July 2018 the western echo

The

Western Echo

July 2018 ISSN 1327-676X

Published by: Hot Metal Publications Phone: 3300 1846 - Email: editor@westernecho.com.au Over 15,700 Copies delivered each month to homes, businesses and clubs in the Western Suburbs

The Invisible Face of SOWN

Dawn Whyte has been the invisible face of SOWN until recently when she was awarded a Life Membership.

L-R SOWN nursery manager Dick Harding, life member Dawn Whyte and president John Abbott PHOTO: Mark Crocker.

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ADVERTISER’S DIRECTORY ACCOUNTANT

GUTTER VACUUM

R G Goodman Phone: 3289 1700 pg 14

Big Boys Gutter Vacuum Phone: 0407 737 400 pg 9

HAIR DESIGN

ARBORIST Ecological Tree Services Phone: 0433 624 761 pg 8

AUTO AIR CONDITIONING Wyatt’s BP The Gap Phone: 3300 2077

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DHS Hair Shack Phone: 3300 4200

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY Enoggera Open Day 14 July Phone: 3366 3191 pg 20

HOME CARE

BANKS Bank of Queensland The Gap Phone: 3300 1044 pg 1

Communify Phone: 3128 0110

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LAWYERS

BARBER George’s Barber Shop Phone: 3366 7435 pg 6

Hollingworth & Spencer Phone: 3123 5700 pg 14

BEAUTY

MASSAGE

Blooms Beauty Salon Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32

Bernard Evens Remedial & Sports Phone: 3366 9997 pg 16

Intune Beauty Therapy Phone: 3300 9710 p g 16

MEALS ON WHEELS

BUTCHER

Meals on Wheels Ashgrove Phone: 3366 4299 pg 3 & 12

MeatU@Home Phone: 3161 5021 pg 18

MEDICAL CENTRE

CLUBS/GROUPS Taylor Range Country Club Phone:3366 1560 pg 12

DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE Communify Phone: 3510 2707

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ELECTRICIANS Pearson Electrical Phone: 0409 623 970 pg 8

EXERCISE for Over 65s On The Move - Communify Phone: 3128 0110 pg 31

FINANCIAL ADVISOR Taylor Financial Advice & Solutions Phone:3510 1333 pg 19

Keperra Family Practice Phone: 3351 0323 pg 17

MORTGAGE ADVISOR Mortgage Choice Ashgrove Phone: 3463 0500 pg 9

REAL ESTATE

Good Deal Mowing Phone: 0439 734 142 pg 23

Harcourts Inner West P h o n e : 3 5 11 0 6 6 6 p g 9

MUSIC TUITION

RESTAURANT/DINING

The Gap Piano Studio Phone: 3166 8353 pg 25

Zegato’s Steak & Pasta Cafe P h o n e : 3 3 6 6 1 8 4 2 p g 11

PHARMACY

SCHOOL OPEN DAY

Blooms The Chemist The Gap Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32

Mt Nebo State School Phone: 3289 8162 pg 21

PLUMBER

TYRE & MECHANICAL Wyatt’s BP The Gap Phone: 3300 2077 pg 10

Pandanus Contractors Phone: 3300 3934 pg 23 Plumbers We Are Phone: 3351 0016 pg 23

POLICE-NON URGENT POLICE LINK Phone:

131 444

POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT Kate Jones Phone: 3366 6000 Jane Prentice, MP Phone: 3378 1599

Cr. Steven Toomey Phone: 3407 1900

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VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED

We urgently need more volunteer drivers. It can be for as little as a few hours each month. We deliver each morning, Monday to Friday, from around 9.30am until noon.

Can you help us? If you are interested, please phone Carolyn on 3366 4299 between the hours of 8.00am and noon.

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Rob’s Guitar School Phone: 3289 8020 pg 25

VETERINARIAN Ferny Hills Veterinary Surgery Phone: 3351 2122 pg 14 The Gap Veterinary Clinic Phone: 3300 1533 pg 15 WARDROBES Specialized HS Phone:0419 437 470 pg 23

WEIGHT LOSS Winning with Food Phone: 0403 085 640 pg 21

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GUITAR TUITION

PRINTER CARTRIDGES Cartridge World Ashgrove Phone: 3366 5111 pg

Deadline for August 2018 5pm Wednesday 25 July 2018

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Dawn Whyte - The Invisible Face of SOWN Dawn Whyte was awarded life membership of Save Our Waterways Now (SOWN) for “outstanding service to our volunteers” at a presentation ceremony on 30 June.

At age 91 years, Dawn doesn’t pull weeds, move mulch or grow native plants, she organises the roster of volunteers who work every Saturday morning at the SOWN Nursery at The Gap. Dawn said she was overwhelmed and thrilled by the honour.

“It’s a job I’ve really liked doing and it’s not a huge effort you know,” Dawn said.

Many nursery volunteers came to congratulate and meet Dawn because despite organising the roster for almost ten years, most of the volunteers had

never met her. She organises all the rosters by email.

President of SOWN, John Abbott said as a Saturday morning volunteer himself, Dawn had been his main point of contact for many years.

“It’s really good that you’ve been able to come today and meet everyone,” John said.

Nursery manager Dick Harding said most volunteers get to

Armistice Centenary Grant for Gap RSL

Hon Jane Prentice MP, Federal Member for Ryan, has commended The Gap RSL on receiving Federal Government funding to develop their project to commemorate the Armistice Centenary.

Mrs Prentice said The Gap RSL had received $21,000 to support construction of four new memorial columns, to match the existing columns, at The Gap Memorial Park.

“This project will be a fitting tribute to appropriately acknowledge the end of the War 100 years ago,” Mrs Prentice said.

The Gap RSL represents one of 50 successful applicants receiving funding for community projects to commemorate Australia’s wartime history and the 100th anniversary of the Armistice.

“This round of grants has been designed to deliver local projects and activities to communities like ours to commemorate Australia’s role in the First World War and pay tribute to service men and women,” Mrs Prentice said.

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interact with other volunteers face to face.

“Dawn is the invisible face of SOWN. No-one has ever seen Dawn at a SOWN,” he said.

“This volunteer turns up every week to do the job she’s chosen to do. She does it meticulously.

“It would be very hard to find someone else to do it and hard to find someone who would do it as well,” Dick said.

Each roster lasts two months and allocates two volunteers to be on duty every Saturday morning 9-11am so SOWN

members can collect plants and borrow equipment.

There are about 20 regular volunteers on the Saturday roster. Dawn prepares the roster, emails it out to the volunteers and publishes it on the SOWN web site.

Every Thursday she emails a reminder to the volunteers rostered on the following Saturday.

The SOWN Nursery is at 57 Paten Road The Gap. For more information go to www. saveourwaterwaysnow.com. au.

Inside the July Issue...

Amnesty International The Gap...............................................12 Arana VIEW Club....................................................................16 Art in Bark Association.................................................18 Ashgrove 500 Club...........................................................27 Ashgrove Forum..................................................................16 Ashgrove Historical Society................................................17 Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club..............................................22 Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed..................................................26 Chess T’Minit.......................................................................27 Communify..................................................................13/26 Enoggera Historical Society..............................................20 & 21 Federal Update - Jane Prentice........................................7 Ithaca Probus......................................................................13 Mitchelton Garden Club....................................................28 National Servicemen’s Association of Aust. (Qld Branch)........23 Paten Park Native Nursery (PPNN).............................................29 Principal’s Points............................................................24, 25 & 27 Qld. Family History Society.............................................27 Reflections..........................................................................30/31 Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap.....................................8 & 9 Shed Happens for Men of Ashgrove/The Gap.......................................23 SOWN (Save Our Waterways Now)...........................................3 State Update - Kate Jones - Member for Ashgrove......................5 Street Swags..........................................................................11 The Gap Anglican Church...................................................................18 The Gap Garden Club............................................................28 The Gap Historical Society...............................................14 The Gap Probus Club..............................................................21 The Gap RSL Sub Branch..................................................6 Ward Happenings Cr Steven Toomey..................................4 Yoorala Street Community Garden................................................29 The Western Echo July 2018 Page 3

Ward Happenings with Councillor Steven Toomey Cr Toomey can be contacted at The Gap Ward Office on Phone: 3407 1900

July 2018 Budget Column T h e L o r d M a y o r, i n delivering his eighth budget, outlined his priorities for this financial year 2018-19. He said “every day, Brisbane City Council works with residents and local communities to help make our city what it is today” This budget continues to deliver programs that: • Invest in services and infrastructure for the future • Keep Brisbane a lifestyle and leisure city with more lifestyle and leisure options; • Create jobs by supporting a vibrant economy and planning for our city’s next exciting chapter; and • Continues to identify and deliver new environmental initiatives that protect and enhance the natural environment.

You can view the full budget on the Council website: https://www.brisbane.qld.gov. au/about-council/councilinformation-rates/newspublications/council-annualplan-budget-2018-19 The budget for The Gap Ward 2018-19 continues to deliver major projects and election promises across the ward. Funding has been allocated to continue the upgrade of the Memorial section of Walton Bridge Reserve, The Gap and Stewart Place Ashgrove. Ashgrove Central section of Waterworks Road has been funded this year to upgrade the road corridor through Ashgrove. The Lord Mayor’s Smoother Suburban Road Program provides over $3.7million of road resurfacing to be completed in this year’s ward budget. This funding reinforces the Lord Mayor’s commitment to tackling real action on traffic congestion.

