The Local News, July 2015

The Local News JULY 2015 - ISSUE 215

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Bush tucker in the heart of Sherwood

Helen Selinger and Koosje van Hameren make jam out of Davidson’s Plums from the Sherwood Arboretum.

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Half Dozen Group of Artists Recently I had the opportunity to spend time with the members of the Half Dozen Group of Artists in their new studio at Sherwood. I also was the subject of their Portrait from Life workshop on the day.

For 75 years the group has provided facilities for the promotion of the visual arts largely through painting and drawing. The group provides opportunities for artists at all stages of development to grow, explore and share their skills and knowledge. The group, with Vice Regal Patronage since its inception, now has a membership of well over a 100 artists, and is continuing to grow.

To find out more about the group visit their website at www.hdg-artists.com/.

Apply now for Queensland Week sponsorships Community groups can apply now for government financial support to host Queensland Week 2016 events. Sponsorship funding of up to $10 000 is available for a limited number of events, with successful applicants forming part of the Queensland Government’s 2016 Queensland Week celebrations.

Whether you choose to celebrate with a festival, barbecue, concert, street parade or a special celebration that is unique to your community, the important thing is Queenslanders coming together to share the fun. We are proud of our state, so start planning your next Queensland Week event.

I encourage community groups to make an application for Queensland Week event funding to help us celebrate our state’s people, places and achievements.

Find the 2016 Queensland Week Sponsorship Program guidelines at www.qld. gov.au/queenslandweek or phone 3003 9200 for more information. Applications close Friday 28 August.

2016 Australian of the Year Nominations are open now for the 2016 Australian of the Year. This is your opportunity to recognise and celebrate extraordinary Queenslanders.

Our state is full of passionate and courageous people who have made a significant contribution to their communities, the state and the country.

Nominations can be made across four categories including Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year and Australia’s Local Hero.

Nominations for the 2016 Australian of the Year Awards close at midnight on Monday 3 August. To submit a nomination, or for more information, phone 3003 9200 or visit www.australianoftheyear.org.au.

Contact Scott Emerson, 3878 1928, to discuss any community issues or concerns.

Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre The Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre recently held a successful Community Centre Day where agencies provided information on what community services were available to assist people in many different ways.

Management of the Centre would like to thank all the local businesses for the support by way of donations of raffle prizes. Thanks also go to the two guest speakers Tarnya Smith MP, Mt Ommaney, Shadow Minister for Communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Multicultural Affairs, and Councillor Nicole Johnston. The barbeque which was cooked by the Grumpy Old Men group was enjoyed by everyone.

The Centre is in need of a new bus as the current one needs replacing. Residents can help towards funding a new bus by purchasing an Art Union ticket to go into the draw to win the major prize of $5,000 travel vouchers. Tickets are just $5 each and can be obtained by contacting the centre on the number below. Competition closes on 2 September 2015, and will be drawn on 4 September.

Do you like playing cards? The 500 club invites you to become a member. The group meet on a Monday from 11am – 3pm. Please phone Dell on 0406 254 604 to register your interest or for more information.

Active ladies of mature years are encouraged to join the Seniors Enjoying Active Lifestyle group. This group meets every Tuesday from 1pm – 3pm except when on outings. Members must enjoy a challenge and have a positive outlook on life. The centre has disability access and all residents are invited to join in on the many activities on offer. For more information on any of the clubs and groups running from the Centre, please call 3379 6963.

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Personally Speaking with Susannah Friis If you had three wishes, what would they be? Would they have been different when you were younger? Do you think they will change as you get older? How about when you were around 11 years old? What would they have been?

My 11 year old’s teacher asked this question of them recently at school. It then went around the class with each student responding with what their three wishes would be.

When she was telling me about it, I really did not expect what she said next. “Apart from me and two others, everyone said they wanted an unlimited amount of money.� One child even followed this up by saying it was what he wanted because then he would be happy.

I was staggered. And deeply saddened. What on earth are we, as parents, teaching our children?

This school has a fairly high percentage of white collar parents, so it’s not a case of underprivileged children wanting money because of a real need. And even having said that, I wonder what the answer to that question would be from a different socio-economic demographic - quite possibly it would be these kids who would demonstrate a better understanding of what brings satisfaction and happiness in life.

When I was 11, I think my answer would have been something along the lines of 1) a new Barbie doll 2) another pet 3) that my brother would disappear, or at the very least leave me alone!

Yet, the majority of these children said money was on the top of their list and that if they had money, they had no need of the other two wishes. What a terrible insight into this future generation.

Do these children have this view on money because their parents emphasise the need for more and more money? Or is it the media, constantly telling us that we need the latest of everything? Or is it social media, which gives a first hand insight into other’s lives and ‘all they have’ compared to us? It’s most likely a combination of all three but I would be willing to bet that how their parents view money would weigh as the most influential.

Kids pick up on everything we do, say and show - even when we don’t realise it and especially when we don’t want them to!

Do you constantly say you don’t have enough money? Do you show how much you value money by working extra hours on the job and spending less time at home? Do you have to have what your friends have and throw a two year old tantrum if you don’t get it?

