On Our Selection News - 19th May 2022

On Our Selection News

Covering Cambooya, Hodgson Vale, Westbrook, Wyreema Districts "DAD AND DAVE COUNTRY"

Vol. 26

THURSDAY, May 19, 2022

Westbrook has its say

With the Federal Election on the horizon, Westbrook was the battleground last Thursday night as arguably the four strongest candidates for the Division of Groom met with locals to discuss important issues.

Sitting member Garth Hamilton from the Liberal National Party, Labor’s Gen Allpass and independents Suzie Holt and Kirstie Smolenski attended the Meet the Candidates event.

Despite the miserable weather, quite a few locals ventured to Westbrook Hall to hear what the candidates had to say and have their questions answered.

The event was organsied

by Westbrook local Matt Norton, who said it was important to have the candidates come out to a place like Westbrook, that is so often forgotten.

Mr Norton was involved with the Westbrook Focus Group before it folded and belongs to Westbrook Lions Club and moderates the ‘Westbrook Locals’ Facebook group.

WHERE TO VOTE There are several places you can vote at for the federal election this

Saturday, 21 May: Bunker’s Hill State School, 315 Bunkers Hill School Road, Westbrook.

Cambooya State School, 6 Harrow Street, Cambooya.

Drayton State School, 55 Brisbane Street, Drayton.

Emu Creek State School - 14534 New England

Highway, East Greenmount.

Nobby State School 7 Davenport Street, Nobby.

Wyreema State School 12 High Street, Wyreema.

The polling places are open 8am to 6pm.

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Wyreema hosting major cycling event

The first Queensland two-day Open Cycling Carnival in more than 10 years this weekend, 21 and 22 May, will see cyclists racing up and down Umbiram Road from Wyreema out towards Southbrook.

The organisation and staging of this prestigious two day Unbiram Road and Margetts Street. event was awarded to the Darling Downs Cycling Club Well known cycling identity and club Life Member John (DDCC) by the national body of the sport, Auscycling.

Osborne OAM has been appointed as the Race and Event The two days of competition will start with a full day of Director for the Criterium Events, which will be held on the Criterium races for both female and male cyclists in all age Peter Watts Criterium Course adjacent to the Toowoomba groups from Under 15 through to Elite A and 70 plus Masters.

Showgrounds on Harvey Road, Glenvale.

The next day, Sunday, will be the Queensland Individual Mr Galbraith said Criterium events are fast and furious Time Trial Series, a 13-event program which is being organised and provide plenty of excitement for both spectators and by local Physio and Club member Matt Haswell. competitors alike.

In the world of cycling Individual Time Trials are widely He said that the two days of competition are open to the known as “the race of truth’ as riders pit themselves against community. the stop watch over a variety of distances up to 25 kilometres.

Refreshments, toilet facilities and plenty of nearby parking The Time Trial events will be held on an out-and-back will be available and there is no admission to either meeting. course on Unbiram Road and will be conducted in accordance “It’s very much a full weekend of cycling with the with a Queensland Police Service Permit and Auscycling Criteriums providing fast tight and exciting racing whereas Rules and regulations. the Individual Time Trials will provide the more demanding Club President Mr Tom Galbraith said the DDCC was and technical aspects of the sport,” Mr Galbraith said. extremely appreciative of the support, encouragement and Among the competitors will be Nick Banks-Watson, who cooperation provided by both the Toowoomba Regional has been racing very well this season.

Council and the local office of the Queensland Police Service.

Banks-Watson said he has been racing since 1999, competing All the Time Trial events will start and finish from almost in mountain bike, cyclocross, road, track, time trial and crit in front of the Wyreema Community Hall on the corner of events.

“We moved to Toowoomba when I was 12 and as I got more serious with my cycling engaged local legend Peter Watts as my coach for several seasons,” Banks-Watson said.

“To this day he is the only coach I’ve had but his advice and guidance have always stayed with me.”

At the Masters Track Nationals in April, Banks-Watson picked up four golds, two silvers and two state records.

He was also the overall series winner in the Masters A division at the Sizzling Summer Series hosted by the Logan Cycling Club.

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Funding changing for some community events

Funding from Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) for different community events in the Region could be increased or decreased following an endorsement to change to TRC’s Core Community Event Program funding model.

At this week’s Ordinary Meeting, Council endorsed a to competitive funding will encourage self-sufficiency, change to the way community events are funded with a move sustainability and funding compliance allowing for equitable towards a competitive funding model over the next three opportunities for all events in regional townships. years which would see 14 events across the Region become “The current allocation to Regional Core Community Events totals $35,505,” he said. eligible for greater funding.

