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Thursday, 1 September 2016

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PO Box 5189 Brendale BC Qld 4500 Web: www.thewesterner.com.au www.facebook.com/WesternerNews Published fortnightly by Skewiff Pty Ltd Proudly printed by APN Print, 3817 1830 Circulation: 12,750 The Westerner is distributed to the letterboxes of Armstrong Creek, Bunya, Camp Mountain, Cashmere, Cedar Creek, Clear Mountain, Closeburn, Dayboro, Draper, Highvale, King Scrub, Kobble Creek, Laceys Creek, Mt Glorious, Mt Mee, Mt Nebo, Mt Pleasant, Mt Samson, Ocean View, Rush Creek, Samford Valley, Samford Village, Samsonvale, Warner, Wights Mountain, Yugar and the acreage areas of Albany Creek, Eatons Hill, Joyner and Upper Kedron. Bulks drops are made at Albany Creek, Arana Hills, Brendale, Bunya, Cashmere, Eatons Hill and Strathpine.

While every care is taken in the publication of The Westerner, we cannot be held responsible for omissions, errors or their subsequent effects.

Denying kids “old-fashioned fun” Looking at the photo of two boys on the front cover of this issue of The Westerner, and hearing their mum talk about them enjoying the “good old-fashioned fun” of driving a billycart, got me thinking.

We hear that some parents today ‘bubblewrap’ their kids for fear of them being hurt – physically or emotionally – while shielding them from life’s harsher realities.

Some junior sports competitions declare a ‘drawn premiership’ between teams when a grand final ends in a tie, for fear of hurting losing players’ feelings, whilst negligently not teaching them valuable life lessons like “you win some, you lose some” and “if at first you don’t succeed...”

If parents don’t let their kids play unsupervised, for fear that society isn’t as safe as it once was, just think: Is the world really worse than it used to be?

Remember that Aussie kids of the 1940s lived at a time when the threat of invasion from foreign forces was real, and later kids grew up when nuclear conflict sparked by the Cold War was seemingly imminent.

Even I knew what a terrorist was when I was a kid. And there has always been bad people doing bad things in every society.

– Lee Oliver, Editor

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Operators call time on Bunya club

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unya Sports Club will close on 1 September, but no staff will lose their jobs.

Aspley Leagues Club’s ten-year tenure of running the licensed venue at the James Drysdale Reserve will draw to a close, after a bid to find a new operator before the end of its current lease term failed.

Aspley Leagues’ lease with the Moreton Bay Regional Council, owner of the site, is due to expire on 4 September.

“An application to transfer the club’s liquor and gaming licence to a new operator was submitted to the government regulator in January this year, however the transfer process has not been finalised in our preferred timeframe,” Aspley Leagues Club General Manager Mark Newman said.

“Given this, the (Aspley Leagues Club’s) Board have agreed to cease pursuing a license transfer and… the club will cease trading.”

Mr Newman said Bunya Sports’ six staff had been offered positions at its sister venues, Aspley Leagues Club and Zillmere Sports.

Aspley Leagues Club took over the operation of the Bunya facility in early 2006 and re-opened the facility as Bunya Sports in September that year.

Before that the venue, then known as Club Bunya, had been unoccupied and with-out management for 18 months.

Upon taking on a lease for the venue from the former Pine Rivers Shire Council, Aspley Leagues Club spent $2.6 million upgrading the facility and installed poker machines.

By 2013, Bunya Sports had a trading deficit of $400,000, before appreciation.

Last year Aspley Leagues Club engaged

a specialist real estate agent to try to sell Bunya Sports.

“We tried to sell the business and the club to a club of a similar nature so the club could continue on,” Mr Newman said.

Moreton Bay councillor Matt Constance (Division 10) said that Council is seeking expressions of interest for a new tenant to lease or manage the Bunya facility, from as early as November.

“Applications are welcome from all groups including commercial, community and notfor-profit, but ultimately applicants will be judged on what benefits they can bring to our local community, and to the venue’s long-term sustainability,” he said.

“The lessee could use the facility solely for its own purposes, partner with other organ-isations, or hire part of the facility out for other community use.”

Cr Constance said Moreton Bay Council is “focused on delivering the best possible outcome for residents” regarding the management of what he called “an important facility in the Hills community”.

“I am very eager to see what ideas are put forward and excited to see this facility reinvigorated for our community,” he said.

“We expect our call for interest will attract a broad response in how this facility can be used.”

Community groups or organisations wanting to register to receive an Expression of Interest Pack can phone 3205 0555 or email to communityleasing@moretonbay. qld.gov.au.

Applications close on 16 September at 5pm.

Cr Constance said Council would work to assist the small number of community groups that currently meet at Bunya Sports club to help “minimise disruptions wherever possible”.

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Creek crossing to honour legacy

Refugee film seeks audience with immigration MP

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A Brent Steffensen, Dayboro Brent is the Dayboro Lions Family Movies projectionist and the sound engineer for Dayboro Players theatre group. His contributions to his local community saw him named Dayboro’s Young Resident of the Year in May.

My favourite movies I have screened at Dayboro Lions Family Movies…

They would probably be Big Hero 6 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

If I were planning a movie marathon the movies I would show… I’m planning one for myself and a few friends in the coming months. Harry Potter, definitely!

My reaction after winning Dayboro Young Resident of the Year award on Dayboro Day… I wasn’t quite excited, as I chose the job of running movies and tech for the Dayboro Players because it’s not in the spotlight.

The best things about living in Dayboro… are the opportunities to do things like run the movies. Most other places would demand someone with licenses to do this sort of thing.

What I like best about being a member of Dayboro Lions… It presents opportunities.

If a movie were made about me I would be played by… I would rather not have a movie made about me at all. Aside from a few unusual activities like the movies, I live a fairly average life, which wouldn’t make much of a movie!

The job I wanted to do when I grew up… I wanted to join the army.

If I could invite any three people to dinner… I can’t really think of three people I would invite to dinner, just my girlfriend.

In ten years’ time I hope to be… I’m unsure about the paths of my future, as it is interchangeable.

Dayboro Players’ theatre restaurant show Death on the Agenda is on at Dayboro Community Hall on 9-10 September. Goosebumps will screen at Dayboro Lions Family Movies at the hall on 17 September at 7pm.

ctivists are bringing awareness of Australia’s asylum seeker situation to the doorstep of the country’s immigration minister.

