The Western Echo November 2018

The

Western Echo

November 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

Lions Garage Sale Success!

Sunny skies brought out bargain hunters to the Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Annual Garage Sale on Saturday 27 October - Lions Peter Cooper, Liz Baldacchino, President Michael Pope, John Rinder and Neil Phillips were on duty to help shoppers and make sure there were plenty of happy customers. Story Page 3

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ADVERTISER’S DIRECTORY ACCOUNTANT

GUITAR TUITION

R G Goodman Phone: 3289 1700 pg 14

Rob’s Guitar School Phone: 3289 8020 pg 24

ARBORIST

GUTTER VACUUM

Ecological Tree Services Phone: 0433 624 761 pg 9

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

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Big Boys Gutter Vacuum Phone: 0407 737 400 pg 9

HAIR DESIGN ZIBA Hair Phone: 3300 4200

George’s Barber Shop Phone: 3366 7435 pg 10

Communify Phone: 3128 0110

LAWYERS Hollingworth & Spencer Phone: 3123 5700 pg 14

MASSAGE

Ashgrove Bowls Club Phone: 0478 779 377 pg 23

MEALS ON WHEELS

BUTCHER

Meals on Wheels Ashgrove Phone: 3366 4299 pg 3

Communify Phone: 3510 2707

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ELECTRICIANS Pearson Electrical Phone: 0409 623 970 pg 9

FINANCIAL ADVISOR Taylor Financial Advice & Solutions Phone:3510 1333 pg 6

Good Deal Mowing Phone: 0439 734 142 pg 12

Harcourts Inner West P h o n e : 3 5 11 0 6 6 6 p g 8

MUSIC TUITION

TYRE & MECHANICAL Wyatt’s BP The Gap Phone: 3300 2077 pg 11

VETERINARIAN

BOWLS CLUB

DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

REAL ESTATE

MOWING

Ferny Hills Veterinary Surgery Phone: 3351 2122 pg 14 The Gap Veterinary Clinic Phone: 3300 1533 pg 15

Bernard Evens Remedial & Sports Phone: 3366 9997 pg 21

Taylor Range Country Club Phone:3366 1560 pg 10

PLUMBER Pandanus Contractors Phone: 3300 3934 pg 12 Plumbers We Are Phone: 3351 0016 pg 12

POLICE-NON URGENT POLICE LINK Phone:

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POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT Kate Jones Phone: 3554 9100 Jane Prentice, MP

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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.

Ashgrove Meals on Wheels 524 Waterworks Road

WARDROBES Specialized HS Phone:0419 437 470 pg 12

WEDDING/ FORMAL HIRE Black Tie White Lace Phone: 3300 6007

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

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PHARMACY

KINESIOLOGY

CLUBS/GROUPS

PRINTER CARTRIDGES Cartridge World Ashgrove Phone: 3366 5111 pg

The Gap Day & Night Pharmacy Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32

Young Minds/Minds4Health Phone: 3857 0074 pg 18

MeatU@Home Phone: 3161 5021 pg 19

Mortgage Choice Ashgrove Phone: 3463 0500 pg 8

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BEAUTY

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MORTGAGE ADVISOR

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Cr. Steven Toomey Phone: 3407 1900

The Gap Piano Studio Phone: 3166 8353 pg 24

The Gap Day & Night Pharmacy Phone: 3300 1555 pg 32 Harmony Beauty Phone: 3300 5444 pg 17 Intune Beauty Therapy Phone: 3300 9710 pg 21

THink Aesthetics Phone: 3300 0465

Keperra Family Practice Phone: 3351 0323 pg 23

Phone: 3378 1599

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Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Annual Garage Sale Success

Furniture, plants, homewares, bric-a-brac, office equipment, toys, clothes and books were generously donated by the community to raise funds for a variety of Lions Club projects, and under clear and sunny skies to the delight of buyers and sellers!

Ashgrove/ The Gap Lions Club held their Annual Garage Sale on Sat 27th October at The Gap Football Club, Glen Affric Street The Gap. Unlike last year, when it rained cats and dogs, the day dawned sunny and warm and at 6am it was ‘all hands on deck’ when the doors were opened to the early morning bargain hunters.

Throughout the morning, until the early afternoon, there was a steady stream of people looking for that ‘special something’.

Many different items were offered for sale such as books, clothes, household items, toys and, the ever popular, plants.

Members of the club, plus many of their partners, were at the club on the Friday prior to the sale, to help set up and were there again on Saturday and, yet again, on Sunday for the final clear up. It was a lot of hard work but, in the true spirit of Lionism, this was all done with a sense of togetherness and fun; and the knowledge that the money raised will end up helping others.

However none of this would be possible without the help of those in our local community who donated items to us, as well as the members of the public who came along to shop. With this wonderful combination we were able to raise $6500, which is a fantastic result. All of these monies will be given back to the community in various ways throughout the rest of the Lions year. The Ashgrove/The Gap Lions club would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated.

The book stall was enormous - easily taking up more than half of the Clubhouse at The Gap Football Club. It was well patronised and many happy readers now enjoying new books

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Inside the November Issue...

Arana VIEW Club....................................................................18 Ashgrove Forum..................................................................19 Ashgrove Historical Society.................................................9 Ashgrove/The Gap 500 Club..........................................................13 Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club..............................................3 & 22 Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed..........................................26 Brisbane Tramway Museum..................................................13 Chess T’Minit.......................................................................26 Enoggera Historical Society..............................................31 Federal Update - Jane Prentice........................................7 Ithaca Probus......................................................................31 Mitchelton Garden Club....................................................29 National Servicemen’s Association of Aust. (Qld Branch)........31 Newmarket VIEW Club............................................................23 Paten Park Native Nursery (PPNN).............................................28 Principal’s Points............................................................24 Qld Family History Society................................................19 Reflections..........................................................................30/31 Rivercity Community Markets................................................20 Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap......................................8 & 12 Save the Children The Gap Branch..........................................................25 SOWN (Save Our Waterways Now)...........................................29 St. Mark’s Hobby and Craft...................................................25 State Update - Kate Jones - Member for Ashgrove......................5 The Gap Garden Club............................................................28 The Gap Historical Society...............................................14 The Gap Probus Club.............................................................27 The Gap RSL Sub Branch................................................6 Ward Happenings Cr Steven Toomey.................................4 Yoorala Street Community Garden........................................................27 The Western Echo November 2018 Page 3

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

Remembrance Day 2018 This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One. Council has been working with The Gap RSL at Walton Bridge Reserve to upgrade the memorial space for this year’s Remembrance Service The Gap RSL invite the community to the Remembrance Day Service which will be held at 11am at the Memorial in Glen Affric Street, The Gap Bardon RSL will be commemorating Armistice Day at Bardon Bowls Club, please assemble at the flag pole for the service 11am S u n d a y 11 N o v e m b e r 2018. Refreshments will be served after to offer the local community the opportunity to share their stories.

Street Meet The Gap Sunday 18 November 2018 Brisbane City Council and Queensland Fire Services will be hosting a ‘Street Meet’ in the carpark adjacent to The Gap Football Club, 23 Glenaffric Street, The Gap from 9am-12.30pm on Sunday 18 November 2018.

Come along and talk to your local emergency services experts on preparing your property and family for bush fires and storms.

First responders to the ‘microburst’ that swept through The Gap, Keperra, Ferny Grove and Upper Kedron in 2008 will be joining the Rural Fire Brigade and other SES Volunteers. Council will be hosting a free sausage sizzle and giveaways. Photographs from the storm of 2008 will be on display, come and share your stories and learn more on preparing for summer storm season.

Yoorala Street Communuty Garden – Welcoming New Members Yoorala St Community Garden invites you to visit and view their beautiful garden at 98 Yoorala Street The Gap. The thriving community garden offers residents the perfect opportunity to get outside, join local residents and learn how to grow your own fresh produce. The garden also runs regular social events for members and gardeningrelated workshops.

Every Sunday morning between 8.30-10am a member of the garden is available to show you around the garden.

Annual memberships are available, find out more on how to join the garden by visiting www.yscg.com.au

Community Catch-Ups Saturday 10 November 2018 9-10am The Gap – Waterworks Road The Gap

– outside The Gap Village at Craig Ray Solicitor 12-1pm Ashgrove – Harry Street at the intersection of Stewart Road Ashgrove 5-6pm Yoorala Parklands Dog Off Leash Area, 98 Yoorala Street The Gap Saturday 17 November 2018 Ferny Grove Shopping Village – 12-1pm (outside Coles)

Elgata Street The Gap was severely damaged during the 2008 Microblast - Army personnell were mobilised to assist with the massive cleanup operation along with SES volunteers and many other groups and organisations

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State Update

Kate Jones MP

Member for Cooper

World Teachers’ Day In October, on World Teachers’ Day, we had an opportunity to thank all of our local teachers who work so hard to give our children the best possible opportunities.

