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With over 80,000 4x4’s being sold in Australia in 2015 it is no wonder that Four Wheel Driving has become many Australians’ favourite pastime. The Four Wheel Drive Scene in South East QLD is very active with numerous clubs and groups popping up all over the place to help 4x4 owners get out and explore our wonderful backyard.

Myself, I choose to be part of a Four Wheel Drive QLD Associated Club called JeepFreakzOZ QLD – being part of a club like this allows me to get out and explore with like-minded people who are keen to do what I love. We are able to join our experiences together to ensure the activity in which we participate is as safe as possible.

My family and I first bought a 4x4 to explore South East QLD as we wanted to give our children the opportunity of getting outdoors and see our beautiful country while

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spending time together. It has now turned into a passion for all and as soon as we get home from one adventure we are planning the next.

One of the first places we spent exploring and learnt to drive at was Landcruiser Mountain Park –an 11,000 acre property out near Kilcoy with plenty of tracks to explore. The park has since been sold and is renamed Crofters Estate. As part of a trip with JeepFreakzOz QLD we recently spent a weekend out there.

To get to Crofters Estate we headed to Kilcoy then out to Jimna and finally to Crofters Estate. This was a weekend camping trip so we left on Saturday Morning for the Croft we booked to stay on and set up camp before having lunch.

After lunch, we all headed off to tackle the formerly named Cruiser Canyon, which is now known as Commando Canyon.

This is a tricky track and is quite popular with the club. It is a dry creek bed full of large rocks and boulders through which to navigate. It gives you a chance to check out how much flex is in your suspension.

JeepFreakz is full of some great spotters who are always on hand to help work out the best line to get your vehicle through a tricky track. This sort of track is very technical and involves crawling, rather than speed, to get through.

After getting 10 jeeps through Cruiser Canyon we headed off to tackle the notorious Camp Road. Driving this track often results in bragging rights. Once again with some great spotting, we all tackled this obstacle and were ready to head back to get the camp fire burning!

Sitting around the campfire to keep warm is where you get the chance to unwind and enjoy the serenity of a place like Crofters Estate as, except for fireside chatter, there is not much else to listen to. You get the chance to sit back to stare at the stars and listen to the crackle of the fire. Nights around the fire like these forge friendships and make memories.

It gets quite cool in the Crofters Estate valleys, so I recommend taking warm clothes and sleeping bags! After a peaceful sleep we woke up the next morning to have our traditional Sunday Bacon & Eggs then decided to take a leisurely scenic drive around the property. The beauty of this park is that with over 200km of tracks, you

never run out of options. We headed up to the head of the Brisbane River then into the bordering State Forest before returning to the park.

After this drive, it was time to head back to camp and, unfortunately, home. On the way home, we stopped in at Kilcoy Bakery to grab a bite to eat as we always like to spend some money in the local communities that we visit to help their economy. Driving home, the chatter over the CB Radio was all about what tracks we plan to do the next time we visit Crofters Estate; as we didn’t get a chance to do one of our other favourite tracks Test Track, it was a clear winner.

Stay tuned for the next JeepFreakzOz QLD trip to Bribie Island – one of the most sought out destinations in South East QLD.

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THE ‘CYCLE’ OF LIFE! Everyone loves a ‘feel good’ story and this one certainly qualifies!

Our editor, Richard Whetlor, received an email from a Bribie community member which initially made our blood boil, but turned out to have a very happy ending!

The cycle of life! What goes around, comes around!

The email went like this: “Dear Editor, At 88 years of age I still ride my bike for an hour every day. What a shock it was to find my locked bike and helmet stolen from the Woolworths Shopping Centre at Bribie Island! It was a long walk home!

It is a low act to rob the enjoyment of an old age pensioner, not only enjoyment as the bike provided exercise and transportation. I would be very grateful if anyone could provide information leading to the recovery of my bike. It is a 10 speed, with a black basket on the front, 2 bells and a speedometer. Please contact or phone the local police station.

Regards, Peter.”

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Joe from Bribie Sports and Cycles generously offered to donate a brand new bike, bike lock and helmet to Peter.

We called Peter and told him the good news and he was I believe shocked at first, to be a recipient of such kindness, and he was then filled with gratitude and excitement! The Bribie Islander team went with Peter to Bribie Sports and Cycles to see him receive his new bike and it was a very heart-lifting way to start our work day! The look on Peter’s face was priceless and showed no evidence of his 88 years, in fact as he took his new bike ‘for a spin’, his face became one that resembled an 8 year old, with a big smile that went all the way to his eyes! Community spirit is alive and well Pictured in photos: Peter Liefting, Joe (Shop owner) and Richard Whetlor. Photos by: Shane T. Reynolds, Grip N Rip Photography

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In listening to and observing the community lately I find that the recent theme is THEFT! Theft appears to be rampant in our community and surrounding areas. Now logically, theft and robbery have been an issue in all communities since the dawning of time, but what surprises me is the type of theft that takes place these days. For example a pensioner, aged 88 years having his locked pushbike stolen from a shopping centre, children having their school shoes stolen from their front door steps, boats, caravans and trailers being stolen from properties and a kids tinny being stolen from a pontoon! There have been items stolen

today’s rant

from backyard entertainment areas, tradesmen’s tools stolen from sheds, attempted break-ins and general suspicious behaviour reported in social media almost daily!

It’s pretty frustrating that rarely is justice served in these circumstances, we can’t expect the police to be everywhere at once, and it makes us feel that nothing is ever done, that these poor excuses for human beings get away with their behaviour.

Victims of theft suffer from more than just the loss of material items.

When their properties are invaded it disintegrates their feeling of security

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and safety in their homes. They lose trust in their community members, and lose faith in human nature in general. It can cause anxiety and stress related health issues, and in some circumstances paranoia.

My family were victims of a home invasion some years ago, and while most material items stolen were only just that…material, we lost forever some key items of sentimental value.

The items were extremely important to my sons, as they belonged to their deceased father. Overall, the monetary value of the combined stolen items was probably less than $5,000, yet they were priceless to my boys aged 14 and 10 at the time. In consoling them during this traumatic time, I took the line that I have always taken with them regarding injustices in life experiences.

I relayed to them that while we have a criminal justice system established in society that sometimes fails us, it is not our only option. We also have a natural justice system that balances all things. Some of us call it Karma, or alternatively in the words of my boy’s father and first husband Alex: “Every dog has their day!”

see the ‘balance’ that takes place, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist or we can’t trust in its effectiveness. I raised my children with the teachings of this natural law, so that they may feel secure in the knowledge that people may ‘appear to get away with murder’, but it is in fact not the real truth. I explained to the boys, that while thieves and robbers take with them our belongings, they also take with them much more than they bargained for! They take with them an energy/vibration attached to what they steal, which will come back to them in a negative way. Every action has a reaction….and the ‘punishment’ ALWAYS fits the crime! They will be without shoes, be without a pushbike, or be without their sentimental items that cannot be replaced with any amount of compensation. It’s only a matter of time.

RANT OVER!

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LOCAL COMMUNITIES RECOGNISED AT ROTARY CHANGEOVER DINNER

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Bill Peacock Rotarian of the Year award was presented to Anne Matthews for her tireless contribution to the Bribie Rotary Club, including her close contact with local schools and the organisation of the High Tea, raising money for ROMAC which provides overseas medical assistance. A very worthy recipient.

Bribie Island Rotary Club held its annual changeover dinner on Thursday, 7th July at The Sandstone Point Hotel, when President Mary Grant handed over her presidential office to Bernie Wilson for 2016-17 along with 78 fellow Rotarians and guests.

Presentations at the dinner included two Honorary Memberships. One went to Bill Peacock, a polio victim who has long campaigned through the postpolio programme. Rotary has long been involved in the eradication of polio around the world, with its immunisation campaign running since 1979 and as a result, many countries around the world are now polio free thanks to the continuing fundraising efforts of Rotarians around the world.

Rotary donations were received at the dinner by local community groups including TS Koopa who were represented at the dinner, Bribie Hospice and Bribie LAC. President Bernie Wilson said that she hoped that Rotary would be able to support many other worthwhile local community groups in the coming year. This year’s Rotary theme is Rotary Serving Humanity and in summing up, President Bernie reiterated how every day Rotarians are serving and have the opportunity to change lives – no matter how big or small, to make the world for the better.

Also presented with honorary membership was Heather White who has, served Rotary over a number of years by organising fundraising events on Bribie such as the highly successful trivia nights and movie events at the local cinema.

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Breeding is usually from September to January. Females may mate with several males and lay about 4 motley brown eggs which are of similar colour to the inside of the nests thus providing an effective camouflage. Males take on the role of nest building, incubating the eggs and caring for the young. They have specially

Jacana walking on Lily Pad Buckley’s Hole shaped wings and if in danger can pick up the chicks and carry them to safety.

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So if you’re feeling sluggish, this smoothy recipe is a winner for cleansing and lightening up.

Winter Green Smoothy: Stick Celery 1/2 Lebanese Cucumber Handful Spinach Leaves ½ Avocado Choice of green herbs e/g mint, parsley/basil/ coriander 2 tablespoons coconut cream ½ inch fresh ginger Juice ½ lime or lemon Enough boiling water to just cover….and BLEND! The key with smoothies is try not to get too complicated and put everything in, superfoods are great but if you can’t digest them then it’s just playing havoc with your digestive system.

Think of it this way, the more different types of ingredients you have the more your body has to work out what to do with them all and, like our minds, the stomach can be easily overwhelmed.

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FRIDAY 19th AUGUST 2016 10am to 2pm The venue will be: GOLDEN AGE SENIOR CITIZENS COMPLEX 96-108 ARCADIA AVENUE WOORIM. This event is being run in conjunction with Seniors Week 2016 which is co-ordinated by the Council of the Aged ( COTA) Queensland as an opportunity for people of all ages in our community to join together to celebrate the valuable contribution that our Seniors make. The Theme for this year’s Seniors Week is “It’s on for young and old”. In keeping with this theme Golden Age Day Respite Services, Centacare, Nextt and Ozcare have banded together to showcase social groups, social activities, care services and community supports available in our local community for both Seniors and their Carers. The Expo will have over 40 exhibits, giveaways and samples will be on offer as well as lucky door prizes. Transport is available via Bribie Island Transport - Bus 640 which stops right outside the Golden Age Complex hourly. Light refreshments will be available.

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SWIM ALL YEAR ROUND? PART 2 Previously, we discussed Basic Solar Pool Blanket & Solar Heating.

This month, we’re discussing 2 more options to heat your pool.

Let’s start with Gas Heating.

Gas is extremely efficient at creating heat through fire or burning, and is usually the fastest way to heat a pool or spa, while remaining relatively quiet.

Gas pool heaters use either natural gas, piped in via the council / gas companies’ system or LPG (Liquid Propane) which is delivered via bottles. As the pump circulates the pool’s water, the water passes through large copper pipes inside the combustion chamber of the heater. The gas burns in the heater’s combustion chamber generating intense heat, which is transferred through the copper pipes to the water. The warm water is then returned to the pool, and the heat that rises from the heater is passed into the atmosphere via a flue.

Gas heaters aren’t dependent on or really affected by the outside temperature, therefore the heat up times of gas is very good and they can heat efficiently through any climate – no matter how cold. However, running costs of a gas heater have risen significantly in recent years, making them not as efficient financially as they used to be to run. Once upon a time, gas heating was considered the cheapest, but due to technological advances in electric heating, heat pumps, and the rise in gas costs, this is not the case. Gas heating is still probably the most popular form of heating for large spas because of its quick heat up times and efficiency in smaller bodies of water, however as we’re not trying to heat thousands of litres of water, the rapid heat up time outweighs the higher running costs.

Now, let’s look at what is arguably the most efficient all round heating these days: The Electric Heat Pump: Most of us have seen Split System Air Conditioners with the outside pump units.

They contain a compressor and large fan that blows away hot air while cooling. When they

are used as a heater, the outside unit blows cold air and hot air is blown via a fan into the room, while the cold air is blown off outside.

A Heat Pump looks very similar to the outside unit of an air conditioner. The way it heats is much the same. A heat pump uses a compressor like an air conditioner.

It compresses and expands contained gas which gives off considerable heat. This heat is transferred to the water in copper pipes through a “heat exchanger,” then warm water is pumped back to the pool. Air conditioners have become more efficient and use far less power than they used to, and so do heat pumps. Heat pumps are used far more widely these days in swimming pools than gas.

Heat pumps are advantageous, heating all year round in our climate. They are very efficient, and usually the cheapest form of heating (other than solar). They take your pool to desired temperatures despite the weather or sun conditions, and don’t require use of your roof.

Another big gain with a heat pump is that certain models, can be used to COOL the pool. Now there’s an advantage for those with pools that are too hot to swim in summer.

Heat pumps are sized according to your pool volume and the environment it is located in.

Depending on your pool size, you may need to install a dedicated power line for the heat pump.

What’s the most efficient way to heat your pool?

Everybody is different, but the best all year round is the heat pump. The cheapest to run, is the solar, but if you use your roof for solar power, then the heat pump wins again.

If you really want the best, it’s a combination: Solar on the roof, a heat pump and you can throw in a pool blanket if you want.

In any case – YES, You CAN SWIM All year round!

Until next month.... Cheers, Russ Watson, Waterama

CAMPING IN BRIBIE ISLAND NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION AREA

Bribie Island National Park and Recreation Area offers a variety of coastal camping experiences, some accessible by high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle, others accessible by boat. Camping permits are required and fees apply. A tag with your booking number must be displayed at your camp site.

Camping areas accessible by four-wheel drive Gallagher Point —this camping area offers a limited number of bush camping sites.

There are no toilets or other facilities here.

Campers are encouraged to bring selfcontained portable toilets to help reduce bush toileting.

Poverty Creek —this large camping area has open grassy sites and shady trees, and includes sites suitable for camper trailers and group camping. Toilets, portable toilet waste disposal facility, screened cold showers, water taps (treat water before drinking), picnic tables and fireplaces are provided. Fires are permitted in the fire rings in the group trailer and camping area.

Ocean Beach —the designated camping area is 16km north of the beach access

point on North Street, Woorim. Camp sites just behind the dunes are accessible from defined track entrances. Toilets, screened cold showers and water taps (treat water before drinking) are provided at the camping area. Please use these facilities or bring your own portable enclosed toilet system. Fires are permitted in the fire rings in the group trailer and camping area.

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Oyster Gardening on Bribie Island!

4. How does it apply nationally?

This project has established Australia’s first community based oyster gardening program, so it’s nice to be leading the nation in this regard.

5. How does it apply internationally?

On the 3rd of August, at Banksia Beach State School on Bribie Island, an information evening was held to provide the community with information about oyster gardening; what’s involved, how to get involved and how it applies to local, national and international shellfish reef restoration initiatives. Recently, due to funding from the Federal Government under the National Landcare Program, this project has grown rapidly.

Naturally, as an opportunity not to be missed, we seized the chance to ask Dr. Ben Diggles, the marine scientist and shellfish health expert coordinating the project, a few questions. Dr. Ben Diggles was glad to answer our questions and allow us to inform the local community about Oyster Gardening on Bribie Island.