Funding has been increased for footpath and park upgrades throughout the ward and I look

forward to working with the local community to ensure we deliver the park upgrades for our children of all ages and abilities to enjoy. Stage 2 of the playground installation of Honeyeater Park, Upper Kedron will be delivered this year.

Major projects in this year’s budget include: • $757,000 for Keperra Picnic Grounds Aqua Park and Outdoor Gym Equipment; • $389,000 for New Amenity Block Ferny Grove Sports Ground at Keperra Picnic Grounds;

• $540,000 for Bikeway Reconstruction along Enoggera Creek at The Gap; and • $565,000 in Ashgrove Avenue for Bridges and Culvert Reconstruction I will be listing all the projects that have been funded for The Gap Ward on my website www.steventoomey. com.au If you wish to discuss any aspect of the 2018-19 budget please do not hesitate to contact me at the ward office.

I look forward to working on delivering all the budget items throughout the ward.

The local residents and community will benefit greatly from the 2018-2019 Budget

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State Update

Kate Jones MP

Member for Cooper

State Budget Queensland’s State Budget was announced by the Treasurer in June and as this was my first State Budget as the Member for Cooper, I wanted to ensure that we delivered on my local election commitments.

With more than $10 million for upgrades and improvements to our local schools included in this year’s budget, it is clear that every school in our community (independent, catholic and state) will benefit. There is also specific funding to finish the construction of key local education projects like the state-of-the-art science and robotics centre at The Gap State High School, the new world-class sports hall at Kelvin Grove State College and the extra classrooms at Red Hill Special School.

There is also great news for our local sporting clubs with $170,000 allocated for the Des Connor playing fields at Ashgrove, not only benefiting Marist Brothers Ashgrove but also the wider community who use those fields, $300,000 for Stage 2 of the lighting project at GPS Rugby and Valleys District Cricket, and $250,000 for the Bardon Latrobe Football Club to upgrade their facilities.

More broadly there was progression of the Cross River Rail project, a massive investment in public transport infrastructure that will remove the bottleneck at the core of our system, and the expansion of successful initiatives that support small business and investment.

Finally, this budget demonstrates our focus on restoring frontline staff with funding provided to employ an additional 3700 teachers, 3500 nurses and midwives, 400 police, and 100 firefighters over the next four years. This State Budget was firmly focused on delivering for our future by providing the infrastructure, services and skills that we will need.

If you have any questions about the State Budget please get in contact with my local office.

If there is a local matter you would like to discuss with me, please contact me.

Centenary Mass for Sacred Heart It was an honour to be able to attend Sacred Heart Catholic Church Rosalie’s Centenary Mass in June. Thank you to everyone who joined in the celebrations, particularly Bishop Ken Howell, for making it such a large event.

The mass and the choral concert that followed were a fitting tribute to this historic church and the parish’s long commitment to our community.

Congratulations Francine With the end of the financial years also brings a change in the leadership of our local Rotary group.

Congratulations to new President Francine Hinton and I would like to take this opportunity to thank former President John Russell and the all other committee members for their work over the past year.

Rotary organise some of the largest events in our community including the Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony at The Gap State High School and Carols by Candlelight in Dorrington Park. We wish you well Francine.

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The Gap RSL Sub-Branch - Stomp 12 August There’s only about one month left until this year’s Stomp and we’re looking for individuals and teams to join us on the 12.7km walk from ANZAC Square in the CBD, along the Kedron Brook bike path back to Memorial Park in Walton Bridge Reserve.

If you’re a local group of friends, community group, school or business, we’d love for you and your team to join us in honouring the ANZAC Spirit, getting a bit of exercise and raising some money for a worthy cause. There will be water, rest breaks and plenty of fresh air along the way. A late breakfast will be served at Walton Bridge reserve when we arrive around 9:30am.

Wind, rain or shine, it’s time for a Stomp! For more information please visit https://www.stomps.com.au/ thegapashgrovestomp.

The Gap RSL Museum and Library Our museum curator,

Tony, has been busily working alongside our librarian to catalogue and research our current holdings of military memorabilia and literature.

We are still asking for donations or loans of military paraphernalia or books from the public.

Our aim is to preserve the past and tell the stories of the people from our community who served the nation. If you have any items you’d like to donate or loan please contact us. Items such as such as medals, hat badges, uniforms and patches, metal/ plastic/cloth shoulder bars or

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any other badges which were issued to Australian service personnel.

We also conduct research on Australian issued items such as badges and medals, where the history may have been lost.

The Gap Memorial Park Upgrade As you may have seen, work on the Memorial Park upgrade is well underway.

The weather has been quite permitting so far and we hope it will hold out (touch wood).

The RSL is currently finalising the plans for the memorial gates, which will be installed

later in the project. For more information on the upgrade, please visit the BCC website.

Contact us To keep up to date with all The Gap RSL’s activities and events, please follow us on Facebook (@TheGapRSL).

If you have any enquiries, please contact us via the details below: Phone: (07) 3300 9439 Email: gap_rsl@bigpond.com Post: The Gap RSL, PO Box 122, The Gap QLD 4061 Facebook: @TheGapRSL Lest We Forget

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Hon. Jane Prentice MP Federal Member for Ryan

Federal Update Extending the Instant Asset Write-off

The Turnbull Government is continuing to back small business by extending the $20,000 instant asset write-off for a further 12 months, to 30 June 2019. Around 3.3 million small businesses across the country with an annual turnover of less than $10 million are eligible to access the write-off.

The extension of this initiative will benefit hardworking small businesses in Ryan, improve their cash flow and provide a boost to business activity and investment for another year.

Supporting People with Disability

Local Area Coordinators assist NDIS participants with information and referral to supports in the community, and help participants with their NDIS plans. ECEI services include short term, targeted speech and occupational therapy, information about community and mainstream services, support for families and carers, and assistance to access the NDIS. Carers Queensland will deliver LAC services and the Benevolent Society will provide ECEI supports in Ryan.

Australian Aid: Friendship Grants

We recently launched the Australian Aid: Friendship Grants program which

The Government is looking after Australians with disability and as a result of responsible economic management, our 2018 Budget has now fully funded the NDIS. The Budget also provided $92.6 million to ensure Australians who were users of Commonwealth services but not eligible for the NDIS would continue to receive support.

People with disability in Ryan will receive more support in their search for a job through increased Government funding to new and existing Disability Employment Service (DES) providers from 1 July. There will be 23 DES providers in Ryan offering more choice for people with disability. The Government will invest more than $3 billion in DES over the next four years.

For more information, visit www. jobaccess.gov.au.

We are also providing more than $233 million for Local Area Coordination (LAC) services for people with disability aged seven and older through the NDIS, and Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) services for children under six.

will bring community organisations into the Australian aid program by providing funding to expand or enhance their international development activities.

The Australian Government will provide $10 million over three years through grants of $30,000 to $60,000 for a range of activities, including education, healthcare, water supply and sanitation, rural development, and projects that promote economic sustainability through the empowerment of women and girls.

Round One is now open and I encourage all interested and eligible community organisations to apply. For more information, visit: www.dfat.gov. au/FriendshipGrants.

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Our Rotary year Changeover is effective 1 July when a new Rotary Club Ashgrove/The Gap Board takes over. New President, Francine Hinton, is now wearing the Chain of Office, which was passed on by Immediate Past President John Russell.

The year in reflection realised many successful activities serving our Community with dedicated participation by Rotarians, Partners and Friends of Rotary.

Some of those projects include: GRIPPS – Gap Regional Instrumental Primary Performers School, where approximately 160 music students from 11 local Primary Schools and a student from School of the Air, attended Instrumental Music camp hosted by The Gap State High School, which culminated in a concert attended by a packed audience of parents and friends and members of the community.

S A N TA S L E I G H – Delighting children and adults alike with Santa and Santa’s Helper riding on a glittering sleigh being pulled around The Gap with Christmas music and carols heralding their arrival in the streets.

CAROLS in the Park – Dorrington Park and hockey field becomes a place of glee for thousands of local residents who bring their families to enjoy a wonderful spectacle of choirs, orchestras, Santa, bright Christmas lights and an awesome fireworks display.

C I T I Z E N S H I P CEREMONY – A wonderful welcome for dozens of new Australian citizens who individually give their pledge of allegiance to Australia in front of a supporting audience of hundreds of family and friends. Celebrating to the sounds of Australian folk music and traditional Aussie fare such as lamingtons and tomato/vegemite on Saos and Jatz crackers.

RAFFLES – At Easter, Father’s Day and Christmas you will find enthusiastic Rotarians and their partners offering tickets to win a packed trolley or a basket of goodies where proceeds are contributed back to the community in the support of various projects.