Peter Dutton, pictured, has been invited to a screening of Chasing Asylum, a new documentary film about asylum seekers.

The screening on 14 September will take place just a few hundred metres from Mr Dutton’s Strathpine electorate office.

Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Eva Orner, Chasing Asylum investigates Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in its off-shore detention centres over the past 15 years.

Promoted as “the film the Australian Government doesn’t want you to see”, it features never before seen footage from inside Australia’s detention camps.

The film screening at Strathpine is being hosted by March Australia Caboolture, a “non-affiliated, grassroots movement” that wants better governance for Australia.

March Australia Caboolture spokesperson Adam Cole called Chasing Asylum a film “every Australian needs to see”.

“This documentary highlights the plight of asylum seekers placed in harm’s way by the Australian Government as an abhorr-

ent deterrent to others,” Mr Cole said.

“The purpose of this screening is not to show the government their failings, it is to show the broader community what is happening in these internment camps... so the people start to put pressure on the government to let them in.”

Mr Cole doubts that Mr Dutton will accept the invitation to attend the film screening in the heart of his Dickson electorate.

“Mr Dutton should know about the inhumane treatment of these innocent people,” Mr Cole said. “If this film shows him anything he doesn’t already know then he is incompetent as well as cruel.

“I believe our invitation will receive the same treatment as the people in indefinite detention – hidden away and ignored.”

Federal Member for Longman Susan Lamb has also been invited to the screening of Chasing Asylum, at BCC Cinemas Strathpine on 14 September at 6pm.

Tickets to the screening cost $20 and must pre-purchased prior to 5 September from www.tugg.com/events/137277.

esidents are being invited to have their say on a proposal to name a culvert crossing at Cedar Creek in honour of a farming couple.

Moreton Bay Regional Council hopes to name a crossing along Cedar Creek Road near Halls Road after the late Frank and Katrina (Kate) Pszczonka.

Councillor Darren Grimwade (Division 11) said the Pszczonka family have called Cedar Creek and its surrounds home for more than six decades.

Cr Grimwade said Frank and Kate Pszczonka farmed the local land and “took an active role in the community through Red Cross, the fire brigade and local museum”.

“This (naming) application recognises the long connection both Frank and Kate Pszczonka have shared with this area, which endures today with the fourth generation of the Pszczonka family who continue Frank and Kate’s legacy through farming and community service,” Cr Grimwade said.

Residents can have their say on the proposed new crossing name by emailing mbrc@moretonbay.qld.gov.au or writing to PO Box 159, Caboolture 4510.

Feedback on the proposal closes on 9 September at 5pm.

Competitions Australian Wallabies star David Pocock’s road to sporting success has not been easy. Fleeing to Australia from Zimbabwe, he overcame teenage emotional trauma through sport. Later, as major injuries threatened to end his rugby career, he fought to overcome each setback. Now he is directing his passion towards social and environmental change – and is prepared to risk his rugby career for what he believes in. True Grit: David Pocock reveals the inside story of one of Australia’s most remarkable contemporary sports stars.

The Westerner has three True Grit: David Pocock DVDs (ABC DVD, RRP $24.95) to give away. For your chance to win tell us Super Rugby team does David Pocock play for – Wellington Hurricanes, ACT Brumbies or Western Force? Send your answer, name and contact details to: The Westerner DVD competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: DVD competition. Entries close 12 September.

In Caroline Beecham’s Maggie’s Kitchen, Maggie Johnson finds her courage in friendship and food amid the heartbreak and danger of London in the Blitz of World War II. When the Ministry of Food urgently calls for the opening of restaurants to feed tired and hungry Londoners, Maggie soon encounters an unexpected problem: her restaurant has become so popular that she can’t get enough supplies to keep up with demand for food, without breaking the rules. With the support of a 12-year-old street urchin and a Polish refugee, the resourceful Maggie fights to keep her beloved kitchen open.

The Westerner has three copies of Maggie’s Kitchen (Allen & Unwin Book Publishers, RRP $29.99), to give away. For your chance to win send your name and contact details to: The Westerner book competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email lee@ thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Book competition. Entries close 12 September.

Winners: Captain Fantastic tickets: D. Chater (Closeburn), A. Price (Warner), J. Nowitzki (Samford Valley), J. Stephen (Kallangur), D. Mullins (Cashmere), J. Cooper (Strathpine), A. Swiryt (Warner), B. Downey (Samford Valley), S. Long (Cashmere), S. Vanden Berg (Carseldine); Art Deco Airports books: N. Murphy (Cashmere), R. Meillear (Arana Hills); The Space Between tickets: G. Helms (Cashmere), M. Hodge (Chermside West), N. Thomson (Mountain Creek), M. Snow (Samford Village), K. Bakker (Inala), S. Wallace (Jindalee), C. Mullins (Cashmere), J. Mason (Biggera Waters), K. Thomson (Brookfield), L. Brennan (Bald Hills); Adventures of a Merry Medic book: K. Oleinikoff (Wynnum West).

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Bravery award a fitting tribute for crash rescuer

community Riley Lye of Cedar Creek has been recognised for bravely assisting a man severely injured in a truck crash.

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hen a truck toppled off a busy highway overpass “like a rollercoaster”, two 18-year-old motorists instantly sprang into action to help.

Riley Lye and Mitchell Hicks were driving home from dinner in Brisbane City on the evening of 9 September 2013 when they witnessed a serious truck crash.

The truck driver had lost control of his prime mover and trailer as it was travelling along the Gateway Motorway at Bald Hills.

The truck crashed through an overpass railing on Gympie Arterial Road and landed on a gravel road below, overturning as it fell and trapping one passenger in the vehicle’s cabin.

“We saw it (the truck) come off the bridge and it looked a bit like a rollercoaster (with) the lights coming down,” Ms Lye recalls.

“When it hit the ground it was just absolutely demolished. It was an absolute miracle that anyone survived.”

In darkness and while petrol spilled from the truck’s fuel tanks, the driver was able to free himself from the crushed cabin but the male passenger remained trapped.

After Ms Lye phoned the police for help,

she and Mr Hicks gave assistance to the seriously injured man.

“Mitchell was doing first aid on him and I sat under the man’s head and spoke to him… with his head in my lap, for a long time,” Ms Lye said.

“Mitchell actually crawled up to me at one point and whispered that the man had actually lost his leg, and we were trying to keep him out of shock.”