Teaching is not an easy job and there are certainly some very long days but every teacher will tell you that the reward is the lives you change and the young people you empower.

To all of our teachers, thank you for your dedication, expertise and care. We are all grateful for your efforts.

Containers for Change is here Each year, approximately 3 billion beverage containers are generated in Queensland yet we have one of the lowest rates of recycling in Australia.

So to help us all improve our recycling efforts and keep our environment beautiful, the Queensland Government’s Containers for Change scheme lets you get a 10 cent refund for each eligible container returned to a refund point.

Our first local collection point is at 80 Glenrosa Road, Red Hill. As more people and organisations get involved in the program, more collection locations will become available.

To find out more details or to sign up to s t a r t r e c e i v i n g p a y m e n t s , v i s i t w w w. containersforchange.com.au

Celebrating World Teachers’ Day with Ms McVeigh at Petrie Terrace State School

Local Projects Funded It is great to see local projects funded and starting work right across our community. It’s often overlooked each of these projects is reliant on hundreds of hours of volunteer work.

Here are the local projects that have been recently funded: Air Conditioning at Brisbane West Senior Citizens Centre Constructing a Storage Facility for the Lions Club of Ashgrove/The Gap Installing a Solar Energy System for Ashgrove Meals on Wheels Upgrade of the pool at The Gap State School Refurbishment of Block 3 at Hilder Road State School We have also seen a number of projects recently start or finish construction including a new pitch at Norths Hockey Club and the resurfacing works at Des Connor Park in Ashgrove.

The Gap Storm History A reminder that The Gap Pioneer and History Group’s exhibition remembering the storm of 2008 will be launched at 10am in The Gap Uniting Church on Saturday, 17 November 2018.

This was a pivotal moment in the history of our local community and a lot of work has gone into preparing the displays and presentations. I hope to see you there.

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

Shop 2/230 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove Q 4060 t 3554 9100 e cooper@parliament.qld.gov.au f www.facebook.com/katejonesqld

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The Gap RSL Sub-Branch Remembrance Day 2018

Remembrance Day 2018 This Sunday, the 11th of November 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne, which ended the hostilities of the First World War (1914-18). All of this week (3rd – 10th) members of The Gap RSL will be at The Gap Shopping Centre selling memorabilia to commemorate the centenary. All proceeds go towards The Gap RSL memorial gates project. Thank you to all of those who came and said hello at our River City Church market day stall on 13th October, and to all of those who have already visited us at the shops. We look forward to seeing you.

On the 11th, there will be a number of ceremonies being held at Memorial Park on the corner of Waterworks Road and

Glenaffric Street in The Gap. The Brisbane City Council will be officially opening the refurbished Memorial Park at 9am, followed by a morning tea which will conclude at 10am (a big thank you to the BCC for the amazing job and getting it done in time!).

From 10:30am, The Gap RSL will host the Remembrance Day ceremony, with recitals and choir singing leading up to a minute’s silence at 11am. All RSL and community members are invited, so please be in position by around 10:25am. We hope you can join us on the 11th November to commemorate those who fought and died not only in The Great War, but all conflicts. If you can’t be with us, we hope you can pay your respects by observing a one minute’s silence wherever you may be.

At 1:30pm,the Queensland RSL is hosting ‘RSL Freedom S o u n d s ’ a t B r i s b a n e ’s Riverstage, which is a free concert featuring famous Australian artists and the Australian Army Band Brisbane. A great afternoon out!

The Gap RSL War Widows afternoon tea The Gap RSL continues to host afternoon tea at 1:00pm on the fourth Tuesday of every month. These are now being held at St Marks Anglican Church, and all past and current service personnel and spouses are invited. Please contact the RSL if you require more information. We look forward to seeing you there.

Contact us To keep up to date with all The Gap RSL’s activities and events, please follow us

on Facebook (@TheGapRSL).

Our November meeting will be held at The Gap Football Club on 16 November. If you have any enquiries, please contact us via any of 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

Reduce Re�rement Anxiety Today Money can make us anxious no matter how much we manage to save. Investors who build large portfolios and those with more modest portfolios often share the same worry of whether they are saving enough.

A straightforward answer is to become as informed as possible about good personal finance/investment practices and try to realistically estimate how much you will need to save for your intended standard of living in retirement.

Anxiety-reducer one: Think about your retirement income years ahead

In April, Smart Investing began a series of blogs about how to create a "retirement roadmap". Tips include setting your goals for retirement and then calculating how much you require to achieve those goals.

You may decide to ask a professional adviser to help assess how much is enough to save given your circumstances. And superannuation and retirement calculators, such as on ASIC’s MoneySmart website, may assist in working out how much retirement income your expected super savings may produce.

Anxiety-reducer two: Follow sound investment principles

These basics include setting an appropriate asset allocation and diversification for your portfolio; having concise, clear and realistic long-term goals; minimising investment costs; and avoiding emotional investment decisions.

Anxiety-reducer three: Undertake thorough estate planning

A key way for many of us to ease anxiety about money – whether our savings are large, small or somewhere in between – is thorough estate planning. Your estate planning should aim to ensure that your wealth efficiently passes to beneficiaries in exactly the way that you intend. In regard to super, look at whether to nominate preferred beneficiaries or make binding death benefit nominations. And it is a fundamental that you understand who is legally entitled to receive your super benefits.

From 5:30-6:30pm on 14/11/18 Mark will be hosting a free Q&A session on retirement planning. Please contact us on 07 3510 1333 if you’d like to attend.

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Hon. Jane Prentice MP Federal Member for Ryan

Federal Update Remembrance Day Remembrance Day is approaching and I encourage everyone in the community to attend a commemoration ceremony on 11 November 2018.

Our community continues to honour the service and sacrifice of the men and women who serve in defence of our nation, and this year marks the very significant 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War in 1918.

Remembrance Day is on a Sunday this year, providing even more opportunity to attend a ceremony to commemorate the end of The Great War. As a community, it is essential that each generation understands how Australia’s involvement in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations has shaped our country; and learns about the sacrifice of so many servicemen and women.

Remembrance Day services in the Ryan electorate include those at SherwoodIndooroopilly, Toowong, The Gap, Kenmore, Bellbowrie and Gaythorne RSLs. Please contact your local RSL for details on their Remembrance Day service.

International Day of People with Disability is an opportunity to reflect on and acknowledge the positive impact people with disability have in our community.

International Day of People with Disability celebrates progress in breaking down barriers, opening doors and creating an inclusive society for everyone.

The International Day of People with Disability website is a great place to start for event ideas and to get help with planning. For information and materials, visit www.idpwd.com.au or call 1800 440 385. TTY users can phone 1800 555 677 and ask for 1800 440 385.

Scam alert My office has been alerted to an increase in scammers purporting to be

representing the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Scammers are using technology to make it appear that they are calling from a legitimate ATO phone number.

This number may appear on caller ID, be left on voice mail messages for call backs, or directed by *69 for call back functionality.

Most frequently the number appearing is 6216 1111, but other numbers have been used as well.

Be vigilant for any suspicious phone calls and warn your friends and family to be aware of this scam, especially if they use a tax agent.

If you have any doubts about a call you receive, do not hesitate to hang up and report it on 1800 008 540.

Celebrate International Day of People with Disability I encourage clubs, schools, workplaces and businesses in Ryan to hold an event to mark the 26th anniversary of International Day of People with Disability on 3 December 2018.

Discussing tax cuts for small business with the Prime Minister

... Real Action for Ryan Jane Prentice MP Federal Member for Ryan | 636 Moggill Road, Chapel Hill Qld 4069 | Ph: (07) 3378 1599 | E: jane.prentice.mp.aph.gov.au

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Rotary Santa Sleigh - Elves wanted!

Carmen Briggs

Principal Justice of the Peace

M 0418 742 511 P 07 3511 0666 3/996 Waterworks Road, The Gap innerwest@harcourts.com.au

The Santa Sleigh has been a tradition in The Gap for 40 years, and the jolly fellow will be back this year!

