Gloss Magazine Bribie Islander 6th Edition March 15 2019 Issue 83

ISSUE 83 | 15 MARCH 2019

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Garden Club Turns 35 The Perfect Cuppa Bribie Autumn Concert Bribie 100 Years Ago

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A MESSAGE FROM SUSAN It’s been great to be back in the community these past few weeks after the chaotic display from the Liberal Government in Parliament in February. I’ve certainly been keeping busy – I’ve been out-and-about in our community, attending events and hearing from locals about the issues that matter. It’s been reassuring to

hear all of the local support for the work that I’ve been doing – fighting for a fair go for our area. My team and I are actively talking to locals, so if you see us around in the community – let us know how you think a potential Shorten Labor Government could best support our region.

Susan Lamb MP Federal Member for Longman

Welcoming new Student Leaders to 2019 It’s that time of the year where all of the local schools hold their induction ceremonies for their new batch of student leaders. I’ve been visiting as many local schools as I can to celebrate their successes – and I have to say that I’ve been very impressed by the calibre and leadership on display by the classes of 2019. I’m proud to be sticking up for a fair go for these students and their schools, by guaranteeing them fair funding under a Shorten Labor Government. When I visited Beachmere State School for their ceremony recently, it was great to be able to tell them that their school will receive an extra $340,000 under Labor.

Shaping Labor’s Urgent Care Clinic through feedback from locals Last year I announced that a Shorten Labor Government would commit $17 million to build a Medicare-funded Urgent Care Clinic on Bribie Island. There’s no doubt that this is huge for our community, so it’s important that we get it right. That’s why I’ve been regularly out on Bribie – like at my recent Mobile Office at Brennan Park – to hear what locals think this Centre should look like. Your feedback is invaluable and I’m committed to passing it on to the relevant authorities in the Federal Labor Party and the State Government. My team and I will be out doorknocking and making calls to locals on the Island, so please let us know your feedback! Of course, you can also let me know by calling or emailing my office.

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Supporting Bribie VMR to continue keeping us safe

We don’t need weather events like Cyclone Oma to remind us just how important the work that Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie Island do to keep us safe is. We’re lucky to have such a great team who are dedicated to looking after anyone who goes out onto local waters, like the Pumicestone Passage. That’s why I am always so happy to help them out wherever I can. For the second year in a row, I put a word in to support their application for Federal funding – this time to purchase handheld radio sets. I recently visited to present them with a certificate acknowledging their success as well as a new Australian flag to fly at their base. Keep up the great work team VMR Bribie!

Cleaning up Australia with the Bribie Island Mahalo Outrigger Canoe Club

Sunday 3 March was Clean Up Australia Day, so I joined the local Bribie Island Mahalo Outrigger Canoe Club to keep our wonderful part of the world clean and tidy. We live in an area with such a beautiful and delicate ecosystem and it is important that we do what we can to protect it. It was very encouraging to see just how enthusiastic the members of the Canoe Club were to look after our waterways. Thanks for having me along!

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n an era when many think of friends as being their connections on Facebook, it is worth pausing to reflect on the true meaning of friendship and perhaps on this occasion “friendliness”.

The Bribie Islander recently had a chance to catch up with a number of the Bribie Island Gardening club members. They struck as a rather friendly bunch.

Certainly, Les Young, the club’s president, told me that in his experience he’s never come across a more friendly group. It’s not just that they just have a common interest in their love of plants he explained but the fact that many of the members quickly grow genuine and long-lasting friendships that extend outside the club’s activities.

Maybe you also find Bribie a friendly place and one where you can easily make genuine friendships. Just go for an early morning walk and see how often you are greeted by a cheery “Morning” as you pass someone on the path. You will more than likely lose count!

So if you are looking to widen your circle of friends and meet new people you can always join a club or a group that shares your common interest. Check the clubs and associations guide in the back of the magazine and then contact the one that interests you then see if you don’t agree that Bribie is a friendly welcoming place. You can certainly try the Bribie Island Gardening Club as a recommendation.

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The Bribie Island Gardening Club celebrates 35 years on 27th March. The Club’s current and former presidents Les Young and Lee James welcome new members. Photo Credit: Lisa Wendland.

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Issue #83 sees us in the garden among other places.

Well at least getting to know the people at The Bribie Island Gardening Club. Our cover story celebrates the club’s thirtyfifth anniversary which is happening on March 27th.

If you enjoy gardening give them a call.

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Garden Club Turns 35

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COVER STORY L to R: Shirley Styman, Lee James, Les Young, Pam Turner, Robyn Reid, June Payne and Jesse James

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By Lyn Auger - Bribie Island Gardening Club

iving in Queensland has its challenges for a gardener – one of them - gardening in sand is a whole new experience for me AND there is still lots to learn. Having originated from the “land of the white cloud” where I enjoyed fertile loam and an unending water supply – gardening in Godwin Beach is very different. It did take me a while to adapt to the change in seasons – the wet season in Summer (change that to the drought season) and I still struggle with dry grass in Winter!!!!!

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I miss the four seasons, especially Autumn with its riot of colour.

I have always been a gardener, encouraged by my mum from when I was a youngster. Every year I had a flower garden which I nurtured for the end of year Flower Show held at our primary school. Gardening for me is relaxation and meditation – I can easily resolve my problems after an hour in the garden sometimes it requires some hard physical work to achieve a peaceful result!!!!!

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he Bribie Island Garden Club is celebrating its 35th anniversary on 27th March this year.

RSL Auditorium on the 4th Wednesday of the month with club members arriving at 9 am for a 9.30 am start.

According to Lee James, the Bribie Island Garden Club’s founder was Shirley Scott who held the first meeting on the 27th March 1984 with a group of ladies who loved their garden.

“At the meetings members are encouraged to bring in their entries to put on the bench for judging. Items members bring include flowers, fruit, vegetables, potted plants and floral art etc.,” she said.

“In the beginning meetings were held at the original twelve member’s homes on a rotation basis. In 1986 the meeting venue was moved to the Uniting Church Hall as numbers grew,” said Lee. “Our next club meeting will be held on Wednesday 27th March and will be the 35th Anniversary of the club.”

Lee said that these days because of the size of the club has grown to meetings are now held in the Bribie My garden has evolved and grown substantially over the years I have had the property. I love creating new spaces and this has been of necessity in many cases as I experiment with which plant will grow where!! Hard landscaping is also part of the bigger picture and what I can’t do myself one or another of my sons or grandson will help.

It took me some time to appreciate the importance of mulch - whether it be bark, red or black, mushroom compost, sugarcane, lucerne or barley straw!

My godsend has been the water bore which existed on the property when I bought it and I now make good use of soaker hoses. I have learned to not water too deep as sand does not retain the water and often the nutrients are wasted.

Fertilising gets remembered now and again – the best source for me is pellets scattered on the surface.

Lee said they have a guest speaker at the meeting as well as raffles with morning tea provided for all the members.

“Members enjoy regular bus trips and BBQ’s. We also have ‘Come and Share’ days for members gardens as well as ‘Come and See my Garden’ days after some meetings,” said Lee. Lee said that they also have a Christmas Lunch

Cocky pest!

Which plant goes where is haphazard – filling in the gap is my motto – so I guess my garden could be referred to as a “cottage “garden. I can’t resist planting cuttings as I trim and tidy so there are plenty of extras in the nursery! Having grown up on a farm where a vegetable garden on the river flats was part of the scenery, I get a lot of pleasure from growing my own food (not all of it!!!!). The pests take a bit of getting used to – fruitfly, grasshoppers, nematodes, cockatoos, possums but somehow I manage to harvest as well as keep them fed!! However

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“Friendship days are held every second year where we invite visitors from other clubs to join us on this

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Pond started not all the critters are pests and I encourage the native wildlife in its many forms – despite the neighbour’s bird-loving cat!!!!

Since I retired I have had great enjoyment from belonging to a garden club (or two!!) Socially it is great as the many and varied people attending delight in sharing their expertise and showing their successes on the exhibit bench. It is there that I have learned about many a different type of plant which has ended up in my garden.

The Speakers who visit each meeting also add to the many facets of gardening, it is a place where knowledge comes in ‘spadesful!”

Pond finished I love sharing my garden and it has hosted many events. My visitors love a stroll around the grounds to see what’s flowering before we settle to a cup of tea. Presently there is a new delight for me – showing my garden to my great grandchildren and hiding “critters” amongst the foliage – next project – a “Fairy Garden”!!

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OUR COMMUNITY (L to R) Overall winner Alexis Thomas, Public Speaking winner Kieffer Titmus and Madison Dryden.

BRIBIE LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR B ribie Island Lions conducted the local final of Youth of The Year on the 21st February at Bribie Island golf club Woorim.

The program is designed to encourage students interest in Leadership and qualities required to take an active role in the Community. They also have the opportunity to learn leadership management and community service

skills from groups of professional men and women. The program seeks a high level of academic, leadership, sporting, public speaking and citizenship achievements in its potential winners.

By emphasizing these qualities it hopes to provide outstanding role models for young people and an overall increase in confidence of young men and women.

The program consists of interviews on achievements, general knowledge community affairs and public speaking events at which a prepared speech of their own choice of five minutes duration and responses to two impromptu question of two minutes.

The program is divided into two winning sections, public speaking section and the overall winner. Three contestants took part Alexis Thomas, Kieffer Titmus and Madison Dryden.

The public speaking winner was Kieffer Titmus. The overall winner was Alexis Thomas who will now go to the regional final to be hosted this year by Bribie Island Lions.

In recognition to his service to Lions former Past District Governor and member of Bribie Island Lions ( the late Howard Waterman ), Bribie Lions has dedicated “The Howard Waterman Bursary” in his honour. The bursary is presented to the club’s Youth of The Year entrant from the Bribie Island High School who attains the highest OP rating at the end of year 12.

This year’s winner of The Howard Waterman Bursary was Lexie Waddell – Bajor.

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Keith Wilkins, the principal of Knobel & Davis (North), who is managing the apartment sales for this project says the expression of interest in this development has been tremendously positive for the developer. “We expect completion to be late March or early April with the new owners of the units being able to move in sometime in late April or early May.

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The early expressions of interest that we received are now being formalised into sales,� said Keith.

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BADGE OF HONOUR

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IEW Club guest speaker George Franklin from the Bribie RSL Sub Branch spoke to members about researching a relative or friend’s Service Record and applying for

OUR COMMUNITY

badges to be worn at any memorial occasion.

Called Community Link the programme was initiated by the Bribie branch in 1995 and is now available nationwide.

Last Xmas VIEW member TIna Galloway obtained her grandfather’s details and sent Representative Link cards and badges to her granddaughters in Canberra.

VIEW Hostess Angela Davis & George Franklin

‘As well as my grandfather’s details in World War 1 the cards have my granddaughters’ names and their relationship, in this case his great great granddaughters.’

‘They’re looking forward to wearing them on Anzac Day.’ Contact George on 0438 216 039 or commlink@ bribierslsubbranch.org.au.

VIEW women’s Club is a division of The Smith Family and meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month for lunch with guest speaker at the Serenity Restaurant, Waterways Hotel. A social event is also programmed monthly.

Jane O’Brien & mother Trixie Lange Guests and new members are warmly welcome. Phone Fay on 3408 2617 or email bribieviewclub@email.com.

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Mother and daughter Trixie Lange and Jane O’Brien.

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hich Word is Witch?’ author Judy Frost was the guest speaker on International Women’s Day for the women of Bribie VIEW CLub.

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Bribie VIEW CLub IWD 2019 50 members and guests met for breakfast at the Serenity Restaurant, Waterways Motel overlooking the magnificent water views of Pumicestone Passage and the Glasshouse Mountains.

Judy has published 3 books on her unique method of a lifetime career teaching children with learning difficulties reading and writing.’ Which Witch’ is a delightfully illustrated dictionary of homophones, explaining the different meanings of words that sound the same.

VIEW clubs support 1307 students across the country.

Bribie VIEW CLub raises funds for 5 students each year, seeing them right through their education.

We’d like to see our club grow its membership and guests (or old friends) are welcome to join us at any meeting or function.

VIEW Magazine The accent on children’s education reflected The Smith Family’s focus on helping disadvantaged children with their extra education expenses.

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LIFESTYLE neighbour’s fence. Even if you do put it in the bin, it’s still better than putting it in the bin inside a tea bag.

Step 2: Tip out the water that’s in your kettle right now. Put the kettle under the tap, and pour in new water. Boil. ONCE.

HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT CUP OF TEA IN JUST 3 EASY STEPS

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t’s 6am. You shuffle out to the kitchen in your plaid slippers and flick on the kettle. You hunt around for your favourite mug, but it’s not where it should be. You check the dishwasher, the cupboards, and then ah ha!

You remember you left it in the loungeroom. You go get it and scrub the hell out of it because you just know the dog had his nose in it. You glare at your dog accusingly at the thought, and he gives you a haughty look back. Once appropriately sanitised, you drop in the tea bag. You hit boil on the kettle again. You fill your mug and then jiggle the bag up and down until it’s the colour you like (or perhaps you follow a ‘insert number’ dunk rule). You add just the right amount of milk.

We all know the saying ‘It’s not my cup of tea’. We all have our preferences which result in a brew we love over all others.

That said, well, I’m not saying you’re making 18

your tea the wrong way… but. Well look here, if you make tea like the tired, dog loving person in the above paragraph, then there are a few easy tweaks you could make to exponentially improve your favourite brew.

And excellent tea is the only way to have tea, in my opinion.

“Ok get on with it, I don’t have all day – just tell me your bloody tips and I’ll decide for myself Lass!” Ok ok, I hear you. Here it is: Step 1: Use realtea.

There is a word in the English language that is the opposite of the ‘Cream of Crop’, and thy name is Fannings.

Tea bags are made with fannings, which is basically the lower leaves of the plant plus a bunch of sticks and dirt, which is then ground up into dust and auctioned off to companies like Dilmah, Twinnings, Lipton, etc. Just tear open a bag and have a look – does it look like it came from a plant,

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or a tobacco pouch? Please, unless you’re making a nice big bowl of tea for your dogs, avoid tea bags.

No matter what sort of tea you like, look for loose leaf as a general rule. You’ll have to make a special shopping trip for it, or order it online. What’s available at any supermarket, no matter how big and colourful their hot beverage aisle is, is no good. If you have the time and want to go for a long drive, there are some really beautiful specialty tea stores no more than an hour or two from you. There are also some excellent places to get tea online-which are often cheaper than you expect-as they have less overheads.

Enviro Tip: ditching tea bags for loose leaf is a boon for the environment. Producing the bleached bag (which also isn’t great for you), and the tag isn’t good for the environment, and neither is chucking it in the bin.

With loose leaf tea – you can just go turf it in the compost heap or over the

For the love of all that is good and holy, don’t just fill up the kettle and keep pressing boil whenever you want another tea throughout the day. Please, if you have any humanity at all, don’t push that button more than once.

Why? Because it’s the oxygen in the water that infuses the tea. Boiling removes oxygen. Boil the heck out of it and there will be none left. Ever made a tea and you go to get the bag out and there is just some brown stuff pooled on the bottom of the cup and the rest of the water in the cup is clear? Yuck.

Enviro tip: boiling a smaller amount of water takes less time, and hence saves you on electricity, if we’re being really pedantic. Which you probably are.

Step 3: Just follow the instructions on your tea.

That’s it.

Like any recipe, don’t go thinking that you can substitute, say, coconut for sugar, and beetroot for butter. The next thing you know the children are crying and good lord Susanyou’ve ruined Emily’s Birthday Party!

If it says brew for 4 minutes – do it.

Other hot tea tips (see what I did there?):

Use a timer. Over brewing is the same as cooking that cake for an extra hour; Under brewing is akin to serving a watery curry before it’s had time to thicken.

If you want a weaker tea, use less tea. Brew for the recommended amount of time.

If you want a stronger tea, use more tea. Brew for the recommended amount of time.

Use a strainer that has plenty of holes big enough for the water to get in there and infuse that great tea you’ve just bought. I’ve seen lots of strainers that have holes so fine that water has to fight to get in.

If you’re using nice healthy tea leaves, you can use a strainer with fairly big holes.

Tea pots are gorgeous. But you don’t really need em – get a strainer you can put

straight in your cup.

Put whatever type and amount of milk you like in your tea. Generally, you only put milk in black tea.

But I know plenty of people (weirdos) who like milk in their herbal brew.

Making tea is just like any recipe; there is chemistry to it and thing falls apart if the right things aren’t done with the right things, for the right amount of time.

In closing, tea is a very personal experience, and everyone enjoys it a

different way. You should always make it however you enjoy it best. But I do hope that some people find an improved cup of tea using the above tips, because a perfect cup of tea really is the nectar of the gods (that, and red wine, obviously).

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OUR COMMUNITY Jan Dwyer and Clint Fullgreabe from Bribie Island SES (Rear) examine the new torches with WAG volunteers David Wearn, Betty Linford, Ann Ward, Julie Rigg and Alex Peerman

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lighting and in a small ceremony at the Wallum Action Group Community Nursery recently, Clint Fullgrabe and Jan Dwyer of the Bribie Island SES received a donation of thirty high powered torches, all purchased from funds raised through the sale of plants at the nursery.

Wallum Action Group (WAG) president David Wearn told me that after a conversation with Clint Fullgrabe about the need for more efficient lighting, he researched the availability of suitable torches and was able to purchase them from a supplier at Brendale.