“Under the competitive Event Support Grant Program Under the new funding model, Nobby Carols in the those same events would be eligible for up to $79,500.

Park, organised by Nobby Hall Committee, which has been “This is a positive move towards making these community receiving $1,000 could see an increase of up to $1,500. events more self-sufficient into the future.

This event gets 200 attendees.

“TRC will continue to support a vibrant regional events The Cambooya Community Christmas Party, hosted by calendar each year as these events enhance the liveability of Cambooya Hall, which gets 300 attendees has been receiving our Region and help to foster community spirit and pride.” $2,000.

Event organisers of eligible organisations will have the Under the new arrangement, the funding will be decreased opportunity to apply for funding twice annually, with grant to up to $1,500. programs to run in February and July each year.

Notably, the list of events still includes the Westbrook Family Fun Day despite the group that organised it, Westbrook Focus Group, folding.

TRC Environment and Community Committee Chair Councillor James O’Shea said events would be categorised based on patronage and eligible funding would reflect the size of each event.

“Events across the Toowoomba Region will fall into three categories, major, regional and community with funding eligibility based on the size of the event which gives greater consistency to our event funding model,” Cr O’Shea said.

“TRC identified that the previous funding model did not provide an equitable opportunity for funding for all regional and community events.

“The level of support and funding varied greatly and this new approach gives consistency to TRC’s event support The Nobby Carols in the Park event has had good crowds model.” in the past.

Cr O’Shea said the transition of core community events

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Letters To the Editor THE GREAT WET To the Editor, Time hence, what the Darling Downs is going through in May 2022, might be known as ‘The Great Wet’.

If the current rain event, that started in the first week of this month and then persisted for weeks, had occurred during drought-times we’d all be ecstatic – “...oh what a joy to have steady soaking rain after so long with so little”.

But on this occasion the ‘steady soaking rain’ is causing more flooding accompanied by wrecked roads, massive soil erosion and crop losses, not to mention the risks to life and limb.

This year’s run of flood events started back in November 2021.

Since then local creeks have flooded following relatively small falls – due of course to the fact that the soil profile is saturated and surface storages are already full.

From childhood we were taught “...never complain about the rain”.

But clearly it is possible to have too much of a good thing.

All we can do is fall back on the positives: the full profile of soil moisture is doing wonders for all the trees, the grass and the wildlife and hopefully for the crops yet to be planted.

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THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING Dear Editor, This National Volunteer Week (16-22 May), I want to recognise the many unsung local heroes who support Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

With thanks to their support, we have just celebrated 10 years of our Prostate Cancer Specialist Nursing Service, with 100 specialist nurses nationwide, who have delivered over 260,000 occasions of service.

Equally, their support has helped us to fund the $1.6m EVOLUTION Clinical Trial, with recruitment now underway to help save the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer.

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DRAYTON STATE SCHOOL FLOOD FUNDRAISER Here is a reminder to Parents and Carers: There is a flood fundraiser on this Friday, Week 5, 20th May. Make sure your children wear blue on the day, bring a gold coin donation or non-perishable items if you like.

The non-perishable items will be stored in the office until further collection to be donated to the Withcott Pub and will be transferred to the Lockyer Valley flood fundraiser.

Thanks to Mrs Birse for collecting and dropping off these items. Also you can wear face paint, wigs, ribbons, wristbands and you must wear your proper school shoes.

Thank you and have fun with the blue!

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Regular flu jab still important

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These people include people 65 years and over, pregnant women, all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over six months of age, children from six months to five years of age and people with certain medical conditions.

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For the year to date, 1 January to 8 May 2022, there have been 39 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza in the Darling Downs Health region.

Director of Public Health and Community Medicine at Darling Downs Health Dr Liam Flynn said this is slightly increased in comparison to previous years, which is why it is important to get the flu vaccine.

“Now is a great time to protect yourself and your loved ones, so you’re immunised before the flu season arrives,” Dr Flynn said.

“Flu season in Queensland typically peaks in August, so I’d encourage all members of our community to visit their GP or pharmacist and get the influenza jab soon.

“The flu hasn’t gone away, and we still face the possibility of a serious flu season this year.”

Influenza is a very contagious, viral infection that can affect the upper airways and lungs.

In addition to receiving the vaccination, there are also some simple steps that can be taken to help fight the flu.