With the truck slipping further down the embankment, and the threat of fire imminent, the man was later dragged free of the wreckage by emergency services and moved to safety.

Ms Lye, from Cedar Creek, was part of a Group Bravery Citation in the Australian Bravery Decorations recently announced

by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.

Shared by five police officers and two

civilians, the citation recognises “a collective act of bravery by a group of persons in extraordinary circumstances”.

“It’s very humbling. There’s a real sense of pride,” Ms Lye said of the award.

The 21-year-old, who was living at Mt Pleasant at the time of the crash, believes “anyone would have done the same thing” if faced with a similar perilous situation.

“Because of Mitchell’s incredible sense of calm and duty and just knowing exactly what he had to do, that was really infectious,” Ms Lye explains.

“Everything was calm, everything was fine. It wasn’t a really dramatic scene.

“We didn’t experience the shock that everyone assumes that we did.”

Ms Lye and Mr Hicks, of Lawnton, were previously awarded bravery medals by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia.

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Rodeo fans round up

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he eagerly awaited return of rodeo action to Dayboro is just around the corner.

For the second time in two years, the 2016 Dayboro Rodeo will be staged at the third attempt.

Heavy rain, rather than bucking bulls, has been the biggest headache for cowboys and cowgirls, as well as for local rodeo fans and event organisers.

Twice cancelled this year due to inclement weather the Dayboro Rodeo, one of Dayboro’s longest running and largest fundraising events, has been rescheduled to 11 September.

An action-packed day of thrills and spills awaits the patrons who will head to the Dayboro Showgrounds.

A National Rodeo Association competition, the Dayboro Rodeo will feature 14 events starting at 10am.

Events include the bull ride, bareback ride, steer wrestling, breakaway roping, rope and tie, saddle bronc ride, barrel race, team roping and the junior poddy ride.

Admission to the rodeo is $20 for adults, $10 for pensioners and $5 for under 16s.

Free parking is available at Dayboro Memorial Showgrounds, on Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. A shuttle bus service will run between Petrie Railway Station and the showgrounds.

For more information on the rodeo go to www.daybororodeo.org or phone 0400 099 119.

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Wilful damage, Ferny Hills: Two wilful damage incidents at Ferny Hills and two at Arana Hills were reported to Inner West Police on 21-22 August. Graffiti was found at Arilpa Crescent and Amaroo Avenue at Ferny Hills while vehicles at Leatherwood Drive and Patricks Road at Arana Hills were damaged. Registration plates were stolen from a vehicle at Dawson Parade at Arana Hills on 27 August.

glass sculpture of a grey and black Raptor dinosaur, 1.5m high and 2m long, was stolen from Eatons Hill Veterinary Surgery on South Pine Road overnight on 23 July.

The sculpture had been positioned above the 8m high main gate to the business premises. If anyone knows where to find the Raptor phone Policelink on 131 444.

Queensland Road Safety Week: Held from 22-28 August, Road Safety Week was an opportunity for all Queenslanders to get involved in making our roads safer.

‘Speaking up for road safety’ was the focus of the awareness week, with the communities, schools and workplaces encouraged to have their say on road safety. Road Safety Week urged the community to challenge the status quo.

The key message was: ‘Let’s stop accepting death and serious injury as just part and parcel of using our roads.’ Using the hash tag of #SpeakUpSelfie, people shared their support via social media. Get important road safety tips at jointhedrive. qld.gov.au.

In 2016, The Westerner community newspaper celebrates its 20th birthday: two decades of informing and entertaining the residents of Pine Rivers, and later the Moreton Bay Region. To celebrate the milestone, this year we are going back through the archives to revisit some of the biggest and most entertaining stories printed over the past 20 years.

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Break and enters, Pine Rivers: Eatons Hill was the hot spot for break-ins into homes in The Westerner area during the fortnight ending 28 August. Seven homes at Eatons Hill were broken into from 1723 August, with incidents at Angel Court, Emanuel Court, Corso Street, Brigadoon Crescent and Talisman Court and two break-ins at Rivergum Drive. Items stolen included cash, medals, jewellery, badges and personal papers. There were three reported break-ins into business sites at Leitchs and Kremzow Roads at Brendale, one break-in into a business premises at Samsonvale Road at Warner, and three break-ins into homes at Arana Hills, at Reginald Avenue and Davidson Close.

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Local daredevils Clancy and Ben Reed are set to represent Samford in the Brisbane Billycart Championships.

they go quite a bit slower than their namesakes.

The brothers from Samford Valley have been putting the finishing touches on their vehicle – and getting in some vital behind-thewheel practice – ahead of the Brisbane Billycart Championships.

Racing on a grass track at the Carindale Recreation Reserve on 11 September is expected to attract 300 billycart drivers and up to 5000 spectators.

Clancy and Ben’s cart, affectionately dubbed ‘Bone Rider’, will race in the Traditional Backyard Billycart category of the event.

“It’s really exiting to race,” Clancy said.

Their mother Karen Reed said her sons’ billycart is made from a hand trolley bought from Supercheap Auto.

“Once they got engaged in it they found out how much fun it was and I think part of the excitement was actually building the billycart,” Mrs Reed said.

“The making of it is just as much fun as actually racing it. Boys love tinkering with stuff and building things and I really think if you bought a brand new one (billycart) it would spoil half the fun.

“I don’t think they’re going to win the race with speed but they win for their inventiveness.”

Mrs Reed is happy that her sons, both nine years old, enjoy the “good old-fashioned fun” of billycarts – and the thrills and spills that come with it.

The brothers’ debut outing in billycart racing was in the Samford Billycart Sprint race at the Samford Wellbeing Festival in June, where Ben won the award for the “best stack”.

Despite his crash Ben said: “I honestly don’t get nervous that much (before racing).”

For more on the 2016 Brisbane Billycart Championships visit www.brisbanebillycarts.com.au. www.thewesterner.com.au

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Is this horse Hendra vaccinated?”

Helen Peereboom “went cold” when she was asked that question by her

vet.

The Mt Samson resident is urging equine owners to remain vigilant – and to have their horses are vaccinated.

It comes after one of her vaccinated horses, Shodan, had displayed Hendra Virus-like symptoms.

“He was missing so I went to search for him and I couldn’t find him,” Mrs Peereboom recalls. “I saw him down near the dam and he looked fine… but when I came back (from work) he was in the same place and I thought, ‘I’ve got a problem’.”

