physical size, making them cumbersome.

If you are looking for a low-maintenance instrument to get started in astrophotography, a refractor telescope may be a good option. You will require additional accessories designed to improve image quality, such as a field flattener which flattens the field by correcting distortion caused by the curve of the glass elements producing pinpoint stars corner to corner. Optionally you can invest in a field flattener/reducer, which also reduces the focal length while increasing the aperture of the telescope, making it faster at gathering light. These accessories can cost the same as a cheap doublet refractor.

For visual observers, while refracting telescopes can be used, there may be better-suited alternatives, which I will discuss in future articles. Next, I will be covering reflecting telescopes.

In astronomy news, the James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to release its first full-coloured images on 12 July and Astrofest is back!! From Friday 22 July through to Sunday 31 July at Duckadang, tickets are on sale now.

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Little Wattlebird –

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ITTLE WATTLEBIRDS ARE ONE OF OUR VERY COMMON HONEYEATERS RESIDING AND BREEDING ON BRIBIE ISLAND. THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE OBSERVED IN OPEN FORESTS, HEATHLANDS, AND SUBURBAN AREAS.

They are the smallest of the Wattlebirds and quite large for a honeyeater being 26-33 cm in length and weighing 4585g. Little Wattlebirds are brown and white streaked with bluish-grey eyes.

When flying a rufous patch can be seen under the wings. There are white tips on their tails, and they are missing the visible wattles of others of their species.

During breeding, they are noisy and aggressive towards other birds. Their voice is a constant, loud, harsh chuckling sometimes duetting between pairs.

Male and female birds are similar in appearance. Like other Honeyeaters, they

have long brush-tipped tongues which have been adapted for collecting nectar.

Little Wattlebirds were once combined with the Western Wattlebird which is a little larger, has a stronger colouring and a red eye and is found in SW Western Australia. They are now classed as a separate species.

Little Wattlebirds are found in SE Queensland, eastern NSW, and most of Victoria and Tasmania. Favourite haunts are Banksia heathlands, woodlands and suburban gardens which have flowering native trees. They are nomadic only in the search for food.

Favourite foods are nectar, especially from the Banksia blossoms, native berries, insects and occasionally seeds.

They feed often in groups from the high tree canopies to low vegetation. Many insects are caught on the wing.

Breeding, sometimes up to 3 broods per season takes place usually from June till December. Untidy cup nests of grass, twigs and soft materials such as down, are built by the females, usually 1-10 m

above the ground. 1-2 pinkish spotted eggs are laid and incubated by females alone. Males assist with the feeding of the young sometimes with the help of immature birds in the family. After about 7 days after hatching the chicks’ eyes open, and after 15-20 days they fledge.

Both parents continue feeding them for a further 2-3 weeks.

Little Wattlebirds were first described

by English Ornithologist, John Latham in 1801. The scientific name is derived from ancient Greek with chryso “golden” and pteron “wing” The main threats to eggs and chicks are predatory birds, reptiles, and feral cats.

Their conservation status is secure in all states where they are present.

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SPORT BONGAREE LADIES BOWLS RESULTS

Friday 10th June Winners: Alan Dow, Linda Freeman R/U: Brenda Hutchinson, Sandra Scott Tuesday 14th June Winners: Errol Fender, Neil Wagstaff R/U Sandra Scott, Bob Vonarx Bonus Draw: Errol Fender, Neil Wagstaff Friday 17th June Winners: Pam Walker, Bob Vonarx R/U Mori Hannon, John Hannon Tuesday 21st June Winners: Sandra Scott, Bob Vonarx R/U: Leonie Timmerman, Janice Mason

CROQUET—

To get the ball through hoop and start WHAT A GAME the scoring with your Recently found and coloured pegs. adapted by Kathy A penny is tossed to Vincent. decide who starts, Ross the boss says pay you call is it a tail or a attention I’m going to head? read you out the draw The next part is I said, “why the remembering did I hit coloured clothes yellow, black, blue or pegs?” He said “that’s red? the way we score” Club members act as Swing the mallet nice umpires to rule on a and slow and aim for crush or double tap hoop number 1.

The one big question Off you go and enjoy is “will that ball go yourself you are on through that little court one. gap?”

The gist of this game Then the opposition is how you start, swing hits your ball for six, the mallet between you smile and say your legs.

“Nice hit “

Under your breath, you say to yourself “I’ll get you next shot you little s—t” Round the courts the game proceeds, the clock you try to beat, Trying to lose all your pegs can be quite a feat.

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R/U – B. Nolan, C. Langley.

WEEKLY SOCIAL BOWLS RESULTS - W/E 25/06/2022 Tuesday: Triples - Winners – A. Mehmet, B.Nolan & R. Tuesday: Triples – Winners – J. Hillen, V. Mitchell, S. Chaplin.

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R/U – T. Parker, B. Rudd & S. Stresser.

“Dawn Stanton Day” - R/U – K. Fox, J. Day, T. Parker.

Wednesday: Pairs –Winners – V. Jones & B. Hill.

Wednesday: Pairs - Winners – R. Bentley, P. Hodgson.

R/U – B. Wrice & C. Jenkins.

R/U – K. Henshaw, R.Henshaw.

3 rd – R. Horsfall & R. Boddenberg.

3 rd – R. Stuart, B. Stuart.

Jackpot ($340) Not won.

Jackpot ($?) – Not won Thursday: Triples – Winners – J. Pursehouse, A. Mehmet, Thursday: Pairs - Winners – J. McKenzie, M. McKenzie & A. Hennessy.

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R/U – M. Adams, M. Whiteside & J. Oakley.

R/U – R. Foale, I. Quick, P. Dohnt.

3 rd – T. Parker, J. Jameson & S. Jameson.

3 rd – A. Hennessy, M. McKenzie, J. McKensie.

Jackpot - No Information.

Jackpot ($698) Not Won. Friday: Pairs Winners – E. Holliday & R. Horsfall.

Friday: Pairs – Winners – M.Power & S. Hillen.

R/U – C. Jenkins & B. Hill.

R/U – A. Griffiths & M. Griffiths.

1 st Rnd – R. Reilly & R. Bull.

1 st Rnd – B. Harris & P. Bradley.

2 nd Rnd – B. Cowperthwaite & B. Moss.

2 nd Rnd – P. Neilson & G. McCarthy.

Saturday: Triples – Winners –J. Curtis & M. Adams.

Saturday: Triples - Winners – K. Fox, B. Jackson, R. R/U – R. Obrien , B. Cameron & G. Pincott.

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RESULTS - W/E 18/06/2022

BONGAREE MENS BOWLS RESULTS

Wed 4's June 15th Winners Ian Patterson, Gary McCarthy Mick Falvey, Trevor Richardson.

Runners Up Graham Symonds, Jake McGarry, Ron Carruthers, Ellen Fell.

Thurs Jackpot pairs June 16th Winners Paul Hill, Ray Huggins Runners up Bob Edwards, Nev Graham.