‘Queensland Protective Cases at Brendale supplied us with these torches which are able to illuminate an object at two hundred metres,’ David said. ‘That will help them find us old people when we wander off without telling anyone,’ he quipped.

In thanking the Wallum Action Group for their donation, Clint explained that as one of the tasks performed by the SES involves traffic control, the red or green wand feature of the torches would make them a valuable addition to their equipment.

The Wallum Action Group Community Nursery on First Avenue in Bongaree next to the Orchid House is operated solely by volunteers and is open weekdays from 8 am until 11 am. The nursery stocks an extremely large variety of plants and all monies raised through sales are used to assist worthy causes within the community. In recent years, WAG has purchased a number of diabetes pumps, paid for the training of an assistance dog, bought wheelchairs to be used at Caboolture Hospital and provided funding for many other essential projects.

Thirty of these high powered torches were donated to the SES Anyone who would like to find out more about what the Community Nursery has to offer or perhaps enquire about becoming a volunteer should either drop in for a chat or call 0407 699 953.

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BRIBIE ISLAND ORCHESTRA PRACTICES FOR AUTUMN CONCERT T he Bribie Island Orchestra which is well into its 26th year of performances is busily practising for its Autumn concert to be held at the

Bribie Island Retirement Village Hall Foley Street on 24th March at 6.30pm.

Presenting a programme of popular classics. The orchestra numbers 25 –

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The orchestra meets every week on Sundays to play together and rehearse for their next public concert and new members are always welcome. New music is introduced for assessment at practices but the music must please the players as well as the audience. The ensemble is directed and conducted

by Martin White and lead by Maria Boland an accomplished violinist and most players are keen amateurs and there are players of all ages.

There are three cellists along with a keyboardist who plays the bass music.

All of these cellists began learning the cello when they were over 50 or more and some of their success can be attributed to the fact that they had had experience with playing the piano previously.

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READER OPINION years, by 4,000 BC, the Screenshot from NASA A Year Earth’s temperature rose in the Life of Earth’s CO2 to about .5° above our 20th Century norm.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE

By Tony Longland

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letter in The Bribie Islander regarding carbon dioxide (CO2) and climate change prompted me to do a little research of my own on the topic.

Natural climate changes are, on a human scale, pretty slow. To understand the scale, we need a reference point, so let’s take the “normal climate”

or “global temperature” to be what most of us grew up with – the world’s climate in the 20th Century. This equates to a global average temperature of about 14°C. In 20,000 BC, there were only about half a million humans in the world, and the global temperature was a full 4° cooler than our 20th Century average – it was a major Ice Age. Over a period of some 16,000

By about 1300 BC, the global average was around 14° and remained fairly constant until about 1200 AD – so it was steady for about 2,500 years. Then it fell by just half a degree Celsius, and gave us the era known as “The Little Ice Age”.

So, a fall of just .5° in the global temperature resulted in the European rivers freezing over in winter, increased glaciation, and major crop failures and famine. But that fall occurred over 400 years, not the few decades we are witnessing with the current warming cycle.

The global average temperature stayed at 13.5 until the early 1800s – that’s when humans come into calculations. It took from 20,000 BC to 1805 AD for the

human population to reach 1 billion. Then the Industrial Revolution started, ushering in the era of giant-scale use of coal and oil, and the pumping of significant amounts of carbon into our atmosphere.

Look up a YouTube video from NASA called “A Year in the Life of Earth’s CO2”. It shows that 90% of the world’s atmospheric CO2 is in the northern half of the globe. Is it a coincidence that the Northern Hemisphere’s share of the human population is also about 90%? No, of course not.

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When scientists talk about a further .4° increase in global temperatures, it’s not the local weather forecast – it’s a GLOBAL change, covering not just Australia, but the Arctic, Antarctic, Himalayas and the Russian tundras – so .4° is of major significance. The last five years have been the world’s hottest on record, and there’s more to come.

Meanwhile, warming over the Arctic has pushed super-cold air south, leading to record-breaking winters in Europe and North America – it’s strange to see warming leading to freezing, but when longestablished conditions change over decades instead of thousands of years, the whole system is thrown violently out of kilter, like gently turning wind-chimes suddenly

getting hit by a basketball (or Earth by a meteor, as the dinosaurs discovered).

Some people like to say that the climate has always changed and always will, implying that humans can have no effect and no control. But it’s flawed logic to say that just because something has happened naturally, that humans can’t cause it too. Species have always gone extinct naturally, but that doesn’t mean that humans haven’t caused extinctions – just ask the next Dodo, Moa or Tasmanian Tiger you see in your travels.

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iane Oxenford, who is among many other things, a passionate advocate and champion of all things turtles, kindly shared these photos with The Bribie Islander.

“Ït’s the reason we lobby so hard to protect the health and integrity of our dunes (not just to protect the real estate!). And…… the nest was in the middle of an access path to the beach…..

It would have been trampled over. Luckily it is not one of the most popular access routes. Shows how resilient this species can be and probably why marine turtles survived the dinosaur era.

I often wonder if they will survive our era.”

She says she has been kept really busy now that Bribie is in the middle of the turtle nesting and now hatching season.

“We just had a clutch run last night. So was on the beach digging and counting the nest at 5.00 the next morning. The mother loggerhead laid (4th January 2019) a total of 149 eggs and 147 hatched successfully

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WINELANDER

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e are just about to get the wine show circuit underway for another year and how influenced are you to buy a bottle of wine by the awards the wine has won, which are generally shown on the label as medals in gold, silver or bronze? As I have mentioned before it is unlikely the wine in that bottle is exactly the same as the one placed in front of the judges at any show, especially a red wine, if it has been sent from a large producer who has selected the wine from maybe one of dozens of barrels and that one barrel is deemed to have wine in it better than all the rest, when at the end of the day all the barrels are mixed together before bottling and that’s what you buy. One day I thought how interesting it would be to get two teams together, one a standard wine judging team comprising of winemakers, wine writers and people who have such knowledge of wines they have all kinds of degrees attained by passing exams.

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of a group of everyday wine drinkers like you and me who just buy whatever is on the shelf at a price which is affordable and a variety which we enjoy, then see what the normal public would award the wines compared to the so-called experts, I can imagine a lot of interesting comparisons.

Firstly we need to know how a wine judging event takes place, wine shows happen all over the world and in Australia all over the country, some senior shows sample wines submitted from wineries from every region others just concentrate on local wines.

Senior wine shows are usually held in capital cities such as Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney and often have the prefix “royal’ in front such as The Perth Royal Wine Show and are often held in conjunction with the annual country meets city show. However if you see a round blue sticker with the words Blue Gold on the label it is from The Sydney Wine Show where the wines submitted are

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actually tasted in groups with certain types of food, a single blue gold is important but a double blue gold is equivalent to a trophy and this is what the winemakers try to achieve.

We had the pleasure some years ago to be invited to the lunch in Sydney after the awards were made where we could taste all the single blue gold winners then sat down to lunch where the food presented was the same as the judging alongside the double blue gold medal-winning wines and what an eye opener this proved to be.

At the other major shows the wines are divided into a number of sections, dry whites, dry reds, the age of the wines, fortified wines, sugar levels etc. so when submitting the wines the producers have to ensure they pick the right segment or the wine is rejected. The wines that are submitted are unlabelled with just a show sticker on the bottle and the segment the wine has been submitted into so the judge has no idea of its origin, producer or

By Philip Arlidge arlidge@bigpond.com.au winemaker and the number of wines submitted can run into the thousands and at Perth, for example, there are over twenty trophy winning categories so there is a lot of sniffing, tasting and spitting done over the several days of competition.

Around the globe, there are two point scoring systems one marked out of twenty points, the other out of a hundred points but at the end of the day, it is about bronze, silver, gold medals and a trophy, or good, outstanding and classic.

In the 20 point system 3 points are awarded for colour, if the wine isn’t clear or vibrant it won’t go any further, 7 points for the smell, any nasties here and again the wine will be rejected and finally ten points for taste, medals that are awarded are Bronze 15.5/16.9 points, Silver 17/18.4 points and gold 18.5 to 20 points, in theory every wine presented could win a gold medal, although this would never happen, but there can only be one trophy winner in each category. In the hundred points system

85-89 points the wine is deemed very good, 90-94 points outstanding and 95100 a classic wine, Robert Parker, for example, the top American Wine Critic, has awarded several wines 100 points over the years and the wine drinking public go crazy and usually buy every bottle produced regardless of price and in this system there can be more than one 100 point wine.

If you are a buyer who likes to purchase wines with awards on the labels and get the real medal winning wine then if you look for a smaller producer and the chances are they have taken an unlabelled bottle out of stock before putting a show label on or in my case once I received a phone call from a supplier to soak the original label off and put the show label on then take the wine down to the show grounds and

WINELANDER selection at around $100 leave it there, and yes it and is a single vineyard won a gold medal! range with a Barossa If you are a cricket fan and buy through “Cellarmasters” Shiraz and an Adelaide Hills Chardonnay and keep an eye out for a new when asked which was his range labelled Botham, it favourite replied that “it’s is the latest offering from very difficult to pick one a long line of celebrities as there’s not a wine that such as golfers, actors and I wouldn’t serve on my now cricketers who like to table”, howzat? No doubt put their name on a wine the Woolworths chain will label to sell their product. eventually release the wines Retired cricketer Sir Ian through their other stores “Beefy” Botham selected a BWS and Dan Murphy’s if range of Australian Wines, there is sufficient interest. actually blended the wines himself and wanted to create a collection of wines accessible to all wine drinkers so has come up with a three-tier range.

The first tier is a Shiraz and Chardonnay selling for around $11, the second tier at around $18 comprises of a Margaret River Chardonnay, a Barossa Shiraz and a Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. The third tier is a premium

Looking for a good red at the right price then try the 2017 Crowded Hour McLaren Vale Shiraz at around $13 from Liquorland, the colour is good and deep, the bouquet spicy, meaty, chocolaty and is quite approachable and drinking very well now.

Cheers, Philip Arlidge

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BRIBIE ISLAND’S BEST RECOGNISED AT GLOBAL AWARDS Bribie Island’s Victoria Nicholson is celebrating after a big month of awards with her team, recently returning from Las Vegas having attended the 2019 RE/MAX R4 Convention.

RE/MAX Advanced broker/owner Ms Nicholson was awarded International Chairman’s Club status at the global conference.

The award recognises top performing sales associates from over 100 Countries world wide. Ms Nicholson received the award at the Best of RE/MAX Worldwide gala.

“To be recognised amongst top professionals from around the world was very special,” said Ms Nicholson.

“The conference was fantastic, each year it just gets better with more on offer,” she said.

“The physical number of people, the calibre of speakers, the quality of entertainment and knowing that it represents a real estate brand in more than 100 countries is extraordinary and it just goes to show the global reach of RE/MAX.” R4 topped off a successful awards month for the RE/MAX Advanced broker/owner who, on February 14th, at the RE/ MAX Australia Annuals Awards held at The Star, Gold Coast, was recognised for being amongst the country’s high achievers.

As a top sales associate for 2018, Ms Nicholson received a Chairman’s Club award in front of her Australian peers.

Chairman’s club is the fourth tier

in a series through 100%, Gold, Platinum, Chairman’s, Titan and Diamond Club levels. The awards recognize the preparation, effort, performance and commitment essential to real estate success.

Ms Nicholson wasn’t the only Bribie Island award winner at the Annual gala event, with Karl Osswald again this year recognised for his continued success within the RE/MAX network, receiving a 100% Club status award. David Wereszczuk also received a 100% Club award, with the network recognizing his success with RE/MAX. Managing Director Michael Davoren said that 2018 had proved a generally solid market, giving the network and its individually owned businesses opportunity for growth.

“Whatever a real estate market hands out, agents who put in the hard yards are the ones to succeed; and it’s becoming

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more and more obvious that exceptional relationships and experiences lead to success in our business.

“It is the agent’s uniqueness that will deliver the truly stand-out real estate experience for the customer,” Mr Davoren said.

The R4 convention, which was held at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas from February 25 -28th , featured a number of outstanding speakers, including Marcus Lemonis from CNBC’s “The Profit”. Attendees were treated to a private concert with Tim McGraw, celebrating the successes of the network.

R4 is like no other real estate convention and provides an opportunity for RE/MAX professionals to network with colleagues from over 100 countries. It recognises and celebrates the global success of the RE/MAX franchise.

Victoria Nicholson is broker/ owner of RE/MAX Advanced, Bribie Island and leads an outstanding team of sales professionals. You can contact The Team on (07) 3408 4071 or victoria.nicholson@remax. com.au for an award-winning property experience.

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OUR COMMUNITY

GLOBAL CARE SUPPORTS LOCAL COMMUNITY According to Clara Thompson, PA to Senior Pastors of Awesome Church Bribie Island, Global Care Bribie Island is here to stay.

“Global Care Bribie Island is a branch of Global Care Australia which is the Social Justice and Disaster Response arm of International Network of Churches: INC. Global Care Bribie Island commenced operations in 2011, the year of the Brisbane Floods,” Clara told The Bribie Islander recently.

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flooded areas. Since then we have become second responders to Bribie itself during emergency flooding and provide support backup to the SES and Fire Services.

Also, we have supplied emergency supplies to North Qld following cyclonic damage and also flood-stricken Logan in 2017,” she said.

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So you can see the organisation have already been heavily involved in the wider community.

She said a major impact within the community is via the school breakfasts they provide.

“Our Primary Goal is to continue to support individuals, families and communities to thrive and assist in growing our

“During the 2017 year, we served 27,200 nutritional breakfasts at the 3 local schools. We are enduring – this is our 7th year. We

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island’s social, spiritual and economic health. Our shop is open from 11 am to 12.30pm or until sold out on Wednesdays. Eligible customers must have proof of low income. The shop is signposted and is located in Toorbul LANE behind the Antique shop,” said Clara.

Recent Bushfire feeding the emergency services HR have seen our children graduate primary to senior school. Watched them grow. A small community group like ours has a heart to beat in sync with its growing population and to monitor and guard the weak against social and economic predators,” she said.

Clara says that last year they provided 1,178 food parcels, supplied 305 Christmas hampers and gifts, visited Aged Care residences 600 occasions and raised and donated

OUR COMMUNITY $10,028.80 to local, national and international causes.

“Last year Global Care Bribie distributed gifts to local community agencies, emergency service personnel and members of the general public in appreciation of their contribution to the local community during National Others Week – which is about being kind and generous to people in our community,” she said.

“Other organisations have tried and failed. Global Care Bribie Island is here to stay. Such is our mandated commitment.

Ever ready. Ever present.

We are always looking for volunteers to help in the schools - must have a blue card or be able to get one.”

If you are interested in volunteering contact Clara Thompson on 3408 0429 or email cocbi@bigpond.com

Squishy and Ben need a home a number of cats, kittens, puppies and dogs placed with our foster carers waiting to be re-homed. All our adopted animals come vet checked, up to date vaccinations, micro chipped and de-sexed,” he said.

Graeme says your potential new pet can be viewed at www.petrescue.com.au. or to check out the adoption photos at either shop.

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ccording to Graeme Goodall, Operations Manager of Caboolture and District Animal Welfare Inc., it is a volunteer organisation that has been established for almost 30 years, set up for the purpose of re-homing surrendered cats and

“To help cover costs we operate two pre-loved shops situated at the Woolworths complex in Bongaree and the other at 3 King St Caboolture,” said Graeme.

“At any one time, we have

If you wish to come on board as a carer or are interested in re-homing one of their pets you can call their Animal Co-Ordinator on 0455 778 166 or the Operations Manager on 0477 581 286.

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“We are also always looking for people who have a passion for animals to join our foster caring team. All costs (vet, food etc) are covered whilst in care,” he said.

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round 440,000 Australians live with dementia and almost 1.5 million Australians are involved in their care.

However, dementia training is currently not mandatory for aged care and home care workers.

Dementia Australia chief executive Maree McCabe recently told the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality that about 70 per cent of the aged care workforce did not receive any training about dementia as part of their training.

The team from Carinity Home Care Bribie Island is passionate about providing specialised quality service to older residents experiencing dementia, including conditions such as Alzheimer’s.

All of Carinity Home Care Bribie Island’s lifestyle carers are completing dementia-specific training through Dementia Australia and the University of Tasmania.

Carinity Home Care Bribie Island Lifestyle Coordinator Julie Harrison says it is important that her team members be skilled in understanding the complexities of dementia.

“Dementia is one of the most prevalent conditions to affect the older members of the community. Therefore, it is important that our care staff are supported in accessing knowledge in understanding dementia and learning skills how to best communicate and encourage persons affected

“This Carinity team have taken advantage of every opportunity to complete courses in dementia care, whether online, at workshops or at university.

“Knowing how to communicate effectively with persons affected by dementia means Carinity carers can support our clients in not just the activities of daily living but also participating in activities that bring enjoyment to their lives.”

The Carinity Home Care Bribie Island team, who all live on Bribie Island or in Caboolture, also support the local Dementia Support Group and the Dementia Friendly Communities initiative.

Julie says Carinity Home Care will soon begin hosting a Dementia Support Group in Caboolture which

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Julie Harrison from Carinity Home Care Bribie Island will meet regularly at community hubs and in dementia-friendly cafés.

Carinity Home Care offer a full range of service to support seniors to remain living independently at home including household support, nursing care, personal grooming, and getting them out and about to the shops and with friends in their local community.

For more on Carinity Home Care Bribie Island visit CarinityHomeCare.org.au or phone 0490 441 184.

