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BRIBIE ISLANDER ISSUE 22 - MAY 2016

Shop Local, Spend Local & Support Your Local Businesses!

Celebrating Mother’s This Month

TA K E AWAY

Bribie’s Best Burgers Sue’s Takeaway pg 7

The Tesla Car of the Future Review pg 27

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Anzac Day Bribie Island pg 22

VMR Movie Night Fundraiser see pg 3

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International Student Glues Photo to Friends License An international student has pleaded guilty to providing police with false material and driving while disqualified after gluing his photo over his friends Hong Kong license permit.

Ka Chun Wai, 25, committed the crime on March 4 2016 and had his matter heard in the Caboolture Magistrates Court on April 14 2016.

He works as a strawberry farm manager and was picking up other staff at the time of the incident.

His boss who was licensed to drive was in the passenger seat.

Wai’s lawyer spoke on his behalf say-

ing the student was remorseful for his actions.

“He agrees it was a stupid, ridiculous thing to do,” Wai’s lawyer said.

Wai was issued a fine of $1000 which was directed to SPER and is unable to apply for a license for the next two years.

Wai came to Australia on a working visa in October 2015.

After studying at a Brisbane university his visa was changed to a student working visa.

He says he hopes to graduate university and live permanently in Australia.

FRONT COVER PICTURE PHOTGRAPHED BY DEB NEILL : Bribie Islands very own Supermum, Cheryl Travers is looking forward to Mothers Day this year. Everyday is one day closer to the arrival of her babies, all three of them and that’s number 8,9 and 10. Happy mothers day Cheryl your a star.

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Violence Awareness

Month of May

May we raise awareness this May for victims of domestic and family abuse

Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month is held annually in May to raise awareness of the impacts of partner and family abuse emotionally, physically and socially.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2013, around one in five women and one in twenty men have been victims to domestic violence from intimate partners.

The same report showed that around 50 per cent of men and 25 per cent of women who had experienced current partner violence had never reported it to anyone.

Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month emphasises the clear message that Australia holds no tolerance to these kind of actions or behaviour.

It ensures that victims of partner or family violence know how to access help and support (please see below for support line contacts) and aims to encourage perpetrators of domestic and family abuse to take responsibility for their behaviour and their actions and to also seek support in order to change (please see below for support line contacts).

If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic or family violence please report it to police or seek advice through one of the helplines below.

People do care. There is help available.

Please seek it before it is too late.

HELPLINES: Womensline 1800 811 811 Mensline 1800 600 636 Kids Help Lone (24hr) 1800 55 1800 24 Hour National Sexual Assault, Family and Domestic Violence Counselling Line 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Legal Aid QLD 1300 651 188

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SES CALLING

Queensland SES is the control agency for flood, storm, tsunami and earthquake in Queensland. We assist Queensland Police, QFRS in search and rescue operations, and play an important support role during major bush fires.

Our committed and dedicated volunteers have saved the lives and property of countless Queenslanders, providing these services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Volunteers come from all walks of life, with diverse backgrounds, interests and skills. What unites them is their commitment to Queensland SES and their community.

Can you see yourself in orange? Why not volunteer?

On Wednesday night the 11th May 2016 at 7pm Bribie Island SES will be conducting a recruitment night for anyone 16 and over. Come along for a night of demonstrations and what it takes to join the SES Volunteering for Queensland SES can be one of the most rewarding and

best investments you can make. As a Queensland SES volunteer, you can make a difference. You will receive training and receive nationally recognised certificates. These courses include: General rescue, Flood boat operations, Land search, Urban search and rescue, Traffic management, First Aid and Causality Handling.

Volunteers have a wide range of opportunities to develop new skills, form new friendships, accept high levels of responsibility and enjoy the team spirit of a tightly knit unit.

We understand that rescue-focused roles are not for everyone. Volunteering with Queensland SES doesn't have to involve high risk duties – there are important non-operational support roles that provide valued assistance to the unit and also help you to build professional skills.

Non-operational support roles available to our volunteers may include: Administration Emergency operations Management Fundraising Community education Hope to see you there.

FOUR GENERATIONS CELEBRATE TOGETHER ON MOTHERS DAY. By Deb Neill With many mothers about to celebrate their National day (Mother’s Day) I went on the hunt for a unique family.

I have found that on Bribie Island there are many families of 4 generations and I had the chance to catch up with one of them. These ladies, surprisingly all

me the ‘time’ to recompose that I often needed. When my second daughter (Stephanie) was born, she continued to help wherever she could, visited often and hence began the babysitting duties both while I worked part-time and attended university.

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Alma Fredericks (Great Grandma to Keily has resided here on Bribie for about 25 years, formerly of Brisbane, Roslyn followed a little later.

Here are a few words from each of these lovely ladies about being a Mum. ALMA FREDERICKS I began motherhood relatively late for the era at age 28. I had 3 children and enjoyed raising them.

I did my best to improve on my own childhood which was spent in an orphanage ‘home’ after the death of my own mum at a very early age. Being the best mum was important to me because of my lack of motherly attention throughout my own life.

ROSLYN KERR (Alma’s daughter) Alma enabled me to be the person I am today in so many ways. She was supportive and caring and often put her life on hold to assist me raising my own two children. She offered care and advice, spent many a night and day babysitting while I worked my way through university. I stayed with mum for various periods of time and was with her when my first born daughter arrived. She would often be up rocking the baby in the middle of the night and then at her full time job all day. She both entertained the baby and gave

I love being a mum and the simple pleasures it has brought me. I loved their company then and I love the companionship they give me now. I am proud of all they do and who they have become. Being a mum has by far been my most important job in life and by far the most rewarding. I have been lucky, my girls have caused me no grief and very few anxious moments. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Oh and I am about to be a Grandma again for the second time.

STEPHANIE FREDRICKS (Almas Granddaughter) As the cycle continues , I’m now a mum myself and also Grannies carer.

I love being a mum, Keily has become my world and I would do anything for her. She is my greatest accomplishment and surprises me every day.

My mum lives here with us, along with Grandma. Mum helps us out whenever she can, she works full time but always devotes her time to Keily and me. Without her I wouldn’t be where I am today and able to do the things I do so easily. She has always supported me and been the best mum she could have possibly been. I am so grateful for having her in my life.

KEILY FREDRICKS I just love them all!

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TODAY'S RANT!

Due to ApriI being Autism Awareness Month I have been seeing a lot of writings and advertisements relating to Autism, and thought I might share my ‘awareness’ and experience dealing with Autism . Having raised a son with Autism, the one thing I found to be successful was actually not convincing the child daily that he was ‘different’.

With his social difficulties, my son’s greatest wish and need was to feel ‘normal’. So I raised him as if he had no afflictions whatsoever. When he was a child, I was told he would have difficulty finding a job, a partner, living independantly, and getting a driver’s licence . I was lead to believe by professionals that he would not lead a normal life. I was told he would have no hand to eye coordination, which was interesting as when he played indoor cricket, he could hit the middle stump from anywhere on the court! As stubborn as I am, I refused to accept their ‘predictions’, as I saw no proof of them in him. It’s crucial for us to trust our own judgment regarding our children, as in my experience, eight years of medical school doesn’t educate you when it comes to my child!

I see the campaign is promoting Autism as “not a disease, just different’.

The anxiety that my son suffered from as a child and teen was mostly based in him feeling ‘different’.

In my experiences with a broad range of people over the years, I have realised that we are ALL different, which brings me to the point that people with Autism, are no more ‘different’ than us. We ALL have something to overcome. Every single one of us!

Rohan started full time work at age 14 and has been employed ever since.

He rode his pushbike to work until he got his driver’s licence at age 17. He purchased and paid for his own vehicle.

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He met his partner at age 19, and now they have two beautiful children. He has now been in employed at the job he is currently in for over 8 years.

I believe his life acheivements are based on the fact that he was never encouraged to feel ‘disabled’. When an issue arrived, we worked together to resolve it or find ways for him to cope with it.

In our family he was accepted for who he was completely, and there were many occasions where we felt EXACTLY the same as him!

Example: Rohan came home from work one day, walked in the door (age 15) and said “ I hate people!”

His brother and I looked at him and yelled “ ME TOO’ at the exact same time! Obviously then we all cracked up laughing!.

They are not different ....they are not disabled...they are not autistic... they are individuals. We need to be very careful about labelling, for it’s not the ‘affliction’ that causes the most damage....

It’s doctors, parents, relatives, friends, teachers and society’s need to attribute labels in order for them to make excuses because some children require more from them! I have also found that most times, Rohan would baffle them with his brilliance, and they felt inadequate!

I refused to ‘succumb’ to the benefits I was ‘entitled’ to because I had a son who was an “Aspie’”(Aspergers).

For me, that was like saying he was a burdon!

As a community, we need to let go of our perception of ‘perfection’ .... as we are severely misguided and judgemental regarding what perfection is.

In the eyes of our creator we are ALL divine perfection!

There is no such thing as ‘disorder’ , only ORDER! Rohan is now 26, and more of a man than most men I have met double his age.

He provides for his family, he is loyal to his partner, he is responsible in his community, and lives a life that reflects his good values.

That outcome is difficult to achieve for a parent of ANY child! Especially in this day and age where ‘excuses’ are rampant.

Lastly...it’s important for me to stress the fact that Rohan’s diagnosis was completely unrelated to immunisation.

Rohan suffered a difficult entry into this world where for some seconds, he was starved of oxygen. I am a believer in the fact that our children are chosen for us specifically, to both teach us what we need to learn, and vice versa. There are no ‘accident’s nor ‘imperfections’ .

Both my children have educated me as a woman, as a mother, and as a human being. They have brought out in me strengths and gifts I never knew I had.

It’s presumptuous to think we ‘create’ our children, when in fact it is they who ‘create’ us!

Kellyanne Majella O’Hare Photo: My Firstborn Grandson.

Bribie Island’s Beautiful History Bribie Island derived its name from its Native title ‘Boorabee’. It is the smallest and most northerly of the three major sand islands along Moreton Bay’s north coastline and the only one you can drive to.

This is due to Bribie’s iconic bridge which will be 53 years old this year. The island was seen by explorer Matthew Flinders in 1799 where he landed and named Skirmish Point. The island was said to have had an estimated 600 Aborigines on it at the time of the Flinders exploration but by the 2011 census 305 residents identified as having Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage.

Early European settlers were castaways.

Queensland’s first Aboriginal Reserve was situated on Bribie Island near White Patch in 1877.

In 1901 a fish cannery was opened at the northern side of Bribie Island.

Along Ocean Beach forefront dunes are battered emplacements and spotlight structures that are representative of the six-inch gun batteries used to protect Queensland’s coastline and Brisbane throughout World War II. These weathered structures are now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register and managed to conserve its cultural heritage. A telephone link and bowls club were established in the 1920’s and Bribie Island Primary School was opened in 1924. Bribie Island’s prominent resident and reclusive artist Ian Fairweather passed in 1974. Remnants of his significant impact can be seen around Bribie Island to date with the upkeep and historic value of Ian Fairweather Park. Within the centre of the parks pine trees is the original cement slab from Fairweather’s Bribie Island home. A board describing Fairweather’s life and accompanied by old photographs can be viewed upon entry.

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SS Cormorant Protecting Bribie Island Series Two The Voyage By Cathy Moore SS Cormorant – Protecting Bribie Island from ca1958 – 1990 edition two is written by Warwick Outram with the research done by Ron Powell. It is based on the history of the SS Cormorant or as most locals know it ‘The Wreck’. Last month the Bribie Islander introduced a series of reviews of this book with Series One briefly covering ‘the Wreck’. This month the SS’s Cormorant’s voyage to Australia will be of focus.

Outram writes that the placing of the SS Cormorant on the beach was said to be unauthorised and so no exact date is available. But notes that through the memories of people it is believed to have been placed there between the 1950s and 1960s. Before it was a wreck though it was of course just a working boat.

Outram writes that it began its voyage in Scotland heading for Australia. Aboard was Captain Johnston, Chief Officer William Kennedy, Chief Engineer Wm. White, Second Engineer John King, four sailors, a steward and a cook. Outram writes that bad weather created troubles for the Cormorant’s voyage through the Irish Channel and the Bay of Biscay but the rest of its travels were calm. The Cormorant stopped at many ports including Thursday Island where on the day prior to arrival Seaman Robert McGorrical became sick and was sent ashore to the hospital where he later died.

Outram includes a report from The Advertiser Adelaide, SA on Monday December 3 1900 that says three cases of the plague were discovered aboard the government tugboat Cormorant. “Treating them at the plague hospital here a public meeting was held last night to protest against such action,” the 1900 report read. “Resolutions were carried to secure the patients being placed elsewhere to prevent the disease obtaining a hold on the large Asiatic population.”

The report also noted that the captain of the Cormorant was requested to keep his

men on board until the Home Secretary replied to an application to have them landed and treated “in tents on the northwest side of Friday Island”. The Cormorant was under quarantine for 9 days and was unable to sail to Brisbane until December 16 1900. A report included

by Outram from the Brisbane Courier on Friday December 28 1900 read that the cormorant arrived in Brisbane River on Christmas day.

The report read that the Cormorant was a twin screw tug and only one of two tugs built for use in connection with the Liden Bates suction dredges. “The Cormorant is capable of steaming ten knots an hour,” it read. “Her engines are three crank triple expansion, to work under a pressure of 180 lb. They are of 500 horsepower – 250 each.” Outram goes on to write the Cormorant was put out of commission and sold in 1930. Not much is known of this ship until 1958 when it was purchased by Mr. George Sharp and towed by two travellers to Bribie Island where she was beached to protect Mr. Sharp’s guest home from erosion.

Outram writes that the Cormorant’s hull was broken up by local Council on October 30 and 31 1990 and taken to the local dump.

Over the next few months The Bribie Islander will break up the research and information set out by Outram and Powell into a series of articles. To find out the intriguing history of Bribie Island’s SS Cormorant make sure you pick up your next issue of The Bribie Islander.

June will cover topics such Building Training Walls and Bishop Island as well as the Pilot Boat Capsize to name a few.

The Bribie Islander has obtained all information and pictures from Ron Powell and Warwick Outram’s book SS Cormorant – Protecting Bribie Island from ca1958 – 1990 and pays all credit forward to their dedication on the subject.

BIEPA MARCH MEETING SPEAKER The speaker at the March meeting of the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association (BIEPA) was Dr Mark O’Donohue – CEO of the Recycle Water Centre of Excellence at the University of Queensland.