Scroungers Sat June 18th 1st Errol Fender, 2nd Peter Brown, Mike Roberts, Yuki King. Wed 4's June 22nd Winners Allen Kenning,

Bribie Island Tennis held the inaugural State of Origin Tennis Competition on Tuesday night.

Unfortunately for the born-andbred, the long-term tourists won the round NSW 129 to QLD 63.

Being a social club, the rules of eligibility focused on fun and enjoyment rather than strict postcode etiquette with some long-term residence from NZ and the UK finding loopholes in eligibility rules. Fun was had by all, washed down with some drinks and party pies.

Bribie Tennis is a social club located at 70 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach. Court hire is available by online bookings at the website or QR code at the courts. Social fixtures are run on Tuesday nights 7-9 and Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 7am.

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Mens Pairs Final

Robin Maffey, Graeme Hanlin, Peter Vlajic.

Runners Up Doreen Pennery, Ken Kajewski, Morris Huddleston, Wayne Baker Thurs Jackpot pairs Winners Allen Dow, Linda Freeman Runners Up Peter Vlajic, Graeme Hanlin.

Friday 17th June Winners: Pam Walker, Bob Vonarx R/U Mori Hannon, John Hannon Tuesday 21st June Winners: Sandra Scott, Bob Vonarx R/U: Leonie Timmerman, Janice Mason

MORETON BRIBIE BRIDGE CLUB: 2 M Bailey & Y Nakamura 3 J Wright Sat 11 June N/S 1 S Watson & R Sutton 2 L Carr & J Wright 3 L Heap & Y Swanson E/W B Fuller & P Breene 2 S Burton & D Brady 3 R Webb & L McLaren Wed 15 June N.S 1 A Jones & D Quinan 2 L Carr & K Cohen 3 C & S Watson E/W 1 N Everson & B Connell 2 B Fuller & J Borowski 3 D Quinan & C Browne Thur 16 June 1S Watson & R Sutton

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Sat 18 June N/S 1 L Carr & J Wright 2 J Breene & S Pascoe 3 D Quinan & F Barkwith E/W 1 A Fielding & L Groves 2 R Webb & LMcLaren 3 Y Swanson & C McAlister Wed 22 Jun N/S 1 A Jones & D Rubin 2 L Carr & K Cohen 3 S Pascoe & J Wright E/W 1 R Webb & L McLaren 3 M Hardy & D Dunsterville

SPORT RESULTS FOR BRIBIE ISLAND WOMEN’S GOLF 9 TO 22 JUNE

Amendment: 7/6/22 NTP: Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot Angela Jordan 9/6/22 Single Stroke, Gertrude McLeod Rd 3, Order of Merit A Grade Winner: Linda Urquhart 71, 1st R/U Val Smith 74, 2nd R/U Carole Watson 75 B Grade Winner: Sue Navie 78, 1st R/U Paula Mckenzie 80, 2nd R/U Joy Jordan 83 c/b NTP: Hole 4 Linda Urquhart, Hole 7 Helena Winterflood, Hole 14 Angela Claxton, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot Carole McAlister, Hole 16 Open 2nd Shot Myra Dickson 12/6/22 Sunday Pennant Diamonds: Bribie Island played Noosa Composite at Noosa Springs. Result: 3/2 to Bribie Island 13/6/22 Monday Pennant

Sapphires (left to right) Laure Meijer, Maureen McGlone, Ros Gardiner, Ailsa Lauchlan (C), Charmaine Price

Sapphires B: Bribie Island had a Bye but hosted all Sapphire Pennant games.

Rubies A: Bribie Island played Woodford at Woodford. Result: 3/2 to Bribie Island Opals: Bribie Island played Noosa at Beerwah. Result: Drawn Matc 14/6/22 Monthly Medal Sponsors: Churches of Christ Qld A Grade Winner: Myra Thomsen 72, 1st R/U Pauline Grooby 77 c/b, 2nd R/U Ros Gardiner 77 NTP: Hole 4 Pauline Grooby, Hole 14 Laura Meijer, Hole 16 2nd Shot Linda Urquhart Best Gross: Ros Gardiner 90 B Grade Winner: Judith L’Estrange 75, 1st R/U Maureen McGlone 77, 2nd R/U Ailsa Lauchlan 79 NTP: Hole 4 Mary Barbeler Best Gross: Ailsa Lauchlan 102 C Grade Winner: Vicki Lawrence 81 c/b, 1st R/U Roslyn Crossley 81 c/b,

2nd R/U Hazel McDonnell 81 NTP Hole 4 Sylvia Kuhbauch, Hole 7 Vicki Lawrence, Hole 14 Vicki Lawrence 16/6/22 Single Stableford Naz & Shamim Trophy (Rd 2), Captain's Trophy (Rd 1), Order of Merit A Grade Winner: Carole Watson 38, 1st R/U Linda Urquhart 36, Di Benghamy 35 B Grade Winner: Marg Parkinson 32, 1st R/U Vivi Lloyd 31 c/b, Ailsa Lauchlan 31 C Grade Winner: Sue Navie 26, Ann Mitchell 25, Val Miller 24 c/b NTP: Hole 4 Di Benghamy, Hole 7 Vicki Jones, Hole 14 Myra Dickson, Hole 16 Open 2nd Shot Val Smith, Hole 14 Div 3 2nd Shot Jennifer Mckay 19/6/22 Sunday Pennant Diamonds: Bribie Island played Maroochy River at Caloundra.

Result: 3/2 to Maroochy River

Opals (left to right) Toni Grossman, Bibby Davies, Sandra Power (C), Myra Dickson, Lenore Wilson

14/6/22 Presentation of Hole in One Trophy on 11a by Lenore Wilson on 31/5/22

BRIBIE BOWLS CLUB

Men’s Pairs Results Friday 10 June Winners: K Ford, R Elmore Runners Up: I Cooper, T Dean Out of Hat Winner: P Jones, R Ferguson Out of Hat Winner: B Castle, D Bowers Out of Hat Winner: M Andrews, A Willmott Bunny: M Mills, T Bennet Social Bowls Results Saturday 11 June 2022 1st Highest Margin: C Stroud, S Andrews, L Tebbutt 2nd Lowest Margin: J Hattie, L Hackwood, D Groves Out of Hat: D Neumann, H Groves, E Hookey Out of Hat: W Ebert, J Neill, W Gilbert, K Sparks Self Select Triples Results Tuesday 14 June 2022 Highest margin: G Corry, B Hamer, F Corry Lowest margin: R Ghest, M Andrews, M Young Out of hat winner: R Eaton, F Crockett, L Hackwood Out of hat winner: D Frick, J Muller, K Muller Out of hat winner: R Ferguson, P Campbell, K Piva Bunny: R Hunter, J Ferguson, S Brown Self Select Pairs Results Wednesday 15 June 2022 Winners: M Rowe, A Rowe

BONGAREE MEN’S CARNIVAL

On the weekend of June 11th and 12th the Bongaree Bowls Club held its annual Men’s Carnival event.