READER OBSERVATION

THE CHANGING FACE OF WOORIM BEACH Don McEwan, one of our Bribie Islander readers shared a few photos which represent the changing face of Woorim beach and in this case very much for

the better it appears.

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usy Fingers Fundraising is well known on Bribie Island for its generous support of local clubs and charities. One of the latest recipients of Busy Fingers aid is the Bribie Pickleball Club.

President Harry Fielding and Vice President in charge of development, Peter Fielding, wish to express their deep appreciation that their grant application for assistance to purchase basic equipment such as nets, balls and paddles (bats) was recently granted in full by the Busy Fingers fundraising committee.

The Bribie Pickleball Club is a fledgling organization established in October last year. With Moreton Bay Council support, it uses temporary courts behind

the U3A Recreation Hall in First Avenue, while more permanent possibilities are being explored. Up until the Busy Fingers grant was obtained, the Bribie club has been using borrowed gear and the members are thrilled to be able to now use their own equipment.

Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and the sport in Australia is also growing very quickly. In just 4 months, pickleball on Bribie Island has attracted more than 80 players who participate in both club activities and games run through the Bribie Island U3A. Whilst it attracts a lot of senior players (because of the moderate exercise and well-documented health benefits), it is a game suited

Peter and Harry Fielding with a small sample of the gear provided by Busy Fingers to all ages. The inaugural national championships were held in Sydney last year and participants were from 15 through 76 years old. The second national championships will be held in Noosa in October this year.

Pickleball was invented in the USA in the mid 1960s and now has over 3 million players in that country alone.

It is played both indoor and outdoor on a badminton-size court with the net just a fraction lower than a tennis net. A plastic ball, similar to a whiffle ball is used. The game is named after Pickles, a dog owned by the family who invented the game.

Apparently Pickles used to

enjoy the game as much as the humans who were playing and was a great retriever of wayward balls!

Professional tennis players have turned to pickleball and Pat Cash recently gave the game a ringing endorsement.

It is an easy and enjoyable game to learn, but a word of caution: you may become addicted! If you want to try your hand at playing or just come along to watch, contact Harry Fielding (0409131395) or Peter Fielding (0401780928) or email bribiepickleball@ gmail.com for details of playing times and venues.

You can also just google “pickleball� to see videos of the game in action.

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had on Townsville and the track being underwater at one stage, the city was keen for the event to go on. Our families are looking forward to the Townsville visit to support their city and our athletes.

en Bribie District Little Athletics kids will be representing their Centre to a whole new level next weekend when they make the trek north for the McDonalds Little Athletics State Championships. This Year held in Townsville.

Fourteen of our athletes made it to States though some unfortunately can’t make it. These athletes will compete in many sprint races, sprint Hurdles, Long Distance running, Race Walking, Discus, Long Jump and High Jump. To make it to this level each of these athletes had to finish in the top four places at Regional Championships and many of the posted Personal Bests in doing so.

Bribie District Little Athletics has come along way in two short years, the Centre was formed on a whim, with no funding on equipment to go along with it. Through the generosity of our Community organisations, Businesses, and individuals we now have the equipment that we can call our own, that can cater for the 165 athletes that signed on this year.

Next year however we are faced with another challenge. Little Athletic Australia passed a rule

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ROTARY

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By Anne Matthews PR Director Bribie Rotary

t might surprise some of us, but the average Australian produces 1.5 tonnes of waste each and every year. While some waste is unavoidable, much household waste is quite avoidable. Good examples are plastic packaging and food waste. Many people also “consciously or unconsciously” drop litter around (paper, wrappings etc). The rubbish we create through mass consumption is choking our streets, beaches, parks, bushland and waterways. Along the way it is also killing the beauty of our natural world – including our animals and sea creatures.

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started by Ian Kiernan, AO in 1989. Today, it is a National event and community groups, families and friends join together to “clean up” our communities.

On Sunday 3 March, members of the Rotary Club of Bribie Island joined Australians around the country to Clean up Australia. Bribie Rotary is always involved in National Clean up Day on the Island. By spending a few hours this way, we not only enjoy the exercise and comradeship of doing something useful, we also realise how easy it is to clean up and preserve the beautiful environment we have on Bribie.

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The public spirit of Rotarians was at the fore again, and it was wonderful just having the company of this very special group and simply getting involved in an action that makes our world a better place.

It was like a treasure hunt really - walking through the bush and dunes around Rotary Park in Woorim. We found car parts, bottles, cans, polystyrene drink containers, bottle tops, cigarette butts and a couple of caps. Of course we also found the fast food wrappings and cups from the usual suspects – just discarded where their owners had sat to eat and drink their contents. People to lazy to carry them to the bin – perhaps 100 metres away. Just thrown, or dropped and forgotten – to blow into the bush or surf.

Last year the prize for the most unusual item went to John Oxenford and Ron Ward who dragged a mattress from the bush. This year I claimed the prize when I found a window frame and clothes line deep in the bush - I managed to drag them to the road and then, fellow member, Rick Thornton

helped me get it back to the collection point. We might well ask why anyone with any public spirit or pride would dispose of items like this – just throw them into the bush!

Perhaps if everyone took responsibility for their own rubbish, and “put it in the bin” then days like this would not be necessary.

What a thought – what a resolution for us all!

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HEALTHY NATURE’S MIRACLE MOLECULE, FULVIC ACID

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ulvic acid is created in extremely small amounts by millions of beneficial microbes that went through compost procedure. It combines with a variety of minerals to create a complex molecule.

It is often recognized as ‘nature’s miracle molecule’.

The molecule of fulvic acid has 15 tetra trillion electrons, which can donate to human cell to repair free radicals. Fulvic acid is to be said free radical quencher.

When you’re feeling tired you just feel run down, you just don’t have a lot of energy on a cellular level.

Your cells aren’t carrying an electrical charge very well.

When you can recharge the battery suddenly you have energy again.

Things start functioning the way they should. The whole function here is enhancing the electrical capacity, converting free radicals back into nutrition.

Fulvic acid also acts as the delivery system.

Fulvic acid is a micro Nano molecule, therefore it crosses all barriers in the body including brain barrier. Fulvic acid can carry nutrients to whatever tissue whatever cells wherever you need them to go. The interesting thing about fulvic acid is that it delivers the nutrients also it takes the waste such as heavy metals, pesticides 42

or anything that the cell doesn’t want will bond and carry out of the system.

Oxidative stress contributes to the development of illnesses including heart disease, cancer, autoimmune disorders and aging. To combat oxidative stress we need to balance free radicals and antioxidant defenses.

Our bodies are comprised of billions of molecular cells held together by electronic bonds.

Sometimes these molecules are held together by a weak bond and can split apart resulting in an unstable molecule with unpaired electron. This molecule is known as a free radical.

When it comes to the cancer, the cancer cells have very low electrical activity. So if we can raise its electrical activity, the cancer cell will die off.

Therefore a high electrical activity kills cancer cells. Fulvic acid has the electrolyte capacity to raise the electrical activity in the cells and it destroys cancer cells. It also has the capacity of removing the waste delivering the nutrition. Fulvic acid is high in carbon, high in hydrogen and high in oxygen. We use fulvic acid for balancing our body’s composition cells.

Why we haven’t heard about these wonderful natural treatments?

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control many aspects of our lives such as media, education and food industry. Like all other businesses pharmaceutical industry’s primary focus is on making money. If they cannot patent the treatment, they can’t maximize the profits.

Therefore it’s not beneficial for them to promote any natural remedies. If they can sell patented medications to patients to keep them alive, not necessarily make them healthy, more people will buy their products therefore they proffer! Sadly this is a

business of medicine today.

However now people are starting to wake up, and doing their own research and seeks natural ways of curing themselves rather than relying on harmful medication.

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NATURE

BROLGA – GRUS RIBICUNDA

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ribie Island. Now they are rarely seen but do pop up on the island from time to time. When there is water at Bishop’s Marsh on the road to Toorbul Brolgas are often seen in the water or feeding in the nearby grass.

Brolgas are tall, graceful, grey cranes standing up to 1.5 m with a wingspan of around 2 m and are one of Australia’s largest flying birds. Their most noticeable feature is the red band across their featherless heads. They have dark gular pouches under their bill and yellow eyes.

Male and female are similar with the female smaller weighing about 6 kg while the male is around 7 kg. Neck and legs are Not long ago before the Banksia Beach development Brolgas were fairly common around that area on outstretched when in flight which is an awesome sight to witness. They are also very comfortable soaring high in the thermals.

Lifespan is thought to be around seven years. There

are only two Crane species in Australia, the other being the Saris Cranes which look very much like Brolgas but have a much wider red band which extends down part their necks. Saris Cranes have been in Australia for thousands of years but were only discovered in the 1960’s in the Northern regions of Australia.

In John Gould’s book “Birds of Australia” which was published in 1865 The Brolga was referred to as the “Australian Crane”.

Habitats can be very diverse from tropical, arid, pastoral, sometimes at river mouths and in mangroves but they are usually found somewhere near water. In the North of Australia huge flocks of up to 20,000 birds will gather near water during the dry season and will fly off in pairs to nest when it rains. They are not migratory as such but will travel great distances to different places to be near water.

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aquatic vegetation, molluscs, insects, amphibians, mice and seeds including grain crops. Their bills are used to dig food from the ground.

They feed in swamps and on grasslands and in cultivated areas. Not long ago they were shot or poisoned by some farmers because of the damage they caused to their crops.

During breeding season pairs will put on a wonderful dancing display with heads high, trumpeting loudly and often jumping a metre into the air with wings outstretched. This dancing routine not only occurs during courting but can happen at any time of the year. It is not known why they dance but is an amazing sight to see.

August to December is the usual breeding season and the pairs mate for life. Sites are chosen with good views in all directions. Most nests are large mounds of grass and reeds and are up to 1.5 m in diameter and built in swamps in water to about 30cm deep. They are built from the bottom upward making sure that the eggs will be above water level.

Other nests are built on land but close to water. Two white eggs 94x60mm with brownish markings is the usual clutch size. Eggs are incubated by both parents for about a month and both parents tend to the nestlings.

Young chicks leave the nest and begin to feed themselves within 1-2 days and can fly off after about 14 weeks. In captivity Brolgas and Saris Cranes have been known to interbreed but it is not known if this happens in the wild.

There are several Aboriginal legends pertaining to Brolgas. One is that a young girl who loved to dance was turned into a Brolga.

Many Aboriginal dances are based on the graceful portrayal of the Brolga’s dance movements. The Gamilaraay Aboriginal word “Burralga” has been adapted to “Brolga” in the English form.

Threats to Brolgas come in the form of increased agriculture, wetland drainage for agriculture and development, feral pigs in the north and foxes in the south. Sometimes their dance routine is used to scare off predators.

Brolga

Conservation status varies from state to state. Northern areas of Qld, NT and WA are secure while in NSW, Vic and SA numbers are declining and they have become vulnerable. Since 1986 several large properties in NW New South Wales have been made safe havens for Brolgas. Their habitat is being looked after and feral animals removed to try and rejuvenate declining numbers.

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NATURE - READER STORIES

THIS IS THE STORY OF OWLY

Owly hiding

By Pam Carmichael

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he last issue of The Bribie Islander featured our pet the Owl, Dog and Cat eating out of Bunnykins dishes. The editor wanted to know more about the story behind the picture.

The owl was the victim of a hit and run and friends brought him over to us as they had three dogs and thought he wouldn’t be safe with them. We took him to the vet who treated his

broken wing. Initially, we housed him in a cage but then let him roam around the yard as the cat and dog left him alone.

We fed him meat covered in feathers given to us by a neighbour who kept birds.

He escaped on one occasion and two boys found him wandering through the park and took him to the vet who said: “I know this owl” and we were delighted to

answer the door to find the vet and owl. Our neighbours brought him a mouse to celebrate!

When he died I didn’t bury him deep enough and the children ran in very excited saying “Owly is back”. The dog had dug him up and he was lying on the back lawn, stiff as a board with legs in the air. He was hastily reburied.

Caged Owl We lived in Campbelltown at the time and I have included some more photos of Owly.

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(along the Gympie Rd corridor). We do limited trips to South and West Brisbane We do subsidised transport medical facilities. We operate for physically active people Monday to Friday (excl. public Saturday 23 March 11am - 2pm over 18+ who have difficulty holidays). accessing other forms of Eligibility criteria does apply.

Donnybrook Community Hall transport. We aim to help You must be assessed and you remain independent and registered with us. We do socially active.Emergency Service requiredisplays a client contribution We offer OFF-ISLAND for each trip.

Our rates are Crafts, plants and cake sales transport for: available upon request.

Lego and gardening displays  Medical appointments People undergoing Radiation $2 barista coffee  Visiting family or friends in a Therapy Everyone BBQbe exempt from care facility or hospital. FREE may our welcome!  Social outings, including eligibility criteria.

Morayfield, Northlakes & Call 3408-0111 Chermside Shopping Centres or visit www.bivchai.org.au We go to Caboolture, Redcliffe, Northlakes and Brisbane

The Associations receives funding from the Commonwealth Home Support Program, Meldale, Donnybrook & Toorbul - Let’s Get Ready Together Queensland Department of Housing and TRANSPORT - MAINTENANCE - MODIFICATION Public Works and the Department of Thank you to the residents and community Communities to support our Services The Association receives funding from the Commonwealth Home Support Program, Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works and the Department of Communities to support our Services

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THE BUTCHER AND THE ANTECHINUS

CAFE

All Day Breakfast

By Mal Slattery

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ust forwarding some photos which were taken at my place at Bribie on the back patio. The bird is a butcher bird. My daughter, Kerry, (a keen photographer) took it here at Bribie the other day. When I first saw it I thought it was a common mouse. Kerry put it on Facebook and received some 500 replies.

Some from authentic veterinarians, experts and qualified wildlife people. It appears it is an ANTECHINUS, an Australian marsupial.

(Never heard of them before).

It is interesting to look them up on Google.

One comment is that they are renowned for their frenzied sex lives in which the male dies after mating with as many ladies as he can manage. The males frenzied mating causes his immune system to become compromised which results in stress-related death before it is one year old. (He probably dies with a smile on his face. Ha Ha)

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MAD Poets TO MY GRANDCHILDREN

There’s a little bit of me in you I see it everyday The way you hold your head sometimes And the funny things you say The looks you get upon your face The frown lines when you get mad The smile you show when you see your Father Because he was my Son before he was your Dad The way you stick out your tongue when you think The way that you try to dance The imaginary thought bubbles above your head None of these things are just by chance So one day when it comes that I’m no longer around I hope you see a little bit of me in you And remember I will love you forever and a day You can be sure that this is true

by KMH

THE OLD TOYOTA RAV I was 50 yrs old when I purchased my first car She was pearly white with style and a bumper bar I owned the Toyota Rav for 15 years Tow bar and boot space and room for the pinking shears She had gears and determination and never let me down I never wanted to sell her but time had come around My Son put her on gumtree with her resume I gave her a wash and a polish there 48

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was not an ounce of decay A woman from Alex wanted to take a look So Saturday I drove off to a rendezvous nook She poked and prodded and looked about I will take this car for this amount Well! I was awe struck and could not believe my ears A hand shake and deposit and the deal was in flight Just a road worthy and things were right Monday morning came and it was time to say goodbye To me the little white Rav was dear and I had a tear in my eye So many memories with grandchildren and dogs All went with the little Rav that I just flogged So now I have a new car but it is not the same The little white Rav will always remain A car with no technology that was in my command It does not ask me questions with press button suggestions It was clearly just a little white car

by Sharmayne Kurtz

MY WIFE

Aged twenty-two - A drifter Little for me in life I did what every bloke should do I won myself - a wife We never had a cracker It was mostly trouble and strife But someone kept me trying She was of course - my wife Seven months of marriage

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POETRY The first child growing ripe The bloody war said ‘That’s It’ You have to leave your wife.

The whole damn world was torn apart Change and misery was rife But I made it with the backing Of no one else but - my wife I set about building houses With an ego as sharp as a knife Became a Master Builder Urged on by - my wife 49 years of marriage What a wonderful life Would gladly do it all again But only with the same - wife Aged 70 and still firing That ego still sharp as a knife Who keeps me on the straight and narrow You guessed it in one - my wife All you young blokes in Australia If you really want a good life Pull in your head - get in there But first, you need a good wife You may get the idea that I love her But that’s not exactly right Add adoration to loving Then you’ve got it - that’s my wife

by Leslie George Johnston Footnote: George’s daughter Lana Bushell of Bongaree submitted her late father’s poem. George passed away in 1990 at the age of 73.

Thanks Lana for sending it into us.

LAUGH RIOT Question: What do you calll the soft tissue between the sharks teeth?

Answer: A slow swimmer Question: What are A sharks two most favourite words?

Answer: Man overboard Question: Why do bees hum?

Answer: They don’t remember the lyrics A woman sees a fisherman at the jetty and asks if they are biting.

The fishermen replies only if they are provoked.

I woke up this morning and forgot which side the sun rises from, then it dawned on me.

WHY YOU SHOULD MOVE TO BRIBIE ISLAND 10 Questions to ask yourself: 10 Advantages 1. You’re always wondering what the heck you’re doing with your life; 2. The benefits don’t outweigh the downsides; 3. You hate the transportation situation; 4. It doesn’t offer your favourite food; 5. You don’t fit in with the culture; 6. You blame all of your problems on the city; 7. Everything angers or upsets you; 8. You always want to get away; 9. You hate the weather; and 10. You’re always uncomfortable or dressed wrong.