“I tried to make him walk and he looked dead lame. He would walk 10 to 20 paces and would rear up, which was really odd.”

Mrs Peereboom was shocked and “really nervous” when her vet asked her if Shodan had been vaccinated for the Hendra Virus, which has killed equines and humans.

“I hadn’t considered Hendra and as soon as he (the vet) said that I went cold,” she said. “I had my boys help me with my horse.

I just felt sick.”

Aware of Shodan’s vaccination history, the vet from Dayboro’s Old Mill Animal Hospital was able to disregard a possible Hendra Virus diagnosis and treat the animal for a sprained neck.

Mrs Peereboom believes the vaccination for Hendra Virus, or Henipavirus, is a “huge safeguard”. “(The vet) said, ‘If you hadn’t had this horse vaccinated we could have been putting him down as a precaution’,” she said. “I could have ended up with a dead horse and all sorts of worry and concern.”

Mrs Peereboom says it’s “not fair to ask vets to put their life on the line” by having them deal with unvaccinated horses that may have contracted the deadly virus.

“They need to take real precaution and that could mean putting a horse down,” she said. “You don’t muck around with that sort of stuff.”

Dr Malcolm Heath from UQ Vets Dayboro said almost 50 per cent of his surgery’s equine clients had received Hendra Virus vaccinations in the past 12 months.

Helen Peereboom says the Hendra Virus vaccination saved her horse, Shodan.

He recommends that “all horses in this part of the world” be Hendra vaccinated.

“Not only to protect the horses and their owners but this also allows us to treat any unwell horses without waiting for Hendra exclusion results,” Dr Heath said.

Opponents of Hendra Virus vaccination claim some horses have been adversely affected, or even died, following injections.

But Dr Heath says his vets have administered over 1000 Hendra vaccinations “without any known major side-effects”.

“We have had some (horses) that have had some swelling and discomfort at the

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Many horse owners have welcomed a change from six-monthly Hendra Virus injections to one annual vaccination.

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Ms Kellie also won for her class at this year’s Royal Easter Show in Sydney.

She says those successes pale in comparison to winning an award at last year’s World Dog Show in Milan, Italy – her first international competition.

“There were around 140 Scotties and my puppy was the World Hope winner… which is the best title that a puppy can win,” Ms Kellie said.

“It’s very hard to get a world title. People fly in from everywhere... from places like Russia and America and Australia.”

Ms Kellie has been breeding Scottish terriers for ten years, noting that “owning a Scottie is like having a best friend”.

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Charlotte and Stacy Kellie with two of their award-winning Scottish terriers, which scooped the prizes at the Ekka.

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Conceived only four months ago, Death on the Agenda is the fourth play written by Sarah Ashby.

Written specifically for Dayboro Players, Death on the Agenda was born out of necessity when the amateur community theatre group couldn’t find a suitable play to produce.

“I had the idea for the plot line some time ago but didn’t have the incentive to write the play until we were looking for something for this year’s Dayboro production and couldn’t find anything with enough good parts,” Ashby said.

Ashby is also handling directing duties for the theatre restaurant show, which is set in the fictional Dayboro High School.

“The play is a comedy but with a mysterious death thrown in and some of the characters are not as innocent as they seem,” she explains.

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“Being English, I was brought up on a diet of wonderful comedy, from the manic style of Monty Python to the sharp but understated humour of The Good Life and Vicar of Dibley,” she said.

“I don’t find it hard to write comedy because I allow the characters to say things that you wouldn’t dare say in real life.

“Sometimes I have a joke in mind that the characters build towards but I prefer repartee.”

The writer-director, who directed the Dayboro Players’ production of the Judith Prior play The Last Resort last year, has been impressed by the Death on the Agenda cast during rehearsals.

“We have a stellar cast again this year, with a great mix of old and new faces,” Ashby said.

“If the amount of hard work from the cast and stage crew going into the production and the amount of fun we have at rehearsals is any measure of achievement, Death on the Agenda will be a success.

“Everyone is showing a great deal of commitment and working very hard (and) they have all taken great pride in developing the characters so I am really looking forward to seeing the world premiere.”

Death on the Agenda is on at Dayboro Community Hall, located at Bradley Street, Dayboro for two performances only on 9-10 September. The Saturday show is sold out.

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together and country dances were held ocial dances were once highlights of a community’s social calendar, and regularly in our beautiful halls”. it’s something that Wendy Murray is “Many older people have wonderful helping to bring back to her town. memories of social dances and often met The Armstrong Creek singer, accomptheir partners at Cloudland and outlying anied by pianist Clint Allen, cellist Amy country dances,” Murray said.

Allen and the rhythm section of Dave “These dances are quite in vogue now Cotgreave and Peter Freeman, will host an as evidenced by a growing interest and afternoon tea dance in Dayboro later this widespread movement of young and not month.

Murray is a celebrated Latin jazz and blues singer who has performed at festivals and in small and large venues in Cuba, France, Germany, Ireland, Wales, Vanuatu, Italy and England.

She says there is something special about music and dance bringing together people and communities.

Murray is encouraging locals to “polish those dancing shoes” for the afternoon tea dance in Dayboro Community Hall on 18 Singer Wendy Murray, pianist Clint September.

Allen and cellist Amy Allen will perform The singer explained that the the music for an afternoon dance at dance would “hark back to the Dayboro on 18 September. days when communities came www.thewesterner.com.au

so young people rediscovering the grace and elegance of dancing with a partner.”

Murray said the afternoon tea dance promises “great fun, laughter and joy for the whole family, old and young alike”.

The entertainment will feature a range of dances and music styles.

“There will be something to tap your toes to, that suits your own brand of wild, expressive moves,” Murray said.

“We will play a range of dance styles from swing, cha cha, waltzes, jive, Latin, tango, some line dancing for those country fans, (and) foxtrot.”

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Guests are encouraged to bring drinks, glasses and a plate of afternoon tea finger food to share.

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McConaughey is effective without ever trying to oversell his character, while Mahershala Ali shines as freed slave Moses.

A slow-paced mid-section of the film threatens to undo some of the earlier good work done by director Gary Ross, however he steers the ship back on course with a powerful third act set post-war.