Listen out for Santa and his Sleigh music in the streets of The Gap from 6.00 to 8.00pm each night from Saturday 8th to Friday 14th December. Santa will be handing out lollies and small gifts to the children. Donations are very welcome, and 100% the funds raised will be used for Rotary community projects.

Why not get together with your neighbours and organise a street party to coincide with Santa’s visit? Santa loves street parties!

The Santa Sleigh has a big team of helpers every night. If you are over 18 and enjoy a bit of exercise perhaps you’d like to join in!

Express your interest in helping, or let us know about you street party, by sending a message through the Rotary website. www.rotaryashgrovethegap.org.au

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Ashgrove Historical Society The Society will be outside Woolworths Ashgrove with a photo display and book stall on Friday 30 November and Friday 14 December 10am – 5:30pm.

Our publications and membership of the society make great gifts for anyone interested in Ashgrove’s history. Lost Ashgrove ($25) is our best seller. If you can’t get to the stalls to make a purchase then call 3366 1952 to make alternative arrangements.

The topic for the December meeting is My Brisbane Rediscovered. Dr James Lergessner, historian and author, will present an entertaining and informative talk on iconic local events and characters from the 1950s to the present. The meeting will be held at Ashgrove Library on Saturday 1 December from 10am to 12 noon. Visitors are welcome to attend the presentation and the morning tea that follows which provides an opportunity to share memories, chat to the guest speaker and purchase publications.

Membership fees support the researching, preserving, recording and publishing Ashgrove’s history. Fees are $10 single per annum, or $15 couple/family. This includes the bi-monthly newsletter, Tram Stops, which is full of interesting information about Ashgrove and Brisbane. The Society has extensive resources that can assist with local family history and can be accessed by contacting the secretary, Julie, on 3366 4621 or email: ahs.secretary@bigpond.com.

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BP The Gap Getting a Make-over

The Wyatt family have been operating BP The Gap for the past 30 years, since 1988, later buying it in 1998. The popular service station featuring fuel, shop and carwash is currently closed as these parts of the business are undergoing a make-over.

Arthur Wyatt, a motor mechanic opened his first business Wyatt Motors in 1967, a Golden Fleece garage in Goomeri, a small town in the South Burnett region in the late 60’s. It even sold new Holden cars!

After buying the The Gap in 1998, changes were afoot - from what started out with putting a roof over an outside hoist, to “lets extend the shop”, to “how about we add a car wash”, the decision was made to completely demolish the site, rebuild and start again in 2001. The original site was built in 1960s according to some locals, although exact dates are unknown.

During 2001 to 2018 the site had little change and remained fairly current in appearance but has become tired and in need of a make-over. The fuel dispensers installed back in 2001 were “state of the art” at the time but are now dated. New faster dispensers with four products will be on each bay allowing for faster fill times.

The shop will get a new look and will stock all the usual goodies and more. BP will run the shop and the Wyatt family will continue to operate the vehicle servicing under a new name, “Wyatt Automotive”. The workshop will remain OPEN during the renovations for all your servicing and automotive needs. Expect to find all the usual people at BP The Gap and the management and staff look forward to you joining them at the refurbished facilities before Christmas 2018.

TAYLOR RANGE COUNTRY CLUB LTD.

Whether it's swimming, tennis, squash or barbecuing that takes your fancy this Spring the Taylor Range Country Club has the lot.

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.

For more information contact Mike or Serena at the Club, we look forward to hearing from you.

Telephone: 3366 1560

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What does the Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap do? And why do we do it?

Rotary International is an international service organisation whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world.

The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap is one of 33,000 clubs in 200 countries around the world.

Some of our activities are about fund raising to support major international projects, such as the eradication of Polio.

Over the years we have supported water projects, schools, health initiatives in Papua New Guinea, Africa & Samoa. But we are also supportive of activities in our local community, which is where the bulk of our Clubs efforts lie.

If you are a frequent reader of the Western Echo, you would have read about many of activities: Australia Day Citizen Ceremonies (we were the first club to arrange and conduct an alternative citizenship ceremony; The Gap Regional Instrumental Primary Performance Program (GRIPPS), which held in September each year, commenced in 1992. (see the October 2018 Western Echo); Santa Sleigh in The Gap (8 to 14 December), has been going for 40 years; Carols by Candlelight,(15 December) is held at Dorrington Park, Mirrabooka Rd, Ashgrove.

The Rotary Club of Ashgrove The Gap is particularly proud of our strong commitment to youth in the area. We have Interact Clubs at The Gap State High School and Mt St Michael’s. We provide support to students attending the National Youth Science Forum and the ConocoPhillips science experience program.

We support the Rotary Junior Community Awards at The Gap State School and present Rotary International Best All Rounder Awards to students at 11 local schools.

You would have seen us at The Gap Village Shopping Centre and Ashgrove, near Coles selling raffle tickets for our Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day raffles.

On ANZAC Day you will see members of the Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap cooking breakfast after the Dawn Service at The Gap. Our BBQ trailer has been made available at many community events in the area. We will be at the 10th anniversary of The Gap storm being held by The Gap Pioneer and History Group on 17 November.

On top of this we hold weekly meetings, each Wednesday, at the Ashgrove Golf Club, where we hear from a variety of guest speakers from other programs run by Rotary, local business owners, community groups, too many to mention. Everyone is welcome.

The members of the Rotary Club Ashgrove/The Gap are an amazing group of people who are committed not only on the Club, but more importantly to the community at large. Many of them are involved in other community groups. They are true inspiration.

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Brisbane Tramway Museum Society (Incorporating The Ferny Grove Men’s Shed)

Restoration is a major ongoing role of the museum.

At present, there are 2 trams and a trolley bus under-going this process. Because our volunteers can only spend a few hours each week plying their skills, natu-rally restoration takes many years in some cases to complete.

One of the trams currently being restored is 136— originally built in 1914. 136 is a Dreadnought class tram and in its early years, was subject to some changes in its seating arrangement and the driving platforms at each end. It is being restored in its original livery—not the sombre silver we became used to over the years. It is designed to carry about 60 passengers.

Major work being carried out at present includes the rewiring of the control circuits and re-flooring the cabin.

The museum is also gearing up for a commemoration in

early December—when it will trace the routes of the last tram services to use Adelaide Street, in December 1968.

In conjunction with the Qld Omnibus and Coach Society, 1968 Leyland Panther buses will carry passengers from Roma Street along various old tram routes to Rainworth, Bardon, Grange, Chermside and Enoggera, including a stop at the museum for rides and afternoon tea.

The tour will take place on Sunday 2 December, departing Roma Street at 12.15 pm and arriving back at approx.

5.30 pm. Fares will be: Early Bird (before 11 pm on 18 November) - $40.00 per person and after that date—$45.00 per person.

For more details — email: bnetramway@gmail. com or phone 0457 853 102. For online bookings, please go to: http://www. brisbanetramwaymuseum. org/.

The Paddington Centre

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 3366 2458, Wednesday evenings.

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.

Hairdressing and podiatry by appointment.

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The Gap Historical Society Inc. Est. 2000 Our October meeting was the setting for a most informative talk on matters close to everybody’s hearts – Wills etc. The Public Trustee’s Wills Manager – Mr Geoffey Cameron - presented the hour long talk which also covered other important topics including Enduring Powers of Attorney, Probate, Intestacy and related subjects.

Meanwhile, we are still waiting definite news about handing over of our lease. Almost all of our memorabilia is packed ready to go to Logan Historical Society which has kindly offered to look after these items for us. Due to this ‘state of flux’ we will not provide a display in commemoration of the major storm which occurred some 10 years ago this month, but it will be remembered.

This month, we will host our Melbourne Cup Luncheon and we will be able to watch the big event on our rejuvenated AudioVisual system for which we thank Maurice Serico. He has sorted out our problems on this apparatus for us. Guest Speaker for the November meeting will be local identity – Tim Boyd.

For those readers who may have experienced difficulty in accessing our website, the following guide may help: You do NOT have to access the site through Facebook.

The link to the site is: https://thegaphistory.com/ You should be able to access the site by simply typing in: thegaphistory.com into the browser ADDRESS BAR and pressing ENTER. New members are always welcome. Our November meeting will be held at the Nullagundi Centre 1176 Waterworks Road on Saturday 24th commencing at 2.00 pm.

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A Sad Farewell It is with deep sadness and a sense of significant professional loss that The Gap Veterinary Surgery says goodbye to our head nurse, Christine Smith.