BIEPA invited Mark to speak to the group to outline what options might be available to meet future water needs of South East Queensland as the population continues to grow.

Mark began his talk with a brief history of the ways the water needs of SE Queensland have been met since early European settlement.

Initially, water needs were met by drawing water directly from the Brisbane River. As the population expanded, water treatment plants and dams were added to ensure the supply was available year-round.

These included Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant (1925), Somerset Dam (1950), North Pine Dam (1975) and Wivenhoe Dam (1985). During the low rainfall period in the 2000’s, these supply reservoirs became dangerously low. “I am not sure if people appreciate just how close we came to running out of water during that period”, said Mark. “Even with the severe water-use restrictions that were put in place, we were on track to run out of water by around the end of 2008. Some unseasonal rain in August that year saved us.”

Mark went on to outline a number of the projects that were initiated at that time on an emergency basis to “drought-proof” SE Queensland and

Presentation to Mark O'Donohue ensure reliability of future supply.

These included the Tugun Desalination Plant ($1.4bn), the Bundamba Recycling Plant ($2.3bn), pipeline systems to interconnect the water resources from the Gold Coast to Gympie (over $2bn) and the Banksia Beach Water Treatment Plant here on Bribie ($110m). In all, over $9bn was spent on this drought-proofing effort. However, since around 2010, rains have kept the supply reservoirs at near full capacity and the need for this infrastructure has decreased. As a result, the focus on water supply issues has decreased.

The Tugun plant is on standby and only used in emergency periods, the Bundamba plant is mothballed, and the Banksia WTP has been closed (probably permanently). He pointed out that this has happened elsewhere. Most states in Australia made large investments in desalination plants in the 2000’s, and with the exception of West Australia, these are largely shut down or mothballed.

“While many people might question the cost, these measures have given great flexibility to the ways water can be provided South East Queensland.

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The future water needs of South East Queensland will continue to rise significantly in coming decades due to increasing population. To help plan for this increase, SEQ Water (the supplier of bulk water for the region) undertook a study in 2015 of future water needs and how those needs can be met. This study is titled “Water for life” and can be found on the SEQWater web site at seqwater.com.au Table ES-1 on p10 of the document and ES-2 on p11 show that the options being considered are restricted to better use of surface water and the addition of desalination plants. SEQWater proposes a new desalination plant for the northern corridor by the early

2030’s even though this option has been soundly rejected by residents on a number of occasions such as the 2009 State Elections when the sitting member was elected on a platform of “No Desal Plant for Bribie Island”.

Mark outlined some of the other options that are possible to provide drinking water such as storm water harvesting, recycling of waste-water, and installation of household rainwa-

ter tanks. Of those options, recycling has the greatest potential and Mark showed some of the recycling efforts being made in other countries.

“Australia has a fairly good record for recycling of waste-water”, Mark commented. “But the recycling is for industrial and/or agricultural purposes. Unlike other countries facing water shortages, Australians have not accepted recycling of waste-water for drinking. This is a political and personal preference issue. It is not a technical issue. Waste-water can be recycled to any purity level required.”

Mark went on to show that recycling facilities are much less expensive to build and operate than desalination plants. Here in Queensland, recycling is especially attractive because the large Bundamba recycling plant is already built and ready to operate. However, he questioned the current plan to pump treated waste-water all the way to Wivenhoe Dam once the dam level is below 40%, and then mix it there with untreated water and then treat it again at Mt Crosby.

This adds considerable expense. It could just be added at Mt Crosby with no further treatment.

In conclusion, Mark commented that when planning for future water supply, all options need to be put on the table for consideration. The choice of options should then be based on what best meets local needs. He was thanked for his insightful comments by BIEPA President Diane Oxenford who presented him with a copy of the BIEPA publication “Bribie Birds”.

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DETECT BOWEL CANCER WITH A SIMPLE TEST KIT Bowel Cancer kills over 4000 Australians each year. It is the second most common cause of cancer related deaths and Australia has one of the highest rates of Bowel Cancer in the world. That’s NOT good news!

The good news is, that Bowel Cancer is one of the most curable types of cancer, if it is detected and treated early.

Early detection can be achieved with a simple, non-invasive test, that you can do in the privacy of your own home.

During the month of May, the Rotary Club of Bribie Island, will sponsor the sale of Bowelscan test kits in all Pharmacies on Bribie Island and Sandstone Point.

You can purchase a Bowelscan test kit for yourself, relatives or family friends. All you have to do is take a simple sample in your own home and return the kit to the Pharmacy for laboratory testing. You will be advised by mail if the test is positive or negative and if any further action is required.

It is just that simple! Everyone over the age of 40 should be participating in this cost effective screening at least every two years.

This screening program and laboratory testing is sponsored by over 300 Rotary Clubs throughout Australia and has been running successfully for many years now.

In the last 5 years the program has detected over 100 positive cases of bowel cancer on Bribie Island and the Sunshine Coast area, resulting in effective action and the saving of many lives in our own community.

The Bowelscan program will be available only during the month of May. Kits must be purchased and returned,

for testing, during that month.

There are no dietary restrictions with the Bowelscan test kit now being used.

The kits only cost $15 which includes laboratory testing and the results.

These test kits are cost effectively reducing the number of deaths from bowel cancer, as this form of cancer has no evident symptoms until it is firmly established, doing the test every year or two ensures early detection and

Common Hover Fly If during the hot summer months you find aphids in your garden it is very likely before long hover flies will appear, and lay their eggs among the aphids.

When hatched the larvae feed on the aphids. With the help of ladybird larvae and adult ladybirds whole colonies of aphids have been wiped out in my garden in a very short time. Therefore, hover flies are an important asset in the garden.

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the saving of lives.

This annual Rotary sponsored Bowelscan Program offers everyone the opportunity to do this simple test in the privacy of their own home, to ensure early detection and the effective treatment of bowel cancer.

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Hovering feed on the nectar of many plants and are welcomed by farmers as important pollinators of their crops. They are often considered almost as important as bees in this area.

The Yellow Shouldered Hover flies which I have photographed are the most common in our area. These have one pair of clear wings, yellow and black bodies and a yellow stripe on their shoulders.

As a means of protection Hover flies have evolved to mimic wasps with their

with wings beating, then move forwards or sideways then hover again.

It is thought that they hover to find a place to lay their eggs.

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black and yellow colouring and their wasp like shape. They will even mimic the stinging action of wasps but do not sting.

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Meg Geer the winner of the Matthew Flinders’ Art Prize for 2015 Last week I took the opportunity to speak with Meg Geer the winner of the Matthew Flinders’ Art Prize for 2015 and the winner of the Eumundi Sculpture Prize 2015. I really wanted to know why the Matthew Flinders Art Prize attracts such a large and diverse group of artists each year and how it has become one of the most sort after art awards in the Region.

This is what Meg said. It’s a good competition to enter because it allows for a broad range of mediums

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and art styles and it’s a very strong local competition and as far as the Moreton Bay region is concerned it is really the only other local art competition apart from the Moreton Bay Region Art Awards. The Matthew Flinders’ Art Prize attracts between a hundred and three hundred entries each year and winning the competition definitely helped with the sales of a number of my artworks on display in the regional art shops and centres.

Perhaps the greatest benefit though was when I entered the Eumundi Sculpture Prize. The judges for the Eumundi Sculpture Prize were high calibre judges and having already won a regional art competition like the Matthew Flinders’ Art Prize in 2015 was very positive and I am sure was a contributing factor to my winning the Eumundi Sculpture Prize.

The Matthew Flinders Art Prize explores many different art forms including digital art and this means there is lots of scope for different artists to come together and display their work. It is a very inclusive competition and the Matthew Flinders Gallery is wonderful, the light is lovely and the flexible walls make it a uniquely useable space for all artists. When I had my solo exhibition there last year it was a great space to work in as I was able to showcase my big works and from a sculptural point of view it is a really flexible space allowing you to hang large works and still display various size sculptures.

One of the great benefits of entering the Matthew Flinders’ Art Prize is the opportunity to reach a large audience.

Because people come to the Art Centre

for different reasons, to visit the markets or the studios and of course the bus groups who come to explore Bribie Island and all its sights. It’s not just a gallery so it attracts people who might otherwise not go to a gallery. People come for a myriad of reasons and this provides a wide audience that the artists might otherwise never reach.

The Matthew Flinders’ Art Prize is also a very long running competition and it has undergone many incantations over the years with developments in new technologies in art and design. It is now in it’s eighteenth year and I can honestly say it is really coming of age.

Meg won the 2015 Matthew Flinders’ Art Prize with a unique sculptural work entitled “The Sentinels” The artwork consists of three sculptures made from felt and featuring rhinestone patterns within each sculpture. The sculptures represent the guardians of nature; Botanica, Fibonacci and Radiata.

When I asked Meg if she would enter the Matthew Flinders’ Art Prize again?

She said definitely yes!

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and traffic disruption caused by this Hotel?

We live at the Pebble Beach Retirement Village and purposely went out for the day to avoid the noise.

Arriving home at 9pm, we thought that Jimmy Barnes was in our lounge room, the volume of his screaming was so loud.

If you have any health problems during these concerts, hope you don’t need an ambulance as they would be unable to get through the traffic!!!

How do they go for toilets during these activities? Seems they have to bring in portable toilets!

Also on page 32 of your March issue Crime Report noted occurrences at a Sandstone Point Hotel. There is only one hotel in that area.

Can’t believe that people are willing to pay vast amounts of money to sit on the grass in all weather conditions to go to this venue.

Perhaps your paper needs to speak to people in the area who do not welcome the disruptions from this Hotel.

Yours faithfully Ned J & Janet S Smith -----------------------------------From: Myra Rodber, Bribie Island Craft Club.

Could you please advertise our Biggest Morning Tea in your May- Bribie Islander.

Bribie Island Craft Club Inc. Biggest Morning Tea on Thursday 19th. May at Indoor Bowls Club-1st. Ave. 9am - 11am Addmission $4 includes morning tea Craft sales tables-Raffle of food hamper.

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Dr Ray Laird (OAM) and Mrs Val Laird of Sandstone Point recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary with family and friends. Among the many greetings they received were congratulations from the Prime Minister, Governor of Queensland, the Premier, the State Member and Mayor of Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Ray and Val were married in the Cracknell Road Congregational Church, Annerley, on 16 April 1966.

Thank you, Ray & Val Laird -----------------------------------Good Morning, May I please draw to your attention a local free newspaper, the Bribie Islander. Two items of interest from the latest edition. The first is from YCF and concerns aspects of the proposed Petrie University; and the second from QLGRA concerns Rob Pyne’s fight against corruption in Queensland’s local governments.

This paper has, during its short life, shown that it is prepared to be evenhanded on local political issues and to give the community a voice. Other local and regional papers have fully demonstrated that they are in the pockets of certain interests and will not publish any material critical of those interests. The Bribie Islander has had a phenomenal growth over 12 months, and I encourage everybody to support its growth with advertising, news and opinion on issues of local concern.

Regards, Ken Park, Banksia Beach.

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make a difference. You will receive training and receive nationally recognised certificates. These courses include: General rescue, Flood boat operations, Land search, Urban search and rescue, Traffic management, First Aid and Causality Handling.

Volunteers have a wide range of opportunities to develop new skills, form new friendships, accept high levels of responsibility and enjoy the team spirit of a tightly knit unit.

We understand that rescue-focused roles are not for everyone. Volunteering with Queensland SES doesn't have to involve high risk duties – there are important non-operational support roles that provide valued assistance to the unit and also help you to build professional skills.

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-----------------------------------17th April 2016 The Bribie Islander Letters to The Editor.

In the relatively small community of Bribie Island and Sandstone Point, it never ceases to amaze, and humble me, at the generous support we receive from our local business community. In an age where economic pressure is all too present, and an ever increasing number of worthy causes seek funds, goods or services, these (mostly privately owned) businesses, continue to give unstintingly.

The Pebble Beach Retirement Village at Sandstone Point recently held their once yearly Fundraiser, this year in support of The Fred Hollows Foundation. I cannot express strongly enough, our gratitude to all those businesses that lent their support, without which our efforts to raise funds would have foundered.

A special mention must go to Wright’s Fruit Market, and Aussie Meats & Seafoods in Coolgarra Avenue Bribie Island, whose businesses have been virtually devastated by the current road works, and whom still so generously gave support to our cause. Along with them we must thank other Bribie Supporters, The Bleach Shack Hair Salon Bellara, Mayyada’s Bazaar Bongaree, Flair Jewellers Shopping Centre Bribie Island, Bribie R.S.L., The Surf Club Woorim, Sway Fashions, and Hair Haven Bongaree. Along with our regular Sandstone Point supporters, I.G.A. Supermarket, BWS Liquor Store, Spinnaker’s Seafood Restaurant, Terry White Pharmacy, we received support from The Good Guys in Morayfield. Many thanks also for the valued items donated by residents of the village. Last but not least our sincere thanks for the support from our local member for Longman, Wyatt Roy, who understands the need to support our local community at every opportunity.

my letter in issue 20 of this excellent newspaper. It's encouraging to see evidence of people in our wonderful community having an opinion & the ability to share it, even with a bit of vitriol!

Some of the views expressed are wrong, for example the imagined link between the flag theft and the performance in the park, but fortunately the Spirit of Australia that remains still allows us to hold differing views and not die for the privilege.

Additionally, my heartfelt thanks to the amazing people in our Armed Forces who, like my Dad and so many of my Licensed to mates fought the good fight to keep Waterproof, invaders OUT of our homeland.

Cheers, tiLe and William O'Brien, Bellara. renovate -----------------------------------Good afternoon, Please find details of an event being held on Bribie Island on Tuesday May 10.

We are very excited to be hosting this annual event, which is being held on Bribie for the first time.

I would be happy to provide further information if required.

Thank you Margaret Klatt Vice President, Island Quilters Inc 0438 655288. Tuesday 10 May 2016, 10am to 3pm, Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, Sunderland Drive, Bribie Island. Admission is $5.00, which includes morning tea.

-----------------------------------Dear Editor There are not many people that say thank you publicly. It is hard to find such a selfless and caring business in this world today that will go above and beyond the call of their service they offer. So we felt the need to let everyone know that Bribie Island is very lucky to have such a wonderful business with caring and beautiful people running it. So we would love for you to know of an amazing thing one of our local businesses has done for us.