As parents or care-givers, we need to be checking ourselves.

We are still the loudest voice in their world and it very much matters what we say.

Have you ever heard of someone on their deathbed saying they wish they’d made more money? What they do say is they wish they’d spent more time with family; valued the friendships they’d had; and enjoyed life. Let’s not wait until it’s too late to realise what our ‘wishes’ should be and let’s help our children recognise the right things to value, now rather than later or not at all.

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Gala dinner event supports local students Corinda State High School, in conjunction with Soil Science Australia (Qld Branch), will host a gala dinner on Friday 21 August from 6.00pm to 9pm.

During the evening, Former Governor-General, The Hon. Michael Jeffery, Australia’s first ever Advocate for Soil Health by appointment of the Prime Minister will be interviewed

by Dr Terry McCosker. Michael Jeffery is also the Chairman of Soils for Life and holds a personal interest in agricultural education for all children through school gardens and farms.

The interview will be a wide ranging discussion, covering such areas as the importance of soil health and the impact of soil management upon Australia’s ability to produce food and clean drinking water for our future population.

Underpinning this discussion will be the theme of raising awareness in the community on land management issues, with the key being the education of children about the origin of their food and that without soil, we would be breathless, hungry, thirsty, naked and homeless.

“Every year, we run a number of excursions as part of our curriculum offerings and some for the extension of gifted and talented students. These excursions are typically quite expensive and as such, can limit access to students from higher income families,” said Stuart Halsey, Head of Department, Science and Agriculture at Corinda State High School.

“The seed for the fundraising dinner was planted after a conversation with a student whose sole parent had to borrow a substantial amount of money from a friend in order for them to attend a research camp to Heron Island.

“Had this highly capable student not been able to get the money from a friend, they would not have been able to go and would not have been able to experience this incredible opportunity.

“So it has come to be that CSHS – Department of Science & Agriculture will be establishing a Science and Agriculture Camps Scholarship for disadvantaged students.”

The gala dinner will fundraise for the scholarship with a three course, sit-down meal prepared by a professional catering company and served by CSHS UQ Science Ambassadors. The night will also consist of a small trivia competition run by Year 11 UQ Science Ambassador students.

Tickets for the event are now on sale and can be purchased by going to www.trybooking. com/IERP or by contacting Stuart Halsey by either sending an email to sdhal0@eq.edu.au or phoning 3379 0219.

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A group of gamers in the Corinda/Graceville area are keeping the flag flying for ‘old school’ wargaming, and are looking for other mature, like-minded gamers to join them for a friendly evening.

Today, wargamers use interactive gaming platforms like Tour of Duty, or Total War, right? Wrong!

In fact, the older pre-computer form of wargaming continues to attract participants, who field armies of scaled hand-painted Romans, Gauls, Greeks, French, Prussians, Austrians etc. This form of ‘hands-on’ gaming unites traditional games of strategy and tactics with old-fashioned hobbyists’ artistry, leading to a realistic tabletop impression of historical battles. The level of detail on the 25mm high figures achieved by the more skilled exponents of the art has to be seen to be believed.

Traditionally, groups of these ‘old school’ gamers meet to refight past battles like Hastings, Agincourt, Waterloo and Borodino. One such group meets weekly, fighting one battle a week on Thursday nights, laid out superbly on a purposebuilt wargaming table in Rudolf’s gaming room. Rudolf and his friends have been painting and collecting since their ‘younger days’, and have accrued an extensive array of armies with which to change the course of history (what would have happened, for example, if Napoleon had won Waterloo?). All players use each others’ armies, and new members without their own ‘troops’ simply use one of the armies provided by their better-equipped friends.

The battles are fought according to rules: there are many commercially produced rule sets available to the modern gamer. These are reliant upon decisions made by gamers with the rolling of dice simulating the confusion and uncertainty of battle.

The mainstay of the group’s gaming is either the Napoleonic or ancient periods, although they also dabble in other periods like World War II or the American Civil War. New gamers are welcome as no special skills are required, just an interest in history. Participation is free. Rudolf can be contacted on 3379 2314 or Tony on 0401 819 638, for further information.

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Bush tucker in the heart of Sherwood When there’s more than 1000 Australian native specimen trees on show in an Arboretum, choosing your favourite tree can be a challenge. However, for two regular visitors to Sherwood Arboretum, Helen Selinger and Koosje van Hameren (pictured on front cover), there’s little debate about which tree attracts these keen nature lovers.

Years ago, Helen and Koosje were quickly drawn to the burgundy-coloured fruit of the Arboretum’s two Davidson’s Plum trees. During winter, both experienced cooks turn these large plums, which grow in impressive grape-like clusters on the trunks of these tall, palm-shaped trees, into jam for their friends and neighbours.

For Dutch-born Koosje, the cherished principle of never wasting food has added meaning as her family experienced the deprivation of Nazi wartime occupation.

Both passionate cooks added a cautionary word about the temptation of eating the freshly fallen plums, which are highly acidic and will definitely result in challenging facial expressions for unsuspecting visitors.