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1. Every day is the first day of the rest of your life; 2. Getting out of bed is not an issue; a. Be on the beach within 5 minutes for an early morning walk; b. Invigorate yourself with a morning dip in Pumistone Passage; 3. Who needs to catch public transport when you’re already there; 4. Living on Bribie if you were any further laid back you’d be horizontal; 5. Walk the bike paths and enjoying the friendliness of the people. The most commonly used phrase is “MORNING”. Love it; 6. What is there to moan about when you live in a utopia; 7. Only get upset when your coffee is the wrong temperature. Everything is cool; 8. The biggest decisions to make are; a. Where to have my early morning coffee.

(Personally “The Islander Café” is my choice); b. Do I swim in the calmness of Pumistone Passage or do I journey the 5 minutes to surf Woorim Beach; 9. Hmmmm a. Hottest: 39 degrees C b. Coldest: 16 degrees C c. Average: 27.5 degrees C d. Average rain: 16.95 cm e. SNOW: 0 10. You’re at Bribie. WHO CARES This very spacious well appointed unit offers a relaxed lifestyle with no lawns to mow. It comprises of 3 large bedrooms, master en-suite, open plan lounge, dining, kitchen, electric roller

door and professionally built in cupboards for extra storage in the large garage. Walking distance to the Bribie Passage, RSL and Bowls Clubs. Also conveniently close to bus stops.

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HISTORY

Introduction

By Barry Clark, Bribie Island, Historical Society

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he Historical Society has recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary and is proud to have created a growing awareness and interest in the rich history of this small island.

Over those years we have built a Database of over 300,000 searchable documents relating to Bribie. These include Photos, Films, Maps,

Letters, Articles, Newspapers, Books, Interviews, Personal accounts and Community records.

Last month we launched the book “Bribie Island- A Handy History” providing an overview of the key aspects of Bribie’s past which is now on sale for just $10 at the Museum and from the Historical Society.

Two years ago we published a book titled “Describing Bribie Island 1865-1965” as a unique

collection of first-hand accounts written by pioneers who visited the island over the hundred years from 1865.

One of the 27 accounts in that book was written by Ronald Patterson about his vivid memories of visits to Bribie in 1900 and 1920. Ron wrote his memories in 1982, at the age of 82, and his daughter Estelle Rashleigh kindly donated the hand written account to the Historical Society in 2014.

It makes fascinating reading and provides a

wonderful insight to life here 100 years ago. The remarkable story is being published here in two episodes, with Part 1 in this edition as follows, and the second half in the next edition of the Bribie Islander.

A BOY ON BRIBIE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO RONALD PATTERSON – BORN 1900, WRITTEN 1982, AGED 82

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his is a story of my impressions of Bribie Island very often referred to as “The Island in the sun”. I have always thought of this marvellous place as Paradise in the years gone by, and I speak of the early nineteen twenties.

The beautiful beaches, the fish, the mud crabs and sand crabs are in abundance, especially in Pumicestone Passage.

which he expected would take one month. The whole trip was a real hazard and I realised I was taken along to be a real little flunky.

Before I continue my story, I have no claim to be a literary genius or the necessary qualifications to explain in detail my thoughts. My only wish is to explain in simple terms what I have seen all through the years.

We finally set off on our trip to Bribie Island, it took seven days to reach our destination as I remember. One afternoon he asked me if I would like kangaroo tail soup and a nice steak. I said it sounded good so he said righto Boy (I was known as Boy to my family).

He shot a nice plump kangaroo and for tea that evening, what a feast.

What that man could do with a kangaroo and making damper, oh boy could he cook. He was a most incredible man.

A BOY of 10 YEARS I was ten years old when I first saw Bribie Island (1910). I had an uncle who had a farm in the Beaudesert area. It was decided that he would take me on his proposed trip to Bribie Island,

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Harness the horses, unharness the horses, hobble them each stop, see to the cooking fire, all sorts of chores.

None the less it was quite interesting and to a boy of ten quite exciting.

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CAMPING IN THE BUSH That night we set up camp at Redcliffe. We had killed five big black snakes that day and shot about ten goannas. That night we were troubled with dingoes and I must say, I wasn’t very happy about it all, however the night passed by.

We set off the next day for Caboolture. The next day we started early and received a number of directions on how to get to Bribie. We got vegetables and fruit that we would require for a week at Bribie.

Water was a problem. We filled our containers, six kerosene tins and one wooden flask holding about fifteen gallons. That night we camped at a creek and saw many huge crabs.

The only way we got them was to cut a large forked branch, stripped it free of bark and made it in the fashion of a launching net.

We waded out waist deep and we managed to get three large crabs. What a

feast we had. Lovely crab meat and fresh damper.

We eventually arrived at our destination. We made camp at the spot where the Toorbul boat ramp now stands. We had a good supply of fishing gear and tackle. No gut lines in those days, mostly a black and white linen type of line which proved most effective.

Boys on Bribie 1910

SLASHING FOR FISH That night we had a couple of nice squire fillets. To get bait, mainly Gar and mullet, the method we used was by the aid of a Slasher. It was constructed of a pole about eight foot long and links of chain which was attached to a length of heavy fencing wire about

eight feet long. We watched the little inlets on a rising tide teaming with mullet and huge gar. At the right opportunity we brought the slasher down with a mighty swing, stunning gar and mullet, enabling us to pick up all the bait we needed which, as all fishermen would know, fresh bait was the answer.

There were hundreds of dolphins, also dugong in small herds feeding on the sea weed which grew profusely on the bottom of the passage. Shoals of surface fish such as mullet, big schools of tailor, all sizes of mackerel and often we observed large Bonita jumping about feeding on fish of all descriptions.

One had to see all this to really believe it all, but take my word it all happened.

We were unfortunately unable to get over to the Island, we just could not locate a person with a boat.

We were so disappointed we didn’t get over to the Island. After eight days we broke camp and headed for home. This stay was one of my most pleasant experiences of my life and as we left I looked back to Bribie and made a vow I would be back, and back I came in late 1920.

SCHOOL, HARD WORK and WAR SERVICE The following few lines before commencing my four years residence on Bribie are not really important, it is really to fill in the gap between 1909 to the year 1920. I had no schooling of any consequence. In the next few years, 13 to 17, I worked on farms and cattle stations.

I enlisted for the armed forces at Beaudesert township in 1917, putting my age up. I eventually reached England and camped at Salisbury Plains then to Brighton on Sea

where we were trained for Field Engineers. I eventually arrived in France just after the battle of Villers Bretonneux when word of the Armistice came through. Prior to leaving Australia we, the last of reinforcements for overseas, were engaged for six months on a rather gruesome job of locating those Australians who died in battle. We dug up and placed them in the various War cemeteries in France and Belgium. We returned to Australia in September 1919, and were discharged.

FAIR GO FOR A BATTLER I suppose all my life I have been a rebel one way or another. I have a definite feeling about life in general and I will not have any form of stand over tactics, as a kid, as a soldier, as a worker, now or in the future. I have a very definite dislike to such tactics.

Soldiering days, jobs I have had in my time, quite responsible positions I have had all through my life, my understanding of a fair go and to my knowledge been a fighter for the underdog.

I am now almost 82 years of age. I consider I know all about hardship and always to the end a real down to earth battler.

BRIBIE ISLAND PARADISE 1920 I want to mention especially the arrival of the Christmas Eve crowds as the ships approached the blinker at the entrance of Pumicestone Passage. All ships brilliantly lit up and horns blasting away as they approached their berth at the Bribie Jetty.

People from everywhere flocked to the jetty to welcome their Mums and Dads, brothers and sisters, friends, all calling out to one another, what a joyous occasion it was.

Any wonder I called this my Island of paradise. Many nights we had sing songs on the jetty. Dancing in the hall which was situated first where the water tower is, adjacent to Bribie Bowls Club.

KOOPA Leaving Bribie I eventually reached my goal in late 1920, my Island of Paradise. I met up with Jack Creber one of the finest fishermen I have ever known, and others, Peter Rich (known as the groper King), Bob Goldener and Banner Beany, they were the fishing crew of my netting adventures.

Whilst engaged in fishing I had a lot of spare time. I helped the Davies’ family in their boarding house and café, which was situated on the piece of land adjacent to the jetty. I prepared vegetables, opened oysters and other odd jobs in between. I had all of my meals free. The Davies family lived in Banya Street and he had a hedge cut out of pine trees and along the top he cut and trimmed the figures of kangaroo and emu. It was known as the “Novelty Gardens” and was a thing of beauty for the many hundreds of visitors to the Island.

Novelty Garden 1933 Bob Davies, the son, used to wheel a cart about, rubber

wheels and built of wire mesh. He sold groceries, soaps, toothpaste, all sorts of things. He rang a bell and his cry was “Good Morning Lady, have you used Pears soap this morning?” He was a real character. I also helped the Tug Company’s Caretaker, a Mr. Bill Freeman, his father, his son and grandfather were well known fishermen and crabbers. I helped him in taking to ropes and securing them off the Koopa and Doomba and I helped in the store house on the jetty which had rail lines from the edge of wharf to the end of jetty, used for loading goods, buildings, tanks, cement and all sorts of materials used for building, plus visitors’ luggage.

Many times I prepared and aired various houses, for the many friends I had, even had their stoves going for a cup of tea. Holiday times my fishing friends and I erected tent poles for many of my friends, even had heaps of firewood ready for them. I have seen up to 500 tents erected from the toilets near the little bridge up to the jetty and beyond. A real city of tents, especially at Christmas time.

BRIBIE SHOPS & HOUSES I also took on a job of cutting palings from Cyprus trees, about 2000 in all divided between the store keepers.

Hall and Bestman which was just where the Super Value store is today (corner Toorbul and First Ave), and also a small store run by Jim Ormiston which carried a nick name of Anthony Horden’s store.

Jim had quite a number of houses to let and sold quite a lot of allotments of ground around the 10-2030 pounds.

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HISTORY CONTINUED It is incredible to think back and see the prices today (1982) are seven thousand up to thirty and even forty thousand dollars on today’s ruling prices.

Tent Campers Bribie 1922

When I look back and remember around about twenty-five houses plus three Boarding Houses. Just over the creek next to where the Caravan Park is now situated, there would be no more than four houses.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS ON BRIBIE.

Ormiston’s Store 1920’s The rest, way up as far as Banksia Beach, all tea tree swamps and thick scrub, hundreds of kangaroos and very many emus.

The bird life all over the Island was truly amazing.

The waters in the passage, there were egrets, cranes of various names and black swans by the hundreds, even a couple of eagles.

They had their large nests mostly in dead trees, also plenty of sea hawks and up towards the lagoon on the main (surf) beach side several families of bower birds and other species too numerous to mention.. Around the Gallagher Point area and up to Poverty Creek there were numerous cattle around, owned mainly by a man, I think it was Mr. Landers.

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One has really to see it all happening. Hundreds of people coming for this Christmas break and the arrival of the Koopa, the Doomba and the Beaver and at times the Greyhound, a tug, all owned by the Brisbane Tug Co who also owned the jetty and surrounding areas including about 12 fisherman’s huts let at five shillings per week and two and six for weekends.

Almost everyone had marvellous catches of all types of fish. It was a real fisherman’s paradise.

After the ships berthed side by side people by the hundreds, anxious to get cracking erecting their tents, others to the boarding houses, holiday houses and others with their private homes and almost all, particularly the campers, worked on through the night almost till daylight.

The following night was a sight to behold. Hundreds of tents, carbide lights were the popular means of

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lighting. An occasional tilly lamp, although a novelty in that particular year (19211922). The lit up tents, the camp fires in the evenings was a sight worth seeing.

All so friendly and jovial. I knew very many fine people.

Camping on Bribie 1922 Brawls there were none.

All the people wanted was a good time and exciting holiday. Believe me they all had it.

Ron Patterson 1982

TO BE CONTINUED IN NEXT EDITION...

This is a logical point to end Part One of Ron Patterson’s wonderful memories, which will be continued in the next publication when he falls in love, gets married, experiences the “Depression” and great changes on Bribie over the years.

The Historical Society have monthly public meetings at the RSL Club on the second Wednesday of each month commencing at 6;30pm. with interesting guest speakers on a wide range of topics, and you can see many more photos and articles on our Blog Site at http://bribieislandhistory.blogspot.com or contact us on bribiehistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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HELLY’S CELEBRITIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY

DR KIT PEDLER

“THE IMPERFECT GAIAN”

By Helly Kemp

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have a fire in my belly – a force inside me I didn’t think was possible.”

But when I meet DR KIT PEDLER in his quiet farm cottage near Faversham, Kent, in 1979, I realize that he is the most multi-faceted person I have ever met, and that this fire in his belly is not only a possibility, but the essence of the man.

Multi-faceted?

Yes! Qualified doctor and surgeon, degree in Pathology, Head of Anatomy and Electron Microscopy of London’s University Institute of Opthalmology, scientist extraordinaire, author of many scientific

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papers, short stories, science fiction novels, script writer, sculptor, painter, gadget inventor, creator of the CYBERMEN (DR. WHO’S grimmest warning about our technological perversion and energy crisis), co-writer of over 30 episodes of the two British TV series DOOMWATCH and DR WHO,cook, bread maker, radio and TV broadcaster on environmental affairs, husband of 31 years, father of 4 children and most of all now, “THE IMPERFECT GAIAN.” When Kit discusses his latest, factual book on the environment,THE QUEST FOR GAIA, I feel instinctively, that I have stepped over the crater of a dormant volcano, and by this intrusion have caused it to erupt into full force, engulfing me in its path. In fact Kit (he does not want to be addressed by any other name or title) does much more than that. The book, once read, affects me so much, that it changes my life and attitude towards our planet, turning me into a Gaian myself, so much so, that ever since, my properties including our

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home on Bribie, have been named GAIA. My first GAIA in 1980 is in the Whitsundays, and when I let Kit know, he is “tickled pink!” But shortly afterwards in 1981, Kit dies of a heart attack aged 53.

What a waste of such a talented and warm, human being, having to depart his precious planet so young!

But back to our first meeting: “THE QUEST FOR GAIA is really a distillation of all my sciences,” confirms this tall, broad shouldered, casual man of 52, as we relax in his country kitchen, with an evocative aroma of his freshly baking bread in the oven exuding throughout.

“For many years I have had very deep seated feelings

of what our species has done to the natural world.

There are very few people moving in the direction I am going. But I have to go that way whatever happens.

Absolutely whatever!”

And Kit is having a hard time of it. Even still in the 70’s often called, ‘Dr. Doom,’ scaremonger, bonkers and crackpot, oddball and ecology nut.

“So now I devote myself full-time to doing something about it and give accurate and critical views on our dangerously poised society and the changes we all need to bring about. I think that is an optimistic

REGULAR FEATURE But Kit’s thoughts go deeper than just our fight for survival.

attitude, not a pessimistic one. We can halt the energy crisis and become totally different beings in harmony with nature and its creatures with which we share the earth.”

There is much fervor and urgency in Kit’s voice as he continues.

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e can all play our part in preserving the life process on our planet for a more sustainable future, greater happiness and creativity. I am not an environmental moralist. I am not approving or disapproving.

Nothing is perfect. I am not proposing a utopian life.

“But for the first time in human history we are faced with an extra-human politician, which I have called GAIA, after the earth mother goddess of the Greeks – where Gaia is calling the tune. And I don’t mean Gaia to be a fat old woman, sitting pregnant on a cloud in the sky! I mean the life process, the total life form of our planet.”

“I have been carrying out some of the changes myself, on a very imperfect scale, because I am an average indulgent hedonist, loving good food, good wine, music and my creature comforts.

But you can have huge fun finding alternatives to modern technology, which is stimulating to the ingenuity.

“I now love cooking and the use of herbs. I love making things and can make almost anything I need here and I have not been taught by anybody. I have done more research on food than I did on my second doctorate. I bake all our bread and love kneading the dough, and I remember my great joy when I saw the first bulbs lit from my wind generator.”

Kit feels very seriously that we have poured all our human characteristics into the microchip. As people do more for themselves, they recognize their sense of independence and feel rewarded from seeing the result. And that’s what Kit hates most, that with all our technology people have been de-skilled and are totally dependent on technology.

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“What makes you feel magnificent and superhuman to lie in a field?

“What makes you feel rotten to lie on a bed of concrete?

“There is something in your base-memory, your universal subconscious that tells you one is right and the other is wrong for humans.”

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WRAP YOUR NEXT GIFT THE FUROSHIKI WAY

By Debra Mieth

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pening those neatly wrapped Christmas and birthday presents usually ends with a mess of costly discarded ribbons and wrapping paper, that fills up the rubbish bin.

So, more and more people are using the Japanese art of Furoshiki to wrap their gifts.

Zero waste, eco-friendly Furoshiki uses gracefully folded and tied fabric, rather than wasteful paper.

The art form of Furoshiki is linked to the Japanese war on waste, in which

we should all be involved.

Japan is very committed to recycling and avoiding using plastics.

Using fabrics in the numerous and varied Furoshiki ways is perfect for wrapping awkward items.

The fabric then becomes part of the gift, and once unwrapped can move on to its next life, whatever the gift receiver desires that to be.

Designer and furoshiki guru, Mabina Alaka will be conducting a Japanese Furoshiki Wrapping

Workshop on Saturday 16 March from 10 am to 12:30 pm at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre.

and $65 for non-members.