Christine joined The Gap Veterinary Surgery 10 years ago as a fledgling trainee, but quickly progressed to a fully qualified, highly skilled Veterinary Nurse.

While this is remarkable, it is her patient advocacy, her work ethic, her unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and her loyalty to her workplace that have positioned her at the pinnacle of the Veterinary Nursing profession.

She is a fierce patient advocate. If your pet has been hospitalised at The Gap Veterinary Surgery on Christine’s watch, then is quite likely that she has approached the veterinarians with critical observations of your pet. If your hospitalised pet has been in pain (and the detection of pain in animals is complex), it is likely that Christine has made this observation, leading to the administration of appropriate pain relief.

With Christine at the surgical nursing helm, a complex and long procedure progresses seamlessly and efficiently. Why? Because she’s developed an in-depth knowledge of the surgical procedure. The next instrument is made available ahead of time. Frequently we catch ourselves turning to Christine and saying “Oh, have you already done that?” As head of the nursing team, Christine has nurtured her team and encouraged the same degree of dedication as she herself exudes.

Christine, a heartfelt thank-you from us, and the many pets whose lives have been made better thanks to your dedication, compassion and skill. It has been a rare privilege to work with a nurse of your calibre for such an extended period. We wish you and your family the very best.

Kind regards, Scott and Chris

Services we offer :•Veterinary treatments, surgery and hospitalisation • Small animal Dentistry • Veterinary diagnostic pathology and radiology • Sales of Pet products, food and accessories • PennHIP scheme accreditation • Cat Boarding • Loads of friendly advice!

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VETERINARY SURGERY 1104 Waterworks Road The Gap 4061 website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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Harmony Beauty makes sure you are pampered!

Jude MacKelvie has experienced and been at the forefront of the many changes and innovations in the beauty industry.

“After realising I had a passion and love for all things ‘beauty’, I went to study at one of Australia’s top Beauty Therapy academies “The Academy of Scientific Beauty” on Wickham Terrace here in Brisbane,” said Jude.

Clearly putting her all into her studies, Jude won the top student award for her year. She has since gone on to become a certified beauty trainer and assessor.

Wi t h o v e r 3 5 y e a r s experience and having owned and operated successful salons for over 25 years she has also been recognised in the industry with many awards.

“The industry has changed hugely in the time I have been a therapist. Other than short breaks to have my two children, I have been a handson therapist for more than 35 years,” said Jude.

A recent highlight, in 2016, saw Jude flown to Paris for two weeks where she was able to source the latest products and undertake valuable training.

Jude opened Harmony Beauty in The Gap Village Shopping Centre 15 years ago and during that time has developed during that time has developed her salon by

Salon owner and beauty therapist Jude MacKelvie

hiring great staff and providing a service to her clients that makes them feel good and look great. Unlike many salons, Jude has an extensive range of products to suit a diverse range of needs. Industry leaders Thalgo, Elizabeth Arden Professional, Glo Minerals, Mcutics and from 2019 Dermalogica will also be available. Jude and her staff realise that different products offer different benefits to their clients and are mindful that client’s needs are of the highest priority.

In order to keep abreast of the latest advances, products and procedures, Jude undertakes in-house and external training, as do her staff.

Some of the latest therapies which are being lauded by

One of the four luxurious, large treatment rooms which all feature hydraulic beds and disabled access

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clients include Oxygen Facials, where 85 vitamins and minerals are infused into the skin with medical grade oxygen. Another, Hifu (HighIntensity Focused Ultrasound) is designed to promote the firming of facial muscles.

During the refurbishment of The Gap Village in 2017, the Harmony Beauty salon moved to new, state-of-the-art premises inside the shopping centre - previously the salon was situated near the Post Office.

The new salon has four lovely treatment rooms which are proving to be extremely popular. They are purposebuilt and all provide access to prams, strollers, walkers and wheelchairs.In addition to the treatment rooms, there is also a

dedicated make-up area, spray tanning room and a private and beautifully comfortable waiting area.

Jude has installed hydraulic beds in all of the treatment rooms and is particularly pleased that the clients who have mobility issues, back problems or disabilities are able to receive treatments and procedures in comfort. The feedback from these clients has been very pleasing and satisfying.

“I love what I do, I am always looking for the latest technologies and trends in beauty and skincare and this has led to a range of new equipment to improve the services that we provide here at Harmony Beauty,” Jude said.

Harmony Beauty’s reception - with a beautiful array of gifts ideal suitable for every member of the family

website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

you deserve to be pampered

We have an extensive range of Christmas gifts to suit every need and budget - for that special personalised gift our beautifully wrapped and presented Gift Vouchers, available in your choice of value, will be guaranteed to delight!

Vintage & Co Hand Creams

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Beautifully presented ‘harmony beauty’ Gift Vouchers Thalgo Skin Care Gift Packs

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Our services include:• • • •

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• advanced facials • electrolysis • microdermabrasion • skin needling • manicures • massage • gift vouchers and packages

The Gap Village Shopping Centre 1000 Waterworks Road The Gap website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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• iBeauty rejuvenation • lash extensions • beauty treatments • ear piercing • pedicures • spray tanning • shellac nail treatments

Monday to Sat from 8.30am Wed. & Thurs. 8.30am to late

• LED light therapy • eyelash extensions • waxing

3300 5444

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Health & Development Network

Psychology for Adults and Adolescents

Kinesiology Comes to The Gap The Young Minds clinic at The Gap offers a comprehensive allied health service for all ages.

Our team of registered psychologists, occupational therapy, speech language pathologist and Dietitian deliver a full range of assessment and individual or group therapy services.

We now have a Kinesiologist join our team, to compliment our services.

Phone: 3857 0074 email: enquiries@youngmindsnetwork.com

The Gap Clinic Level 1, The Gap Village Shopping Centre, 1000 Waterworks Road, The Gap

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Balance Life with Kinesiology Support Young Minds Health & Development Network and Minds4Health The Gap Clinic welcome Kinesiologist Grania Kelly.

Do you experience aches and pains that leave you feeling twisted or unsteady? Do you just feel out of whack and can’t make decisions clearly? Do you encounter self-limiting obstacles when trying to achieve your goals? Kinesiology is a simple, relaxing and non-invasive way to become in tune with your mind, body and spirit and restore clarity and balance to life.

What are the outcomes from a kinesiology ‘balance’?

Grania practises goal-based kinesiology. That means you are ‘balanced’ around the goal you want to achieve – it could be simply to have more calmness, vitality and joy in life, or be better able to control your health, fitness, or achieve career or education outcomes, be a better parent, or restore balance to your relationships.

So what is kinesiology?

Based on energy medicines such as the Chinese 5-Elements Meridian system, Kinesiology corrects energy imbalances as a means to reset and restore the biofeedback loop between the brain, nervous system and muscle receptors that hold memory of stress at a cellular level. Kinesiology’s main tool is muscle monitoring whereby gentle pressure on the body locates muscles that are either locking or unlocking. This gives the kinesiologist clues to the underlying pattern going on in the client’s energy pathways.

What can I expect from a treatment?

A kinesiology balance can bring tremendous physical and emotional relief, insights, clarity, vitality and peace. Through muscle monitoring, Grania will gauge where you are holding stress or trauma and correct the underlying energy imbalances.

Acupressure points, counselling, brain integration therapy, guided visualisations and gentle muscle massage are some of the techniques Grania uses in combination to clear underlying emotional surcharges blocking your energy system.

How many treatments will it take?

The amount of treatments it takes depends on your goal and your own openness to change. Grania’s promise is to support you through your journey of self-empowerment with sensitivity and respect.

For an appointment please call 3857 0074 or visit the Clinic, Level 1 The Gap Village, 1000 Waterworks Road, The Gap.

Arana VIEW Club

The Arana VIEW Club final meeting for the year is on Wednesday 5th December at the Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Parade, Keperra. Doors open at 10.30 for 11.00am start to our meeting. Cost is $27.00 for the 2-course lunch with tea and coffee included.

We will be having our bumper Christmas raffle and our usual lucky door prizes, all proceeds of which go towards supporting our Learning for Life students.

The theme for the Christmas meeting this year is “A winter wonderland”. Our special guests on the day will be the Grovely School Choir who will be singing Christmas songs to get us in the Christmas Mood. Members are asked to wear white to fit in with the theme.