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Improving horticulture market transparency

The Australian Government is backing fairer prices for horticulture growers by funding $1.75 million to improve market transparency and bargaining power for the industry.

Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David “The more perishable your goods are, the weaker your Littleproud said the funding to ABARES and to an industry position at the bargaining table,” Mr Littleproud said. consortium led by Fresh Markets Australia addresses price “Australian horticulture produces some of the finest transparency in perishable agricultural goods supply chains. produce in the world, and it’s essential that our growers get a fair price in the marketplace.”

A grant of $653,950, provided under the government’s $5.94 million program to improve market transparency across perishable agricultural goods supply chains, will be given to Fresh Markets Australia to help develop and build a webbased application that provides trusted, verifiable, daily updated market data across all fresh fruit and vegetables.

“This will mean that growers can access daily market information online about the prices of fresh fruit and vegetables, and the volume of market sales,” Mr Littleproud said.

“With this investment the data life-cycle from generation to display will be only 24 hours.”

Fresh Markets Australia General Manager, Ms Gail Woods, said the project will investigate, develop, pilot and implement FreshData a Verifiable Market Price Reporting scheme.

“FreshData will be accessible online, overlaying historical weather and other data to enable the horticulture supply chain to gauge whether prices received are competitive and to deliver price signals to interpret if there is an under or over supply of produce,” Ms Woods said.

“The project aims to provide growers with information to inform investments in future supply capacity.”

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Newman Road works completed

After two months of work, upgrades to a culvert on Newman Road east of Wyreema have finished.

The re-opening of the road came just in time for the heavy of Cashmore Street. rain last week.

A budget of $635,000 was assigned to the project by The road had been completely closed between Cashmore Toowoomba Regional Council.

Street and Drayton Connection Road since the start of March.

This project was jointly funded with Disaster Recovery The culvert is over an unnamed gully about 900 metres east Funding Arrangements funding from the Australian Government.

The newly surfaced section of Newman Road (above) and a better look at the culvert (right).

Bull ride cancelled

The Bull Ride scheduled for Friday 20th May at the Allora Showgrounds has been cancelled.

The Showground has been awash with water three times in the past few months and the area is extremely wet underfoot.

Although it is very disappointing for the Committee of the Show Society, the weather events of 2022 have been unprecedented and unfortunately The Allora Show Society Bull Ride is just one more casualty.

The Committee extends its gratitude to the sponsors and volunteers who had put time aside to assist and look forward to their continued support in the future.

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CLUB ACCESS The repairs to the culvert driveway into the Sports Club have been once again tested during the week with some flooding occurring in the Hodgson Vale Creek.

Please do not drive through any flooded causeways etc. and follow any signage directions.

The other works happening as part of the master plan for this area with a wider road coming down from the Lions Park to the Sports Club area have come to a halt with the recent intense wet weather.

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This will take some time to dry out properly.

The alternate route via Carinya Drive is still open while the new works take place and there is heavy machinery around.

However we would ask patrons that when wet weather is predicted to refrain from using this road as much as possible.

THANKS Thanks for the recent article in the On Our Selection News in being nominated for the volunteer of the month sponsored by Downlands.

It is much appreciated.

There are also a number of people who are part of team effort to keep the Sports Club operating successfully - thank you to those as well.

CLUB FACILITIES The Sports Club is open for private functions so please contact Mark our booking officer.

The mobile contact is 0431 014 618 for further details, inspections and future bookings.

You can also check out our website to see what facilities are available etc. or you can send an email to hcsc8315@gmail. com Future bookings will still be subject to Covid restrictions and may have to be cancelled at short notice if government Covid rules require this.

Discounts apply for financial members who hire the facility.

TENNIS COURTS The tennis courts are available for hire. The keys are available at the Hodgson Vale shop.

Hire costs are $4 an hour for financial members and $8 an hour for non-financial members.

Government Covid rules must be adhered to at all times while the tennis courts are being used.

The toilets at the Sports Club will be available whilst the upgrade of the access to the Lions Park is presently unavailable.

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RACQ campaigning for road safety

With the federal election upon us, RACQ is urging political candidates in the Darling Downs to prioritise funding for road projects.

RACQ Head of Public Policy Susan Furze said road safety deliver safer, stronger and more resilient regional roads. needed to be front of mind for present and future leaders in Ms Furze said investment in these projects is vital to the region in the upcoming federal election. improve safety, capacity and productivity of roads across the Ms Furze said nine people were killed on roads in the region.