Robyn & Ryan from Glamour Petz used to wash & blow dry our beautiful dog Duke, every two weeks using only natural products. The cost was extremely minimal and very affordable compared to the service they gave! Unfortunately Duke got cancer last year and despite the fight for his life he lost his battle.

Glamour Petz was there with us every step of the way and the support was amazing to say the least. I don’t think we would have got through this horrible time without Robyn & Ryan.

They treat your pets like one of their own and if you love your pets and they are part of your family then I thoroughly recommend Glamour Pets. They will come to you and are mobile and will make it so easy to wash your dog.

Glamour Petz has a van that is fully equipped with a hydro bath and will service any size animal you have. For those of you who have a pet that are unable to wash them or clip them for whatever reason being health, back issues or simply don’t have the time then please call them on 0401 382 491. I will guarantee you will keep getting them to come back!

Thank you so much Robyn & Ryan for the support you gave us over the last few months, you have no idea how it helped us get through this horrible and painful disease he suffered and I know Duke looked forward to seeing you every two weeks.

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Two Great New Businesses on Bribie Steve & Sue have recently moved to Bribie Island from Hervey Bay. they are both looking forward to settling in and living the dream here.

Steve is a mobile motor vehicle air-conditioning specialist who will come to you. He will test your vehicles air-conditioning and re-gas as needed. As summer is almost here don’t delay and suffer from sitting in a hot car. See Steve’s ad under CAR AIRCONDITIONING in our Directory or you can contact Steve on 0416 164 445.

Sue has a diploma in Bowen therapy. Bowen therapy is relaxing, subtle and a non-invasive therapy that encourages the body to heal itself. It can be used to address a wide range of conditions and particularly suitable for skeletal, joint and muscle problems. PO Box 61, Bribie Island, Qld 4507 Sue is by appointments only and7366 you can|call Tel: 07 3408 Fax: 07 3408 9244 her on 0455 855 071. Check out her ad under Email: BOWeN tHeRAPY in our bribieco@hcinternet.com.au Directory.

Dubs by the Abbey

Two Great New Businesses on Bribie Steve & Sue have recently moved to Bribie Island from Hervey Bay. they are both looking forward to settling in and living the dream here.

VW Car Show

By Deb Neill

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This year we had a total of 244 VW's on display. Our future events: A cruise from Boondall to the Sandstone point tavern for lunch on the 29th May. And the club is attending the Volkswagen spectacular held bi annually at Valla beach between 24th july til 1st August.

Not every Kombie is polished to perfection, Our Web page is www.blbvw.org.au handled with care , the owner of this beauty and it has up to date info and we can be keeps his as Original and he can. followed on Face book.

Specialist Aged Care Advisors • Accessing services for you to remain independent • Providing tailored ways for you to maintain control • Developing strategies to support families when care needs arise • Ongoing management of your care needs Contact us today for a confidential consultation on 07- 3269 4357

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Aged Care Information Session a Success!

Home Care Consultants hosted a free Information Session at The Bribie Island Library on Tuesday 26h April.

This informative session was well attended by Bribie Island locals who participated willingly and were very open to learning about Aged Care in Australia.

Home Care Consultants presented an informative talk on the confusing maze of organizing Aged Care services to enable people to ‘Age in Place’. Ageing in Place means that people can continue to live in their homes and their community where they feel comfortable and safe. Research has found that older people are happier if they remain living in surroundings which are familiar to them.

Home Care Consultant, Annette Whitmee explained both the structure of Aged Care in 2016 and talked about the changes that are to take place in February 2017 and July 2018. She then explained to the audience about the different levels of Home Care Services available – the Home Care Package Program and the Commonwealth Home Support Program. She spoke about the process involved in obtaining these services. These processes can be overwhelming for some people.

Obtaining a strategy from Home Care Consultants either at the beginning of your journey or even if you are receiving Aged Care services can be likened to someone hiring a Personal Trainer to help them get fit or lose weight. They could do this on their own, but they could expect to see better results achieved more quickly with the help of a professional who has expertise in the area.

Home Care Consultants is your Aged Care expert. We – • Identify issues and needs • Advocate for our clients at assessments • Attend Drs appointments with our clients • Arrange maintenance services • Contact preferred providers and work with them to ensure that the services will be delivered by quality staff and in a timely and efficient manner.

Our strategy report normally costs $550. This report outlines your needs and wants, options for care, ongoing service provision by Home Care Consultants, budgeting assistance and lots more. As a thank you to the people of Bribie Island for your support, Home Care Consultants is offering this report for $275 throughout the month of May. Contact us today on 0424 306 762 to book your assessment meeting and report. Contact us via our website www.homecareconsultants.com.au or via Facebook.

Tony and Anita Langenberg

This VW beetle drag racer is a 1970 beetle, heavily modified for drag racing with a 2165cc turbocharged vw motor. The bug has run a best of 10.78 @ 123mph over the 1/4mile. We have our annual VW drag racing meet at Warwick Dragway held by VWMA (Volkswagen magazine Australia) on October 1st and 2nd and we also compete in the fast fours and rotary jamboree...

Most people are quite surprised we race our VW’s and are quite competitive. Best to come check it all out!. Michael Holman

This Kombi is an Australian built 1964 Deluxe which was first purchased by Dept Main Roads NSW as a mini bus. It then spent some time as a wedding car. We purchased the van approx 3 years ago "in need of work" you might say. We then had the rust and other body work, upholstery on front seats repaired. Rear seats and hood lining all in good original condition were left as is. Motor was rebuilt but kept as close as possible to original to maintain that classic feel. The Kombi is now enjoying the life of a retired worker that trips around to shows and club runs only. Cheers, Barry and Leeanne Nalder

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Try our new Hot Spuds with a choice of delicious toppings for only $9 Catering available 10% discount for Senior Card Holders Daily specials Mention this ad and receive 4 Hot Donuts with every family dinner and a free Donut for every combo meal.

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Come down and enjoy the fantastic view over the Pumicestone Passage for Breakfast and Lunch.

Delicious Coffee and home made cakes available Lovely relaxing friendly atmosphere Fur Babies welcome (Dog friendly)

Dine in or take away

Open 7 days a week from 7am till 5pm We believe we are Bribie Island’s best value for money, family friendly café that offers something for everyone - including baby’s and four-legged furry friends on leads.

Summer Trading Hours: Open Sunday to Thursday 6.30 am - 7.30 pm Open Friday and Saturday 6.30 am - 8.00 pm

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The theme for the month was “Creative” which was won by Tom Martin, one of our newer members, with his incredible work titled “River Bed”.

John Cupper had two firsts with his eerie “Still doing Time” and a heron in the grass “You Can’t Surprise Me”

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Gail Goodair with “Blue Hour on Passage”, a lovely Bribie Sunset, won the open print category.

Vince Bowser won the mono print section with “Macquarie Harbour Lighthouse” This month in “Smart Workflows” members had the choice of following processing instructions in Lightroom and Photoshop or using their own methods and programmes to process a given photo. There were some interesting outcomes.

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On Sunday 13th March, Ron LeHuray took us on a mystery shoot. There were several participants and we were led to the Centenary Lakes at Caboolture where members practised their time exposure on waterfalls, action shots of the wildlife or photographed the abundant flora in the area. Some of the best shots were put on display at the meeting. It was a very successful and enjoyable trip.

The meeting was concluded with questions, comments and discussion at supper with our visiting judge.

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DOG BITES - PART FOUR

By Yvonne Bishop

Children and dogs can be best friends; they need to be taught how to behave around them.

In the last issue I wrote about body language and it is important to discuss this with a child. Statistics show that children are bitten more by a familiar dog then a strange dog.

So it is important that a child knows how to interact with their own dog. There are times when the child must leave the dog alone.

- some dogs are very possessive over a toy, bone or food - when he is eating - when the dog is asleep - when the dog is in pain or sick - when a dog is tied up outside a shop or in a car - never pat a dog through a fence.

Children should never pick up a dog or put their face right up in front of the dog’s face.

If a dog stares at the child, the child must turn away, never

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stare back. If the dog barks then they must turn away.

Children should not run or ride their bike close to a dog even if it’s on a lead as the dog may lunge forward and definitely not when the dog is loose as it may give chase.

When can you pat or interact with your dog?

- when the dog initiates it by approaching the child in a friendly way - when you or your dog wants to play - when the dog is lying quietly besides you and would love a pat or hug, some dogs love to sleep with their child owner - when you want to do some training or teach him tricks It’s great to teach children to feed their dogs, but then step away as the dogstarts to eat.

In the next issue I’ll write about children and strange dogs and how to interact with them.

Happy training Yvonne

May 2016 - Issue 22

Pet Care

by Dr Jackie the Vet

Big Cats and Little Cats

Big Cats include just Tigers, Lions, Jaguars and Leopards but by some definitions also includes Pumas and Cheetahs. Little Cats are commonly domesticated with a variety of specific breeds ideally suited to household living, resulting from human domestication and selective breeding. They are not closely related to the Big Cats which form a separate genus “Felis” stemming from Egypt and Western Asia, whereas the Big Cats fall under the genus “Panthera” originating in Asia, Africa, India and America.

and Little, must eat whole animals to be healthy long term, not just feeding on muscle meat or fillers. Although Little Cats are said to be loners or “asocial”, some of the Big Cats form distinct family groups, such as a pride of lions.

Next issue see the article “Big Dogs and Little Dogs”.

How similar are they? Although similar medically-speaking, Big Cats alone can ROAR! but not meow or trill, due to physical differences in the larynx. Both can vibrate the palate to produce the flutter or purring sounds. Big Cats have a circular iris muscle producing a round pupil in the centre of the eye similar to that of a human. They are apex predators.

By contrast, Little Cats have a fascinating figure-of-eight shaped iris muscle producing a slit-shaped pupil that is particularly good for hunting in low light levels at night. They are superbly adapted to feed on rodents.

Some behaviours are similar too; both seek the advantage of high places and both are carnivores.

Being obligate carnivores, all cats Big

Phone Dr Jackie for Veterinary appointments on:

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About italktravel Bribie Island (Formerly) the last Harvey World Travel Agency in Queensland and the third last HWT agency in Australia.

John Layton owner of Harvey World Travel Bribie Island along with his wife Roslyn opened their agency on the 9th July 1997 on opening day of the Woolworths Shopping Complex, later relocating the office outside Woolworth’s shopping Centre precinct.

Whilst our name has changed, to italktravel Bribie Island we’re still the same friendly travel professionals who have taken care of your travel needs in the past. We are office number 29 Australia, whilst Western Australia, NSW and VIC open their doors before us; we are very proud being the 1st for Queensland with others to follow. italktravel are local, yet national all over Australia. Specializing in all aspects of travel are passionate, independent retail travel agents who together form Australia’s newest and most exciting retail travel franchise network. We have freedom of choice to run our business our way, but with the security and high level support from being a member of Australia’s

largest travel group of independent travel experts.

Our tagline ‘talk to us’ represents how we interact with you as your local travel expert.

With our special deals, cheap airfares and travel offers available for every destination and every budget, we will help you plan your best holiday and save you time and money. Come and ‘talk to us’ about your flights, Special Bribie Island departures with courtesy pick-ups, cruises, events, hotels, car hire, travel insurance and your dream destination. We have thousands of airfares to choose from on airlines such as Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Etihad, Malaysia Airlines, THAI, Emirates, Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Australia and more. Talk to our experts today - in store, online or over the phone. Join our italktravel Web-site, newsletter, Facebook.

Now italktravel Bribie Island, the office has grown from strength to strength receiving many honourable rewards. It is because of John’s passion for the industry and tireless commitment to his Clients that made the business on Bribie what it is today. This year we have helped Local Communities, Bribie Is Life Savers Club, Air Sea Rescue, Woorim Golf Club, and Bribie Island Dragons Abreast and others.

‘Talk to us’ meet our team of Senior Consultants: Josselyn, Kathy, Linda.

Call 3410 0111 to make an appointment.

Sad to say Tim recently retired after 14years with us.

Our 2016 New Zealand showcase was a huge success

so we have announced our 2017 New Zealand Showcase. We offer a service that will pick you up from your door and drop you off at home so you don’t need to worry about transport for the whole trip. There will be a meet and greet at Bribie for the group prior to departure date. Here is some feedback from our 2016 Bribie Group.

We now know that we chose the right tour. Have seen much of NZ and exceeded our expectations. A lovely Country. We will be back one day to see more. - Alan What a great experience.

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Health and fitness

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MAY YOU BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY May is a pretty special month for me, it’s my birthday month, but more importantly it is my Mums birthday month and of course the month that we celebrate all mums on Mothers day.

I have an awesome mum who will celebrate her 90th birthday this May, of course now I’m in trouble for telling everyone her age! Now, I’m not saying things were always perfect and believe me, when I was a teenager I fought tooth and nail some days with my Mum and I’m sure she danced a happy dance when I had my own teenagers to deal with just like I’m patiently waiting for the day when my kids have teenagers of their own.

But the main thing I know about Mum is that she sacrificed a lot for us kids and Dad, she had to start work when she was 13 and Mum worked hard her whole life to make sure we didn’t want for anything. She even stopped working to look after my kids to help me get ahead. Mum always put us all first.

For me, that’s what most Mums are like, we put ourselves last. The kids are fed and dressed and the hubby tends to get a bigger serving at meal times, if he wants to go to the gym then off he goes but as a mum we tend to think we don’t deserve to spend the time on us. We go out to work all day, then it’s usually up to us to also clean the house, makes sure all the right undies are clean and in the right draws and god forbid if a favourite T shirt disappears or isn’t clean on the day it MUST be worn by son number 2.

When I was training to become a personal trainer a young male in the class made the following statement “There are lots of fat, unfit Mums because they sit round all day at McDonalds eating crap while their kids run amuck” the bloke was 20, I was 52.

I asked him if he still lived at home and yep you guessed it, he did. I asked him if he did his own washing, ironing, cooking, cleaning, did he do the gardening for his folks? Did he

clean their car? Did he get home from work and cook everyone their meal and make sure they all had a lunch organised for tomorrow?

Did he do any of this and work full time?

No was the answer to all those questions.

That was when I pointed out that the real reason most mums are overweight or unfit is because they are so busy making sure that all of those things, and more, are done for everyone else that the last thing they think about is finding the time to look after themselves. I hope he went home and cooked a meal for his mum!

The problem with all of this is that when Mum is running around looking after everyone else she isn’t looking after herself! She is tired, stressed, not eating well, and then suddenly Mum isn’t well or happy or coping and then everyones world falls apart. As a Mum you need to look after you so you can look after them. Yes it may take an hour out of your crazy busy day but that one little hour can change your life and the life of your whole family.