The nutritious fruit of the Davidson’s Plum, which can grow up to 18m high under the rainforest canopy or forty metres in the open, contains high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants.

It’s no surprise then that the growing popularity of Aboriginal ‘bush tucker’ has now seen the Davidson’s Plums grown commercially to add colour and flavour to restaurant dishes and for making jams, chutneys, sauces, wines and liqueurs.

This Queensland tropical rainforest species is closely related to the endangered southern Smooth Davidson’s Plum, a smaller tree with a spreading canopy, found in the subtropical rainforests of northern New South Wales.

Like Helen and Koosje, you are most welcome to collect the fallen fruit but please respect these mature specimen trees by not attempting to dislodge the plums high up in the trunks.

Please email info@sherwoodarboretum.com.au or call 3278 6525 for more information.

Oxley & District Garden Club Update

by Meg Gagen We have had a very informative few weeks! As well as our usual meeting and guest speaker, we have had a visit to Masters, and a visit to Indigiscapes. The speakers at Masters were Darren, who brought us up-to-date on water features and small ponds and Georgie who spoke on roses. Georgie also talked about roses suitable for Brisbane conditions, based on information from the Rose Society’s website. Our next visit to Masters will be on 1st September at 10am – everyone is welcome to come and join us there.

Our monthly meeting was held at Wintle’s Garden at Birkdale. They have an acre of land, covered in plants, both common and unusual. The Wintles base their garden on sub-tropical plants and have sourced many plants from South America. Ian spoke to us about his favourite plants and those which do best in Brisbane’s climate. He gave us an extensive list and many of the plants were for sale. Wintle’s garden will be open on the 21st and 22nd November, cost $7, with proceeds going to the Lions Club.

Our visit to the Redland Council’s garden and bush walks at Indigiscapes introduced us to the use of native plants in different situations. And there were plenty of plants for sale!

One of the problems with garden ponds is cane toads. How can one tell frog eggs from cane toad eggs? And one tadpole from the other? This information is from the Sub-Tropical Gardening magazine: Native tadpoles: • Ground frogs produce foam/froth, while tree frogs have clear jelly eggs; • Tadpoles swim freely and are often alone; • Tail is longer than the head.

Cane toad tadpoles: • Black eggs form long strings of jelly, attached to the bottom of the pond; • Eggs may be laid in any area which holds water; • Tadpoles are black and swim together at the bottom of the pond.

Our next meeting is at Christine’s and our guest speaker will talk about bromeliads. Please ring Meg on 3379 2015 for further information.

Corinda Branch update by Publicity Officer, Ruby McFarlane Our last meeting on 9th June saw us gathered at our new venue, we were duly impressed with the facilities and our members were comfortably accommodated.

We had a speaker from Centrelink, who provided very important information for anyone thinking of moving into Aged Care.

The next meeting on July 14th we are to have a speaker from Archerfield airport telling some of its history.

Come and join us at our new venue The Croll Precinct, 2 Clewley Street Corinda. Easy access to train and bus.

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For further information ring Ruby on 3719 5347.

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Podiatry is more than just feet Although, for most of us, our feet are the hardest working part of our body, they are often neglected and don’t rank very high on our health priority list. With a new practise opening locally, it’s never been easier to give your feet the attention they deserve.

Marie Whitfield has been a podiatrist for nearly 30 years and will once again be practising in the local area after a three year break to spend time with her daughter. And to Marie, podiatry is more than just feet.

“I am one of those truly lucky people who can say I love my job,” she said. “As a podiatrist, I treat many different conditions, from palliative treatment such as nail cutting and debridement of corns and calluses to minor nail surgery for permanent removal of ingrowing toenails to dispensing orthotics for biomechanical problems.

“I see patients of all ages. The youngest was just three months old and suffered from ingrown toenails, and the oldest patient was 103. The thing I love about it, along with the challenge of working complex medical issues, is the people I meet, the stories they share and helping make their lives better and easier.

“If you’ve ever had a foot problem, you will know how debilitating it can be. Relieving a patient’s foot pain can really make an enormous difference in their lives. It is a truly wonderful feeling to be part of that journey.”

Marie’s new practice will be located within Graceville Physiotherapy in the Graceville Quarters building.

Undercover off-street parking and a lift make it very easy for those requiring wheelchair access and a bus stop is conveniently right outside.

“Being a sole practitioner, if you make an appointment, it will be with me and it will always be with me. Patients can be assured that they will always be seeing the same practitioner who has nearly 30 years experience. It’s likely that whatever their complaint , I’ve seen it before and know how to treat it. I am experienced in all areas of podiatry having worked in many different scopes of practice however my areas of special interest lie in biomechanics, sports injuries and orthotics.

“I also love working with children. Contrary to popular belief, they are not just little adults; they can have lower limb issues related specifically to their stage of development and need to be treated accordingly.

“The great advantage of the new rooms at Graceville Physiotherapy is I will be working in conjunction with many different types of practitioners - physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, massage therapists and many more. The idea and advantage of this is the patient can have the benefit of a more holistic approach to treatment.