AVENUES OF SERVICE – Our Rotary Club has w h a t w e c a l l Av e n u e s of Service which include: Club Service; Community Service; International Service; (Continued on Page 9)

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Welcomes New President and Board

Carmen Briggs

Principal Justice of the Peace Past President John Russell, and 2018/19 President Francine Hinton with recipients of Paul Harris Fellowship David Magee, Noelene Howe, John Donaldson, Jeanette Donaldson and Brenda Russell (Continued from Page 8)

Vocational Service and Youth Service. Each of these service categories have an agenda for the Rotary year where the Chair Person and the respective Rotarian Team address many opportunities to “Make a Difference” which

was our Rotary Theme for the 2017-2018 Year.

This year our 2018-19 Rotary Theme is “Be the Inspiration” and we invite the readers of The Western Echo to ask a Rotarian how you also may be the inspiration.

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Street Swags Need Your Help - Winter Appeal Street Swags is a Brisbane North based Charity which has been in operation for 13 years.

A bag with room for extra belongings, the street swag is made of super lightweight waterproofed canvas with a high-density foam mattress.

It offers its users a degree of comfort, warmth and protection from the weather.

Designed for those living on the streets, its discrete appearance and camouflage colours, offer some safety for those who need to be invisible.

Street swags has empowered and brought together all levels of community. Corporate, and private entities donate funds to sponsor the street swags.

All Street Swags are made by inmates at Woodford Correctional Centre, which gives the prisoners TAFE accredited, work-ready skills in a Certificate II in Upholstery.

The swags are then sent to St Joseph’s Nudgee College where the students put the foam mattress in them and roll

them ready to be distributed around Australia.

We have recently started our Winter appeal, our aim is to make and distribute as many swags as possible heading into this freezing time of year. We send swags all across Australia to those people who are unfortunately sleeping rough.

Due to the sheer numbers of people finding themselves in this situation in comparison to last year Street Swags are being swamped with orders and their backlog is now at the highest level the charity has seen since it was established.

Street Swags are trying to raise awareness for our "Gift a Swag" program this winter which allows residents and students to raise funds or gift a swag. They in essence purchase the swag from our charity and we send it straight to the front line where it is needed. Donors receive a certificate if requested that highlights exactly who they helped and where that swag went.

Have you ever seen a homeless person on the street on a cold, wet, night and wished you could do something to help them?

Well now you can!

This Winter a simple donation will enable one person sleeping rough to have comfort and dignity.

Not only do we send a swag to a rough sleeper on your behalf but we also send a personalised certificate thanking you for your donation. We find alot of people use this service when a loved ones birthday rolls around, so that instead of a standard present you can give them a personalised certificate that shows them that this Winter a rough sleeper is warm and dry because of them.

For more information, or to donate to the winter appeal, visit www.streetswags.org or email info@streetswags.org or call 3366 5126.

The Gap RSL have offered their support to Street Swags - Go to www.streetswags.org to see the work that street swags do across Brisbane and help a local charity reach people who need a swag over these cold winter months.

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Amnesty International ASHGROVE

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED

We urgently need more volunteer drivers.

It can be for as little as a few hours each month. We deliver each morning, Monday to Friday, from around 9.30am until noon.

Can you help us?

If you are interested, please phone Carolyn at our office on 3366 4299 between the hours of 8.00am and noon.

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Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. Our vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and are funded mainly by our membership and public donations.

Amnesty International has conducted intensive field research on both sides of the US-Mexico border this year, finding that President Trump’s range of measures aimed at “tackling immigration” violate international law. These include the 25 January 2017 Executive Order on “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements,” and a series of other measures which allow for the forcible return of people to lifethreatening situations, and increase the unlawful mandatory detention of asylum-seekers and families for months on end.

Amnesty has found that asylum seekers at the USA-Mexico border are being forced to risk extortion or violence by paying smugglers to cross into the USA, while areas of the Arizona desert have registered a doubling in migrant deaths since Trump’s election. While there has been a turn-around in the policy of separating children from their parents in recent days, there is a growing human rights catastrophe brewing, which Amnesty calls on President Trump to address.

The Helen Black Amnesty International group meet between 9-11am on the second Monday of the month in The Gap and would love to hear from anyone interested in knowing more about Amnesty International, or joining our group. Please contact: Di on 3300 1861. For information about the Ashgrove Amnesty group please email: amnestyashgrove@gmail.com.

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Nestled away on the Enoggera Creek, Ashgrove you won't find a better location to spend quality time with friends and family.

A limited number of memberships are currently available at very reasonable rates, so get in quick to avoid missing out. The club also has a function hall that can be booked out for a variety of occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, fitness classes and work conferences.

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Ithaca Probus Club

The Ithaca Probus Club is a very active club, well known for our regular high quality guest speakers, our great monthly outings and our welcome for visitors and potential new members.

Established in 2000, the Ithaca Probus Club celebrated its 18th birthday last month with an annual birthday lunch. See photo of 2018 President Mike Perry cutting the birthday cake with Club Founder Jack Gilmour at the June meeting.

Following our talk on “Remembering Expo 88” by club member, Brian Hampton at the June meeting, personal safety will be the issue in July. Club member and retired physiotherapist, Helen-Mary Blake will give a presentation titled “Stay on Your Feet”. This program has been specially designed by Queensland Health to help prevent falls in the elderly. Helen-Mary will be discussing muscle strength, balance & posture, as well as vision, foot care and medication all contributing to an essential health intervention to minimize falls.

This month Ithaca Probus Club members will join with The Travel Club for a tour of Stanthorpe and surrounding areas. This will include visits to a number of wineries in the Granite Belt, an inspection of the Woolshed at Jondaryan, Rudd’s Hotel at Nobby, the Old Butter Factory at Boonah and the annual “Jumpers and Jazz” festival at Warwick.

Our Club meets every second Thursday of the month at 9.45am at the Ashgrove Bowls Club for a meeting with morning tea, talks on member’s interests and a variety of guest speakers.

The club currently has vacancies for new members and we would be delighted to welcome you to our meeting.

If you are interested in joining us at our July club meeting or any other meeting in 2018 as a guest or as a prospective member, please phone our Club Membership Officer, Anne Evans Ph (0402) 630 993.

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Celebrating the Club’s 18th Birthday - Club president Mike Perry (left) and Club Founder Jack Gilmour (right)

A thriving hub for active seniors Book your day with us and enjoy: Free door to door transport Delicious morning tea and lunch Choose to join: Music therapy and art classes Reminiscence and memories sessions Exercise classes to keep you strong and active Sing-a-longs Guest speakers Current affairs discussions Monthly bus trips Daily fee $16.

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The Gap Historical Society Inc. Est. 2000 “Just what is this??” “Where did we get this from?” “Who donated this to the Society?” - some of the questions raised at our ‘packing-up’ day on 2nd June in preparation for handing over the lease on the Nullagundi Centre!

The packing-up was carried out by several members, and we now have a dozen or more removal cartons ready for transport to Logan Historical Society, where these items will be displayed on our behalf. Negotiations for transferring the lease are progressing, with a projected change-over date of the end of August. Another Gap organisation will be the new lessee. As we have previously made known, we will continue to meet at the centre, as will all those other small organisations who currently hold their meetings there.

It may be worth mentioning that the decision to relinquish the lease was not one made lightly, nor was the Society forced into such a decision by economical restrictions. It was made after several months of deliberation based on the Society’s ability to efficiently manage the centre to the satisfaction of Brisbane City Council. Because of an aging membership, the decision was made to let go of the primary lease so the Society could concentrate its efforts towards its aims – basically to record, maintain and store the history of The Gap for future generations.

We thank Ashgrove The Gap Lions Club for their assistance on the 9th June in tidying up the trees and gardens around the centre. Access to a few problem areas has been made easier thanks to their efforts.

We also sincerely thank Ellendale Development (Upper Kedron) for including us in their 2018 Neighbourhood Grants scheme from which we received $500.00.

At our recent meeting, local identity Ed Coxon gave us an overview of the Probus movement and its origins.

Our next meeting will be on Saturday 28th July, and we hope to have a speaker on ADVANCE CARE PLANNING – a subject most of us do not know anything about. It is a subject related to Advance Health Directives and is therefore an important topic, particularly for those of us who ‘are getting on’!!

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Great News for Dogs Suffering from Pollen Allergies and “Itch” Oclacitinib was a recent and welcome addition to the therapeutic armoury against pollen allergy symptoms in dogs. This medication is a potent inhibitor of an enzyme involved in the generation of biochemicals (cytokines) involved in allergy.

The excitement around the release of this medication largely related to the fact that traditional therapies for pollen allergies (“Atopy”) were either frequently ineffective (e.g. antihistamines, desensitisation), or had undesirable side effects. Veterinarians are now able to withdraw cortisone treatment in many patients, which, in some instances, can cause significant harm.

Soon to be released is an even more exciting medication for itchy dogs that employs the use of monoclonal antibody technology. This is a truly “biological” treatment. This treatment involves the use of a monoclonal antibody directed specifically against a molecule that is involved in the generation of itch (Interleukin-31).

The monoclonal antibody is initially manufactured and retrieved from mice, then genetically manipulated to almost completely replace the mouse antibody molecule with the canine antibody molecule.

The result is a “biological” medication that does not cause inappropriate stimulation of the immune system (i.e. it is not detected as “foreign” by the dog’s immune system), and specifically targets the “itchy molecule” (Interleukin-31). This is a highly effective and safe biological strategy for dogs with pollen allergies.