There were 28 teams of four players from 13 local and visiting clubs.

First place overall winners came from Victoria Point, 2nd place Kawana, 3rd place Pelican Waters.

Other teams came from Bribie Island, Oakey, Canungra, Buderim, South Lismore, Holland Park, Wynnum, Pittsworth, Solander, Russell Island and our own Bongaree.

The event was made possible by a number of

Runners up: M Garfield, E Bateman Out of hat winner: G Hazelwood, R Fowler Out of hat winner: C Jennings, P Nikitt Out of hat winner: G Teakel, I Cooper Bunny: M Mills, J Hattie Scroungers Results Wednesday 15 June 2022 1st: D Heath 2nd: L Hackwood Random Select Triples Results Thursday 16 June Out of hat winner: P Nikitin, G Low, G Deed Out of hat winner: J Neill, B Hunter, C Jennings Out of hat winner: J Muller, G Olsen, M Wright Out of hat winner: P Ditchburn, P Neumann, G Mellors Men’s Pairs Results Friday 17 June 2022 Winners: G Akeroyd Highest Margin: M Durham Runner’s Up: S Root, B Meek Out of Hat Winner: W McDougall, B Priest Out of Hat Winner: D McMahon, C Wikie Out of Hat Winner: J Dunn, T Smith Bunny: K Muller, G Hartley Random Fours Saturday 18 June 2022 Highest Margin: C Stroud, T Erfurth, L Hackwood Lowest Margin: H Groves, M Retchford, M Carlyon

20/6/22 Monday Pennant Sapphires B: Bribie Island played Noosa Springs at Maroochy River.

Result: 3½/1½ to Noosa Springs Rubies A: Bribie Island played Caloundra at Twin Waters. Result: 3/2 to Caloundra Opals: Bribie Island played Cooroy at Noosa. Result: 3/2 to Cooroy 21/6/22 Single Stableford Captains Trophy Rd 2 and Order of Merit A Grade Winner: Ros Gardiner 36 c/b, 1st R/U Linda Urquhart 36, 2nd R/U Myra Thomsen 35 B Grade Winner: Caroline Melville 35, 1st R/U Vivienne Learoyd 34 c/b, 2nd R/U Di Croft 34 c/b C Grade Winner: Vicki Butcher 37, 1st R/U Nadia Aylott 31, 2nd R/U Laureen Healy 28 c/b NTP: Hole 4 Jennifer Mckay, Hole 7 Ros Gardiner, Hole 14 Ailsa Lauchlan, Hole 16 Open 2nd Shot Jude Dorhauer

21/6/22 Presentation of Patron’s Bowl Brook Savige played 24 & 26th June Congratulations to Sheena Bath

21/6/22 Presentation of Silver Salver - sponsors Catgherine and Evarn Covich - plyaed on 19 and 21st April. Congrats to Vicki Butcher (L) Catherine Cocich (R)

Out of Hat Winner: W Ebert, M Wright, J Hattie, L Gilmour Self Select Triples Results Tuesday 21 June 2022 Lowest score: R Hunter, J Ferguson, S Brown Out of hat winner: G Woollett, H Groves, D Groves Out of hat winner: J Oliver, A Riley, P Patrikeos Out of hat winner: J Neil, R Leith, N Smith Bunny: Z Elmore, E Bateman, R Garfield Scroungers Results Wednesday 22 June 2022 1st: Rodney Eaton 2nd: Chris Halley Self Select pairs results Wednesday 22 June 2022 Winners: J Diebens, T Erfurth Runners up: R Ferguson, J Mercer Out of hat winner: D Heath, R Eaton Out of hat winner: E Sacey, M James Out of hat winner: B Frick, E Sharp Bunny: J Oliver, K Smith Random Select Triples Results Thursday 23 June Out of hat winner: P Boyland, L Locking, A Sturm Out of hat winner: P Mann, A Riley, G Mellor, D Clarke Out of hat winner: R Follett, M Wright, L Stanford Out of hat winner: A Locking, J Smith, D Grove, P Gee

sponsors including MBRC, Bribie RSL, Traditional Funerals, First National Real-estate Bribie Island, Remax Advanced. Other sponsors included Ali King MP Member for Pumicestone, Sen. James McGrath, Files & Stibbe lawyers, Bribie Island Chiropractic.

An array of raffle prizes was on offer donated by local businesses including the top prize of 2 nights’ accommodation at Waterways Motel, Welsby parade.

Bongaree Bowls Club wishes to thank all those involved in making this another successful carnival.

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Enter their garden centre through Inner Room Bribie, Village Deli Bongaree or the village Breezeway dining area and explore their world of hardy plants at the rear. Meander along the garden pathway and feel yourself relax amid the peace & serenity of mother nature’s natural treasures.

Your local green thumb Darren personally chooses all the plants from local suppliers, to ensure that only the best quality plants are stocked for your coastal gardens. Need some advice? Pop along to their service desk in the lower showroom or give them a call on 0480 160 689.

Their nursery is designed to help you understand the best location for their planting stock.

Plants displayed under the canopy of the mature rear Lilly Pilly trees prefer a shaded spot in the garden with occasional glimpses of sunshine. And those displayed in the full sun love being caressed by its rays all day long. Grow Plant Nursery love their Geraniums, Dipladenia & Mandevilla, and have them available in their nursery almost all year round. And for your home’s indoor spaces it’s hard to go past the elegant beauty of an Anthurium or one of their feature foliage plants like Peperomia. Perhaps you’re a fan of the leafy beauty of a lush Staghorn – waiting for you today in-store.

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ELLO THERE GARDENERS AND WELCOME TO MID WINTER - A WONDERFUL TIME TO HAVE A BREATHER WHILE THE PLANTS HAVE A BIT OF A DORMANT PERIOD. HOPEFULLY TOO - SOME STABLE, SUNNY AND COOL WEATHER CONDUCIVE TO SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS. HOW BLESSED ARE WE TO BE IN SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND?

Today we're looking at a little more height for framing the garden. Generally, it looks

island gardens good to have some taller things on the edges with smaller plants inbetween. Of course there are many great design ideas but if any of them include some height, here goes...

In past issues, I've mentioned the beautiful medium' height plants that grow under two metres - dwarf golden wattle (totally stunning), leptospermum (a great foliage contrast against the lusher greens), poincettias (so many colours available these days), etc ...

But today, let's go a little higher and check out these three pictured here.

Firstly, we have and old favourite stock standard foxtail palm. If you tend to avoid palms (too many big fronds falling, messy seed

pods everywhere, too untidy, etc), then the foxtail palm might become your best friend. They lose one frond maybe every 4 months,and they flower less (those big seed pod thingys are flowers).

This means, less work! Yay! And the icing on the cake is just how tidy, attractive and smart they look.

The middle pic is the amazing tree fern. Their foliage makes them a beautiful star in the garden, and they're tough!