“Once a week we all meet to discuss complex cases and the best way to help achieve the best outcome for patients.

The benefit to the patient is they get the opinion of many different practitioners without having to see each one.”

Initially, the practice will be open Thursdays and monthly on Saturdays, with hours increasing as the practice grows.

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Oxley Men’s Shed Update

by John Brown

Combining community service focus and shedders needs May and June have been busy at our shed and outside as we continue to outreach to the community in all kinds of ways, particularly to elderly people and others seeking help with minor repairs and tasks that they are unable to solve.

Community organisations, schools and kindergartens rate highly on our priority list and some of our men have been busy making replacement missing pieces for jigsaw puzzles. Well loved but not well cared for toys sometimes need our attention.

As a follow up to our repairs of the oval seating benches at Oxley Primary School, we repaired the seating and made a table for use at the Corinda Primary School grounds.

The beginning of a mentoring program with students of Corinda High School students has been the highlight of the last few weeks and this will continue to occupy ten of our men for a period of time in teaching skills to the boys. The students are taught by observation and active participation and are encouraged to make items of their own choice. It is most gratifying to see the way they have shown a desire to be involved and the imagination shown.

As we have now set up our workshop, more of our members have turned to hobby work doing their own thing in making items for themselves or their neighbours and friends.

We have continued our outing program and in May we enjoyed a visit to the Beenleigh Historical Museum. Our regular scribe is away on an adventure tour and several of our regulars are enjoying a winter break. A visit to the Rosewood show is on the program list and we are looking forward to a visit to our shed by the Durack Fire Brigade.

The Community Garden is in the grounds is flourishing with winter vegetables now beginning to sprout and the flower section is blossoming.

Brisbane Taylor Bridge Rotary Club

by Ted Crowe, President The Rotary Club of Taylor Bridge held a successful afternoon tea on Sunday 31st May at the Sherwood Football and Social Club to raise money and awareness for Days for Girls, an organisation which assists girls around the world gain access to quality and sustainable feminine hygiene.

The guest speaker, Di Fisher, told an audience of eighty women that every girl in the world deserves an education, deserves to be safe and have dignity. Being without sanitary supplies meant that many girls were unable to leave home, attend school and were often ostracised and lost their dignity in their community. The organisation has supporters in six continents and has supplied pouches to women and girls in over 75 countries.

The Rotary Club of Taylor Bridge intends to provide funds to support a group in Corinda to make the pouches over the next few months.

SHERWOOD / INDOOROOPILLY RSL Sub-Branch Update

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As I write this I am attending the 2015 RSL State Annual General Meeting. This is the time when all Sub-branches in the State get together to discuss the issues of the past year and to plan ahead for the next. In attendance are also representatives from other States as well as representatives from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and the Minister for Veteran’s Affairs Senator Ronaldson and Shadow Minister Feeney.

Important issues discussed are mental health and the issue of homelessness in the veteran community.

DVA spends almost $180 million a year on mental health. With over 50,000 veterans having served in Vietnam and a similar number of contemporary veterans having since seen active service. This is a very important issue and one that the RSL as a whole is making a determined issue to address.

There are programs available and in place to address these issues and those in need of help should make contact with their local RSL Sub-branch who can direct them to the services and help available.

The RSL has many programs in place through its Mates4Mates arm and also can provide emergency housing for those veterans in need. It is important for veterans to be aware of this and also for the families of veterans who need help to be aware that we in the RSL want to help and can help.

RSL (QLD) has spent $1.75 million in funding a Vietnam Veteran’s Health study into the effects of PTSD conducted by the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation and has since committed a further $5 million to a further similar study involving contemporary veterans.

RSL (QLD) has also committed a further $100,000 to the PTSD2015 forum to be held in September. This is a huge issue, not only for service veterans, but also for first responders, ambulance, firemen, and police.

Hopefully the attention this issue is receiving will result in better outcomes for those affected.

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Oxley-Chelmer History Group Update

by Marion Mackenzie

Searching for photos of Graceville shops The current project of the Brisbane City Council and the local community to upgrade the Honour Avenue shopping centre in Graceville has provided an incentive for the Oxley-Chelmer History Group to seek photographs and information about the shops in earlier times.

The shopping centre has changed in nature over the years, starting with small service shops conveniently near the railway station which opened in 1884. Walter Taylor built the Central Buildings in 1924. The shops have been occupied by a changing parade of businesses, including grocery stores, a post office, and a newsagent.

Current coffee shops, restaurants, speciality delicatessens, fruit shops and butchers, as well as gift shops and clothing boutiques reflect the changes that have taken place in shopping habits and lifestyle choices. They attract many visitors, who also enjoy the entertainment offered by the Regal Theatre. Movies have been showing on that site since 1921, although the theatre itself has undergone numerous changes, the most dramatic being when the open-air Graceville Picture Garden was roofed in the 1930s.

Anyone who may have information, photographs or advertisements about the shopping centre, from any period, please contact the History Group on 3379 1967 or 3379 1538.