Book on 3408 9288. Still a couple of places available, but be quick.

Mabina loves to create unique fashion accessories reflecting the beauty, colours and heritage of her native Japan.

In the workshop, you will learn practical methods of making three reusable bags from fabric using artistic wrapping and folding techniques. You’ll also be shown how to make origami boxes and paper bags.

Cost of the workshop is $60 for BICAS members,

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What’s Happening at the Arts Centre...

OPEN: 10 am - 4pm Tuesday - Sunday

Find Us..

The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre March 16: Furoshiki Japanese fabric wrapping workshop with Mabina Alaka 10.30am – 12.30pm Book on 3408 9288 March 16: Coloured pencil drawing 1- 3pm; $5 Book with Yvonne Young on 3408 8302 or email yvonneolivia@gmail.com.

March 16: Untutored Life Drawing 12 to 3.30pm. Contact Trevor Druery tndruery@ smartchat.net.au March 18: Yoga & Meditation with Beks Thompson, 6.30am – 8am; Ph 0468 832 193 email info@beksthompson.com 56

March 18: Songdahla Wellness with Sound Mantras and meditations 7pm – 8.30 Book: Bruce Bubb or Dianne 0412 583 643, songdahla@hotmail.com March 19: Yoga & Meditation with Beks Thompson 5.30pm – 7; Ph 0468 832 193 email info@beksthompson.com March 20: Cardmaking & Scrapbooking with Deb Ford. 10am – 2. Book on 0428 524 201 Email ukandu@bigpond.com

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March 21: Yoga & Meditation with Beks Thompson 9.15am – 10.45; Ph 0468 832 193 email info@beksthompson.com March 23: Wearable Art fashion parade: 6pm. $20 per ticket. Book on 3408 9288 March 23: Coloured pencil drawing 1- 3pm; $5 Book with Yvonne Young on 3408 8302 or email yvonneolivia@gmail.com.

March 25: Kaleidoscope exhibition opens Matthew Flinders Gallery.

March 26: Yoga & Meditation with Beks Thompson 5.30pm – 7; Ph 0468 832 193 email info@beksthompson.com March 28: Yoga & Meditation with Beks Thompson 9.15am – 10.45; Ph 0468 832 193 email info@beksthompson.com March 30: Kaleidoscope Exhibition opening 2pm Matthew Flinders Gallery. Book on 3408 9288.

March 31: VIBE Market 8.30am – 1pm

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OUR COMMUNITY additional resources for paramedics, to raising awareness of ambulance services through community engagement, LACs are an important part of the Ambulance service,” said Rae.

LAC CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS

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o on, do something different --- volunteer for your Local Ambulance Committee (LAC ), “ urges LAC President Rae. With about 145 active committees boasting more than 1300 members

LACs also deliver vital community safety training sessions through the CPR Awareness program where community members learn CPR for a gold coin donation in just 90 minutes.

So if you would like to learn how to perform CPR

and then teach others or perhaps obtain First Aid skills and then teach school children or if you have an interest in supporting QAS in our community then this is for you suggests Rae. She says whilst not as a rule required, a medical background of some type or administration skills may be an advantage.

For further information please call President Rae on 0416 023 818.

across Queensland LAC volunteering is on the rise.

“Attached to ambulance stations of all sizes and in many locations, LACs provide a direct link to the community. From fundraising to purchase

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PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL But aperture is not only important to control the quantity of light going into the CCD sensor. It determines to the depth of

By Victor Pérez Pérez field (area of focus), which is the area where the subjects We have already found appearing in it are sharp, three important settings in focus. The subjects being concerning the light: the To freeze the movements of the Willie Wagtail, the speed of out of that area are blurred, aperture, the speed and the the shutter is 1/2500 s (2500 times shorter than a second), the out of focus.

The smaller sensitivity. aperture of the diaphragm f/4 and the sensitivity 400 ISO the aperture is, the larger Let’s detail them: the depth of field is. high, the flow of light going SENSITIVITY ISO APERTURE to the CCD sensor is limited.

SPEED The sensitivity of the CCD Depending on the lenses, In this case, if you select The speed the shutter flips is measured in ISO units the aperture of the iris of ISO100, you must select a up and down determines which go from 80 to several the diaphragm can go from large aperture (f/7.1, f/6.3, the time of exposure of thousand, once again, f/1.2 to f/32. f/5.6, …). the sensor. Low speed will depending on the camera.

In a lens, the smaller For the opposite, if you allow a long exposure and a The higher the ISO number number “f” is, the bigger the want to transmit the fast speed a short exposure. is, the more sensitive the aperture is and more light movement of the wings by CCD is to the light.

Depending of the cameras, enters the CCD sensor. And showing them blurry, you the speed can go from 30” Normally, on a sunny day, vice versa: a big number “f” must reduce the speed and, (seconds) to 1/4000” (4000 you must use 80 or 100 ISO. means a small aperture and, therefore, to decrease the times faster -or shorterIn dark areas, even during consequently, less light. aperture. than a second). Most of the the day, you can use 200 or Generally, the maximum On a dark day, you can use cameras have to a feature 400 ISO. On very cloudy and aperture depends on the the same settings except called BULB which allows dark days, you can increase focal length of the lens: the that the sensitivity should the shutter to be open as the ISO number.

During the longer the focal length is, be increased to compensate long as you want, for night evening and at night, very the smaller the maximum for the surrounding light photography. high ISO produce optical aperture is. conditions. noise and, therefore, very high level of grain on the Example 2: picture (you can avoid this Bird on a branch problem by reducing the As you want to get the ISO and the speed, and by maximum of details, you increasing the aperture; are better to use a slow the use of the tripod is speed (1/100, 1/125), a small obligatory). aperture (f/8.0, f/9.0) and a Summarizing: The light is low ISO (80, 100, depending Here at Bribie Car Care we any questions you have and controlled through: The on the daylight). But if the offer a range of different get your car booked in for any aperture (f/xxx), The speed bird is moving, you must services including: Log book service or repairs it may be (“), The sensitivity (ISO) slightly increase the three Services, Pre-Purchase due for. settings: speed, aperture and ISO. Inspections, Diagnostics, Tyre’s, Wheel Alignments, HOW TO MANAGE Example 3: Landscape on a sunny day Safety Checks and Repairs.

THE SETTINGS Obviously, in this case, Note: Call us on 3408 4477 with you don’t need high speed The following content is for Supplier of (except if there are birds manual exposure. flying around). Then, the The settings -aperture, speed could be 1/125 or speed and sensitivity- are 1/160. The aperture doesn’t related amongst themselves need then to be large: f/9.0 (see attached picture). or f/10 (or less to enlarge CONTACT US ON... Example 1: the depth of field) will be Bird flying enough. Depending on the On a sunny day, if you want surrounding light, your ISO to freeze the flight you must can still be 100. select a high speed: around 4 ARMITAGE ST For other conditions, you 1/500, 1/640, for slow flights, must take into account BRIBIE ISLAND or 1/2500, 1/3200 (or more) the rules of the following for fast flights. Remember exposure triangle. that when the speed is very

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LESSON 3:

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Photo of the Month: Marj Webber - Hareliquin Beetle in Low Key

Kristie White - Monkey

www.sites.google.com/site/ bribiephotographyclub e: bribiephotographyclub@ gmail.com – Gordon – 3408 2649 Gail – 3408 9850 ut first competition meeting for the year was held on Monday 25 Feb. The theme was “Scapes” which could be a Landscape, Seascape or Cityscape and the winner was Vince Bowser with a stunning shot of Queenstown in New Zealand.

Marj Webber won the Mono PI with a low key shot of a “Harlequin Beetle” which was also chosen as Photo of the Month. Marj also won the Colour Print with “Swallowtail” a colourful shot taken at the Butterfly house.

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Kristie White was the winner of Open Colour PI with a charming photo of a monkey titled “Monkey”.

Roger Bowden took out the Mono Print with an interesting shot titled “Boat Repair”.

Our Judge was Paul Tilly an accredited PSQ Judge who travelled from Aspley to critique and judge our images. He examined each photograph and during the critique gave us helpful tips on how to improve our work. This part of the

meeting is very important as we can learn so much from the strengths and mistakes of our and other photographers’ work.

We had a very good roll up at the meeting with several new members and visitors attending.

During the month we set up a display of our work in the Flinders Gallery which was on show along with many other arts and crafts in a Showcase at the Arts Centre.

The Location shoot for February was at the Maleny Botanical Gardens. There was a good roll up of members at the gardens for a 9 o’clock start. Some of us hired buggies while others preferred to walk. There was a host of things to photograph in the gardens including waterfalls, spectacular views of the Glass house Mountains, lovely scenery within the gardens themselves and four bird aviaries including Roger Bowden -Boat repair

one which featured only Australian native birds.

The day was fine, not too hot with a gentle breeze which made for pleasant conditions. Some impressive shots were taken on the day. These were shown in a slide show at the meeting.

The Bribie Island Photography Club meets on the fourth Monday of

Ron and Alain - Photography Display display at the Arts Centre

Val & Gordon at the Maleny Botanical Gardens each month at 7 pm in the boardroom at the back of the Art’s Centre on Sunderland Drive. New members are always welcome. The first two meetings are free. If you wish to come along ring Gordon at 3408 2649 or Gail at 3408 9850 or just turn up on the night.

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LCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Recovery I.D. meeting Monday - 7.30pm - Church of Christ Hall. Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st, Bongaree.

Meeting room is behind church.

Woorim Promises Meeting on the beach Sunday - 7.30am - Rotary Park, Woorim Beach.

Access Area no.3, North St, Woorim. No dogs permitted on beach, BYO chair. Book study meeting Thursday - 7.30pm Church of Christ Hall. Corner of Fifth Ave and Foley St, Bongaree.

Meeting room is behind church.

FOR MORE INFO Contact Glenn 0410 435 867.

Open I.D. meeting (previously known as the Banksia Beach Friday Night Meeting) Saturday - I.D. - 7.00pm - Bribie Island Baptist Church. 7 to 9 Cotterill ave, Bongaree, cnr of Cotterill and Bestman FOR MORE INFO Contact Jaime 0438 622 545 EVERY MON, THU, FRI ABY RHYME TIME: at the Bribie Library, 10am.

EVERY WED ANKSIA GARDEN CLUB: Meet from 9.15am - Noon at the Bribie Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Drive. All welcome.

Ph Desley 3408 8470.

1st WED of the Month AREFOOT BOWLS, BRIBIE ISLAND BOWLS CLUB: 1-3pm, Welsby Parade. $5 per person and kids are FREE with every paying adult. Includes an instructor, greens and equipment hire.

3rd SUN of the Month EACHMERE CRAFT GROUP: Meet at 1.30pm at Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craft. Gold coin donation. PH 0417 067 992 2nd & 4th WED of the Month EACHMERE INDOOR BOWLS CLUB: Meet at the Community Hall, Progress Avenue. 1.15pm-4pm. Cost $4: includes 3 games of bowls & afternoon tea. PH 0414 088 358.

Every MON EACHMERE SLIMMERS INC: Meet at the Community Hall, Progress Ave, Beachmere, 9 a.m. to 10.30am. Entry $4.00 per meeting. Contact: Judy 0401153633 or Pat: 54968551.

Every FRI EING THERE – Grief Contact and Support Morning Tea: Meets at 10.00 – 11.00 am in rooms at George Hartnett Metropolitan Funerals 2/229 Goodwin Drive Bongaree. This FREE morning tea is hosted by grief counsellor Geoff Bradford.

Contact Geoff geoffbradford2@ bigpond.com or PH 0421 866 560.

1st WED of the Month RIBIE & DISTRICT WOODCRAFTERS ASSOCIATION. Bribie Woodies open daily for members workshop activities. Also sales and demonstrations at Art Centre Markets last Sunday every month.

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OPENS DAILY RIBIE BUTTERFLY VOLUNTEERS INC: Meet from 9am-1pm. Volunteer your time to help with the running of Bribie Butterfly House community project. PH Ray 0409 491 419.

MON TO FRI RIBIE COMMUNITY PLANT NURSERY: 208 First Avenue, Bribie. The nursery has been on Bribie since 1990 and is run completely by volunteers. All money raised goes back into the community.

OPEN MON - FRI, 8 - 11am RIBIE ISLAND AND DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE: Meets Mondays 5pm. Smart Recovery (from addiction/s) Group Mondays 1.15pm. ‘Feel great, Get things done: Me time for Women’ EVERY MON RIBIE ISLAND BICYCLE USER GROUP (BRIBIE BUG) offers easy rides 8am Mondays, 6am Wednesdays and 8am Saturdays.

Rides leave Information Centre, Benabrow Avenue, Bellara.

Contact Isabel on 5496 8661.

MON, WED & SAT RIBIE ISLAND BUSH POETS: Meet at 6.30pm at the Blue Pacific Hotel, Woorim. Everyone is welcome to come along and present poetry or just listen. PH Cay 3408 3219.

4th MON of the Month RIBIE ISLAND COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB: Monthly Concert at 11 am in the U3A Recreation Hall, First Ave Bongaree, Ph Di 0402 255 852 4th SUN of the Month RIBIE ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (BIEPA): Meets at 7pm, the Anzac Room Bribie Island RSL. All welcome. For more information phone Diane 0438 111 163.

4th MON of the Month RIBIE ISLAND GARDEN CLUB: Meet at the RSL Auditorium, 9am for 9.30 start. PH Les 0411 049 894.

4th WED of the Month RIBIE ISLAND GEM & FOSSICKING CLUB: Meet at 8am-1pm. Club sheds situated adjacent to the Community Arts Centre, 191 Sunderland Dr, Banksia Beach. Please wear closed in shoes. Our annual Gem Show will be held over the weekend of September 8th & 9th, hours - 0800hrs to 1600hrs, at the sheds of the Community Art Centre, 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach, Bribie Island PH Greg 0418 835 137 or Colin 0420 917 625.

EVERY MON, TUE, WED, SAT RIBIE ISLAND HANDCRAFT CLUB: Meet at 8am - 11am, Bribie Indoor Bowls Hall, First Ave. All welcome. BYO handcraft.

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RIBIE ISLAND HEALTHY SLIMMERS FELLOWSHIP: Support group meets Tuesday @ 7:30am at TOCH, 36 Banya St, Bongaree. All welcome. PH Dorothy 5497 5552 or Sandra 0427 829 008.

EVERY TUE RIBIE ISLAND FAMILY HISTORY INTEREST GROUP: Meet in The Anzac Room, Bribie Island, RSL Club. February To December (Tues 1pm, Thurs 10am). Feb - Dec. PH Bette 3408 3096.

1st TUE and 2nd THU RIBIE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Monthly meetings in the RSL’s ANZAC Room on Level 1 at 6:30pm. All Welcome. PH Lynne Hooper on 3408 2336.

2nd WED of the Month RIBIE ISLAND INDOOR BOWLS CLUB: First Avenue. Tues 09:00 – 12:00, Weds 13:00 – 16:00, Thurs 18:30 – 21:30, Fri 13:00 – 16:00.

Phone 3408 0177 or best call in and see us on Games Days. New members welcome.

EVERY TUE, WED, THU, FRI ribie island lions club at blue pacific hotel woorim 6pm for 6.30Pm start. Inquiries on how to join lions phone 0457867390.New members welcome.

2nd & 4th THU Each Month RIBIE ISLAND MIXED SOCIAL DART CLUB: Meets at the Bribie Island Golf Club Woorim.

Games start at 6:30 names in by 6:15. All welcome to come along and have a game. For more info.

Email Heather: ted-52@hotmail. com or phone 0427499073 EVERY TUE RIBIE ISLAND ORCHESTRA PRACTICE: 7.00 pm. Every Sunday evening at Sandstone Point. Phone Heather White for details. 5497 5818.

Every SUN of the Month RIBIE ISLAND ORCHID SOCIETY CULTURAL MEETING at Orchid House: Meet at 156A First Ave, Bribie Island Meeting time - Arrival 1:00 pm for a 1:30pm start. Plants must be benched by 1:15 pm when judging commences. Teresa Watson 0407 782 290.

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RIBIE ISLAND PROBUS CLUB: If you’re new to the area or are finding it a bit challenging to break into the local social scene, you might find what you’re looking for by joining one of Bribie’s top social clubs – the Bribie Island Probus Club, catering for retired or semi-retired men and women interested in establishing friendships, engaging in fellowship with like-minded souls and perhaps having a little fun too. The club meets monthly at 9:15 a.m. in the RSL Conference Room. Details:- Mark (3408-4145) or Ursula (3410-0792)

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RIBIE ISLAND RSL WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: Meets (except January) in the Anzac Room of the Bribie Island RSL Club at 9.30 a.m.

New members welcome. You do not need to be an ex service person to join. For enquiries phone Jan Wright on 0407 030 598 or email Janice_wright@bigpond. com.

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RIBIE ISLAND VIEW CLUB (supporting The Smith Family): meets for lunch at 11.30 for 12.00 at Serenity @ The Waterways, Welsby Parade. For information or apologies phone Jennifer 3408 2152 or Fay 3408 2617.

4th WED of the Month RIBIE MASONIC LODGE: Meets at 7pm Banya St, Bongaree.

Visitors welcome. Nev 0407 300 765, Ron 0418 858 866.

2nd WED of the Month RIBIE ISLAND SENIORS COMPUTING CLUB DISCUSSION GROUP: Meets in the Anzac Room Bribie RSL at 1.00pm.