Many like shade, but now there are varieties that thrive in our subtropical sun (yes, remember that heat we get here - that glorious heat?) One variety of sun-loving tree fern is the Cyathea australis (native to this region and all the way down to NE Victoria). Perfect.

On the right you see some

clumping bamboo - one of many of the non-spreading type. I include bamboo with some caution. That is, they drop many leaves daily, year-round. They need to be in a big garden bed so you can use those leaves to your advantage as mulch, hence suppressing weeds and retaining moisture - the perfect solution to a messy conundrum. And the result is one of the most beautiful plants you can have in a relaxing, sub-tropical garden.

The sound of those leaves rustling in the wind is so gentle and perhaps mixed with a water fountain nearby, you're actually living the dream.

Well, that's Bribie Island for you. Wishing all you readers a wonderful July .

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The BEST winter VEGIES and HERBS to GROW These vegetables and herbs are perfect for creating warming winter dishes to nourish the soul.

With the cooler weather beginning to set in, it's time to make the switch from summer salads to food that will warm the soul. And there's nothing more nourishing than food that you've grown yourself.

The cooler months are the perfect time to create those home cooked hearty meals which can be jam packed with flavour from vegies and herbs. Autumn is also a great time to get into the garden for a bit of DIY for those looking to have vegie patches full of delicious produce right through winter.

CARROTS

Grown all year round, carrots can withstand a large variety of temperatures.

However, these vegies go great in those winter broths and soups. To ensure you get the best out of your carrots make sure that your soil doesn't dry out, water regularly and keep the soil moist for the first two weeks of germination.

Try using a specialised vegetable potting mix to make your new carrots healthier, stronger and more resistant to disease.

BROCCOLI

This well-loved vegetable is the perfect healthy addition to those warm potato bakes, mac and cheese or casserole dishes. Broccoli loves to grow in a nice sunny spot, so make sure you position your growing produce where they will receive some rays of sunshine. Remember to give your vegies a good drink of water and keep the soil most, for optimum results invest in a quality potting mix with the Australian Standard Red tick, which ensures that the mix has been manufactured to comply with premium Australian standards.

GARLIC

Regardless of the cuisine, garlic will add that bit of extra flavour to any meal.

Quite often, garlic is considered a staple in many Aussie kitchens and is a great addition to home cooked roasts or marinades. A great tip for growing garlic is to not water your soil until your cloves have germinated, which will occur approximately two weeks after planting. Following this, ensure you water the soil often enough so that it remains moist but not wet.

SPINACH

Spinach is a fantastic source of iron, vitamins and other minerals and goes great in meals such as stir fry, cannelloni and stew. Don't forget to water your growing spinach regularly and feed once seedlings begin to emerge with a plant food and soil improver that feeds your crops above and below the ground by creating a balanced and sustainable growing environment for bigger, healthier crops. Depending on the type of spinach variety you're growing, it should be ready to enjoy in six to eight weeks.

THYME

Sometimes meals just need that little extra hint of flavour which is why thyme is a great staple to have in the kitchen. During the cooler months especially, we see more people cooking pastas and soups which can always do with some extra herbs. Choose a sunny spot with well-drained soil when you are beginning to plant your thyme, water well and enrich soil with a specialised herb-controlled release plant food. Once this herb has sprouted, don't forget to harvest regularly for added growth.

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The Woodies participated in a Pens for Heroes project whereby members made 100 wooden pens to be gifted to frontline workers from Caboolture Hospital who provided community vaccinations in our local area of Pumicestone. Woodie's members have donated their time and the club provided the purchase of pen parts. To complete the project Ali King, State Member for Pumicestone, came on board by providing display cases to enhance the presentation to workers.

On Monday 6th June the pens were presented to a group of nurses and staff who were able to come offline to receive the named pens. At this presentation, Ian Trail Woodies President spoke of the appreciation Woodie's members have for Caboolture Hospital staff for their hard work and dedication during the pandemic and subsequent flu outbreak.

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Council is giving the popular Brennan Park at Bongaree a new lease on life, with new playground equipment, park furniture and a picnic shelter to enjoy shady spots and views over the water.

The Landscape Construction Company Pty Ltd has been selected to undertake the construction work, due to start in August at a cost of $835,128 and expected to take about four months to complete.

Mayor Peter Flannery said the park attracted people from near and far and its improvement works would ensure residents and visitors continued to flock there to enjoy the outdoors, enriching their lives and improving their wellbeing.

“Brennan Park is a prime example of what makes Bribie Island so beautiful, with its incredible outlook over Pumicestone Passage, the abundant birdlife and the quiet, shady spots to gather with friends and family,” Mayor Flannery said.

“It is close to Bongaree Jetty, so you can launch your craft for a spot of fishing, and close to popular eateries to enjoy the fresh catch of the day.

“Because Brennan Park is such a calling card for visitors, and a community hub for residents, it’s important that it’s welcoming and encourages everyone to come, to enjoy and to return.

“Council is upgrading Brennan Park as part of our Regional Community Wellbeing Strategy so that we have vibrant communities with attractive places for fitness, recreation and sporting activities.

“Residents who already love coming to Brennan Park for Council’s Fitness for Older Adults sessions, for example, will want to stay to enjoy everything else the park has to offer.

“Brennan Park has so much going for it, with its amazing location on the water, that a Council investment in new facilities is sure to make it even more attractive for social gatherings and recreational activities.

“I am looking forward to seeing the landscaping, the picnic shelter and the park furniture, the upgraded playground equipment, as well as the new pathways and sandstone block walls.”

Cr Brooke Savige (Div 1) said the improvement works would keep everything that residents and visitors alike loved about Brennan Park and would add new playground and safety features.

“The park is a hub for Bribie Island and is well utilised. It’s close to the thriving business area of the island, right on the water and a green and quiet oasis,” she said

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Insights, tips & trends Median Price The upswing over the past two years in the housing market has delivered extraordinary value gain, albeit the need for any real investment knowledge, providing significant boosts to a property owner's wealth. So with the latest rate rises, high inflation, and some evidence of the property market slowing down, the common question is becoming "where to next?"

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Unfortunately, throughout my lengthy career in real estate, I have not been supremely favoured to receive a magical crystal ball. For me to answer the question "where to next" would be lacking good sense and compromising my better judgement.

However, what I will spill out to property owners is the importance to equip themselves with as much accurate and relevant market information as is available.

This article outlines a commonly cited property price measure, Median Price. We aim to explore and provide an in-complex understanding of the median meaning and shortcomings of leaning on these as single measures to conclude what house values are actually doing.

Medians as a single measure statistic are favoured for identifying trends in a market. Arguably, these reports may be being over-used and reported to create a perception of information greater than the actual value of your home. Real Estate Agents' social platforms are a great place to spot examples of this.

Talking medians let's keep it simple, the median means in the middle. The sale price of the middle home in a list of sales where the sales are arranged from lowest to highest price. The measure is based on homes recently transacted and settled in the market. eg; 5 homes sales at prices, $350,000, $400,000, $450,000, $500,000, and $550,000 – the median (middle) price is $450,000.