We welcome new members and guests. Please phone Carol on 3355 5349 to book by noon Monday3rd December. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

Ashgrove Club SELDOM USED WORDS Ashgrove Forum has introduced a new segment in their meetings whereby members are required to choose a seldom used word and present its meaning and examples of its use as a method of increasing vocabulary. Some of the recent words have been: Perturbation. From the latin, perturbare to disturb greatly, make anxious. This noun also has meaning in science and astronomy, e.g.a deviation of a system, moving object, or process from its regular or normal state or path, caused by an outside influence.

Macrophobia. A noun of Greek origin which means a fear or dread of prolonged waiting Dirigiste. Derived from the French diriger “to direct”. It is an adjective used for a system of government that has a lot of control over a country’s economy.

Obfuscate. A late middle English verb of Latin origin meaning to deliberately confuse or complicate a matter.

ASHGROVE FORUM MEMBER’S ACTIVITIES Several Ashgrove members accepted an invitation from Ipswich Forum to attend their meeting on the 11 October to take part in the Speaking Session.

Ashgrove Forum Vice-President Dr Pat Pepper represented Queensland as a delegate to the National Council of Women Triennial Conference in Canberra in October.

Ashgrove Forum Treasurer, Ronda Nix OAM (pictured at right), delivered a speech on how to improve the gender balance of male to female awardees in the Order of Australia at the National Council of Women Queensland fundraising lunch for their bursary programme.

For more information on Forum Communicators please visit the website www.beconfident.org.au Next meeting is on Wednesday 21 November at 6.45pm in the Ashgrove Library Meeting Room. Visitors always welcome.

For more information call Pat: 0458 696 267.

THE GAP

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! With only a few weeks to go until the carols start, the tree goes up and the lights are a blazing, it’s also time to start the meal planning for your Christmas feasting.

We will have available for you a delicious array of the finest Ham, Pork, Turkey, other Poultry, Roast cuts, Plum Puddings, Condiments and anything else you need to make your meal table somewhere everyone want to be!

Very soon you will be able to collect your order forms for you to take home and return when you have made that important choice.

We will be open right up until Christmas Eve for you to collect your orders when it suits you best, or take advantage of our Home Delivery option.

Eddie and the boys are here for you if you need a bit of advice, or if you need to get your meat/ poultry prepared in a certain way – we can even thread your meat onto your spit roast skewer for you to just take away and cook!

Come and see us at the shop or phone us to discuss your needs – we are more than happy to assist you any way we can.

BULK PACKS What to get Mum or Dad for Christmas?

Queensland Family History Society has single or double memberships that provide 24/7 access to MyHeritage a worldwide genealogy database from your own home pc.

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For only $84 for a single membership or $119 for a dual membership you can access • Access to over 8 billion worldwide records • Access to UK and USA censuses with images • Directories, guides, biographies, Wills & probate records • Government, land and court records • Access to subscription journals, QFHS publications • and much much more..

Contact QFHS: https://www.qfhs.org.au/join-us/join-qfhsor-renew-membership/ website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

We often get asked do we supply Bulk or Family Packs to our customers, and the answer is definitely YES! All you need to do is call in or phone, tell us you budget and what you are after and we will tailor one to suit your needs, it’s as easy as that.

Until next month, eat well stay healthy and Meat U @ The Gap Village soon!

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

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Rivercity Family Church Lead Pastor Gary Rucci, Stella Field (Gap resident, Church member and Compassion Child Sponsorship rep), The Gap Ward’s Cr. Steve Toomey (Photo courtesy Cr.Steven Toomey)

The Gap Rivercity Family Church’s recent Community Markets formed important connections and fostered capacity building in the community, whilst also raising funds for droughtaffected famers.

As a first time event, it was a great success despite the rain.

Thankfully, a fast-footed wet weather plan was enacted once it was clear it was to be a wet day, and so all the events were brought inside the Church and onto the deck.

The markets included local buskers, a South African and Aussie BBQ and other foods, coffee, plants and clothing.

It also included a range of community organisations and service providers including many based in, and around, The Gap community ranging from the RSL, Compassion Child Sponsorship, Life Coaching, and beauty and natural therapies.

“The event was about connecting the community and not about raising money for ourselves.

To that end, we supplied a free jumping castle and face painting for kids, and all the proceeds raised by the Church-run stalls went to Vinnies Drought Relief,” Lead Pastor of Rivercity Family Church, Gary Rucci said.

The Church is planning to do Christmas Markets on Saturday 8 December - more details will follow in December edition of The Gap Echo or see the website www.rivercityfamilychurch. org.au

NOTICE TO READERS

We wish to advise that distribution of the Western Echo can not be legally made to letterboxes displaying No Junk Mail, Australia Post Only or Authorised Mail Only.

For those residents who wish to collect a free copy, we have newstands located at: • Enoggera News - Corner Samford Rd & Wardell St • Stewart Road News Ashgrove

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Copies are also available at The Gap Village Shopping Centre, The Gap Ward Office, The Friendly Grocer The Gap, Ashgrove Electorate Office, Great Western Super Centre Management Keperra, Red Hill APO, Ashgrove APO, and the Ashgrove Library. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

Gap Salon Gets a Gorgeous Make-over! — NEW LOOK — NEW MANAGEMENT

There has been a lot of interest in what has been happening at 974 Waterworks Road - particularly the popular hair salon, DHS (Danie's Hair Shack Studio) which has recently changed ownership and undergone massive renovations.

We are excited to announce the opening of ZIBA Hair owned and managed by Gisso Davoudi, but also that former owner Danie Stark and Caroline Cochrane are part of the team.

Danie is well known as the former owner of DHS for the past 24 years, while Caroline has been a regular stylist of DHS for the past 19 years.

Gisso, Danie and Caroline invite old and new clients into the beautiful boutique salon and look forward to providing you with excellent cutting, colouring and styling, as well as outstanding customer service.

With years of combined experience, clients are assured of the highest standard of service, experience and skill. Gisso, Danie and Caroline undertake ongoing training and are keeping up with latest trends and styles.

Gisso is well known in the local area, having worked in The Gap for seven years and having previously owed a salon in Ashgrove, as well as being a Gap resident.

Ziba Hair use Nak products - a Brisbane based Australianowed product range of sulphate and paraben-free products.

Ziba Hair is located at Shop 6, 974 Waterworks Road, The Gap (next door to The Lodge) appointments can be made by phoning the salon on 3300 4200.

website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

Caroline, Gisso and Danie welcome you to the newly renovated Ziba Hair salon

Salon open:

Mon/Tues/Fri 9am to 5pm Wed 9am to 7pm Thurs 9pm to 8pm Sat 8am to 4pm

Shop 6, 974 Waterworks Road The Gap

Ph: 3300 4200

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Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club News

October turned out to be a month of giving and receiving for Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club. Firstly we were invited along to the presentation evening for The Gap Women’s Football Club to present the Lions Best and Fairest Junior Player award, which is given to a junior player each year.

This year the recipient was Libby Cybulski, who plays for the under 15 team. This is a wonderful achievement as it not only shows that Libby is good at her sport but also is a team player, which is just as important. We wish Libby well in her sporting life. This was only one of many awards handed out on the night to female players of all ages and it was a wonderful and uplifting evening. Sponsoring the Best and Fairest Junior Player award is just one way that Ashgrove/The Gap Lions support the youth in our area.

Another way we have given support to our young people recently is by making a donation towards the cost of Marist Brothers Ashgrove sending a team of young men to the Tournament of Minds International final in Darwin. Michael Pope, the president of Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club went along to the school to present a cheque to the staff coordinator of

the team, Majella Stevens, and to meet the boys. After winning the Qld. title they flew up to Darwin to compete with other teams from, not only Australia, but also New Zealand, Thailand and Hong Kong. Well done boys!

Throughout each year the club offers support to many different charities, schools, organisations and individuals.

All monies raised by the club are given back to the community in many different ways. Money is raised by the club holding many different activities and October and November are busy months for the club. A trivia night was held to collect money for the Birralee Singers and also Lions were there helping to run the fundraising concert for the Serenata Singers. The end of October saw the annual garage sale being held and the selling of the Melbourne Cup Trifecta tickets was yet another fundraiser.

Neil Phillips receiving the District Treasurer of the Year award from President Michael Pope

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President Michael Pope Presenting the cheque to Majella Stevens and the successful Tournament of Minds team from Marist College Ashgrove

Wi t h C h r i s t m a s f a s t approaching, our famous Christmas cakes and puddings will soon be on sale at various locations including the Wesley and Princess Alexandra Hospitals. Monies raised at hospitals go towards programs ran at each of them. So if you are looking for that special gift or you want to include these quality items in your Christmas fare this year, look out for them. The cakes and puddings will be available at the following locations: The Gap: Star Discount Chemist; The Gap Day and Night Chemist; Bank of Qld.; BP Service station.