Just turn up and maybe you have a special interest you can share with us or just want a bit of help yourself.

EVERY 2nd TUE of the Month RIBIE TOASTMASTERS: Meet at 7.00pm in the Bribie RSL club with a warm welcome to anyone who comes to visit.

1st & 3rd TUE of the Month Caboolture VIEW Club hold a social function or event each month. Our February outing will be a Friendship Day that is being held at Sandstone Point Hotel on Thursday 7th February. Members are meeting for morning tea at 10am and will later have lunch at The Oyster Shed. We welcome any other women who would like to make new friends to join us. For more information please contact: Sue Wilkinson 0405333115 or Gwen Tracey 54339395 OUNTRY LINKS MONTHLY CONCERT: Meet at 12 noon at the Bribie Activity Centre (formally Golden Age) 96-108 Arcadia Ave., Woorim.

PH Janice 0403 481 943.

2nd SUN of the Month RAFT GROUP, 1.30pm at Beachmere Uniting Church, Cnr Moreton Tce & Second Ave. Bring your craft. Gold coin donation. All welcome. PH 0417 067 992.

EVERY 2nd & 4th WED of the Month RAFT AND FRIENDSHIP CLUB: Meet at 8.45am to 11.45am in the Church of Christ Hall, Fifth and Folley Streets, Bongaree. All welcome. PH Margaret on 3408 4108.

Every Friday RAGONS ABREAST BRIBIE ISLAND: Monthly Meeting held 6.30pm for 6.45pm start, at the Anzac Room RSL Bribie.

1st WED of the Month UCHRE: meet at Bribie Island Bowls Club from 12.30pm until 4 pm. $4.00 including afternoon tea. Visitors welcome. Can teach anyone who would like to learn.

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EVERY TUE LOBAL CARE FOOD ASSIST: provides food parcels, emergency food relief, and low cost food to eligible clients. Open Wednesdays only from 11am till 12.30pm or until stock runs out. BYO cooler and carry bags.

Toorbul Lane across from Saviges, Bongaree. PH Rebecca 0433 371 749.

EVERY WED SLAND QUILTERS: For friendly support for those people interested in sewing and handcrafts. Held between 8.30am to 12.30pm at studio 3 Bribie Island Art Centre Sunderland Drive. Phone Aileen 0403342033’ Evey WED P’S BRIBIE ISLAND SHOPPING CENTRE. Contact Gary Stephens 0400750 232 10:00am to 1:00pm.

Every TUE to SAT. ION’S CLUB OF SANDSTONE POINT CAR BOOT MARKET: Meet at 6-11am. Car park Sandstone Point Oval (next to IGA).

Cost $10.00 a stall. Bookings: 0435 017 752.

1st SAT of the Month ARKET STALL: 9am – 11am.

Church of Christ hall. Fifth & Foley Street. Pumicestone Ukulele Group. 5pm – 7pm. At Uniting Church.

2nd & 4th FRI of the Month EDITATION AT BRIBIE ARTS CENTRE LABYRINTH: Sunderland Drive, 7am.

Contact Joyce 0439 329 334.

EVERY TUE ULTICULTURAL ENGLISH: Meets at 9am-12pm. 9 Verdoni Street, Bellara. PH 3408 8440 EVERY MON EEDLECRAFT: Ladies Sewing Circle meets at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Dr, Banksia Beach 9am - 4pm.

PH Cheryl 3408 8988 or Karin 0417 705 171.

EVERY TUE AM’S FREE TAI CHI AND MEDITATION GROUP: Solander Esp. Banksia Beach @ 10a.m.

Beginners Welcome.

EVERY TUE & SAT UMISTONE PASSAGE PROBUS GROUP: If you enjoy fun and friendship then this is the club for you! Come along to one of our meetings at the RSL Anzac Room 9am for 9.30 start. Meet new friends and hear an interesting talk.But that’s not all. Each month we have a dinner date, a walk and coffee morning, an activity or outing and a fishing group.

Come and join the fun. Visitors Welcome. For more details call Gerry Hurst on 54976580 or 0457305391. Look forward to seeing you there 2nd TUE of the Month UMICESTONE TREFOIL GUILD (The adult section of Girl Guides Australia): Meets at 1pm at various venues. PH Annette on 0407 566 430 or Pat 3408 4079.

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Thursday 21st March, 10.00 am at the Bribie Island RSL, 99 Toorbul St. Contact: Julie 0490 441184 or Older Women’s Network Queensland 07 3358 2301.

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OTARY CLUB OF BRIBIE ISLAND: Meets at 6.30pm for 7.00pm, Bribie Island Hotel, 29 Sylvan Beach Esplanade.Phone Mary 0421 529 824 Every THU ANDSTONE POINT COMMUNITY COMPLEX: Free Morning Tea is held at 10am at Sandstone Point Community Complex [behind Shopping Centre] for all residents. Come and enjoy. For further details contact Margaret 5429 5024.

1st MON of the Month ENIORS SOCIAL COFFEE: Meet at 10am.

Venue has changed from the Coffee Club to the Sports Club at Bongaree.

2nd & 4th TUE of the Month HE BRIBIE ISLAND BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL SERVICEMENS’ ASSOCIATION: Meet for lunch and a chat at 25 Boronia Drive, Bongaree.

PH John Price 0439 287 747.

1st TUE of the Month HE BRIBIE ISLAND COMMUNITY PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP: Meets from 1.00pm until 3.00pm (December and January excepted), in the Anzac Room at the Bribie Island RSL Club, 99 Toorbul Street, Bongaree. Meetings are open to people with Parkinson’s and their carers and family members and community .

Gold Coin Donation. Contact: Co-ordinator David Martin on 0418 750120 EVERY 2nd THU of the Month RAIN RIDES: Melsa Park, Toorbul Street, Bongaree. 10am – 2.30pm. Community Markets. Brennan Park, Bongaree.

3rd SUN of the Month WELVE BY TWELVE, Living Sober Meeting: 7.30pm, Church of Christ hall, Corner of Fifth ave and Foley st Bongaree.

Meeting room is behind church. PH Glenn 0410 435 867.

EVERY THU HE BRIBIE ISLAND VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOC. (BIVVA): Meet at: 9.00am. Where: The Bribie Island Drop In Centre at the Recreation Hall, 156 First Ave, Bongaree. The BIVVA Drop In Centre is open to all Veterans Mon – Fri at 9.00am – 1.00pm. Pension and Welfare Officers available Mon and Tues at 10.00am – 1.00pm. PH 3408 0405 Office Pensions/ Welfare 3408 1280.

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BRIBIE MARKET DAYS Who doesn't love a bargain!

Bribie is blessed with a number of great markets.

QUEENSLAND CANCER COUNCIL MARKETS WHEN: First Sunday of each Month 7am – 12noon WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie.

BRIBIE ROTARY MARKETS WHEN: Every second Sunday of each month 6:30 am to 12:00 noon.

WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie.

BRIBIE ISLAND AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY APPEAL (BIDCA) MARKET WHEN: Every 3rd Sunday of the Month 6am – 12noon WHERE: Brennan Park, Toorbul Street Bribie.

BRIBIE VIBE ARTS & CRAFT MARKET WHEN: Last Sunday of the Month 8:30am – 1pm

WHERE: Bribie Island Community Arts Centre 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach LIONS CLUB OF SANDSTONE POINT CAR BOOT SALE WHEN: First Saturday of the Month 6am – 11am WHERE: Car Park adjacent to Sandstone Point Shopping Village 205 Bestmann Road East, Sandstone Point

UPCOMING BEACHMERE EVENTS EACH SATURDAYS WITNESSING/JP SERVICE, 9am - 9.30am Outside IGA, Beachmere Village Shopping Centre, Cnr Beachmere & James Rds. info@bang.org.au EACH SATURDAY - BINGO, eyes down 1pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Gwen 0448 238 056.

EACH MONDAY - MAH JONG, 9am-12pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Gwen 0448 238 056.

EACH TUESDAY BEACHMERE ASSIST – NEW VENUE, 9am-11am The Shed,

Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. FREE weekly drop in! All Welcome: Contact Dave 0475 571 902 or email info@ bang.org.au.

EACH WEDNESDAY TENNIS – SOCIAL DOUBLES 8am – 11am, Beachmere Tennis Club, Roger Street Sporting Complex, Beachmere. All levels of abilities welcome. Tea & Coffee provided. Cost is $4.

Contact to confirm play 0405 241 698 or 0439 287 414.

EACH WEDNESDAY - CARDS 9am – noon, Beachmere Community Hall, 5

Progress Ave, Contact Gwen 0448 238 056.

EACH WEDNESDAY - SOUL & LINE DANCING, 6-7pm Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Ave. Contact Gwen 0448 238 056.

EACH FRIDAY BEACHMERE SLIMMERS SUPPORT GROUP, 9am Beachmere Activity Centre, 25 Biggs Ave. For info contact Judy 0401 153 633 OR Find us on Facebook EACH FRIDAY BEACHMERE SCOUTS – JOEYS - STARTING 1 FEB - NEW VENUE & NEW AGE BRACKET (ages 5-8 years) 6pm7pm at Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue.

EACH FRIDAY - BEACHMERE SCOUTS - CUBS, STARTING 1 FEB - NEW VENUE & NEW AGE BRACKET (ages 8-11.5 years) 5.50pm - 6pm-7.30pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue.

EACH MONDAY BEACHMERE SCOUTS – STARTING 4 FEB - NEW DAY, NEW VENUE & NEW AGE BRACKET (ages 11.5– 15 years) 6pm - 8pm, Beachmere Community Hall, 5 Progress Avenue, contact beachmerescouts@gmail.com for more info.

JP WITNESSING SERVICE 9.00 - 9.30am every Saturday outside IGA Are you a JP / CDec? Join the roster for JP Duty once a month. Call 0456 818 017 to get in touch with Suzanne who organises the roster.

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OUR COMMUNITY Pastor Ray Airosa and Counsellor Brooke Savige cut the ribbon

BRIBIE BAPTIST CHURCH CELEBRATES THE OPENING OF ITS NEW ENTRANCE AND BOOKSHOP

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area. Counsellor Brooke Savige was on hand to open the new entrance.

“This has been a dream

for the past five years but has now become a reality” Pastor Ray Airosa says, “this will be a multi-functional space incorporating the new Reception desk and Bookshop. As the church experiences growth, the extra space is a welcome addition. The Bookshop makes available Bibles,

Children’s books, Cards, Gift ideas and much more.”

“The nearest Christian bookshop is and hour away which makes this a great place to purchase what is needed.” The opening times for the Bookshop are: Mondays to Fridays 9:00am to 12:00 noon, and Sundays after services till 12:30pm.

BRIBIE ISLAND CHURCH TIMES Freedom Church (an ACC Church) 195 First Ave, Bongaree P: 07 3408 0355 E: info@freedomchurch.org.au Sunday Services: 9:30am (includes Kids Program) Youth Program: Freedom Youth 7pm-9pm Friday Nights. Rangers: Bribie Rangers 6pm-7:30pm Monday Nights. 2nd Hand Shop: The Mercy Shop - Mon to Fri (9:00am - 3:00pm) Food Bank: The Storehouse Tuesdays & Thursdays (8:30am - 11:30am) Counselling & Prayer. Counselling: Bribie Wholeness Centre Tuesdays & Wednesdays Bribie Island Baptist Church 7-9 Cotterill Avenue, Bongaree OFFICE: 07 3450 4039 Email: info@bribiebaptist.com Pastor: Ray Airosa. Services: 8:30 Traditional Service 10:15 Family Service (Kids Church) Kids Club: Fridays 5:00-6:30pm Youth Group: Fridays 7:00-9:00pm Bookshop: Koorong items available.

Sandstone Community Church Sandstone Point Community Complex Behind Shopping Centre. Information: Gavin Haigh Ph 0407 888 409. P: 5429 5835.

Service: 4pm Sunday Uniting Church Cnr Webster/Hill St, Bongaree P: 3408 4151 E: bribieislanduc@gmail.com bribieunitingchurch.weebly.com Sunday Service: 8:30 am All age worship. Messy Church: 2nd Sunday @ 4pm. Informal worship for all ages. Men’s Breakfast: 1st Saturday @ 6:45am. Ladies Fellowship: 3rd Wednesday @ 9am Ladies Coffee Morning: 1st Wednesday @ 10am Children’s Choir: Thursday @ 3:30pm. Know Your Bible: 2nd/4th Wednesday @ 3pm Bribie Island Church of Christ meets Sunday for Worship Service 9.30am, including Communion. Cnr Foley Street and Fifth Avenue, Bongaree. Op Shop (Bargain Shed) located 62

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behind the Church building, Open 8.30am – 12noon weekdays (closed public holidays).

P: 3408 3772 Beachmere Uniting Church Cnr Moreton Tce/Second Ave P: Pastor Dave 0407 270 222 Sunday Service: 7.50am Praise singing leading into 8am Service.

All welcome.

St Paul’s Lutheran Church Sunday Service: 8am, 2nd & 4th Sunday monthly at “The Orchid House”, Sportsfield Entrance 3, 1st Avenue, Bongaree P: Bernie 07 5429 5649 Bribe Island Charismatic nondenominational Home Church “Sharing Faith in the Spirit of Unity” 1 Cor. 12:13. For service details contact Pastor Barnett on newprophecychurch@hotmail.com or 0481 369 704 New Creation Church Bribie Island Come and have fellowship and worship with us at The New Creation Church Bribie Island and Learn about the Grace of God. Meets every Friday At 10.30 at the Banksia Room Bribie Hotel Bellara.

Complimentary meal after the service.

Enquiries phone Angela mob. 0417050949 Or Eileen mob.

0438723074.

Bribie Island Catholic Church – Church of the Little Flower.

41-47 First Avenue, Bongaree, 4507. Parish Priest: Fr David Pascoe.

Mass Times: 6pm Saturday & 8.30am

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Sunday. Reconciliation: 5pm Saturday. All enquiries: 5495 1028 Seventh-day Adventist Church meets every Saturday in Uniting Church 82 Webster St Bongaree. Sabbath School 9.30 am. Church service 11 am. Phone 0455 477 889.

Awesome Church Bribie Island INC 7/1 Toorbul St, Bongaree (upstairs opp. Brennan Park) P: 07 3408 0429 M: 0408 455 508 E: cocbi@bigpond.com Saturday nights 7pm, Sundays 8am and 10am, Kid’s Church 10am. Sandwiches between Sunday meetings, attendees can enjoy a delicious morning tea in the church cafe from 9.15am to 10am.

COMMUNITY HYMNFEST Sunday 17 March, 2:30pm Held at Bribie Baptist Church, Cotterill Avenue, Bongaree. Come and join us for a cuppa and community hymn singing. All welcome. No cost involved. Afternoon tea at 2:30pm followed by Hymnfest at 3:00pm.

CRIME REPORT

BRIBIE ISLAND WEEKLY ROUND UP, MONDAY MARCH 11 National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence Friday March 15 will be the ninth annual National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. Local police will support our three schools to raise awareness of this issue with students and stand united against bullying and violence in the classroom, in schools and beyond. The theme for this year is Bullying. No Way! Take action every day. More information can be obtained from the Bullying No Way website.

On March 6, a 49-year-old female resident found a men’s wallet whilst walking along Red Beach, Bongaree.

The wallet was returned to the owner, who had lost it whilst visiting Bribie Island. He was very appreciative of the honesty of the finder.

Property Offences

Police made one new application for a protection order and were pleased to report no new investigations into alleged breaches of a current DV Orders.

Burglary On March 10, shortly after midday suspects have attempted to force entry to a tuckshop of a primary school on First Avenue, Bongaree.

Police are currently reviewing CCTV footage and request any motorists in the vicinity of the school around midday to review their dashcam recordings for anyone acting suspicious in the vicinity of the school.

Stealing On March 5, a Toyota Rav 4 was broken into on Flamingo Drive, Banksia Beach.

Thieves stole a school bag containing two laptops computers.

On March 5, police arrested a 57-yearold man for allegedly stealing goods from a Sandstone Point store. He was issued a Notice to Appear for Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 28.

On March 5, a female allegedly driving a Gun Metal Grey Toyota Rav 4 Qld put $35.50 worth of fuel into the vehicle and drove away without making any attempt to pay. CCTV is being reviewed and the registered owner will be contacted by police.

On March 6, police arrested a 25-yearold female for allegedly stealing shop goods from a Sandstone Point store.

He was issued a Notice to Appear for Caboolture Magistrates Court on April 4.

On March 6, two registration plates were stolen from a Nissan Pulsar sedan parked in Newell Street, Ningi.

On March 7, between 5.20am and 8.10pm a blue and silver, electric powered ‘Taotao’ brand scooter was stolen from a carpark on Bribie Island Road. The scooter has red wheels and was not insured.

On March 9, suspects have forced entry into the secured business on Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach.

Suspects have cut wires to steal a battery fitted to a trailer. Police are reviewing CCTV.

Personal Safety Domestic Violence Police investigated several reports of domestic and family violence in the past week.

If you or someone you know might need support for domestic violence call DV Connect hotline on 1800 811 811 24/7.

Public Nuisance On March 10, police issued a 21-year-old female tourist with two Infringement Notices for Public Nuisance on a Licenced Premises and Obstruct Police at a licenced venue at Sandstone Point.

Road Safety Injury Traffic Crash On March 6, a 75-year-old Ningi man riding a motor scooter allegedly collided into a truck parked in Ranald Avenue, Ningi. The scooter sustained moderate damage and QAS transported the injured rider to the Caboolture Hospital for medical assessment.