The questions we asked are as follows: 1. What inspired you to become a marine scientist specializing in shellfish health?

I have always been fascinated by the aquatic environment, being in it and a part of it through fishing and the like, and just wanted to learn more about it. Once you begin learning it’s a never ending process. The health of aquatic animals is so closely linked to the health of their environment, it’s a natural progression.

The scientific process allows you to begin to learn about the environment at several different levels of understanding which, together with being out on the water all the time, gives you insights into when things aren’t right, and helps you identify

what needs to be done to fix problems.

2. In your own words, what is oyster gardening?

Oyster gardening projects are practical community education initiatives which improve people’s knowledge of the ecological role of shellfish reefs in estuarine ecosystems. People benefit by learning about shellfish and actively participating in the cultivation of live oysters to underpin reef restoration activities. Oyster gardening therefore raises community awareness of the environmental, social, and economic benefits that can accrue if shellfish reef restoration activities are undertaken to restore lost ecosystem services to our estuaries.

3. How does the oyster gardening initiative apply locally?

Locally we are recruiting residents to grow out oysters which will eventually be used for experimental trials restoring shellfish reefs. Accredited oyster gardeners are provided with shellfish to grow out in mesh bags placed on their pontoons and instructions on how to care for and maintain oysters. It’s also a citizen science project as we will be asking gardeners to collect data on oyster growth and survival and we will be collaborating with researchers at James Cook University to measure in-situ oyster filtration capabilities as well. So it’s an exciting project with the potential to generate some useful research results at the same time.

Community based oyster gardening projects have been widely used overseas, particularly in the USA, to generate oysters for shellfish reef restoration.

They are particularly popular in those US States where their Government is actively undertaking restoration of shellfish reefs through their Fisheries and Environment departments. Of course, shellfish gardening is also very popular with schools, just take a look at the Billion Oyster Project in New York at http://billionoysterproject.org/. We’ve looked at all that is going on overseas and said, we have exactly the same environmental problems here, why aren’t we doing the same, scientifically proven things to fix them? And why let others have all the fun? Our local schools are very keen to be involved and utilise the unique local environmental assets we have on Bribie as learning tools, so we are working on some exciting projects in parallel with the oyster gardening to try to get some of this knowledge into the local curriculums. We’re excited to have our local indigenous peoples actively involved in the education side of things to ensure we include indigenous learning components too, because locally shellfish were very important to traditional owners.

That cultural and historical message is something very valuable that should not be forgotten, it should be passed onto future generations.

6. What are the benefits of this project?

Project outcomes will include educating the community through active participation, generating data on survival and growth of oysters throughout our canal systems, evaluating their filtration capacities to see if we can theoretically get water quality improvements in our canals and/or reduced canal maintenance, and of course producing live shellfish for future reef restoration research in Pumicestone Passage. But it’s much more than that. We’re also hoping the oyster gardening initiative will raise awareness both locally and within government of our communities’ desire to do something practical to actively improve the health of Moreton Bay and realise the environmental, social, cultural and economic benefits we can expect

from beginning this journey towards restoring our own lost shellfish reefs.

7. Will there be any adverse effects to locals or the environment as a result of this project being initiated?

No, all affects will be positive, both to the environment as well as for the community.

8. Where will oyster gardening be permitted?

At this stage only in Bribie’s canal systems- because they are outside the Moreton Bay Marine Park we only need permits from Fisheries to conduct the trials and research. Fisheries understand the benefits of the wider shellfish reef restoration efforts and are supportive, as have been the Moreton Bay Regional Council and Unity Water. We are working to inform and educate other Government authorities regarding the benefits of shellfish reef restoration and hope that they will permit us to undertake (or even become part of) shellfish reef restoration efforts in Moreton Bay Marine Park in the near future. But the red tape is horrendous at the moment and we are essentially educating our government departments and bringing them up to speed on what is happening overseas and in other states in Australia.

Everyone can get involved by learning more about the lost shellfish reefs by exploring the website www. restorepumicestonepassage. org. People who live on Bribie’s canals can get in contact via info@ restorepumicestonepassage.org to apply to become accredited gardeners, and you will be added to the waiting list and kept informed of progress through the email information list. Local schools and seafood businesses will hopefully also be able to get involved soon through the planned curriculum work and the oyster shell recycling initiatives, and of course, any financial donations from local businesses here (and big businesses in Brisbane too) towards the longer term shellfish reef restoration efforts in Pumicestone Passage would be greatly appreciated!

For more information on our local project, see www.restorepumicestonepassage. org , while a national overview of shellfish reef restoration in Australia can be found at www.shellfishrestoration. org.au. An international example of a similar project can be found at http:// billionoysterproject.org/

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OUR LOCAL BIRD ROOST RESIDENTS: CHARADRIIDAE By Lana Hewitt PART 1

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Our local bird roost has 15 resident shorebirds that visit Bribie Island. Like us, all animals including birds are designated and distributed into family groupings, however unlike us, they are designated into a family because of the physical characteristics they share. The shorebirds that reside on Bribie Island are classified into 5 different Families according to Scientific Taxonomy; Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Haematopodidae, Laridae and Recurvirostridae.

line which divides the red breast from the white neck. These are 2 key differences which distinguish the Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers from each other.

Charadriidae is the family in taxonomy under which the plover lies. We have 4 resident species of plovers which frequent our blessed Bribie Island; The Greater Sand Plover, the Lesser Sand Plover, the Red-capped Plover and the Pacific Golden Plover.

The Greater Sand Plover also known as Charadrius leschenaultii is a bird of small size, growing to approximately 19cm. This wading shorebird has a soft trilling flight call, and has developed a unique run-andpause technique compared to the steady probing other wader birds use to obtain their prey. Its plumage is nothing fancy in Australia, but when it reaches its breeding grounds the fireworks begin and sparks fly, as their feathers change colour from a light brown to a dull brick red.

The Lesser Sand Plover also known as Charadrius mongolus is very similar to its brethren the Greater Sand Plover in colouring and size. Often, when found as a lone vagrant it is difficult to determine which is the Lesser and which is the Greater, however this is not the case when observing mixed flocks. If you place these 2 species side by side the differences are profound regarding their physical structure and size. The Lesser Sand Plover is smaller than the Greater Sand Plover and features a thin black

The Red-capped Plover also known as Charadrius ruficapillus carries similarities to the Lesser Sand Plover during its non-breeding stage, however the Redcapped Plover grows to a smaller size.

The Red-capped Plover is our smallest resident shorebird growing to a maximum of 15cm in length. The main distinguishing feature of a Red-capped Plover is the reddish-brown crown and nape for which it receives its name.

These shorebirds are all ground birds, and tend to nest in shallow, scraped out depressions formed in the ground or stony areas, leaving their eggs vulnerable despite the fact they are well camouflaged by loosely placed pebbles, shells, shingles, plant materials, such as shrubs and bushes, sometimes rubbish or flat just in bare sand.

Please Keep Your Eyes Open for Nests!

The Pacific Golden Plover also known as Pluvialus fulva is a veritable patchwork of golden splendor, especially during breeding season, however they don’t breed in Australia preferring the Arctic Tundra’s vegetation which provides it with the perfect colour scheme for camouflage. They are a slim bird with dark mottling spread from the top of their heads to the tips of their tails, including the upper wings, with a lightly speckled breast and creamy coloured underside.

They grow up to 25cm in length and have also commonly been known as the Eastern, Lesser or Least Golden Plover.

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Village Deli is your opportunity to sit down, relax and enjoy something delicious – or, if you can’t stay, take it with you! Stocking local, national and international products, Come in and enjoy coffees from Abrisca, gourmet sandwiches, rolls & breads, salads and quiches, cakes and desserts, cold drinks, farm fresh fruit & vegies, gourmet cheeses & grocery products, freshly sliced cold cuts, gluten-free & organic groceries & pastries.

Village Deli was established late 2003 to bring great coffee and healthy food options to Bribie Island.

Our silky coffees are made using the delicious Maleny Dairies milk. We are passionate about supporting our local dairy farmers, selling Maleny Dairies milk, cream, custard and yoghurt.

We also cater for selected special dietary requirements.

We even bake most of our quiches and treats on-site!

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CARING FOR YOUR POOCH DURING WINTER circulation, relieving tired sore muscles, bringing more blood and energy to the skin. His ears and eyes will be cleaned, nails clipped and everything is finished with a thorough, warm blow dry and deodorising.

Fido will be a welcome addition into the house on cold nights or a lot warmer if he is out in his kennel. All the work is done in our all weather trailer so Fido is not getting cold during this process.

As well as providing this all inclusive caring service we also have a range of Vets All Natural products to help your dog through winter. These include shark cartilage powder and arthritic joint formula. Our clients have noticed remarkable improvements in their dogs with these supplements.

Winter is well and truly here. Days are shorter, the nights are colder, and as well, your dog is a little bit older. Did you realise that with your dog’s thicker winter coat you will need to increase his grooming.

By regular brushing and bathing he will be a lot warmer. Similar as to when you fluff up your doona, giving your dog an Aussie Pooch Mobile service has the same effect. It is important to remove loose hair and knots for your dog to be able to maintain a warm body temperature. A dirty, matted coat has no insulation properties.

With an Aussie Pooch Mobile service your dog will receive a brushing before a lovely fresh warm water bath, giving the extra benefits of stimulating the

Megan Walters, your local Aussie Pooch Mobile operator has been trained in these products and would be more than happy to advise which product would best suit your dog.

So to give your dog the best through the colder months, give Megan a call on 0409 451 254 or 1300 369 369.

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Each of the many breeds of dog were originally bred to serve a specific purpose. Working or herding breeds, such as Kelpies, Border Collies, Cattle Dogs, Corgis and German Shepherds, were bred to herd and protect livestock like sheep and cattle. Huskies and Malamutes were bred to pull sleds in snowy conditions.

Retrievers such as Labradors and Spaniels were bred to work in conjunction with a human hunter in flushing out prey and retrieving game. Toy breeds such as Maltese, Shi Tzus, Pekingese, Pomeranians and Chihuahuas are primarily companion dogs in modern times and there is solid research that dog ownership confers various health benefits.

These days, dogs with paid jobs are to be found in airports, prisons, policing and the armed services.

They recruit from the breeds with the attributes they are looking for,

and select individuals displaying a propensity for the work. For example, Labradors and Beagles make excellent sniffer dogs and they work cooperatively with their human handlers. Their strengths as retrievers and hounds is in finding and following the scent.

Their food-focussed nature also helps!

Herding and sled breeds are still used in Australia for their original purpose, and sports have also been developed e.g. sheep dog trials and “sledding” (using sleds on wheels through bush tracks). Those dogs lucky enough to do the job for which they were bred seem to deeply enjoy the work and suffer few annoying behaviours, because they are deeply satisfied and their boundless energy is put to good use.

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Fear of Dogs The last few issues have been about dog attacks mainly targeting children, but what happens to the child after the event?

In these cases these are real fears but others can be passed on from parent to child. The phobia is called Cynophobia which causes intense anxiety when near a dog. Fear of dogs is a learned response, we aren’t born with it. As it is a learned behaviour it can be modified.

Common responses to this fear are increased heart rate, sweating, nausea and rapid breathing. Some experts believe it is more common than we think because it can be avoided such as when out walking you can cross the road if you see a dog. This can be a reason why some people don’t seek help.

There are ways to overcome the fear or help the person who is fearful of your dog. As a dog owner you may have a friend or family member that is scared of your dog and reluctant to visit you. You can

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take steps to help your friend to feel comfortable. It helps if your dog has some training and is friendly and sociable to begin with. When your visitor arrives it is vital that your dog is kept under control at all times, even having them on the lead for easy management. Reward your dog for calm behaviour. I teach from puppy classes the importance of mat training. This is where you teach your dog to lie and stay on a mat near you. It may help put your visitor at ease. Nothing worse than having your dog approach the visitor every time they move. If your visitor begins to relax around your dog maybe encourage them to give your dog a treat. At no stage force this. Dogs can sense fear. They have a special sense organ in the root of their mouths called a vomero-nasal organ.

This allows them to taste smells and detect pheromones When animals are alarmed they secrete an alarm pheromone and its possible humans do as well.

WELCOME The Bribie Island Radio Modellers Association are welcoming new members to our association and to the intriguing hobby of Radio Control Model Aircraft building and flying, and radio control model sailboat racing. On Mondays and Wednesdays you can view the sailboat club races on Sunderland Drive, just past the first roundabout!

Our hobby has been around probably as long as flight itself, in fact, the pioneers of flight would almost certainly have made a model of their invention before building the “real thing.”

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SEASIDE MUSEUM BY THE WAYSIDE

By Lana Hewitt

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Bribie Island has quite a story to tell, from the local monuments and attractions to wildlife preserves and nature walks.

Bribie Island is a unique place with the ability to offer something for everyone, both young and old. The Seaside Museum is a volunteer-run, government funded establishment, strategically nestled between the waterfront esplanade and the glistening water of the Pumicestone Passage, boasting scenic views that you could stare at endlessly, while offering a variety of activities for the whole family. You can learn about Bribie Island’s history including its involvement in the second world war when the island was occupied by American troops, the encounter which occurred at Skirmish Point between Mathew Flinders and Bongaree, view the Amateur Fishing Association of Queensland’s assorted collection of fish, and discover the reclusive Ian Fairweather, a talented artist of impeccable taste.

fishing guides, books on local history and more. Visit the museum shop while you’re there and purchase a special Seaside Museum Puzzles and games book to prolong your visit and occupy the kids on the drive home.

The Seaside Museum hosts exhibitions and offers museum programs each month. They also receive bookings for school tours on Thursdays and Fridays from 11am-2pm and provide guided tours from Thursdays to Sundays, 11am2pm. Kid’s activities are a dime a dozen at the Seaside Museum’s ‘Kid’s Table’ where children can create and design their very own fish ‘collage’ to take and decorate at home.

The Seaside Museum is open from Tuesday to Friday 10am-4pm and weekends from 10am-3pm. A minor car park and street parking provides bountiful access to nearby parking for visitors.

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Furthermore, the micro cinema is used to host mini seminars and lectures.

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The Seaside Museum also features a touch screen learning panel. Discover 5 chapters of mind blowing information comprising of fish science, fishing around Bribie Island, the Moreton Bay Fisheries, the sea cow and many wildlife wonders.

The touch screen learning panel is the perfect opportunity for children to learn more about Bribie Island in a fun way and maybe even inspire a school project!

For more information, or knowledge of upcoming events you can contact the Seaside Museum by phone (07) 3408 0007, by email seasidemuseum@ moretonbay.qld.gov.au, or visit their website https://www.moretonbay.qld. gov.au/seaside-museum/

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Golden Age Day Respite Centre GOLDEN AGE DAY RESPITE SERVICES ARE HOLDING A FREE MORNING TEA

An invitation is extended to carers in the Bribie Island, Sandstone Point, Godwin Beach, Ningi and Beachmere areas to attend a free Morning Tea. To Be Held On Tuesday 9th August, 2016 from 10am at the Golden Age Day Respite Centre.

This will be an opportunity for carers to have a break from their caring role, meet others who understand, who are able to listen and share experiences and concerns.