Ashgrove: George’s Barber Shop; Bank of Qld; Boswells Book Store; Westpac Bank.

Red Hill: Red Hill Pharmacy.

If you would like more information about purchasing a Lions Christmas cake or pudding please ring Dennis Wogan: 3300 4773 But giving and receiving is not always a ‘one way street’ and at the Lions District Convention, which was held in Roma this year, the treasurer of our club, Neil Phillips, was awarded Treasurer of the Year.

Congratulations Neil, we are all very proud of you and grateful for the great job you do in keeping track of all our finances.

If you would like more information about any of the activities Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club is involved in or think you would like to join our club and be part of the fun then please contact Peter Cooper: mob: 0488 069 089.

Lion Angela Roberts presenting the Best and Fairest Junior Player Award 2018 to Libby Cybulski

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Newmarket VIEW Club

BECAUSE YOUR FAMILY’S HEALTH IS VITAL

...it matters where you go

‘Voice, Interests and Education of Women’

FAMILY PRACTICE & SKIN CANCER CLINIC

Our team of doctors and health professionals provide you with ongoing and comprehensive medical care.

Childhood Immunisation now available Ladies from the Newmarket VIEW Club celebrated Melbourne Cup early today (Tuesday 23/10/2018) with gay dresses and hats, even a couple of horses!

Lunchtime meetings on 4th Tuesday of month, 10.30am for 11.00am start Venue - Gaythorne RSL Club The Newmarket VIEW Club, Brisbane, is a small, friendly club seeking community-minded women. VIEW members come from all walks of life, and we would be delighted if you could join us in our mission to provide better educational opportunities for young Australians. We would welcome you as a visitor to our Lunch Meetings ($25 for a two-course lunch) and so perhaps become a member of our Club.

If you wish to know more about the Newmarket VIEW Club and also join us for lunch, please ring Estelle on 3356 7598.

• Same day appointment guaranteed • Open 7 days • Online bookings on our website • Bulk billing for children & concession card holders

Cnr Settlement & Samford Roads,

Keperra Phone: 3351 0323

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Quote of the Day

Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.

- Shakuntala Devi

Ashgrove Bowls Club presents

TWILIGHT BAREFOOT BOWLS Fridays from the 12 th October 6.30pm until 8.00pm $20 per person Light Supper Included

Ashgrove Bowls Club, Yoko Rd, Ashgrove For bookings and enquiries, contact Diane on 0478779377

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.....Principal's Points.......Principal's Points...... its main benefits for students is in the team preparation of each topic, preparatory to the debating competition Rotary Junior Community night. Students always value Awards: the social opportunities the Each year our school joins interaction creates and make with Ashgrove/The Gap Rotary many friends with their team Club to give students in Year members and opponents from 6 the opportunity to complete the other schools. This year the Rotary Junior Community we have had 8 year 5 and 6 Award throughout their senior students participate in the year. This award includes Queensland Debating Union completing 10 weeks of a Competition. Congratulations Community Service activity, to the following students along with learning a new Harriett, Portia, Sonny, Sophie, skill, improving or starting Alejo, Elsa, Tomas and Rosa. a new physical recreation Year 5 Camp activity, and as part of the Last week, 86 very excited social experience they are required to attend a range of Year 5 students left The Gap community activities. These bound for QCCC Mapleton, in students gave of their time the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. and talents to help others in Despite the rain, anticipation our community and many was high as students finally got have enjoyed the experience to see who was in their activity so much they have continued and cabin groups. beyond their required 10 On arrival, there was weeks. Another great example no time for rest. Bags were of students demonstrating stored and we were off to that they see the importance the first activity! Stomachof social responsibility. dropping thrills and for many, Congratulations Alicia, James, overcoming a fear of heights Sophie, Jade, Riley, Beth, were all experienced as part Natasha, Ella, Rebecca and of the flying fox and giant Zoe for completing all that is swing. Precision was tested required for this award. at archery and rock climbing; Debating at The Gap State and cold water splashes during canoeing and ball games were School: all part of the fun! Team work Debating fosters self- skills and problem solving confidence and requires strategies were needed for a participants to listen to others number of camp activities. and to comprehend the validity A major highlight was the of others’ points of view. It encourages awareness of Monday night ‘Triballink’ social issues. It is very much experience, when an indigenous a team activity; indeed, one of story teller had all 86 students

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captivated with stories of the Dreamtime. Afterwards toasting marshmallows and drinking lemon myrtle tea (leaves picked straight from the bush) left everyone feeling warm and ready for bed.

Over three days, students made their teachers and instructors proud, as they demonstrated the QCCC core values: • courage, as they soared on the giant swing 15 metres into the air; • encouragement, supporting their friends to hit the target in archery; • humility, as students knew that it was not just one person’s individual actions that could

build and float a raft across the lake – all students contributed to this achievement; • respect for others: their friends, teachers and instructors; • generosity, acting as a belay at the climbing wall and letting others have the first turn; and • teamwork: working as a team to complete challenges that could only be achieved by working together.

I was immensely proud of all our year 5 students. They showed resilience as the rain came down, remained positive and participated fully in all of the activities.

Joanne Nicholls - Principal

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GSS Senior Strings Students Win Platinum Award

Congratulations to The Gap State School’s Senior Strings.

Last week, at Musicfest, they played exceptionally well. It was such an amazing performance that the adjudicator awarded them a platinum award. These are very rare! Mrs Debbie O’Shea (TGSS Music teacher) has not been at a school that has achieved platinum.

The performance was amazing - their dynamics and expression were excellent, it was so moving. You could feel that we were involved in something very special.

Congratulations to all the students involved!

A special thanks to Jamie-Lee Zhang. She has worked so hard to build this level of musicianship with the students.

Photo Right: The Gap State School’s Ava (Gr 5) with Aaron (Gr 6) Senior Strings performers proudly show the Platinum Award the outstanding performance in Musicfest 2018

St Mark’s The Gap Hosts Hobby & Craft Expo

St. Marks The Gap is running this Hobby and Craft Expo to display the variety of hidden talents of local parishioners.

Everyone is welcome to visit the Expo.

Some items will be available for purchase by silent auction and there will also be some demonstrations and several good quality door prizes.

There will also be a sketch artist on hand.

Displays will include photography, quilting, paintings (variety of genres) model boats, scrap booking, tapestries, historical information, cross stitching, pottery, quilling, rug knitting, and mahjong.

There is a food and wine evening for the opening 6-8pm on Saturday evening 17 November at a cost of $10 per person.

The Hobby and Craft Expo will then run from 10am-4pm Sunday 18 November to Wednesday 21 November, at St Mark’s Anglican Church The Gap, 1073 Waterworks Road, The Gap.

Thanks for Supporting The members of The Gap Branch of Save the Children wish to thank all those who again supported their annual fund-raising morning tea.

Special thanks to the St Peter Chanel parish and Peter Maher for their generous contribution.

We are a small ‘ageing’ group but we do believe in the work that Save the Children is doing, particularly here in Queensland and so we hope to continue with our fund-raising efforts.

Our guest speakers this year Julie, Ryan and Charlie – all programme workers with STC. They were most enthusiastically received. Julie spoke about the Play to Learn scheme going into Women’s Prisons, Charlie works with First Offenders and Ryan helps young people who are having problems at school and other areas. This gave us all the opportunity to comprehend the scope of the work being done.

All in all a very happy morning for workers and guest alike.

Thanks everyone – Julie Nichles - Chair website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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— Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed — Thursday 18th October was a momentous day in the life of Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed. Its newly refurbished building in Yoorala Street, The Gap was officially opened by Lord Mayor Graham Quirk with a large attendance of special guests and members, wives and partners.

The refurbishment of the Council-owned facility has been a substantial project with the resultant transformation, in design and build, being remarkable. It is now a greatly improved meeting and activities facility for the growing Men’s Shed community and for the other current and potential community group users of the building. One practical example was demonstrated on the day - for the first time there is disabilities accessibility and one of our shedders, unable to attend the Shed for two years because he now requires a wheelchair, was able to come and join in the celebrations.

The building project of course has been costly and Men’s Shed has been fortunate and grateful to acquire funding from Brisbane City Council, the Queensland Government and - the largest portion of the cost - from a private benefactor.