Sherwood Probus Club Update Retirement – everybody’s doing it – but PROBUS does it better.

by Pam Dale

Sherwood Probus meets on the 3rd Friday of the month (except December) at 10am at Sherwood Magpies AFL Club. Our membership is drawn from the area from Indooroopilly to Oxley, the Centenary suburbs and Moorooka/ Yeronga area. We are known as a friendly caring club where member’s welfare is paramount. We have vacancies for new members to enjoy friendship, fellowship and fun.

In early June, members and friends enjoyed a most interesting visit to a Robotic Dairy at Tamrookin near Beaudesert with lunch at the Rathdowney Hotel. It is all so different from the old way of milking cows. They come up to the dairy whenever they feel the need, any time of day or night.

Theatre group members thoroughly enjoyed seeing Dirty Dancing at the Lyric Theatre recently. Later in the year we will see Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom. There are so many new musicals coming in 2016.

The book group’s selection for July is The Light Between Oceans by M L Steadman. After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast, where the supply boat comes once a season.

We do not have a speaker in July as it is our 15th Birthday Lunch. Our speaker for August is Errol Joppich who will speak about Australian Lighthouses. September we will be entertained by author Jacqueline Dinan, who wrote Between the Dances – Women in WWII. The dinner group is meeting at a restaurant in Graceville in early July. It is hoped that this wonderful opportunity to enjoy a great night out will continue in future months.

The computer group convenor is organising a talk about Cloud storage for interested members.

In early July, the Garden group members visited another flood ravaged garden which has recovered well, followed by morning tea and exchanging plants and cuttings.

Contact Pat 3372 7525 or Pam 3375 4698 to find out more about Sherwood Probus Club.

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Graceville Community Garden Update

By Tim Auld Graceville Community Garden Co-ordinator

Winter gardening is a pleasure in the subtropics. Here at the Graceville Community Garden we are getting out every Sunday morning to make the most of it. Without the heat of summer we can work well into the morning, and after the moderately wet autumn and sunny days, the plants are thriving.

Our bees have slowed down with the cold weather and our last batch of honey has sold out. I’m looking forward to building another bee hive to increase our supply.

We’ve recently harvested most of our tropical starch crops; the Jerusalem artichokes and yacon. We keep some of the old tubers underground for planting out when it warms up again. The greater yam (dioscorea alata) is still dying back but should be ready to dig out. The pumpkin vines have been growing wild in the gully and we are still taking fruit from them. These are all high yielding, low effort and quality foods.

During autumn and into winter many of the fruit trees ripen. Our citrus trees are finally bearing prolifically – our lemon tree especially. The Nashi pear produced a few fruit but they dropped off for an unknown reason. This year the custard apple was not hand pollinated as much so our harvest was small. The black sapote on the other hand is producing a bumper crop on almost total neglect – we are looking forward to them ripening. Paw paws trickle in and they can be ripened up by sitting them in the sun for a few days.

The cool season crops are many. We’ve got garlic in this year, as well as old favourites like climbing peas, beetroot, cabbage, spinach, carrots, broccoli, broad beans, butter beans, and radish. In terms of perennial vegetables, we have just dug up and moved the asparagus in order to make way for the terraced beds.

We have just run out of the hot compost that was prepared last year, but have got a new batch cooking away. It should be ready in a couple of months. This is the corner stone of our soil improvement, in addition to mulching, worm compost and green manures. Anyone who is interested in learning about gardening is welcome to come along on Sunday mornings, and children are welcome.

Benarrawa CDA Update

by Jenna MacDonnell, Communities Development Worker

Recently at Benarrawa a number of community members came together to progress work around the development of a Bush Tucker Reconciliation Garden.

Around 39 varieties of native bush tucker plants were planted in the gully to the back of Benarrawa and Graceville Community Garden a couple of years ago. The work over the last month has focused on identifying the location of each of these plant varieties, clearing a trail to enable access to these plants and establishing temporary signage. The group has been in continuous consultation with Indigenous community members around the direction this work takes.

Benarrawa is keen to welcome new community members to the working group. If you are interested or know someone who may be, please contact Benarrawa, or head along to a working group meeting held from 1pm on the second Tuesday of each month, followed immediately by a garden working bee. If there is sufficient community interest, the group will also look to hold occasional Saturday afternoon working bees.

Other regular Benarrawa groups and activities that will continue throughout coming months include Nature Babes at Benarrawa playgroup, gathering every Wednesday from 9.30-11.30am; Graceville Community Garden working bees every Sunday from 7am; Community Lunches on the first Tuesday of every month; and the Benarrawa Women’s Creative Circle, gathering on the second and fourth Monday of every month. Newcomers are welcomed to each of these groups.

Please contact John or Jenna at Benarrawa CDA for more information on any of these events and activities. Phone 3379 9925 or email benarrawa@ westnet.com.au. Benarrawa CDA is located at 79 Waratah Avenue, Graceville.

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Davidson’s Plum, one of 39 plant varieties found in Benarrawa’s Bush Tucker Reconciliation Garden.