This invitation is open to carers of: Elderly members of our community requiring support to remain living at home.

Young People with Disability who are aged 18-65years and are living at home.

While you attend morning tea your loved one is welcome to attend our Centre in a safe caring environment and participate in Indoor Sports such as Table bowls, Floor golf and Darts, an exercise class conducted by a trained Physiotherapist or participate in craft activities. Your loved one will be provided with Morning Tea and supervision by staff expertly trained in caring for the elderly and Young People with a Disability.

It has begun. Whale Watching Season!

It’s that time of year when whales once again grace Moreton Bay waters as a part of their migration. Whales come in a variety of shapes and sizes, however the species I am talking about is the Humpback Whale. The Humpback Whale is a magnificent creature averaging a length of 12-16m and weighing up to 36,000kg. Truly a sight to behold these majestic mammals are an event not to be missed. Keep your eyes open on the beaches

For more information or to RSVP please contact by Monday, 8th August 2016.

Sheridan (Carer Liaison) 0418225954 Or Golden Age Day Respite Centre reception on 34082112

If you would like to enquire about the services provided by the Centre please contact the Co-ordinator on 3408 2112

LADIES GOLF CLINIC Monday 8th, 15th, 22nd, 28th August & 5th September 1:30pm-2:30pm $22 per week or $100 for all 5 Complimentary house drink at the end of each clinic

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BIEPA AND OUR BEACHES

By Lana Hewitt

Photo by: Shane Reynolds @ Grip-N-Rip Photography Recently, the opportunity arose to meet with Diane and John from the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association (BIEPA), regarding the condition of our beautiful local beaches.

The damage and degradation that has beset our beaches has had widespread effects on the entire area from the sand and the soil, the vegetation and plant life, to the animals including the birds and marine life.

Over the last 15 years, our foreshores have suffered and they no longer maintain the sand dispersal system previously employed by nature, especially at Woorim Beach. The current, which traveled alongside the shoreline, sustained the picturesque evenly curved splendor, that was Woorim Beach.

This has now been lost. It has been lost largely due to the localized sand replenishment placements at our main beaches forming a sand groyne. The sand groyne now impedes the flow of the current and inhibits its sand dispersal further down the coast, causing this grotesque bulge on an otherwise flawless shoreline. Furthermore, it hinders the natural replenishment of the remaining stretch of coastline assisting in the diminishment of the declared erosion control zone.

The declared erosion control zone are the dunes and vegetated area between the high tide level and the edge of human development sites. The minimum size of a declared erosion control zone is 150m.

This zone provides a buffer for the control and prevention of wind and water erosion in particular areas. Unfortunately, the current size of our erosion control zone at Woorim Beach is 25m, having lost 10m to wind and water erosion during our last storm. That’s only 1/8th of the minimum requirement!

Furthermore, the trees that inhabit the erosion control zone have become depleted in multiple areas along the foreshore. They are no longer able to shield the surrounding area from the battering winds that assail the coastline.

I witnessed the desolation of trees that have not been able to survive the onslaught from the salt present in the wind. Trees such as the Coastal Banksia, which despite its hardiness, cannot maintain its stature without the provisions that other salt resistant trees such as Casuarinas can provide.

These trees invite a variety of birds to the area including Rainbow Bee-Eaters and Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos.

Rainbow Bee Eater’s also known as Merops ornatus is an avid lover of

the Coastal Banksia. A small bird of strikingly vivid colouring, growing to a full size of 19-24cm and the only one of its family to be found in Australia, the Rainbow Bee-Eater’s population has markedly declined on the Eastern Coast by reported rates of over 50% since 2001. Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos also known as Calyptorhynchus funereus are fanatical lovers of native shrubs and trees, especially banksias and casuarinas. Two native trees in which they have a veritable party, and often as Diane mentioned, make it a priority of theirs to generate as much noise as possible, while they have fun, and enjoy doing just that. However, Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos also have indicative reports that their numbers are declining in the East Coast region. While the conservation status of both these birds may be secure for now, how long can we expect that to continue if we do nothing, or even worse if we, blissfully unaware, continue doing exactly the same thing as now?

Additionally, the trees on our foreshores, especially in the declared erosion control zones, provide our turtles with suitable soil for nesting beneath their branches.

They prevent light pollution! Light pollution, which causes the pH of the soil to change and become unsuitable for our turtles to nest in. Turtles seek out dark shadowy areas consisting of soft sandy soil to lay in, amongst the roots of the trees, especially Casuarinas. Casuarina’s are fundamental to the rejuvenation of the beaches, as their root systems lock in the nitrogen required to maintain the soil’s healthy pH levels. This is beneficial to the turtles, the surrounding vegetation and the formation of sand dunes. These areas have a healthy pH and provide large amounts of nutrients to the eggs for hatchling development and growth, supplementing them with the vital energy they require for their return journey to the ocean. The majority of unshaded areas do not provide the hatchlings with enough nutrients or energy, and is often lacking in microorganisms from such high levels of light pollution and human traffic, both by foot and 4WD. Be careful where you walk! Be careful where you drive! You may inadvertently crush eggs

in a turtle’s nest!

Thankfully, BIEPA, Moreton Bay Regional Council, the Friends of Woorim Beach and the Green Army are united in working hard to repair the damages, with plans to rehabilitate the Woorim Beach dune systems and restore the beach to its former glory, by planting local native species and controlling weeds such as Cotton Trees, Coastal Banksias and Casuarinas. Restoring and maintaining our environmental heritage is a vital part of the future for forthcoming generations.

Please help us ensure that future.

To find out how you can help or for more information, contact BIEPA via phone (07) 3410 0757, or mail BIEPA at PO Box 350, Bribie Island, QLD, 4507, email biepa.mail@gmail.com, or their website www.biepa.org, or you can find them on Facebook.

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BRIBIE ISLAND TAXI AND LIMOUSINE SERVICE GRAND OPENING - NEW PREMISES

Bribie Island Taxi and Limousine Service hosted the official opening of their new premises at 52 Verdoni Street, Bellara on Thursday the 28th of July. I was able to attend the celebrations and catch up with a very excited George Goold and view the new premises. I have to say it’s a quality outfit they have set up, with a majestic impeccable workshop and offices. George started the business with one taxi back in February of 1992.

Sixteen months later he bought a limousine and the business continued to

flourish, he then made the decision that he needed to open a larger premises.

George has gradually expanded the business with now 14 vehicles including investing in a fully fitted out taxi for the disabled at the cost of $73,000. Having run the business from home all these years, this is a major local business success story, and the success couldn’t have happened to a nicer man with his ‘old school’ manners, humour and charm, George is a fitting example of great things happening to great people.

We all love to see success in local business, the outcome of hard work, sensible decision-making, and dedication to a dream. It’s a win for us all and a great example of what can be achieved with the birth of an idea! Congratulations Bribie Taxi and Limousine Service! We wish you continued success and good custom!

George Goold & Susan Lamb

Contact: Taxi: 3408 9700 Limousine: 3408 7892

By Philip Arlidge

THE BRIBIE WINELANDER When you eat out do you sometimes take offence at the cost of the wine on the wine list, that is a wine you regularly buy for $10 in your local store is on the list for $30 or more? Unfortunately having worked in the industry for many years you pretty well know what the business is likely to have paid for the bottle and have an idea what the mark up is and even I baulk at a margin well in excess of 300%.

In fact I often wonder why there is a need for such a mark-up when if the prices were lower customers would be encouraged to have an extra bottle and probably visit the restaurant more often. I am aware of the costs involved with serving the wine which include glasses (I read once an upper market restaurant in Perth spent over $15,000 in one year replacing broken glasses) serving the wine (a common thing nowadays is serving yourself so you are paying for yourself to serve) cleaning the glasses after being washed (see how many glasses still have lipstick on them from a previous drinker and often from a woman) wages and rents the list goes on.

I would suggest restaurants would be better seeking out wines that are more unusual and try every wine before they appear on the list to ensure they are at least worthy of a place on their list and even make suggestions of which courses the wines match off the menu, having a restaurant isn’t an excuse to charge what you feel like. When I worked in the industry I used to recommend there should be a wine at the same price to match a main course and even have a house wine at around $20-$25, customers on a budget would appreciate this and are more likely to return.

I think restaurants should also have one

night of the week, maybe a quieter night, when you could take you own favourite wine and pay a modest cover charge, again there are many patrons that would enjoy taking their own favourite wine, after all they venue is still selling the food which is why they are there in the first place.

Although wine has been around for several thousand years you may be surprised to know there are some varieties grown in Australia are in fact amongst the oldest vines on the planet. In the mid 1800’s vines in France and Europe were devastated by several scourges which decimated the industry. In 1847 Odium or Powdery Mildew attacked the vines followed in 1863 by phylloxera which is a small yellow root-feeding aphid that has probably had a more damaging impact on wine production than any other vine pest or vine disease.

It attacks only grapevines and kills them by attacking the roots, this pest almost destroyed our industry as well with parts of Victoria wiped out also in the 1800’s.

This pest was imported to Europe from America and rivals the potato blight of Ireland, in France for example 6.5 million acres of vineyards were destroyed including the famous Chateaux of Bordeaux with vineyards literally dying before their owner’s eyes as the epidemic spread throughout Europe and the very existence of the French wine industry was threatened.

In the end it was overcome by importing resistant root stock from America and starting the industry again from scratch where here in Australia many regions escaped unharmed, which is the reason we have some of the oldest varieties on the planet, especially Shiraz grapevines grown in The Barossa. But even today it is illegal to

transfer cuttings into Western Australia from elsewhere around the country because of the chances of importing diseases as well.

The Margaret River Region produces many of Australian premium wines and has a market share of close to 30% of the premium wine market despite only producing around 3% of the total volume of wine produced in the country. The area some three and a half hours south of Perth has what is regarded as a Mediterranean Climate with around 200 millimetres of rain falling between October and April and the climate is similar to that of a dry Bordeaux vintage. There are around 215 wineries in the region made up of predominately boutique size wine producers and the crush can vary from 3.5 tonnes per year to the larger producers crushing around 7000 tonnes.

The region is a huge tourist attraction with the Margaret River town site still retaining more of a rural charm than the more modern city of Bunbury. The varietals grown in the region are Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Petit Verdot, Merlot and cabernet Franc.

Cardiologist Dr. Tom Cullity planted the first Margaret River vines on eight acres of land which he named Vasse Felix, which today is part of the Janet Holmes A’court business empire. Other wineries of note in the area include Brookland Valley, Cape Mentelle, Cullen Wines, Devils Lair, Driftwood estate, Howard park, Leeuwin Estate, Moss Wood, Robert Oatley, Sandalford, Voyager Estate, Woodlands Valley, and Xanadu.

Each February for the last thirty years or so Leeuwin Estate put on a concert in their grounds with a famous artist from

somewhere around the globe in attendance.

When they first started they built a stage in front of the winery and an orchestra from Europe playing. Imagine a warm balmy evening, a glass of outstanding Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon and then as the music plays Kookaburras suddenly start to chatter in the background, the surprised looks on the faces of the musicians were priceless!

Leeuwin Estate produce some of the Australia’s, in fact one of the world’s finest Chardonnay along with outstanding Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon. Cape Mentelle were Jimmy Watson Trophy Winners two years in a row in the mid 1980’s and Cullens and Moss Wood make some of the finest Cabernet in the country.

Cheers, Philip Arlidge Any questions please drop me a line arlidge@bigpond.com.au

Poet John Mansfield wrote in Captain Strattons fancy: Oh some are fond of Spanish Wine, and some of French And some’ll tay and stuff fit only for a wench.

Dr. Samuel Johnson declared: Men should drink Port and boys Claret.

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By Nikita Chee

Finding Wisdom Well my lovely Bribie Islanders, I was going well there for a bit. I was trotting along through Winter quite fine, admiring the usual beauties that arise seasonally. For example, our gorgeous, glowing sunsets that rest upon the passage at dusk or the people that you see around town rugged up in their woollies on their conquest to the shops. I rather do like seeing people rugged up. For the most part we Islanders are rarely seen outside of our traditional and proudly sported dress of board-shorts, tank tops and pluggers, testament to our gloriously temperate weather of course, so it is nice to see a tasteful selection of appropriately warm things on display. Ah but the one thing that accompanies such a season with its many unsightly symptoms and is anything but tasteful to have on display is the common cold. Which, I thought, to have triumphantly surpassed in my everyday endeavours with people who had quite obviously not. But alas, as

my guards were down and the joys and splendour of holidays were come, the signs of the thing reared their all too noticeable heads and my last week of sabbatical became, well, very sabbatical. Nothing else could be done but rest! However, I’ve actually enjoyed being forced not to do anything. Is that a bit sad? Oh well, you’ve got to learn somehow.

It’s funny that I end on that note: “You’ve got to learn somehow”, because that is what I want to touch on a little bit. Not on learning styles or anything like that but on what it does take for us to meaningfully learn in such a way that our life becomes richer. I’m talking about learning truth that will help us to make good choices, have success and live in wellness; finding the treasure of wisdom.

I suppose it’s wise to start with giving wisdom a definition. It hardly seems honourable to do this given such a weighty word, nonetheless it is defined in one way as: “Having the power of discerning and judging

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All varieties of cucumbers and tomatoes are expensive.

Mixed salad leaves are firmly priced, with spinach and rocket in short supply.

Sweet corn, zucchini, mushrooms, onions and potatoes are expensive this week but there are still some valuefor-money vegetables on offer for the budget conscious.

In the fruit aisle, blueberries have reduced to a reasonable price and join mandarins, navel and cara cara oranges, honey dew, pinapples, passionfruit and pawpaws as the best buys of the week.

Look for good quality beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrot, eggplant and sweet potatoes at reasonable prices.

Once-cheap bananas are now in shorter supply and have risen to a firm price.

Cauliflower is the star performer, cheap and of good quality. Select cauliflower with a clean, white head and firm, compact flower clusters. The leaves should not be wilted and the stalks should have a fresh appearance.

Good quality Asian vegetables, asparagus, cabbage, capsicum, celery, fennel, leeks, parsnips, snow peas, silverbeet and squash are firmly priced, as are beans but they are starting to reduce in price as more supplies arrive.

In the salad line, avocados, lettuce, shallots and most herbs are reasonably priced with the exception of basil and coriander which are struggling with the current weather conditions. Both are expensive.

So what does it even mean to have wisdom? What does it look like?

Researchers have confirmed that things like, “Compassion, the ability to see the big picture, to put things in perspective, to see things from many points of view, to be able to reflect on and rise above one’s own perspective”, are just some of the fruits and characteristics of wisdom2.

Wisdom is more than intelligence and it’s more than knowledge. It’s something that’s unpurchaseable. You can’t just put it on and wear it. It must be learnt. Yet, that makes me wonder how do we learn it? And do we have to have had many and varied experience ourselves alone to get wisdom, or can it be too be imparted through trust with. Impartation coming through the act of observing people who have already lived and gone through many

things, listening to their stories and heeding their advice? I suppose it could be a considerable combination of both.

Observing, trusting, heeding and putting advice and thought into practice within your own life, analysing the results and then finally reflecting upon the outcome may very well be wisdom gained through experience.

What an honourable, adventurous, curious, mysterious and rather humbling journey that sounds like.