The monoclonal antibody is administered as an injection under the skin. It works quickly to relieve itch (within 24 hours) and maintains efficacy for 1-2 months. The injection may be repeated every 4-8 weeks, as required.

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The Ashgrove Forum Communicators Club held its 930th monthly meeting on Wednesday 20th June 2018 chaired by Una Liu. Members voted on the Ashgrove Forum Annual Most Memorable Speaker Award for speeches made during the last twelve months. The Chairman Una Liu announced the winner for 2017-2018 was Ronda Nix OAM. Members are looking forward to a Lunch to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the foundation of Forum on Saturday 28th July which will attended by members from Forum Clubs throughout the state where Ronda will be one of the speakers.

President Pam Nugent reported on the well-attended Forum Biennial Convention held at the Gold Coast at the end of May and advised the meeting that all Ashgrove speakers acquitted themselves well. The 2017 Forum Communicators Bursary Winner, Taylor Birtchell, gave a stunning speech at the Convention on the subject of land clearing. The winner of the 2018 Forum Communicators Bursary, which attracted a large number of applicants, will be announced in early July with the presentation made on 25th July at 5:30pm in the Barbara Fielding Room, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Gregory Terrace Brisbane.

The next Ashgrove Forum meeting will be held at 6.45pm on Wednesday 18 July 2018 in the meeting room at the back of the Ashgrove Library, 87 Amarina Avenue, Ashgrove.

Visitors and prospective members are always welcome. For information call Pat on Mob: 0458 696 267.

Arana VIEW Club ‘Voice, Interests and Education of Women’ Arana VIEW Club meets on Wednesday 1st August at Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade, Keperra 10.30am for 11.00am.

Cost is $27.00 for a 2-course lunch. There are the usual lucky door and raffles prizes and monies raised go towards the Smith Family’s Learning for Life program supporting disadvantaged Australian children.

We recently held another successful sausage sizzle at the new Bunnings at Keperra and raised more funds to support our “Learning for Life students.” Thanks everyone who supported us.

Our August Guest speaker will be Lyn Masters, View Zone Councillor. August is also our next make, bake and grow table so bring along all those lovely baked goodies, craft items and plants as we all love getting a bargain.

New Members and guests are always welcome.

Please phone Carol on 33555349 by 4pm Monday 30th July. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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Childhood Immunisation now available “Let Ashgrove Flourish” says the banner on the first tram

Ashgrove has been the birthplace or home to quite a number of people who have become well-known in Brisbane and beyond. On Saturday 4 August, three members of the Ashgrove Historical Society will present vignettes on the lives of three such ‘Ashgrovians’ – Thea Astley (novelist), George Rogers Harding (Queensland Supreme Court judge) and Piers Lane (classical pianist).

The presentation will be held in the Ashgrove Library meeting room at 10am. It will be followed by a complementary morning tea and a chance to chat and share some memories till 12 noon. Visitors are most welcome. Copies of the very successful Lost Ashgrove ($25) will be available for purchase as well as the Society’s other publications.

Many older residents of Brisbane have fond memories of the trams. The Ashgrove tramline closed 50 years ago in August 1968. The Society is collaborating with the Brisbane Tramway Museum to present a display of photos, maps etc at a site in Ashgrove TBC. Check this page in the August edition for further information.

In the meantime, if you’d like to relive your tram-travelling days then the Tramway Museum at Ferny Grove is the place for you. Trams run on Sundays 12:30pm-4pm (unless it’s raining) and are popular with young and old alike. There is a special event on Saturday 28 July 10am – 3pm to celebrate 50 years since the BTM Society was formed. Visit the museum’s website and Facebook page for more information, photos and videos.

The Ashgrove Historical Society meets on the first Saturday of the month February-December. Membership is $10 per annum, $15 couple/family which includes the bi-monthly newsletter, Tram Stops. Monthly topics can be found on the Society’s website and Facebook page.

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THE GAP

MU@H Welcomes our new Centre Residents.

All of us here at MU@H welcome our new retail neighbours now that the extension finished and open for business. It’s exciting times for The Gap Village to expand goods and services on offer to our customers providing new choices and to keep ’Shop Local’ thriving.

Winter is here in full swing now and we are seeing some of our favourite lines from last year starting to head home with the view of becoming a hearty winter dinner choice!

Come and see our range of options for your winter menu – all grass fed and naturally all Australian sourced.

Choose from a large range of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat, Chicken lines plus many more.

Personal favourites in our household are Beef Cheeks, Ox Tail, Pork Collarbutt and Lamb Shoulder but there are so many options, the choices are endless.

Just ask any of our staff for some ideas if you are stuck in deciding.

New Plastic Bag Laws You will all be aware by now of the new laws governing our ability to provide bagging options for your purchases.

We are in the same situation as every other retailer in Qld and as such are unable to offer you anything other than reusable carry bags (if you do not have your own) for a small cost.

We thank you for your understanding on this issue.

You may notice some new faces behind the counter at your next visit and that is due to a couple of our staff members moving on to take up some new challenges in their careers.

We wish Belinda and Clint well in their new career choices.

Until next month, be happy, eat well and stay warm!

Julie & Gary Read & the friendly Team at MeatU@Home

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Healthy Boundaries Grow Healthy Children Does family life seem more like a battlefield than a place of calm nurturing? Or do you just need a bit of guidance in setting limits as a loving parent or grandparent.

Setting and maintaining wise boundaries with your children instils character in them that will help them lead balanced, productive and fulfilling adult lives.

The Gap Anglican Church is holding an 8 - session interactive course designed to help raise children to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes and emotions.

Based on the best-selling book “Boundaries with Kids” by Christian psychologists, Dr Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend, the course will help you: • Recognise the boundary issues underlying child behaviour problems.

• Set boundaries and establish consequences with your children.

• Get out of the “nagging” trap.

• Stop controlling your kids – and instead help them develop self-control.

• Take practical steps for implementing boundaries with your kids.

Place: The Gap Anglican Community Ministry Centre, Cnr Waterworks Rd and Kullaroo St Time/Day: 7:30 – 9:00 pm, Tuesday Sessions 1 - 4: 17 Jul, 24 Jul, 31 Jul, 7 Aug 2018 (break for EKKA wk) then Sessions 5 – 8: 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sept, 11 Sept 2018 Cost: $15 for workbook R.S.V.P.: Parish Office (07) 3300 1502 / info@tgac.org.au Registration for the sessions is essential.

Art in Bark Association If you are going to the RNA (Ekka) this year the Art in Bark have a display of bark pictures in Fine Arts Hall, Paper bark pictures made from the Melaluca Trees.

Where.....at Brisbane RNA Exhibition Show grounds, Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills.

When....Friday 10th – Sunday 19th August.

Workshops Art in Bark have Workshops: Monday 9.30am Brisbane City Hall, Adelaide St. 50+ in the Basement Please call before coming ph. Barbara 3271 2130 Friday. at Nundah. 9.30am ph. Ros 0419 674 498 for details/ address - please call before coming Thursday....Inala Craft Class 9.30am Ph. Barbara 3271 2130 for details/address - please call before coming For more information on the Art in Bark Association call Barbara 3271 2130 – or Hazel M. 0408 157 117 or Oriel 5429 6739 or email ababrisbane@gmail.com website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

Are You in Need of a Justice of the Peace?

A group of local Justices of the Peace, supported by the Justice Department, have been suppling their JP service at The Gap Village Shopping Centre between 10-12pm on Tuesday since February 2018. They are from left to right Dot Matthews.

Anita Gow, Doug Parry, Warren Jolly, Kerry Parry and Michele Rice. Those missing are Rod Adamson, Arthur Clendinen, Ross McKinnon and John Forest.

The owners at “Yiros Stop” have supported the new service by supplying a coffee each week at no charge. We thank them for all they have done to make our initial settling in period so pleasant and enjoyable.

If you are down at The Gap Shopping Village drop in and have a chat with us and have a bite to eat at “Yiros Stop”.

War Widows Group The War Widows group meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 1.30 pm -230 pm at The Gap Football Club GlenAffric Street, all widows and widowers are welcome.

They are a support group for others and are currently involved with craft and a raffle for the Armistice Day. Please call the President, Julia on 3366 2061 or Lachlan Paff Secretary Citizens Auxiliary 0415 224 141 for more information.

Local JPs available to shoppers at The Gap Village Shopping Centre on Tuesdays from 10 to 12 noon - Dot Matthews, Anita Gow, Doug Parry, Warren Jolly, Kerry Parry and Michele Rice

Determining your retirement goals Determining retirement goals is at the core of most personal financial plans. Ideally, the setting of broad retirement goals should begin early in our working lives - and then continue to be refined as we age and gain a better impression of our likely future retirement finances. A framework for decision-making in retirement proposes a retirement plan that best aligns with retirees’ achieving their goals while mitigating their risks. This plan has four parts: Determine your retirement goals, understand your risks, assess your financial resources and, finally develop a plan to achieve your goals and mitigate your risks.

Common goals of retirees include: Paying for basic living expenses: This includes creating a fundamental and sustainable retirement income to pay recurring living expenses such as food, housing (including home maintenance, rates and home insurance), electricity and gas, and transport. Other nondiscretionary expenses include recurring medical expenses (such as hospital insurance and prescription drugs), communications (phone and broadband), and clothing.