Hello Readers We strongly believe that in order to find and develop the potential of each one of our students, opportunities to be involved in the school and wider community must be provided. Experience tells us that young children learn how to be great citizens when they participate enthusiastically in community life. In the last week two such opportunities have presented themselves and our students have taken them up.

Dragon Boat Races are part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage and are held all over the world in Chinese communities. This year’s festival hosted by the Hakka Association of Queensland and supported by the Brisbane City Council saw St John’s students enthusiastically join a race team on Forest Lake. This was a first for St John’s students who joined Hakka team members in their race.

Congratulations to our team members who are already planning for an even larger team and more preparation next year.

Another such opportunity provided by St John’s comes with hosting the Brisbane Performing Arts Challenge in our Performing Arts Centre of Excellence. Hundreds of families have visited our College as their children showcased their talent in all forms of dance and musical theatre. St John’s students are involved of course and we look forward to mutually beneficial collaboration with BPAC in the future.

At St John’s we make every effort to bring in industry professionals for our students and the ability to showcase our excellent facilities is an opportunity not to be missed.

Our annual community celebration of Mother’s Day brought many Mums, Grandmothers and Carers for our annual Mother’s Day High Tea. Guest Speaker at the High Tea this year was Celebrity Chef and TV Personality Alastair McLeod, who entertained us with stories about his travels and adventures with food. The Mother’s Day High Tea is also a practical assessment piece for our Year 11 and 12 Hospitality students who are involved in the planning, preparation and service of food and beverage catering for around 160 guests.

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Involvement in community events and partnerships like these gives St John’s students “the edge” in finding and developing their potential and their resume!

Our next Open Day is Saturday, 8 August from 9am to 2pm.

This day provides a great opportunity for your family to visit and experience the wonderful work of our students and teachers.

Kind regards Suzanne Bain Head, St John’s Anglican College Kindy to Year 6 07 3372 0888 Years 7 to 12 07 3372 0111 www.stjohnsanglicancollege.com.au enquiries@sjac.qld.edu.au

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If you noticed your dog had reddened or inflamed skin over the summer or was scratching and itchy, it may be due to skin allergies. Dogs, in fact, can become allergic to all sorts of things e.g. food, pollens, grasses, dust mites, fleas, mites, moulds.

Skin allergies are more common in summer but can continue through the cooler months.

There are skin tests that can be used on your dog to find out what they are allergic to and this can lead to a more specific treatment program.

Dogs that are affected by allergies can show symptoms at a certain time of year or itchiness is present all year.

If they are itchy and rub and lick and scratch themselves then the trauma to the skin can develop into an infection.

Allergies involve an extensive diagnostic work up and your vet will ask you a lot of questions including how long it has been going on, what flea treatment you are using, what food is your dog on. There is also a specific condition where dogs chew their feet and the irritation may include itchy ears.

There are a lot of treatment options for itchy skin which may include medication in tablet or injectable form, medicated shampoos and conditioners to soothe the itchiness, treat infection, and control the itchiness and redness.

Vets often use an elimination diet to rule out food allergies and these diets may include fish and potato, tuna and rice, which are not included in normal diets but your pet needs to be on the diet and only that diet for a few weeks before improvements are seen.

The weather is starting to cool down now and it is a good time to look at the toll a long hot summer has taken on your pet. Be vigilant with your flea treatment and check your pet for signs of red skin or dry flaky skin.

Fleas are still around and breeding in winter in Queensland, so it is important to keep up with your flea prevention program and keep your dog clean and washed.

The more fleas you kill over winter the fewer fleas are around to breed and cause more problems in summer.

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Clubs & Groups

Benarrawa Community Development Association Inc 79 Waratah Ave, Graceville 3379 9925 Email benarrawa@westnet.com.au Catholic Mothers Group - Oxley Susan Erbacker 0450 386 936 Centenary Seniors Pat or Charles 3379 4069 Centenary Theatre Group bookings/inquiries 3379 3937 www.centenarytheatre.com.au Chordiality Choir Megan chordialitychoir@gmail.com St Andrews Church Hall, Indooroopilly Christian Meditation: Oxley 33792675 Graceville 33792581 Corinda Christian Assembly 3379 1154 (ladies coffee group) Cornish Assoc of Qld www.cornishqld.com CWA Oxley Branch Noela 3715 5098, Norma 3375 5160 Pat 3379 1318 Cent Auctions 3rd Wed (Feb-Nov) Choir each Mon (Feb-Nov) Friends of Oxley Creek Common www.friendsofoxleycreekcommon.org.au 3224 4159 venues@publicworks.qld.gov.au Friends of Sherwood Arboretum Andrew Benison 3278 6525 info@sherwoodaboretum.com.au Graceville Community Garden 3379 7998 www.gracevillecommunitygarden.org.au Girl Guides: Oxley: Eliza 3278 6143 Sherwood: Jodi 0414 753 789 St Lucia/Indooroopilly: Margaret 3379 3597 Independent Speakers Club Pett 3378 2361 John Oxley District Orchid Society Sonia Addison 3277 5825 Lions Clubs: Brisbane Inner West: Ron 3278 4612 www.indooroopilly.lionsq3.asn.au Oxley / Sherwood: Lion Pauline Moran 3372 2577 or 0418 724 833 Lupus Australia 3878 9553 www.lupus.com.au Meals on Wheels - Sherwood District Englefield Rd, Oxley Ph: 3379 7715 The Meeting Place - Coffee Shop Indooroopilly Uniting Church Pat 3379 1318, Marcia 3378 1296 National Seniors, Corinda Louise 3379 8315 Obedience Dog Club of Brisbane 0411 017 454 Oxley/Chelmer History Group Marion 3379 1967 Oxley Creek Environment Group 3379 6021 Oxley Creek Catchment Assoc www.oxleycreekcatchment.org.au 3278 2899 Oxley Garden Club Contact the Secretary on 3379 9112 Probus Clubs: Chelmer: Coral 3379 7540 Sherwood, Combined Probus Club: 3372 7525 Queensland Historical Bottle Club Barry 3278 5616 Rana Frog Group Inc 3372 4926