At first seemingly out of place, a flash-forward of 80 years, relating to the lineage from freed slave Serena (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Knight’s wife Rachel (Keri Russell), re-enforces the film’s themes of injustice and racial discrimination.

While it doesn’t quite meet its noble intentions, Free State of Jones is an engaging, touching and inspiring tale of defiance and decency set at a time and place of American history that was anything but decent.

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‘The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years’ is Academy Award winner Ron Howard’s documentary film about The Beatles’ phenomenal early career. It details John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr’s inner workings, from the band’s early days in Liverpool, to their last concert in San Francisco in 1966.

‘The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years’ opens in cinemas on September 16 for one week only.

The Westerner is giving away three double passes to see the film at Palace Barracks Cinema on September 16 at 6.30pm. To enter email your name and contact details to lee@thewesterner. com.au, Attn: Beatles competition. Entries close 12 September.

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ARANA VIEW CLUB: Luncheon Meeting & Spring Fashion Parade, Wed 7 September at Arana Leagues Club, Keperra at 10.30am.

Fashions and accessories by Portofino available for purchase on the day. Major raffle prizes: Conrad Hotel voucher, signed Broncos jersey, Woodford Festival double pass & Stephan hamper. All funds raised donated to The Smith Familys Learning for Life program supporting disadvantaged Australian children.

AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY (QLD.) KABI GROUP Inc. meet 7.45 pm on Second Tuesday each month (except January) at Isabella Griffin Room, Strathpine Community Centre, 199 Gympie Road, Strathpine . Ph 0414 761 367 or 3399 9208, web www.ourshopfront. com/kabi.

BIRD WATCHING: along the South Pine River. Meet second Wednesday of the month at 7.30am (July, August & September) or 7am (other months) at Kumbartcho Sanctuary, 15 Bunya Pine Ct, Eatons Hill. To register phone 3325 1577 or email catchmentcoordinator@ prca.org.au.

BRENDALE EVENING VIEW CLUB: meets for dinner with a guest speaker on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Wantima Country Club, 530 South Pine Road, Brendale. Fun and friendship for women of all ages as well as supporting The Smith Family. Phone Anna on 3425 2937 or 0400 557 082.

BRISBANE BOOK AUTHORS: Non-profit, social networking/information sharing for published authors. Group meets at 6.30pm on 3rd Wednesday of each month at varying Brisbane venues, with guest speakers. For more information or to register your interest email editor@hawkeye publishing.com.au or find Brisbane Book Authors on Facebook.

BUNYA TOASTMASTERS CLUB: meet 1st & 3rd Wed of month, 7pm at Aspley AFL Club, Graham Rd, Carseldine. Develop leadership & communications skills in a supportive, friendly environment. Ph 3889 6335 or 0409 053 455.

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@CREATIVESAMFORD: A community group whose aim is to increase the visibility of the arts in the local area. We have regular activities and events throughout the year. Go to www. creativesamford.com for full details.

DAYBORO ART GALLERY: Cnr Williams Street & Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. Open daily 10am - 3pm. Paintings, pottery, art. Ph 3425 2000.

DAYBORO LIONS FAMILY MOVIES: “Goosebumps” screening 17 September at Dayboro Community Hall at 7pm. Doors 6.30pm.

Cost $6/person, $18/family. Phone 0466 619 660. For movie schedule email dayboro.lions@ gmail.com.

DAYBORO MARKETS: 1st Sun of the month, 8am, cnr Williams & Heathwood Streets. Find a bargain, new or pre-loved, fresh produce & plants. New stallholders welcome! Site fee $15.

Contact Steve 3425 2456 or Lexie 3425 2260.

All monies raised go to chosen charities and the local community.

DAYBORO MENS SHED: meets Mondays 10am-4pm. Woodworking, metalworking & involvement with other community groups.

Contact Mike 0435 204 456 or email dayboromensshed@gmail.com.

DAYBORO TRAIL RIDERS: Meet 4th Sunday of month at 8am. Ph 0475 383 553.

EARLY AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL DANCE: in The Samford Farmers Hall, Main Street, Samford Village, Friday 7 October from 7.30pm10pm. No experience, costume or partner required. Tickets: $10 at the door. Ph 3289 4708. www.colonialdance.com.au HILLS DISTRICT COMMUNITY GARDEN: at 416 Bunya Rd Bunya (adjacent to off leash dog park) is hosting a Spring Fling on Saturday 17 September from 2pm-4pm. Come along and see our garden. Produce, jams, relishes & cakes to buy. Relax with a coffee and cake in our garden and enjoy the ambiance. New members are welcome. www.facebook.com/HOGCommunity Garden.

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MEDITATION IN THE ZEN TRADITION: in Samford every Tuesday, 7pm to 8.30pm at the old Catholic Church, cnr Samford & Camp Mountain Rds. Individual instructions each night.

Beginners welcome. $5 donation requested.

Phone 3298 5094.

NATIVE PLANTS QUEENSLAND: Samford Branch meets on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at 7.15pm at the CWA Hall, Main St, Samford Village. Email: sgapsamford@ outlook.com. Visitors most welcome. Pine Rivers Branch meets on the third Sunday of each month at noon at various garden and parks. Ph. Jan 3285 3322.

NATIONAL SENIORS ALBANY CREEK: meets 2nd Friday of each month at Albany Creek Community Centre, Ernie St, Albany Creek at 5.30pm. Speakers, entertainment & interest groups inc. dining out, reading, craft, photography, golf, theatre & more. Ph Len 0488 744 706. www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au.

PINE RIVERS CROQUET CLUB: Social croquet players welcome at the clubs grounds at Joe Davis Park, Brendale on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday mornings, 8.30am to 11am. All equipment provided. Ph Carolyn 3298 5576.

PINE RIVERS VIEW CLUB: meets 3rd Wed of month for lunch at Murrumba Downs Tavern, 10.30 for 11am. Interesting speaker. Outing 1st Wed of month. Ladies come and meet new friends. Vistors welcome. Ph Sandra 3425 2738 or Elizabeth 3886 4937.

QUEENSLAND STEAM & VINTAGE MACHINERY SOCIETY: located at Old Petrie Town, open 9am - 1pm Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. ‘Live Steam’ day first Sunday of month, when we fire up the boilers and run big engines as they were meant to operate. Experience the sights and sounds of steam power Ph Chris 3353 2349.