Having a contingency reserve: This goal is to have a readily-accessible reserve for unexpected costs including health care needs, sudden aged-care needs and large, unavoidable home repairs.

Having enough income for discretionary spending: This is to finance your preferred lifestyle with spending above basic living expenses. Such discretionary spending typically includes taking holidays, eating out, buying a new car, and renovations.

Leaving an inheritance to your children and gifts to charities: Achieving this goal much depends, of course, on personal financial circumstances and preferences. The intention to leave an inheritance underlines the need for adequate estate planning.

Once your goals are listed, you can then decide which matter most to you. The setting of goals could be described as the backbone of sound retirement planning. For further assistance, or to attend one of our free workshops on retirement planning, cashflow management, or estate planning, please contact us on 07 3510 1333.

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Enoggera & Districts Historical Society Inc. In association with Queensland Family History Society and other local groups

Warmly invites the community to attend

100 Years of History 1918 - 2018

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Showcasing a century of local and wider history • Enoggera Memorial Hall, Trundle Street, Enoggera.

• Saturday, 14 July 2016 - 9.30am to 4.30pm.

• Talk to experts about your family tree research: civilian and military.

• Photos and memorabilia from the archives of Enoggera & Districts Historical Society.

And much, much more!

In 2018 we remember the following significant anniversaries: 1918 World War I ends 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes German Chancellor; The ‘Bodyline’ series betweeen Australia and England 1938 ‘Peace in our Time’ declaration by Neville Chamberlain 1943 Key World War II Allied victories in Africa, Europe and the Pacific 1948 The ‘Invincibles’ cricket tour of England; Prince Charles born 1953 Mt Everest climbed for the first time; Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1968 McDonald’s Big Mac introduced in Australia 1973 Australia goes metric 1988 Brisbane hosts World Expo ‘88 2008 The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) hits

Coffee, tea and refreshments available (gold coin donations are welcome). The hall is adjacent to Enoggera train station, it is accessible via bus services 350, 598 and 599, and it is wheelchair friendly.

For enquiries phone David on 3366 3191.

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General Monash, Don Bradman, Charles Prince of Wales, Neville Chamberlain and the Big Mac; all will feature in our commemoration of 100 years of history from the battles of Villers Bretonneux to the present at our annual open day on Saturday July 14.

Doors will open at 9am and will remain so until 4.30pm; admission is free, a gold coin would be appreciated for refreshments available throughout the day. The venue is Enoggera Memorial Hall on the corner of Trundle and Wardell Streets, Enoggera; entry and parking in Trundle Street. Council bus routes 350, 361 390 598 and 599 pass the door and Enoggera Station on Ferny Grove line is nearby, running half hourly services.

Queensland Family History Society will be on hand to assist you with family history research. Collected over the past 25 years, our substantial collection of books, photographs and memorabilia displaying Enoggera as divisional board, shire and suburb in peace and at war will be on display.

The society’s research and display centre is open at the memorial hall every Thursday between 9.30 and 1pm; visitors and new members are always welcome. For more information and details please contact Dave 3366 3191.

The Probus Club of The Gap The members of this club are undaunted by cold weather, so we headed off to Gatton and points beyond to follow a few connections to Steele Rudd, the author of “On Our Selection” (memorably done on radio as “Dad and Dave”).

After morning tea by the park lake at Gatton, with an impressive display of bird life, we went on to the Steele Rudd Memorial Park at Greenmount. The simple Shingle Hut marks where Arthur Hoey Davis grew up in a large family. The plaques are most informative – but we did wonder if the original family had an olive tree like the one planted there now!

And so on to Nobby, with two attractions: the Sister Kenny Memorial Museum and “Rudd’s Pub”.

The museum explains how Sister Kenny became a nurse, at first more or less self-taught, then in the Australian Army during the First World War, then becoming world famous for revolutionary methods for the treatment of Polio (“Infantile Paralysis”). World famous, that is, except in Australia, where her methods were not accepted by the medical establishment.

Rudd’s Pub fed and watered us, with a side order of bush poetry recited, and mostly written, by award-winning bush poet Gary Fogarty. What a day!

If you would be interested in joining, or just giving it a try, we would welcome your enquiry. Just call our secretary Jan on 3366 2998. We meet at 2pm on the first Thursday of every month, at The Gap Baptist Church, at the junction of Waterworks and Settlement Roads – handy to lots of buses, and with some spaces for car parks. Places are available and we’d love to meet you. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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A New Year Begins for Ashgrove/ The Gap Lions Club

Lion Roley McAtee presenting the Club Bell to President Michael Pope at the Changeover Dinner

A new year begins for the Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club The 30th June marks not only the end of the tax year but also the end of a Lions year. It is a time to reflect on the past year, on what was achieved and the fun that was had. Each year the Ashgrove/The Gap Lions club is involved in a diversity of activities and 2017/18 has been no exception, whether it be such things as the garage sale or parking cars at the Ekka; various sausage sizzles; selling raffle tickets or offering support to other local charities and community organisations.

Various social activities have also allowed members of the club to partake in fellowship and support of one another.

It is remarkable that a club of 38 members, with varying degrees of skills and availabilities, is able to remain viable and relevant in a world that is changing at an alarming rate. However, hard work and determination this past year, has resulted in the Ashgrove/The Gap Lions club being able to raise and donate over $27000.00 to various charities and organisations in and around our local region.

Some of this money went to assist in medical research via

the Lions Medical Research Foundation, to the benefit of all; some to local charities, such as the Ashgrove Meals on Wheels and Hear and Say; other monies have been donated to schools and local community groups and also there have been donations made to individual people, such as a local person who is visually impaired to allow them to purchase a special telephone.

It is not always about raising money and some of our undertakings over the year have related to supporting our local youth, such as the

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club’s participation in the annual Lions Youth of the Year program and offering on-going support to our two Leos clubs.

Other activities this year help to provide entertainment and information to our members by inviting various guest speakers along to our club meetings. A special event, which was held recently, was the Anniversary dinner, which celebrated 55/50 years since the formation of the Ashgrove and The Gap Lions clubs, respectively (these two clubs amalgamated in 2007).

Of course no club can be

run successfully without a strong leadership team and the success of this year shows that at Ashgrove/The Gap Lions club has had the sort of leadership that enables this to happen. Michael Pope has been the president of the club for the past year and has agreed to continue in this role for the next twelve months. He was formally appointed to this position at our recent Change Over dinner by guest Lions member and past District Governor, Roley Mc Atee.

As testament to Michael’s leadership abilities many of the other executives of the club have also agreed to continue on in their various roles for another year. Congratulations to them and to all the other members who are willing to step up to ensure that 2018/19 will be another successful and enjoyable year for the club.

If you would like more information about Ashgrove/ The Gap Lions club please contact our Membership Chair: Peter Cooper: 0488 069 089; or check us out on Facebook or on our website: www.ashgrovethegap.qld. lions.org.au

President Michael Pope and the 2018/2019 team

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Shed Happens

for Men at The Gap/Ashgrove As usual Shed Night was held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, Wednesday, 20th June, at the Scout Den in Paten Road, The Gap. We only had one speaker on the night, Jeff Hilder. He held the attention of all those present with his brilliant presentation about the Hilder Family. Jeff was back by popular request as his family celebrates 160 years this year of farming, land ownership and living in The Gap. His presentation was a unique pictorial and verbal history of the suburb from the perspective of one of its first pioneering families.

“Mountfield”, the family property, was centred on the area west of Hilder road which incorporated Wittonga Park. There were also another couple of portions/several acres of land owned by the family on the other side of Hilder Rd near the current site of the Hilder Rd State School that had been Soldier Settlement farms following World War 1. The homestead itself was situated on the hill where Cloghan St is today.

The evening began at 6pm with the usual BBQ and there was a break half-way through Jeff’s presentation for tea and/or coffee and a chat.

There were many photographs and maps etc of The Gap that were featured by this local historian as he rolled back the years of the development and the many changes that have taken place over the years. There were a great number of questions from the audience which Jeff was happy to answer.

Many thanks to Jeff for this fantastic presentation and the knowledge he imparted to an appreciative audience.

The next Shed night will be held on the 18th July 2018 in the usual place, the Scout Den in Paten Rd, The Gap. For further information please call – Craig (0417 736 897) or Lionel (0417 786 542) or visit our Website – www. shedhappensformen.com.au or Facebook Page – gapshednight@ gmail.com We look forward to sharing with you on our next “Shed Happens for Men Night”

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For further information on the benefits of membership, to apply for either of the two medals available to former Australian nashos, or to locate a branch closest to you, phone 3324 1277 or scroll officeadmin@nashoqld.org.au Brisbane North West branch meets at Gaythorne RSL on the third Sunday of each month commencing 10.15 (next15 July).

At the conclusion of a meeting there is the chance to lunch in the pleasant surroundings of RSL bistro bar.

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Marist College Ashgrove Congratulations to: Will Valentine has been selected in the 15 years Australian Water Polo Squad, and will attend an Australian Team camp in Canberra during the last week of June. This is a fantastic achievement, as Will is the only 14-year-old in the squad.