Groom electorate last year.

RACQ is also calling on both sides of government to help “Crashes are preventable and have devastating flow-on expand the national electric vehicle fast-charging network, effects for the families of those killed and their communities. and progress public access to the EV fast charger network as “Investment in road safety does make a difference and we’re identified in Infrastructure Australia’s Infrastructure Priority calling for further commitment to key projects to generate jobs, List. save lives and drive productivity,” she said.

RACQ’s priority projects in Toowoomba and southern Queensland include delivering a safety works package along the Cunningham and New England Highways and committing funding to accelerate Warrego Highway safety, capacity and interchange improvements between Toowoomba and Ipswich as well as increasing investment in the Federal Road Safety Program and bolstering maintenance funding allocations to

Free community workshop

‘Cooperative Conversations’ by Ian Plowman will be held in Cambooya and Clifton on Tuesday, 21 June.

Are you looking to improve the quality of your committee meetings?

Is your community or sporting group interested in team building, strategic planning or improving conflict resolution within your organisation?

Or are you just interested or looking for ways to ‘do things better’?

This interactive skill-development workshop is designed to enable participants to engage in constructive dialogue.

The aim of Co-operative Conversations is to enable people to contribute willingly, listen respectfully, consider deeply, understand empathetically, think creatively, decide wisely and act confidently.

Ian Plowman is a consultant, facilitator and social researcher with over 30 years’ experience as an organisational psychologist.

Mr Plowman works with individuals, organisations, industries, communities and government agencies.

He helps people to develop skills and awareness to remove blockages and raise their levels of creativity and innovation.

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New online resources

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New and improved online resources from the Queensland Government are available to small business owners.

Minister for Employment and Small Business Di Farmer said the Business Queensland website had updated a number of popular topics, including finance, accounting and profit, adapt and change, and digital skills for business, following extensive customer research.

“We are progressively releasing updated content on the Business Queensland website, including new guides, videos, checklists and calculators, to provide business owners with fresh information in user-friendly formats,” Ms Farmer said.

“We also have a Business Health Check tool to help owners understand which areas of their operation they could look to focus on in the future.”

For further information visit business.qld.gov.au

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BUDDY BUNCH Emu Creek has welcomed the addition of a Buddy Bench in the playground.

A Buddy Bench is a welcoming space to help foster friendships in the playground area.

It is a great initiative for students who are feeling shy, lonely or unsure of how to ask others to play.

Any student who feels alone or in need of a friend can sit on the bench, and other students will meet them and invite them to play.

This helps all of our students feel welcomed and included every day.

Our Buddy Bench has been donated by Drayton Medical Centre which has also supported other schools in the region including Drayton State School and Clontarf Academy at Harristown High.

On behalf of the students at Emu Creek, thank you Drayton Medical Centre for making Emu Creek a great place to grow.

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DATE EVENT LOCATION CONTACT

24 May Cambooya Rural Fire Brigade training, 7.30pm Cambooya Fire Station, George Street Rohan Greer 0408 456 820 2 June Seniors Devonshire Tea, 9.30am-11.30am Greenmount Hall, Ramsay Street Carol 0427 143 649 12 June Cambooya Rural Fire Brigade training, 9am Cambooya Fire Station, George Street Rohan Greer 0408 456 820 23 June Cambooya Rural Fire Brigade General Brigade Cambooya Fire Station, George Street Rohan Greer 0408 456 820 Meeting, 7.30pm 28 June Cambooya Rural Fire Brigade training, 7.30pm Cambooya Fire Station, George Street Rohan Greer 0408 456 820 1st Sunday Anglican Church service, Umbiram, 10.30am St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Umbiram Every Sunday Nobby Uniting Church, Church Services Nobby Uniting Church 8.45am Davenport Street, Nobby Every Sunday Uniting Church Cambooya, Church Services Uniting Church Cambooya 10am Every Sunday Cambooya Anglican Church service, 10am All Saints Anglican Church, Eton Street Every Sunday Westbrook Community Church, 9am 114 Main Street, Westbrook Heather 0412 617 967 or toowoombaweslyan.org.au 4th Tuesday Nobby Heritage & Development Association Nobby School of Arts Hall June Smith 4696 3108 meeting Every Tuesday Cambooya Playgroup 9.15am to 11am Cambooya State School School office - 4612 2333 (during school term) Every Tuesday Hodgson Vale Playgroup 9am to 11am Ramsay State School, Ramsay Road Marion Winterbotham (during school term) 4630 9356 Every Wednesday Wyreema State School Playgroup 9am to 10am Wyreema State School library School office (during school term) 4596 0333 1st Thursday Hodgsonvale Community Sports Club Monthly Hodgsonvale Community Sports Club hcsc8315@gmail.com Meeting, 7.30pm Every Thursday Indoor social bowls, 1pm to 4pm Nobby School of Arts Hall Warren Smith 4696 3108 Every Friday Emu Creek Playgroup 2pm to 3pm Emu Creek State School 14534 New School office 4697 1171 (during school term) England Highway, East Greenmount Every Friday Greenmount State School Playgroup, 9am to 11am Greenmount State School, Haldon School office 4697 1159 (during school term) Street, Greenmount