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Email essential. Phone Barbara Cook on 3289 3046 or email barbcook1@gmail.com. Web: www.samfordwriters.org TRUE BLUE CARAVAN CLUB: We are a small Club on the north side of Brisbane with a very friendly group of people. We have a rally once a month of one week duration. Destinations within 300-400km of GPO. Use your caravans more often, make new friends and enjoy an active lifestyle. Ph Carol 3882 3227 or Lesley 3264 5053.

ZONTA CLUB OF PINE RIVERS: improving the lives of women & children locally & globally.

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Bring a blanket or chair for afternoon of live music and free sausage sizzle in George Willmore Park, Ferny Hills from 2pm to 4pm. Phone 5433 2366.

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Over 60 stalls, free sample bags, door prizes, entertainment and information at Strathpine Community Centre. Monday 9am to 2.30pm, Tuesday 8.30am to 2pm.

Phone 3205 9977.

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SAMFORD VALLEY MARKETS: Second Saturday of month (excluding January), 7am12pm, cnr Mt Samson Rd & Serendipity Drive, Samford. Fresh produce, arts & crafts, cakes inc. gluten free, plants, BBQ, morning teas, coffee. 40-50 stalls - new ones welcome. Ph Kate 0414 550 302.

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with Laurie Stibbe ACROSS East Indian herb Pursued Wainscot Encouraging, pleasing Involving financial matters Resembling Mother of pearl Without water Manager Tree trunk Seeker of elixir of life One who pleads for a cause Far from usual surroundings Fractiousness Parent's sister Equatorial ocean current (2,4) Water under the bridge

SAMFORD AREA MENS’ SHED: meet every Tuesday at 9.30am for morning tea and chat at the Shed, Samford Showgrounds, Showgrounds Drive, Highvale. Web: www.samfordshed.org.au Email: info@samfordshed.org.au SAMFORD ART & CRAFT ASSOC: at the Slab Hut, John Scott Park, Main St, Samford.

Wide selection of locally produced art and craft items. 10am-4pm, 7 days a week. New members welcome. Ph 3289 3113. www.thehutsamfordart andcraft.com SAMFORD DISTRICT HISTORICAL & MUSEUM SOCIETY: Museum open Wed and Sun 10am-3pm, Station St, Samford Village.

Local & family history, research & displays.

Group visits & tours by appointment. Ph: 3289 2743, web: www.samfordmuseum.com.au. New members welcome.

Trek 28.2km from ANZAC Square to Samford to raise money for defence veterans’ charity Whiskey’s Wish. www.executiveexcellenceevents.com.au.

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Rides, face painting, activities, games and entertainment for children under school age at Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine, from 9am to 12pm. BYO teddy! Phone 5433 2366.

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TRADES & SERVICES What services does your business offer? Furniture polish, upholstery and refurbishing, car and motorbike seat repairs and upholstery, tonneau covers, shade sail repairs, soft furnishings and scotchguarding.The business was extended with longarm machine quilting, but beside all these I do any odd jobs my customers can think of and it needs stitching.

What areas does your business provide services to? Dayboro and surrounding suburbs up to Mt Mee, Mt Glorious, The Gap and Brisbane, but by referral I have customers as far as Sunshine and Gold Coasts as well.

What was your first job? I worked for a company that manufactured leather bags and suitcases.

How did you get into your current line of work? We moved to Dayboro in 2001.

This little town is just too beautiful and

peaceful to spend most of your day away.

I used to work in Wynnum, so after long consideration I decided to open a business and put my training and experience into practise.

Why is a business like yours so important? My business represents qual-ity and value. By choosing to reupholster good quality furniture it gives my customers the freedom to be creative and it allows me to produce unique pieces. Great furniture can really add a new dimension to a room.

Before your current job, what were your previous occupations? I was the Operations Manager for a company manufacturing pool chlorination systems.

Before that I worked in antique furniture restorations and auctions.

What do your customers most appreciate about your services? The quality of my work, friendly, honest customer

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Stephens & Co Chartered Accountants

Tel: 3289 5347 For all your Tax & Accounting requirements

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B Boulder walls

Open Wed to Sun. 10am to 4pm

Antiques • Bric-a-Brac • Old Wares • Valuation & Restoration Service

Building Results Carpentry, Cabinet Making, Decks, Pergolas, Plastering, Painting, Renovations, Building Maintenance Fully Insured and Licenced

Appraisals Quotes Always Buying

Call Michael 0414 776 093 BSA: 1097832 E: mikebuildingresults@gmail.com

Tom & Mary-Anne Williams 358 Mt Samson Rd, Dayboro Ph 3425 2479 or 0412 724 080 www.thedayboroshed.com.au

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LOCAL BOBCAT HIRE Post hole borer 350 / 450 Spreader bar, 4 ton tipper OWNER / OPERATOR • 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

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service, the large range of quality fabrics and products to choose from, and being on time.

What is the best part of your job?

Seeing the finished piece and the happy, satisfied look on my customer’s faces.

What advice would you give to anyone considering becoming an upholsterer?

Upholstery can be a very satisfying job for a creative person, but be prepared for lots of hard physical work. For that reason, the trade is male oriented so if you are a female you just have to aim higher than the standard.

If you didn’t work in your current job, what job would you like to do? I would love to run an art and craft complex where anyone could explore their creativity in different media.

Phone Suzan’s Sewing Creations on 3425 2918 or 0401 314 314.

QBCC LIC NO 1057994

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0412 874 534 or 3289 4841 Quality Workmanship Guarantee

• Shed Slabs • Driveways • Paths • Under House Slabs • All Domestic Jobs

Shane 0403 062 300

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5.5 ton Excavator & Pozitrak General Earthmoving, Rock work, Site clean ups

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Licence: 74412 ARC Lic: L120727 CEC Accreditation: A0322310

F Fencing Specialising in black or green PVC coated chainwire. Free Quotes. 40 Years Experience.

Jobs up to $3300 only

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0425 333 820

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•weed removal•brush cutting•hedge trimming•gurneying •house & acreage lawn mowing & edges•pruning •rubbish removal • small paving • retaining walls

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• Same day emergency service.

• Rural plumbing, blocked drain and septic experts.

• Local family owned business.

• 6 year warranty on all workmanship.

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• All Domestic & Commercial Painting • Free Quotes • All Areas • Prompt Service • Local Painter • Member of Master Painters

Michael 0412 834 759 and surrounding areas.