Statistics show that if parents are fit and healthy then that the whole family will be also be fit and healthy and live longer and have less health issues. Your children will have less social issues if they come from a family that is involved in healthy activities. I have clients who have gone to gyms since their children were small and now that their kids are adults they are also fitness orientated themselves.

May is a great month to start looking after you or your Mum or both of you! Walking together , attending classes together is a fun way for you both to be fitter and healthier, and by summer you could both be sporting a swimsuit and feeling fabulous. If you are not sure where to start then give me a call, after all I know just what it is like to be a tired, overweight, too busy to look after me, and of course I have a mum!

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DENTAL WORK & BOWEN THERAPY People who have had extensive dental restoration, with teeth substantially built up, can result in a change of jaw alignment. The symptoms could include headaches, dizziness and nausea, as well as feeling changes throughout your body. It is not limited to major restorations either – even braces and other orthodontic devices can lead to substantial changes to the alignment and functioning of the jaw.

The jaw relates to both the upper neck and pelvis in the body and frequently people with jaw misalignments also present with pelvis misalignments and tension headaches at the back of the head.

If you’ve had dental work – anything from wisdom teeth to braces to implants, crowns or re-alignment work – Bowen Therapy may be able to help you. In the event that there has been surgical re-alignment to the mandible then Bowen is contraindicated, but if you are suffering from headaches, clicking in the jaw, balance issues, nausea or tinnitus after dental work, then give Bowen a go.

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May 2016 - Issue 22

Autumn is most definitely upon us, are you feeling the winds of change?

We’ve had a pretty long Summer, so as we move from a period of extended heat, humidity and perhaps feelings of general intensity, our bodies and minds are now having to adapt to this change in season.

A coolness is returning to the start/end of the day along with fresher, drier breezes. Energetically there is a shift in these winds of change that is nudging us to ‘rest up and clear out’ excess before the relative dormancy of winter.

If we have perhaps been overextending ourselves mentally and physically during the long summer months and/or overeating, particularly heavier foods, then we may find ourselves struggling to deal with this transition: Coughs, colds and allergies can predominate at this time of year as an over stressed immune system struggles to deal with the denser, cooler climate and the influx of airborne irritants.

Dormant chronic issues can raise their heads, such as back pain, if we have burning the candle at both ends, depleting our energy reserves and adrenal glands, not having taken the time over the heat of summer to rest and digest…mentally and physically.

In Ayurveda, the ancient medical science of India, Autumn is the time of VATA /AIR Element and the Air element governs the Nervous System.

Air is described as mobile, dry, variable and expansive in nature so some of us may feel a mirrored sense of lightness, freedom and expansion as we enter this time.

However your life or personality may already contains an abundance of these Air qualities such as: a busy unpredictable work life; work involving travel; tendency to eat drier, cold/raw foods; overabundance of ideas/creative juice or energies stretched in lots of different directions.

In this case you may find yourself feeling scattered, anxious or overwhelmed more than usual.

The cure? – For all of these manifestations mentioned the key is to draw in the opposite qualities of Air : to bring in simplicity, warmth and routine, to food, exercise, leisure time and work.

Allow time for deeper reflection, relaxation and meditation.

Clear out clutter around the house and let go of

unnecessary tasks/socialising in order to prioritise your time effectively…. watch the ‘shoulds’!

The breath is the primary tool in harnessing the Air element, so simply regularly bringing your awareness to the breath for 3-6 rounds is deceptively powerful in calming and clarifying the mind, boosting the immune system, re-energizing and ‘grounding’.

Beks is a physio (not your average physio!), yoga teacher & eastern therapies healer CALL ME NOW to have a FREE phone discovery session to see how we can work together to enable you to STOP SUFFERING & START LIVING! FREE intro Yoga class when you sign up for our newsletter a @ www.bribiephysiyoga.com FREE video tips and resources on our f ’book page www.facebook.com/zenphysiyoga GO TO www.bribiephysiyoga.com for more info.

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Follow Your Dreams...

“Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”

C.S Lewis Do you want to know where one of my favourite places to go is? Let me describe it for a moment.

See if you can guess…

It’s a place of exploration, of adventure, and of love; a place to find new worlds and discover friends of all kind. It’s a place of imagination and creativity; it’s quiet; cozy; it’s a place of learning; a place of dreaming…

Have you guessed it yet?

One of my favourite places to go is… *drumroll*… the library. And of all the reasons why, it’s because within its shelves, cases and stands lie treasures chests containing the potential energy to make dreams come alive.

But you don’t have to go anywhere like a library to do this, that is just something that I like personally. Hop on to the internet and even more resources are available to you. You can go anywhere in the world or learn about anything you want to. I’m sure it’s nothing like going and experiencing these things first hand, but you can sure dream about them! And that is my purpose for writing today my fellow Bribie Islanders. To talk about the beauty of dreaming…

Aah it’s a beautiful Autumn day today. The sun is shining and there’s a sharp but sweet crispness in the air. The sun rose later today than it has been…it too must be finding it harder to get out of bed. But alas, the working world calls and thus the blankets on my bed must find another practice to busy itself with other than smothering me with cozy goodness. All day I appreciate the busyness and buzz of a productive workplace but simply cannot rid myself of a wandering mind who dreams and smiles at the thought of rolling-green hills; a day spent somewhere in the hinterland making faces at slow-moving cattle and relaxing by a settlement of rain-water. Of Sunshine on my shoulders, picnic feeds and laughter shared with friends and family. This is just one of the ways I daydream…

By Nikita Chee

I love to daydream. You want to know why? Because I believe someday soon, maybe much sooner than I think, maybe even tomorrow, I will have my daydream come true! That’s just one kind of dream though. How about ones that seem a little way off? A little too far-fetched? A little bit unattainable?

Walt Disney once said: “If you can dream it you can do it.”

Excuse me sir, madam, whomever it maybe that is reading this, I want to ask you a question.

Have you stopped dreaming? Or have you perhaps just accepted life as it is and stopped looking out to the horizon. Maybe you think that too much time has gone by and you no longer can chase your dreams. Maybe you think you’re too old, too poor, too dumb. I could use better words for those but let’s just say it as it is. Let me tell you, actually, let someone called Sean Stephenson tell you, “If you have a heartbeat, there’s still time for your dreams.”

I heard someone once say, what you dream, what you imagine and focus your heart on will eventually become reality. Martin Luther King: had a dream and changed the world. Ferdinand Porsche: couldn’t find the sports car of my dreams, built it himself. The Wright brothers dared dream to fly… do I need so say any more?

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”. Eleanor Roosevelt.

Some people say to me they don’t have passions. I don’t believe that. But I do believe that passions can be hidden or undiscovered.

So? Go discover them! Go try new things you haven’t before like learn a hobby. Read books!

Talk to people you haven’t talked to before. Watch movies! Go to a concert. Listen to music you’ve not listen to before! Why limit your imagination?

Dearest earth traveler, please follow your dreams, I want to know what they look like.

Love A fellow dreamer.

P.s “Dreams really do come true…”.

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MORETON ISLAND The Bribie Winelander

By Philip Arlidge

The first "Beefsteak and Burgundy Club" dinner was held on Wednesday night the 20th of April at The Kai Restaurant. Judging by the chatter around the room everyone enjoyed the evening. We started with nibbles accompanied by a Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne. The name may not be familiar to you, but it is now the largest selling Champagne in France and number three worldwide. The brand was developed in 1971 by Nicolas Feuillatte who sourced the grapes from a number of small growers around the Champagne region and now the brand has grown to its current level. There are 5,000 growers involved and is a true cooperative.

The theme of the night was "unusual or forgotten grape" varieties of Australia which has been the topic covered in depth over recent articles in this paper.

We then moved onto the entree, a pan fried Whiting with a lime dressing. I served a 2015 Clare Valley Riesling from a winery called Koonowla. I also found a 2007 McWilliam's Elizabeth Semillon, so the group had a chance to not only compare a youthful white with a bottle aged white but also see how the flavours in the wine matched very well with the fish. Both wines certainly lived up to expectations and it pays to look around when looking for a wine for a special occasion. The Semillon is still drinking beautifully and probably has a few years left in

it. Not surprisingly the Riesling was the most popular wine of the night with its lovely citrus aroma and crisp dry finish.

With the main course of Fillet Mignon, I served a 2014 McLaren Vale Grenache from Angoves and a 2010 Morris Durif from Rutherglen. Grenache has been grown in Australia for many years and was a variety used mainly in the production of Port. We have some great old vines especially from McLaren Vale and The Barossa.

In the 1980’s when we had an oversupply of grapes, the South Australian Government made the decision to cull many of the old vines and offered a cash incentive to pull out the vines. During this period a lot of old vines disappeared especially Shiraz and Grenache. However, when our wines found favour overseas in the early nineties, we didn’t have enough red wine grapes to cope with the demand and started to run out of red wine. Grenache came into its own and many great wines came onto the market. Grenache was blended with Shiraz and Mataro (Mouverdre) and the initials GSM became popular. When made from aged vines it can produce a full bodied style in its own right and the vines on the Angoves Vineyard date back to the mid 1960’s.

As a contrast the Morris Durif with its deep red colour and berry aromas went very well with the fillet ensuring

Rotary's International women's day High tea and fashion parade By Anne Matthews We had a very successful day.

The room at Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club was filled to capacity and looked beautiful with its fairy lights and canopy of chiffon. The food was beautifully presented on tiered stands.

Three of the Island boutiques (Sway, Anna's Fashion Boutique and Inner Room) combined to present the fashion parade. The models were Rotary members or family of members as well as ladies from Pacific Harbour Country Club Estate.

President Mary Grant spoke about

Above: Sandra Saif modelling clothes from the Inner Room

Above: Cate Palmer (model) Mary Grant (Rotary President) Anne Matthews (Rotary) Linda Harrison (model)

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of the cooking wine. As wines are very inexpensive in Australia, choose something half decent in the first place.

With a main course of steak, straight off the bbq, then enjoy with a good Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon or why not experiment with a Durif or Grenache. There are so many choices around nowadays. There are some great wines coming out of Victoria, using traditional Italian and Spanish varieties, such as Tempranillo and Sangiovese, made by Pizzini Family Wines in the King Valley. This is a great time to experiment with wines.

Cheers Philip Arlidge arlidge@bigpond.com

An anonymous author lamented Formerly I was rich, but three things made me poor, dice, wine and love!

And from 190 B.C. (Plautus) No more enticing combination is possible; night, a woman and wine And we thought it was something new!

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experiences with ROMAC and explained that funds raised today would go to provide ongoing medical aid to children in Oceania.

L'ME Hair and Adored Beauty provided the 112 attendees with gift bags as well as giving two lucky door prizes.

the theme for this year's International Women's Day - Pledge for Parity- and said that the funds raised from last year's inaugural High Tea had assisted greatly in providing the cervical cancer vaccination for 28,000 girls in Papua New Guinea.

Rotary has been provided a global grant to administer these vaccinations.

Ann France spoke about her

the group had plenty to discuss.

There are several great examples of Durif grown around Australia especially in the Riverina, where the Calabria’s produce their fantastic Three Bridges and De Bortoli make their Vat 9. You can buy these for around $10 which is very good value and a good introduction to the grape variety if you are not too sure whether it is the right wine for you.

To finish the evening, a dessert of Sticky Date Pudding was served with another Rutherglen Classic, a Fine Aged Liqueur Muscat from Bullers, a family winery famous for their range of fortified wine.

Our next evening will be in a couple of months, probably June, so if this type of evening interests you and you want to expand your knowledge of fine wines, with food to match, drop an email to Graeme on graegafia@bigpond.com or myself on arlidge@bigpond.com.au and we will send details out.

There probably is nothing more satisfying than enjoying a glass of wine with food that matches the wine. For example, any dish that uses lemons, such as fish or chicken, try a Riesling, Semillon or Sauvignon Blanc, as an accompaniment. However, chicken cooked in red wine, such as Coq-au Vin, would be better served with the same wine in which the chicken was cooked, as the sauce will retain the flavour

At Golden Age Day Respite Centre we provide care and support for the person with dementia and their carer. Our service is designed to provide social support to those who choose to remain at home in the care of a loved one for as long as possible. We also provide the opportunity for a much needed, regular break for carers.

In our purpose built environment we support clients from Monday to Thursday each week so that your loved one can benefit from social inclusion and you as carer can have a break. We can transport your loved one to and from the Centre, provide activities appropriate to individual need, assist with personal care and cater to specific dietary requirements.

Our small group environment provides a comfortable home like atmosphere where activities and outings are developed with a person

The food prepared by Pacific Harbour Golf Club new chef Jo

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centred approach. The staff are able to provide support and reassurance to each of our clients; the carers are not forgotten either with care plan consultation, support groups and one on one consulting as required.

We can assist those resistant to the idea of attending our service with short visits and reassurance for both the client and carer.

Out team understand that some people with memory loss can be unwilling to leave the home without the support of their loved ones and so a planned transition to solo, regular attendance can be developed to suit the needs of the person with dementia and their carer.

If you would like to enquire about how we can be of assistance or any aspect of our service please contact the Co-ordinator on 3408 2112

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Anzac Day Bribie Island 2016

Peter Hegarty and Myself were members of 2 troop one field squadron RAE. We Gathered at bribe Island to celebrate Fifty Years since the troop served in south Vietnam 1966-1967.

123ACU Army Cadets With LT (AAC) Leeanne Dixon

Peter and I shared a tent together in Nui Dat and have kept in contact over the years.

There were many that travelled from all over Australia to attend the service on Bribie, I came from Brisbane and Peter from Townsville.

We all enjoyed the reunion and would like to thank Bribe Island RSL for their Hospitality.

old and Ethan Andersen (left), Army Cadets is 17 years en. thirte was he since ts Cade the of part a has been CU 123A the to olture Attending once a week in Cabo camp ent differ ds atten he and ng traini for regiment during the year.

The First time the Army Apprentice flag has been displayed in Queensland was in this year'parade.

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Bribie Roof Restorations AND HANDYMAN SERVICES

Bribie roof restorations is a small local company run by Christopher McCarthy from Banksia Beach.

Call Chris on

0400 331 239

Chris has been a local on the island for many many years and his family lives here too. With over 15 years experience in the building industry, Chris knows how to get the job done to a high level of workmanship and customer satisfaction. Chris said the last couple of roof's we've just completed were at Banksia Beach and Sandstone Point.