Median prices are useful for reporting a “trending” market, such as the activity in the market. The trends are identified over a set period of time and are more commonly relied upon for quarterly, bi-annual or annual reporting of the market. A slower market, with longer days on the market, will exhibit a median trend down and a hot market with fewer days on the market will see the median price trend up.

It is important to note that a change in the reported median price over a short period of time does not necessarily mean a change in your property’s value.

Acknowledging that a median price is a useful tool for understanding price changes from transacted properties in the market, however, a reported median increase of 29% does not necessarily mean your property is worth 29% more. The value of your property could have even dropped during this time.

For example If 10 multi-million-dollar homes came onto the market, and all sold in the last month this would raise the median price – however, the value of a $400,000 home may not have changed at all.

Likewise, a falling median price in an area could mean that there were lower-end properties sold than higher-end properties in that period.

Reporting medians only can be misleading when a suburb has two distinct markets. Banksia Beach is a good example; a mix of modest properties and multi-million-dollar properties. Information from a median single measure would not accurately represent this suburb.

When researching property prices, we recommend using a variety of reporting methods, tools, and data sources to obtain the most accurate information available. Reliable resources will provide statistics, averages and comparable, but this will only take you so far in a rapidly changing market. Engage a trusted Real Estate Agent for a free appraisal of your property.

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WHETHER YOU’RE A WINTER SWIMMER OR YOU JUST CAN’T FACE THOSE COLD WATER TEMPS DURING THE COOLER MONTHS, YOU’LL STILL NEED TO MAINTAIN YOUR SWIMMING POOL ALL YEAR-ROUND. Jamie from your local pool store, Aquaneo, is an expert when it comes to swimming pools and spas. With over 25 years in the industry (both in Australia and overseas) he is the ‘go-to’ man when it comes to advice on how to keep your pool healthy over the winter months.

Here are a few tips to help keep your pool ticking over happily this season:

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Without continued regular maintenance your pool will end up costing you a lot more to fix in the long run.

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5. Turn down your salt water chlorinator levels to a few points lower than your summer settings (or reduce the amount of liquid/tablet chlorine).

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8. Winter is a great time for a thorough clean! If you have stains in your pool, using a stain remover is more effective in the cooler

months. Stain removers prefer lower chlorine levels, making it easier work for you and more cost effective.

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Coxswain Jon Brice presents Competent Crew Epaulettes to Dale Mullins. Dale has been a VMR Bribie Member since August 2018, and active crew since January 2020.

were advised of the exercise along with the Water Police and Brisbane VTS.

The Commodore Liz Radajewski (seated) with the Radio Magic Team, Mark Horsburgh, John O’Hagan, Jon Brice, John Rice, Steve Parry, Doug Lythgo, Chris Hadley, and John Bodycombe with the Radio Officer Peter McNamara behind the camera.

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New Crew member Vittorio Cox attending the course.

Dale is congratulated by Skipper of White Sunday and Coxswain Jon Brice.

The Function Room set up for the LROCP Course.

Petrol is very expensive these days! Ray Fox steering whilst Dave Smith provides the power.

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Senior Radio Operator Graham Gibb had the task of entering all the radio strengths onto a Spread Sheet.

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SAFETY DAVE THE FRENCHIE’S MESSAGE: Safety Dave says for this coming holiday period check your LIFE JACKETS: • do you have the appropriate life jacket for the whole trip?

• are the life jackets suited to the activity being undertaken?

• do you have one jacket for everyone on board?

• are the jackets in good condition and correctly labelled?

• if boating at night, do the jackets have reflective tape on them? and • do you have an appropriate sticker/label showing where the life jackets are stored?

Many boaters have their jackets

still in their original packaging – this leads to lack of effective inspection and the deterioration of the straps.

This in turn also makes it difficult to fit in an emergency.

The bottom line – life jackets should not be stowed and forgotten. They are difficult for a novice to put on in an emergency, and then it’s too late to realise they are inappropriate for the intended person in that emergency. Skippers should inspect each before each trip, show all passengers how to wear and have them easily accessible for use, preferably worn.

“SO PLEASE WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKETS!”

SAT 11/06 1214pm – 6m Runabout non-member with motor issues, required a tow from Red Beach to Spinnaker Sound Marina.

WED 15/06 1541pm – Directed by Water Police to Search for a 6m RIB between Pumicestone Passage and Hutchinson’s Shoal. Stood down after 20 minutes, THU 16/06 1157am – 8m Sports Cruiser member with broken starter motor, required a tow from North Moreton Artificial Reef.

THU 16/06 1213pm – 6.1m Full Cabin member with fuel problems required a tow from Port Side Marker to Bellara Boat Ramp.

THU 16/06 1259pm - 8.2m Boston Whaler with engine failure, required a tow from near Deception Bay Red to Scarborough Marina.

SAT 18/06 1059am – 5.6m Runabout member run out of fuel required a tow from Gallaghers Point to Bellara Boat Ramp.

MON 20/06 1300pm – MOP reported a 4m log floating near Bongaree Caravan Park – investigate and secure.

WED 22/06 1555pm – 6.1m Tinny non-member with engine issues required a tow from the Mouth of Pumicestone Passage to Bongaree Boat Ramp.

YEAR TO DATE RADIO ROOM STATISTICS To Thursday 23rd June 2022: 6,392 Calls, 1,631 vessels logged on, 152 Vessel Assists, 769 Sitreps, 418 Requests, 22 overdue vessels, 15 Vessel Tracking, 746 Radio Checks, 5 Weather Broadcasts, 128 Securite Broadcasts, 0 Pan Pan 1 Mayday.

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Beautiful weather has everyone out over the last two weeks.

Plenty of catch reports of good bags of fish have been coming into the shop.

Last Friday, a polite young boy caught 15 very good bream from the Jetty, he very kindly gave me one for my dinner.

AFAQ fished last weekend against the Gallipoli Barracks (Army), at Bribie Passage.

Summer and Winter whiting are still in the bay and passage, anglers are reporting catches of 50+, with winter whiting over the 35cm mark.

Tailor is here, not in big numbers as yet, catches of Nice Yellowtail Kingfish.

Tailor is here, not in big numbers as yet, catches of 40+cm reported.

strong, your pots may have not been stolen. They end up washed on Gilligans Island, they are then taken to the

Nice Flathead on plastic Ranger Station, there is a huge mound of pots at Whitepatch.

Tailor means Alvey reel time, if you want them serviced, bring them in.

We are often rung up asking for beach permits, Bribie Island Beach Permits are available at the Bellara News Agency 1/25 Benabrow Ave, beside Leading Appliances.

Some of Claude’s catch.

The competition was a fish length event, AFAQ won with a length of 23mtrs, and the Army had 18mtrs. In the Club competition Claude weighed in 10.5kg, good size bream, snapper and flathead. Still good fishing in the passage.