Furthermore, I have a feeling that its spoils and pleasures are more than we can bear!

Any who my fellow Bribie Islanders, I’ll let you know how my own journey with goes with this. Let the finding of wisdom begin!

Until next time, Nikita 1. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/ wise 2. https://www.bigquestionsonline. com/2013/03/26/what-wisdom/

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properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion1.” Such a worthy thing to possess! Seeking after this kind of treasure must certainly be a noble and everlastingly rewarding quest.

Expect to pay firm prices for apples, strawberries, rockmelon, watermelon and pears.

USA grown grapes, cherries and stonefruit are expensive, as are Australian raspberries, lemons and limes.

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Bribie Island Police and local Neighbourhood Watch Groups will help combat crimes involving stolen vehicles and number plates on Saturday 6 August 2016 from 8.30am to 11am.

The event is being hosted by the Bongaree NHW group, and will include volunteers from other Bribie Island NHW groups, together with officers and volunteers in policing from Bribie Island Police Station.

Free installation of tamper proof number plate screws, crime prevention information and a BBQ will be available at the Information Centre located in Benabrow Avenue on Bribie Island (between Eucalypt and Verdoni Streets).

Recently there has been a number of offences reported involving the theft of number plates from vehicles in the Bribie Island area, and I would encourage residents to come along and have these one way screws installed on their vehicles.

An operation was conducted Friday July 22, during daylight hours by Deception Bay Station officers and included members of the road policing unit. A novel approach to enforcement was tried whereby all persons who attended the station were stopped, breath tested and or drug tested. The operation was conceived as a result of a person attending the station the previous week for bail reporting and it was identified that he was unlicensed, had stolen number plates attached to his vehicle, had suspect clothing and property in the car. The vehicle was also impounded. One would think that if a person needed to attend a police station that you would present yourself in a fit and proper manner and not risk doing something unlawful. Sadly, it seems that he is not alone in thinking you can attend the station and get away with all sorts of misdemeanours.

At the conclusion of the day police had charged nine drug drivers, one unlicensed driver, charged a male with possession of drug implements and a knife and identified a driver who was nominated as a suspect for a petrol station drive off offence. As a result of the detection’s made, plans are being considered to roll this type of operation out at other stations.

There were 28 traffic crashes reported in the Moreton District last week, which is two more than the previous week.

The Causes were, Due care and attention x 5, Fail to give way x 1, Public Report x 7, Follow too close x 2, Hit and run x 8, Defective vehicle x 1, Pedestrian Fail give way x 2, and Further Enquiries x 2. The Crash Locations include 7 at Redcliffe, 2 at Deception Bay, 4 at Burpengary, 13 at Caboolture and 2 on Bribie Island.

Twenty-seven unlicensed/disqualified driver offences were detected across the area.

Twenty-one in Caboolture and six on Bribie Island.

Five drink drivers were detected across Bribie Island. No drivers were detected driving with specified drugs in their system.

Alleged offenders are awaiting prosecution.

Only one of the drivers was detected with alcohol limits allegedly over the high range level of .15% and on this occasion it was not a car involved, but a bicycle.

Speed camera was operated on 44 occasions across the district in the last week in areas at Redcliffe, Bribie, Caboolture, Deception Bay, Woodford and Kilcoy.

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

A site on Morayfield Road detected 75 alleged offences with a high speed recorded at 85km/hr in a 60 zone. Six deployments at six different sites on the Bruce Highway recorded 133 detections with a high speed of 150km/hr in the 110 zone and 134km/hr in the 100 zone.

Last week officers from Bribie Island were kept busy attending to the investigation of several domestic violence incidents that occurred in the Bribie Island area. If you or someone else you know is living with domestic violence, please contact the station for help. Always ring Triple Zero (000) in an emergency, and please contact the police if you believe someone in your neighbourhood

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july crime report may need assistance. Please don’t assume that someone else may call the police, as it could be the case that no-one does. You may always remain anonymous if you wish.

Officers continued to undertake heightened traffic enforcement in school zones and at a number of other areas around town in response to complaints of vehicles speeding, and were assisted by officers from Landsborough Road Policing Unit.

Coffee with a Cop on Thursday was very successful, and the station will look to run more of those events every couple of months.

Several people were apprehended last month for a range of offences: An 18-year-old Woorim man was apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Woorim. He was subsequently drug diverted.

A 47-year-old Bellara man was charged with drug offences at Bellara.

A 34-year-old Kilcoy woman was charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Bellara. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on 2 August.

A 42-year-old Caloundra woman was charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Bongaree. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on 2 August.

A 28-year-old Caboolture man was charged with obstructing police at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on 2 August.

A 21-year-old Caboolture man was charged with unlicensed driving at Ningi. He was further charged with drink driving after returning an alleged reading of .156%, and the vehicles plates seized for seven days. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on 18 August.

A 24-year-old Bongaree man was charged with drink driving at Bongaree after returning an alleged reading of .174%. He was further charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle and driving without due care and attention. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on 17 August.

A 24-year-old Bongaree man was charged with drink driving at Bongaree after returning an alleged reading of .174%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 17.

A 47-year-old Banksia Beach man was apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils, together with other drug related offences, and received drug diversion.

A 27-year-old man and an 18-year-old man, both from Bongaree, were apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils after a search warrant was executed by police. The 18-year-old man was drug diverted, however the 27-year-old man will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 30.

A 65-year-old Woorim man was apprehended by police for possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils after a search warrant was executed. He was subsequently drug diverted.

An 18-year-old Woorim man was charged with supplying dangerous drugs at Woorim.

A 30-year-old Banksia Beach woman was charged with drink driving at Ningi after returning an alleged reading of .050%. The woman will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 27-year-old Woorim woman was fined for unlicensed driving at Bongaree.

A 41-year-old Bongaree woman was apprehended for possessing drug utensils at Bongaree. The woman was subsequently drug diverted.

A 61-year-old Bongaree woman was charged with unlicensed driving at Bongaree and the vehicles plates seized for seven days.

A 50-year-old Beachmere man was apprehended for possessing drug utensils at Ningi, together with unlicensed driving.

He was issued a traffic infringement for unlicensed driving, and drug diverted for the utensils offence.

A 46-year-old Woorim man was fined for unlicensed driving at Ningi.

A 27-year-old Bellara man was fined for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Sandstone Point.

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with drink driving at Bellara after returning an alleged reading of .051%. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 27-year-old Wilston man was charged with failing to stop his motor vehicle when directed to do so at Sandstone Point.

A 19-year-old Redbank Plains man was charged with unlicensed driving at Bongaree.

He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 40-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with driving under the influence of liquor or a drug at Bellara. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on July 26.

A 44-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 19-year-old Banksia Beach man was fined for public urination at Sandstone Point.

A 24-year-old Woorim woman was charged with possessing dangerous drugs at Woorim.

A 56-year-old Woorim man was fined for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Bongaree.

A 43-year-old Bongaree man was fined for unlicensed driving at Sandstone Point.

A 42-year-old Bongaree man was fined for public nuisance at Bongaree after police were called to a disturbance.

A 25-year-old Toowoomba man was charged with stealing from a Sandstone Point Hotel.

He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 29-year-old Morayfield man was charged with obstructing police at a Sandstone Point Hotel. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 38-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Banksia Beach. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 4.

A 28-year-old Caboolture woman and a 36-year-old Sippy Downs man were both charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Woorim. They will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 59-year-old Bongaree man was charged with driving whilst unlicensed at Bongaree and the vehicles plates seized for seven days. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 47-year-old Bellara woman was charged with drink driving at Bellara after returning an alleged reading of .051%. The woman will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 38-year–old-male was observed by police riding his bicycle on McCool Street, Caboolture. Police observed that he very unsteady and saw him crash the bicycle into the footpath, falling off. Police approached and identified that the rider appeared to be under the influence of liquor. When questioned, the rider allegedly became abusive and aggressive towards police. He was arrested outright and continued to resist Police allegedly kicking out at the police vehicle. Upon return to Caboolture Station, it is alleged that the rider refused to supply a specimen of breath. He was arrested for riding UIL and obstructing police and is due to appear in Caboolture Court on August 16.

A 29-year-old Morayfield man was charged with obstructing police and failing to leave licensed premises at a Sandstone Point Hotel. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 38-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Banksia Beach after a search warrant was executed. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 28-year-old Caboolture man and a 36-year-old Sippy Downs man were both charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Woorim.

A 59-year-old Bongaree man was charged with driving whilst unlicensed at Bongaree and the vehicles plates seized for seven days. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

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A 38-year-old Moffatt Beach man was charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 23.

A 33-year-old Sandstone Point man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils after a search warrant was executed at Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 19-year-old Bellara man was charged with allegedly altering a doctor’s script at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 30.

A 69-year-old Ningi woman was charged with drink driving at Bellara after returning an alleged reading of .061%. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 27-year-old woman, a 31-year-old man and a 46-year-old man, all from Bellara, were charged with a range of drug offences after a search warrant was executed at Bellara.

They will appear on their respective charges at Caboolture on August 30.

A 28-year-old Ningi woman was charged with possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils at Ningi after a search warrant was executed at the address. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 24-year-old Woorim man was charged with drink driving at Bellara after returning an alleged reading of .074%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 9.

A 25-year-old Godwin Beach man was arrested for being drunk in a public place and drunk diverted from a Sandstone Point Hotel.

A 62-year-old man from Hampton Victoria was charged with drink driving at Ningi after returning an alleged reading of .121%. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 9.

A 32-year-old Bongaree woman was charged with drink driving at Bellara after returning an alleged reading of .069%. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 23.

A 45-year-old Beachmere man was fined for public urination at a Sandstone Point Hotel.

An 18-year-old Woorim man was apprehended for possessing dangerous drugs at Woorim, and was subsequently drug diverted.

A 51-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with unlicensed driving at Banksia Beach. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.

A 21-year-old Bellara man was charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 30.

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HMAS Darwin Heroin Seizure I had the privilege to meet, welcome home and interview a local sailor from our HMAS Darwin this week. A 23 year old Bribie Islander named Brad Collins.

I was held fascinated by the interview, as being able to witness his insights into the Navy way of life was foreign to me.

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work manning our borders, and protecting us from harm under extremely difficult living conditions, placing themselves at risk to provide a service for us and our country. What amazed me the most was how important the simple things in life are and how much we take them for granted.

What do you love the most about coming home?

When Brad walked up to me and shook my hand as we introduced ourselves the first thing he said was: “You bought me the right beer! The classic cans!”

Victoria Bitter (VB) is currently being sold in heritage cans, honouring the first canned VB launched back in 1958. The Bribie Islander team kicked in to buy him a carton of beer, thinking it was the least we could do for him considering all he does for us. His reaction was priceless!

So presumably, beer is something he loves to come home to, and is more than well earned. He then went into expressing his excitement about wearing civilian clothes! To be out of uniform and able to wear thongs was such a relief to him. He loved being home with his Mum, Dad and family, his girlfriend, his mates and his dog Basil. He also loved having the opportunity to shop, but also mentioned that being out to sea is a great way to save financially!

When did you depart?

Brad left Sydney for Darwin on the 30th of December and arrived there on the 7th of January. They sailed first to Thailand to pick up stores and fuel and to attend official public relations functions.

They then moved on to Jakarta, Indonesia for more official public relations functions, followed by Visakhaphatnam, India for an international fleet review for the Indian navy. With 80 warships anchored off the coast, the sailors took the opportunity to show off their navy comparisons, go to the pubs and share stories, and swap their removable flag patches, collectables and coins.

What are the difficulties you experienced while away?

“It’s long hours in transit, at sea the day starts at 5.30am and ends between 10 -11pm for weeks on end. The distance from home and being away from loved ones with the communications to home being limited is also difficult. We have internet on the ship but the service can be unreliable, we also have limited use of satellite phones, but the main detailed communication takes place through the writing of letters. Obviously letters take weeks to arrive home, so I usually write five pages or more. The heat in the zone in the Middle East gets hard to bear at 45- 50 degrees celcius with the extremely high humidity. The heavy uniformed clothing exacerbates the issue and I usually go through five shirts per day. In respecting religious traditions during Ramadan, (Ramadan is observed

by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic beliefs), the heat is especially difficult in that tradition requires all areas of the body to be covered by clothing, fasting took place from dawn to dusk, drinking of water was prohibited at port, restaurants were closed and re-opened after sundown, and shops were closed. We would head into port for rest and respite, but would need to return to the ship to eat and drink, but at least we had time off the ship, away from the limited spaces and to plant ourselves on land for a time.

Difficulties occur in rough seas with the ship rolling and everything is moving, it makes it hard to get work done. Off the coast of Africa for example high swells and monsoon season inhibited our workday tasks. I’m in a tin can, 110

metres long with 230 people, 64 people in the same (mess) room with only 2 showers and 4 toilets. The bedding is nicknamed ‘6 packs’ as the beds are stacked, my rack is my body length and 60cm wide with another person directly above me. Sometimes I don’t get to see the sun for days aboard the ship, and life is confined in close quarters so we have to learn to get along otherwise life is hell.”

What is your role aboard the HMAS Darwin?

“Our role is to protect ocean areas from trafficking of drugs and weapons, and comprehensive border protection.

We combine Navy forces with other countries such as Germany, France, America and the British. Boarding teams leave the ship in smaller boats called zodiacs or rhibs, to investigate any suspicious vessels. It’s a dangerous practise and we never know what we will find. We go in with the expectation that some will be armed and dangerous, antagonistic or aggressive, but in my experiences operations were completed safely. All operations are secret until just before the event takes place”.

What do you love about your work?

“I love travelling the world, meeting people of different cultures, learning and experiencing other cultures, and collecting cultural items, for example Persian rugs from the Persian gulf! (I also have collected fridge magnet bottle openers from every country I have been to.) Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Oman, Dubai, Bahrain, Tanzania Africa, Diego Garcia, Seychelles’ this trip and so far 27 countries in all!

There is a comradery aboard the ship that I miss when I first come home, as it is an adjustment to go from being surrounded by people to finding myself in moments alone. The support of the people around me who have had similar or same experiences, both difficult and entertaining is valuable too.

How do you adjust to coming home?

When Brad comes home he has to have a plan to stay busy due to the fact that he is conditioned to a regimented way of life on the ship and finds it hard to adjust at first to the idea that he can relax and lose the feeling that he should be ‘doing something’. He finds he needs to surround himself with people at home, for not being constantly surrounded by people leaves him vulnerable to re-living traumatic moments and experiences on board the ship which can cause depression and anxiousness. Time is everything and often finds himself thinking he has somewhere to be or should be contributing more and still be at work. This tends to settle after several days where he can then begin to relax.

He loves his job and is admired by his peers when he shares with them the stories of his adventures. At the same time he is happy to experience relaxation and quiet and tends to go through waves of emotion on his return to Bribie Island and he stressed the point: “It’s amazing how much you can take a beautiful place like Bribie Island for granted!”

Out of curiosity, do you love going boating when you get home, considering you spend so much time out at sea?

“Absolutely, I love getting out on the water and fishing! Dad and I head out in the tinny as often as possible! I love the water and once swam in the deepest

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part of the ocean in the world, Marinas Trench 2,550km long depth 994m, the water is black and pretty scary!”