Asher Parkin, James Prole, Tom Prole, Tom Garbellini on their selections in the Met North Cross Country team to compete at the Queensland Championships on the Sunshine Coast from 21-23 July.

Ben Geraghty, Ben Byrne, John Downes, Zach Hogan, Lachlan Tenison-Woods and Shaquille McLeod who were selected in the AIC rugby team to compete at the QLD 18 years schoolboys trials at Ballymore in the last week of June.

Congratulations also to the Marist 8.1 Debating team who were undefeated in the QDU rounds for the second year in a row. Heading off to finals in the coming weeks. (see photo attached) Congratulations to our Senior A team on their convincing 3 point win against Villanova. (see photo attached) Congratulations to Quinn Sweeney Year 11 who was the winner of the Dayboro Young Achiever Award 2018 Congratulations to Callan McLean Year 7 and Flynn Cleary Year 6 who have been selected in the Met North Australian Football 10 - 12 Years Team competing at the State Championships in early June Congratulations to Nicholas Sgroi Year 11 has been selected in Met North Football 13 – 16 Years Boys team competing at the State Championships in early June.

Congratulations to Henry

rRdgers (year 12) who has been awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Award for 2018.

The Pierre de Coubertin Awards are named after the founder of the modern Olympic Games and take place on an annual basis to recognise senior secondary students who demonstrate attributes consistent with Olympism through participation and commendable behaviour in sporting activities.

Schools are invited to nominate one recipient from Year 10, 11 or 12 for the award each year. Each nominee must participate actively in the school’s physical education program with a consistently positive attitude and must have represented the school in a sport.

Students have to submit a piece of original art or literary work which demonstrates the student’s appreciation and understanding of the Olympic Movement.

Henry’s painting was submitted along with his sporting highlight “My sporting highlight was travelling with some of my closest mates to Canberra for a basketball tournament. It brought me closer to people with whom I otherwise would not have connected. What I brought out of this trip was that sports, particularly the olympics, can teach young people the skills of being part of a team, as well as a variety of social skills.”

Mr Peter McLoughlin Headmaster

Mount Nebo State School Our school has had a busy run up to the holidays with all of our Term 2 events in learning and sport and Term 3 will also be energy packed.

The sun stayed shining for us for our annual Small School Sports Day track and field events we held with all of the children showing

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persistence, resilience, effort and sportspersonship.

Congratulations to all our athletes and well done age champions – Ishmael, Gemma and Daisy. Gemma and Daisy are also age eligible to compete at the City District track and field in Term 3. Go team Nebo!

Although we recognise the significance of Indigenous perspectives throughout the year, we will start the term with recognition to NAIDOC week when the whole school will visit the Balaangala Community Gardens at Yoorala Street in The Gap. We will participate in two activities led by cultural workers – one involving cultural stories of the Torres Strait and also a hands-on and tasting of bush foods. It is really lovely to have this right on our doorstep in The Gap. On Monday 23 July during our Forest School – 8:30-10:30, our students will be hosting a Cultural morning tea for anyone wishing to be involved to support and learn with our school on Indigenous perspectives.

On Saturday 23 July our students and staff will be excited to show visitors around our wonderful small school during our Open Day from 12:00 to 2:30. This will be followed by the ‘Kindy Without Walls’ Open Day from 2:30-4:30 who are progressing with their planning to operate in our school for 2019. Please come along and visit our small school setting with individualised learning just 20 minutes from The Gap. Yours in lifelong learning, Elaine Tibbles - Principal

Payne Road State School “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich Success means different things for different people. At Payne Road State School we celebrate learning and we are

proud of the achievements of our students. We encourage them to keep on trying as it is this perseverance that will prepare them for high school and beyond.

I would like to congratulate these students who persevere and engage in a range of activities in our school c o m m u n i t y. Ay l a a n d Anastasia who are currently engaged in the Gap State High School Art extension program.

Harvey and Cooper who are engaged in the Gap State High School Maths extension program. Well done to Jessica and Thomas who participated in the Mount Coot-tha Young Writers workshop. And also well done to all those students who participated in the District Cross Country event. Good job Zara, Genevieve, Lilly, Charley, Seth, Jared, Sienna, Cyrus, Tye, Cooper, Olivia, Oliver, Clara and Katherine.

Payne Road State School has just found that they have been successful in gaining a grant to upgrade our current library space to extend and build our new Learning Hub. This facility will provide students with access to a range of learning spaces and new forms of digital and design technology. It will be a big project for the school over the coming year but we are excited about the opportunities it will provide for students for years to come.

Stephen Rowe - Principal

The Gap State High School The New Building is progressing on schedule with levels advancing well and on target. The new building will consist of a three storey STEM, robotics and senior schooling building and will cater for ongoing growth in our community and student enrolment. The plan is for the building to be ready for the start of the 2019 school year.

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music lovers packed into the hall and they were all highly (Continued from page 24) entertained by close to 3 hours After our recent successful of music.

Open Night, enrolments have We have had an awesome been coming in at a great start to the school volleyball speed. The next School Tour season with our Year 9 and is scheduled for Thursday 2 10 Volleyball teams travelling August at 9.30am. Please to Toowoomba to compete in register your interest with our the Intermediate Volleyball Enrolments Officer Mrs Sharon Schools Cup. The Thursday Lyon on 3511 3888. Our 2019 night volleyball competition applicants for Academic and is also well underway, with Music honours have just taken all of our school teams playing their tests and the first found of games against Ferny Grove offers will be sent out shortly. and Kelvin Grove each week.

This year The Gap State District and regional Cross High School travelled to Country were held recently Indooroopilly State High with some students progressing School to compete at the onto the State Championships annual Maths Team Challenge. in Maroochydore.

The competition was attended Recently the Year 9 Action by numerous schools with Group held a Red Nose Day over 70 teams entered and stall in support of the SIDs and 20 teams in each group. Kids Foundation. The Year 9 The students showed great Action group sold Red Noses, enthusiasm and effort through Red Nose pens and wristbands their amazing problem solving did free face painting and had skills in a complex thinking a quiz on SID’s and Red Nose and challenging environment. Day for some super special Every year yLead runs a series prizes. of one-day leadership events, The Year 10 Action Group known as Altitude Day, for sold pancakes to help raise Year 9 students from across a w a r e n e s s f o r d o m e s t i c the country. The Altitude Day violence. Collaboration was is a positive education and made within the school to student leadership experience. highlight current issues, All 12 of our grade 9 leadership making students more mindful team, both executive and sports of their behaviour. attended. The day’s impact was felt on both a personal Year 8 students attended camp level and also by The Gap State at Maroon Outdoor Education High School that will benefit Centre and Year 9 students from the enthusiasm and ideas went to “Outward Bound” Murwillumbah NSW. The their students returned with. groups had a fantastic time The Environmental Club has and an incredible amount organized toner cartridge of personal growth was recycling boxes, received a witnessed. The programs dozen food waste bins from at camp engage students in Steven Toomey and a 600L outdoor adventure activities compost bin and starter kit and the skilled and qualified from Bunnings. The bins will teachers assist students to be able to repurpose food waste reflect on their experiences to into compost for gardening enhance their knowledge and projects within the school and skills in teamwork, resilience close the loop on food waste and leadership. reaching landfill.

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without music or a conductor and with amazing enthusiasm, passion and accuracy. An outstanding achievement for this incredible ensemble who will now be performing at the State Final in August at The Convention Centre.

In the school’s tradition of supporting the local community, every year our school presents a ‘Christmas in July’ Concert for the senior citizens in our community. At this free concert our special guests are entertained by our students, provided with afternoon tea and a small gift from Santa.

If you know any seniors who would like to join us on the day please contact Ingrid on idryn0@eq.edu.au or call the office on 3511 3888.

The Gap State School The Gap State School is immensely proud of its music program and we are very proud of our achievements. Our

awards this semester include: Girls’ Choir: Gold Award and winner Section 2 QYMA (Queensland youth Music Awards) Senior Choir: Gold Award, winner of their heat and finalist, section 9 QYMA Junior Choir: Gold Award, Section 5 Central - QYMA Senior Band: Bronze Award Fanfare Senior Strings: Bronze Award Fanfare During the past two weeks, families and community members enjoyed our instrumental and choral mid-year concert performances, showcasing students’ development and achievements this semester. Congratulations to all participants and our outstanding teachers for another semester of musical excellence. Percussion: Mr Jeff Jarrott; Brass and Woodwind: Mrs Christine Haywood and Mrs Carmen (Continued on page 26)

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Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed The long-awaited refurbishment of our Men’s Shed facility in Yoorala Street is finally underway.

The building was certainly in need of major renovation and makeover and it is a relief that it is now happening.

The refurbishment of the Council-owned facility is a substantial and costly project.

We have been fortunate and grateful to acquire considerable grant funding for the purpose from Brisbane City Council and the State Government.

However, the largest portion of the cost has come from a private benefactor in what is clearly a most generous personal contribution to a community facility and a welcomed legacy to, and acknowledgement of, Men’s Shed as a valuable community resource.