Offshore is producing nice fish, photos from Beach Shack Fishing Charters. .

The school holidays are here and if crabbing keep a keen eye on your pots. Remember that the spring tides run very

Nice Yellowtail Kingfish.

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HEALEY STORY HEALEY DEVELOPMENTS

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e've noted how Donald Healey moved through a succession of small volume model sports cars culminating in success when he coupled his expertise in building light, but strong chassis designs to the powerful American engines provided by the Nash/Kelvinator corporation, a cooperation that came to be after he had met George Mason their CEO whilst on board The Queen Elizabeth.

Donald had been en route to the US to meet with General Motors to try to negotiate a supply of parts when after a dinner the American had invited him to inspect a new model camera he had just bought; both men being keen photographers.

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A convivial drink led to the American asking why Donald was going to the states and when told had asked why he wouldn’t use Nash engines.

Hence was born the famous Nash/Healey.

However, these wellperforming cars were expensive and high-end and as such low production volume cars, with a total of 506 eventually being built.

Donald had always dreamt of building a high-performance sports car that the maybe affluent but not rich buyer could afford. He had designed his original 100/4 concept to fulfil this dream and presented the idea to Nash as a low-cost model; they weren't interested even though there was a sports car boom in the US-based

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on the popular SCCA - SAF airfield races of the time. I don't know this to be true but could imagine that the profitable Kelvinator side of the business would have been running red hot in the US boom times of the early 50s which may be held all their attention and investments. On top of this Nash had an arrangement themselves with BMC Austin to produce the Nash Metropolitan a pretty little car, not certainly a sports model but one project somewhat alongside the same lines of a Europeanstyled offering.

Now running parallel to all this activity and idea exchanges the situation at the new British Motor Corporation was going

sideways. CEO Leonard Lord was looking for a competitor and indeed a successor to the MG (Morris Garages) sports models. Open-wheeled cars such as the MGs of the period were on their way out in favour of more streamlined shapes such as that demonstrated on the new Healey 100/4 - the expected way of the future. Lord was desperate to fix an Austin badge onto such a car.

The Austin Atlantic, the one attempt by Lord to sell such a model into the US had failed miserably. He had been left with a mountain of parts, all based on the company's inventory of Austin A90 components, this was certainly not a good outcome.

So, when Lord visited the

ON THE ROAD Healey stand at the 1952 motor show and saw queues of people lining up to place orders for this sensationallooking streamlined sports car, a model which used his A90 engine and other of his surplus parts the penny dropped with a resounding clang. There was no way that the small Healey company could hope to build anywhere near as many cars as were being ordered but the new conglomerate BMC could, and the US would want them as much as the keen UK buyers at the show. It wasn't an arranged marriage but more of a match made in heaven.

Realising that they had a genuine 100 MPH modern sports car on their hands made it imperative that they prove it in competition. In those days the motto of 'win a race on Sunday, sell the cars on Monday' was very apt. The stock production 100/4 could achieve 103

MPH but to ensure success they started to make a few 'mods' to come up with what they named the 100S. Some of these changes included fitting larger carburettors and for extra strength and reliability, they used the crankshafts normally fitted into their diesel taxi engines plus the gearboxes from the same source.

The first attempt at the Mille Miglia wasn't a success. Both cars entered but whilst running well suffered throttle linkage failures. One pair of drivers who were normally racing motorcyclists did a quick fix at the side of the road only to have the clutch fail 25 KMS from the finish line.

The next attempt was at the infamous Le Man's event where both cars finished.

One came in 12th, the other at 14th; not at all a bad result for first-timers. The 'infamy' I used to describe this race event was based on

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After these promising early beginnings, a full racing program was instigated with the approval of BMC/Austin.

More modifications including Westlake aluminium cylinder heads and redesigned inlet and outlet arrangements brought the performance of the 100S up even further.

With all this 'go faster gear' being fitted it was judged prudent to fit the newfangled Dunlop disc brakes to all the wheels to make sure the car could be stopped as well as made to go.

In 1954 a car was entered into the Sebring event with Lance Macklin (he of later Le Man's notoriety) and George Hutton driving the twelvehour race. A small failure robbed them of victory and put them into third place.

Stirling Moss took the checkered flag that day.

Great success in speed events was achieved with the 100S being time tested at the Bonneville salt flats in the USA where the car achieved 143.1 MPH over a measured mile and of much more significance an average speed of 132.29 MPH for 24 hours duration, quite remarkable for the time.

In Australia, the car was a very popular choice for racing where local entertainment personalities such as Bob Dyer of Pick a Box fame enjoyed themselves on weekends roaring around the raceways.

The very limited production of this model has made the 100S a very desirable classic car to own. The few lucky present-day owners have seen the values skyrocket and these values will never fall of course.

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Dear Editor, On Monday June 13, a wallaby jumped in front of my car, causing damage to it and leaving me a bit stunned for a while. A young man, who identified himself as Jason, very kindly stopped to check on me, check the wallaby, remove it from the road and even gave me a comforting hug, before going on his way. Thankfully, the wallaby died quickly and did not suffer unnecessarily.

I'd like to send out a thank you to him in acknowledgment for his care and concern. It was greatly appreciated.

Peta Robinson, Banksia Beach "A rate rise for Moreton Bay homeowners of 5.6%. - No wonder if one considers money spent, on wildlife crossings for animals that can’t read, as useless – Traffic lights being installed adjacent to Woolworth’s shopping centre causing traffic chaos when, in my observation, the crossing is little used and only needed the safety zone in the middle. Then there were the unbelievable months spent on the pedestrian tunnel at the end of the bridge.

In these difficult times and with a very uncertain future, individuals are having to seriously watch their expenditure and it’s even more important that authorities do the same. A contributing problem is that if departments don’t spend their budget, I believe that budget is reduced the following year – no thought of rolling over any savings.

This gets me every time we go south on the highway, the electronic speed signs! I don’t 70

know what that lot cost – and there are about 50, in the south lane around the North Lakes area. We all know what the speed limits are, and we can go no faster than the traffic in front of us so, to me, a total waste of money but hey! It’s somebody else’s money, yes – ours! I know this is not to do with MBC, but it is another example of, in my opinion, unnecessary expenditure.

Finally, if there are spare funds, what about consideration being given to safe access and particularly, exit, from Aldi in Goodwin Drive – a necessity, I believe and amazing that there have not been any fatalities, yet, to my knowledge – and the situation is only going to get worse – a 50 k limit from the shopping centre to Kangaroo Cres. might be a start? – but it needs more than that, methinks."

Ruggles Dear Editorial Team Congratulations on taking the very tough decision to ask for Subscriptions to the Bribie Islander. This will support your endeavours to remain unbiased, maintain a very Diverse, Equal, and Inclusive publication for the community delivering informative journalism, stories of interest while maintaining you to print, publish, distribute news and community information as a service to the community.

I applaud Michael Matthews letter to the Editor in the last issue of the Bribie Islander,

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what a great critique of writers for the Bribie Islander.