Rotary Club of Taylor Bridge Corinda Ph: Susan 0408 260 875 Senior Citizens Clubs: Indooroopilly: Cecily 3378 6390 Oxley: Ella 3375 5236,Brenda 3217 0532 Sherwood: Margaret 3879 0288 Scouts: Benarrawa District: Chris 3342 3275 Tennyson: Dorothy 3848 3896 Sherwood: Peter 0431 374 352 Sherwood Community Festival 0402 679 235 sherwoodfestival.com Sherwood Healthy Slimmers Jill 3379 7979 Sherwood Uniting Kids Club Youth & Sunday School Nick 0418 155 643 St Vincent de Paul, Corinda-Graceville Helpline 3217 3700 Store 3379 9565

Sport & Fitness AFL: Sherwood Districts: East Chelmer, 3379 5528 Wests Juniors: westsjuniorsafl.org.au

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Amateur Wine & Beer Makers Guild Tony 3379 1048 tony@bilbrough.com.au Craft Group Vicki 3375 3380 Craft Markets 3379 3680 1st Sun of month, 8am-12noon Craft & Social Group Oxley Uniting Church 3379 4356 Cross Stitch Group Chris 3217 0976 chrisdavecross1@bigpond.com.au Senior Citizens Club Oxley 3278 1103 Sherwood Stamp Society 3378 6147 St John’s Creative Crafts Bev 3379 8263

Education

Brigidine Secondary College Indooroopilly 3870 7225 Baseball - Western Districts Bulldogs www.brigidine.qld.edu.au Lawrie 0421 137 406 Chelmer Station Community Kindergarten www.wests.baseball.com.au 3278 1327 admin@chelmerstationkindy.com.au Basketball - West Brisbane Falcons Denise Beede 3376 1631 Christ the King Primary Graceville westbrisbanebasketball@hotmail.com 33797872 www.ctk.qld.edu.au www.westbrisbane.basketball.net.au Corinda State High School Canoeing Club, I’pilly 3378 4173 3379 0222 www.corindashs.qld.edu.au www.indooroopilly.canoe.org.au Corinda State School 37162333 Cricket www.corindass.eq.edu.au Indooroopilly Rangers 3411 4536 Graceville State School 3716 2777 Taringa Rovers 3371 4617 www.gracevilss.eq.edu.au Western Bulldogs 0419 770 344 Holy Family Primary Indooroopilly 3870 5490 Croquet Club, Graceville 3379 5530 www.holyfamilyps.qld.edu.au Futsal Indooroopilly State High 3327 8333 Indooroopilly 0402 627 750 www.indoorooshs.qld.edu.au Oxley 0408 970 021 Indooroopilly State 3327 2333 Gaelic Football Club - Shamrocks www.indoorooss.eq.edu.au shamrocks_club@hotmail.com Milpera State High School Hockey, Southwest United Women’s Chelmer 3379 5588 swu.com.au 3376 8434 or 3376 6923 www.milperashs.eq.edu.au Indoor Bowls, Sherwood Ladies Nudgee Junior Catholic Primary Gail 3278 4713 College I’pilly 3378 1257 Oxley State School 3716 2444 Indoor Bowls, Sherwood Uniting www.oxleyss.eq.edu.au 7.30pm Thursdays Ian 3279 9197 Sherwood State School Netball 3716 2111 www.sherwoodss.eq.edu.au Bluejays Club: Graceville Roseanne Gannon 0419 674 845 St Aidans Anglican Girls Corinda bluejaysnetball@optusnet.com.au 3373 5999 www.staidan.qld.edu.au Brendan’s Netball Club: Graceville St Josephs Primary Corinda Meg 0427 816 315 33796937 www.stjoseph.qld.edu.au brendansnetball@hotmail.com Phoenix: Graceville 0433 225 991 St Peters Lutheran College I’pilly phoenix.netball.club@gmail.com 3377 6222 www.stpeters.qld.edu.au Rangers Club: Graceville Ron 3372 6394 Tennyson Special School 3848 4837 Sapphire Club: Indooroopilly www.tennysonspecs.eq.edu.au Glyn Urquhart, 0423 975 925 sapphirenc@hotmail.com Rowing Club, Centenary (Youth) Michael 0401 567 279 www.centenaryrowing.com.au Rugby League, Souths/Graceville southsgraceville@gmail.com Rugby Union, Taylor Bridge Club www.taylorbridgejnrs.rugbynet.com.au Soccer - Taringa Rovers Football www.taringarovers.com.au Softball - Jaquars www.jaguars.softball.org.au