Some necessary preliminary works have been done by Council over the last two years. These were the upgrading of the public parking area, building of new pathways and installing a new roof, including the rainfall run-off guttering supplying the water tanks used by the Yoorala Street Community Garden. Now the Men’s Shed is assuming responsibility for the refurbishment of the interior of the building.

We expect the architect designed project to be completed before the end of August. The end result will be a greatly improved meeting facility for the growing Men’s Shed community and for other current and potential community group users of the building. For the first time there will be disabled

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access and disabled and female bathroom facilities.

Other improvements include a new kitchen and servery, an enlarged and enhanced main meeting room, two smaller meeting/breakout areas, an office that will also function as an activities room, new ceiling and insulation and airconditioning throughout.

As soon as the building works are finished, we will be starting a gardening group as one of our regular Shed activities; so the exterior appearance of the facility will also be enhanced through new landscaping and gardens.

We have informed our residential neighbours they may experience the usual noise and parking inconveniences associated with an urban

building project. We also ask other users of Corramulling Park - the dog leash-off area for instance - for patience and understanding with any disruption they may be experiencing.

And a reminder: The Men’s Shed building is a shared-use Council facility.

If you are a community or similar non commercial/notfor-profit organisation in need of a meeting place, there may be the opportunity - subject to the normal approvals - to use this newly refurbished facility.

If you want to discuss t h i s p o s s i b i l i t y, p l e a s e s e e o u r w e b s i t e ( w w w. ashgrovethegapshed.com) for contact details. Send us an email or phone our Secretary or Community Liaison Officer.

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Principal's Points...... the wonderful staff at The Gap State School who give their own time to provide these (Continued from page 26) extension and enrichment Forgan; Strings: Mrs Jamie- o p p o r t u n i t i e s .

Some Lee Zhang; Choral: Mrs opportunities include: Katherine Ruhle; Sopraninos choir, classroom music and Rotary Junior Community program management: Mrs Awards; Queensland Debating Debbie O ’ S h e a ; Union Primary School A c c o m p a n i s t s : K e r r i e Competition; Mount CootB e a u m o n t a n d L i n d a tha Young Writers; Primary Richter. Once again our hard Maths Enhancement Program; working Music Supporters’ Middle School Program Group of parents facilitated Solving Challenge; Maths these concert performance Olympiad; Excellence in opportunities. Our thanks Visual Arts; Mount Cootto all involved parents for tha Cluster Spelling Bee; their commitment and support Metropolitan Region Choral to ensure such outstanding Honours Program ; and opportunities continue to be Ringablin integral components of our At The Gap State School instrumental and choral music we invest in our staff to programs. We look forward to ensure they are experts in the semester two programs and the field of teaching. We provide continual professional sharing the learning success.

Students at The Gap State learning opportunities for School have had a very staff and this includes release s u c c e s s f u l s e m e s t e r 1 . time for curriculum planning Students have invested in and coaching. This semester, doing their best learning each a d d i t i o n a l p r o f e s s i o n a l day, while being kind and learning opportunities have respectful to their peers. As included Digital Technologies well as classroom learning, workshops, Gifted Education our students enjoy a range of Mentor training, coaching co-curricular opportunities. and mentoring for beginning We are incredibly proud of t e a c h e r s a n d P o s i t i v e the students who regularly Behaviour for Learning desire to participate in these modules. challenging opportunities that I would like to wish all improve their learning. These m e m b e r s o f o u r s c h o o l activities also help develop community and Western Echo resiliency and perseverance readers a fun filled, family while working co-operatively focused holiday. with other students. I would Joanne Nicholls - Principal like to extend a thank you to

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Ashgrove/The Gap 500 Card Club

The 500 Card Club meets every Wednesday night, come join us for a fun filled night with folk who enjoy the game playing cards and a chat, a very friendly group who make new comers welcome. Meet Wednesday nights 6.45pm until 10.00pm.

Ashgrove Bowls Club, Yoku Road, Ashgrove. Cost $4.00 with supper included.

Further information phone Joe 33662458 , Wednesday evenings.

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CHESS T'MINIT with The Gap Chess Club With the completion of the final games in the The Gap Chess Club’s Flood Cup tournament, Rex Scarf is the richly deserved winner of both the overall and handicap Prize, with a score of 5 ½ points from his 7 games, in front of Tony Howes and Andrew Robinson. Play in the Stewart Wilson (hour) tournament is now underway, with 10 players (a mix of new and established club players) competing in a roundrobin fashion. Following the completion of this tournament the annual allegro tournament, and hopefully some inter-club games will be played.

The Gap Chess Club (affiliated with the Chess Association of Queensland) meets at 8.00pm on Friday nights at Room B6, The Gap State High School.

New members are welcome.

All standards are catered for, whether you wish to play socially, or in our tournament play. For further details

contact Andrew Robinson on 3862-8178 or visit the club’s website at: http://www. thegapchessclub.org.au/ The club now has a Facebook Page, “The Gap Chess Club”, with updates on club play, local chess news and puzzles.

The position for this month’s problem comes from game won by former world champion Tigran Petrosian in 2006. White to play and win. For a solution for this months and many previous chess puzzles, visit the club’s website. Solution to last month’s puzzle. 1. … Qa2+!

2. Rxa2 Rg1 is checkmate.

Finding your family A Beginners Course in Research Presenter/s: QFHS Tutors When: Commences Monday 23 July 2018 weekly for six weeks - 10.30 am - 12.00 noon Where: QFHS Library and Resource Centre, 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne Cost: $50.00 members and $75.00 non-members (see inclusions below) Have you ever thought about researching your family history?

Now is a great time to get a thorough grounding in the basics.

This six week course will be very comprehensive for someone wanting to start researching their family history, but unsure of the process. Content will include home sources, organisation, BDM certificates, archives, libraries, newspapers, overseas research, and much more. Registrations will be limited to 12 people.

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Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club

General Orchid Culture is the topic of the guest speaker, Chris Duffy, at the meeting of the Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club on 2nd August at the Enoggera Memorial Hall.

Some folk are hesitant when it comes to growing orchids, but given the correct conditions, orchids thrive and produce beautiful blooms over a long life span. Home gardeners can grow a variety of orchids in simple shade houses, sheltered spots, out in the open in pots, in the ground or attached to trees that don’t shed their bark. Usually the ones in trees are grown in the fork of a tree.

Broadly speaking, there are two classes of orchids – the terrestrial which grows in soil, such as the vanda, or crucifix orchid, etc. and the epiphyte which grows with aerial roots, such as the dendrobium - one of which is Queensland’s floral emblem, the Cooktown Orchid. Orchids growing on

trees gain nourishment from the air and liquid draining from decayed matter which settles in the tree fork. Other epiphytes may be grown in pots in a very open well drained potting mix containing some pine bark and charcoal. When the roots of these grow in abundance outside the pot, it indicates it is time to repot. This happens about every two years. This type of orchid requires a regular spray of suitable liquid fertilizer.

You may have had a Phalaenopsis or Moth Orchid, so named because of its flower shape. In flowering season the big supermarkets have lots of these to sell, and the bowers of flowering stems are so attractive with the various colour combinations it is hard to resist buying one. Unfortunately, if these plants which are potted using sphagnum moss in containers without a drainage hole, are not repotted into orchid potting mix in a suitable container,

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there is not a big success rate of survival. The sphagnum moss which holds a lot of moisture makes the roots rot.

Phalaenopsis Orchids need to be well drained.

July is the month to watch out for gall wasp and citrus leaf miner in citrus trees.

Apart from spoiling the trees appearance the leaf miner doesn’t cause any serious damage, but the gall wasp lump should be pruned away as it contains gall wasp eggs.

Rose bushes may be pruned this month. Also treat any mildew you find on plants in

the garden. Avoid watering the foliage late in the day as this encourages fungal diseases.

This club meets on the first Thursday of the calendar month. Meetings commence after morning tea which is served at 9.45 am. Visitors and new members are most welcome.

The hall is situated at the junction of Trundle and Wardell Streets. It is close to public transport and accessible by wheel chair.

For more information please phone Pat, the president, on 3356 1256.

The Gap Garden Est 1963 Club Inc. June has been a busy month for the club with many members enjoying our trip to Esk for the Esk Garden and Lifestyle Fair organised by the Valley of the Lakes Garden Club. There was a great variety of gardening products for sale and free lectures and demonstrations, great inspiration for gardeners.

We spent a lovely morning in a member’s garden, admiring her lovely tropical retreat, and Cec Crees from the Lockyer Valley gave us lots of tips for growing orchids at our last meeting.

We are looking forward to attending the Nambour Garden Expo on Friday 13 July, an annual event members enjoy with over 55 nurseries represented. Our coach is usually well and truly loaded with our purchases on the return journey.

Our next meeting on Tuesday 24th July will be very special- it is the club’s 55th Birthday,celebrating the day when 26 women gathered together in The Gap to form our club. Today we have a membership of over 150 people, with Betty Ryan (who now lives in Sydney and is a life member) being the only original member remaining.

We will be hosting visitors from other garden clubs for a Friendship Day on this day, and remembering all those members who have worked so hard over 55 years to make the club what it is today.

The guest speaker will be Noel Burdette, a well known Brisbane gardening identity, who will talk about ‘Perfect Plant Choices for Everyone.’

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Yoorala St Communuty Garden

Do you like gardening?