I love the magazine as do friends here, nationally, and internationally. We are all responsible to tell the story as it is and never ignore facts. We must never ignore the atrocities dealt to our First Nations People by the invaders nor glorify them as appears in Barry’ article.

Elaine Lutton’s article in this same issue gave credit to WHO in the Eradication Polio.

Yet the GPEI (Global Polio Eradication Initiative) is made up of Global partners, WHO, Rotary International, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF. Rotarians around the world have raised millions of dollars in contributions.

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Meet Davey With yesterday’s sombre anniversary of the death of Senior Constable Dave Masters, it was wonderful to today have something to celebrate.

Guide Dogs Queensland visited the Deception Bay Police Station to introduce Dave’s family and colleagues to a new pup named in his honour.

“Davey” is from the Guide Dogs “D” litter of 2022, born on May 13, making him six weeks old. He was named by the community in honour of Senior Constable Masters.

Dave’s wife, son, brother and sister-inlaw joined his workmates at the station to meet Davey.

Davey has some extensive training ahead which began when he was just two weeks old.

We will not know if Davey ticks all the boxes to become a fully-fledged guide

dog for about two years, but if he is anything like his name’s sake he will go above and beyond.

Dave’s wife, Sharon said Dave wasn’t your typical police officer.

“He was a big marshmallow and a softy”, she said.

We think Davey is already partway towards reflecting this side of Dave, with a smoochy little face and a spirited attitude.

We wish Davey the best of luck in his training and look forward to seeing his progression the track of becoming a guide dog.

If you have ever seen a guide dog at work, you can appreciate how much time and training would go into the development of one of these dogs.

Guide Dogs Queensland are always looking out for volunteers so if you think you might be able to help and offer a little bit of your time to help make a difference to someone’s life

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Fully Insured, Certified Concreter CUSTOM QUOTE, FREE ADVICE

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TRADES AND SERVICES CARPENTRY + FLOOR SANDING + TILING + SANDING & POLISHING + CARPET + WATERPROOFING + HANDYMAN

BUILDING

CARPENTRY and FLOORING Bathrooms Concreting Painting Rendering

Carpentry Plastering Tiling Decks

Jas Of All Trades

0481 273 873

20 Years Experience Quality Assured QBCC 114346

Find Jason on Facebook “Jas Of All Trades”

HIRE A HANDYMAN • • • • • • •

General property maintenance Carpentry One call to fix it all Fencing Bribie local for over Painting 35 years Shower Screens Furniture Assembly Plus Heaps More

0409 123 342

• New Builds • Project Homes • Holiday Homes • Duplexes

We Design & Build Homes to Your Budget

Ph 0410 712 722

•Maintenance & Handyman Work • Full Aspect of Carpentry • Repairs of Termite Damage • Minor Tiling, Plastering, Painting & Fencing • Pergolas & Decks • Refits of Fittings and Fixtures • Refurbishment of Doors, Locks •Bathroom Renos • Specialising in Renewing & Beautifying Homes • 27 years experience • Fully Insured and Licensed •Pension Discounts •Flatpack Specialist • Built In Robes & Linen BSA Lic: 1041878

PH: 0414 396 970

Paul: 0448 270 312 e: suncoastcarpentry@gmail.com

BRIBIE LOCAL FOR 25 YEARS Pergolas, decks, fencing, concreting, tiling, renovations, repairs and maintenance www.thebribieislander.com.au

ABN 01483113734

CARPENTRY

Servicing Bribie Island & Surrounds

Extensions Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations Decks & Pergolas Tiling FREE QUOTES Contact Henry 0418 325 753 hgraffen@gmail.com QBCC 15009324

QBCC 52656

SUNCOAST CARPENTRY

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TREVOR HOLMAN CARPENTERS

Waterproofing, Main Floors, Bathrooms, Feature Walls, Pool Areas, Reno’s, New Homes, Adonai Tiling Industrial or Private Work.

& Waterproofing Quality People - Quality Work

Ask us about Tile Injection.

Qualified & Licensed Tiler & Waterproofer

20 YEARS EXPERIENCE Long Time Bribie Resident.

ABN 19 592 853 723

CALL BRIAN:

0416 158 824

adonai.tiling@gmail.com FB@adonai.tiling

M.E. TILING COMPLETE BATHROOM, LAUNDRY AND HOUSE RENOVATIONS.

& RENOVATIONS

ALSO Specialising in Eldery and Disabled Home Remodelling

LOCAL

25+ YEARS BRIBIE ISLAND & SURROUNDS

Michael Early 0419 729 223

QBCC 064608

Ah: 0402 048 275 E: debzart8@bigpond.com

FAWCETT’S

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING  New & Old Floors  Carpet Removal  Decks

 Staining  Stair Cases  Board Replacements

fawcett.floorsanding@gmail.com ABN. 22 170 223 265 | Quotes up to $3,300

10 YEARS EXPERIENCE FREE QUOTES Matthew Fawcett

0425 625 152

STENSON’S DECKS PATIOS RENOVATIONS & EXTENSIONS BATHROOMS QBCC LICENSED 1050259 FULLY INSURED Servicing Surrounding Areas Including Woorim, Sandstone Point, Ningi & Beachmere.

Greg 0405 030 071

gregw@bribiebuilding.com.au www.bribiebuilding.com.au

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FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

• old & new floor • board replacement • bamboo clip floor installation • staircases & decks • staining • free quotes

LUKE 0428 114 552 MELISSA 0404 304 060

TRADES AND SERVICES PLUMBING + WATER SERVICES

PLUMBING Any Plumbing or Gas Problems?

• Plumbing

Call Michael Elliot

• Gas

0408 114 340

• Renovations

• 24hr Emergency Service • Gas Installations • Bathrooms • Gas appliance repairs • Leaking taps and pipes • Leaking or blocked gutters

• HWS Installs And Repairs

0411 874 252 QBCC Lic: 1297166

• Drainage • Maintenance

QBCC Lic No. 15117590

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• Hot water install and repairs • Drainage problems • Split system installations • Solar HW install and repairs • General plumbing

 Painting  Plastering  Flat pack assembly  Solar lights

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Licensed Plumber, Drainer & Gas Fitter Police Clearance Report - Pensioner Discount- QBCC# 707294  Solar roof vents  Door & window locks  Deck restoration  Tiling

 Pressure cleaning  Basic carpentry  Yard maintenance & clean ups

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0414 656 219

PROFESSIONAL HIGH PRESSURE CLEANING

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CALL MIKE on 0400 849 501

JNR

PLUMBING Maintenance Specialist

24/7 QBCC 1290418

0448 884 023

QUALITY PLUMBING AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE • Blocked Drains & Storm Water • Pipe Bursts • Taps & Toilets • Hot Water Systems • CCTV & Jet Rodding

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TRADES AND SERVICES REFRIGERATION + ELECTRICAL + AIR CONDITIONING

ELECTRICIANS and AIR CONDITIONING ELECTRICIAN Willie Pieck

Electrical Service

Licensed Electrical Contractor No 85952 All Installations and Repairs Light, Power, Safety Switch, Stove, HWS etc

0417 600 910

& AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATION FAST RELIABLE QUALITY SERVICE AT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES • Electrical Installation & Repairs • Lights, Power, Stove, HWS Repairs • Smoke Alarm, Ceiling Fans Etc • Surge Protection, Safety Switches • Switch Board Upgrades, Shed Wiring • Phone & TV Points & Hanging Of TV

CALL DAN

0411 486 886

Pensioner Discounts FREE QUOTES Over 20 years Experience Lic# 76628

24HR

D.C. WARWICK ELECTRICAL

EMERGENCY SERVICE.