Candidates meet and greet in Westbrook

ABOVE LEFT: Current member Garth Hamilton chatting with some of his constituents.

ABOVE RIGHT: Event organiser Matt Norton listening to independent candidate Suzie Holt.

LEFT: Independent Kirstie Smolenski came prepared with pamphlets and caps.

RIGHT: Labor candidate Gen Allpass wearing her party colours.

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Wattles to take on reigning premiers

After being denied a chance to run out against the Pittsworth Danes due to wet weather, the Wattles Warriors are looking to take a big scalp - the Goondiwindi Boars.

Captain/Coach Travis Burns has an all but full-strength It’ll be an even contest with the Boars boasting two wins side to run on at Goondiwindi’s Gilbert Oval with only former from four outings, and Wattles will have to be well on their Brisbane Broncos Youth Cup forward enforcer Brendon game on the Boars home turf.

McBride under a shadow with a knee concern.

Goondiwindi does not have an Under 19 team.

The Toowoomba Rugby League competition lurches THIS WEEK into gear again this weekend with Round 6 fixtures after Sunday 22nd May at Gilbert Oval, Goondiwindi: widespread wet conditions resulted in the cancellation of 1pm – Reserve Grade Round 5 matches last weekend.

2.30pm - A Grade - Glyn Rees Wattles’ scheduled local derby with the Pittsworth Danes at Platz Oval was shelved, with the clubs sharing a premiership point apiece in each grade.

The Warriors A graders last outing was their thrilling come from behind 20-13 win over fellow competition front-runners Highfields on May 8th.

Wattles’ goal for the trek west is to remain undefeated, and while Coach Burns feels his team has the goods to snare the NAPLAN premiership points, “Goondy can’t be taken lightly, they are This week saw the Year 3 and Year 5 students from strong across the park,” he said.

Cambooya State School undertake the annual NAPLAN Star half Matt Duggan survived a dangerous throw charge testing. This year sees all students across Australia are taking against Highfields, not denied field time by the TRL judiciary, the test online. and will take his place in Wattles’ play-making nerve centre Moving to online testing offers many benefits, including: against the Boars. ‘tailored testing’, which gives students questions better suited He has considerable respect for the Boars, recalling the to their ability, more precise results by improving student corresponding match last year where Wattles rolled the engagement through computer-based tests and reduced time eventual premiers in a fierce contest. to provide feedback to schools, students and parents.

Indeed, pundits on both sides of the scoreboard at The Cambooya P&C held a breakfast for these students Goondiwindi that Sunday evening felt they had witnessed each morning of the testing to help ease some of the nerves arguably the best match played in the 2021 A Grade and provide a nutritious start to their day. premiership as Wattles shattered the unbeaten record of the It is not uncommon for students to skip breakfast on these Boars winning 30-22 in front of a huge crowd. days due to nerves and anxiety surrounding the test.

The home side’s parochial supporters cheered on a fullIt is hoped that by sharing food and conversation with their strength outfit against coach Travis Burns’ Warriors line-up friends, all students will at least have had some food to start that was dented with the absence of key forwards Dale Perkins their day. and Ty Gardner away on representative duty.

The students had RESERVE GRADE warm Milo and toasted Wattles’ Garth Lonergan/Nick Morris coached Tony sandwiches, which were Morris Tiling Reserve Grade side is focussed on a return to the especially welcome due to winner’s circle against Goondiwindi. the cool and wet conditions.

Thank you to the school P&C and all the volunteers who helped out during the week.

Cambooya State School

RIGHT & BELOW: Students chow down on a hot breakfast before their NAPLAN tests.

Tracey Merritt BVSc; Laura Boucher BVSc; Bianca Timmins BVSc; & Mark Owens BVSc BASc

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