On March 6, there was a two-vehicle traffic incident at the intersection of Eucalypt Street and Elkhorn Avenue, Bellara. Preliminary investigations allege a silver Kia Cerato being driven by an 81-year-old Bellara resident has failed to give way whist travelling west along Elkhorn Avenue and collided into a White Toyota Corolla travelling along Eucalypt Street. The 81-year-old resident required medical assessment and is yet to be interviewed by police.

Evade Police On February 7, at 8am police attempted to intercept a silver Commodore Qld Reg: 910YDS in Elkhorn Avenue, Bellara. The male driver refused to stop, speeding along Eucalypt Street, Bellara before leaving the Island travelling west towards Ningi. The driver put the public at risk by his actions. The vehicle contained a female passenger, anyone with information or dash-cam footage are encouraged to contact Policelink 13 14 44.

Lost Property On March 5, a 28-year-old male lost his silver coloured wedding ring with single orange diamond whilst working near the beach on North Street, Woorim.

On March 6, a 36-year-old man was intercepted on Eucalypt Street, Bellara driving a Nissan Navara utility. The driver was issued a Notice to Appear

On March 8, a blue Malvern Star ‘Bronco’ mountain bike was found near Fifth Avenue, Bongaree and handed to police.

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I can always drive in the right-hand lane on a multi-lane, for example, a freeway, that has a posted speed limit of 100km/h?

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If you are on a multi-lane road with a speed limit of 90km/h or more you must keep the right-hand lane free, unless all other lanes are congested, you are overtaking, doing a U-turn, avoiding an obstruction or turning right. for drink driving with an alleged BAC of 0.067 per cent. He will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on April 11.

Unregistered & Unlicensed Driving On March 8, police intercepted a Honda station wagon on Bribie Island Road, Ningi. The 22-year-old male driver was issued a Notice to Appear for Disqualified Driving and will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on March 28. The vehicle was immobilised for 90-days.

On March 8, police intercepted a Holden Rodeo utility on Bribie Island Road, Ningi. The 30-year-old male driver was issued a Notice to Appear for unlicensed driving, he will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on April 4. This vehicle was immobilised for 7-days.

On March 8, police intercepted a Daihatsu 4wd on Bribie Island Road, Ningi. The 44-year-old male driver was issued a Notice to Appear for Unlicensed (SPER Suspended) driving. He will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on April 4. His vehicle was immobilised for 7-days.

On March 9, police intercepted a Subaru hatchback on Bestmann Road, Ningi.

The 17-year-old female driver was issued a Notice to Appear for driving Unregistered and Uninsured, she will appear before a court at a later date.

On March 9, police intercepted a Daewoo hatchback on Benabrow Avenue, Bellara. The 39-year-old male driver was issued Infringement Notices for driving Unregistered and Uninsured.

Traffic Infringement Notices Last week local police issued ten infringement notices which included; unregistered motor vehicle, defective vehicle, insecure load, fail to lock vehicle and parking offences.

Police also conducted 86 random breath tests.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day. You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

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Drug & Drink Driving On March 9, a 39-year-old male resident was intercepted in a Daewoo Hatchback on Benabrow Avenue, Bellara. The driver was issued a Notice to Appear for allegedly having a relevant drug in their saliva. He will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on May 13.

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1 Sit dance out for a stretch (8) 2 Granny Smith hit Newton on the head (5) 4 Arabian chestnuts? (6) 5 Quiet caress in the garden? (5) 6 Given the go-ahead to breed beadle with some direction (7) 7 Establishes divisions at tennis (4) 8 Representation astute and clever (6) 13 Passionate but even them are disturbed (8) 15 Pruned clematis thrives in the atmosphere (7) 17 Sailor posted away (6) 18 Credit Daesh with disaster (6) 20 Steamy murmur with spirit (5) 22 Existing with a vile problem (5) 23 Topper thought to be given to a celestial body (4)

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you have to accept in everything we do, but you can get it down to a level where the risk is relatively small, and conditions have to be quite bad before you lose any sleep.

BRIBIE ISLAND

Ultimately, there is a time to move off the anchor/mooring and head for a safe harbour/marina.

YEAR TO DATE RADIO ROOM STATISTICS To Thu 7th March 2019: 2,454 Calls, 656 vessels logged on, 56 Vessel Assists, 324 Sitreps, 89 Requests, 7 Overdue vessels, 2 Vessel Tracking, 0 Securite Broadcasts. 325 Radio Checks VHF calls 77.3%, - 27MHz calls 10.9% With Tropical Cyclone Oma off the coast of Queensland in the last week of February, the effects were certainly felt at Bribie Island. VMR Bribie Island crew members had an extremely busy time resecuring vessels anchored and moored in the Pumicestone Passage.

Accordingly, VMRBI’s contribution to this issue of “The Bribie Islander” is dedicated to safety.

Basically, if your vessel cannot be equipped properly, don’t moor it in open conditions when the weather is forecast to be bad, seek a sheltered location like a marina before the vessel breaks away.

You should equip for the worst conditions not for the normal conditions.

You need to fortify existing equipment when bad conditions are forecast.

Compiled by VMRBI Coxsain Simon Middap.

Here are some basics.

Permanent Buoy Mooring Components that make up these types of moorings, and precautions:

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Free Anchors – lowered and raised from the vessel

Components that make up these types of moorings, and precautions:

A dragging anchor or broken mooring is every sailor’s nightmare!

When it comes to anchoring or mooring there are about as many opinions as there are vessel types.

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galvanised. Rope must be very heavy duty, not perishable. then there is the top shackle connecting to the steel ring or fixing point in the float. at the top there is the mooring float or buoy. This must be large enough to see and have your mooring number on it.

Attached to the top shackle will be a rope, cable, or chain for the vessel to connect to. This may be supported by a pickup buoy.

Sometimes the mooring line is fitted to the top of the mooring buoy, but be careful – not all mooring buoys are designed for a top connection! And finally The fixing on the vessel, – a cleat or bollard. Make sure the mooring line has a smooth path to the cleat or bollard and does not rub on anything sharp.

• start with the ground anchor – can be a concrete block, railway wheels, more sophisticated designs, even a screw in spike.

This must be large enough to hold the weight of the boat and take account of the type of bottom.

• then there is bottom shackle (steel ring or fixing point) allowing connection between the anchor and the rode. This must be galvanised, and it must be ‘moused’ (secured with wire) to stop it undoing.

• next there is the rode (rope, cable, or chain) running to a float on the surface. Chain must be The Bribie Islander

• start with the sea floor – what is it - sand, mud, coffee rock, coral, rock and more, • the anchor or anchors – the size, shape and weight of the anchor that will contact the sea floor – it needs to be compatible with the sea floor to allow for the BEST BITE into it, • then there is the shackle, steel ring or fixing point between the rode and the anchor. Make sure this is moused (secured with wire), • next there is the rode itself (a rope, cable, or chain) – this may be a combination of material - running from the anchor on the sea floor to connect to the vessel – make sure you have enough for all likely anchoring situations! The more chain, the better the anchor will hold, • finally, the fixing on the vessel – cleat or bollard – make sure it is strong enough for all conditions!

Size matters – bigger is better

Each of the components have a strength limit that gets constantly tested, pressured, worn and weakened over time. Under extreme weather events, enormous forces are applied to these anchoring components. This means the larger weight or breaking strain, the better.

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The snubber does a number of things.

e.g. When an anchor gets force applied to it that reaches the limit of that anchor’s ability to hold in that particular sea bed, it first starts to plough slowly through the sea bed and if more force is applied it will drag; the point at which this happens changes according to weight and surface area. All other factors being the same, the heavier, larger anchor of the same type, will stand more force before it drags.

One anchor point or two If the forecast is for more than 20 knots or you are planning to stay at the anchorage more than a few days, put down two anchors. You can achieve this by using tandem free anchors on a single rode, putting a second free anchor while connected to a buoy mooring in a “V” configuration or dropping two separate free anchors in a “V” configuration. You can even deploy one from the bow and one from the stern. It’s precautionary insurance for heavy weather.

How much Rode – chain, rope or both Standard rule of thumb for heavy conditions – the rode should be 7 to 10 times the depth of the water in which you will anchor. This is for both permanent buoy anchors or free anchors. You need to know how much rode is already on the permanent buoy anchor and adjust your connecting rode appropriately.

• First is shock absorption - being stretchy, when a gust hits the vessel and she pulls up on the anchor rode, it softens the pull applied to the anchor, making it less of a jerk (also making it more comfortable inside).

• Second is that it quiets the clunking of the chain in the bow fitting. As the chain no longer has tension on it where it goes over the bow fitting it tends not to move about and make as much noise.

If using a bridle snubber, there is an added benefit as it provides some yaw control, to stop the vessel (particularly yachts) from darting back and forth at anchor.

Deck Hardware The anchoring and mooring hardware on the vessel are as important as the anchor components. Often the point of failure, this hardware should also be rated to handle extreme forces from the pounding sea.

The types of hardware are:

Cleats – port and starboard and/

Time for the snubber?

The snubber is a piece of rope, cable or rubber that connects from a fixed point on the vessel to an anchor chain. The snubber can be a single line, or a bridle as shown in the photo.

or centre. These should be the strong point of the vessel. The cleats are tie off points for the snubber, pennant or the anchor rode. It is important to use cleats to take the weight and pressure from the wind and sea, rather than the anchor winch.

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Sampson Post, as the name suggests, the strong point - a strong pillar fixed to a ship’s deck to act as a support for a tackle or other equipment.

Anchor winch, capstan or windlass - is the device used

to lower and raise the free anchor off the bottom and through the water column. It should not be used as the tie off point for the anchor/mooring, so needs to be relieved of the strain when the anchor/mooring has been set by using cleats.

Bowsprit: One component of note is the bowsprit.

Many vessels have a bowsprit for storage of the anchor and assisting in letting go and retrieving anchor.

The bowsprit should generally not be used to secure the vessel in heavy weather – always use a bridle onto cleats where possible.

Local Experience and Precautions VMR Bribie offers the following observations from our local experience: • Mooring Blocks – several mooring blocks have moved in the recent heavy weather. Remember that a 1 tonne block weighs about half that in water, and if it is on coffee rock or shell grit it will slide easily.

Bigger is better.

• Underwater Mooring Hardware – chains, ropes and shackles will rust and rot. Have them checked regularly by a diver!

• Mooring Lines – lines will degrade, chafe and wear with constant exposure. Run more than one line to your mooring, and inspect them regularly particularly at rub points and where they join shackles etc.

• Anchors – Pumicestone passage comprises silt, coffee rock and sand. Anchoring in silt can give you a false sense of security – fine in good weather but will break loose in rough weather. On coffee rock, the anchor may bite, but then jerk loose in bad weather or on a tide change.

Sand is the best anchoring medium – if you can find it!

The one thing that is definitely required is planning and preparation for heavy weather. Components wear out over time because they are constantly working. They need to be renewed before the big blow occurs – it’s much easier to replace components in quiet, calm conditions rather than when the vessel is on the drift after breaking away in huge weather conditions.

Ultimately, some conditions are just too difficult to manage – in this case, move the boat to a marina ahead of time.

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• vessel & contact details recorded in our database in case of emergency, • access to first aid, radio, and navigation courses plus safety and general boating information sessions; • regular social events; • reimbursement up to $100/per year for tows by other VMR or Coastguard units; and • overnight/weekend secure car & trailer parking at the base.

Always remember to LOG ON and LOG OFF with MARINE RESCUE BRIBIE for your safety.

FISHING

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By Vin Donovan

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ell, I have to say the fishing and crabbing over the last two weeks have been terrible. The winds, rain and large high tides have been making the passage fishing a little difficult. The only fishing to be had was up in the canals, creeks and a little along the surfside.

Red Beach has not faired very well with the weather and high tides making it hard to do any fishing off the beach.

The mud crabs are rearing their heads in Ningi Creek, Toorbul and Donnybrook so grab yourself some mullet heads for a good feed.

Some good size Flathead and one of our anglers grabbing

himself a 50cm caught in the Banksia Canals, you can also snag a few at the Avon Wrecks, Ningi Creek and Gallaghers, mullet fillets being the best bait.

On the run in tide, you will catch a few good size Bream at Bellara, White Patch, Bongaree and Turners Camp, bait to use is Live Blood Worms and Prawns.

The gutters on the surfside are seeing lots of Whiting, the bait that they are biting on Live Blood Worms and Preserved Beach Worms at Red Beach, Bongaree, Avon Wrecks and Surfside 1st and 3rd Lagoon.

We have also seen a lot of dart being caught surfside 1st, 2nd,3rd and 4th lagoon, the best bait to use is pippies.

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FRI 15 Mar 4:07 am 1.72m 10:51 am 0.76m 4:27 pm 1.32m 10:35 pm 0.59m FRI 22 Mar 4:34 am 0.19m 11:00 am 2.11m 5:12 pm 0.29m 11:26 pm 1.92m

We have been seeing a few Mackerel showing up at The Bird Cage and over at Cape Moreton. Dew have been caught off the Bribie Bridge using squid. Snapper are loving the Pilchards and cuttlefish you can find some good sized ones at The Ripples, Sandstone Point, The passage at Bellara and at Cape Moreton.

Flathead

If you have a boat a great place to go and get a feed of Sand Crabs is at Lime Pocket they are also getting lots of large prawns. Gallaghers is also seeing some good size fish being caught this is accessible by boat and also 4WD but you must have a permit to venture up there.

and camping grounds. Just remember to pick up all your bait from Gateway Bribie Adventures and ask for Nev and he will be happy to fill you in on what bait is best.

And remember to bring your fish in for weigh in and photo to go into the draw to win your next lot of bait to the value of $20 free.

Mission Point is another great place accessible by boat only has great fishing

SAT 16 Mar 5:31 am 1.8m 12:14 pm 0.68m 6:00 pm 1.37m 11:53 pm 0.51m

SUN 17 Mar 6:46 am 1.93m 1:23 pm 0.55m 7:15 pm 1.49m

SAT 23 Mar 5:22 am 0.28m 11:41 am 1.96m 5:48 pm 0.34m

SUN 17 Mar 6:46 am 1.93m 1:23 pm 0.55m 7:15 pm 1.49m

SUN 24 Mar 12:10 am 1.91m 6:10 am 0.39m 12:21 pm 1.79m 6:24 pm 0.4m

MON 18 Mar 1:00 am 0.39m 7:48 am 2.08m 2:18 pm 0.42m 8:14 pm 1.63m

MON 25 Mar 12:55 am 1.89m 7:00 am 0.51m 1:01 pm 1.63m 7:00 pm 0.46m

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TUE 26 Mar 1:42 am 1.85m 7:56 am 0.61m 1:46 pm 1.49m 7:41 pm 0.53m

WED 20 Mar 2:56 am 0.18m 9:30 am 2.24m 3:51 pm 0.27m 9:54 pm 1.85m WED 27 Mar 2:33 am 1.81m 9:01 am 0.69m 2:40 pm 1.37m 8:32 pm 0.61m

THU 21 Mar 3:46 am 0.15m 10:16 am 2.21m 4:32 pm 0.26m 10:40 pm 1.9m THU 28 Mar 3:36 am 1.76m 10:17 am 0.72m 3:53 pm 1.29m 9:39 pm 0.68m

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By Michael & Rick at Gateway Discovery Tours

Hi from Michael and Rick at Gateway Discovery tours.

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he inland track has firmed up slightly with the recent rain so for a while, it’ll be easily trafficable, but watch those ditches. We had an interesting week, Friday night saw us on the inland track, 2km north of Poverty Creek. A Rover Discovery caught fire, the young mum, dad and baby got out safely before flames

engulfed the vehicle, it seemed to be caused by an electrical fault. The family lost everything, the vehicle had been the pride and joy of his grandfather who had recently gifted it to them.

We were called on to help our local fireys get out of a bog after they put the fire out, the conditions were extremely poor.

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synthetic rope does not store energy like snatch straps or wire rope, therefore if something goes wrong the rope falls harmlessly to the ground, unlike the others that will cause injury or death, in fact, 4 snatching related deaths occurred in Queensland last year.

Another incident at 3rd Mermaid lagoon on Saturday night saw us retrieving a Hummer and a LandCruiser inundated in 1 metre of salt water in the lagoon, it seems the Landcruiser went to drive on what they thought was sand on the edge of the lagoon, this ended up to be brown foam and debris, the vehicle went straight down.

We have seen this happen before in 4th or Welsby lagoon some years ago.

Sadly once salt water goes

through a vehicle even if you dry it out, progressively the electronics fail, insurance companies write them off. The second vehicle came to the rescue of the first then we had to rescue both of them. No one was injured.

The Westaway Creek catchment wetlands are very dry currently, some ponds have lost over 2 metres in water depth affecting the wildlife.

Visitors to the National Park are not aware of Mt Bribie, it is in a restricted area however is found on official maps, you won’t need sherpas to take you to the top.

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a concrete pad and walls about 70 metres walk. The day area is a great place to have a picnic lunch and great fishing, unfortunately, there are no toilets, expect to be hassled by resident bush turkeys and goannas.

It’s only a short drive to the northern end of the inland track about 2km.

The amenities block is 30 meters from Ocean Beach, once on the beach, you will see the erosion damage caused by cyclone Oma, the No. 1 gun emplacement is still standing but one of the Mine controls bunkers not so lucky. Driving along Ocean beach it is quite smooth, with the sand loss, there is not a lot of beach

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YEAH THE GIRLS – GO TIGERS!

