Rockhampton Community

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Welcome back, I hope everyone had a great Christmas break. This year is going to be full of fun with a heap of activities and fundraisers planned for throughout the year. With Australia day fast approaching what better way to start the new year then to celebrate Australia Day down the beach with beach activities and a sausage sizzle. Also this month we will be starting off with our first fundraiser for the year, being a Pie Drive, if anyone would like to make an order or would like a form for family and friends please come and see me.

Fundraiser Winner

Congratulations to Sean, the winner of a framed, signed Brisbane Broncos Jersey shown below. A very happy young man being presented with his prize by Mikaela.

BigDog Day Service Rockhampton

Manderson’s Dance Centre

170 East Street Rockhampton 4700 and 206 Murray Street, Allenstown 4701

Manager

Sarah Dillon

Phone: 4573 4611

rockhampton@bigdogsupport.com.au

2020

People we lost

Brian Dennehy Connecticut-born actor Brian Dennehy, best known for playing dogged small-town sheriff Will Teasle in Sylvester Stallone classic First Blood. Chadwick Boseman Known around the world for his portrayal of African superhero Black Panther, passed away after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43. Dame Dianna Rigg played Bond girl Tracy di Vicenzo in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and later as Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones Helen Reddy Australian singer and actress Helen Reddy became synonymous with the feminist movement and appeared in the films Airport 1975 and Pete's Dragon Honor Blackman appeared opposite Sean Connery as iconic Bond girl Pussy Galore in 1964's Goldfinger Ian Holm British character actor Ian Holm played deceitful android Ash in Alien and brought Bilbo Baggins to life in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He was 88. Kelly Preston Actress and model Kelly Preston played Tom Cruise's fiancée in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire and starred alongside husband John Travolta in several feature films. Kirk Douglas Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas, the patriarch of the Douglas dynasty aged 103. Born in New York as Issur Danielovitch, Douglas made his Broadway debut in 1941. His career was interrupted by WWII, but he returned to the stage after being honourably discharged from the Navy in 1944, and before long Hollywood beckoned. 1949's Champion made him a star (he earned his first of three Oscar nominations for the noir boxing drama), but his most famous picture was Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus (1960). Max von Sydow was best known for playing Father Merrin in The Exorcist and Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon Olivia de Havilland Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland was the last surviving star of 1939's Gone with the Wind. She was 104. Sean Connery the Scottish movie icon was best known for originating the role of James Bond on the big screen. He was 90. Post-Bond, Connery appeared in films like Highlander, The Untouchables (he was named Best Supporting Actor for his turn as a Depression-era cop), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October and The Rock. He was knighted in 2000.