BSA Licence 700577

0409 635 547 or 3264 2728

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• Residential Specialist - Int/Ext • Quality Paint & Workmanship • Fully Qualified and Insured • Local Tradesman • Master Painters Member

www.phoenixlandscapes.com.au

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Ben Thompson Local & Reliable All Electrical Services Switchboard Upgrades Solar Energy Air-conditioning Residential & Commercial

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Property Poles, Overhead Aerials, Air Conditioning, Underground power, Mains Upgrades & Emergency Work.

Prompt, friendly service, local business.

Licensed Structural Landscaper Certified Horticulturist

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AFFORDABLE ALL ROUND HANDYMAN 30 YEARS BUILDING EXPERIENCE

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Landmark Concepts ALL LANDSCAPING, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Ph Andrew 0416 123 123

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Mini digger service, property maintenance, quad bike slashing, all terrain slashing

0413 954 319

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info@gbdindustries.com.au

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*Family Business for over 50 years

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POOL SAFETY INSPECTIONS NORTHSIDE - Pool Safety Certificates - Repairs & Modifications - Pre-inspection Advice - Compliance Solutions e: steve@psin.com.au Lic No. 100449 Ph Steve 0411 601 199

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Specialists in installation of poles and supply of overhead & underground power & Emergency work

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Pump Sales ● Repairs ● Pool Shop 6/39 Main Street, Samford QLD

PH: 3289 2111

Pump Sales, Service & Repairs Water Filtra on Systems, & Filters Tanks & Irriga on Supplies Pool Equipment, Tes ng, & Chemicals

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New HSTP’s Servicing and Maintenance Wastewater Design Septic Trenches Septic Upgrades The trusted local name in septic and wastewater solutions for generations.

The Name in Wastewater Jamie Maxfield 0427 374 392 jamie@maxfieldswastewater.com.au

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Aaron King

Ph: 0413 537 650 E: kingrenderingptyltd@gmail.com

Phone 3289 3411 Phil Anderson 0411 515 492

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Editing / Copy Writing Corporate coms, marketing, job applications, books, etc.

Carolyn 0407 154 663 Published author

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CLASSIFIEDS COTTONE’S DISCOUNT FEED SHED: More everyday low prices - Prime Shedded Lucerne $15 bale/delivered; Green Rhodes Grass - 4x3 - $77/bale delivered; Fresh Barley Hay $13.50/ bale delivered. Stock up now hay prices going up! Cattle Hay, Chaff and Hard Feed also available. Other grades of hay & round bales also available. Delivered to Samford weekly.

Phone 5462 3453. Find us on Facebook for more bargains.

FARRIER: Roger Roberts. Ph 0417 738 722.

Phone 3425 3248 or 0418 833 110

Garage sale

BIG, HUGE, MONSTER GARAGE SALE When - SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER Time - 8AM to 2PM Where - CNR OCEAN VIEW RD AND

BANJO PATERSON DRIVE, OCEAN VIEW What to buy - ALL SORTS OF GREAT WARES. HOUSEHOLD, GARDEN, FASHION. FRIDGES, TABLES AND CHAIRS, GENERATOR. YOU NAME IT, WE’VE GOT IT! COME ALONG AND HAVE A LOOK.

0418 833 890

Services A&B FENCING: All types of fencing. Jobs up to $27,500. Phone Alan on 0407 696 647.

MOBILE DIESEL SERVICES BRISBANE: Inspections, Diagnostics, Servicing, Repairs, Rebuilds, Breakdowns. Stephen 0428 887 404 www.mobilediesel.com.au

Wanted

Samford Security & Blinds

QBSA Lic 744719

For sale

locardiceramics@gmail.com

Call Brett for a free measure & quote

0418 641 241 ALL AREAS

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Easy start will power all you need.

Ideal for camping, house backup, float, tools etc.

Sell $1800 (was $2800) Used twice

WANT A WEBSITE for your business or project? At WEBBIE we build websites: fast, beautiful on any device, and get you on Google.

EXPERIENCED HOUSE CLEANER for large Go to webbie.com.au or call Daniel on 0490 488 home at Eatons hill, trustworthy and reliable 893. person who can work unsupervised need only apply. Required for 8 hours per week. Call Narelle 0418 717 388.

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A/H 3289 7035 | F 3289 7039

30yrs exp

Computers

www.facebook.com/kingrenderingptyltd

• Woven stainless mesh • Security doors & screens • Flyscreens • Blinds • Awnings • Patio enclosures • Timber & aluminium venetians

Kay & Kevin 0420 610 296

Animal care

sales@samfordvillagepumps.com

QBCC LICENCE NO. 15013333

YAMAHA EF 2800I INVERTER GENERATOR

UPHOLSTERY Eatons Hill

www.upholsterybycenton.com.au

Pump Sales, Repairs and Install Water tanks & Installations Irrigation & Plumbing Supplies Water Filtration Systems

No job too big o sm r all

Furniture Re-upholstery, Refurbish, Wooden furniture, Restoration, Soft furnishings, Curtains, Boat & Auto Trimming,Clothes Alterations, Canvas, Shadesails

Servicing - Installs - Repairs

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ALUMINIUM PLANKS: 6m $215, 5m $195, 4m $165, 3m $125, rubbers on both sides, end caps fully welded. Ph 3205 3002. www.bmgi.com.au - find us in Brendale.

BUY CATTLE - Ph Paul 0417 779 936.

SOLAR POWERED GATE OPENERS: 20watt solar panel, 3 remotes, stainless steel arms, 12 months warranty FROM $725. Ph 3205 3002. www.bmgi.com.au.

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Name: Jason McKee Club: Samford Rangers Football Club Team: Capital 4 Position: Centre back At what age did you start playing football and why did you choose this sport? I started playing football at four years old. I don’t remember why I started playing football but fell in love with the game straight away.

What is your biggest achievement in football to date? I have won a few grand finals over the years and there is no better feeling.

What is your training programme? We train as a squad twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also spend the other days in the gym.

What is your favourite or best football skill? Winning tackles. There’s no better feeling then getting one over your direct opponent.

he works as a dental assistant during the week but on weekends Sharni Pinfold drills Queensland’s racing circuits on two wheels.

The 21-year-old recently completed her first Australian Superbike Championship meeting, competing in three Yamaha R3 Cup races at Morgan Park Raceway.