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n honour of last week’s Female Football Week (March 2-10), the Bribie Tigers proudly confirmed three female teams for 2019.

Under 8 Pink team, coached

by Steve Zmuda has grown from its beginnings in the under 6 age group and all players are developing strong skills. With a focus on fun, this age group will see the introduction of a goal keeper and player positioning in their game.

Under 12 team, coached by Jacob Hernandez the club’s Director of Football will be competing in the Sunshine Coast junior competition for the first time. “We know that their amazing game skills makes them the team to watch. You never know the next Sam Kerr could be

SPORT

amongst them,” said Jacob.

The club’s Senior Women return under the continuing leadership of coach Brad Litchfield. This long standing team is looking to build on the success of 2018, take out the golden boot award again and bring home the grand final trophy. The team is looking great and they can’t wait for their round one home game on Friday 15 March.

Dan Clancy, President said “this week is a fantastic opportunity to highlight the positives of female football at the club. We are proud that over the last couple of years we’ve been able to grow our female player numbers from 22% in 2017 to more than 29% in 2019.”

In the photos the club’s

BRIBIE ISLAND

JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE Thank you to all our coaches for your continued support this year!

Under 6 Coach - Antony Evans Under 7 Coach - TBA Under 8 Coach- Rodney Kopura Under 9 Coach - Chris Allom Under 10 Coach - James Te Kahu Under 11 Coaches - Ian Jenkins & Josh Goodall Under 12 Coach - Tony Jeppesen Under 13 Coach - Kirk Crouch Under 14 Coach - Luke Simpson Under 15 Coach - Tim O’Connor Under 16 Head Coach- Tim O’Connor We would also like to thank all our volunteer coaching staff (Assistant Coaches, Managers, First Aid Officers & League Safe) who will be assisting these awesome people this year.

Under 12 Girls with coach Jacob Hernandez and Brooke Savige Under 12 and Senior Women are wearing our new competition jersey that has been launched this week. Dan Clancy, President said “it’s great to see the culmination of the committee’s hard work.

The players love them, our coaches love them and our sponsors love them. For a small club like ours replacing jerseys is expensive and is just cost prohibitive. We just couldn’t do this without the support of Moreton Bay Regional

Senior Women with coach Brad Litchfield

Council and our new sponsors who have made this possible– Grand Prix Mazda and Hyundai, Blue Pacific Hotel, Bribie Island RSL and Julian Ellis from Richardson and Wrench.”

Dan said, for those who want to play in 2019, we have a few spaces left in our U15 team, our Senior Men team and across a couple of the younger age groups. We also encourage spectators to come down to home games and cheer on our teams. The night is free to attend and is family friendly, you just need to bring a blanket or a chair and our facilities are open. A series of five Home games scheduled on Fridays has already commenced from 8 March.

Further information is available on the Bribie Tigers’ website or our Facebook page.

TRAINING TIMES FOR THE 2019 SEASON Under 6-11s are underway from 5pm till 6pm Tuesday & Thursday Under 12s & 13s are underway from 5pm till 6pm Tuesday & Thursday Under 14s are underway from 5.30pm till 6pm Tuesday & Thursday Under 15s & 16s are underway from 5pm till 6pm Monday & Wednesday You can still register to play at playnrl.com/register or call Brooke Overton on 0414582779 for more information We would also like to thank our jersey sponsors for 2019 - Major Sponsor La Vera, and Minor Sponsors @Tax Services, Electrinity, Wallace & Davies Solicitors, Landscaping Skills.

Club Sponsors: Blue Pacific Hotel, Mojo’s On North, Woorim Beach Meats, Pigface Seafood, Beach Way Cafe, Burpengary Truck Refinishing, Bribie Beach Bar & Cafe, 7 Eleven and Super Management

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SPORT RESULTS

BOWLS

Mens Championship Singles played at the Bribie Island Bowls Club on Sunday 10th March.

Bribie Island Bowls Club Bowls Results Week Ending 1/03/19

Bribie Island Bowls Club Bowls Results Week Ending 09/03/19

Tuesday Self Select Triples First – M. Geddes, H. Groves & J. Nairn Runner Up – M. James, L. Twiddle & G. McEniery OOTH 1st – N. Byrne, C. Ebert & L. Williams Bunny – N. Gray, I. Smith & M. McGregor

Tuesday Self Select Triples First – J. Neill, C. Ebert & B. Austin Runner Up – R. Eaton, F. Crocker & S. Young OOTH 1st – L. Twiddle, G. McEniery & B. Short Bunny – G. Bentzen, J. Sutherland & N. Ramage

Wednesday Scroungers 1st – T. Erfurth 2nd – R. Avern 3rd – J. Muller

Wednesday Scroungers 1st – E. Bernardin 2nd – G. Jackson 3rd – B. Castle

Wednesday Pairs Jackpot - $1700 Next Weeks Jackpot - $1750 First – I. Cooper & G. Teakell Runners Up – R. Cowell & K. Thorton OOTH 1st – T. Turnbull & T. Hudson OOTH 2nd – Wally ‘O’ & K. Soens OOTH 3rd – M. Garfield & E. Bateman Bunny – B. J. Adams & R. Eaton

Wednesday PairsFirst - N. Gray & J. Oliver Runner Up – S. Lobo & D. Groves OOTH 1st – S. Swain & J. Howarth OOTH 2nd – S. Martin & R. Avern OOTH 3rd Wally O & P. Adams Bunny – W. Whitehead & W. McDougall

Thursday Club Select Triples First – G. Frew, C. Bonny & M. Stevens OOTH 1st – J. Murray, J. Stanley & W. Gillard Bunny – L. Fraser & L. McNamara, B. Wilson & E. Newman Friday Men’s Pairs = First – R. House & M. Cherry Runner Up – M. Mills & T. Bennett OOTH 1st – R. Wood & M. Prewett OOTH 2nd – G. Johnson & S. Lobo OOTH 3rd – S. Martin & R. Avern Bunny – D. Bowers & B. Wales

Thursday Club Select Triples First – L. Fraser, P. Mann & P. Boyland Runner Up – P. Ditchburn, J. Clear & D. Clarke 3rd – C. Christiansen, G. Woolett, C. Mork & D. Young Bunny – B. Robinson, N. Freazey & I. Gillard Friday Mens Pairs First – D. McMahon & W. McDougall Runner Up – K. Muller & D. Gibson OOTH 1st – T. Dean & K. Smith OOTH 2nd – B. Castle & D. Bowers OOTH 3rd – G. Hartley & R. Woods Bunny – D. Hooper & B. Hosie

Men’s A Pairs Final, Winners (left), Trevor Turnbull, Jeremey Jones, Runner Up (right) Kerry Muller, Gary Teakle, Close fought final requiring 2 extra ends. Final Score 19/18

GOLF Bribie Island Golf Club Ladies Results from 14th February, 2019 to 26th February, 2019.

THURSDAY, 14th February, 2019. Single Stableford.

Div 1: Winner R Gardiner 38, R/U V Learoyd 36 C/B. Div 2: Winner A Mitchell 37 C/B, R/U J L’Estrange 37. NTP’s Hole 4 V Smith, Hole 7 I Coburn, Hole 14 C Price, Hole 16 C Loimaranta, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot A Jordan.

TUESDAY, 19th February, 2019. Single Stableford.

Div 1: Winner C Pronk 36, R/U S Vallely 35 C/B. Div 2: Winner D Shearer 37, R/U J Geale 35. Div 3: Winner H Croukamp 40, R/U L Gooding 37. NTP’s Hole 4 H Winterflood, Hole 7 K Highlands, Hole 14 M Barbeler, Hole 16 M Barbeler, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot L Healy.

THURSDAY, 21st February, 2019. Single Stableford.

Div 1: Winner S White 36, R/U C Watson 35 C/B. Div 2: Winner T Keily 36, R/U F Jackson 35. Div 3: Winner H Croukamp 37, R/U G Burnham 36. NTP’s Hole 4 V Jones, Hole 7 S Vallely, Hole 14 K Wilson, Hole 16 S Brown, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot H Croukamp.

TUESDAY, 26th February, 2019. Single Stableford.

Div 1: Winner M Bailey 38 C/B, R/U V Smith. Div 2: Winner A Mitchell 37 C/B, R/U T Keily 37. Div 3: Winner L Cockerell 34 C/B, R/U H Croukamp 34.

NTP’s Hole 4 K Highlands, Hole 7 C Watson, Hole 14 S Vallely, Hole 16 L Gwyther, Hole 4 Div 3 2nd Shot M Stoddart.

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Dear Editor, I was watching the news regarding the “Royals”.

How Kate and Camilla appear to be “getting on” such drivel, who cares?

And Charles has been the Prince of Wales for 50 years, so what?

Such nonsense about nothing.

I am half Welsh and named Charles but what has Charles actually done for the Welsh – very little or NOTHING. In fact, the ROYALS do not put their hands in their pockets for anyone.

I am not anti-Royal but with their wealth, it is time they paid for themselves.

I was listening to the news about the expensive trip for the recent trip by the Royals, excuse me but the greater part of that cost was met by the Australian people thanks to the generosity of our Government.

I am 69 years of age this year, it would nice to have a Royal or wealthy person “shout” me a trip back to see my homeland.

As I say not anti-Royal being half Welsh and named Charles how could I be, but let’s see some generosity passed back by them.

Regards, Charles

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Dear Editor, Just a footnote to Barry Clark’s very interesting piece on Bribie cemeteries (1st Feb edition). The site that was allotted for Frank Lee’s grave was waterlogged. As the owner of the only 4WD on Bribie ( a long wheelbase Landrover) I was asked to act as the hearse. I agreed. When the time for the funeral arrived the original site was deemed unsuitable and I was stood down. Frank was buried on the sand ridge where “Victory” now stands. With regards to the “first” burial on Bribie - when George Brook and I built the Post Office in Toorbul Street for Tom Fenwick, (late 50’s early 60’s approx), the P.M.G. (Post Master General) dug a trench along the footpath to lay the phone line.

Just south of Foster Street they unearthed a human skeleton. The depth was about one metre. A police forensic team spent a day or so there. What their conclusion was I don’t know.

E. Clayton, White Patch

Dear Editor, Thank you first of all for kindly printing my recent letter concerning the matter of the lack of after-hours transport from the Caboolture Hospital.

I had hoped for a greater response since everyone has their own horror story (could the Letters page perhaps enjoy a more prominent place?) but ultimately it needed only one letter to bring tears to one’s eyes on reading Meryl’s plight in the following issue.

I am on the point of sending a letter to the Medical Superintendent of Caboolture Hospital with Meryl’s and my letters accompanying it, in case they haven’t had an opportunity to read them.

I thank you for providing the forum for this important local issue which, in Meryl’s case could have ended tragically.

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Dear Editor, I would like to join the conversation about 4WD on our beaches, in particular, the points made by Geoff Walsh in a recent edition.

Like you Geoff, I am ex-military and have had a few 4WD’s over the years to include recreational use. Also perhaps like you, the 15 years in the Army caused me to feel a closeness and respect for our unique natural environments. Deserts, jungles and bush have all been places of great beauty and challenge for me.

I am a member of an Environmental Protection Group (BIEPA) that tries very hard to address policing, toilets, litter, overcrowding, animal death issues and more but rarely are there good results for our efforts.

You mentioned “Greenies” having all the fun after locking others out and having “big rigs”.

Real greenies will, of course, have nothing to do with polluting, gas-

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guzzling rigs. Far more importantly though, there are no serious supporters of Bribie’s environment that seek your “shutting access” or “locking up” these beaches.

You may have got this wrong impression from the language of some who use extreme positions in their frustration at so many years of unsuccessful effort in changing basic attitudes.

Sure, a complete close down would be a solution but protectors of our environments are realists. it is clear a compromise is needed.

Unregulated and Uncapped vehicle numbers on these very vulnerable beaches is not an option into the future. Some jurisdictions HAVE achieved closures but considered changes need to be implemented if we are to all enjoy a place that is rapidly deteriorating.

Thanks, Geoff Ginn, Bongaree Dear Editor, I spoke to you regarding the problem at Ningi where I noticed a schoolchild waiting for a considerable time to cross the road having alighted from a school bus.

The traffic in both directions was intense and she could not cross.

I have written to the Minister but without reply. Simone Wilson told me she had no results from her submissions.

Can I suggest that you have a reporter go to a bus stop and time how long before a safe crossing is achieved in both directions, I would hate to read of a child being run over because there are no pedestrian crossings in Ningi. One or two near bus stops would be obvious.

Regards, David Parry Dear Editor, Is it just me or is anyone else stunned by the silence of our incumbent federal member re the promised emergency medical centre for Bribie? I have cast my mind back to some pre-election promises made from the back of an ambulance with the smiling opposition leader promising an emergency medical centre for Bribie.

Since then I have looked at her communications that have been made via your magazine on a regular basis (must be an election coming up as now on pages one and two) and only on two occasions has the

said centre been mentioned, once a couple of lines and a paragraph recently. I have mentioned in a previous letter to you last year that I have lived in NSW and Victoria in towns of approximately 1100 to 1200 population with fully functioning hospitals with emergency ward capability and now live in a population of 18000 with no local facility and no rostered late night chemist on the weekends.

Thank God our ambulance crews are so caring and efficient when I have had to call them on a couple of occasions to take my wife to Caboolture Hospital. So my question is, Susan, when can we expect to see in your column a confirmation on the location, starting date and approximate completion time of the new Bribie Island Emergency Medical Facility. Is/was this just Labour pork barrelling for your re-election campaign, or do we have to wait and see if Bill Shorten is elected before we get any action and just for the record I am not a whinging Liberal voter as I don’t vote for either Labour or Liberal.

Yours Sincerely, R Cox, Bongaree.

Dear Editor, This is not a complaint about the staff at the Telstra Shop Bribie Island Shopping centre but the system they operate under.

In the last week, I have had reasons to contact Telstra twice, and once by phone in response to issues with a new mobile phone.

When I visit the Telstra shop I am waiting for 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 hours for a staff member to deal with me and staff suggest I go home and they will ring me.

Where else does this happen?

Telstra state they have a super – fast Internet etc. but their Customer Service they operate under is shocking!

In today’s age, you would think that you could ring the store and arrange an appointment, visit the shop and have an appointment with whoever (like a doctor, Lawyer etc,).

On the 4th Jan 2019, I was told it would be a 2-hour wait and they had 500 messages on their phone and there was a 3-hour wait. (it was 4 hours yesterday).

The system is a failure and only makes Customers angry.

YOUR SAY In the Telstra shop, there is a sign “Aggression and abusive behaviour” will not be tolerated – Why is this? I have only seen that sort of behaviour by drunks at the Hospital!!!

Why is it that only Telstra customers are having to put up with this poor service.

Yours, P Williamson Banksia Beach Dear Editor, I recently phoned a real estate office on Bribie and booked a townhouse for holiday rental. My family suffered an illness and were unable to travel. Please check the cancellation policy before you book.

My ignorance cost me $928 no refund was given.

Allison Castles Dear Editor, Some time ago I wrote a letter to Moreton Bay Council about bring Koalas to Bribie Island.

Firstly planting the correct species of Gum Trees and then introducing Koalas.

The Council was not interested, but we have the space on the island and it would be a secure environment for them.

I note we have a Koala sign on the island and when I enquired with Council and Wildlife Management it was suggested one Koala maybe?

So why not introduce more to the Island to keep the species from becoming endangered to the degree of extinction? It would be great if the Local papers pursued the introduction of Koalas to the Island.

Regards Farley Dear Editor, The road rules diagrams at the top of the myPolice report (Issue 82 page 61) attracted my attention. It is one of my pet rants. I even managed to get the ear of MP Simone Wilson one day last year when talking about safety in the carpark outside Bribie VIC. The diagrams highlight the stupidity of the current laws relating to giving way when two lanes become one.

The pictures show two vehicles A and B in adjoining lanes moving at up to the speed limit and A runs out of lane. As you can see clearly the only difference on the road for the drivers is the broken line marking the merge which creates a “merge by

changing lanes” scenario instead of the safer “move in turn”.

If there IS a dotted line Sect 148 of the road rules applies (Giving way when moving from 1 marked lane or line of traffic to another marked lane or line of traffic) meaning A has to give way to B. If there IS NO dotted line Sect 149 applies (Giving way when lines of traffic merge into a single line of traffic) and ... guess what ... B has to give way to A. The dotted line creates a hazardous situation for motorists and impedes traffic flow particularly when inexperienced or less confident drivers are involved. It’s not designed to keep traffic moving safely; it just should not be there.

But the situation can be fixed.

The first step is to remove all existing dotted line markings at the end of terminating lanes (and don’t paint any new ones on new roadworks), which then leaves A and B in a true merge situation. Use signage such as the “ZIP” signs and “Move In Turn” to help with the merge. Educate drivers with Move in Turn advertising.

Then regulate to fix the confusing/ conflicting Sect 148 by removing any reference to “whether or not the lane is ending” so 148 deals solely with giving way when changing lanes and 149 handles merging.

Road rules are supposed to help keep us safe but we need to work towards forming a culture of courtesy, one where all road users are looking out for each other not just themselves.

Commentary will be about lane sharks and aggressive drivers after reading this but my point here is about lane markings and legislation, not driver behaviour - that’s for the police.

No more end-of-lane markings please.

Bruce, Banksia Beach.

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