Men’s Shed also thanks the following highly professional and obliging businesses behind the refurbishment project: Jeremy Salmon Architect; Scattini Construction; and

Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s Shed President Bob Brumm with Lord Mayor Graham Quirk at the unveiling of the plaque commemorating the official opening

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A separate highlight of the Opening Day was the bestowing of lifetime honorary membership of the Men’s Shed on special guest Uncle Nurdon Serico.

Uncle Nurdon is a highly respected Indigenous Elder, a prominent resident of the The Gap area since since the early 1940s, and among many other impressive achievements, was a pioneering radiographer with the State Health Department, a Churchill fellow, and current Patron of the Balaangala Community Group. Recently we approached Uncle Nurdon with an invitation to become a

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lifetime honorary member of our Men’s Shed. He graciously accepted that offer and Men’s Shed is honoured to have Uncle Nurdon as a member.

For enquiries about Ashgrove/The Gap Men’s

Shed, please see our website www.ashgrovethegapshed. com for contact details. Send us an email or phone our Secretary or Community Liaison Officer.

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Yoorala Street Communuty Garden Have you been to visit Yoorala St Community Garden?

Spring has arrived and the garden is blooming with life and colour after the recent rains. We love visitors and welcome the community to come and see what we do.

Please pop by on any Sunday morning between 8.30-10am – there will always be a member available to show you around and tell you about our garden. Our garden community is made up of local residents of all backgrounds and abilities; no prior gardening experience is required.

The garden provides a family-friendly and welcoming space for our community to come together, enjoy the outdoors, make new friends, and learn about gardening and growing fruit and vegetables.

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. Please just bring your hat and a smile. Note: we also have raised garden beds which are accessfriendly.

Address: 98 Yoorala St (the old Pony Club site), The Gap. Annual membership costs apply. For more information email: yscgsecretary@gmail.com Visit our website: www. yscg.com.au or check us out on: www.facebook.com/ yooralastreetcommunitygarden

Probus Club of The Gap This month members went oversea for the day – to Straddie!

It made for a longish but most enjoyable day, rising early so our bus could catch the 8:30 ferry, to deliver us to morning tea at Brown Lake and later on lunch at Amity Point. The stroll around Point Lookout was the highlight for some, while some preferred the high-grade ice cream available there!

The “guest” speaker at the regular monthly meeting was one of our own, the very new member Margaret Ewing. She shared her love of photography, illustrated not with exotic and expensive locations but with video and still images of garden birds and bugs, shot right here in The Gap. Next stop? The Melbourne Cup, of course, and all the attendant shenanigans!

For more information you can go to www.probussouthpacific. org/microsites/thegapc/Welcome or just Google us: Probus The Gap If you would be interested in joining, or just visiting, 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

CHESS T'MINIT with The Gap Chess Club Bullwinkle Chess Club visited The Gap Chess Club in October for an interclub match.

This continued the tradition of friendly games between the clubs dating back to 2006. As occurred the past two times, games were played on 8 boards with rapid time controls. The final result was Bullwinkle 12 The Gap 4. Andrew Mather (2 wins on board 1), Tony and Joshua Morris won games for The Gap. The annual allegro tournament continues, with Joshua Morris leading with 7.5 points from 8 games played.

George Flitcroft-Smith (5 points) is in 2nd place.

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.

This month’s problem comes from an excellent online chess site lichess.org , and features the end of a game played there. Black to play and win. Solution to last month’s puzzle. White played 1. Kf4?? which led to instant checkmate after 1 … Qb8.

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Grass Trees

A survivor from the age of dinosaurs, the unique Australian grasstree (Xanthorrhoea sp.) has tenaciously survived 200 million years of climate change (both ice ages and extreme aridity) and is amongst the oldest flowering plants in the world. These plants are superbly adapted to poor conditions, grow very slowly and are long-lived. The name is a misnomer – it is neither a grass or a tree, but distantly related to the lilies. Like the grasses, however, its leaves are long and narrow.

There are many species of this endemic plant, fifteen of which occur in Queensland.

They range in size from a tuft of leaves close to the ground to towering forms that may have a trunk 6 metres high (as seen in the Springbrook Ranges).

Given well-drained soil and

full sun, these plants will grow just about anywhere, as witnessed by their distribution from coastal regions to mountain tops. Their root system is fibrous and has a strong association with a fungus (mycorrhizae) that helps them take up nutrients. In addition, the roots can contract so that the apex of the plant can be 10 cm below the soil level. Even if it is a species that forms a trunk, it may exist as a rosette of leaves at ground level for up to 30 years before the trunk becomes visible.

The trunk is also unique in that it is formed by leaf bases cemented together with an aromatic resinous gum which hardens into a protective jacket resistant to insect and fire damage. The plant usually produces one complete whorl of leaves each year so that its age can be determined by

The Gap Garden Club Inc. Est 1963 Our gardens are thriving again after the lovely rain we have received recently,and this was reflected in the beautiful display for our horticulture and produce competition at our October meeting.

As the year draws to a close, November promises to be a busy month for members.

Our clinic day falls on Melbourne Cup Day so the meeting and Melbourne Cup lunch will be held in a member’s garden.

The following Tuesday, 13 November, is our monthly field trip.

This month we are travelling to the Capalaba - Redland Bay area to visit a private garden and nurseries in the district. A lovely ending to some wonderful destinations we have visited during the year.

Our last meeting for the year will be our November Christmas Lunch and meeting on Tuesday 27 November at 11.30am at the Arana Leagues Club.

Annual awards will be presented and everyone will be able to enjoy time with friends and newer members and reflect on another enjoyable and informative year.

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counting the rings of leaf bases that are a few centimetres apart.

This iconic species is worthy of a place in any garden with its lovely skirt of leaves from which tall flower spikes, holding thousands of small cream flowers, emerge.

It provides an important wildlife habitat as both a source of food and shelter for a diverse range of animals.

The nectar is a food source for lorikeets, honeyeaters, ants and butterflies. The latter attract insect-eating birds.

Cockatoos thrive on the seeds.

Some species of native bees, e.g. the green carpenter bee, in addition to harvesting pollen and nectar, make nests within the pithy stems of old, dry flower stalk. The dense leaf skirts are used as nesting sites for fairywrens, scrub wrens, lizards and small mammals such as the yellow-footed antechinus and common dunnart.

The nursery has both tubestock and advanced grasstrees for sale.

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Help monitor our local creeks If you’re looking for an opportunity to become a citizen scientist, then why not get involved in the Enoggera Catchment Creek Health Monitoring Program.

Twice a year, in winter and spring, volunteers monitor our local creeks by surveying the environment, and recording plants and animals at eight sites in the Enoggera catchment.

The program records what is living in our creeks and monitors the abundance of introduced species well as native species.

Nets and traps are used to catch and count the fish.

Native fish are then returned to the creek.

Native fish in found in our creeks include crimsonspotted rainbowfish, purplespotted gudgeons, eel-tailed catfish and eels. The program also monitors invertebrates, frogs and reptiles.

The next survey is on 10

SOWN volunteers surveying the creek

November 2018 at a location near you.

The eight sites monitored are at Yoorala Street The Gap, Gresham Street Johns Wood,

Tennis Avenue Ashgrove, Bancroft Park Kelvin Grove, Fish Creek The Gap, JC Slaughter Falls Dam Mt Coottha, Tates Bridge Bardon, Jason Street Red Hill.

Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club As 2018 draws to a close the December meeting of the Mitchelton and Districts Garden Club takes a different form. It is a morning consisting of end of year activities such as presentation of prizes to successful 2018 exhibitors, entertainment and a luncheon.

Attendance is for members only, and invited guests.

The club then goes into recess for the holiday season until the first 2019 meeting on 7th February.

Meetings are held each calendar month except January, at the Enoggera Memorial Hall, commencing after morning tea which is served at 9.45 a.m.

Guest speakers are engaged, continuous raffles are conducted and there is a lucky door prize as well as a plant exchange table. Visitors and new members are most welcome.

Garden maintenance should take priority this month. Check if plants need watering. See that everywhere

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is well mulched to prevent evaporation. Tip prune any shrubs to develop a good shape. If you’ve space to grow a paw paw, plant the seeds now. For those going away on holiday, make preparation for the care of hanging baskets, potted plants and indoor plants.

This club extends Seasons Greetings to all.