So how is the food on the ship?

“The food is unreal on the ship, with only the odd occasion in certain countries where stores are purchased the quality sometimes isn’t the best”.

The best food in the world in your experience is?

“The best food in the world is Sushi from Seychelles with the most magnificent view!”

Brad Collins is definitely an Islander Extraordinaire, a modern hero who comes from a line of Aussie heroes. His family has an extended military/navy background with his younger brother currently deployed in Hawaii, his stepsister, cousin and aunty all in the Navy, his grandfather was in the Navy, and his father and other grandfather in the air force, with an uncle also in the army.

Interview Highlights At one point during the interview Brad was animated by hearing a dog bark, with the comment: “It’s weird to hear a dog bark!” I had a very contemplative drive home from this interview, marvelling at what we take for granted, (even our dog barking), what our sailors go through, the amazing work they do, the sacrifices they make, what they miss out on being away from their loved ones.

For such a young man at age 23, Brad has already had a world of experience most of us will never see or understand, both exhilarating and traumatising. Yet he has honour, pride and passion within him, he is deeply committed to his way of life, he is mature beyond his years and at the same time humerous and lighthearted. You can see the determination in his eyes and hear it in his voice when he talks about his work involving limiting the power of terrorists, his commitment to the cause, and the importance of safety for all and protection of our oceans from drug dealers who finance terrorists and the parties that provide them with artillery and weapons. Then in the very next minute, he is expressing love for his family, his girl, his dog and his island home.

For the community I will now share just two of the successful operations of the HMAS Darwin during Brad’s last deployment, so that we can better understand the magnitude of not only the danger, but the great work that is being done on our behalf by our service men and women.

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HMAS Darwin Seizes Weapons Cache. Photos and information provided by: www.facebook.com/HMASDarwin counter-terrorism and maritime security operations within the Middle East Region. The total haul has a value of close to AUD $800 million based on the Australian Crime Commission Report 2013-2014 when corrected for purity.

With the support of a Combined Maritime Force (CMF) surveillance aircraft, Darwin conducted its first boarding on 21 May which yielded 380kg of drugs after a thorough search of the vessel.

Darwin’s helicopter identified a further two suspicious vessels on 22 May and 25 May with subsequent boardings revealing 512kg and 60 kilograms of drugs respectively. All drugs seized were transferred to Darwin for testing and confirmed as heroin.

Australian sailors have seized a large weapons cache, including almost 2000 AK-47 assault rifles, from a fishing vessel in the Middle East. HMAS Darwin’s boarding team intercepted the fishing vessel about 300 kilometres off the coast of Oman and found 1989 AK-47 assault rifles along with 100 rocket propelled grenade launchers, 49 machine guns, spare barrels and mortar tubes hidden under fishing nets in the dhow. Weapons seized by HMAS Darwin about 300 kilometres off the coast of Oman. The weapons were seized under United Nations sanctions which authorise interdiction on the high seas of illicit weapons destined for Somalia. The fishing boat was headed towards the Somalia coast. Chief of Joint Operations Command, Vice Admiral David Johnston, said the seizure on Darwin’s first patrol was highly significant. “One of the key reasons HMAS Darwin is deployed to the region is to contribute to global security

and counter international terrorism,” Vice Admiral Johnston said. HMAS Darwin intercepts a small-arms smuggler approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of Oman. “The successful boarding and subsequent seizure of the weapons concealed under fishing nets highlights the need to remain vigilant in the region.”

HMAS Darwin is in the region as part

of a multinational effort to prevent terrorism, piracy and drug smuggling, and to secure the maritime environment in the Middle East and the north east coast of Africa. It is the ship’s seventh deployment to the area.

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is healthy and strong, that in itself reflects continuity. When one door shuts, another one opens and new opportunity arrives. When I lost all my staff 10 weeks ago I felt fear and loss, and a massive sense of misuse of trust. However, now when I look back I see it had to happen that way in order for the Bribie Islander to achieve new levels of success, such as better quality, improved content and visuals, and an injection of new blood and new ideas.”

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What would you like to see for The Bribie Islander in the future?

“More of the same continual growth and success, and basically sticking to what is working. I’m excited about branching out into the publishing of books, including our first children’s book which will be ready for Christmas named “The Irish Witch of Bribie Island”. We all know that success isn’t achieved singularly, I have many people to thank for the growth and success of The Bribie Islander, starting with my beautiful wife Selina who has held the fort at home while I have been working long hours for weeks and months . I want to thank my children, Joe, Alfie and Elly for putting up with Dad always being at work. I want to thank the community for shopping locally, supporting The Bribie Islander and for their positive encouragement and feedback. Most of all I want to give the most gratitude to our loyal clients for without them The Bribie Islander would not exist!”

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Locals Keeping It Local!

Cornetts supermarkets have been supporting the community on Bribie Island since easter 1978, represented by the Bongaree store and staff. this was the first store to install and use barcode scanning (circa 1980) in Queensland. Cornetts supermarkets have been fundamental in supporting the local community, by sponsoring events such as the Lions australia Day Breakfast, Camp Quality and the Free movie in the park over easter, to name but a few. Cornetts also sponsor the Bribie Island netball Club, Bribie Junior aFL and the mater Hospital’s Little miracles.

With a staff compliment of around 40 local employees, store manager George Chatterton and his friendly staff, pride themselves in exceptional customer service on a wide range of consumer goods at very attractive prices. notwithstanding some of the challenges faced, such as the store burning down in 2005, Cornetts supermarkets Bongaree store has remained true to their consumer – to deliver a shopping experience how the locals like it.

It’s time to add value to the community once again!

Cornetts are revamping the Bongaree store to include an upgraded Deli, new racking and fridges, an updated Health and organic offering, the “Your kitchen” concept and much, much more! pop-in for a shopping experience at the store. meet George and his team, who would love to see you there!

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motion sensor and can recognize when people approach and starts talking automatically. I hoped it wasn’t somewhere that people walk past often, especially at night because that would be so creepy…

Low and Behold, all my fears, hopes and assumptions were dashed when I finally reached the talking monument. There was NO Motion Sensor! It was Daytime, SO NOT Spooky! Might be Spooky at Night though…. I didn’t check…. hmmm.

A Talking Monument; when I first heard we had a local talking monument, I thought that’s spooky!

It’s a ghostly talking monument! My mistake was assuming it was one of those monuments that have a

Located at Col Fischer Park in Banksia Beach, the talking monument stands tall.

The monument, when laying your eyes upon it, is an intricately carved piece of helidon stone; accompanied by a small podium with a button inserted in the post, which when pressed provides a short summary dedicated to the Matthew Flinders story. The Matthew Flinders story is an integral part of Bribie Island’s history and a worthwhile discovery to be made by visitors and locals to Bribie Island alike.

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As the centre of gravity changes during pregnancy, so do the stresses on the spine. Many problems suffered during pregnancy may be directly related to the health of the spine. Bowen Therapy and is very relaxing for the expectant mother.

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REMARKABLE MRS. BALLS OF BRIBIE ISLAND Barry Clark- Founder , Bribie Island Historical Society 100 years ago a remarkable woman had the largest business on Bribie Island and employed the few tough guys who lived here.

the early 1890’s, erecting many of the prominent city buildings. Big floods in 1893 caused much devastation and he decided to pursue work in Kalgoorlie WA.

Mrs Sarah Balls operated a Fish Canning Factory at Bongaree on Bribie Island from 1910 to 1914.

While there John became sick and Sarah visited and nursed him, but he died in 1898.

Nothing remains of the extensive Buildings, Equipment and Jetty that stood near the site of today’s Cornett’s IGA Store on Welsby Parade, Bongaree.

In those distant days it was the only Industry on the island, when Oystering and Timber operated along Pumicestone Passage.

People were very few, but fish were plentiful, and Sarah “Mum” Balls, as she was known to all, employed most of the colourful Bribie characters in her business.

The Fish Canning business closed after just four years in 1914, but Sarah “Mum” Balls also achieved success and good fortune in other major enterprises throughout Queensland.

Sarah (nee Blasdale) was the enterprising widow of a Scottish builder and publican John Irwin Balls .

She had several Hotels and operated Railway Refreshment rooms throughout Queensland, and in 1929 she built one of Brisbane’s grandest homes in New Farm named “Santa Barbara”.

Who was Sarah “Mum” Balls?

Life became very difficult for Sarah with the death of her husband, father and two more children in a short period.

After John’s death she decided to use her established business connections and considerable management and social skills to run hotels and operate several railway refreshment rooms throughout Queensland.

In 1910 she bought an old fish cannery which was located on the northern end of Bribie Island near Caloundra, and decided to relocate it the south of the island, near what was soon to become the new settlement at Bongaree being developed by the Brisbane Tug & Steamship Company.

The Tug Company built the Bongaree Jetty and the Steamship Koopa started excursions to Bribie Island in 1912.

In 1908 she leased 8 acres of land on Pumicestone Passage where the Cornetts IGA store now stands on Welsby Parade.

In those days there was nothing at all at Bongaree, no roads or transport, less than 20 people living here, and a Jetty had to be built by the Cannery to land the equipment and fish catches.

The Cannery was a large building (45m X15m) and contained an Engine and Boiler, Freezing room, Four Retorts, Canning machine and Storage Space.

Santa Barbara house over the running of Railway refreshment services and she moved to live in Hamilton in Brisbane.

By now she was quite a wealthy woman with considerable investments. At 54 years of age she had the time and money to reflect on her life, the death of her husband when she was just 35, and the challenges of being a woman in the businesses she had chosen.

she named “Santa Barbara”.

She lived there for just two years and maintained her keen interest in business until her death in 1932 at the age of 69.

If you have a story to tell, or information and Photos of old Bribie Island, you can contact the Historical Society on bribiehistoricalsociety@gmail.com

In 1929 she had one of the most expensive houses in Brisbane built at New Farm which

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The daily production was 24 cases of 28 cans of fish (Snapper Squire, Bream, Flathead and Mullet) involving the very hard work of unloading, sorting , gutting, cutting, boiling, canning, testing and storage of each 6 Ton load landed at the jetty.

Sarah employed an unlikely group of very rough and tough men for this hard work.

It was a demanding and challenging role, but it worked well for four years until the fish cannery was forced to close in 1914 due to tin shortage, fish limitations and increased taxes.

This is the only known photograph of any aspect of the fish cannery showing just the remains of the jetty in 1920, long after the factory had been closed and removed.

The woman is not Sarah Balls.

Sarah Balls Sarah was born in Scotland 1863, an only child who came to Moreton Bay with her parents aged 18 in 1881. Within a few months she married John Balls who had arrived from Glasgow two years earlier.

Their first child died at birth but they went on to have five more children. Two of these also died in their youth.

John Balls was a successful Builder in

Some years later the cannery was dismantled and moved to Brisbane as a jam factory. Nothing remains of what was the islands largest business 102 years ago, but a few old pile holes from the jetty may still be seen in the rocks at low tide in front of IGA store.

I have installed a bronze plaque beside the foreshore pathway to record this piece of lost history.

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practically magic

By Kellyanne O’Hare

Higher Love Men are from Venus and women are from Venus! No, this is not a typing error!

Both men and women share the same thoughts and emotions, and against popular belief, are not segregated, separate nor detached from each other.

We are all PEOPLE! If there is a difference between us it is only that which we are taught. Men are taught to be strong, not to cry and to dismiss important emotions by the examples of the men who raised them.

They are not encouraged to express themselves honestly, openly and lovingly.

Women on the other hand are taught they have a right to express every single feeling, every single thought and every single irritation by the women who raised them. A great example of how we are conditioned differently according to our sex is that ignorant, simplistic view that boys wear blue, and girls wear pink. From an early age we are encouraged to believe we are different, yet wonder why in this day and age we have difficulty communicating with each other! While I support women’s issues with a passion, I can’t help but be active as an advocate for men’s issues as well!

It is my responsibility as a mother of sons to teach them their own emotional value, by educating myself and others, and by promoting men’s rights. If I want society to change for my sons, then I can’t sit back and not stand up for men in general. It’s time we all honoured each other as a protest against sexist views of society. One of my pet hates is the media portrayal of Domestic Violence and men being the only perpetrators. This is an untruth, in my experiences counselling men, they too have been equally abused in certain relationships in their lives by females. The issue with violence against men is, they very rarely report due to the fact that they are lead to believe that standing up against female abuse, renders the view that they are weak by their peers. As women wishing to be treated with respect, we need to first give respect, we shout out that men have no right to lay a hand on a woman, yet we don’t stress the opposite. On more than one occasion during therapy sessions with women, I have asked women what their partners do for a living. They answer me with their partner’s ‘qualification’ or role, or their industry or a similar response in general. When I specify what I mean by my question which is what their partners actually ‘DO’ from the moment they leave the house, as in each duty, as in the conditions they work under, the stresses they go through, they have no response. Additionally, they are shocked that they have no response, as it dawns on them they haven’t enquired,

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or haven’t really listened to their partner’s response when asked: “How was your day?”

Men are conditioned to ‘provide’ for their partners and families, and women are conditioned to take that for granted.

While we have no power over our childhood influences, we do have power as adults to change patterns of behaviour so that we ALL feel valued, appreciated and heard.

Many times when counselling women with relationship issues, I left my clients with the same basic ‘homework’. Get in touch with your inner goddess, cook him his favourite meal, shower and dress up for his arrival, bring him a beer, remind him why he chose you, and make him feel like a king for at least one day per week, that is if you wish to be treated like a queen. If you have kids, feed them early so you can sit together and talk (tell them you and Dad have a date and they will disappear), many men have admitted to me that they are easy to please, food, beer and attention is about all it takes (laughing).

We, in society view ‘attention seeking’ as a derogatory trait! Yet not one single human being on this planet can say that they don’t crave attention from time to time! What is life without attention from those you love? I imagine it would be pretty lonely and desolate!

Higher Love means to rise above yourself, let go of your inhibitions and fears, and to give in a way that you are not accustomed to. Lower your pride and give from a pure energy that is designed to nurture others. You don’t lose part of yourself when you honour your loved ones, you gain a higher level of self, a higher love of self and others! We may have differences in our conditioning, but if we view each other honestly we will see that we are all communicating love, just in different ways, but with the same intention. Blessed Be!

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Stinkhorn Fungi - Phallaceae

Aseroe Ruba in early stages The Phallaceae fungi families which are commonly called Stinkhorns come in weird and wonderful shapes. The four species that I have photographed are found on Bribie Island. They all have two things in common. Firstly their fruiting bodies sprout from egg-like sacs in the ground and secondly at some stage in their lives they are partly covered by a

Phallus rubicundus with fly on brown slime

Aseroe mature note brown slime

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By Marj Webber

Phallus rubicundus Flies feasting on Gleba

revolting, smelly, brown slime. This slime or gleba smells like rotting flesh and attracts flies and other insects. Hidden in this slime are the spores needed for their reproduction. When the insects feed on the slime the spores stick to their legs and are thus carried to other locations.