Here is what David and Yvonne from Sandstone Point have to say about their roof restoration: "We called Bribie Roof Restorations out of the paper (the bribie Islander) and Chris's estimator came round and quoted the job.

He expalined in detail the condition of our roof and took photos to show us what was up there.

He explained in detail of every step of the works required and quoted us a very good price.

BEFORE: The initial cleaning process begins taking care, and pumping the water back onto the grass so as not to escape into the storm drains and water ways

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AFTER: Now fully sealed and painted the roof looks like new again, protecting Dave & Yvonne's home and adding value to their property with a 10 year Warranty.

We would highly reccomend these guys to anyone, as they did a great job in a very professional manner. Chris and Fish his helper explained what they were doing each day and every step of the process, we were more than happy with their professionalism.

They even installed some shelving in our pantry cupboard too, very handy guys.

We wanted to keep to a local business and we are really happy we did. They even left us with half a dozen painted spare tiles just in case. They also quote to wash your roof too if it's just dirty. Thanks Guys for your help, 10 out of 10.

Dave and Yvonne, Sandstone Point.

We only use the best roof membrane products on the market which comes complete with a 10 year manufacturers warranty as well as our 10 year warranty on labour and materials on all complete roof restorations.

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A delicious 200g rump steak cooked to your liking and served with chips, house salad and your choice of sauce: pepper, mushroom, dianne, garlic or gravy Optional Extras: $5 Seafood Topper

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Spotlight on Fruit & Veg

By Wrights Fruit Barn

Cooler nights in the growing regions have given some fresh produce harvesting a boost increasing supplies into the Brisbane Produce Market and reducing the price of some kitchen favourites.

Beans have dropped in price and are value-for-money along with top quality Asian vegetables, beetroot, capsicum, carrot, eggplant, squash, sweet corn, zucchini, onions, potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Broccoli and cauliflower are still firmly priced but their price is falling.

Other firmly priced vegetables include brussels sprouts, cabbage, celery, fennel, leeks, parsnips, snow peas, silverbeet and mushrooms.

Asparagus is Mexican grown and expensive. Pumpkin is cheap.

It’s still salad weather with lettuce, mixed leaf salad, cucumber, eshallots and herbs reasonably priced, of great quality and plentiful.

However, expect to pay firm prices for most quality tomato varieties and avocados.

Bananas are the best fruit buy of the week closely followed by new season imperial mandarins that are plentiful but are still waiting for the cold weather to settle in to sweeten them.

Other good buys include limes, valencia and new season navel oranges, watermelon, pineapples and pawpaw. Some people get confused about the difference between the papaya and the pawpaw.

No need. They are different names for the same fruit.

There is still plenty of crunch left in most apple categories, with pink lady and royal gala the best of the new season crop but be prepared to pay firm prices for top quality.

Berries are struggling with quality, with strawberries and raspberries firmly priced and average quality blueberries expensive by comparison with prices when they are in full season.

Expect to pay firm prices for lemons, figs, Australian kiwifruit, pears, passionfruit and rockmelon which is expected to rise in price.

Watch out for horseradish, with its furry white roots most often used for the spicy sauce of the same name. The roots have no smell but once they are cut or ground they are pungent.

For those who love exotic fruits, Australian pomegranate, dragon fruit, rosellas, star fruit, persimmons, custard apples and the guava like feijoa, which is grown in northern NSW, are still in season.

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Roadworks Are Not So Fruity By Richard Whetlor It’s business as usual at Wright’s Fruit Barn, or is it?

Jackie Wright has run Wrights Fruit Barn for many years. Jan and Kerry, Jackie’s parent’s, started the business over 38 years ago and are now semiretired.

Roadworks commenced some 9 weeks ago, just before Easter, along Goodwin Drive at Bongaree, adjacent to the Handyman Hardware Store and Wrights Fruit Barn. Have you ever wondered how roadworks can affect our local businesses situated in the middle of these works?

I posed this and many other questions to Jackie to which she replied, “So many people have found it difficult to get here during the roadworks, it’s affecting us badly.”

‘What percentage are your sales down by?’ Jackie said “We have lost over half of our usual business, which makes things really hard. We have had to chop back staff hours by around 25-30 hours a week. I hate doing this, as our staff rely on their wages to pay bills and buy food, but what else can we do?’’.

I must admit, I was shocked to hear that their sales are down by over 50%.

A figure that is actually closer to 2/3’s or over 60%.

As a small business owner myself, I know that a loss like this can easily wipe out any potential profits from the year’s trading in a matter of weeks.

Which equates to shorter working hours and less dollars in the pocket for local employees, who in turn will have less money to spend locally too. The outcome could be disastrous!

Imagine........ that you went to your favourite shop in this area only to find the roller shutters down and the sign on the door says ‘SORRY WE ARE CLOSED FOR EVER’.

This is a possibility if business doesn’t pick up for Wright’s and all the other

businesses in this area.

Jackie was still in good spirit’s when I interviewed her, even though, I would imagine her stress levels are up there.

She spoke of her concern regarding cutting hours and wages for her employees, clearly something she is very uncomfortable about and never had to do before EVER. The moral to this story is.......open your eyes to the real outcome of these roadworks on Bribie. The affect they are having on our local small businesses and the importance of YOUR support.

Whilst driving around the Island, I have found myself avoiding this area. Taking the alternate route along the waterfront and up First Avenue, just so I can ‘keep moving’. BUT, luckily my wife does our grocery shop at Jackie’s shop, plus don’t forget their FREE DELIVERY service.

It’s too easy to avoid this area and shop elsewhere without even thinking about it. This is human nature doing what it does best BUT we need to support Wright’s Fruit Barn and our other local businesses, through such adverse times. Michael, who owns Mitre 10 with his wife Samantha said “We were shut down completely on Monday for 2 hours over the public holiday. No cars or customers came in. My employees get paid double time and a half on a public holiday, so we were at a loss before we started.” He continued, “The road outside was blocked from the Macca’s roundabout and from the big roundabout. We have seen a big drop in sales over the last 2 months.”

We can actively make a difference by pondering on this article and the effects on our local businesses by allowing another 10 minutes out of our day to help out a local business in need.

IT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPEN OR CLOSED DOORS. ‘Let’s Keep it Local’

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Your Zodiac Forecast from Jonathan Cainer May Monthly Forcast

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Even if you live in a place from where the rare transit of Mercury on May 9 can be seen, you shouldn’t look at it without wearing special eclipse glasses. To watch the Sun, even briefly, is to risk damaging the eye. Though Mercury’s passage across the solar disc will be most impressive, it won’t afford shade for the viewer because it will only appear as a tiny black dot.

Happily, we won’t need to witness this phenomenon in order to reap the benefit. No matter what sign you are, this month creates the potential for vastly improved communication.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) This month’s rare, powerful, transit of Mercury, implies an imminent improvement in your material circumstances. Money might not be about to come directly into your life, but at least there will be an ability to see where and how more might eventually be generated. Other inspiring ideas will also shed new light on old stressful situations in other areas of life.

You may think that you’ve got problems but there are solutions. And, as you begin to recognise these, your optimism and confidence will significantly increase.

I want to tell you why May has so many opportunities.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Your outlook in May would be bright enough even if there were no rare transit of Mercury in your sign.

This is, after all, the time of the Taurean solar return and Venus, your ruler, is in your sign too. But the rare celestial phenomenon is exceptionally auspicious. It suggests you may witness the unveiling of a hidden truth and, in seeing that secret, become enormously empowered. Change may be gradual but it will be steady and satisfying. Nothing now need stay the same unless that’s what you want it to do. I have inspiring news in your in-depth May forecast. Call 1900 959 005.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 22) Mercury, the smallest, fastest, planet in the zodiac, is the traditional ruler of your sign. It isn’t always easy to see, even for an experienced stargazer. But, this month, a rare celestial phenomenon lets people in some parts of the world detect it in broad daylight as it transits the face of the Sun. But then, being able to see it isn’t really the issue. Just knowing that it is happening is enough. It speaks of a month during which you become impressively powerful and are finally able to meet many heartfelt needs. Your indepth forecast for the whole of May can really help.

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CANCER (June 23 - July 23) Though this month’s transit of Mercury is most likely to impact Cancerians via the people they find themselves needing to look after. You may say, ‘What’s different there? Don’t I spend much of my time putting the needs of others before my own?’ Indeed, you do. But interestingly, now a degree of pay-back and reward arrives in that area of life. Your contribution has made more of a difference than you realised. Someone is more appreciative than you know. Here is their chance to say thank you. May is a powerful month for you.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) The rare, powerful transit of Mercury won’t be visible all around the globe but the fact that this elusive planet can be seen at all anywhere is deeply symbolic especially as it is due to be revealed against the face of your ruler, the Sun. That’s a suggestion of power, influence, importance and authority, all making its way into your life soon, so that you can start making a mark on the wider world. Prepare to be more easily understood and to be placed in a more advantageous bargaining position.In May, the power of the planets can change your life. Call 1900 959 005.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Tradition tells us that the celestial significator of your sign is Mercury. Given the spectacular show this planet is due to put on in some parts of the world this month,

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that’s exciting. Only rarely do the people of this Earth get a chance to witness anything quite so rich, rare and positively portentous. It is as if the sky is yelling out to the watching world, ‘Show some respect to all who were born under Virgo, for they deserve it.’ Long ago, you stopped believing in a great, hopeful vision.

Coming events may yet restore your faith. May brings great potential for change. I’ll explain. Call 1900 959 005.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Welcome to a powerful month during which truths must be acknowledged, facts faced and opportunities embraced. I understand that in using the word ‘must’, I imply lack of choice. Or perhaps it sounds as if I am giving you orders but the instructions are not coming from me. The transit of Mercury simply suggests, by strong symbolic implication, that we have moved in your life, from a time of contemplation to a time of action. As you grow more decisive in May you will find surprising success. Four minutes on the phone can make May special. Call 1900 959 005.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The Sun and Venus both pass through your opposite sign in May, as does Mercury which is about to treat sky-watchers, in some countries, to a rare celestial spectacle. For you as a Scorpio, the meaning of that unusual ‘transit’ could not be clearer. An arrangement, agreement, contract or commitment is about to reveal itself to have a hidden additional facet. Once you get beyond the surprise of this in May, you will start to make substantial gains. Inspiring times await you in May. Call your NEW forecast: 1900 959 005.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December) How will this month’s rare ‘transit’ of Mercury affect you as a Sagittarian? It takes place in the part of your chart that governs duty, obligation, self-sacrifice and hard work. The sky’s symbolic message is hopeful. You’ve been giving much of yourself freely to a situation that you have long begun to suspect is probably a lost cause. You fear you have been foolish and that the more time and energy you expend, the

sillier you will be. Now, suddenly you see the point.

With that comes so much inspiration. Be ready for the magic on offer to you in May. Call me: 1900 959 005.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Capricorns, so the expert astrologers advise us, like to play it safe. I’ve always been inclined to argue with this, not least because the true symbol of your sign is not a goat but a mer-goat; a mysterious, mythical creature with miraculous powers. Will any of those be unleashed in May? Why not? The rare, potent transit of Mercury, takes place in the part of your chart that governs gambles. It is as if you are about to see how what once looked as if it might be a step too far, is the right move to make! May brings a rare cosmic opportunity for change. Call 1900 959 005.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) May’s rare, powerful transit of Mercury suggests a revelation regarding your deepest sense of belonging.

You are about to discover what you have always been a part of yet have never felt sure you are connected to. It may not be so much a thing as a person or a group of people. But where once you had suspected you were all but alone with a struggle in life, it now turns out that you have allies, assistance, companions you can count on. Prepare to have your eyes opened to a most delightful sight. Don’t miss your inspiring in-depth forecast for May. Call 1900 959 005.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Do people sometimes suggest you express yourself clearly but that the content of your conversation is carefully selected to ensure that some topics are never even touched upon? Do they even argue that this is out of character with a personality that likes to give an impression of being uninhibited? The rare, powerful transit of Mercury this month will have a significant impact on the way in which you get your message across. No matter how much you may be nervous about sharing information, you’ll benefit now from opening up. Your in-depth forecast for May is ready.

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Motoring

Welcome To The Future

By Richard Whetlor

flash, if you get me?

He shows me the iPhone app which locates where the car is on Google maps with various controls too, Owen showed me the cars internal temperature was 30 degrees. He pressed a button on his smart phone and then adjusted the temperature to 19 degrees, so it will be nice and cool when we get into the car!

Owen has the key in his pocket, as we walk up to the car it detects the key and unlocks and the doorhandles extend outwords.

The Tesla Model S The centre console screen is very amazing its size and quality of resolution and I'm off heading south down the Bruce highway colours makes this even more fantastic. with two mates, Chris and Fish, to test drive the The car is run by an intelligent computer system new Tesla all electric supercar at Carindale. I just think there is no combustion engine in this know very little about them at this point apart vehicle?? I'm sitting in a Tesla with a price tag of from a small amount of research on Google, but around $220,000. So we are in the basic model I do have that butterfly feeling in my stomach, setting you can press the button on the screen I'm excited, this car has un real figures for speed and it will act and behave as the basic model. shown on the Internet, I'm curious.

Then select the top range and press 'ludicrus' We arrive at Carindale shopping centre and meet mode and your going to wet your pants.

Owen who shows us around the new Tesla S seIt has a Sim card in its system and updates itself ries car. Its appearance is very flash not supercar just like a smart phone or iPhone does. So you flash more four-door sedan in between supercar can get in your car the next day and new features have been installed, I mean, wow, this is a car, welcome to the future of motoring!

A brief run down on where everything is and were off rolling out of the car park, silently. Take a right at the traffic lights and the air supension lowers itself as where we were parked had speed bumps, so when we arrive back it knows to go up again. We take another right and cruise up to the set of traffic lights on red. This is the first bit of open road in front, green light and I give the accellerator a little push harder than The centre console touch screen

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D o m e s t i c V i o l e n c e P r e v e n t i o n M o n t h - M e n A r e V i c t i m s To o Thomas Parker, 21, sits in an empty room staring into his glass of whiskey and coke with two black eyes.

He says he’s a happy person but the tears welling in his eyes tell a different story. “Well I used to be a happy person. I couldn’t find one person that would call me angry or depressed,” he says. “But the domestic violence, the stuff she has done to me, it’s fu*@ ed with my head.” Parker swallows his tears along with his last half of whiskey and coke.