The Yamaha R3 Cup is a single-model series designed to offer affordable race bikes for emerging riders to compete on level playing field.

Pinfold finished seventh overall at Morgan Park and was “very happy” with the result.

“I came in to the weekend with no expectations to come away with a great result, but just to take advantage of the experience of racing at national level against the best riders in Australia,” she said.

“Unfortunately, I am not taking part in the full series of the R3 Cup. “I have been very encouraged by the ongoing support that Yamaha offers to the R3 Cup riders, from bike advice, setup and help on the day.

“Being able to take part in the one round was definitely a good opportunity considering the coverage and media surrounding the event.”

Pinfold, one of only four female riders who raced over six categories at the race meet near Warwick from 5-7 August, has now turned her attention to the QR FX Series.

“I have been taking part in a few different classes (in) which the riders are all on different bikes, so it isn’t just one standard class,” the Everton Hills rider said.

“I have been learning lots and feeling more comfortable each time I ride.”

Pinfold, who works at Dentistry on Main Street in Samford Village to help fund her fledgling racing career, has set short and long-term goals for her racing career.

“My short-term goals for racing is to take the first year slow and gain as much confidence and experience as I can here in Queensland,” she said.

“Long-term goal is to be racing overseas and earning money from the sport I love and seeing how far I can go with it.”

Sharni Pinfold in action at Morgan Park Raceway.

Photo by YMF R3 Cup/Russell Colvin.

Pinfold is the daughter of the late Paul Pinfold, the British speedway motorcycle champion.

“I grew up with his enormous racing career and his determined, ambitious nature which has been installed in me,” she said.

“I saw every day the success that is achieved by hard work, persistence and by never giving up.

“I could never have asked for a better role model to look up to and for that I am forever grateful.”

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How do you prepare for a match? I like to have a good stretch in the morning, a big breakfast and then relax until game time.

What are the best things about football? Being in a team environment, supporting your mates and having fun.

Attributes needed to be a good football player. Reading the play. If you can anticipate what’s going to happen you will already be ahead of your opponent.

Coordination helps too.

The best things about my club. There’s a good culture at the club that is very supportive of every team, from juniors to seniors.

Who is your sporting idol and why? Tim Cahill. His passion for the game and for his country is very admiring.

What are your goals for sport? To be able to play for as long as possible and to see Samford Rangers move up into the higher Brisbane leagues.

What advice would you give to people keen to play club football? Give it a go.

You won’t look back.

What are your three favourite sporting teams? Brisbane Roar, Adelaide Crows, Barcelona FC.

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What are your interests outside sport?

Health and fitness is a passion of mine and I also love to travel.

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Matt hungry to tri for success

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ine Rivers Tri Sports Club will be represented in all professional age levels at the upcoming ITU Triathlon World Championships in Mexico.

Of the 25 athletes selected to compete for Australia in Cozumel this month, six train or live locally.

Commonwealth Games representative Dan Wilson is part of a five-athlete Australian contingent for the elite men’s competition, while Matthew Roberts will race in the Under 23 division.

Zoe Leahy and Sophie Malowiecki, who missed last year’s world championships through injury, will compete for Australia in the junior competition.

Gillian Backhouse and ex-Pine Rivers Tri Sports Club member and 2012 Olympian Emma Jackson, of Joyner, are in Australia’s elite women’s team alongside 2016 Olympians Emma Moffatt, Ashleigh Gentle and Erin Densham.

Roberts, like Malowiecki, missed last year’s world titles through injury and has been in good form in recent months.

Racing against elite level professional athletes, the Albany Creek resident placed

fifth in his debut World Cup event held in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary in July.

“I must admit I was nervous on the start line especially racing guys five to ten years older than me with a lot more experience,” said Roberts, who then placed third behind Wilson in the London Triathlon.

“It’s not every day you get to race some of the best in the world at 20 years of age.

“To come away with fifth I was over the moon. I never thought I would achieve such a result on my debut.

“I took a lot of confidence out of that race and will try and use that to help me achieve bigger goals.”

Bunya resident Stephen Moss will coach the five Pine Rivers Tri Sports Club athletes at the world championships, which will run from 11-18 September.

The athletes have been based at a training camp in Aix-les-Bains in France.

“I love training and racing here in Europe,” said Roberts, who competed at the junior world titles in Canada in 2014.

“The training group I’m with have settled in nicely to the French living.”

– Lee Oliver

Tony Loxley has been in love with speedway racing since he was 11, when he started going to the old Parramatta Speedway. Now he has combined his love of the sport with his photographic skills to piece together ‘Speedway’.

‘Speedway’ consists of stunning images captured by many of Australia’s finest photographers, illustrating the action, danger, tragedy and adulation that speedway racing can generate. It is a vivid look at oval track racing from the years 1950 to 1989, covering the stars, the tracks, the cars and bikes of one of Australia’s most admired sports.

Triathlete Matt Roberts on the run. Photo by Delly Carr.

The Westerner has one copy of ‘Speedway’ (New Holland Publishers, RRP $60) to give away. To enter send your name and contact details to: Sport competition, PO Box 5189, Brendale 4500 or email lee@thewesterner.com.au, Attn: Sport competition. Entries close 12 September.

Mini football games kicking on

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ne of the largest football tournaments of its kind in Australia is coming back to Brendale.

Albany Creek Excelsior Football Club will host its popular five-a-side tournament from 4 October.

Albany Creek Excelsior Football Club General Manager Les Moodley said thousands of players had participated in previous tournaments.

Mr Moodley said the competition, catering to players from kindergarten age to an over 35s division and played at South Pine Sports Complex, has been running for over eight years.

“This is one of the largest tournaments of this type in the country,” he said. “Last year we had over 1400 participants.”

Games are played by teams of five players on fields that are one-quarter the

size of regular football pitches.

Mr Moodley said the five-a-five format was “very much a social game for enjoyment rather than winning”.

“This tournament serves as a conduit between the winter and summer seasons which allows the kids to be active over the summer months,” he said.

It also allows older players, some as old as 60 years, to play alongside their children, partners and family members.

The tournament, which also features a carnival in mid-November, features male, female and mixed gender competitions in five age groups.

The competition starts on 4 October and runs for nine weeks, concluding 30 November. Email social@acesoccer.com. au for information or nominate a team online at www.acesoccer.com.au.

Players in action during a previous five-a-side football tournament at Brendale.

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