Colus pusillus sometimes called the Basket or Cage Stinkhorns have bright red lattice like frames. The gleba or dark brown slime is found as a coating on the inside of their cage like frames. The Colus pusillus is very common in roadside gardens and parks on Bribie Island.

The odour is not noticeable until the Stinkhorn has developed. Once the odour is apparent the slime becomes poisonous. In some areas small dogs have been known to have become very sick from the effects.

Phallus indusiatus are also found in garden mulch. Around the stem suspending from the cap are netting like skirts. The spore bearing slime is on the cap. Phallus indusiatus are very common on Bribie after rain.

Aseroe ruba are commonly known as Anemone or Starfish Stinkhorns.

The brown slime is on the top of the fruiting body when mature. These I have photographed in garden mulch and in a pine forest. I have only occasionally seen Aseroe ruba on Bribie.

Phallus rubicundus are very fast growing but will wilt after only a few hours. They are usually bright red in colour with the brown slime covering the cap. They are commonly found in gardens and bushland on Bribie Island.

Phallus indusiatus Bribie Note mesh like skirt

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Marj Webber won the two mono categories with her nature shots of “Glider” and “White Faced Heron” Our PSQ accredited judge for the month was Graham Harris from Toowoomba who judged our work remotely. All shots were sent online to him and he assessed the projected images and emailed the results back to the club. Because we are a little out of the way it is sometimes difficult for the judge to be present on the night.

Gail Goodair - SelfPortrait

“People” was the theme for this month and Gail Goodair entered an interesting “Self portrait” which was the winning shot.

“On the Hunt”, a photo of a white-necked Heron looking for food by John Cupper

won the open colour projected image category.

Stan Mottershead was the winner of the open colour print with “Pelican” showing a lovely reflection in the water.

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Our meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month in the boardroom at the back of the building at the Arts Centre in Sunderland Drive at 7 pm. New members are very welcome. The first two meetings are free so if you are interested come along to our meeting or ring Gordon or Gail.

Adrian Lowe was our guest speaker for the night. He brought along some of his wonderful Vietnam Vets images and gave us an insight on how he achieved the end product. He also gave us a sneak preview of his next photographic exhibition.

We spent some time trialling a new judging system which the club bought recently.

Marj Webber - Glider, Mono Print

Gail Goodair gave a power point presentation on “Triptych” which is to be our photographic theme for next month.

The club outing for the month was a sunset shoot near the VMR. The afternoon was wet, windy and cold.

Much to my surprise four intrepid photographers braved the elements to take some lovely photos of a rainy afternoon and later on some night shots in the area. These were presented in a slideshow at the meeting.

John Cupper on the Hunt-PI Open, Colour

Marj Webber - White-faced Heron, Mono PI.

Stan Mottershead - Pelican

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mad poets society “The Universe”

My Mother’s voice

By Lana Hewitt

By SueB

By Kellyanne O’Hare

Illuminating moonlight, a path to follow through.

For each and every person, the universe is guiding you.

I heard my Mother’s voice this morning Thick with complacency as she rearranged Another person’s life And in stunned silence watched my friend Who’d told of troubles, asked advice and then Listened to my Mother’s voice

Garlic Chives, Rosemary, Geraniums and Aggies Rosellas, Cockatoos, King Parrots and Maggies Chain of hearts............In more ways than one!

Dancing sunshine, painting pictures on the ground.

Faces revolving, like a merry go round.

Wind rushing, a roaring sound bats my ears.

Voices screaming, like no one ever hears.

“Hush now, hush now, you will all get your chance.

One by one step forward, and you may advance.”

“Hush now, hush now, I’m open to your advice.

One by one step forward, and guide me with your voice.”

Flowing water, to cleanse your past.

Freedom and forgiveness, letting go at last.

Fire crackling, new beginnings, a new start.

Rebirth and renewal, a mending of the heart.

Pulsating earth, a happiness free from strife.

Nurturing and growing, new saplings full of life.

Vibrant spirits, one for each and all.

Unique and effervescent, it rises to our call.

I’d run so far from my Mother’s voice The thin tough stream of words that Demanded instant obedience and complete control That never-ending ceaseless stream of words That never stopped to listen or to love Oh, how I learned to hate my Mother’s voice I heard my Mother’s voice so clearly Concisely, crisply rearranging my friend’s life Knowing instinctively what was best for her And heard that it was me And wondered if my Mother ever Stopped to hear her Mother’s voice

You used to go swimming over at Bribie in the water so cool and blue And I remember you told me how that was one of your favorite things to do We worried the time you swam out too far, oh what a noise we made But Pa you didn’t even hear us ‘cause you took out your hearing aid

You cannot stroke the flame so nicely flat It only turns and twists and burns a blinding track Then stardust leave you, steel retrieve you from that Indignity whose floundering holds you oh so firmly back

I remember how you’d go window shopping and stay down there for hours And how you spent so much time in the garden there among your flowers You liked to sit out on the front porch and check everybody out And you made sure you ironed your clothes to perfection, of that there is no doubt

No angel would believe the battled legend of your life This empty shoe would rather share your blistering raids of truth If only games had braved you, concord had saved your strife Would maestros then or mice defend the measure of your worth?

On Thursdays you caught the bus to the club to meet up with the mates that you knew You enjoyed a few drinks and a bit of a chat and I’m sure that they did too And in December your favorite carol told of Christmases that were white You wished you could go back to England where the snow would make the tale right

Forget the knotted wound, untie the forgotten mind Follow the sky, swallow the sea, surround these galaxies of sand A clock unclicks tomorrow while tonight an organ grinds Alarmingly out grim augury of unadventured ground

I’m not dead yet, just aging’ I travel quite a lot.

I’m very keen on raging.

Such energy I’ve got.

King’s Canyon and The Great Wall – You know the one I mean – Held for me some terror, But I climbed them –what a scene!

I walked the City to Surf Only just last year.

I came 37,267 th!

Many behind me, never fear.

I went on the Wheel of Fortune.

I did it for a lark.

I won a heap of booty And I think I made my mark.

You’ll never, never know And I will tell you why – You’ll never, never live If you don’t get out and try.

So, don’t let fools tell you That you’ve become too old.

Get out and have a go.

Be Active, Brave and Bold

Majestic Mountain Views , Tranquility and Peace Familiarity, Comfort, Wonders never cease Home Again !!!......In more ways than one!

I didn’t see you all that often ‘cause the distance kept us apart But the memories that I have of you will remain forever in my heart There are so many things that I remember every time I think about you So I’d like to take the time today just to mention one or two

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“You’re getting old.” The grandkids said.

I replied,” Not old – just older.

I’ve climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

You see, I’m getting bolder.”

“You can’t do this. You can’t do that!”

“Just watch me .” I reply.

“I’ve been white water rafting.

Booked a tandem jump in the sky.

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Illuminating moonlight, a path to follow through.

For each and every person, the universe is guiding you.

OLDER AND BOLDER

Coming Home

There are many more things I remember about you, too much for me to tell now And I’m sure that you know that those memories won’t fade and I’ll always think of how My life has been better because you were in it no matter how near or how far And I’ll think every day of that wonderful man that I always used to call Pa.

Save me

By Kellyanne O’Hare Bring me your protection Cover me in your embrace Take me to that safety net That cocoon like space Bathe me in your laughter Nurture me in your love Feed me with your honesty Raise me high above Plant me in stability Nurse me back to health Venture into the heart of me Bring me spiritual wealth

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The Bribie Island Ladies Golf Classic was held at the Bribie Island Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday 18 and 19 July 2016. “The Classic” has just turned 21 and there were a large number of players from around the state and even interstate to help celebrate.

The event was blessed with very good weather on both days although early fog on day 2 did bring it challenges. The event is registered with Golf Queensland as a State Average Event and therefore attracts many low handicap lady golfers.

The event also included the Queensland Senior Order of Merit in conjunction, this

attracted some of the finest lady golfers from the District.

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The winner of the event went to Samantha Foley from Royal Pines who plays off a handicap of 1 with a gross score of 150. The Runner Up was Grace Kwack from Lakelands GC with a score of 159.

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The celestial bodies are busy this month which means that August is full of dramatic possibilities. After more than four long months, Saturn finally turns direct and is visited by Mars, which has returned to Sagittarius. With an eclipse in Aquarius, and Venus forming a conjunction to Jupiter, it seems that almost every part of the zodiac is infused with energy and potential. Be ready to get out of a rut and set your sights on more loftier targets. But take a look before you throw out the bathwater.

There’s a good chance the baby’s still in it!

And don’t think that just because you’ve got a bus ticket you’ll be able to have a sit down.

Head into the light, but bring your shades!

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

In the documentary 20,000 Days On Earth about the musician Nick Cave, the parting shot is one of the most beautiful in cinema. Standing on Brighton beach the camera begins with a close up on his face and then pulls farther and farther out until the whole promenade is in view. This month, as Mars enters Sagittarius, you may find your own focus shifting. It’s not that it is any less sharp. The lens has just widened and you see more in the frame. Could that make it harder for you to hit your target? Maybe, but it will also allow you to broaden your horizons. If you need some inspiration, August is your month! Call 1900 959 005.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)

You’ve got taste, you’ve got style. Although much of this comes naturally, it doesn’t always mean it’s easy to maintain. Sometimes even the most glamorous amongst us need to pop to the supermarket. Seeing a Hollywood star queuing up with a family-size packet of toilet roll, may not fit the image we like to have, but we all have to do it sometime. As your ruler enters Virgo you may have to take part in some of the nitty gritty stuff. Don’t fight it. Learn from it, appreciate it and embrace it as a vital part of even the most luxurious

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 22)

You have such a useful mind. Yes, you can be witty, eccentric and esoteric, but you can also be an invaluable source of wisdom. Whatever you do, don’t underestimate your worth to others as a practical source of help and inspiration. Your particular way of looking at things may well be unique but that doesn’t mean that no-one else can understand your particular insight. This month especially, your singular brand of philosophy and reasoning is exactly what’s required. Be clear, be clever and you will be much appreciated. You can alter what you want and make it work for you in August: 1900 959 005.

CANCER (June 23 - July 23)

Sometimes you feel as if you are only dancing on the outside. Though to others it may look as if you are totally in the moment, consumed by the music and in tune with the world, inside there may well be an entirely different process happening. You may be meticulously working out each step, planning graceful escapes from potential stumbles and thinking ahead to the possibilities with the next change of beat. Spend time this month exploring your inner creativity. There will come a moment when you have to lead the dance. You can work magic in your world in August. Find out how: 1900 959 005.

LEO (July 24 - August 23)

Your ruler, the Sun, leaves your sign this month but not without sticking around to imbue you with some high octane energy and excitement. As a naturally creative and charismatic individual, you can usually rely on your charm to get you through sticky situations. For much of August it may feel effortless to do this. But be careful this doesn’t cause you to coast, or take your hand off the tiller. A big heart and a lovely smile will only get you so far. You’ll need to back it up with some substance.

The qualities you need are within arm’s reach.

There are insights and revelations in store for you in August. Call 1900 959 005.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

Your solar return approaches in August, giving you renewed light and purpose. In particular, you may find that this month is a positive time for matters of the heart. You may discover a new way of thinking about a relationship, changing your perception of what’s possible. Don’t shy away from this. You may be a humble soul but that doesn’t mean you have nothing to shout about. Just because something seems like a dream doesn’t mean it can’t be turned into a reality. If anyone can make the intangible physical, it’s you.

August can bring the success you deserve into your life.

Call 1900 959 005.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)

This month may present a challenge to your normal way of looking at things. You like things to feel ‘just right’. It’s a work-life balance thing. Justice for those who are suffering.The equality of opportunity. As your ruler enters Virgo, you may feel that you need to answer a calling, that the harmony of your world needs a little work to get it back into equilibrium. Put some thought into your approach but don’t delay your first step too long. Some very positive and powerful cosmic vibrations will help you with your mission. You can find inspiration in August and make change happen: 1900 959 005.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)

You’ve been going through a tense time recently. It may not, though, have been a bad sort of intensity. In fact it has been empowering. But even the broadest of shoulders sometimes need to loosen up. As your ruler Mars leaves your sign, you might feel as if you are losing the drive you’ve relied on to power you through.

Take this opportunity to explore a new way of thinking.

The tension is easing and you’ll soon find yourself with a new direction. Find inspiration to make the changes you need in August. Call 1900 959 005.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December)

Feeling adventurous? You usually are! But this month a Berlin Wall’s worth of barriers are about to come tumbling down. Mars moves into your sign, Saturn turns direct AND your ruler is transited by Venus. Oh boy, oh boy, what a time to be you. Don’t think you won’t

have to swing the hammer though. That Germanic wall didn’t crumble through disrepair. It took determination, strength and vision to achieve the breakthrough. And the timing was also right. Draw upon all your talents.

Your moment is nigh. There’s great news in August if you are looking for inspiration: 1900 959 005.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)

Your ruler turns direct this month, bringing with it the chance to return to your traditional strengths. At times it has felt as if you’ve been swimming against the tide, forced to compromise in order to make progress. The tide is about to turn and its currents will help to carry you forward. It may not always be plain sailing, but the winds will be in your favour. Can you see that island on your horizon? It may not have treasure buried on it but you are heading for an opportunity that will bring you wealth and well-being. If you are looking to make positive changes in August, call 1900 959 005.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

With both a Full Moon in your sign and your ruler turning direct, August will be a time for celebrating an achievement. This may, though, come as a surprise, a turn-up for the books. You need to be on the lookout for a sudden flash of inspiration or an unexpected turn around in a situation you had almost given up on. Now that you have some advance warning you can be ready!

You’ll have plenty of time to buy some champagne and invite your friends. You always knew you had it in you, didn’t you? Insights are available to you in August. Find out more. Call 1900 959 005.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

We all like to get what we ordered. But sometimes getting less than we expect is preferable to getting more than we bargained for. If you order a Hawaiian pizza, you don’t want to find there’s no pineapple. But if the pineapple is joined by banana and kiwis, you might get really upset! Until, you remember that you’re on holiday! You’ve just been served a local speciality! You’ll feel, this month, as if you’re not getting what you are hoping for. Be patient and you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

There’s a treat in store. The planets say that wonderful changes are possible in August: 1900 959 005.

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SOLD - prior to listing SOLD – 1ST OPEN HOME SOLD – 2 offers, over list price SOLD – 2nd Inspection –highest price SOLD- Other agent had 90 days, sold 1st day SOLD PRIOR TO LISTING (VACANT LAND) SOLD – Other agent had 90 days, sold 1st day.

SOLD – Was for sale by owner – we sold 1st week SOLD – (our buyer – bribie Agent listing) UNDER CONTRACT FULL PRICE SOLD – First Month Listed!

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PACIFIC HARBOUR BRIBIE ISLAND ESTABLISHED HOMES | NEW HOMES | VILLAS | LAND

Lasiandra is the latest release in the Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club Estate, the Most Popular Land Development in Australia for 2015! (REA Jan 2016) Surrounded by double fairways and parklands, Lasiandra is the perfect place to build your dream home!

DON’T MISS OUT, phone 3408 7722 today to discover more about this fantastic release.

Residents of the Golf & Country Club enjoy many benefits such as the use of the pool, tennis courts, gym and spa.