Another male victim of domestic violence whose story has gone untold.

Late 2015 the federal government launched a $100 million women’s safety package to help combat domestic violence against women and children. Two million of that package was allocated for men but not for the victims. Instead it was used to increase funding for MensLine for tools and resources to support perpetrators not to reoffend. With the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women just passing many men continue to feel excluded as victims. Excluded from government funding, from help services and from awareness and recognition. May is domestic violence prevention month and this prevention should adhere to every human.

Parker says he felt most alone when he came home to his girlfriend. She looked him in the eyes and told him she loved him then told him she cheated on him. His mind swirled with emotions. He locked himself in their bedroom and collected his things. She screamed and banged on the door. But when Parker opened it he was faced with a barrage of punches and even the blades of a pair of scissors. He covered his face but still bears the scars on his arms.

He tried to leave but the door was locked and his car keys were gone. She had left no exit and was physically abusing him. Parker feared for his safety. He picked up a chair and went to smash a window. She let out an earpiercing scream that even the neighbours would hear.

Parker fell to the floor. He was having an anxiety attack.

With nowhere else to go, he spent the rest of the day with her, bruised from head to toe.

“If something is harming me physically or mentally, if it was at the point I had to ring the cops to save my life I would have but it didn’t get to that point,” Parker says.

According to government figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Criminology, Attorney General’s Department and WA Department for Child Protection 2010-2012, only 5.3 per cent of male

victims of current partner violence had contacted police.

The same figures showed that young people were just as likely to have seen their mothers hitting their fathers as their fathers hitting their mothers. It also stated that 94 per cent of perpetrators against male victims of

partner violence were women. And males also made up a substantial proportion of partner violence victims at 33.3 per cent and 38.5 per cent of domestic homicide victims.

Six years ago a diverse group of men and women formed the One in Three campaign in an effort to address the growing data that indicated males make up a substantial proportion of domestic and family violence victims. The campaign states one in three victims of domestic violence is male, every 10 days a male will be lost to domestic homicide and almost one in four young people are aware of their mum or step-mum hitting their dad or step-dad.

But the One in Three campaign’s statistics have been challenged. The figure is sourced from The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Personal Safety Survey (PSS) which stated males made up 33 per cent of people who have experienced an act of violence from a current partner in the past 12 months. However the point of debate is the warning mark below this statistic which states: “Estimate has a relative standard error of 25 per cent to 50 per cent and should be used with caution.”

A question from the PSS which may been seen as more reliable asks about the respondent’s experience of violence from a previous partner since the age of 15. Of the people that answered yes to that question 21 per cent were male which now makes the figure 1 in 5 for long term victims.

CEO of Micah Projects Karyn Walsh says it is “rare that one source of data is all that can be relied on”. “There are multiple references to academic data that provide

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different perspectives and different methodologies.

Measuring domestic violence in its rightful context is different to measuring isolated incidents. Both are important statistics to record, confusing one with the other can be misleading and interventions addressing both may require different approaches.”

Senior Researcher for the One in Three campaign, Greg Andersen, says there’s a perception of gender roles “and the way society sees men and women”. “It is challenging to accept that a woman who is naturally smaller and weaker than a man is able to assault a partner or contribute to domestic violence against men,” he says. “Even in 2015 with gender roles becoming more fluid men and boys are still raised to be tough and strong about pain and to not ask for help.”

Andersen explains a lot of men facing these issues don’t talk about it in fear of being teased or feeling weak.

Saying it’s not only an issue of feeling emasculated but that a lot of men have actual barriers such as working long hours or in fly-in fly-out jobs. “When they come home they don’t want to come out to close friends or even family,” he says. “We’ve found when there is help provided in the workplace people are queuing up for it.”

Andersen says women and children are likely seen as the main focus in domestic violence due to the history of the issue gaining attention through women and the feminist movement. “It has been 45 years since the first wave, we are now on the second wave and the issue has had a long time to sink in to the public.” But Andersen says the lack of services for men is a form of discrimination noting that it’s not just male victims but also the LGBT community that don’t have help.

“It should be all victims,” he says. “Family violence is a complex messy phenomenon, it’s currently seen as just men against women and children without any complexities when in reality it could be a teenage son attacking their mother, a sister and brother, grandparents or step-parents.” “We are only addressing one side of this issue.”

Supporter of the One in Three Campaign, psychologist and author in men’s health, Dr Elizabeth Celi, says that it is important to stop viewing domestic abuse and violence

as gender based. “There are many misconceptions around male victims leading to a lack of genuine education regarding men’s experience,” she says. “One main misconception being that if we acknowledge or even mention male victims we’re somehow taking away from female victims, which is completely untrue.”

“Men are not given the same kind of space or support to seek help and seek help without the risk of being ridiculed and invalidated, which we would never do to female victims thanks to important social education.”

Dr Celi explains men are also causing a disservice to themselves by the “all or nothing style of thinking” when it comes to emotional management. “In their mind this leaves them only two choices and they back themselves into a corner on how to deal with a matter.” “Men need to allow the research and support to open up several options within problem solving space and see it as a strength rather than a weakness.”

But Walsh says she does not “believe that there is any organised attempt to exclude or minimise the experience of male victims of domestic violence” and that “a vision to end domestic violence or to reduce the incidence of domestic violence does not exclude men”.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said to Brisbane Times last month that she will be approaching Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about launching a domestic violence awareness campaign which includes male victims. Ms Palaszczuk has also changed her language around domestic violence after hearing of the men it has impacted.

“I actually did change my language when it did become public because it was brought to my attention that there was some serious issues surrounding some men in our community needing help as well,” she said. “It has to be about stopping violence.”

Parker says he wasn’t even aware services existed for male victims. “I talked to friends about it and they were always like ‘if there’s a girl out there smacking a guy she’s obviously big enough to take one herself’ but I would never do it… I couldn’t,” he says. Parker spent 11 months being silently beaten by the girl he loved. “I didn’t fu@*ing have help – I didn’t have anyone,” he says.

Another male victim of domestic violence with nowhere to turn.

If you are a male experiencing domestic violence, help may be limited but is available. Contact Mensline Australia on 1300 789 978 or the National Domestic Violence Line on 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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History From 1841 - 175 Years Ago found; we crossed the island again, and spent the night in one of those huts. They were certainly the best constructed and largest huts we ever have seen, some about twenty feet in length, and all well covered; the sticks which formed the frame-work were so nicely joined, that they might remind one of a gothic archway.

The following is an extract from the In the afternoon our attention was Report by the German Missionaries suddenly arrested by a great noise, stationed at Nundah on Moreton caused by beating sticks together, Bay, which was published in the and as we saw all the women run with Geelong Advertiser newspaper on their long and pointed sticks which 29th November 1841. This was 175 are used in digging dagnum, we ran years ago and just two years after also to ascertain what this meant.

Convict transportation to Brisbane But what a scene did we behold! The had ended .The following fascinating whole of the women were engaged first hand account is of the first visits in a regular battle; it was quite to the Island of YARUN ( Bribie Island) overwhelming to behold this fight of

by German Missionaries, looking for women, than which no contest of suitable land to plant crops. men could be ---------fiercer; some had actually Monday, froth before August 9 their mouth.

1841 – We Each had her went to antagonist, have a view who parried of the island her blow by of Yarun, holding her to which its stick between inhabitants her fingers had invited overhead; us. For this and then purpose we immediately had to cross returned the two arms of stroke, which the bay in was parried in a canoe of the same way. the natives, When they which was got close just large together, enough they took to hold us One of the earliest Bribie Island Aboriginal hold of one both and another, each two young photos taken in 1894. endeavoring men to to throw the other down. Some had row it. These canoes consist of one their fingers and elbows bleeding piece or sheet of bark, each end of when we arrived; but unable to look which is gathered up into a bundle, at it any longer we rushed betwixt a stick forced through it to form it them, and at last succeeded in into the shape of a bow. The edges separating them at the peril of getting of the sheet are strengthened with a few blows. They then settled the strong pieces of split cane, which matter seemingly with words. It are fastened on with small cords of was a love affair that had brought cane wound over them and carried the whole sex to arms. Some old through small holes of the bark; two women, however, were very much or three ties are fastened across displeased, and pointed their spears these edges at different places, lest at ours. the sides should bend so low as In the night the young men had a to let the water in. Our vessel was dance, for which they had painted thus certainly not very convenient, upon their bodies stripes with clay; as we had to sit almost immovable the women and the girls beat time and could not stretch our feet! Yet it by clapping their hands against their was comparatively safe, at least, the laps when they were sitting on the natives, who love life as well as any ground; they sang also, or rather one, consider it to be so. repeated a few words in a singing The natives of Toorbal had all along tone. Their dancing does not exactly expressed a desire that we should consist in jumping or moving about, cultivate ground at their own places of abode, and especially Naimany, the but in a measured movement of arms and limbs to the right and left. We Lord of Yarun, wished us to do so on really did not expect to see so much his island, but we found the soil very propriety on such an occasion. sandy, so that we could not think of When the Toorbal and Bonyer acceding to his wishes. natives heard that we had not Our two natives had not taken the found the soil of Yarun eligible for least provision with them; they had cultivation, they seemed to rejoice in only tasted a little dangum (fern root) it, and invited us to inspect their own on our arrival on the island in the ground to-morrow. Accordingly we morning, which some old women had went on. given them; they would therefore fain Wednesday – Went with a great have staid on the beach to gather number of Bonyer natives to their nugire, a small shell-fish in a blue own ground – this distance is not shell (in taste it resembles that of very great, but as they were hunting the oyster), and dig dangum in the kangaroo it was late in the evening neighboring swamps. The sky was when we arrived at the place where however threatening rain, and as we we were to spend the night. heard that on the beach, opposite the main land, large huts would be Newspaper Article - Geelong Advertiser 29 Nov 1841 Aborigines of Moreton Bay. . . . Island of Yarun.

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It wasn’t until we moved to Bribie that we decided to look for a business that we both were passionate about. Our passion for camping, 4WD and discovering Australia help us decide that we wanted to share our love of the outdoors and found a business that was not only Australian Made but also had outstanding customer service. That’s why when we looked into Johnno’s Camper Trailers we could see that we could give others the same pleasure of spending week- ends away or weekly trip to discover our South East Qld and particularly Moreton Bay Region.

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Just 40 minutes north of Brisbane CBD is the Moreton Bay Region featuring some of the best camping and boating in Queensland. From the north is the remarkable Glass House Mountains to the south is Redcliffe Peninsular, west is the D’Aguilar National Park and to the east the beautiful Bribie Island. The Bongaree Caravan park is situated right on the esplanade overlooking the beautiful Pumicestone Passage. We can set your camper trailer up for you in the park or on the beach anywhere in fact (locally) and all you need to bring is your food and drink. We can also organise your camp fees and vehicle permits.

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Bribie Island Police were proud to launch the inaugural Coffee with a Cop program which occurred on March 24 at the Bribie Island Shopping Centre.

Coffee with a Cop is a new initiative in Bribie Island Division allowing members of the public to have conversations with their local police officers in a nonconfrontational and relaxed atmosphere.

The community are our eyes and ears and Constable Keatch and VIP Graham thoroughly enjoyed meeting you all.

Thanks to the Dementia Support Group volunteers that attended on the day providing valuable information and support to people and families touched by the effects of dementia. Stay tuned the next Coffee with a Cop that is due in May. May is Domestic and Family Violence Month. Police at Bribie Island are regularly called to respond to domestic violence incidents. Police have responded to twenty incidents involving domestic violence and handled many enquiries at the stations counter.

Three contraventions of domestic violence orders were reported and four police applications for protection orders were also made.

In the lead up to the Domestic and Family Violence prevention week police urge all people affected by Domestic and Family Violence to seek assistance. Below are some helpful numbers. In addition, residents are welcome to contact or attend the Bribie Island Station for information or assistance.

Where to get help: In an emergency call the police on Triple Zero (000) DVConnect Womensline – 1800 811 811 (Queensland) operate 24 hours, 7 days a week.

DVConnect Mensline – 1800 600 636 (Queensland) operate 9am to 12 midnight, 7 days a week.

Police also conducted patrols of Main Beach, and the off-road area on several occasions.

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April Crime Report been a spike in the number of people seeking police assistance in relation to transactions that they have had with trade’s people of late. Most commonly this relates to members of the public handing over the full cash payment of the quoted work to the trade’s person prior to the commencement of the work and not receiving the services that they paid for. Police urge Bribie residents to please use only reputable trade’s persons, check licences and seek references on the tradesperson. Further, please exercise caution when considering whether to pay cash up front for these services.

With winter looming, the nights are getting darker and longer and the use of vehicle lights is more important than ever. It is the driver’s responsibility to ensure that all headlights, brake lights, tail lights including number plate lights are working. Fines may be issued for vehicles with faulty lights but more importantly they are there for your safety.

It is also important to note that using fog lights in clear conditions (not in fog, heavy rain or smoke haze) is an offence. Drivers are not permitted to activate in clear conditions merely for wanting extra visibility as it can be a distracting to oncoming drivers. If you are unsure of whether your vehicle has fog lights or how they operate please read your vehicles manual so you become familiar on their operation.

Police urge residence to check their vehicles to ensure their lights are operating in accordance with the law – remember they are there for your safety – you never know what you might encounter on the roads.

Arrest and charges: A 20-year-old man from Bongaree was charged with drink driving at Bongaree after returning an alleged reading of 0.036% whilst driving on a restricted licence.

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46-year-old man from Bellara and a 17-year-old man from Hervey Bay were charged with breaching bail conditions.

Two men from Bribie Island and one man from Ningi were charged with trespassing after an incident in a school at Bongaree.

A 28-year-old woman from Bellara was charged with obstructing police after an incident at Bellara.

A 44-year-old man from Banksia Beach was charged with public nuisance after an incident at Bongaree.

A 40-year-old man from Conodale was charged with public nuisance after an incident at Bongaree.

A 46-year-old male from Bongaree was charged with breaching his bail.

A 40-year-old male from Conondale was charged with Public Nuisance after an incident at Bongaree.

A 46-year-old male from Bongaree was charged with breaching his bail.

A 30-year-old female from Sandstone Point was charged with shop stealing after an incident at Sandstone Point.

A 29-year-old male from Ningi was charged with Liquor Offences at Sandstone Point.

A 42-year-old male from Camp Hill was charged with unlicensed driving at Woorim.

A 24-year-old male from Ningi was charged with assault police and trespass after an incident in Ningi.