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

Funded by Brisbane City Council, The Gap Ward Office, Seqwater and SOWN, the program also conducts a monthly water quality survey at the eight sites above and four extra sites: above the weir in Bancroft Park, Downey Park, Breakfast Creek Hotel, Fish Creek Lochinvar Lane The Gap. Water quality monitoring involves using a multiprobe instrument to measure temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, salinity and other physical characteristics.

Results are posted by Save Our Waterways Now at www. saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au and also on the Healthy Land and Water site at hlw.org.au.

The project accumulates data to see what trends are occurring.

No experience is necessary.

Training is provided. Each survey lasts about three hours with eight teams dedicated to surveying the eight different sites.

To become a volunteer email enoggerachmp@ bigpond.com or telephone 0409 536 533.

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Reflections...

Sunday 16 November 2008 dawned like another glorious spring day with just a hint that our summer heat was not too far away and yet a good time to be out and about in the garden.

After lunch, at around 4pm, as I spent time in our bush house while my wife Pat hosed the front garden, it was then I noticed an unreal darkness coming in from the south-west, as swirling black clouds appeared to almost block out the sun.

Moving to the front garden, I said to my wide “I don’t think you need to hose any longer, some and see the huge storm.” By the time we had moved back to the kitchen at the rear of our home, and by 4.20pm the area had a darkness like midnight had developed.

A mighty swoosh was heard as all hell broke loose with pelting rain coming sideways and gale force winds created utter mayhem.

Standing, we watching as hanging baskets along our back patio flew off, water streamed down windows and sliding doors as the wind blew the water under carpets and into rooms as the roof was pounded with branches off trees and all sorts of flying debris came crashing down around us.

The story is well documented that our then Councillor for The Gap Ward, Geraldine Knapp was Council’s representative for Natural Disasters under Lord Mayor Campbell Newman.

Geraldine was alerted of the storm by her PA Deborah Smith, whose premises in Elgata Street were also affected. Within a very short space of time Geraldine was soon on the job with calls for assistance going to disaster relief organisations.

Mobilisation of help was very quick as I recall at 1.30am Monday 17 November, the sound of chain-saws as a massive Coral tree which had

spread across Waterworks Road and completely blocked all movement, was cut into manageable pieces. The tree was one of the few remaining Coral trees that marked the corner of farm properties all those years ago. With no electricity, no cleanup in the house could begin until dawnm so a good rest was the order of the day.

Early out of bed and climbing through a tree that had filled our driveway, it was an uplifting sight on looking east down Waterworks Road to see it awash with tucks, graders, men and chain-saws ready to commence the clean up.

Monday morning revealed the complete devastation and with so many trees and plants wiped out, you had to realise it would take months to restore some sort of order. The 90cm diameter Gum tree well over 30 metres tall, which crashed from my rear neighbours land, demolishing a wall, barbecue and pergola, had fallen between my home and my neighbours, reaching to beyond our front patio, and damage to next door’s office.

It was to take six months before the huge trunk of the tree was finally removed. The only way it was removed in the finish was to cut it through every 12 to 15cms and then wheel it out through to the back road.

On the following Thursday after the storm, as the leader of the 15 Army personnel who cleared our roof came down, he said to me “Mate, your roof is cactus.” (Well, not quite with those exact words, but that was his meaning.)

When our insurance assessor finally arrived and authorised restoration and repair by their selected builder, it soon became apparent it would be a long, drawnout process as was to befall so many other claimants.

Built in 1964 our home is a

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10 Years on The Gap Microblast

by Richard Speechley

‘Stramit’ home, built on a 4 feet module with 2-inch thick straw ceilings painted white with a granulated cork topping (a form of insulation & heat reduction) and a metal ‘Stramit’ rood.

It took a number of supervisors before one turned up who knew the system.

With a replacement to come from Melbourne, I suggested ordering early. Okay, ordering one sheet short, the long delay to finish the job caused much angst.

The day the new roof was placed on, a worker took a bottle of Coke up top only to spill it on the ceiling. Weeks later a dark stain appeared near our fireplace. A quick paint over with a request to provide a hair-dryer to heat, dry and repaint on that visit required

two more visits with traces still visible.

In the end, I was to point out that nailing of the roll-over barge should be every metre, not every 2 metres and 7-metre downpipe required more than one holding strap. Problems at home here were only minor compared to what some friends and many others throughout the path of the storm endured.

Wi t h n o p o w e r f o r a few days and certain foods needing to be dumped, affected residences will be ever thankful for the assistance provided by the many Government departments and insurance and other affiliated agencies who operated out of the Ashgrove Baptist Church in Firhill Street.

My wife was so moved by the event she sat and wrote the following poem:

I looked to the north, the sky was blue When I looked to the south, what a different view.

Huge black clouds, all tinged with green Such a terrible sight, I’ve never seen.

The thunder rolled, the lightning flashed I grabbed my tools, and inside I dashed.

Rain beating at the window panes filling the gutters and the drains.

The rain came in under the doors, Flooding the carpets and the floors.

With bucket and mop, I set to the task With only a candle, it was a big ask.

I didn’t hear the trees that fell The noise so loud, this storm from hell.

These giant gums had stood so long Could not withstand a storm this strong.

Next day I saw my poor wrecked garden If I said bad words, I beg your pardon.

But there beneath the devastation and the gloom Bright pink Zepharanthes bloom.

I know nature will prevail And so I’ll end this poor sad tale.

The trees will again be green And things return to calm & serene.

Life goes on, time flies fast We must not dwell upon the past.

But we can’t help but remember That terrible storm on the 16th of November.

Pat Speechley - The Gap, 2008

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Enoggera & Districts Historical Society Inc.

by Dave Livett

As the years turn to decades and time goes by; or should I say as our district progresses; there is always something to commemorate. This month it has been the Centenary of the railway arriving at Mitchelton, followed a week later on November 11 by the centenary of the end of a terrible world war. As a local history society it is our responsibility to bring these events to your notice and we do so with pride in our district’s progress. Next year we will have our own reason to celebrate; our silver anniversary.

Our library is at your disposal every Thursday between 9am and 1pm to research or to browse, be you an historian or a member of a community group. Other times can be arranged; come and we will show you how those earlier generations lived and coped with war and depression. We are situated in the wheelchair friendly Enoggera Memorial Hall, Trundle Street, itself a part of our district’s history for more than a century. New members are welcome. For more information contact Dave on 3366 3191.

Ithaca Probus Club Last month Ithaca Probus Club members enjoyed a very interesting presentation from the RACQ on road safety for seniors which covered a range of age-related road safety issues including an examination on the road rules, defensive driving tips, clarification of commonly misunderstood road rules, and the regulations surrounding medical fitness to drive. This month, to complete a year of top quality speakers on a wide range of interesting subjects, we will welcome a speaker from the Royal Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme now known as BUSHkids. This is a not-for-profit organization which has been supporting the health and wellbeing of children and families in Queensland’s regional, rural and remote communities for over 80 years.

Our final activity for the year will be a walk and cultural experience. This will include a Citycat trip from the Southbank Terminal to the Queensland University and back, a stroll along South Bank to the Queensland Art Gallery, followed by lunch and a visit to the gallery or museum.

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.

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 If you are interested in joining us at our final club meeting in November this year or any of our meetings next year as a guest or as a prospective member, please phone our Club Membership Officer, Anne Evans Ph (0402) 630 993. website: http://www.westernecho.com.au

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National Servicemen’s Association of Australia (Queensland) Inc Come and say hello to members of Brisbane North West branch as they sell poppies and badges outside Woolworths and Coles at Everton Park during the week leading up to Remembrance Day, Sunday November 11. This year is special as it marks exactly 100 years since the guns fell silent on the Western Front and Palestine after more than four years of terrible conflict.

The Association exists for the welfare and benefit of Australian ‘Nashos’ who served in either of the two schemes operating between 1951 and 1973, and the wives/widows thereof.

Conscripts who served for countries other than Australia are welcome to join as associate members. To apply for the two medals to which all Australian ‘nashos’ are entitled; to locate a branch closer to you or to find out the benefits of membership of the Association phone 3324 1277 or scroll website www. nashoqld.org.au.

Brisbane North West branch meets on the third Sunday of each month (next 18th November and 16th December) at Gaythorne RSL, commencing 10.15am, visitors and new members are welcome. After the meeting there is the opportunity to join fellow members in the pleasant environment of the RSL bistro for lunch. For further details about Brisbane North West branch phone Dave on 3366 3191.

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