$20,000 FIRST HOME BUYERS GRANT* CALL TODAY TO DISCOVER IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE ON 3408 7722 The Queensland First Home Owners’ Grant is a state government initiative to help first home owners build your home sooner.

It’s a great opportunity to build CONTACT a new home in our great estate.

If you’re JAMES DEANE 0414 731 112 TO INSPECT thinking of building your new home, this could be what gets you started.

The QLD First Home Owners Grant could get you something more than you were expecting at Pacific Harbour. Phone 3408 7722 today to find out more. * The QLD First Home Owners Grant is subject to eligibility.

LASIANDRA HOUSE & LAND PACKAGE House and Land Package by Hallmark Homes to be built in the Lasiandra Precinct, soon to be registered, which is situated in Pacific Harbour’s Golf & Country Club Estate.

Open plan kitchen, family and meals Three bedrooms, two bathrooms Caesar stone kitchen bench tops Under roof patio with concrete floor Driveway, path & front landscaping allowance Lighting package, security screens & letterbox Tiles & carpet throughout and more! *Photos are indicative only - house to be built

Phone our friendly team for more information today!

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PROPERTIES FOR SALE TOP LOCATION

AMAZING PARK FRONT

Don't miss out on this large 814m2 block situated within walking distance to The Deck Bar & Restaurant and all the Country Club facilities.

Includes access to the Country Club facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, spa, sauna and tennis courts.

North facing park front home only 12 months old. Featuring four bedrooms, master with ensuite and WIR. Open plan kitchen, dining and living plus a separate media room with air-conditioning. The beautiful kitchen features stone bench tops, gas cooktop and stainless steel appliances. Alfresco outdoor living area overlooking parklands and waterways.

Phone today and discover how you can build your dream home today!

$288,000

CONTACT JAMES DEANE 0417 731 112

$549,000

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF THE VIEW

WELCOME TO YOUR OASIS

Take advantage of the opulent views all the way from Caloundra to Morten Island from this North facing unit on the 3rd floor of the 'On the Beach Apartments' at Woorim.

Overlooking the 8th fairway of the Pacific Harbour Golf Course is this two storey home, featuring 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms, formal lounge or 4th bedroom, open plan kitchen, dining & living room & salt water pool.

This two bedroom unit is suitable for those that are looking for a great investment property or perhaps somewhere for yourself to relax live the lifestyle that you have always wanted.

OFFERS OVER

$399,000

CONTACT JACQUI MCKENDRICK 0401 358 331

597sqm Golf front lot with generous side access that would fit both boat and caravan.

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$699,000

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Uniquely positioned to capture over 40 metres of water frontage, this inviting, newly built, Banksia Beach haven represents exceptional buying in this sort after water front market.

Don’t miss out on this amazing buy for this well appointed north facing canal home on a roomy 824m2 block, with a wide 20m water frontage. The modern 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home is architecturally designed for open plan living focusing on the beautiful accentuated water views, and is spacious and stylish with 12ft high ceilings throughout.

Inside there are four bedrooms, two bedrooms with private ensuites, additional two bedrooms serviced by shared ensuite.

$1,650,000

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$1,145,000

CONTACT LINDA SKINNER 0433 700 590

SALES CENTRE - OPEN 7 DAYS - 07 3408 7722 Cnr Sylvan Beach Esplanade & Marina Boulevard Banksia Beach info@pacificharbour.com.au

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Upcoming events and activities in August around Bribie

Sunday August 7, 2016, 9.00am – 3.30pm The 6th Annual Bribie V Ipswich Woodworking competition Where: Bribie and District Woodcrafters Clubhouse, Sunderland Drive, Behind the Community Arts Centre.

About: Since the 2011 Brisbane floods the Bribie Woodcrafters Association have held an interclub competition between the Ipswich Woodworkers Club and the Bribie Club to foster interclub friendship and to test and develop woodworking skills.

$30 per ticket includes two course meal with wine tasting on arrival and a great night out.

Hosted by VMR Bribie. Gain local knowledge of Pumicestone Passage and Moreton Bay.

One of Brisbane’s best cover bands: “Atmosphere“ from the “Don’t lock up your granny tour” play all your favourite hits from the 50’s and 60’s

Saturday 20 August from 11am Strawberry Festival

Raffles, lucky door prizes and more doors open from 6pm.

Tickets available from the bar.

Phone 3408 7021 for more details.

Saturday 13 August from 9.30am to 4pm Upcycling Jewellery Workshop

The initial sponsorship in 2011 by both Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisesale and Moreton Bay Regional Council Mayor Alan Sutherland provided the seeding funding. Over the six years this competition has developed into a major event in the calendar of both clubs.

Hosted by Bribie Island Community Arts Centre. Learn to refashion your old beads and bits into stylish and funky pieces | $70pp which includes morning tea and lunch.

The event will test the skills of four teams, two from each club, in the skills of Woodturning, Carving, Pyrography, and Scrollsaw. The winning club will be awarded the perpetual trophy for the best overall woodworking skills.

Sunday 14 August from 10am at Woorim dog beach | Cupcake day for the RSPCA

Contact: Ian Trail, Organiser, 0401134384 / 54290487.

Book your spot on 3408 9288.

Hosted by Bribie Island Events.

Get your ovens, baking trays and mixers ready for action so that you can support the RSPCA in the most delicious way possible! | Bring a plate of cupcakes, a gold coin donation and your dog. Let’s give them a great day out!

Sunday 14 August from 2pm to 4pm at Sandstone Point Hotel | Speed dating (ages 30-50

Saturday 13th August Rock N Roll Night Solander Lake Bowls Club To help raise funds for the Mater Chicks in pink

Hosted by Bribie Island Events.

We are looking for a group of friendly local singles from Bribie and surrounds who are interested in meeting new people to join our very first speed dating event! It will be $25pp which includes a welcome drink and nibbles and live music.

Sunday 14 August from 2pm to 5pm Free workshop

Bribie Island Events has been created to share the great parts of Bribie and bring some fun events and activities to the island! ‘Like’ us on Facebook or visit us at www.bribieislandevents.com to find out more about each of these events.

Hosted by Sandstone Point Hotel.

Family fun day with farm fresh strawberry stalls, strawberry milkshakes, strawberry ice cream, live music and entertainment, kids rides and more!

Sunday 21 August from 2pm to 4pm Family fun day Lawn bowls, musical chairs, egg and spoon races and much more | Hosted by Bribie Island Events. Matt Connors is a Bribie Local who is participating in the upcoming Bridge to Brisbane and is aiming to raise $1000 before this time for a pretty special cause. Matt’s little brother Declan has cystic fibrosis and growing up has endured countless operations and hospital stays. All money raised at this event will go via Matt’s fundraising page to Cystic Fibrosis Queensland.

Monday, 22nd August Bribie Island Bush Poets

Hosted by Island Designs. Join us to fundraise for The Kids Cancer Project! | $40pp | Canapés, fashion parade, raffles and auctions.

Saturday 27 August from 4pm at Sunset Park Combinations and conversations cheese and wine | Hosted by Bribie Island Events. Back by popular demand! You’ll meet new foodie friends and you’ll get to taste a variety of cheese and wine. All that you need to do is bring your favourites!

Saturday 27 August from 6.30pm Mexican Night Hosted by Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club. Join the growing Pub Series and enjoy a range of traditional Mexican food, drinks and music.

Monday 29 August from 11am to 2pm Bribie Island baby show Hosted by Bribie Island Bowls Club.

Entry is $15 per child and includes entry into the prince/princess division and the Suburbs Favourite Child Facebook division.

Meet in the Conference Room of the Blue Pacific Hotel at 6.30 pm every 4th Monday of the month. Read, perform and listen to Australian Bush Poetry.

Contact Cay 34083219 Monday, 22nd August Bribie Island Bush Poets Meet in the Conference Room of the Blue Pacific Hotel at 6.30 pm every 4th Monday of the month. Read, perform and listen to Australian Bush Poetry Contact Cay 34083219 Friday 26 August from 6.30pm Girls night out

WE HAVE MOVED! • Caravans, campers, trailers and motor home repairs • Extensive variety of spare parts in stock • Awning supply, installation and repairs • Waeco and dometic fridges • Insurance and warranty repairs • Authorised Jayco agent

2/13 Armitage St, Bribie Island Phone 07 3408 0100 Email: steve@allterrainrvrepairs.com.au

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sports results july golf

Pacific Harbour Golf Club Monthly Medal 2/7/16 Div 1 Winner – Craig Davis Div 2 Winner – Rob Noble Div 3 Winner – John Partridge Ladies Div 1 Winner – Michelle Hogan Ladies Div 2 Winner – Leanne Gwyther

Stableford 6/7/16 Div 1 Winner – Rex Spratt Div 2 Winner - Keith Freeman Ladies Winner – Carol Williams Stroke 13/7/16 Div 1 Winner – Kevin Moore Div 2 Winner – Errol Williams Ladies Winner – June Wills

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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS MATCH WINNERS - BRIBIE ISLAND BOWLS CLUB

Stableford 16/7/16 Winner – Peter Gwyther

2/7/16 – Monthly Medal Stoke Men’s Div 1 Winner – Craig Davis 73 Men’s Div 1 Runner Up – Dave Body 74 Men’s Div 2 Winner – Rob Noble 75 Men’s Div 2 Runner Up – Adrian Joe Kong 76 Men’s Div 3 Winner – John Partridge 74 Men’s Div 3 Runner Up – Phil Moxham 77 Ladies Div 1 Winner – Leanne Gwyther 81 Ladies Div 1 Runner Up – Carol Williams 82 Ladies Div 2 Winner – Michelle Hogan 80 Ladies Div 2 Runner Up – Nance Flohr 81 Men’s Div 1 Winner – Rex Spratt 34 Men’s Div 1 Runner Up – Garry Goullet 33 Men’s Div 1 Third Place – Adrian Joe Kong 33 Men’s Div 2 Winner – Keith Freeman 37 Men’s Div 2 Runner Up – Graham Digwall 33 Men’s Div 2 Third Place – Ralph Richardson 32 Ladies Winner – Carol Williams 33 Ladies Runner up – June Wills 32 Ladies Third Place – Jody Sutherland 43 9/07/16 – 4BBB Stoke Men’s Winner - Peter Gorrrie & Ewan Meldrum 66 Men’s Runner Up – Garry Goullet & Phil Moxham 67 Men’s Third Place – Cliff Everson & John Partridge 68 Ladies Winner – Carmel Sorrensen & Cheryl Loimaranta 68 Ladies Runner Up – Anne Orchard & Leanne Gwyther 70 11/07/16 – PHGCC Vets Men’s Winner – Peter Brown 41 Men’s Runner Up – Errol Williams 35 Ladies Winner – Sue Sinsawas 38 Ladies Runner up – June Wills 32 13/7/16 – Single Stoke Men’s Div 1 Winner – Kevin Moore 73 Men’s Div 1 Runner Up – Anthony MacGregor 74 Men’s Div 1 Third Place – Peter Quirk 75 Men’s Div 2 Winner – Errol Williams 71 Men’s Div 2 Runner Up – Peter Simpson 71 Men’s Div 2 Third Place – Matt Owen 75 Ladies Winner – June Wills 75 Ladies Runner Up – Vicki Partridge 75 Ladies Third Place – Carol Kawaljenko 75

20/07/16 Chapman Foursomes Chapman Foursomes Men’s Winner – Paul Nelson & Sam Saif 68.75 Chapman Foursomes Men’s Runner Up – Garry Goullet & Phil Moxham 69.75 Chapman Foursomes Men’s Third Place – Rex Spratt & Jeff Booth 70.62 Chapman Foursomes Winners – Linda Harrison & Alex Chapman 69.75 Chapman Foursomes Runner Up – Pete Gwyther & Leanne Gwyther 72.87 Chapman Foursomes Third Place – Cheryl Loimaranta & Joan Meikle 74.12 23/7/16 Single Stableford Men’s Div 1 Winner – Kevin Moore 36 Men’s Div 1 Runner Up – Craig Davis 36 Men’s Div 1 Third Place – Paul Nelson 35 Men’s Div 2 Winner – Sam Saif 36 Men’s Div 2 Runner Up – Andrew Wilkie 35 Men’s Div 2 Third Place – Greg Chapman 32 Ladies Winner – Stephanie Wright 37 Ladies Runner Up – Dianne Grant 33 Ladies Third Place – Vivienne Goullet 32 27/7/16 Single Stableford Men’s Div 1 Winner – Rex Spratt 39 Men’s Div 1 Runner up – Michael Deane 37 Men’s Div 1 Third Place – Greg Loimaranta 34 Men’s Div 2 Winner – Emmett Hanrahan 39 Men’s Div 2 Runner Up - Ross Evans 37 Men’s Div 2 Thirs Place – Peter Bunney 36 Ladies Winner – Cindee Cook 33 Ladies Runner Up – Leanne Gwyther 32 Ladies Third Place - Pamela Wagner 32 30/07/16 2 Person Aggregate Men’s Winner – Rex Spratt & Tony Bailey 73 Men’s Runner Up – Dave Body & Bob Chitham 66 Men’s Third Place – Tony Kennedy & Eric Butler 61 Winner – Vicki Partridge & Cindee Cook 66 Runner Up – Stephanie Wright & Andrew Lee 66 30/07/16 4BBB MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP – FINAL Men’s Winners - Cliff Everson & John Partridge 4/3 Ladies Winners - Linda Harrison & Colleen Whitney 1 UP

16/07/16 – Single Stableford Men’s Winner – Pete Gwyther 40 Men’s Runner Up – Stephen Todd 35 Men’s Third Place - Marty Dawe 33

Winners (left to right) Rhonnie McDermott, Margaret James , Lyn Thorp, and Sue Mitchell.

4 of our Ladies have just won the Champion of Champions Match held last week.

Now they go on to play the zone (won our district Caboolture now play north Brisbane district.)

moreton-bribie bridge club 28TH – 2ND JULY Tuesday 28th 1st A. Jones & R. Ward. 2nd J. Medhurst & L. Crain 3rd R. Cowley & J. Boyd.

Wednesday 29th N/S. 1st R. Cowley & C. Watson, 2nd J. Breene & S. Morgan, 3rd J. De Raad & L. Carr. 4th J. Woodward & N. Everson.

E/W. 1st J. Brazier & C. McAlister, 2nd G> & S Barnulf, 3rd N. Murnane & N. Plumb, 4th L. McLaren & J. Brain.

Thursday 30th 1st J. De Raad & AS. Jones, 2nd S. Allen & B. Connell, 3rd J. Medhurst & M. Julian.

Saturday 2nd N/S 1st L Carr & B. Connell, 2nd J. Breene & S. Pascoe, 3rd S. Morgan & J. Brain, 4th S. Allen & J. Kennedy.

E/W. 1st G. & S Barnulf, 2nd N. Murnane & N. Plumb, 3rd. L. McLaren & P. Breene, 4th P. Barbour & E. Sweeney.

5TH – 9TH JULY Tuesday 28th 1st c. Cowley & R. Cowley, 2nd. N. Plumb & L. Ward, 3rd. A. Jones & C. Nolan, 4th N. Murnane & J. Brooks.