A 76-year-old male from Bongaree was charged with drink driving.

A 24-year-old male from Bongaree was charged with unlicensed driving at Bongaree.

A 27-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with stealing at Bongaree.

A 33-year-old Sandstone point woman was arrested on warrants and charged with stating a false name.

A 25-year -old Stapylton man was charged with driving an unregistered vehicle at Woorim.

A 23-year-old Banksia Beach man

was charged with drug offences and driving under the influence of drugs at Bongaree.

A 55-year-old Caboolture man was charged with disqualified driving at Sandstone Point.

A 44-year-old Bellara man was charged with drink driving and wilful damage at Bellara.

A 44-year-old Woodridge male was charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle at Bellara.

A 27-year-old male from Banksia Beach was charged with possessing drug utensils.

A 36-year-old male was charged with trespass.

A 41-year-old female from Banksia Beach was charged with a drink driving offence at Banksia Beach.

A 27-year-old male from Caboolture, a 45-year-old female from Bellara and a 45-year-old male from Woorim was charged with unlicensed driving.

A 40-year-old male from Ningi and a 20-year-old male from Bongaree were charged with driving whilst under the influence of a drug.

A 53-year-old male from Bellara and a 27-year-old male from Bongaree were charged with possessing drugs.

A 25-year-old male from Woorim was charged with public nuisance after an incident at Woorim.

A 32-year-old male and a 46-yearold male both from Bongaree were charged with breaching their bail.

Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers. com.au 24hrs a day.

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BRIBIE ISLAND Local Sports Results March PLAYERS

SOCCER Players

App (career)

App (season)

Goals (career)

Goals (season)

Assists (career)

Assists (season)

Shots (career)

Shots (season)

Tackles (career)

Tackles (season)

Saves (career)

Saves (season)

Conceded (career)

Conceded (season)

Colm

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18

276

54

39

7

1157

99

84

75

50

6

7

7

Jen

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14

63

36

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89

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19

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Steve

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14

106

23

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410

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61

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25

13

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Chris

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19

69

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483

41

60

53

113

45

21

21

Stephen

77

18

73

18

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410

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77

67

58

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Aaron

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354

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104

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Jamie

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GOLF

Bribie Island Golf Club Ladies Results for Period 31 March -26 April 2016 Date 31 Mar

5 April

7 April

Event Stableford

Stableford

Single Stroke Monthly Medal

12 April

Stableford

14 April

Wipeout

19 April 21 April

4BBB Stableford Stroke

26 April

Stableford

Division 1

Winner/s Suzanne Vallely (21)

Score 42

Runner/s Up Carmel Hancock (22) Carole Watson (23) Jennifer Stafford (33) Myra Thomsen (16) Sandra Power (24)

Score 40

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Ingrid Coburn (32) Janis Barrett (40)

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Desley Neilson (18) Leanne Galloway (23)

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Jennifer Stafford (33)

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Hazel McDonnell (39) Vicki Jones (13)

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Ros Gardiner (8)

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Shirley Armstrong (31) Yvonne Swanson (35) Judy Graham (17)

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Stina Barnulf (30)

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2 3 Winners

Sue Peet (31) Yvonne Swanson (35) Ros Gardiner & Chris Pronk (6.5)

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Sue Brown (33) Kathy Strudwick (19) Barb Chen (31) Shirley Barry (37) Bibby Davies & Lyn Ball (10.25)

Winners

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Bev Cobb & Bev Porter Lyndall Pinson (18)

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Marj Sills & Bibby Davies Myra Thomsen (16)

2 3 1

Sonia Ferrante (32) Lorraine Latcham (36) Lenore Wilson (22)

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Barb Chen (30) Fiona Lyons (38) Lyndall Pinson (18)

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Meg Chadwick (25) Jan Jennings (40)

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Sylvia White (23) Roz Crossley (35)

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Winners of the Ladies Championship Fours for 2016: D O’Halloran, B Hutchinson, E Jensen, D Pennery.

R/Up: L Tweddle,I Valentine, W Rollason (sub for L Clark) P Clancy.

Men’s Pairs Championship Pairs winners: C Erhardt, W Ritchie.

R/Up: J McGarry, C Valentine.

Novice Singles Championship winner: I Cairns R/Up: D Ward.

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Last month we spoke about the workings and importance of the skimmer box in the process of keeping your pool clean. Looking now at pool cleaners, we can basically divide them into 2 categories: Suction & Robotic.

Suction Cleaners are cleaners that attach to the vacuum plate inside the skimmer box. They rely on the main pump and filtration system to draw the water and rubbish through the cleaner and attached hoses into the filtration system. When connected to the skimmer, they do take away the flow and skimming effect that the skimmer box was originally designed for.

Basically, there are 2 types of suction cleaner. The traditional and original suction cleaner uses the inertia created by a hammer or diaphragm inside the cleaner (that tick – tick noise you hear) to make the hose pulse or “jolt” rapidly like a spring and move the cleaner. The hose is an integral part of the correct functioning of the cleaner. Low quality hose, old hose or the incorrect hose does not function correctly and therefore does not help move the cleaner as it should. These types of cleaners are therefore reliant on the hose to make the cleaner move and to steer the cleaner around the pool. The cleaner has very little way of changing or manipulating the path it will follow or the direction it will travel. It simply follows the hose in a random movement. These cleaners can be problematic in getting stuck in one location because if the hose gets caught or allows the cleaner to sit in one location, there is no mechanism to move it other than manually. These cleaners usually have some form of mat

or disc on the bottom that tends to scrub slightly against the surface of the pool as it pulses around the pool. This can be an aid, but can also cause issues when the cleaner constantly follows the same track – particularly when rubbing against a vinyl liner.

Over the years, more elaborate suction cleaners have been developed with direct drive and steering mechanisms that prevent the cleaner from getting stuck in one position and also helps the cleaner cover the whole pool rather than just randomly following the hose. These cleaners usually have an impellor inside that the water flow travelling through the cleaner spins. This in turn drives the steering and driving mechanisms. The driving mechanisms in these cleaners can be wheels, tracks, walking feet etc and therefore, the cleaner is positively driven rather than pulled by the hose.

The cleaner steers the hose, rather than the hose steer the cleaner. The impellor also helps at times to draw certain debris through the cleaner that may normally get stuck in a traditional cleaner. These cleaners are usually quicker at moving around the pool and sucking up rubbish.

They usually have no mat or disc which scrubs against the pool floor. They are a straight suction vacuum cleaner. This can be better for pool surfaces prone to damage from the constant rubbing, such as vinyl lined pools. These cleaners have been the forerunner to the Robotic Pool Cleaners that have become so popular in recent years.

Next article, we will cover off the workings of a robotic pool cleaner and their advantages/disadvantages.

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The Amateur Fishermen

Early cottage “ Cottage circa late 1950s early 60s” The Amateur Fishermen's Association of Queensland is an organization with a lengthy history that is submerged in fishing rituals. The Association was formed on May 10 1904 and is the oldest fishing association in Queensland.

It was formed during a meeting that was attended by approximately 100 unprofessional fishermen. According to the* AFAQ’s Official History *– the book – they described themselves as a “body of concerned amateur fishermen whose interest was to preserve the fish habitats around Brisbane”. It goes on to read that “that intention seems to have been overshadowed by more pressing matters of higher priority from time to time.” The initiation (should this word be "initial") meeting was chaired by the then Queensland Deputy Governor, Sir Hugh Nelson. During this meeting, Mr W.J Johnson, Vice President of the Brisbane Snapper Club, said "for a long while it had been apparent to anglers that fishing was not what it used to be. Years ago amateurs could go out with a certainty of catching fish, but this was not the case now. The Snapper Club had been considering this matter for sometime, and they thought that something might be done in the way of imposing restrictions against netting. It had been decided that an association should be formed.”

In February 1905, a competition list had

Cottage Today been drawn up and plans were established to build a museum. A strong connection was instantly formed between the members and the Department of Fisheries with all the illegal catching of undersized fish in Cabbage Tree Creek reported. This was the beginning of the responsible approach of the AFAQ and their

members.

In the book, *AFAQ’s Official History,* it was said that “a number of minor fishing clubs in south-east Queensland provided both comradeship for amateur anglers, as well as invoking social conscience against unnecessary and abusive over fishing. Since time began,

Shark “15ft Tiger shark caught 20th December 1924” it seems that professional fishermen have incurred the community wrath for alleged indiscriminate netting of baby fish with their catch,” the book reads.

Later that year, the Vice President of the association at the time Thomas Welsby, dedicated his book *Fishing in and around Brisbane water *to the AFAQ. Mr Welsby also showed great interest in the establishment of the museum. He was known as a respected historian of the Moreton Bay region. He was a Vice President for the first two years, President from 1906 to 1921 and Patron from 1922 to 1941. In early years, there are many recorded incidents of approaches and petitions to Government for bans on netting. There was also calls for the responsible addition of specimens in the museum to help preserve a history of marine samples for the future. A number of very prominent people joined the AFAQ and offered their expertise in promoting the Association’s goals. At the first, of what became annual meetings, the membership had doubled to 141 and ten fishing competitions had been held, averaging 4.22 fish caught per line. By 1909, the Museum was continuing to flourish and held approximately 350 species

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of fish,100 crustaceans and copious other objects, mainly marine. It also presented a collection of 100 items from the Aru Islands. Towards the end of 1911, people attempted to have a petition shared to open the Nerang Creek, now known as the Nerang River, to netting again. Through an opposing petition by the AFAQ, the Under Secretary to the Treasurer ruled against the re-opening of netting.

Since the beginning of the museum, Erected by the A.F.A.Officially opened by Mrs the Hon. Curator J Douglas Ogilby, A.R. Spencer Nov 28 1925 Presented by R. J. was embraced by the AFAQ and Davies Jr Bribie Island played an important part in bringing together the specimens. Mr Ogilby The AFA reports that Captain Johnson, a keen angler, took an interest in the development of the AFAQ. By mid-1960 a local property owner, worried about erosion on his holiday home, bought the hulk of the S.S Cormorant and had it positioned nearby. Originally it was placed in a North/South direction in front of the small house, but the Association then had a channel dug to re- position the hulk, placing it in an East/West direction. The wreck eventually became a danger and was destroyed. In the early 1980's it was taken away as scrap metal.

By 1963, the Bridge was almost completed and Small boats “Boats being towed members were looking forward to this event, as by rope line from Scarborough for were many locals businesses and residents. A weekend fishing at Bribie Island by we think SS Koopa “ was highly regarded in his profession as an Ichthyology scientist and had a worldwide reputation. But even some of the most highly regarded professionals still have to help with the odd jobs, Mr Ogilby was said to have even helped with the labelling of the specimens. In March 1915 he also donated some of his works of marine related literature to the Associations library. Later that year the AFA conferred life membership on Mr Ogilby and in 1916 printed and distributed 200 copies of his essay on Queensland fish.

In December 1922, the museum was moved to the Public Library on William Street, with specimens now totalling 700.

By 1925 the board committed to purchasing a freehold block of land on Bribie Island. At the time it cost 75 pounds and to this day is known as the headquarters of AFAQ in Queensland.

Bribie Island began and has continued to feature prominently in much of the Association’s activities, well supported by the "Brisbane Tug Company" and the S.S. Koopa.

‘Curator and Ichthyologist J Douglas Ogilbly” local businessman, Mr J Di Betta was opening a new café and offered to stock some of the museum’s content in a distinct area of the café.

Members were excited about this prospect as it allowed the public to view the museum’s specimens. Today the museum samples can be found at the Queensland Museum and the Seaside Museum on Bribie. AFAQ conducts meetings and competitions generally on the first Saturday of every month except January.

Local Author Warwick Outram In response to requests for additional information, slightly larger print, and fully indexed, local author Warwick Outram has released two books that are now on sale at Nextra Newsagency, Bribie Island for only $10 each.

Both books contain pictures, many in colour, to help illustrate early Bribie’ Tourism and concerns for the environment. On the high side we recall that back in 1915 our local fishing community recommended the format for Queensland’s future ANZAC DAY commemoration as is held today.

Book ‘QUEENSLAND’S FIRST MAJOR ISLAND TOURIST RESORT”, explains to visitors and newcomers, that Bribie’s tourism was the brainchild of James Campbell, who came from Scotland to Brisbane in 1839.

He opened a building materials store in George St. Brisbane and by 1860 developed a lucrative market for lime, cement and plaster obtained from coral in Moreton Bay. On 8 January 1883 he advertised in the Brisbane Telegraph that his new steamer ‘Mavis” was providing weekly trips to Bribie.

In 1902 James Campbell obtained extensive leases at Bongaree, beginning its development by the Campbell family. He did not obtain land to subdivide but to build essentials for the tourist resort such as the Bongaree jetty and later the SS Koopa and SS Doomba, waterfront holiday cabins known as the “Twelve apostle”, change sheds on the waterfront, cafe, guest house, caretakers residence, Post Office and the road across the Island to Woorim.

Book “BRIBIE ISLAND’S ENVIRONMENT” tells that concerns date back to the nineteenth century, when the Bribie Fishing Community realised

catches of fish were declining. In 1904 they formed the Amateur Fishermen’s Association of Queensland, collected specimens of local fish, a portion of which is on display at Bribie’s Seaside Museum.

The decline of life in both marine and land environment continued through the 20th century until early in the 21st century when government scientists established the cause, but unfortunately made no suggested correction.

A brief look at a State Government report dated June 2000 addressing some problems says to stop acid flowing into the Passage would cost canal developments $10,000 per block.

It further states farming, whether it is crops, or exotic tree plantations require soil disturbances and there are massive plantations on Bribie Island and the mainland adjoining Pumicestone Passage, The land was cleared of all native vegetation, ploughed and sulphuric acid from the soil contaminated the Passage.

Additionally large tree plantations of one exotic or native species produce a run off of predominately one toxin. This imbalance along with sulphuric acid and chemicals used in the control of land weeds caused the rapid decline of all aquatic life in the Passage since World War 2.

It states there is no evidence that tourism on Bribie has had any detrimental effect on the environment and has not contributed to the demise of oysters, fish, crabs, other aquatic animals or sea grass for grazing of dugong.

It may be comforting to know Bribie’s tourism was not the cause our environmental problem, but our local waterway with its severe local sulphuric acid problem is still a major community problem.

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FISHING BRIBIE

By Vin Donovan

Now, we couldn’t have asked for better weather than what we have experienced over the last month.