Local JP Contacts

JP (Qual) Hyacinth Sullivan 3278 1668 Rocks Riverside Rotary Club David Goss 3278 1455 Brad Butcher 0411 268 279 Suzanne Barr 0414 342 397 Rotary Club of Brisbane Inner West Inc Noel Dann 3278 1937 terry4152@optusnet.com.au Benjamin de Bont 3876 9782 www.rotaryrocklea.org Scott Jefferson 3278 0874 Rotary Club of Brisbane Planetarium Ben Allen 0400 117 711 President Carol Wells 0431 715 459 Ian Hoskins 3279 9197

Government Representatives

Federal Members: Jane Prentice MP (Ryan) 3378 1599 jane.prentice.mp@ahp.gov.au Graham Perrett MP (Moreton) 3344 2622 graham.perrett.mp@ahp.gov.au www.grahamperrettmp.com

State Members: Scott Emerson MP (Indooroopilly) 3878 1928 Tarnya Smith MP (Mt Ommaney) 3279 5137

Brisbane City Council: Cr Milton Dick (Richlands) 3407 1211 richlands.ward@ecn.net.au Cr Nicole Johnston (Tennyson) 3403 8605 tennyson.ward@ecn.net.au Cr Julian Simmonds (Walter Taylor) 3407 0005 waltertaylor.ward@ecn.net.au

Churches

Anglican Churches: St. David’s Chelmer/Gr’ville 3379 8894 St. Matthew’s Sherwood 3379 3437 St. John’s Oxley 3379 3437 St. Andrew's Indooroopilly 3870 7263 Catholic Churches: Corinda Graceville Parish 3379 1534 Indooroopilly Parish 3371 7446 Oxley- Our Lady of Lourdes 3278 2785 Passionists Community Oxley 3375 4206 / 3379 2675 Christ Community Church West Corinda 0420 817 881 Christian Assembly Corinda, Brian 3271 6987 Dunamis Christian Centre Westside 0422 713 073 www.dunamislife.com.au Lutheran Church 3379 3441 Moore Park Baptist Church Indooroopilly 3878 4268 www.moorepark.org.au St Peters Lutheran Church SPLC Chapel (enter via Lambert Rd) 3377 6244 www.stpetersindooroopilly.com Riverside Christia Church (AOG) 3278 5969, www.riversidecc.org.au Presbyterian Church 0421 477 900 www.gracevillepresbyterian.org.au Uniting Churches: Graceville 3379 6372 Sherwood 3379 1329 Oxley 3278 1394 Indooroopilly 3878 9535 St Lucia 3870 2621 GE T IN VO LV ED !DS !

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Mudlarks Thursdays - Basic pottery skills required Lyn 3221 8440 or Muriel 3379 8539 Time to Play Group Semi structured activity based group: Tue 10am-12noon Seals - Seniors Enjoying Active Life Styles Tuesdays 1–3pm : People enjoying positive living, outings and much more.

Western Suburbs Clay Workers David 3848 4777 or Jane 3399 6754 Wednesdays : Working with clay creating sculpture,decorative pieces and ceramic art.

Thrift Shop - 3379 6963 Great quality & value, friendly volunteers Open Mon - Thur 9am - 12noon Grumpy Old Men Geoff - 3371 7455 Thursdays - Discussions, outings and more

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At our last meeting, one of our members delighted us with a power point presentation of a trip to the west coast of Greenland from above the Artic Circle to the southern fjords. She covered Greenland’s history from the early Inuit people to Viking days to the current situation where plans are for self-government. She described the many physical wonders they saw including the midnight sun and majestic icebergs, the walks they did and the foods they ate. She truly brought Greenland to life for us which generated a very interesting question and answer time at the end of the talk.

Also one of our members gave us a five minute cameo of her very interesting working life. She took us from her first job in her dad’s accountancy office in Yass to Melbourne then to Nauru, to Port Moresby and finally to Brisbane. She amused us with many anecdotes whilst working in Nauru as secretary to the President, which included state visits to Australia and N.Z. She told us she made many lasting friendships throughout those years of travel.

Our new garden club had its inaugural meeting in June at a member’s home. Future meetings will include a plant swap, plant clinics, speakers on garden related topics, visits to garden venues, shared gardening articles, and for a bit of light-hearted amusement, gardening jokes. They say laughter is the best medicine.

The speaker in July will be Lisa Gormley, an Occupational Therapist from the Queensland Blind Association Inc. She will tell us about the work QBA do helping legally blind members live in a safe, secure social environment in comfort within the community.

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