Wednesday 29th N/S 1st J, De Raad & L. Carr, 2nd J. Breene & S. Morgan, 3rd J. Fitzgerald & R. King,

E/W. R. Cowley & C. Watson, 2nd M. Arthur & J. Brain, 3rd. G. & S. Barnulf.

Thursday 7th 1st A. Jones & J, =. De Raad, 2nd J. Kennedy & R. Cowley 3rd. R. Burnage J. Brain.

Saturday 9th N/S. 1st J. Woodward & N. Everson, 2nd S. Morgan & J. Brain, 3rd. L. Carr & H. Tyler.

E/W. 1st Y. Swanson & C. McAlister, 2nd G. Kendall & D. Dowling, 3rd. B. Connell &. J. Fitgerald.

11TH 16TH JULY Tuesday 12th 1st. A. Jones & L. Ward. 2nd R. Cowley & N. Plumb, 3rd. J. Medhurst & L. Crail.

Wednesday 13th 1st J. Woodward & N. Everson, 2nd R. Cowley & C. Watson, 3rd.J. De Raad & L. Carr

E/W. M. Murnane, N. Plumb, 2nd L. Wilson & S. Kunst, 3rd. G. & S. Barnulf.

Thursday 14th 1st.R. Burnage & J. Brain, 2nd J. De Raad J. Kennedy,

E/W. S. Allen & B. Connell, 2nd G. Kendall & F. Geldenhuys.

Saturday 16th N/S. 1st J. Breene & S. Pascoe, 2nd C. Watson & S. Watson, 3rd D. Brady & J. Purcell, S. Morgan & J. Brain.

E/W 1st.N. Murnane, N. Plumb, 2nd Y. Swanson & J. Parker 3rd P. Tipping & L. McLaren.

19TH -23RD JULY. Tuesday 19th N/S. 1st. J. Medhurst & L. Crail. 2nd, L. Ward & J. Boyd.

E/W. R. Webb & L. McLaren, N. Plumb & J. Brookes.

Wednesday: 20th 1st R. Cowley & C. Watson, 2nd S. Morgan & J. Breene, 3rd. C. Cowley & H. Tyler, 4th S. Allen & J. Kennedy.

E/W. 1st J. Brazier & C. McAlister,2nd G> S Barnulf, 3rd. R. Webb & L. McLaren. 4th. N. Murnane N. Plumb.

Thursday; 21st 1st, R. Burnage & J. Brain, 2nd R. & C Cowley, 3rd S. Allen & B. Connell, 4th G. Kendall & F. Geldenhuys.

Saturday 23rd N/S 1st. N. Murnane & N. Plumb, 2nd J. Breene & J. Kennedy, 3rd D Brady & J. Purcell, 4th J. Woodward & N. Everson.

E/W. 1st R. Webb & S. Allen, 2nd Y Swanson & C. McAlister, 3rd J. Fitzgerald & B. Connell 4th P. Eels & P. Breene.

Photo by: Shane Reynolds @ Grip-N-Rip Photography

For visitors wanting to play, Phone R. Webb 34103716. mob. 0417656693.

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Finding new ground means finding quality fish like this beautiful grassie sweetlip Now everybody wants to have that Awesome fishing spot that no one knows about, and that spot that always produces good fish. Well let me tell you now, there are here hundreds of spots out there just like that. People ask me all the time for that GPS mark, or think that because they have their mates Gun Fishing Spot marked, they will always catch fish.

Now days, with most of the latest Marine Electronics, and GPS Systems, they come with under water maps of the ocean floor. Some SD Cards are quite basic and show simple features, and major reef systems. While other cards show contour lines of the ocean floor, wrecks, beacons, reefs, shoals, green zones, underwater seamounts and much more.

It’s amazing to look at, and use this type of mapping. Even 3D pictures of Reefs and other ocean seamounts are available on some units and cards. So by learning how to find those isolated bommies, pinnacles, drop offs and other underwater formations, by using your Navionics, cards etc. is certainly the best way to find these unfished locations.

Most drops offs, contour lines, and Reef systems run parallel to the coastline or islands. So always sound North and South of any spots or marks you have, and you may be pleasantly surprised by how much Reef and other fish holding structure, may be surrounding that area.

Now to what’s been getting caught throughout and offshore from Bribie, over the last month.

Weather wise, it hasn’t been too bad,

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Jewies and cod taken inside the bay

Mixed bag of reefies from off the cape

with quite stable weather conditions and predominantly Westerly winds. The offshore Reefs have been producing mixed bags of Pearl Perch, Snapper, Cod, Husser, Sweetlip, Parrot and Kingies. The Current out there at the moment hasn’t been too bad either.

Plastics, Pillies, flesh baits and squid heads, getting the most fish. Slow drifting with bait runner reels an easy way to fish.

Use as little lead as possible to keep your baits in the strike zone. The inside of the bay also holding some great fish at the moment. Big Snaps, big Cod, Sweeties and Black and Yellowtail Kings getting caught. The bigger the baits, the better for these XOS large fish.

Goodwin Beach Green Marker producing bigger fish. Cooks Rock, Sunkens, Bribie Bridge, Ripples and the Poverty Ledge, worthwhile having a look for Snapper, Jewies and tailor. The Ocean Beach of Bribie producing some nice Greenbacks.

Up near the camp sites and bunkers there are some nice gutters. Plenty of Flatties about in the Passage and Rivers, most of them between 40-50cm mark.

Hard bodies like Mann’s stretch5+, Micro mullets, and Rapala shadraps working well. Still Sand crabs getting caught. Try the deeper water channels through the bay.

Plenty of squid coming from the weed banks, inside of Moreton Island. Winter whiting are pretty much everywhere in the bay. The Sandhill’s, Pearl Channel and

All in all there are always plenty of options, depending on the weather around Bribie. So get out there and enjoy.

And don’t destroy what you came to enjoy.

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Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

Rules

A great local newspaper to pick up whenever I visit the island.

Whilst staying with us during the school holidays, our grand daughter, aged 6, unexpectedly showed a lot of interest in the election. “Has my party won?” she kept asking. She had brought a menagerie of stuffed toy animals with her and decided to hold an election of her own, writing a stack of voting forms and asking every member of the family to number 6 candidates out of her 14 animals in order of preference.

The winner was to be Prime Minister (Watson the wombat, as it turned out).

Towards the end of this process we were astonished to find she had composed a kind of party manifesto, which she called “The Rules”. After correcting a few spelling errors this is how it went:

From the superb images- to the broad news service, and obvious pride so many locals have to live there, amongst the natural beauty.

As it changes,- it’s enriching to have images of the past included, - debt respected for the foundations.

KEEP ON PRODUCING A MIGHTY LITTLE PAPER Berny, Caboolture

From team Heart, team Xander and the Prime Minister.

What a shame we have no real politicians who adhere to these simple principles, or state their position with such clarity!

A sharper copy of the photo can be found at http:/www.daverobinson.id.au/ rules.jpg Dave & Nisha Robinson Banksia Beach

Dear Editor, At exactly this time last week I was driving on the Bribie Island Road heading towards Bribie Island from Caboolture. I had made an early start to my Saturday morning. In my usual style of keeping to the speed limit I watched in amazement as endless cars sped past me. I almost wondered if there was something wrong with my speedometer as every single car passed at great speeds. It was surreal, as if I was in some computer game where the speed limit said 100, the cars were doing 120, 80 well, that was still 120. A car passed me at the 80 zone doing what seemed to be in excess. I looked at the road which was wet and thought that’s an accident waiting to happen. As I came around the bend just past the vegie shop and butchers on the left, sure enough the inevitable had happened. The speeding car couldn’t take the corner and skidded to the other side of the road in front of early morning traffic. Why the need for the speed on this road? Does anyone know if the drivers are ok? Great revenue raiser for the police on that stretch of the road and also a deterrent to would be speedsters. This is not just P platers, its older people who you would think had more sense. Thought I may have read something in the local newspaper but no mention. It’ sad! What are your thoughts on the matter?

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Regards, N ​ oel Wendt​, ​ President​, B ​ ribie Gardens Waterway Association Inc

Waterfront residents in Bribie Gardens ​ state are outraged at the fact that E the Moreton Bay Regional Council has increased the ‘Canal Maintenance Levy’ for 2016/2017.

1. Care for yourself 2. Care for others 3. Care for the environment 4. Try your best 5. Never say never 6. Never give up / believe in yourself 7. Don’t lie Please do all these rules, this way the country will bring peace, harmony and friends. Please try to do all these rules your best.

are being treated unfairly is that we pay for dredging of the entrance into Pumicestone passage and the sand which comes from natural longshore drift is then given to Council at no cost to nourish Lions Park public beach. We feel the community should be made aware of how our Council is using these Maintenance funds for what should be public foreshore maintenance.

Dear Editor, Good afternoon, I just wanted to pass on to everyone that I found this syringe on the edge of the footpath of Sunderland Drive at Banksia Beach riding with my son on the way home from School. I am a Paramedic on Bribie and I just wanted to remind parents to alert their kids to tell an adult if they find any drug utensils or syringes and to be careful because unfortunately we have illicit drug users on the Island that have little respect for themselves let alone other people. If you find a needle please dispose of it in a sharps container which can be found in various public toilets on Bribie Island, at a Medical Centre if it’s open or if the QAS Station is attended feel free to drop in and we will dispose of it.

Kind regards, Peter

Dear Editor, Let me start by congratulating you on your publication which is certainly becoming a premier newspaper for our area. We all look forward to getting the latest edition to see what is happening on Bribie.

I am not sure on what basis you publish stories on local issues but I feel that we could get some leadings facts across to your readership in regard to how Moreton Bay Regional Council levies waterfront property owners for the Maintenance of these areas. Bribie Gardens Waterway Association Inc who I represent as their President have been active since 2013 when MBRC introduced this levy without any consultation with the waterfront property owners. Prior to this Caboolture Shire Council was able to look after all maintenance of the waterway on the basis of the higher rates that waterfront properties need to pay. Council have just had a review of the Long Term Maintenance plan , at our cost by using our Levy Funds and the future looks like escalating Levies each year going forward.

A prime example of where we feel we

Council has based the increase on a recent Consultant Review of Long Term Maintenance Plans for what is in fact a gazetted “Public Lake and Reserve”.

This review was commissioned by Council with no consultation with the Bribie Gardens Waterway Association or residents, and was paid for out of ‘Levy Funds’ As a result of the Review the projected costs for maintaining the waterway have gone from a $8.8m (MBRC Budget FY 2015/2016) plan for 50 years to a $15m+ plan, so waterfront residents can expect the additional annual ‘canal maintenance levy’ to increase significantly in the future.

The main reasons given by Council for the increase include: The need for a 4 yearly inspection and report on condition of Lock/Weir with demolition and replacement in 2041; Ongoing dredging of the entrance channel every 5 years with us gifting the sand to MBRC for beach nourishment at Lions Park Beach.

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The Association invites all residents to become involved, and ask those with a keen interest to join our Committee to help keep Council honest and accountable for the use of our Levy funds. For more details contact Noel Wendt, President Bribie Gardens Waterway Association, PH: 0417 072 842

Dear Editor, Well your paper hasn’t lost any of its charm with the change of staff.

In fact if believe it is even better than before.

Go Well, Marj Webber

Dear Editor, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Kirk and I just read your wonderful article this morning … you brought tears to his eyes … AGAIN! You really do have such a talent for beautiful writing – so well written and in depth with everything we discussed. I couldn’t be more pleased with the entire write-up. (And thanks for choosing those photos too!).

If there is anything we can ever help with for you or your Bribie Islander magazine in the future please let us know.

I will definitely send you some pics and stories from our travels throughout August. Wish you were coming with us!!!!

Sometimes these challenging things happen to us in order for us to meet certain people who will enrich our lives.

And you are like a beacon of bubbly light!

Hope to see you soon.

Love from Peta and Kirk

In summary, Bribie Gardens waterfront residents pay the full cost of maintenance of this public lake and reserve, including regular clean-up of the waterway of floating debris from storm water drains, water quality monitoring, navigation markers and signage and operation of the lock and weir. The levy is also used to clear the entrance channel of sand build-up from natural drift along the foreshore to the tune of over $300,000 to date. In effect, we are required to have the equivalent of a Body Corporate fund which Council administers and uses on our behalf with limited say in how it is used.

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Shop Local, Spend Local, Support our Local Economy

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BRIBIE ISLANDER SHOP LOCAL, SPEND LOCAL & SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES!

EDITOR Richard Whetlor

P.A TO THE EDITOR Kellyanne O’Hare

JOURNALIST Lana Hewitt

0425 477 639

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PHOTOGRAPHY Shane Reynolds

SALES REPRESENTATIVE Neil Wilson

CIRCULATION: 15,000 The Bribie Islander (theBIS) is delivered to homes and businesses in the following areas: Bribie Island (all suburbs), Ningi, Godwin Beach, Spinnaker Marina, Bribie Pines, Sandstone Point, Sandstone Lakes Newsagency’s and businesses.

Beachmere, Toorbul, Meldale, Donnybrook and Lear Jet Drive. You can find the Bribie Islander in Stands at Bongaree Hot Bread Shop, Scoopy’s, Wrights Fruit Barn, Ningi Fruit Barn, Woorim Meats, Sanstone Point IGA & Woolies Complex on Bribie.

THE BRIBIE ISLANDER IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED AND HAS NO AFFILIATION WITH ANY OTHER PUBLICATION.

WELCOME TO THE BRIBIE ISLANDER NEIL! “After 8 years of sales experience as a new vehicle salesperson, I secured my first job in the newspaper industry in 1988 as an advertising sales representative with the now defunct Havenmont Publishing; A company which incorporated 3 publications, including The Bribie Times, The Caboolture Times and The Deception Bay Times.

Group. Afterwards, I commenced work for the Northern Advocate Press Holdings as sales manager at The Northern Advocate, which later became The Redcliffe & District Times, and along with this came my promotion to general manager. In this capacity, I took on a strong editorial role, which as an amateur poet and occasional writer I found immensely enjoyable.

After over 2 years in this role, I then worked in the same capacity for The Northern Times, a part of the Quest

As well as motor vehicles, my other sales experience includes time selling aircrafts, fishing tackle and even swimming pools.

DEADLINES : News Items/Calendar of Events: 20th Day of the Month.

Advertising: Bookings 20th Day of the Month.

Copy Deadline: 25th Day of the Month.

DISCLAIMER & INDEMNITY: Not all opinions expressed in this publication are necessarily those of the publishers. No responsibility is taken by The Bribie Islander for any errors, misleading information or the validity of the advertising content.

Some content including articles, information, images and anecdotes are not necessarily the original work of the editor or writers. By advertising or submitting content with The Bribie Islander, you agree to indemnify the publication, its staff, contractors and owners against any claims.

By Neil Wilson

As a matter of fact, I even worked at an establishment that sold both cars and swimming pools. I guess this added a new meaning to the word carpool.

I first moved to Bribie Island in 1986, and except for a couple of years away in the late nineties, have resided on this beautiful island ever since.

After retiring from work in January 2015, I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Richard and the dedicated team at The Bribie Islander.”

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Coca-Cola 1.25 Litre Selected Varieties

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Cinnamon Donuts 6 Pack

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