5-15km winds, smooth off shore conditions, warm days and a slight drop in the temperature at night. This made for an extremely busy Easter and School holiday period in the area.

The boats from Kooringal in the south, to Bulwer in the north, moored up was a sight to see.

The Passage also was the busiest I’ve seen. With absolutely amazing weather it’s no wonder why! But if you know where to go, you could still find a quiet spot to catch a few.

More and more people are using the local waterways for recreational activities. This means to catch a fish or two, you have to fish smart. This will always

Nice catch of Sandies ready for the pot...

depend on what species you are targeting, but generally the same rules apply. So anchoring up in the middle of the channel with Jet skiers, boats tubing/ skiing or somewhere with heavy boat traffic is probably not the best place to be fishing. Look for a quieter, more secluded location, which still has all the fishy features that you are looking for. Rock bars, sandbanks, fallen snags, weed beds or current lines/eddies are all things to take into consideration when choosing a location in the passage. Depending on the species you will be fishing for, will also depend on the depth of

The bay has been thick with Spottys...

water and actual location where you decide to anchor up. Using a back anchor will also help alot in those windier days or when it’s wind against tide. Moon phase, weather conditions and bait selection are obviously very important factors as well.

Going for a drive up the passage on a very low tide will also be very helpful, as this will show

you alot more sandbanks, rock formations and channels. GPS track logging the deepest channel from Caloundra back to Bribie is what I’ve done. This comes in handy, as on some trips we come back into the Caloundra Bar and come home via the Passage from a trip outside.

The species that can be caught in the passage and call the passage home, are truly remarkable. With so much species diversity it’s not uncommon to catch ten or more species in the one trip.

Now to the upcoming months fishing. With the East Australian Current slowly moving cooler water our way and the arrival of Winter just around the corner,

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we should see an increasing presence of our favourite winter species. Being just south of the Tropic of Capricorn, this region enjoys the best of both worlds.

Great Northern Species in Summer, and Southern Species in Winter. And really, anything and everything in between.

Snapper, Pearlies, Jewfish, Tailor and Bream numbers should increase over the next couple of months. At the moment there have been good catches of a mixture of species, including School/Spotted Mackerel, Squire, Sweetlip, Flathead, Cod, Jack, Jewies, and Bream and much more throughout the Pumicestone Passage. Due to the lack of rainfall, more predominately offshore species are getting caught in close.

Using live bait, fresh flesh bait or cuttlefish heads will be the best for the Mulloway, Squire, Sweetlip, Cod and Jacks. Whole pilchards for the Mackerel and Flatties. Bream aren’t that fussy – flesh bait, prawns, chook gut, mullet gut, yabbies, will all work.

Some nice Whiting are starting to show up in the Passage caught on worms, yabbies and prawns. Still some big Queenfish and Trevally coming up near Caloundra. Live baits and poppers are working well. Over

the last 3-4 weeks the Longtail and Mack tuna have really turned up in numbers just off Mermaid Lagoon to the Bunkers on the beach. But as usual very finicky and only hitting 15g to 30g slugs, 3-4 inch plastics or 7590mm stick baits. Colours on the day have seemed to be very important also. The Sharks have been incredibly ruthless with one day hooking nine Longtails only to land one. With the other eight Tuna and eight Slugs getting taken by Sharks. We had a pack of big Bull Sharks under us for 4 hours or more. We even drove kilometres away to another school of fish and yep sure enough, they were back.

The offshore current at the moment is quite good. Making it a great time to plan a trip outside and target some quality eating Reefies. Pearl perch, Gold spot Wrasse, Parrot, Jobfish, Snapper, Sweetlip, Cod, Moses Perch, Husser and Reef Jacks have all been taken off the coastline recently. The Spotted Mackerel schools last month were some of the biggest I’ve seen. Quickly cranking back a 25-35g jig seemed to be working a treat with plenty of bigger Spanish moving back up the coastline. It could also be worth chasing these guys. Trolling livies or swimbaits on the shoals, Caloundra or off Moreton, all producing some quality Spanish.

Still some nice Snapper getting caught out in the Bay. Cuttlefish heads, Whiting, Bonito, Tailor and big WA Pilchards is what I use.

The Sand Crab numbers and size at the moment are outstanding.

The Muddies too have been quite consistent. The Banana Prawns have also shown up, down and around the Nudgee area of the Bay. ‘’LOVE FISHING and RESPECT the WATERWAYS!”

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Answers from issue 21 Sit shady slipped into the back row of the theatre and strained his eyes to locate Sam sham. Slowly, the image of Sam sitting 20 rows ahead came into focus.

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First Ever Taxi Depot On the Island

By Richard Whetlor

George and Sally Goold arrived on Bribie in 1979, buying a block of land at Banksia Beach and building their home. At the time, George had one taxi and was working on the northside of Brisbane for Ascot Taxis, ‘Ascot 2 1’ Talking to George, he said, “that the Department of Transport did not keep records of who owned taxi’s on the

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island. Fifteen years ago, no one knew who owned one”. But George had done his homework and compiled a list of who owned a taxi and how much they paid.

The council gave George and Sally permission to run their taxi business from their home in Cassia Avenue.

The business grew to the extent that George decided a taxi rank was needed.

With one taxi, George started business on the 7th February 1992. On the 4th August 1993, only 16 months after commencing business he bought a limousine. George has run Bribie Bayside Taxi’s for the past 24 years from his home. He had expected that someone would cause a fuss with the size of the business now as it still runs from his residential address.

George said “when we built here we were the second house in the street and over the years I’ve expected someone to come along and jump up and down, complaining that I’m running a taxi out of my house. But they haven’t, however the time will come when someone will move into the street and start complaining. Trust me I’m a lot bigger than when I started with just one car. I’ve got fourteen cars now so I thought I’d get away from the house. I’m 81 years old now. I’ve been looking at this place. It was the ideal location and has been locked up for the last 15 years but he wouldn’t sell it.

He ran a building equipment hire shop

out of here, but he didn’t move with the times with new equipment. So another bloke on the island started up and they all went there. He just locked the shed up and left it. He wouldn’t sell it to anyone. I tried to buy it for five years.

Prior to this, I went to the council and said if I could buy this, could I use it as a taxi depot? They had a look at it and said yes I could so. I said, could I have it in writing, so they gave it to me in writing.

The building didn’t look anything like this. It was very dilapidated and run down. He eventually sold it to me. So this is now the first dedicated taxi depot on the island ever!”

The new taxi depot can store eight cars inside. It has two new office’s, one reception area and the other a lunch room, with toilet and shower facilities.

The place inside is brand new.

When George decided to buy a taxi here at Bribie everyone said he was mad. Buying a taxi with no work, again people said that he is mad. But as George said “the place has to grow”.

At that time, in 1990, Bribie Island had a population of around 3,000, now it’s more like 23,000. So, the place grew and alongside it so did Bribie Island Taxi’s.

“The people who said I was mad, realise now that I wasn’t.

I wasn’t mad, they couldn’t see the future. But, I could see the future and I’ve always said, that if I live long enough there will be at least eight taxi’s working just on the island alone continuously and if I live long enough there will be ten”.

Bribie Island will see more growth in population with the figures capped somewhere in the low 30,000’s.

Reading the statistics the figure is capped somewhere around about 32,000, but George seemed to think it will be more like 35,000, as the land gets built on, more places will go multi-level upwards. For example, Bellara Caravan Park has planning for it to go multi-level. So sooner or later

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What is different about George's desk? To this day he still does not use a computer!

a developer will buy and build on it upwards. It’s an interesting point when you look at Woorim and even along the passage side of Bongaree, there are high level units”.

In 1981, George and Sally paid $5000 for another block of land next to his house in Banksia and has currently knocked back a recent offer of $250,000.

“I used to do the occasional job for Veteran Affairs and one-day I was in their office, which was Hut 21 in the Queensland hospital. And Ted said “are you George from Bribie?”

I said Yes. Ted said, “Chris wants to see you”.

Chris was the boss. “How you going, pleased to meet you” I say to Chris.

“How’s it going down there on Bribie George?” “Yeah, good, do the occasional job for you.” “Buy a limousine and I’ll give you some work” says Chris. I reply “There’s one on the island”. “We won’t use it, he rips us off”, says Chris””.

So, George heads to the Department of Transport and tells them what is going to happen but the reply is ‘can’t do it, you’ve only got a license for one car out of your property’. OK. So, George has it changed to two cars.

Now, with his limousine license, George started receiving work from Veteran Affairs on Monday’s, Wednesday’s and Friday’s. This went on for five or six months.

As there were hardly any Veteran’s on the Island George travelled to Kingaroy, Gympie and Bundaberg. “I used to do all of that area. Then work started to increase on Bribie. Now I’ve got three cars on the road”, George said.

George did miss out on a taxi that was sold in a ballot. Another couple won it and went to the other cabbie on the island and said we’d like to work with you. However, the other driver said there is not enough work on this Island. I will not help you!. He painted a grim picture. They won the Taxi

on the Friday and gave it back to the Transport Department on the following Monday. They had to re-advertise it again and this time, instead of drawing out one winner, they drew out nine.

Johnny Gilbert, who still lives on the island, won it. George’s son came second.

About eighteen months later, Johnny approached George and said “Albert has sent me broke. I want to sell, I want out but I don’t want to sell it to him’. George said, “go and sleep on it. Give me a reasonable figure in the morning and I’ll consider it”. The next morning, Johnny said to George ‘a hundred thousand dollars’. George bought it that day.

I asked George if the opening of the Sandstone Point Hotel has it been of benefit to his business. George replied “Of course, yeah. Even when it’s quiet were still doing jobs we never used to get before”.

One last question to George was, “What is the biggest change you have seen on the Island since you have lived here?” George says “when I first came here in 1974, 74% of the population were over 65. It was an old people’s home waiting to go either up there or down there. So that’s changed and the best thing to happen was the High School. Prior to that families that lived here had to travel to Caboolture by bus to the High School. The High School made the place. We’ve now got young adults on the Island, that have done

all their school work on the Island and are now working. That didn’t happen before. Now we have business people living here because their kids can go to school here. That’s the biggest change which has changed the depth of demographics. 47% now are over 65. We also have the biggest group of Vets in the country.”

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THEATRE, ART, & RETIREMENT BENEFITS These subjects will probably be of interest to just about everyone on Bribie Island.

They are all being offered as special performances at Bribie Island U3A during May and June, and are open to the general public..

Rehearsals are under way to stage a

"The Final Expense" is a black comedy about a cantankerous local millionaire and his grasping relatives.

"People Like Us" is a drama laced with black humour about female relationships and the ageing process.

"Artful Lodgers" is a comedy of errors involving skeletons in family

There will be Performances on three consecutive days at the U3A Recreation Hall on; Friday 13th May at 7;30pm, Saturday 14th May at 2pm, and Sunday 15th May at 2pm The exhibition of various Arts and Crafts can be viewed from one hour before the curtain rises, and during the interval.

Bookings are essential for these very popular performances, and as they deal with mature themes they are not suitable for children under 13 years.

Tickets for the Theatre and Arts performances will be on sale at U3A Reception from April 26th at $10.

RETIREMENT BENEFITS Senior and retired residents will also be interested in a presentation at U3A by Centrelink on Friday 3rd June at 1pm dealing with Retirement Income and Government Benefits. These are complex matters involving constant change so this presentation will bring you up to date.

Artful Lodger theatre cast number of short drama and comedy plays that will appeal to a wide public audience.

They are all being performed live on stage on three dates in May in conjuction with displays of Art works by 18 of U3A's Painters, Potters and Print Maker classes.

closets and political scandal.

Each of these plays offers great entertainment which, together with an Art Exhibition displayed at the same time, can all be enjoyed for just $10 a ticket.

WANTED!

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Bellara

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Bongaree

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Woorim

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Fire & Rescue

3408 8383

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Banksia Beach State School

3408 5333

Bribie Island State School

3400 2333

Bribie Island State High School

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Chamber of Commerce

3408 1101

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Moreton Bay Council

3205 0555

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Bookings are essential for this special presentations by phoning 34081450.

All of the above are in addition to the regular daily and weekly classes conducted at U3A throughout the year, for which Timetables are available at the Library and Information Centre.

FOR SALE

Mechanic wanted for well equipped workshop on Bribie Island please call 0437 088 836.

NEED SOMEWHERE TO STORE YOUR CAR, CARAVAN, BOAT OR TRAILER ETC ??

Open storage available at Ningi. Safe and secure starting from $20 p/wk.

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Ants have been invading Bribie homes for about 2 months now and I for one have been driven nuts by them. They have entered into my home through every opening there is to get through and some I didn’t even know I had. Now, I put the call out to my friends to see if anyone had a remedy and I heard a few rippa solutions, some suggested using orange peels in the doorways, some suggested getting a mixture of garlic and chilli and all matter of concoctions. I wanted to eat some of these solutions more that try to kills ants with them. Anyway, long story short, I have found a recipe that has worked a treat and the ants haven’t been inside my house for over three weeks. Deb and Vic Adams shared their recipe and I can vouch for it, Here it is: Mix together the following, • 4 Tablespoons Borax (available at cleaning area the supermarket) • 3 Tablespoons sugar • 1 Tablespoon honey • 1 cup of hot water to dissolve the above.

• Use lids from drink bottles as bait traps, fill them up and leave near ant trails.

• Be careful not to leave where children or pets will reach them.

Now watch those little devils disappear. Carpe Diem!

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Cannon C6000 digital print press in good working order with stapler and finisher. This high capacity machine has the ability to fold and staple A3 paper to make A4 magazines too. Holds 10,000 sheets of A3 at 100 gsm, duty cycle 20 million impressions only done 1.7 mil Become a printer from home and be your own boss $6000 ONO. Industrial paper folder Duplo DF 1000, 5 different folds in good working order $2500 ONO 0425 477 639.

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in good condition has been 2 packed in white and has new floor and a general overhaul, unfinished project just needs a tidy up sell for $2250 ONO 0425 477 639.

2006 toyota hilux workmate, manual 2.7L petrol, comes with ladder racks JVC head unit with pioneer speakers, 95% tread on all tyres, very reliable ute $7500 call 0411 050 612

Foot rests for under table / desk helps to avoid a bad back when sitting at a PC etc for long periods, they work well $20 each (15) A4 paper trays (50) will sell 1 for $2 or 5 for $3.

Stackable Portable BBQ with hose and regulator no gas bottle used for camping makes a good gas oven for chooks etc only $35.

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