Over 35 Yrs on Bribie Island

QLD LIC: 88245

BRIBIE LOCAL.

CALL PAUL: 0404-757714

Domestic

Electrical & Air Conditioning

QBCC Licence: 15247356 Lic 77649

Award Winning Customer Service

Call Hans 0458 912 121 ► Electrical Installations & Repairs ► SWANN Security Camera Systems ► Surge Protection, Safety Switches ► Ceiling Fans, Smoke Alarms LED Lights ► Power Points, Tv Points HWS Repairs ► Garden Lighting, Shed Wiring, Metering...

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DOMESTIC REFRIGERATION REPAIRS ALL MAKES ALL MODELS ANYTIME QBSA No. 1061413 RELIABLE & PROMPT SERVICE ABN 69 463 499 776 ARCTICK LIC No. L095403 Servicing Bribie Island & Local District 24 Hours 7 Days Ring Dave 0428 222 755

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE.

Air Conditioning Specialists Security Provider Lic 3733093

Banksia Beach REFRIGERATION

www.thebribieislander.com.au

Your local domestic air conditioning specialists Sales, Installations, Servicing & Repairs Family owned & run local business Qualified Refrigeration Engineer

Over 33 years experience Call Wayne today for a free quote on 0409 483 796 or 3408 4182 ARCTIC: AU00625 & E: hello@bribieairconditioning.com.au Electrical Lic: 65106 W: www.bribieairconditioning.com.au

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 Reverse Cycle Air Conditioners & Electrical  Great Service At Competitive Prices  Will Match Genuine Quotes

Contact us 0425 058 992 ARC Licence: LO87956 Contractor Licence: 85593

travis@antraelectrical.com.au www.antraelectrical.com.au

TRADES AND SERVICES PAINTING SERVICES

PAINTING SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL HIGH

HOMEABOUT DECORATING

PRESSURE CLEANING

Col Start & Sons.

House Exteriors, Sheds, Paths, Driveways, Fences, Vehicles, Machinery, Caravans, Boats And More! Fully Insured!

Established Locally for 25yrs • Interior / Exterior Painting Pensioner Discounts

SOLAR PANEL CLEANS

(07) 3408 2680 M: 0428 821 415 QBCC LIC NO. 74410

NO OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE

CALL MIKE on 0400 849 501

QBNA BN 5765973

WJC MASTER PAINTERS

QBCC 15097374

Pensioner Discounts

Servicing the Bribie region

• Repaint Specialist • Wash And Paint • Driveways & BBQ Areas • Domestic And Commercial Work • Free Quotes • Garage Floors All the team are fully Covid Vacinated.

PH KYLE 0457 066 509 E: k.t-2001@outlook.com ABN: 89 183 229 531 QBCC Number 15240645

 RESIDENTIAL  COMMERCIAL  NEW HOMES  RENOVATIONS  ROOF RESTORATIONS

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL Painting Repaints Plaster Repairs Rental Property Tidy Ups

Phone Mick 0439708622

PH 0439 343 723 mattsqualitypainting@outlook.com

ABN 85034310494

Fami Famil SIN SINC Per Family business Perf our s SINCE 1999 our

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL PAINTING FULLY LICENSED & INSURED

CAL Perfection is CAL SINCE 1999 0434 043 ourwelcome! standard!

Small Jobs Small welcome!

Painting Interior Painting and Decorating, Decorating, Interior

Family business FOR FORAA and Painting, and Exterior Painting,

Perfection is CALL STUART busybrushes@bigpond.com busybrushes@bigpond.com business Painting and Decorating,Family Interior

SINCE 1999 PH 0403 and 153Exterior 141 Painting, Perfection is

our standard!

CALL WAYNE

WAYNE FOR A FREECALL QUOTE

Painting and Decorating, Interior

0434 677 ourSmall standard!

0434476 677 476 Small Jobs welcome!

Jobs welcome!

Lic No: 15047313 Painting and Decorating, Interior busybrushes@bigpond.com QBCC Lic. 67239 CALL WAYNE busybrushes@bigpond.com QBCC Lic. 67239 FOR A FREE QUOTE and Exterior Painting,

Email: nostepspainting@gmail.com

Small Jobs welcome! busybrushes@bigpond.com

and Exterior Painting,

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FOR A FREE QUOTE

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TRADES AND SERVICES AUTOMOTIVE + TOWING + HYDRAULIC + DETAILING + AIR + SUSPENSION & BRAKES

AUTOMOTIVE and TOWING Available 7 DAYS We come to you!

MOBILE CAR CLEANING

Professional, Friendly, Reliable Mobile: 0448 888 948 Senior Pensioner Discounts

Iain Macdonald owner/operator

REMOVALS & STORAGE

BRIBIE ISLAND

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Ph 3410 1100 Fax 3410 1751 Shed 1-4, 183 First Ave, Bongaree

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ULTRACOOL AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONING

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177 First Avenue, BONGAREE

Mobile Service Available

0409 336 997 / 3408 0748

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FULL COMPUTER CHECK UP An essential service for a reliable computer

$45

• Check for viruses and malware • Update your Windows • Clean & Defrag your Hard drive • Complete Physical Clean of your Computer WE SELL AND REPAIR ALL COMPUTER BRANDS

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PH 3408 1014

Monday-Friday 8.30-3.00 and Saturday 8.00-12.00

TILING & RENOVATIONS

POOL, PUMP AND

coMMUNity NoticeS

Bribie Island Community Mon-Fri 8:30-3.30, Sat 8.00-12.00

Ph. Richard on 0425 477 639 to book your space or email thebribieislander@gmail.com

Alcoholics Anonymous meets on

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BANKSIA BEACH We warmly welcome Dr Innocent Okoli (Dr lnno) and Dr Margarette Gador to our group. Dr lnno and Dr Margarette Gador are joining Dr Marcel Van Dansik and Dr Ian Gordon at Bribie Doctors Banksia Beach.

They are currently accepting New Patients To make an appointment call: Bribie Doctors Banksia Beach 37 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach Phone: 07 3450 0741 BULK BILLING available for Pensioners,

Eligible Health Care Card Holders, Eligible Veterans and children under 16 years of age

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Mon - Thu 8.30am to 5.00pm Fri 8.30am to 2.30pm