Or would like to learn about gardening? And would like to meet more people in our local community? Come and check out what the Yoorala St Community Garden does and how you can get involved.

The garden provides a family-friendly and welcoming space for our community to come together, enjoy the outdoors, make new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Pop by any Sunday morning to join us for our community working bees – “many hands make light work”. In addition, we have monthly general meetings that any members can attend; to assist with planning and any garden decisions. The garden operates on a “consensus” model, so all members have

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Most people resonate with the natural environment – they may gain deep pleasure in creating a well-ordered garden, enjoy picnics and playtime in parks, go bushwalking or eco-trekking in the world’s wildernesses. Trees have served us in a utilitarian way throughout human history – as a source of food, fuel, shelter and building materials. In more recent years the significance of trees in providing the world with oxygen and as a carbon store (minimizing global warming) has become more widely known. Even before this latter knowledge was disseminated, the relationship between the mental and physical wellbeing of humans and trees was recognized and embraced.

The first day set aside to proclaim and plant trees occurred in the Spanish Village of Mondonedo in 1595 where lime and horse-chestnut trees

were planted. The first modern Arbor Day was initiated by a Spanish priest (don Juan Aborn Samtres) in the small village of Villanuevade la Sierra in 1805. He saw the importance of trees went far further than providing materials and shade.

The concept was adopted by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872 and went on to become a feature in the American education systems. The idea grew globally and since 1889 Arbor Day has been held in Australian schools on the last Friday of July.

In 1996 Planet Ark instigated National Tree Day on the last Sunday of July to involve the whole community in tree planting and reconnecting with nature.

This year, Paten Park Native Nursery, SOWN and the Payne Road State School are coordinating a celebration of this important day on

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Sunday 29th July in the school grounds. A wide range of activities are planned between 10.00 am and 3.00pm, that include planting native plants, Geckoes Wildlife and Reptiles of Australia interactive displays as well as talks on bushfood, native bee keeping and native fish. Advice will be available on soil management and the most suitable plants for your area. Food, drinks, jams from native fruits and plants will be for sale.

Join us at Payne Road State School to celebrate the wonders of our natural heritage as a community. Details of the times of specific activities will be available on the web site.

input into the running and decision making of the garden.

Yoorala St Community Garden is made up of communal members areas and individually leased plots.

The garden operates under organic gardening principles, as required by Brisbane City Council.

We are always keen to welcome new members, and anyone can participate in our activities. No prior gardening experience is required; just bring your hat and a smile.

Note: we also have raised garden beds which are accessfriendly.

If you have a specific area of interest or skill, or are interested in finding out more about our garden or to lease a Plot, please come along on any Sunday morning at 8.30am. Working bees are followed by a BYO communal morning tea at about 10am.

The garden’s entry shelter has garden info, and lists any upcoming events. Address: 98 Yoorala St (the old Pony Club site), The Gap. Annual membership costs apply.

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Reflections... The Cascades It is now 20 plus years since my retirement and successful kidney transplant and as the years roll by, at ever-increasing pace, the period of time having a ‘Nanny Nap’ seems to be ever increasing. The result of this is that when retiring for the evening, usually around 10:30-11pm, sleep will have the habit of not wanting to arrive and I find myself laying awake and my mindset goes in all directions.

The exception to this was after I had had a cortisone injection in the lower back to ease a protruding disc. My specialist cautioned that “this may put you on a high”. My wife was subjected to talk, idle prattle, jokes etc and neither of us slept a wink until well after sun-up.

With the quiet and darkness of night such a great time to remember the past, I am always blown away by the most efficient computer - that being the brain in our skull - which has the capacity and ability to record a scene, recall in motion some particular chain of events, conversations and friends and relatives of the past and how it or they impacted on our life.

It was such a time in my thinking that my thoughts turned to a period in my late teens, early 20s, when I had obtained a secondary job as a waiter at - then Brisbane’s only nightclub The Cascades at Indooroopilly. I immediately knew it to be a good Reflections story and of interest to our readers.

The Cascades was on the riverbank side of the road in Radnor Street, Indooroopilly, opposite where the Boulevard Gardens Reception Centre in Witton Road, now exists. The entrance section was down the left side of the top section which was at ground level, from where the building was constructed down each side of a gully sloping down towards

the river. A curved concrete set of stairs led down to a decent sized hall around 60 x 30 feet with an elevated band platform to one end. The area between the top section and dance floor had been all sealed with rocks and cement forming a waterfall - cascade - which ran from top to the bottom ending in a small pond around two feet deep within a rock wall, which, from memory, was about 6x8 feet. Coloured lights, ferns and decorative plants made this feature very attractive with a grotto to one side which could seat 10 people around a table. The outside facing the river had opening casement windows all the way which allowed breezes from the river with most tables and two seats occupying the best position. Another open cave-like structure to the left, occupied the left end. A door near the left grotto led out to the toilet block which was surrounded by banana trees.

This could also be accessed from the upstairs foyer area which also had some tables and chairs from where you looked down upon the dining area and dance floor. Special note must be made of a small 45cm door to the rear of the dance band nook. Tables in use of an evening always had a lit candle.

To complete the picture, nice gardens and a path led down to the small jetty allowing visitors from the M.V. Miramar to alight and embark.

I am unaware who built the venue but in my time it was owned and operated by a Harry and Evelyn George who lived with their family in Leybourne Terrace, Chelmer, who were a very industrious couple. Evelyn George was a good sewer, cook and family person as well as organising the venue, bookings and operations. Harry George was a very talented guy and as well as his interest in the Cascades,

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worked as a toll-collector on the Indooroopilly Bridge. He also was a highly qualified chicken-sexer and during the incubating season, spent many nights at work here in The Gap on poultry farms as well as in other areas.

Two guys, Arnold and Ralph, who I guess these days would be married, lived in a small room and did the cleaning, spent a lot of time in the garden, which they kept in immaculate condition, and generally acted as onsite handmen. Further on I shall write of their other talents in my section on artists who appeared at the Cascades.

Being in the days when hotels closed at 6pm, with only tea, coffee or soft drink after that time, the purchase of alcohol or liquor after 6pm was a no-no... although it did occur.

Open of a Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening for dances and cabaret, weddings were held most Saturday afternoons leading into early evenings in order to allow clean up when the “M.V. Miramar” came up the river with guests. Not all came up to have something to eat or dance to recorded music, but tarried in the garden until the boat was ready to return to North Quay.

Admission was ten shillings plus a (Government) tax, making it thirteen shillings

and four pence to enter. Groups were always welcome but unaccompanied males were denied entry, but if only two or three, this could be overcome.

The very popular combination of seven “Stariders” were led by Johnny Unger who led vocals and if I recall correctly, played the saxophone.

Many guests arrived around 8pm in order to dine before the band kicked off at 10pm, with the guest artist/s appearing around 11.30pm.

Some of the acts I recall include:“Bernice the Snake Dancer” a short Scottish lass with a large upper body who wore very little and whose act featured a huge rock python.

“Lester the Spiderman” his contortions on a rope web replicated a spider.

“Paula Langlands” blues singer always dressed in a slinky dress.

“The Tucker Sisters” tap dance duo, who always had Mum and Dad in tow.

“Marian Walsh” could thread her body through a hoop and drink a glass of water facing backwards.

Edith Piaf impersonator - I will never forget her rendition of “No. No. Regrets” (Continued on page 31)

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Reflections...

The Cascades

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“Ken and his Singing Dog” enough said! Poor dog! “ R a l p h and Arnold” as previously mentioned both could fill in as entertainers where needed. Ralph was tall and thin and could easily transform into a gypsy dance girl or a high-kicking Can-Can dancer or a rather risque comedy act with Arnold. An act I can still see was when Ralph donned a skull-cap and a G string as they spent hours painting diamonds all over until he resembled a carpet snake complete with beady-eyes.

Arnold was an accomplished pianist and gradually started playing “Bolero” as the snake figure slid around the floor. Slowly at first, the band built up the tempo as Ralph coiled around a post with players taking up the challenge to go quicker. To this day I am sure the snake only stopped gyrating and was exhausted when it feigned death. Amazing!

“Corono the Fire Eater” a great show with a bucket of water handy as most throws of flame had to go straight out and not upward due to the low ceiling.

As midnight passed into the early hours of the morning, staff were always ready for the signature closing number of the “Stariders” - “Strangers on the shore”, I think by Acker Bilk.

Of the three waiters, there was Geoff, a middle-aged guy who was a housepainter; Peter, a little older than myself and a university student, and myself, known then as Rick. Our pay was £1 ($2) for the night, 8pm to as late as required. A commission of 5% or 1/- in the pound for food orders, six pence on the sale of a 6/- bottle of draught beer plus any tips from happy diners for good service. More of tips later, but I do recall selling £97 worth on my first night with Harry saying “Rick! How did you do that?” I said I just recommended the dearest items on the menu.

I cannot recall the name of the foreign cook but Evelyn was also a dab hand in the kitchen and as waiters we could assist in preparation if time permitted. All food had to leave the kitchen piping hot as it was a good 20 to 30 metres to the dining area below, plus return if not able to deliver in one trip. As waiters we liked those who ate at the tables on the balcony. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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